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Part 1: Birth
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Prologue
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[--... ...ga--... ⊠--swer⊠⊠Answer!]
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A certain country, that is said to shoulder the center of the continent, In a presidentâs room of a multistory central building.
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A room that normally has marble floors and expensive ornaments, now looks like itâs changed to a disaster scene.
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Floor and walls broken by a bomb and gunfire, ornaments that are only junk now.
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And the countless scattered ---- dead bodies.
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Blood is flowing from all the bodies, no matter how anyone looks their survival is hopeless.
åŠãäžã€ã ãåã姿ããã£ãã
No, there is only one moving figure.
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A man wearing a protection suit that looks like a full body tights.
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The man tries to rise from lying face down, but continues to fall down unable to support his body.
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Giving up standing, the man crawls forward, rests his back against a nearby wall and pauses for a breath.
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And in his ear, presses a switch on earphone type communication device.
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[... âŠYeah, here⊠⊠code axel.]
ãç¡äºãïŒïŒ çæ³ãå ±åããïŒã
[Are you okay!? Report the situation!]
ç¡æžã«è»¢ããæ»é«ã®äžãäžã€ã ãæããã«é«çŽãããªæãçãæ»é«ãããã
In the midst of countless bodies, only one is wearing clearly higher cla.s.s clothes.
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Not only in the forehead but the whole body is covered in bullet wounds, the shape somewhat destroyed by the bombs shockwave, this buildingâs owner, the manâs target.
ãç®æšã¯âŠâŠå§æ«ãããåŸã¯âŠâŠãã»ã£ãåŸå§æ«âŠâŠããªïŒã
[The target is⊠...taken care of. All thatâs left⊠âŠcough, cleaning up... ...right?]
ãåŸ ãŠïŒ ããã¯æåŸã®æ段ã ãããæ©ãè«åºããïŒã
[Wait! Thatâs the last measure. Hurry and escape!]
ãã¯ãã¯ã¯âŠâŠãããç¡çã ã
[Ha, haha⊠...thatâs impossible.]
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The man looks at his body.
è ¹éšã«æžçºã®éè·¡ã«ãèããäžã倱ããã巊足ã
Multiple gunshots in abdomen, left leg missing from knee downwards.
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No feeling in the left hand, a body that even speaking is painful with, utterly embodies the meaning of full body scar.
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With only his right hand moving, he takes out a small terminal from his pocket, and releases itâs safety device.
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Itâs a control device for explosives.
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Calculated, countless set up explosives, will reliable collapse the building if activated.
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Involving the unmoving man laying here.
ãè«ŠãããªïŒ ããã«è¿ããéãïŒ ãããããªã®çšæã¯æžãã ãïŒ èš±å¯ïŒ åŸã«ããïŒã
[Donât give up! Pick up will come soon! Oi, prepare the helicopter! Permission? Leave that later!]
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The other side of the transmission becomes noisy.
ç·ã®çžæ£ãå¿ æ»ã«ãªã£ãŠæ瀺ãé£ã°ããŠããããã ããæéã¯ããæ®ãããŠããªãã
It looks like the manâs partner is desperately giving orders but, there is no more time left.
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As the man opens his mouth to tell him to stop, there is a sound of door opening from the transmission.
ãããå çââââã£ïŒïŒããã
[[[Teacher----!!]]]
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It was the manâs apprentices voices.
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Between the hurried noises, he hears five boys and girls arrive at the microphone, he hearâs the yells of the students.
ãå çãè«Šããªãã§ãã ããïŒã
[Teacher, please donât give up!]
ã俺éãããè¿ãã«è¡ããããåŸ ã£ãŠãŠãããïŒã
[Weâll come and get you, please wait!]
ãç§éãŸã æããããäºã沢山ãããã ããïŒã
[Thereâs still many things we want to be taught!]
ãçŽæâŠâŠãããããªããã
[Promised⊠⊠didnât you?]
ãå çïŒ å çâŠâŠããããšãâŠâŠããïŒ ãç¶ããŒãïŒã
[Teacher! Teacher⊠...fa, faâŠ...ther! father!]
äœæŠåã«ãããªãå¯èœæ§ããããšçŽåŸãããçãªã®ã ããåŒåéã¯èãåããªãã£ãããã ã
Even though he before the mission told there was a possibility this could happen, it looks like the students couldnât bear it.
ãŸã ãŸã 粟ç¥ãæªçã ãšå¿é ã«ãªã£ãŠããããã¶ã€ããŠããææ ã«å¬ãããæããã
Their spirit is still inexperienced worries him but, the affection makes him feel happy.
