Chapter 2

I am a baby.

I was born and raised in a very ordinary household in 21st century Japan. I'm not boasting, but I'm a common working poor. Therefore, there's no way my room could be this big! Of course, there's no way we could afford a maid, and it's certainly not the case that my mom was a cosplayer. ...If it really was, I'd die of frustration.

By the way, my mom is already y— A chill ran down my spine the moment I thought about it! Only my mom... Sorry, forget it— I'm in my forties. Even if I use Domo○lun Linkle, I can't look like a teenager.

--- Before that, is it even possible for me to be a baby?

Indeed, I am Japanese. I think. The details are hazy— I can't even remember my name properly, but I do have memories of living for about twenty years. I remember the old man dying, and the inheritance being mine... Yeah, I can recite the multiplication table, and I remember the famous lines from ○ndam. Hmm, Ma○dam. I wonder if someone in their early twenties would know these references? But don't worry about it! Please don't.

If I cared, I'd lose.

Anyway, there's no way a zero-year-old could be thinking such ridiculous things! I think, therefore I am not!! ...Yeah, I don't get it at all.

However, I suddenly realized that I was being squeezed and shaken like a cocktail in a shaker. My whole body hurt, I couldn't move at all, and I couldn't see or hear anything. In the midst of the fear that I might be killed without knowing what was happening, I fainted again. When I came to, it seemed I was safe, so I opened my eyes with a deep sigh of relief. What I saw was a "white ceiling-like something."

...You know, if you were actually in this situation, you wouldn't be able to come up with that famous line on the spot. You wouldn't even be able to make a normal sound. Your mind would completely freeze, your head would go blank like the room, and you'd feel faint again. This happened over and over again. Finally, when I started to wake up properly, my thinking ability recovered, and my eyes focused. There, I saw...

A maid.

"――...――. ...――――"

Moreover, she had blue, translucent hair and spoke in some incomprehensible language, a triple combo. She continued to speak in that mysterious language, and the final blow came when another maid appeared. She had actual 'cat ears.' Her hair color was also quite striking, but the natural-looking, moving cat ears blew everything else away.

I tried to pinch my cheek, but my hands had no strength. Using my eyes, which were the only thing I could move somewhat, I saw a sleeping baby next to me. It must have been born not long ago. How incredibly cute! Its tiny, soft hands... Wait a minute? What's the other hand holding it?

--- At that moment, electricity ran through my entire body.

What? Could it be? No, it can't be! But...

Despite the impossible premonition, I repeated my hesitation, but the information coming in through my gradually returning senses only became more real.

I had to accept it.

This was a 'reincarnation.'

I don't know how many light novels about being summoned to another world or reincarnation are out there, but I never thought I'd experience it myself. The protagonists in those stories say the same thing. It's a cliché. The moment I accepted it, I felt lighter, but then more questions arose.

For example, another cliché: I don't remember dying, and I don't remember meeting a god-like being who gave me cheat abilities. Virtual reality technology didn't exist yet, so that's unlikely. Well, I don't need to remember dying. It would be incredibly painful and scary. My family that was left behind... If this is reincarnation, I can't go back. Even if I could, I'd be a different person. ...I'm sorry.

But, I wanted to meet a god! Of course, only a beautiful woman, girl, or young girl. I don't want an old man or a salaryman with an armband. If it was a drag queen, I'd beat them up! ...Can I win? They're often the strongest. Sigh. I wonder what kind of world this is? Ideally, it would be a world with magic and cheat abilities for me. I really want to be able to use them! Oh, I'm getting excited!

...Still, the baby next to me is so cute! The maid here? No, maid "chan," right? Looking closely, these girls are cute too! Sure enough, it's a different world!

My mood is lifting!!

While thinking about all this, the curtain of my life in another world opened.

If there's any news, I'll write it on my author page (introduction) or activity report.