"Congratulations, it's a boy, and both the child and the mother are healthy.
"Thank goodness!. Honey, you did it, you gave birth to our son."
"I'm so happy for us, dear. We finally have a son now!"
These were the first words that I heard after regaining consciousness. I was expecting to wake up in a hospital room with some hot nurse standing in front of me, waiting to say," Hello, Mr.Kuro, I hope you are doing well. Here, this is your hospital bill. Please pay it. Thank you." But instead of that, what I see is that I am being held in the hands of some granny. Looking around, I could tell that I was in an old-fashioned house with very little light. The first thought that came to my mind was Where the fuck am I, and who the fuck are these people. I have seen it in many anime and manga where the MC gets killed, meets some hot lady(usually a goddess), and gets reincarnated in some fantasy world with random-ass broken powers which he pulls straight out of his ass. My situation was looking pretty similar; however, the difference was that I didn't meet any goddesses, nor did it appear that I was born into a wealthy household. While I was lost in my thoughts, my handler was changed, and I was now in the hands of a young and attractive woman, whom I think was supposed to be my mother. By looking at her face, I could tell that she was in her late 20s. She leaned forward a bit and kissed me on my forehead. I then heard the voice of the granny from behind, saying, "It's pretty surprising how calm he is, as if he can perceive everything that is happening now. Usually, every normal baby starts crying their lungs out right after the birth." "Is there something that we need to worry about, Lady Nurse?" "Not really, he seems perfectly fine and healthy. I think he must be a pretty special child." "That's a relief!" said my mother with a huge sigh of relief. Suddenly, I was lifted in the air by a different pair of hands. A man of average build, decent-looking face, was now holding me in his hands with an expression of joy on his face. He looked at me with a huge smile on his face. He took a proper look at my face. Then he glanced in the direction of my mother, saying, "He looks just like me, but even cuter and more handsome. He looks like someone is going to be pretty popular with ladies in the future, doesn't he, honey?" This man seemed like my father as he was saying the same words that every parent would say to their newborn child." Can I hold him now, Dad?, said a tiny little girl in a timid voice. "Sure, dear, but be very careful while holding him, as he is very delicate." Saying that, he passed me to the little girl. Just by the way of her holding me, I could tell that I was a bit heavy for this small girl. She looked at me with a mix of cute innocence, curiosity, and most of all joy. It seemed like this little girl would be my sister. She leaned close to my face and said, "Mama, he is so adorable! he is just like a stuffed toy." "Mrs. Ashford, you and the baby should rest now; you both are tired right now," said the nurse in a tired tone. She then proceeds to take me from my sister's hands and hand me over to my mother. The young woman takes me in her arms and kisses me on the forehead. " Thank you so much, Nan, for helping us on such short notice. We cannot thank you enough," said the young woman. "Don't mention it," said the old nurse as she left the house, accompanied by my now supposed father. He returns a few minutes later and stops near my supposed sister, bends a little, and picks her up, and says," It's time to go to bed now, dear, it's pretty late now." She asks him with a cute face," Can you read me a story before that, please, Dad?" " Sure, sweetheart, which one would you like to listen to?" As they left the room, my mother lay me beside her and started singing me a lullaby. It wasn't special, but it felt warm and full of love. As I listened to her singing, my eyes started to feel heavy, and soon enough, I was in a deep sleep. Morning came, accompanied by the constant noise of people outside. I opened my eyes and saw my mother sleeping beside me soundly. She must've been tired from giving birth. I took that time to make sense of what is my current situation. Firstly, I got reincarnated in a different world, which, though it sounded absurd, was true. Now, how am I so sure that this is a different world from ours is what brings us to our second point. Secondly, I somehow understood the language spoken here, even though it was not Japanese or any other language spoken in my world, and, just for the record, I spoke 10 languages and understood even more. Thirdly, I saw something shocking: the way the house I was living in was built was somewhat similar to the houses in my old world, but in an old-fashioned way. These are all the things I've noticed so far. I also tried to move my body, but it was very hard to do any movements at will, as this body was very weak. All I could do was lie down on the bed and stare at my family members. This routine continued for a few days, until one day, I had a strange dream. I was lying beside my mom as she was telling me some local folktales. It was about a knight and a prince going on adventures in a kingdom of medieval times. As I listened to the story, I felt it was oddly similar to a novel I had read back on Earth. For a moment, I thought that I was reincarnated back on earth in some rural corner of the world. A few minutes later, both of us fell asleep, and it was then that I saw that dream. I was in a pitch-black space. I tried to look around but found nothing. I also tried to look at my body, but there was nothing. As I was wondering where I was, I heard a voice calling to me, and it called me by my real name. I looked around again, hoping to find where the voice was coming from, but it seemed that the voice was coming from all sides. The voice called my name again. Not knowing where to look, I tried to ask who are you but that was of no effect as no words came out of my mouth. That's when the voice said, "Don't worry, you are safe, and also you won't be able to speak or see anything, as even a glimpse of divinity will kill you. I'll make it short to save both of us the trouble. Because of the mistake on our side and based on our previous meeting, we have concluded and thus decided to grant your wish. You are not going to remember this meeting just like the previous one. As for the wish granted to you, as you grow, you'll find out for yourself. That's it then, if fate deems it, then we'll meet again." As I listened to him, I wondered," What the fuck is he talking about? What wish and what mistake, and also what does he or she or whatever the fuck the voice is mean by our last meeting? He said that I won't remember this meeting just like the previous one, just how many times have we talked, and also I don't recall wishing for anything." As I was wondering, my eyes opened, and I woke up from the dream. My mother was sleeping beside me. My dad was in the other room, putting my sister to sleep. Judging from the fact that he was still not here, made me sure that I was not asleep for long. I started re-thinking what I saw. I was in a dark place, isolated from everything and in deafening silence. I was just drifting in that space. I felt that I spent almost eternity drifting there and doing nothing. Whatever it was started to become hazy in my mind. Slowly, the sleep took over my eyes, and I fell asleep once again.