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Mustering his strength, the man gives an order.
ãæŽåã£ïŒã
[Form a line!]
ãããã£ïŒïŒ ã¯ãïŒããã
[[[!? Yes!]]]
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Seed of the training, the fl.u.s.tered students answer without any disorder.
ã俺ãèšãããäºã¯âŠâŠããã£ãŠãâŠâŠãªïŒã
[What I want to say⊠âŠyou know⊠...right?]
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[[[Donât stop walking forward!]]]
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[Thatâs⊠âŠgood. You guys⊠...will be fine. Have confidence and⊠...live]
ãããâŠâŠã¯ãïŒããã
[[[... ...Yes!]]]
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It seems the students are desperately holding back tears, but their voices are tearful no matter how you listen, they are probably shedding a flood of tears by now.
ããµã£âŠâŠããŸããªãåŒåéãã
[Fu⊠⊠sorry, for my students.]
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[No⊠âŠno problem. Itâs their right.]
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[Is that so.]
ãããâŠâŠç¡çãªã®ãïŒã
[Is it⊠...already impossible?]
ããããªãã£ãŠâŠâŠããã£ãŠãâŠâŠã ãïŒã
[That it would come to this⊠...you knew⊠...right?]
ãâŠâŠããã
[... ...yeah]
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Troubled, conflicted voice that finally leaked after being pushed down.
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[Iâve.. ...left⊠...something. I can go⊠âŠwith a smile]
ãâŠâŠåŸã¯å šãŠä»»ããŠããã
[... ...Leave the rest to me]
ãé Œãã ããåãšâŠâŠäžç·ã§âŠâŠæ¥œããã£âŠâŠãã
[I leave it to you. With you⊠...being together⊠...was⊠...fun.]
ãç§ã®èºè©ã ã
[Thatâs my line.]
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The man has lost too much blood, his eyes canât see and his mind is becoming faint.
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Even with the result being this, the plan was a success.
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Iâve entrusted everything I have.
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Only the last job is left.
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With the strength he had left the man pressed the switch.
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Countlessly resounding explosions.
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They became gradually larger, and finally reached the manâs floor.
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The rubble falling down, the man accepted and felt with his body.
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And then the man⊠âŠ
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Fastest training plan.
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Even if I say it myself, my life was full of ups and downs.
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The torture in the name of training, being taken to warzones with the feeling of going for a stroll.
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During those stormy days I became, j.a.pan allianceâs 37th special worker⊠...a so called agent.
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There I met my partner, I continued to fight with him beside me.
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Doing nothing but fighting, after I became 55 years old, I retired and started training the next generation.
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Education is difficult but, I think the days I spend were fun.
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During those happy days, a certain dark organization continued manoeuvres that would upset the world.
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The people obstructing the organization carefully selected personnel.
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And⊠...I was chosen.
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For a time I had enough skill to make my name famous in the world, trust was earned with results.
å®éã¯ãåŒéãããã£ããã ããè¬ãäžæ»ãã§ã被害ã¯å°ãªãâŠâŠãšãçµç¹ãããæåŸåå®ã«ããçµæè«ã§ãããã
In reality, even if an retired old man would die by chance the damage would be small⊠...is, organization like risk calculationâs result probably.
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No matter you look at it itâs a conspiracy⊠âŠIs, how partner objected to it but I accepted that.
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If I succeed in eliminating the target, my partner was promised to become the organizationâs top.
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Making a blood sealed letter, I made preparations and challenged the operation.
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The result⊠...I died.
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Though I talked about it for some length, I want you to think that I spend a life far from that of a normal person. I even put on years, I wonât lose my composure over ordinary and can brag that I have an iron heart.
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But⊠...I was disgracefully confused.
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[Au--, auaua--!]
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Why have I become a baby!
ããå«ã³ãããŠãããã®é«ã¯è²åž¯ãçºéããŠããªãã®ããèšèããŸãŸãªããªãããã®ã³ã£ãããããããå°ããªæãšè¶³ã«ãèªåã®é«ã ãšããã®ã«æãéãã«åããªãé«ãéåžžèãªçæ³ã ãšããã®ã«ã俺ã¯èµ€ãåã«ãªã£ããšäœæ ãã¯ã£ããç解ããŠããã
Even If I wanted to yell that, this bodyâs vocal cords havenât developed, I canât form words. These surprisingly tiny hands and feet, even though itâs my own body it wonât move like I want to. Even though itâs absurd situation, I somehow clearly understand that Iâve become a baby.
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Even if it is me who lived with optimism in previous existence, this situation is impossible to pardon.
