----Lukas' perspective----
The one thing I didn't want to see when I woke up, and there you are in front of me. How are you, goddess?
[Better than you. How does it feel not to be in control of your body?]
It's the same feeling as when you get drunk. It's not that bad. I guess you didn't come to say hello, even though I know you have a bad attitude.
[Your comments don't bother me. But yes, I didn't come to say hello. Have you checked your 'System' yet?]
My comments don't bother you, and yet I'm in this situation because of them. What a lying goddess~
[Do you want me to kill you?]
I'll shut up.
[Very well. From what I can see, you haven't checked your status window. I made it based on your memories and what I researched about your world.]
Along with her words, a 'status window' opened. It doesn't look like that, it looks like a bloodstain, and other than that, it has nothing else beyond the usual features.
[That's right, I didn't change anything except the interface. It has your characteristics, body type, and name.]
That's normal, but what's with the 'body type'? Those things are only in cultivation and murim manhuas. Am I in one of those worlds?
[That's right! You're not as dumb as you look.]
Several claps began to echo in my ears, along with a small woman's laugh. How annoying this woman is.
I did my best to ignore the annoying goddess's laughter and focused on the information in the window. Characteristics such as strength, mana, stamina, and durability had a number of 1. On the other hand, the body information was completely empty.
Hmm? Why is that empty?
[You're a baby, it will unlock over time]
Ooohh... I see... By the way, are you some kind of assistant? Did you stoop so low—
Before I could continue speaking, a blue needle pierced my lips, along with a thread of the same color, which not only silenced me but also prevented me from screaming in pain. The pain made tears come easily, mixed with the twisting of my body.
[No, I'm not anything close to that. An assistant helps, I'm here to entertain myself with your suffering. For that reason, I will give you your first mission!]
Overlapping the other window, a much smaller one appeared that said.
[First mission of the reincarnated: Survive for 5 years with half your soul]
Following that, a white sphere came out of me, splitting in half and entering the notification. As soon as the other half entered my body, I felt a strong relapse. It made me want to vomit, sleep, and feel tired and VERY hungry. Worst of all, I had no way to call anyone, because every time I tried to speak, the thread piercing my lips tightened even more.
[Reward: Wheel of Fortune!]
What...? Wheel of Fortune? Damn goddess, the system is supposed to make me powerful, someone who can rival a god. You're ruining everything!
[Huh? What's so interesting about giving you everything on a silver platter? THIS IS MY ENTERTAINMENT, I WILL DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT TO REWARD YOU!]
Her voice, filled with rage, echoed in my head, worsening the pain she had already caused me. It mixed with my desire to pass out, which was successful.
[Sleep well, you need to sleep a lot to grow big and strong!]
Damn goddess... Those were the last words I thought before passing out, falling into a deep sleep.
<<>>
"Come on, little Taren, it's time to wake up."
Following the voice's instructions, I slowly opened my eyes to find a woman with black hair lifting me out of my crib and holding me against her face before kissing my cheeks... Did she just call me Taren?
"You slept for a long time. Didn't you miss your mommy?"
As she spoke, she sat down on a nearby chair, lowering her dress slightly to begin breastfeeding me...
When I was in my previous world, I always thought this moment would be very embarrassing or that at least I would feel ashamed. It's the opposite of how I feel. Her eyes are fixed on my face, conveying all her affection and warmth.
After she finished, she adjusted her clothes and carried me outside in her arms. Only to encounter a man twice the size of the woman, who, upon seeing us, ran towards us, sliding across the ground as he knelt in front of us.
Be careful, you damn animal! Can't you see there's a woman carrying her child?
"He's awake... My son, he's awake..."
Her voice began to break, tears streaming from her eyes as she held my hand and my mother's.
Ah... So he's my father... Now that I see him up close, he has medium-sized horns protruding from his head and skin that is a little pinker than normal. Could he be an oni...?
"Calm down, dear, you'll scare the child."
"Y-yes, I'm sorry."
"Carry him."
My mother said, offering me to my father as if I were a gift. W-wait, I can see muscles in his muscles, he won't crush me as soon as he touches me, will he?
Contrary to what I thought, the man's touch was not rough at all, except that for some reason he started pulling my cheeks.
"He's so soft..."
When I turned around and looked at my mother, I only found a look of satisfaction and love, accompanied by a sigh. She approached us and hugged us, kissing my cheeks at the same time as my father. Let me go! You're crushing me!
<<<<----Hernesto's point of view---->>>>>
"Look at him, he's so small!"
"Look, he's looking at me!"
"No! He's looking at me!"
Aghhh... how noisy. In front of me were three girls, who were my sisters, three young ladies with blonde hair, blue eyes, and dazzling smiles. They are so beautiful that they remind me of the women my mother used to bring to our house to help me find a girlfriend. Suffice it to say that none of them turned out well.
"Don't you think it's time to leave him alone?"
As soon as I finished speaking, the three girls turned around and replied.
"We're not doing anything wrong, we're just saying hello!"
"That's right, it's no big deal, Mom!"
"How could we not say hello? He's so cute!"
Another thing that bothers me is their volume, they always keep it high, which, combined with their shrill voices, ends up being torture.
My new mother approached me, picking me up in her arms and carrying me away from the three girls, leaving them behind.
"Don't think badly of them, my little Velric, they're just excited to have a little brother. After all, women predominate in our family."
...Velric? What kind of name is that? That style of name wasn't used in ancient times. Besides that, I can understand what she's saying. Since I arrived here, there have only been women. Except for my grandfather and a servant of the same age. By the way, why do parents talk to their babies? It's not like they understand you.
As I remained lost in my thoughts, complaining about everything I saw, I didn't notice a blue light in front of me. It only grew brighter as time passed.
[Hello, I'm Anaphaeba, the one in charge of helping you during your stay in this world!]
Huh...? Anaphaeba? Wait a minute, don't you look like one of those manga characters Lukas used to read?
[No, only the way of speaking is the same. To be more specific, I am in charge of your 'system'.]
What's that? Damn it, if I had known this would happen, I would have read the manga Lukas recommended...
[That's not necessary. I'm one of the servants of the goddess who brought you here. My job is to answer any questions you may have!]
Really? Phew. That's a good thing. I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when I read the announcement in front of me, grateful that I had been assigned someone as nice as Anaphaeba.
[All right, let's get the introduction over with and move on to the interesting part, your status window!]
Following her words, a larger window opened, which read.
┏━━━━━━━━━━━┓
Name: Velric (Hernesto)
Age: 0 (1 day old)
Gender: Male
Race: Human
┗━━━━━━━━━━━┛
◇ Health: 1 / 1
◇ Stamina: 1 / 1
◇ Mana: 1 / 1
◇ Qi: 1 / 1
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MAIN ATTRIBUTES
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▸ Strength ..... 1
▸ Agility .... 1
▸ Durability .... 1
▸ Affinity with Summons.... 0
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Ohhh... Everything is neatly organized.
[That's right! I was asked to get everything ready for you.]