Chapter 2
Reincarnation
Warm . Kenichi came to realize that he had lost consciousness . And also realize that he was probably in a heated swimming pool, or something even warmer .
(Eh? My breath?!)
Kenichi was in a state of confusion after having realized that he was submerged in some sort of a liquid . However, he couldn’t properly move his body as he couldn’t muster up the strength .
(This is not good, am I going to die like this? Hmm? What? I seem to be fine without breathing? What’s this?)
He was submerged in some warm liquid, couldn’t see nor breath but was somehow alright . And on top of that, there was something that made him unreasonably relaxed .
Kenichi was your usual company employee and thus had been exposed to his fair share of adversities of the real world — such fatigue was also being cleansed away .
He had become free from obstructive thoughts and just waited for time to pass by .
About 10 days after that .
Kenichi suddenly felt uneasy . He had no idea from what but he couldn’t help but feel anxiety .
(Oh? Perhaps? This is…? Ggh, it hurts–)
He felt his whole body being tightly pressed from the head .
As before, he still couldn’t muster any strength, couldn’t see or hear . He was just in a state of consciousness .
And just when the pressure had easened up, he felt he was being put in lukewarm water .
(I–breathe, can’t–)
There was no problem not breathing till now but suddenly his body was dying for oxygen . Everytime he felt pain from not being able to breathe, an impact ran through his whole body starting from his buttocks . This went on a couple of times . It seems his buttocks were being hit .
(Bu! That hurts! Whatchyu doin?!!)
“Fugyuaa, hogyaa!!!”[1]
“Oi, he is breathing! You did well, Theresia!!”
“Yes, dear…”
A voice had resounded — a voice he had heard for the first time . It felt like Japanese but he still couldn’t really see or hear properly . His respiratory tract had just been opened and so it kept sucking in the oxygen it so wanted, fresh or not .
He felt like there were about 2-3 people surrounding him but he couldn’t tell the exact amount .
After being taken out from the warm water, he had been wrapped up with something stiff before calming down .
(This is… there’s no room for doubt anymore — it’s reincarnation . Thank you very much . But why start from even before birth? At least let me start from 5 years or something!)
6 months went by . Kenichi spent his days observing the things around him . His eyes and ears could see and hear much better than when he was just born .
He could also crawl now so while he couldn’t cover much distance, he did learn a way to move .
“Allen, you wanna sleep?”
“Ai . ”
He understood one thing for sure these past 6 months . The fact that Yamagata Kenichi had now become Allen .
Although he couldn’t choose gender, he had safely made it here as a boy .
The woman embracing him right now was Allen’s mother, Theresia . A woman in her late teens, who didn’t even look to be 20 years old . A very beautiful woman with green eyes and long brown hair tied behind .
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She gently put him down on a simple wooden bed . She raised the quilt, which felt stiff and rough, to his shoulders .
“Theresia, I am back . ”
It was now past noon . A robust looking man came in . He was dripping with sweat with soil sticking to his body here and there .
This man was Allen’s father, Lodan . Same as Theresia, he also had brown hair and had very wild looks . His build was big and muscular . He was probably about 20 years old .
Theresia usually called the man by ‘Dear’ so he had quite a difficult time learning his name .
Theresia passed just 2 fluffy potatoes to Lodan .
“Mm? You already ate?”
“Eh?”
Theresia froze slightly . Lodan gave back one of the potatoes to her . He had heard this exchange countless times over the past 6 months .
“That’s not good . You can’t produce milk if you don’t eat properly . They have reduced the village tax till next year so we need to make the kid bigger by then . ”
“Thank you, dear . ”
(Does this village have no name?)
This seems to be a village which the landlord has recently cultivated . And they have probably gathered mostly young people here as from what he has heard until now, many houses nearby also had newborns .
(I seem to be the only child of this couple . )
The only ones in this house were the father Lodan, the mother Theresia and him .
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The tax system of this newly cultivated village seemed to be a bit more favorable, leading him to think that Lodan and Theresia had come to this village after leaving their parents’ place .
He stuffed his mouth with the potato, drank water from the wooden cup and went out again . He often kissed Theresia on the cheek before going out so it seems they are still very lovey-dovey . He might have a younger brother or sister sometimes soon .
(Although not easy by any means, the serf’s lifestyle is okay in it’s own way . )
Allen had chosen to be a serf himself in the real world and so he didn’t have any complaints about the current situation now . A beautiful mother and a caring father . If he were to have one complaint, that would be–
(Status Open)
He raised his arm into the space above him and chanted in his heart, as if wanting for something .
However, nothing came up . He brought his arm back .
(I became a summoner, right? Is it that I am too young to summon anything yet? I can’t even open a status window — this is quite the ‘hell mode’ . There’s nothing to do, though . )
Allen was a 6 month old infant . He was just that, nothing above it neither below it . While he was supposedly born as a summoner, he couldn’t do anything like it yet .
(If I recall correctly, this sort of setting leads to the main character understanding the mana flowing through his body from a young age and ultimately acquiring a vast amount of mana . I feel no such thing from my body, though…)
And without any answer, the drowsiness came upon him . His body was completely that of an infant and so if he is hungry, he does end up crying and he also wets his pants . And when he slept, he went into a deep sleep .
Another 6 months passed by — a year after being reincarnated .
It was now autumn, leading him to think that he was born in this season .
A more luxurious cooking than usual was lined up . Allen had started eating baby foods like boiled beans and soft and steamed mashed potatoes .
“Thanks to you defeating the ‘great boar’, the food today is quite luxurious . ”
“Hmm, I did my best today for Allen!”
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“Thank you, papa, mama . ”
Allen’s family was a farming family . There was a field beside their house, cultivating potatoes and wheat and the like . He had only gone so far as to the garden while holding Theresia’s hand so this was all his assumption .
They were completely farmhands for 9 months during this year .
It seems in autumn, after harvesting the crops, the men of the village go out to a nearby forest to hunt . Apparently hunting is quite fun for his muscular father .
He had heard him multiple times saying that he would have wanted to become a farmer if he wasn’t born as a serf . As the person who hunts gets a portion of the spoils, his father seemed to have done his best with it .
(This is basically just raw, though . )
Feeling almost no saltiness from the food, Allen was still enjoying eating it . And the mashed apple-like fruit was indeed delicious .
After dinner, Allen thought when he was put to bed .
(This isn’t too bad, I guess . I’ll probably become the summoner before long, too . )
While thinking so, he slowly raised his hand to the air and muttered the phrase he had muttered dozens of times in the past .
(Status Open)
-Ting-
And suddenly, a jet black book appeared in front of Allen’s eyes . It was floating just a bit farther away from his hand .
Translator: Tsugane
TL Note: [1]In what world does a newborn baby go “Fugyuaa, hogyaa!!!”?
Anyway, here’s the second chapter . See you guys again next week!