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When I lose my composure in confusion, a shadow rises over my face.
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[---... âŠ--... âŠ-]
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A woman is looking at me and talking.
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But, my undeveloped ears canât pick up words, I donât even know what sheâs saying.
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Calm down, letâs try putting the circ.u.mstances in order. The change is fast, to calm and accurate. To calm down, I look back at my memories.
æåŸã«ãªã£ãã§ãããäœæŠã«ãŠãç®æšã§ããç·ãå§æ«ããã俺èªèº«ãèŽåœå·ãåããŠãããè«åºã絶æãšãªãã俺ã¯èšŒæ é æ» ãå«ããŠå»ºç©ãšå ±ã«æ¶æ» ããããšãéžãã ãèœã¡ãŠããçŠç€«ãçŽæããæèŠã ã£ãŠæ®ã£ãŠããããã®åŸãèŠçããã©ãã¯ã¢ãŠãã
At my last mission, I dealt with the target but got a fatal wound myself. Escape was hopeless, I chose to destroy the building and myself to remove the evidence. I even remember the feeling of getting hit by the falling debris. After that, I blacked out.
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When I woke up I was a baby.
âŠâŠãããèœã¡çãããçµå±æå³ããããããªã俺ã¯ç¢ºãã«æ»ãã ã¯ããªã®ã«ãäœæ ãèµ€ãåã«ãªã£ãŠããã転çãããã®ãçã«é©ããã俺ãšããèªæãšèšæ¶ãããã®ã¯äœæ ã ïŒ
⊠...Um, I calmed down but still donât get it. I certainly died but, somehow became a baby. [Reincarnation] fits the logic but, why do I remember myself?
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And even though I remember the life I walked, I canât remember the names of my partner or my disciplines. Memory with pinpoint precision holes in it, a situation and a body I canât get information with. Presently, no matter how much I think there is no answer, thereâs also no one to tell me.
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I cut down further meaningless thoughts, and for the moment observed the person in front of my eyes.
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A woman with blond hair tied behind her head, eyes are sky blue.
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There are some wrinkles in her face so, sheâs probably pa.s.sed the marrying age but even without complimenting is plenty beautiful. If I wasnât a baby, I might seduce her.
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But, why is she wearing a maid uniform? Cosplay? No, looking at her appearance this might be a foreign country? While I was thinking idly she gently picked me up in her arms, and started humming something like a lullaby. I donât understand the content or the words. But, her gaze is filled with affection, the restful rhythm pushes my awareness away.
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There are many things I have to think about but, unable to go against the pleasant sensation I let go of my consciousness.
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One month has pa.s.sed since I woke up.
俺ã®ç¥ãäžçã¯ãŸã ãã®éšå±ã ãã ã
The world I currently know is only this room.
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Approximately six tatami size, the low bed I am sleeping on and desk and closet only. This room without even books, really fits the word dreary. The bedâs material is rough to touch, thereâs a behind the times impression to them.
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Well then, itâs been a month of only sleeping and eating but, my body is growing well.
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My ears no longer hear sounds like broken speaker, itâs not enough to walk, but I can move my body somewhat. However in response to that my fuel consumption has become unusually bad. In other words Iâm hungry.
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Usually, the food comes with a best timing like Iâm being monitored but, today itâs late. I should think of a plan for this⊠...when I was starting to think of ways to deal with it, the door opened.
俺ãäžè©±ãããŠãããé髪ã¡ã€ãããã®ãå ¥å Žã§ããããšããããäžã¶æãçµã€ã®ã«ãã®ã¡ã€ããã以å€ã人ãèŠãããšãªããã ããã
The blonde maid taking care of me enters. As such, itâs been a one month already and I havenât seen anyone else, except the maid.
ãââââŠâŠââââââã
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ãããçžå€ãããäœãèšã£ãŠããããããããè³ã¯ç¢ºãã«èãããããã«ãªã£ãã®ã ããèšèªããã£ã±ããªã®ã§ãããåäžã¯äžçäžãé£ã³åã£ãŠããããèªåžã¯å ªèœã ã£ãã®ã ããããã®èšèªã¯äœäžã€äžèŽããªãã®ã ã
Um, as usual I have no idea what sheâs saying. My ears indeed hear now but, I have absolutely no idea about the language. In my previous life I travelled all around the world so my study of languages is proficient but, the language here has nothing Iâve heard before.
ã ãã©å€§ããåé¡ãããªããèããŠãã°ãã®å §èŠããã ããããä»ã¯é£äºãåªå ãããšãããã
But itâs not a large problem. By continuing to listen you pick it up at some point, now I should give priority to eating.
