CHAPTER 01
Reincarnation is scary.
Hmm?
I can't lift my eyelids.
I feel tired and hungry.
So hungry...
Ah~ Just once, I wanted to eat till I am full.
<< Confirmed. Establishing “Consumption” skill. >>
Am I dying from hunger?
How pathetic.
It's cold too.
Did my temperature begun dropping? I want a fireplace...
<< Confirmed. Establishing “Cold Resistance” and adding “Fire Resistance”. Creating unique skill “Adaptation”. >>
What a life.
To be beaten for stealing a piece of bread.
I couldn't even steal it properly.
<< Confirmed. Establishing skill “Theft”, “Stealth” and “Sneak”. Furthermore adding “Physical attack Resistance”. >>
I don't like this numbness.
Is this a sign that I'm close to death?
My mind is hazy and I can't think straight.
<< Confirmed. “Paralysis resistance” established added “Mind control resistance”. >>
Finally I can feel it.
The presence of death, coming for me.
Even though it shouldn't have any scent it feels like I can smell death all around me. I'm sleepy.
<< Confirmed. “Detect Death” skill and “Aura of the Grim Reaper” skill has been created. >>
If I had been more perceptive or analyzed the situation it wouldn't have ended like this...
<< Confirmed. Skill “Analyze” and “Perception” have been created. >>
Now then, last prayer time.
If I can be reborn I want to be a human again.
A pure white canvas; a vassal of infinite sea.
It would be great if there wouldn't be anyone who can abandon me or mourn after my death. Lastly, I want a friend.
A bondtranscending time and space.
With a satisfied smile I let myself drift into the dark and breathed for the last time.
<< Confirmed. Attempting the understanding of all information. Processing... Error, impossible due to lack of definition. Attempting alternate interpretation. Creating the human body with all white features. Creating magic capacity that is like the sea. Creating the potentiality for the use of summoning magic. Estabilishing “Alter ego” and “The familiar” skills. >>
I thought reincarnation was a process where one loses their memories of the previous life, and starts anew.
Well… It wasn’t that wrong.
NO! IT.WAS.ALL.WRONG.
My memories are intact.
I clearly remember everything. So much that I want to forget…
Aside from memories, it is clear that my intelligence didn’t degrade.
The problem is I’m a baby now.
Yup. That small, fragile, milk scented little creature…
Wha~ Don’t want to think about it.
Escaping from reality is a no, but I need more time digesting this.
I guess around seven years is fine.
Back to the topic.
I was reincarnated into a human baby.
Why do I say human?
Because there are countless other races living in this world.
Ah… As you have guessed I got reincarnated into another world.
Aside from having weird skills I’m normal… Or not!!!
The me now has white skin, but not the pale kind; white hair and blue eyes.
I should say icy eyes? ‘cause everyone says I have cold eyes… It hurts you know.
To start from the beginning, I was abandoned on the roadside.
Not that I mind, but I’m still weak. Or so I thought.
I sensed something closing onto me with perception.
It was a huge spider like creature.
Frightening! Not…
Somehow my instinct tells me that it’s not scary. I wonder why…
As the insect reached toward me,
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That isn’t the voice I heard while dying.
Wait! What’s that Grim Reaper thing?!
A silverfish black aura formed around me.
It felt sinister and deprived of all life.
The spider got cremated. SCARY!!!!
I.AM.SCARY.
So I have something this strong for protection.
But… who does that voice belong to?
<< Answer. It is the skill [Alter Ego]. >>
Hahaha…
The heck is that?!
<< [Alter Ego] was created for the purpose of assisting the yet unnamed world traveler. Furthermore, it was by the request of the reincarnated one. >>
Don’t remember.
Why should I have some voice ringing in my head I didn’t even wish for?
It’s disturbing.
But…
Thank you for saving me. *Blush*
<< … >>
<< A matter of course. [Alter Ego] was born to assist Master. >>
<< Reviewing memories… Replaying… “Lastly, I want a friend; A bond existing over time and place.” >>
Kyaa!!!
Don’t suddenly show me something that embarrassing!
<<”Embarrassing”… Unable to comprehend. Requesting information.>>
No way!
Do something about it yourself.
Hmp! You stonehead.
