The night was quiet as I walked along the side of the road. The air was cold, and in the distance, I could hear the faint sound of passing cars. Not far away, a group of children were playing—laughing, chasing each other, completely carefree.
I stopped for a moment and watched them.
"They look so happy…" I murmured to myself, a small smile forming on my lips.
But in an instant, everything changed.
A young boy suddenly ran toward the road without looking.
"Hey! Wait!" I shouted.
A car was coming—fast.
Everything happened too quickly.
There was no time to think.
My body moved on its own.
I ran as fast as I could and pushed the child away from the road.
BANG!
A loud crash followed.
A sharp, unbearable pain spread throughout my body.
My vision slowly began to fade.
And then…
Darkness.
I didn't know how much time had passed.
But when I finally opened my eyes again, everything felt… different.
My body was weak. Too weak.
I tried to move, but I couldn't.
I tried to speak.
"Gaa…"
That was all that came out.
I frowned.
Confused, I looked around.
Everything looked… huge.
Too huge.
That's when the truth hit me.
I had been reborn.
Reincarnated into another world.
And now…
I was a baby.
As the days passed, I slowly began to understand my new life.
My mother's name was Elisabeth Tako. She was kind and always smiled whenever she carried me.
My father, Gasio Tako, was quiet and calm—but there was something about him. A strange presence, as if he was hiding something.
Even though I was just a baby, my memories remained intact.
I remembered everything from my past life.
Three years passed.
I learned how to walk.
And compared to other children, I learned much faster.
One day, while wandering around the house, I found myself inside my father's room.
As I looked around, something caught my attention.
A hidden door.
I suddenly tripped and grabbed onto something.
Click.
A cabinet opened.
Behind it was a staircase leading downward.
Curious, I carefully made my way down.
When I reached the bottom, my eyes widened.
There were so many books.
Hundreds… maybe even thousands.
But something immediately drew my attention.
A glowing book.
It emitted a strange light.
I wanted to take it…
but I was still too small.
And then—
something awakened inside me.
A strange power.
For a moment, it felt like I had lost my form.
Like I could become anything.
Like… a slime.
Then an idea came to mind.
A sword.
In an instant—
a small sword appeared in front of me.
My eyes widened.
"So… this world has power…"
"What are you doing here?"
I froze.
Slowly, I turned around.
My father.
He easily picked me up.
"You shouldn't be here," he said with a gentle smile.
Then he kissed my neck.
I laughed—it tickled.
That night, we ate together.
My father fed me while my mother watched with a smile.
I heard them talking.
"Maybe… we should have another child."
I grinned and stuck out my tongue playfully.
After dinner, we went to sleep.
As I closed my eyes, there was one thing I was certain of.
This world would change everything.