ãââïŒ ââââââã
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ãããä»æ¥ã¯é髪ã¡ã€ãããã ããããªããŠããäžäººããããã ã
ã©ãã©ããäžé«ã©ããªäººãââŠâŠâŠâŠããïŒ
Oh, today itâs not only the blonde maid but thereâs another person too.
Letâs see, what kind of a person-... ⊠⊠...what?
ãââãâââãâââã
[--, ---, ---]
é髪ã¡ã€ãããã¯ããäžäººã«æ瀺ããŠéšå±ãåºãŠè¡ã£ãã
The blonde maid gave an order to the other and left the room.
ããããã¡ãã£ãšåŸ ã£ãŠãæºé¢ã®ç¬ã¿ã§è¿ã¥ããŠãããã®å¥³æ§ãäžé«èª°ãªã®ãïŒã¡ã€ãæçãŠãããäžè©±ãã«ãããã ããããã¡ãã£ãšçªã£èŸŒã¿ããé»ããããã
No no wait a moment. That woman closing in with her whole face smiling, who is that? Sheâs wearing a maid uniform so she probably came to take care of me, but thereâs a point I want to retort to.
äœæ ã«ããã³è³ãä»ããŠããã§ããããã®åšããã¯ã
Why does she have [cat ears], this girl.
掻çºããã§ã幎霢ã¯å°å¥³ãã倧人ã«ãªãéäžã ãããèµ€ã髪ããããŒããŒã«ã«ããŠãäžã å¯æã女ã®åã ãããããé ã«ä»ããŠããã³è³ãæ°ã«ãªããå¥ã«ãã³è³å¥œãã§ã¯ãªãããçã£å ã«ã³ã¹ãã¬å«è¶ãæµ®ããã ãæµ®ããã ããã©ãèŠãŠããã®è³åããŠãŸããããããããã³ãã³ãšå¯æãããã
She seems lively, age is probably between a girl and a woman. Red hair in a ponytail, quite a cute girl. But, those cat ears on her head concern me. Itâs not like I love cat ears but, my foremost thought was a cosplay cafe. Is what I thought but, no matter how you look those ears are moving. And even cutely with pikopiko.
ãââãâââïŒã
[--, ---?]
é©ããŠã俺ãä»æã«ãç®ã®åã®å¥³ã®åã¯é£äºãèŒããã¹ããŒã³ãå·®ãåºããŠãããåºä¹³ç¶ãšãç¡ããããããã£ãŠã¹ããŒã³ã§é£ã¹ãããŠãããããã ã
Beside the surprised me, the girl holds out a spoon with food. Thereâs no baby bottle so Iâm being fed with a spoon like this.
çåã¯æ®ããè ¹ã¯æžã£ãŠããã®ã§é£ã¹ãããšã«ããããã«ã¯ã¿ãããªç©ã«äœããæ··ããããé£äºã§ããŸããããããªããã©ãªã
The question remains but Iâm hungry so I eat. The milk like meal with something mixed in it isnât that delicious though.
ãââïŒ ââââã
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俺ãé£ã¹ã床ã«å¬ãããã«æ¶ããŠããã
She fidgetâs happily when I eat.
ã¡ãããšé¬±é¶ãããããã°ããé»ã ãšé£ã¹ãããšã«å°å¿µããã
Itâs a bit irritating but, for a while I concentrate on eating.
é£äºã¯çµã£ãã®ã ãããã³è³ããã¯ãã³ãã³ãšé£œããäºãªããã¡ããçºããŠãããåã¯ãããããå¯æãç©ã«ã¯ç®ãç¡ãã£ãŠã¿ã€ããªã®ããïŒãã¡ããšããŠã¯é¡ãç¡ãã®ã§èªåã®å®¹å§¿ãå¯æãã®ãããããããªããã ãã©ãªã俺ã®å®¹å§¿ã¯çœ®ããšããŠãè ¹ãèšãããšããã§çåãäžã€è§£æ¶ããŸãããããã
The meal is over but, the cat ear girl is smiling and gazing at me without tiring. Are you that, the type that has no eyes for cute things? I donât have a mirror so I donât even know if my appearance is cute or not. Leaving aside my appearance, my stomach is full too so letâs remove one question.
ãã°ãããã®ãã³è³ã£ãŠæ¬ç©ã§ããïŒ
Precisely, are those cat ears real?
