A blinding light appeared before Ryan. After passing through the white portal, Ryan suddenly lost control of most parts of his body, but his senses functioned normally. He felt weak and helpless, and what surprised him most was that he felt warmth and softness, as if he were wrapped in a blanket. The sensation of his hands gripping and the slight movement of his legs were registered by his brain. Yet he should have died from a heart attack and been in the afterlife by now.
"This...? Wha-what is this? I can't see clearly...! And…Shouldn't I be dead!? Bu-but why do I feel calm and comfortable right now…?"
After muttering to himself like that, he tried to open his eyes, but all he saw was a blurry world, like a camera lens that hadn't been focused yet. Ryan tried to focus his vision with all his might, but the result was still the same. Then he tried to look up and down, then to the right and left, but his efforts were still futile. He waited for several minutes, then tried to move his neck, but his efforts still yielded no results. Ryan's last attempt was to try to speak and shout with all his might, but what came out of his mouth was some blabbering.
Dumbfounded, Ryan was confused that what came out of his mouth was not his usual voice but an unclear sound. He then tried to make a sound repeatedly, even though what came out was chattering. Even so, Ryan was grateful that he could do something in the midst of his helplessness. Amidst his blurred vision, a large silhouette suddenly appeared, it's not exaggerated that the silhouette resembled a giant. Ryan was extremely shocked. Even though the silhouette was blurry, it still terrified him.
The giant silhouette approached Ryan and seemed to want to lift his helpless body. He tried to calm himself and resist with all his might, but all he could do was only swing his arms and legs. Still in a state of panic, Ryan tried to analyze the giant silhouette, and slowly he was able to make out a picture amid the blur. Hair, eyes, lips, and nose. That was what he discerned from his analysis, which led him to conclude that this giant was most likely a human being, just like himself in his previous life.
The giant then held Ryan's body and lifted him up, treating him very gently as if he were the most fragile creature in the world. The giant hugged Ryan wholeheartedly, rocking him gently and occasionally patting his bottom softly. He wasn't panicking like before, but for some reason he suddenly felt an overwhelming sadness and wanted to cry immediately. And sure enough, Ryan couldn't hold back his feelings and cried as hard as he could.
"$@$&*^...*%#@...%&*$^..."
Amidst his crying, Ryan heard a song coming from the giant. The giant's singing was so melodious, the rhythm of the song seemed to convey that everything would be alright. Adjusting his position slightly, the giant hugged Ryan and stroked his back. Like magic, he calmed down and stopped crying. The giant's singing made Ryan sleepy, but he tried to fight off his drowsiness to understand more about what was happening to him. In the midst of his battle with sleepiness, Ryan could conclude that the giant was none other than a woman. Unfortunately, his struggle against sleepiness was in vain, and he let go of his consciousness completely, feeling utterly comfortable.
***
In a spacious room, with bright cream-colored walls. The room is filled with various furniture such as cabinets, beds, luxurious curtains, fancy chandeliers, wide tables, bookshelves, and a baby crib. The windows in the room are wide open, allowing a gentle warm breeze to flow in and fill the room. At first glance the room appears empty as if no one is there, but actually there is someone in the room, more precisely in the baby crib.
The person in question is a 2-year-old baby with dark brown hair and dull green eyes. The baby is sitting and playing with his blanket. After playing with the blanket, the baby stood up and slowly walked toward the guardrail. He then tried to climb over the guardrail but was unable to do so because it was quite high. The baby boy then gave up and sat back down as before, looking confused.
"I still can't put my head around this. It's been 2 years since I came back to life... I-I still can't believe this happened to me."
The baby boy was actually Ryan. After his death from a heart attack, for some reason Ryan was reborn as a human baby. For the first six months after his rebirth, his feelings were mixed between confusion, sadness, relief, and fear, followed by questioning his existence. Even now, two years after his birth, Ryan still doesn't fully believe his current situation. Actually, Ryan doesn't know for sure if he's really two years old, but judging from his physical condition, which still feels limited compared to his previous self in his late 20s, he assumes he's still a baby.
Ryan truly questioned everything that had happened so far. He wasn't a saint in his previous life, nor was he a famous person who deserved to get the second chance of life that everyone was looking for. He began to wonder if this was all punishment for his sins, but before he could think any further, someone opened the door to his room and entered.
He saw about two people walking towards him, so he calmly pretended to play with his blanket. Sure enough, the two people approached him and peeked at his baby crib. Both of them were women, but their styles of dress were different. One woman was dressed as a maid with long sleeves, complete with a headband and white apron, a long skirt, and leather shoes. The maid had black hair tied up in a bun, sharp gray eyes, and light makeup. The other woman was dressed quite luxuriously in a pale green dress that reached her knees, eye-catching jewelry around her neck, and fine white gloves on her hands.
The woman in the pale green dress then picked up Ryan and hugged him tightly. Long brown hair tied in a ponytail, dull brown eyes, slightly thick makeup. That was what Ryan saw at that moment. Every day, this woman would visit and pick up Ryan, looking at him with affection.
"*&^%, %$#@ here."
"Yes, *&@$&."
"&%$&* my son ^%$#%."
"Is there &^%#$*?"
"I don't *^$#%"
While being rocked by the woman in the pale green dress, Ryan listened to their conversation but understood only a little. It seemed that his body was not yet fully capable of understanding every conversation between the two women. Nevertheless, Ryan always tried to adapt to his new life even though he was only two years old. He believed that the sooner he understood his new environment, the safer it would be for him.
During their conversation, Ryan thought that what was happening to him was similar to the protagonists of the novels he read when he was alive. Not only that, he was also able to clearly recall memories from his previous life. He briefly wondered if he would receive any privileges or cheats upon arriving in this world, but that thought vanished instantly when his body suddenly felt hot. Ryan felt like he had a high fever, sweat began to appear all over his body, and he was shocked and panicked.
Moving restlessly in the arms of the woman in the pale green dress, Ryan tried to tell her that something had happened, but she remained calm and continued to cradle him. Ryan tried to calm himself by regulating his breathing, and a few minutes later he felt the heat in his body subsiding. Feeling calm, he tried to solve the mystery of the heat he had just experienced. However, his focus shattered when the woman in the light green dress began to sing, and strangely, Ryan was always overcome by drowsiness whenever she carried him while singing. Just as he had guessed, while trying to understand the strange situation, he sank into his drowsiness and fell into a deep sleep.