Chapter 5: CHAPTER 4: REINCARNATION
"Where am I...?"
"Oh yeah, I died. That's really annoying..."
"Gods really don't like me, do they?"
"And here I am, thinking something good is about to happen..."
I feel like my body was in the water, sinking into an endless sea. It was so dark...
Even if I want to move my hand, my leg, my whole body, and even opening my eyes, I just can't...
It's like my soul were disconnected from my body...
I've felt a feeling I've never felt in my entire life...
The feeling of...
Being free...
The quietness that I've felt...
It is a beautiful sensation...
"I must have watched too much anime..."
"Ha ha ha hah..."
"Pathetic..."
As I sink deeper into the bottomless water, I didn't know what to do, and even if I want to move, I just can't.
Time by time...
I finally accepted my fate of being dead. I don't want to accept it, but it is what it is. And I think that no one will be waiting for me when I'm alive, anyway.
At least the repeated cycle of my life finally ended.
Suddenly, the unexpected happened; I was able to open my eyes.
As I open my eyes, a brilliant light shines that blurred my sight.
"..."
"What's that light...?"
"Uwaaaaa!... Uwaaaaa!... Uwaaaaa!"
"What just happened...?" I wondered. "I thought I was dead for sure. Am I in the hospital?"
"Oh, that's a relief..."
"Uwaaaaa!... Uwaaaaa!... Uwaaaaa!"
"Why is it so noisy?"
And I open my two eyes and... Someone said,
"Your baby is a boy, my Queen! He's healthy!"
"Better than any kid I've ever seen."
"Congratulations, my Queen!"
And the others, dressed up as maids, congratulate the Queen,
"Congratulations, Queen Ava!"
As my vision became clearer, I noticed something strange. I saw a pretty lady, her clothes, and the surroundings...
Were different...
I realized,
"This is not a f*cking hospital!" I shouted in my mind. I looked at the pretty lady again and noticed a light blue glow surrounding her body.
"Wh... What is that?"
"What... What are you?!" I shouted so loud that all of the maids and the woman holding me looked at me.
Instead of being shocked, they look so happy.
And the reason was that all that comes from my mouth was,
"Uwaaaaa!... Uwaaaaa!... Uwaaaaa!"
"Uwaaaaa!... Uwaaaaa!... Uwaaaaa!"
"Uwaaaaa!... Uwaaaaa!... Uwaaaaa!"
I can't speak normally at all! Suddenly, I feel that my body is somehow not mine. I can only tell that it's now mine because it feels so small.
"Did I reincarnate!?"
"No No No..."
"I must be just overthinking it..."
"Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha..."
"If I'm reincarnated, I should have the body of a newborn child. And now that I think about it, I didn't even hear some true story about reincarnation..."
As I think like crazy, I suddenly choose to see my two hands to know the truth.
And...
Then I saw it, two pairs of baby hands. They were so small and smooth... I paused, thinking that I really did reincarnate.
"..."
"Status Open!" I said it with a proudful tone in my mind, with my hand up in the air...
Then...
Suddenly...
Nothing happened.
"What the hell?!"
"Where's my system?"
"Where's my cheat?"
I feel so embarrassed about it, but I'm safe because no one can hear me.
I look to the woman holding me; she was so beautiful, like an angel. She was so happy, happier than anyone I'd ever seen. The sensation I felt seeing someone that happy and grateful...
It...
It was amazing.
"I don't know why," I said it in my mind with a joyful tone, "But I feel..."
"Excited and happy..."
"Oh, my darling," she said it with a joyful tone and smiling, then added, "Welcome to our world. I'll make you the happiest person ever."
I could really feel her happiness, her joy. The happiness of a mother seeing her child.
"My, my, my baby is so adorable~" she said it with a joyful tone and with a smile.
I didn't fully understand what was happening, but there was something that made me want to keep that happiness with her.
Then the Queen turned her head to the right beside her and said with a joyful tone and added with a frightening lowered voice tone to the maid beside her,
"Where. Is. Lucas!"
The maid beside her was frightened and scared, then the maid replied,
"My... My Queen, King Lucas is going to be late a little..."
The maid was sweating.
"Come back fast, King Lucas!"
The Queen seems to notice something off, like the maid is hiding something, and asks with the same tone,
"Now, tell me about where that bastard is, or you will have the same punishment that I will give to him?"
Though the Queen is kind, she's so scary when angered, and because of that, the maid gave up and spilled all about King Lucas—that he was hunting a wyvern egg for me, their son.
The maid told the Queen that she tried to stop the King because the Queen might punish him because of it, but the maid said that what the King replied is that,
"Ha Ha Ha, No need to worry! She will understand that what I am going to do is for our child! So you must not tell her!"
After hearing the story that the maid said to the Queen, the Queen's expression completely changed and said,
"I see... I must kill that bastard!"
All the maids in the room added,
"My Queen, please don't!"
Then the door opened with a loud sound.
"My dear! I'm here!"
