Chapter 2 (1/2)

s.h.i.+nde Hajimaru Chapter 2

A maiden's family

“Sorry, I made you worried. I'm fine now, thank you. Letting my 4 years old daughter worrying for me... I'm really a failure of a mother... Anyway, for a child who only sleep since birth, how are you talking so well?”

That question strongly hit a nerve in my mind.

Yeah...that's right...

“Somehow I just understand. For the reason why... I'm sorry...”

“Is that so...”

Mother seemed to be thinking hard.

She couldn't accept that answer, maybe...

“Well, isn't that fine... it is not a bad thing anyway... No, actually, being able to talk is better than not able to, right? Let's think in a positive way!”

“...”

I started to feel regretful that I spoke normally...

Without being taught, not even ever listened any word, I who has been sleeping since birth can speak normally...

A normal person would feel disgusted, right? What should I do in that case...

In my previous life, both of my parents died when I was young, so I had grown up without receiving much affection from parents.

I was able to do housework since very early. While I was living with my little sister in our old house with little memories of our parents remained, on the paper, we were adopted by ours relatives. They cared about us as their real children.

Even though, that was different from the affection of real parents. Something was lacked decisively.

That's why, being given this second chance, I want to be raised up in parents' love. I was reincarnated anyway, this selfishness is not too much, I hope.

But, it seemed like I was worrying needlessly. My mother in this world is has an extremely lenient personality, or maybe she is just being too positive... She accepted the circ.u.mstance too fast...

“Yeah! If there is cuteness then everything is fine!”

Did she just read my mind?...

“You are really easy to understand, you know? Everything is appearing on your face.”

I thought so too... But still! That really made me startled! If possible please don't read my mind like that...

“Yeah, I understood.”

!?!?!? … Seems like it's my lost already...

Nevertheless, I'm happy she didn't hate me... If I'm hated right on the first meet, my heart would be broken...

“Hey! I heard that Alice waked up!! For real??.... Anyway... what's this?! Where is the wall and door! Everything disappeared?!”

A man entered the (temporary) room. Is he my father in this life?

The culprit next to me - mother - just went “Teehee ~ ☆ ” at that.

That reminds me... my mother looks pretty young though... just exactly how old is she?

The me who is used to the gentle j.a.panese, never once felt killing intent... Why am I realizing the aura from mother as thirstiness for blood?? … Let's not think about this anymore... for the sake of my own life... Anyway, as I thought, mother understands what I think inside my head, doesn't she?

“I do understand, you know?”

Yeah, there is no way she ca... Eh? What just... no, let's not touch this topic anymore, there is already killing intent flowing out...

“Hah... I understand that you are happy because Alice woke up, but still, super rank magic is too much... You even used second stage combined magic... If things went wrong, a whole district would have been blown up, you know?”

What I am hearing somehow feel tickling in my damaged heart because of second grade syndrome... Before that, a whole district... I don't know how big is that, but am I not in a dangerous situation?... Just after being reborn, no, just after coming back to my sense for exactly... I don't want to die this quickly, you know...

“I didn't use maximum output, so there should not be any problem. From the start, if I were to cast it seriously, not one but three districts will disappear, you know?”

Yes, my life is like a candle in front of the wind, now I understood.

Three districts? If I'm to use my previous life's knowledge as the standard, then wouldn't I be incinerated without leaving any ash?...

“Alice, don't worry...”

“Please don't read my mind like it's the most natural thing in the world... And why is that, mother? If three districts would disappear, then wouldn't I be mixed in?”

“It's fine, because... there is a barrier 3 metres around you that is a few times stronger than the barrier protecting this town!”

“Is that the reason??”

Wouldn't that lead to misunderstanding?... It can be literally interpreted as you don't care for anything other than me... Mother! Don't twist your words like that!

Ah... so that's the reason... I has been wondering for a while...

You see, father is still not coming to my side, but staying separated from my bed about 3 metres...

Poor father! I mean, look at him, he is giving out expression like that of an abandoned chihuahua!

I tried to tell mother with my eyes. As expected from mother who can read my mind, she seems to understood my idea. With a smile full of kindness, she said:

“That's right...”

Oh! Somehow I can feel a little pity for father in her voice, but mother can understand me after all! Mothers in this world are incredible... I honestly starting to respect my mother.

“A barrier stronger than that of this town... no, stronger than the barrier around the capital of magic nations... I see! I will erect the strongest barrier in the world!”

““That's not it!!””

I reflexively retorted …

But, you must have read my mind, isn't that right?! Why is that you didn't read it this time?! Even father also had to make a retort... And why are you tilting your head like that, mother?! You are reading me again, aren't you?! What's with this regretful sensation within me... Please give me back my seriousness!

...Hah...hah... I was too excited...

“Isn't that enough? Can you dispel your barrier for me...? I'm a swordsman without strong magic, so I would have to break a barrier of this strength...”

Ah... father, suddenly you looks much older than before... you had suffered a lot...

What is with the relations.h.i.+p of these two?... Bullying?... But somehow it's a little different...

“I... I know... It's alright, dear. I'm not forgetting you at all, yeah, I'm taking you into account properly!”

“Don't avert your eyes like that... Even I get hurts if you treat me this way...”

Finally she dispelled the barrier... It has been a long and pointless fight...

Why am I feeling this tired... I can't even raise my body up... Being sleeping for too long must have weakened my body. I can't move myself other from my neck up.

… At least I could communicate perfectly... so my physical condition is not that bad, isn't it?

My organs seems to be developing perfectly, but it wasn't the case for my muscles.

Is that possible?

Yeah, it's kinda possible. There is no way my muscles develop without moving. Not that I know much about that though...

“...Alice … Good job coming back to us...”

Ah, I forgot about you, sorry.

“Fa..ther...”

With eyes clouded, father embraced me, and raised my body up... Somehow putting it that way, it sounds like a crime...

Well... now, I'm flooded with emotions...

I can't describe it well... It feels dear... like something buried deep down inside me that I forgot is breaking...

Before I noticed, tears was running down on my face. Looking at that, both father and mother hug me while crying.

So this is... that must be it...

No matter how much playful you can act, with your own child felt into a coma right after birth, and continued for 4 years...

These people, to me, who still couldn't accept them as new parent immediately, there is no way I can fully understand their feeling...

They must have worried for me …

I'm sorry... father... mother...

But, rather than saying sorry, I think these words would be more appropriate, so …