ãã³è³ãæããŠè§žãããŠæ¬²ãããšã¢ããŒã«ããããããæãã«ãã«ããããªããŠãè³ã ã£ã€ãŒã®ããã³è³ããã¯ã¡ãã£ãšèãã€ã€ããé ãå¯ããŠè³ã觞ãããŠãããããããæãããæ ¹å ãŸã§èª¿ã¹ãŠã¿ãããé ãããã£ããçããŠãŸããæ¬ç©ã ã³ã¬ã
I point at the cat ears and try to appeal to let me touch them. No, not grabbing my finger, those ears. After thinking for some time the cat eared girl lowered her head and let me touch them. Un, theyâre warm. I tried investigating until their root but, theyâre properly growing from her head. This is the real thing.
ãââïŒ ââãââââââãâââŠâŠã
[--! --, ------, --... âŠ]
èšèã«ãªããªãæåã«æµžã£ãŠãããšããã³è³ããã¯äœãæãã€ããæ§ã«æãå©ãããç®ãéãã人差ãæãç«ãŠããªãäœãã¶ã€ã¶ã€ãšåããŠããã
Like being immersed in a feeling too strong for words, cat eared girl claps her hands like sheâs thought of something. Closing her eyes, rising her index finger she murmurs something.
ãâââïŒã
[---!]
æåŸã«æ°åãšå ±ã«è²ãåºããç¬éãçªç¶æå ã«ç«ãåºçŸããã
At the last moment as she let out her voice with a spirit, suddenly fire appeared at the tip of her finger.
âŠâŠããç«ïŒ ã©ã€ã¿ãŒãšãäœãç¡ããã§ããã©ãäžé«ã©ãããç«ãïŒ ããããããæåãšããããããã€ïŒ ã§ãç«ã£ãŠããããªç¶ºéºãªçé«ã«ãªã£ãŠå®ã«æµ®ãã¶ãã®ãããªãã ãã
⊠âŠEh, fire? Thereâs no lighter or anything like that though, whereâs the fire coming from? Ah is that so, a sleight of hand trick? But fireâs, not something that floats in midair in a sphere like that.
ãââââªã
[---~]
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While Iâm being confused, the cat ear girl is happily rotating her finger.
ããã«åãããŠç«ã®çãããããªãåããããªããããã³è³ããã®åšå²ãé£ã³åã£ãŠãããã¿ããããç©ã¯äžåèŠç¶ãããªãã
In answer to that the fire sphere is doing impossible movements, and flying about the girl. I canât see anything thatâs the cause.
ããã£ãŠãããããŠãéæ³ãâŠâŠãªã®ãïŒ
Is this [magic]... âŠmaybe?
ãââïŒã
[--!]
ãâïŒïŒã
[-!?]
俺ã®äžã§ããçµè«ãåºããšåæã«é髪ã¡ã€ããããæ»ã£ãŠããã
At the same time as I concluded this the blonde maid came back.
ããã«æ°ä»ãããã³è³ããã®åããæ¢ãŸãããããšäžç·ã«ç«ã®çãæ¶ãããé髪ã¡ã€ãããã¯ç¡èšã§ãã³è³ãããææãããã£ã¡äŸããšæãç¬é¡ã§ããããžåãããã³è³ããã®è³ãšå°»å°ŸãããããŒããšåããŠããŠäœãçãããã
Noticing this the cat eared girlâs movements stopped, and the fire sphere disappeared with that. The blonde maid beckoned the cat eared girl with her hand without a word. A scary smile saying come here. Heading there the cat eared girlâs ears and tail drooped down downheartedly giving a healing feeling.
æ®éã®äººéã«ã¯ååšããªããã³è³ã尻尟ã«éæ³ãååšããããšã
Cat ears and tail that normal people donât have and magic exists.
äžçäžã解æãããŠããåäžã§ã¯äžåååšããªãã£ããã®ã ã
In my previous life they existed nowhere in the whole world.
ãããŠæèããå€ããŠããããããããçŸå®ãçŽ çŽã«èªããªãããããªãããã ã
Thinking again, I should docilely admit reality.
ããâŠâŠå°çããããŒãªã
This is⊠...not Earth.
ç®èŠãããäžã¶æã
Itâs been three months since I woke up.
éŠããããããã€ãã€ç§»åãå¯èœãšãªã£ãã
My neck is steady, it became possible to move by crawling around.
ã¡ã€ãäºäººã®ç®ãçãã§ã¯ãããã®æµããæãåºããåšèŸºã®æ å ±ãéããããšã«å°å¿µããæ¯æ¥ãéã£ãŠããã
When the two maids arenât watching escaping from the bedâs fence, I spent everyday concentrating on gathering information from the surroundings.