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We-well…
It’s not that important.
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[Alter Ego] silenced itself.
I guess he can feel incompetent…
At that moment my thoughts were interrupted.
A bulky man in armor leaned toward me.
He had a warm smile, but quickly changed into a sad expression.
He pities me.
Maa~ It is pitiable for a baby to be thrown away. And in a place like this…
The man picked me up and we walked into a village.
I felt as if floating.
Babies are relatively small and weight almost nothing.
The man dropped me off in an orphanage, probably.
There were other children too, and a few with wide age gaps.
The woman who took me in said something to the man.
It’s infuriating that I can’t understand them.
While thinking so and glaring,
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Of course it’s a YES!
You’re a surprisingly hardworking skill.
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It felt sad?
Ah~
Could it be the skill didn’t help?
Well, yeah.
Emotions and their different forms are hard to define with words alone.
[Why?]
Mu?
Ooo! It was the lady talking.
I better listen well.
It is my future after all.
[Wouldn’t it be better for you to keep this child?]
The other party was the bulky armor guy.
[For an adventurer like me, who lives alongside death… To raise a child is impossible.]
Hou! There is a job called adventurer!
Is it like in the games?
But, it sounds tough and dangerous.
[I see.]
The nun (?) sighed heavily and we parted from the man.
The woman was surprisingly devoted to me.
[How could someone abandon a child this young?]
Mm…
I don’t think I even had parents.
It feels more like “I was there before I knew it” kind of.
Her sweetness is comforting though.
[You’re so cute~ We need to name you soon.]
Umu? Naming?
That’s right! I don’t have a name!
What a sudden discovery.
Before they give me some weird name I should name myself, but…
How do I transmit it?
While pondering I found myself surrounded by children of every age.
They are huge. Compared to the tiny me…
I want to grow up fast.
The nun discussed my name with the others.
After looking at them more closely, there were other races mixed in aside from human.
Humans, animal eared children and some that were more beastly.
Beastmans?
Well they are cute.
Hm?
I noticed a child sitting in the corner of the room.
A little girl. With pointy ears. Elf?
The door to the house opened and a middle aged woman came in.
She must be the owner of this place.
Better behave infront of her.
All the children rushed to greet her.
The young nun told her about me.
Then something happened.
[You’re tiny. Cute~]
The elf girl came closer and spoke to me.
She had a sad expression.
Now that I think about it, she is the only elf here.
Must be lonely…
[So about the name-]
[It should be fine-]
Hm?
NO!!!
I have my own idea!
While shouting inside I grabbed onto the elf’s sleeve,
[[!!!]]
Both of us felt some electricity.
There was a buzzing sound too.
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Huh?
A voice that didn’t belong to [Alter Ego]…
From her expression the girl received the same announcement.
“”The voice of the world” she muttered
The girl suddenly run to the owner and bunch.
[Towa.]
They gasped.
The elf interacting with them got them stunned.
She must be a huge anti-soc.
But, I thank you oh pointy ears.
My name has been decided by you.
It was me though.
From that day on the girly looked after me with enthusiasm and devotion.
Her eyes are scary I’m tellin’ ya’.
STATUS
Name: Towa
Race: Human
Title: ???
Blessing: ???
Skill: Unique Skill - Consumption: you can consume any living. Skills maybe gained from the eaten bodies randomly; there’s a chance gaining it from only a part of the body. Chances are higher with magic filled parts.
Adaptation: adapting to environmental changes. Such as temperature ect.
Theft, Stealth, Sneak
Unique Skill - Detect Death: can see the shadow of death over people close to death or will be dead in the future.
Unique Skill - Aura of the Grim Reaper: emits an aura of death. No sane person approaches you. For a weak individual, upon sensing it, the person will perish; same with touching it.
Analyze
Perception: your senses allow you to notice fine details and alert you to danger. Perception covers all senses.
Unique Skill - Alter Ego
Unique Skill - The Familiar: a being connected to you. Shares your time and never dies until you perish. Can share all senses with each other and feelings. Yet, unborn.
Comprehension: you can understand the spoken words of creatures or read otherwise incomprehensible written messages.
Telepathic Transmission
Resistance: Cold, Fire, Physical attack, Paralysis, Mind control