V1C1 Part4

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This part equals to the chapter 7 of the WN.

Translated by Wafive and Edited by Dead-chan.

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Chapter

1: The Reincarnation of the Hero

Part 4

Babies have

keener ears than what the adults imagine. I caught the sound of footsteps

passing along the corridor—in an instant I laid down on the bed and pretended

to be asleep. Soon after, the door opened and the elf girl peeked inside. It’s

possible she had finished hanging the laundry and came back to check on me.

Although I’m

very grateful to her for babysitting me, I’d like it if she left me alone a little

more. But, her timing may not have been bad; I toddled along, holding the bars

for only thirty minutes but my feet had begun to tremble in pain.

“Fufu. You sleep so often, Nicole-sama.”

The elf girl

walked up to me and inspected my sleeping face. Of course I was pretending to

be asleep, but there was no way for this girl to know that. Come to think of

it, what was her name? It was fine that Maria hired her, but she didn’t even

introduce this girl to me—wait, it might be a little funny to introduce people

to a baby who can’t understand the words, but… commonly, shouldn’t you

introduce the new employee to everyone? She may not look like it, but Maria is

a natural airhead, so it can’t be helped. I have a feeling I’ve somehow seen

this elf girl, but it’s unclear when and where.

The girl gently

poked my cheek *puni puni* and was

satisfied with how it felt. They may be small, but my cheeks feel like the

bosom of an angel. And what annoys me is that Lyell has been the most

captivated by the texture of my cheeks; he always pokes me every chance he

gets. I wonder if this girl was just trying to mimic the same thing Lyell does.

As I continued

pretending to sleep, the girl turned her head, confirming that there was no one

around. Of course, right now there was no one else in the mansion except the

two of us. Despite being aware of this, she ridiculously repeated such a

gesture. Confident that we were alone, she gently kissed my cheek and rushed

out of the room, leaving only the swift reverberations of her footsteps, *tap tap tap*.

I wondered why

she ran away, but… come to think of it, to kiss the cheek of her employer’s

daughter; she might be a failure as a maid.

Because I’m a man—mentally a man—of course I’d be extremely elated that that

beautiful elf girl had shown affection towards me, but…

Ever since that

day, I have and will continue training until I’m able to walk on my own; one

way or another. Aside from that, there’s another thing that babies around my

age should be able to do. I’ve made up my mind to show that today in front of my parents.

In a somewhat

dull voice, Lyell has returned to the mansion. Lyell was employed as a knight

by the lord who governs this district. The monsters’ propagation has been exceptionally

extreme in this district as a result of the evil dragon’s devastations. In

order to maintain security, his skill was needed. In exchange for his

assistance, he was provided a mansion and fixed wages.

Maria, who was

currently making a meal in the kitchen, excitedly went to the front doors to

welcome Lyell. I was witnessing the situation from the living room. Suddenly,

the elf girl picked me up and, too, headed to the front doors—even though she

ought to have assisted with Maria’s cooking.

“Nicole-sama, let’s

go welcome Lyell-sama.”

Like the

blooming of a flower, she radiantly smiled at me. The smile had put me at a

loss for words in spite of myself—no, I couldn’t talk.

“Oh, Nicole,

you’ll welcome me, too? Thank you, Finia, for your hard work.”

“No! I still

can’t handle work! I only give Maria-sama trouble.”

“That’s not

true. I’m grateful that you’re here, Finia.”

So, this girl’s

name is Finia. I’ll keep that in mind. And yet, somehow the heartwarming

atmosphere is faltering—if I do nothing, at this rate, my momentous decision

will fall through. Before that, I have to bring back the atmosphere. Deciding

so, I strained my face.

Thus, I squeezed

my voice out of my throat and called Maria “Mama”. Maria looked so surprised at

that voice of mine. It may be rare, in fact, that she expressed such surprise.

“Nicole, just

now… were you calling me Mama?”

“Aah, Lyell! Our

child! Nicole…!”

“Nicole, how

about me? It’s Papa, Papaa.”

“Lyell-sama,

close, you’re too close.”

Lyell approached

Finia’s chest and put his sweaty face next to mine. This bastard is already

over thirty. It’s really sultry. Moreover, don’t get the wrong idea. I hate

you, so…….

“Aah, did you

hear, Maria-sama? Just now, Nicole-sama… said my name!”

“Yes, I heard

it firmly! This girl said your name first, Finia.”

Speaking of

which, have I still not said Maria’s name? This may have been failure. Let’s

make up for this mistake immediately.

“Right! You

remembered my name, too. What a smart girl!”

Maria was

pleased and overcome with emotion. To be honest, she’d always gently smiled on

any other occasion and rarely expressed her feelings up until this point. As

expected, the growth of true children is probably different. Who I am inside is

me, but—

“Nicole, how

about my name? Please say Lyell.”

I throwed a

slap onto Lyell’s sweaty face with my small hand. Of course, calling my slap an

attack was ridiculous; it didn’t even let out a sound.

“Uuu, Maria… Nicole

doesn’t want to say my name.”

“Because your

name is hard to pronounce, she can’t just say it out of blue.”

It’s very

unusual for Maria to say so, but I feel a sense of superiority emerging in her

expression. Lyell collapsed to his knees at Maria’s retort.

“Um, umm. One

day, Nicole-sama will say your name, too, Lyell-sama! I’m sure! Really!”

“Ah, are you

comforting me? You’re such a nice girl, Finia.”

“Oh my, are you

cheating on me right before my eyes, I wonder?”

“Stop joking!

Finia sure is a nice girl, but I can’t see her as a target for cheating at all.”

“Fufu, of course; I know, Lyell-sama.”

Maria comforted

Lyell while beating his back. Shortly after, she invited everyone to the dining

room to have dinner. Incidentally, the dinner was a bit… No, let’s add a

postscript that it had become quite luxurious.