ããããŠè²ã èŠåã£ãŠãæ¹ããŠä¿ºã¯çŸçãžã®ç解ãæ·±ããŠãã£ããå°çãããªãã®ã¯ç¢ºå®ããããéæ³ãšããããããç°äžçããšåŒã¶ã®ããããããããªãã
Moving around like that, my understanding of the current situation deepened. I confirmed this is not Earth, because thereâs magic it would be good to call it [another world].
ããã¯ãããªã¿ã¯ã ã£ãååãæ£ã èšã£ãŠããç°äžç転çãã«ä¿ºããªããšã¯ããã§ã«äžåçµã£ãŠãããã人çã£ãŠãããããã®ã ã
To think that, [another world reincarnation] that an otaku coworker of mine talked about would happen to me. It may have already ended once for me, but lifeâs really mysterious.
ããã®ææã¬ãã«ã¯ãå°çã§èšãã°ãšãŒãããã®äžäžæ代ãæãè¿ãã ããããæããã¯èçãšããã¡ã€ã³ã ããé»å補åãªããäžåç¡ãã®ã§äžäŸ¿ããã ãããã®ä»£ããã«éæ³ãããã
The culture level here, talking about Earth would be closest to medieval Europe. Light is mostly candles, thereâs absolutely no electricity so that seems inconvenient, but there is magic in itâs place.
æ°ããªçºèŠãæ±ããŠç§»åããããããããé£äºã®æéã ã
Iâd like to move to new discoveries but, itâs almost meal time.
ã¡ã€ããããäŸãåã«éšå±ãžæ»ããšããããä»æ¥ã¯å€åãã³è³ãããäŸãçªã ãªã
Letâs return to the room before maid comes. Today is probably the cat eared girlâs turn.
ãã¯ãŒããã飯ã®æéã§ããã沢山é£ã¹ãããŠãããŸãããããããŒãâªã
[Here, itâs time for a meal. Iâll feed you a lot. Say aah-~]
ãããããããããæå³äžæã ã£ãèšèªãç解ã§ããããã«ãªã£ããèµ€ãåã®åžç¿é床ã®ãããããã ããããäžçªã¯ãã®ãã³è³ããã®ãããã ããããã®åšããã¯éåžžã«ãç¯ä»ãã€é¥èã§é¬±é¶ããããã話ããããŠããã®ã ãæ¯åèªã«ãŸã¿ããŠããç¿åŸãæ©ãããã§ãããèšèªããããã°ç¶ç¶ä¿ºã®ååãå€æããã
Thatâs right, I finally understand the unknown language. Itâs probably also because of a babyâs learning ability, but mostly because of the cat eared girl. This girl is oddly talkative and speaks even irritatingly much. Being in the middle of a countryâs language makes acquiring it fast. By understanding the language I also learned my name.
ã·ãªãŠã¹âŠâŠããã俺ã®æ°ããªååã
Sirius⊠...that is my new name.
ççžã¯äžæã ããããããŠæ°ããªçãåŸããã ã
The situations is unknown but, this is how I got my new name.
åäžã®ååã¯æ¶ããŠããŸã£ããã俺ãšããèªæããã以äžã·ãªãŠã¹ãšããŠãã£ããçããŠããããšæããæ Œå¥œè¯ãäºãèšã£ãŠããããçŸå®ã®ä¿ºã¯é£ã¹ãããŠããã£ãŠã身ãªã®ã§ç· ãŸããªããã©ãªã
My previous name has disappeared but, as long as I have my self consciousness Iâll properly live as Sirius. I might be saying a cool line, but Iâm currently being fed so it doesnât fit.
ãé£äºã¯çµã£ããããïŒã
[Have you finished eating?]
é髪ã¡ã€ããããæ¹ããšãªããããæ§åãèŠã«ãã£ãŠãããæ¬æ¥ãäžåéã®ç¡ã身圢ã§é人ã¡ã€ãã®é¢šæ Œãé ãã€ããŠãããåäžã®ä¿ºãã幎äžã ããããããçžæã«ã¯æ¬æãæã€ã®ã俺æµã§ããã
The blonde maid, revised to Elina-san came to look at the situation.Thereâs absolutely no break in her appearance today either so she gives a expert maidâs appearance. She might be younger than I in my previous live, but itâs my style to give respect against a pro.
ãããã¯ããããã«ããŠãã·ãªãŠã¹æ§ã¯ç¶ºéºã«é£ã¹ãŠãããŸãããèµ€ã¡ããã®é£äºã£ãŠãã£ãšèŠæŠããã£ãŠèããŸãããã©ïŒã
[Ah, yes. At any rate Sirius-sama really eats tidily. Iâd heard it was harder to feed a baby?]