A person in dark red flowing robes ran towards us, followed by other men. He said,
"My dear! I'm sorry for being la— Ohhhh, there you are! Let's see, let's see~"
He opened the cloth that surrounded my body and exclaimed,
"A boy! A boy! A bo— aaahh~"
He was slapped with a wind magic intact to it by the Queen.
I noticed that that was a strong slap that after the Queen hit the King the room inside were like hit by a hurricane. I couldn't believe what I see and thought,
"That's magic... right?"
"Don't shout! What if the baby starts to cry!? And by the way, why are you late coming here, huh!? Answer me or else!"
The Queen demanded with a frightening tone.
"Well... we thought it was just one Wyvern that protects their cave, but there were tw—"
the King answered, his tone like a puppy begging for forgiveness.
"Is that really more important than your son's birth, huh!?" the Queen interrupted the King's answer with a frightening tone.
At that moment, the King became like a puppy being disciplined.
But even after the commotion, I still couldn't believe what I saw and thought,
"This world has magic!"
"I'm going to master all the magic here!"
"Dattebayo!"
Once the Queen settled down, they named me Ken. Like, what the hell, man?
Even here in my second life, my name is still Ken?
As time went on, I learned more about this world and what it was like.
I also figured out the reason why my father, Lucas, the King, went to the Cave of the Wyvern to steal a Wyvern egg for me.
I'm supposed to be happy because of my father's gift for me—it's a wyvern, you know—but I don't really know how a King should steal.
Like, come on! A King should be righteous, not like a goblin in Clash of Clans.
(Three Years Later)
I read some books in the royal family's library—the library was so massive that even five person can't read all the books in 1 year.
I read some interesting books and learned about something called mana in this world.
"Mana is really a thing!"
To think that the animes, mangas, and manhua that talk about reincarnation and mana came true, I really couldn't believe it!
"But because of that, I had a head start."
I said it with a proud tone and added,
"It wasn't cheating; let's just say it's my talent."
Time by time, after going to the royal library and studying, I learned to control my mana, how to manipulate it, and also I learned how to do basic magic—like make a flame, create water, create a small hurricane, manipulate earth.
"Hmm, I don't know why I can read this language,"
I thought about it and just only noticed after some time and I added,
"But this book really helps me learn about things in this worl-"
"Prince Ken, as I thought you're here again!" Don't go away like that! I'll be at fault if you get hurt."
Silva said with a worry tone.
"I'm sorry, Ms. Silva..."
I said.
This is Silva, the most beautiful woman I've ever seen it's like she's come from manhua.
She's my personal maid, and although she's still 7 years old, she's been trained every day about magic, fighting, and formalities just for me.
"The story of this world seems exciting to read... Ah, there it is, "History Of The World"?"
"Interesting."
I read the book called "History Of The World" for two hours and found some interesting information.
From what I read in the book, this world is truly another realm. It has mana, which is like a battery for magic.
This world has many other races too, like humans, elves, dwarves, and other creatures that Earth doesn't have.
There are two big continents, Aether, the land where every race has its main territories, and Hellioz, the land where corrupted creatures live.
The book also explained that there are two gods who rule this world, and this world only has one big supercontinent, but because of their greed for power, both gods fought and split the supercontinent that is now Aether and Hellioz.
Their blood created humans, the other races, and various creatures.
Because of their blood, we were granted the ability to control mana and use magic.
But also because of that, creatures that hunger for power were born too, they too can manipulate mana and use magic, just like humans and other creatures.
"It's really different from Earth..."
I thought with a curiosity tone.
"A blood of gods that can grant the ability to manipulate mana and magic itself, huh."
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KINGDOM OF [TEMPEST KINGDOM]
KING LUCAS:
- Sex: Male
- Age: 38
- Powers: Fire magic
- Short Story: The current King, known for his bravery. Once called the Pyro Emperor and killed a S+ tier Wyrm.
QUEEN AVA:
- Sex: Female
- Age: 35
- Powers: Wind magic, Water magic
-Species: Human
- Short Story: The Queen, a powerful and loving mother. Was once the most powerful Adventurer in Tempest Kingdom and achieve the title Dragon slayer.
SILVA:
- Sex: Female
- Age: 7 years old
- Powers: Wind magic
-Species: Human
- Short Story: A loyal and skilled assasin of Prince Ken, Silva is always vigilant and dedicated to ensuring his safety. She's highly skilled in combat and fiercely loyal to the royal family. Trained to be Ken's protector.
WYVERN A+
- Sex: Male
- Age: 110-150
- Powers: Fire breath, flight, enhanced strength and senses.
-Species: Crimson Inferno Wyvern
- Short Story: A powerful and territorial Crimson Inferno Wyvern guarding its territory in a hidden cave. Its fiery breath can melt stone, and its sharp talons and powerful wings make it a formidable opponent. It fiercely protects its eggs.
WYVERN A
- Sex: Female
- Age: 90-130
- Powers: Fire breath, flight, enhanced strength and senses.
-Species: Crimson Inferno Wyvern
- Short Story: A powerful and territorial Crimson Inferno Wyvern guarding its territory in a hidden cave. Its fiery breath can melt stone, and its sharp talons and powerful wings make it a formidable opponent. It fiercely protects its eggs.