ãæ®éã®åãªãããã§ãããããã·ãªãŠã¹æ§ã¯ç¹å¥ã§ããå°äŸã¯ãã£ãšå€§ç©ã«ãªãã§ãããã
[It might be like that for a normal child, Sirius-sama is special. He will surely become a great person in future.
é人ã¡ã€ãã ãã©ãè¥å¹²èŠªãã«å ¥ã£ãŠãŸãã
She is a expert maid but, somewhat a doting parent.
ãŠã£ãããšãªãããã俺ã®èŠªããšæã£ãŠããã®ã ããæ話ãèããŠããšéãã£ãœããèšåã¯ç®äžã«å¯ŸããŠã ããã¡ã€ãããäŸå¥³ã«è¿ãæ°ããããã ãã芪ãã«ãšããè¡šçŸããããããããã¡ãã«åããç®ã¯å®å šã«èŠªã®ç®ã ã俺ã®å¹Žéœ¢ãèãããšãäž»åãã«ãã芪ãã«ã£ãŠè¡šçŸã¯ééã£ãŠãªããšæãã
I thought that Elina-san was certainly my parent but, listening to the conversation it seems wrong. Speech is like that towards a superior, rather an attendant than a maid. Because of that a doting parent might seem an odd expression but, the way she looks this way is completely like that of a parent. Thinking of my age, rather than doting servant a doting parent fits better.
ãã§ãããŒããŸãã§ç§ã®èšèããã£ãŠãã¿ããã§ããããããããã«ããŠãæ¬ç¶ã«å¯æãã§ãã
[Thatâs right. It almost like he understands my words. Ah, at any rate he really is cute.]
俺ã«å€¢äžãªãã³è³ããã®ååã¯ããšã«ããã ã
The cat eared girl whose engrossed with me is named Noelle-san.
ãšãªãããã®é£ã§ã¡ã€ãå匷äžãªåœŒå¥³ã§ãããããŸã ãŸã 幎çžå¿ã®åäŸã£ãœããæããŠãªãã
Sheâs studying being a maid beside Elina-san but, hasnât left childlikeness behind yet.
ããå§ã¡ããã£ãŠãã€åŒãã§ãããããªïŒ ããããå§æ§ãæšãŠããããªãã
[I wonder when heâll call me onee-chan? No, onee-sama is also hard to give up.]
ããããã®åšã¯åŒã³æšãŠã§ãããã
Yeah, this girl can be addressed without honorific.
ãé£äºã¯æžãã ããã次ã¯ãæé€ããé¡ããããã
[The meal is over. Next Iâll ask you to clean.]
ããã£ãããŸããïŒã
[Understood!]
å æ°ããå¿ããããšã«ãèã«ããšãªãããã¯ä¿ºãåªããæ±ãæ±ããŠéšå±ããåºãããã®ãŸãŸçé¢ãžåãããçãŸããŠåããŠå€ã«åºãããšã«ãªã£ãã
ãã®äžçã«åå£ãããã®ãããããªãããå€ã¯å¿«æŽã§æãããæ寢ãšããããæ°æã¡è¯ãããã
Leaving behind Noelle-san who answered with energy, Elina-san left the room while carrying and holding me gently. Heading towards the entryway like that, it became the first time since I was born that I went outside.
ãä»æ¥ã¯æããã§ãããå°ãå€ãæ£æ©ããŸããããã
[Today is warm. Letâs take a small stroll outside.]
ããããŒã
[Yee-]
ãã¯ãããä»»ããã ããã
[Yes, leave it to me.]
ãšãªãããã«é£ãããã家ã®åšå²ããã£ãããšæ£çããã
Elina-san takes me, and slowly walks around the houseâs surroundings.
家ã®å€èŠã¯ç«æŽŸãªæšé 建ç¯ã®äºé建ãŠãéšå±ã¯å éšå±ãšãäžè¬å®¶åºããå°ãåºã家ã ãšæãã俺ããæ§ãä»ãåŒã°ããã ãããäžæµè²Žæã§è±ªéžã«äœãã§ãããšæã£ãŠããããåºã¯çµæ§åºããæã ã«æ€ããããèåãæš¹æšã綺éºã«æŽããããŠããã
The house is a fine two-story building made out of wood. There are six rooms, itâs probably larger than average house. Iâm being called with [-sama], so I thought I lived in some n.o.bleâs mansion. The yard is quite large, the vegetable garden and shrubs are arranged neatly.
ãããŠå®¶ãäžé±ããæã§æ°ä»ãããã®å®¶ãåšãã森ã ããã§äžåä»ã®äœå® ãèŠç¶ãããªããã ãã©ïŒ ããããæ£éãããå ã«æŽåãããéãç¶ãã ãã§ãããšã¯æ£®ããèŠããªããç°èã§çä»ããããªã蟺å¢ã£ã·ãã£ããã
And I realize after walking around the house once. This house, itâs completely surrounded by forest and thereâs no sign of other buildings? Thereâs only a maintained road leading from a main entrance like place, everything else I see is only forest. A remote region style that canât even be called rural area.
ææèã¿ããé£ã³åºããŠãããè§ãçããå ãèŠãŠããã¯ç°äžçãªãã ãªããšæãããã
Sometimes from the thicket, a rabbit with a horn appears making me think this is an another world.
ãã·ãªãŠã¹æ§ãããã¯ããã©ãã£ããšèšããã§ãããèç ãªæ§æ Œã§ãããéç©ãªã®ã§è¿ã¥ããŠã¯ãããŸãããã
[Sirius-sama, that is called [horabi-]. It has a timid personality but, itâs a monster so donât get close to it.]
//Shortened form of horned rabbit most likely
ããŒããéæ³ãããæé»ã§äºæ³ã¯ããŠãããã ãããã¯ãéç©æããªäžçãã
Hm, I expected this from when I saw magic but, it seems there are monsters in this world.
ãã©ãŽã³ãšãåäžã§ã¯ç©ºæ³äžã ã£ãçç©ãšãæ®éã«ãããã ããææ¥ããé«ãéãå§ããæ¹ãè¯ãããã ãå°ãèµ€ãåã®ãµãããããŠéãå§ããã¹ããããã°ããããããã€ãã€åºäŸãã®ãèŠããŠæé·ã®éããç¥ãã°ããã®åŸã®ç°åžžãªæé·ãžã®äžä¿¡æãèããã ãããæ©ããããã«ãªã£ãäžãµæåŸã«ã¯ããžã§ã®ã³ã°ããŠãç¬ã£ãŠèŠå®ã£ãŠãããããããçæ³ã ãªã
It seems like dragons and other fantasy creatures would normally be here, it seems I should start training my body from tomorrow on. Should I partly stop acting like a baby and begin training. If after a while I can show what I can do and show the speed of my growth, it seems that any feelings of mistrust towards unusual growth would lessen as well. A one month after learning to walk, it would be ideal theyâd just smile and watch even if I jogged.
ãâŠâŠãšãªãæ§ã
[Elina-sama]
ããããåªå®ã¯çµã£ãã®ãããïŒã
[Ara, is pruning over?]
ãã¯ãã
[Yes.]
è²ã«æ¯ãè¿ããšãæšã ã®éããäœæ¥çã«åªå®éãæã£ããå ãããçŸããã
Turning towards the voice, a young man wearing work clothes and carrying pruning shears walks out from between the trees.
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To me this is the third person I discover.
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A young man with short light-brown hair and sharp eyes, tall too, somehow brings out an hard to approach atmosphere. Seems like someone meeting him for the first time would hesitate to start talking with him.
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[Apu has born fruit. Today Iâll bring some out for evening meal.]
//A fruit named apu, probably apple like?
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[Is that so. Itâs Noelleâs favorite food, seems like sheâd jump up and down from joy.
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[Yes]
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[He might not be good at conversation, words are few and straightforward. Expression hasnât changed a bit from before, in my previous world it would definitely be communication sickness.
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Probably noticing I was watching him, Elina-san introduces Dee.
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[Sirius-sama, this is Dee. Our houseâs gardener and chef.]
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[Elina-sama, itâs impossible for a baby to understand.]
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[That might be so but, I must properly introduce you.]
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[... ...Thatâs right. Please call me Dee, Sirius-sama]
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[Yee-]
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Probably didnât think Iâd answer, Deeâs expression slightly crumbled.
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Feels like a completely useless win.
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[... ...Iâm looking forward to the future.]
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[Yes, really.]
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The twoâs eyes narrow, gaze gathers here.
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Future⊠...hm. Saying at the current time, training my body for trouble, only that. Before that, the person most involved with my future canât be found.
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I havenât seen the figure even once, because there are no photos I donât even know the face.
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Intentionally avoiding it and completely ignoring the topic, I also kept pretending not to notice but, itâs already becoming quite strange.
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I wonder, where are my parents?