Isekai Nikyoten - Chapter 47

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Painter's Request

　The client Emilio brought in was a very beautiful woman. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

　A shining silver hair and transparent blue eyes. Despite this being summer, her skin is as white as snow without blemishes or sunburn.

　She was wearing a softly-colored one-piece and a light shawl draped over her shoulder.

　A woman with a fleeting impression coupled with a delicate build gave her the impression that she’s going to break if touched carelessly.

　The woman finishes her orderr and her drink arrives.

　After taking a sip of the mint tea, she immediately looked at me and opened her mouth.

「I am sorry for suddenly disturbing you during your day off. I have come here since there is something I absolutely need to ask of you, Teleporter-san. My name is Lefyria」

「Hmm? That name, seems like I’ve seen it in the art gallery before.....?」

　That name was very familiar. Specifically, from the exhibition at the art gallery I stopped by before.

「That is right. My work is currently being displayed at the royal capital’s museum in the Royal Capital’s Exhibition」

「Are you perhaps the painter of that Zeral Castle?」

「That is right」

　Lefyria broadly smiled when I tried asking to confirm.

「That Zeral Castle, it was beautiful」

「Thank you very much. Just hearing you say that makes the effort of painting that piece worthwhile」

　No way, to think that the person who painted that beautiful piece is right in front of me, it’s surprising.

　I had the image of the artist to be more nervous than this, but it was surprising for them to be a gentle woman like her. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

「You might have heard of me from Emilio, but please allow me to introduce myself again. My name is Kureto, a Teleporter at the Adventurer’s Guild and an employee in Emilio’s company」

「Pleased to meet you, Kureto-san」

　Lefyria brightly smiled after I introduced myself.

　It’s a kinda fresh experience to meet an elegant and gentle person, uncommon around me - here.

「By the way, is it alright if I ask about your relationship with Emilio?」

　I’m curious since someone who seemed to have no commercial spirit is a personal acquaintance of Emilio. When I asked her that, Lefyria turned toward Emilio, he nodded at her with a wry smile.

「He is my friend and patron. At the time when I was just starting out and troubled over money, he took a liking to my painting and gave me support and advice」

「Heeー, to think Emilio would do something like that……」

　It’s one thing if it’s about business, but it’s surprising for Emilio to do that kind of thing.

「It was obvious since Lefyria had a talent for painting. I just felt it would be a waste if such a talent ended up ruined. And I simply love beautiful things」

　Using his own words, it was a prior investment, huh?

　That means it must have happened before arriving at the royal capital.

　It was only recently that he arrived in the royal capital. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

　I’m also curious about that, but I’m not gonna get too deeply involved.

「It is only thanks to Emilio’s effort I was able to work in the royal capital and participate in a major exhibition like this」

「Looking at that painting, it was not just Emilio’s strength, I think it was also due to Lefyria-san’s ability though…..」

「No no, I still have a long way to go. I want to try a lot of things even more....」

　Even when I tried to express my honest feelings, Lefyria still replied humbly.

　From Emilio’s wry smile, it looks like this is just her normal behavior.

　This lack of pride might be the secret to Lefyria’s skill.

「I see, understood. So, may I know what it is that Lefyria-san wants?」

「I want Kureto-san to take me to various places with your transfer ability! Places where I can not go alone or places where an ordinary person can not go! I want to paint scenes that ordinary people can not see from various angles!」

　When I tried to ask her the reason for meeting me, Lefyria leaned forward and spoke with enthusiasm.

「I, I see. I understand,d so please calm down」

「……I am sorry, I ended up getting a little too passionate」

　Lefyria’s cheeks turned red when I pointed that out, and she reseated herself.

「So, I just have to bring you with me to various places for your sketch?」

「Yes, that is right. I am receiving a reasonable income, so I think I will be able to pay you properly,y but I wonder if that is all right with you?」

　Lefyria nervously asks as though inquiring hesitantly.

　Hm, I need to take her to all sorts of place and it’s going to take a long time considering the total hours spent working but, it’s not a particularly difficult request.

　There’s no need to do things simultaneously and there is no need to keep track of multiple event. It’s extremely simple compared when teleporting adventurers. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

　It will take quite an amount of time, but I could probably do it at leisure.

「Can I state one condition to accept that request?」

「What is it?」

「If it’s possible, may I ask for Lefyria-san’s painting as the payment instead? Not a huge one like that painting in the exhibition, but just the size I can display in my house」

　Given the choice, I’d prefer Lefyria’s painting instead of money. I had become so captivated by her painting that I ended up thinking that way.

　Emilio cheerfully laughs after hearing my question

「Ahaha, to ask for painting as the payment, Kureto has a discerning eye 」

「I thought it was going to be wonderful to have Lefyria-san’s painting hanging on my house」

　There’s no deep reason, but I had that hunch inside.

「I will be happy to paint for you if you are willing to take on my request」

「Well, it is a deal then」

　When I held out my hand while saying that, Lefyria stared at me in wonder and grabbed my hand.

「As expected from Emilio’s friend, you say a similar thing」

　I made a subtle expression after hearing her words as she chuckled.

　 ●

「Is it enough just to draw paintings?」

　That’s the first thing I asked after we left the cafe.

「Yes, I have my art supplies that have bits of everything,g including coloring tools. Still, I can not bring large tools like an easel」

　Lefyria is holding a travel trunk. Inside that are probably things like her sketchbook, coloring tools, and such. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

　However, I feel like that’s just the bare minimum art supplies.

「You can store and carry anything with Kureto’s magic. If you’d like, why not return to your studio and get your tools?」

「Eh, you can also do that!?」

「I can」

「Then please, I would like to!」

　Lefyria’s eyes shone after I nodded at Emilio’s suggestion.

　As expected, it seems like she’s not satisfied with the art supplies on hand.

　It would be a waste to have insufficient art supplies, even though she’s going to paint the perfect scenery after this.

「In that case, let’s teleport to Lefyria’s studio. By the way, it is within walking distance from my company」

「So you suggested that to take advantage of my teleportation?」

　I thought it was unusual and kind of him to suggest that but it seemed like his purpose was to take advantage of the teleportation itself. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

「It’s fine, isn’t it? I’m acting on Lefyria’s request after all. There’s a chance you would have to turn back midway if I hadn’t said anything, you know?」

「It’s my holiday, so can I charge an extra fee?」

「It doesn’t count as working for the company since it’s a holiday. I am just connecting the two of you after all, and it was my personal request to Kureto」

　Whatever I say he always has a comeback.

　As always, I didn’t think I could win an argument with Emilio.

「Fine. Then I will teleport you close to the company location this time」

「Yes?」

　I cast teleport after telling the two of them.

　We teleported to Emilio’s company office in an instant from in front of the Black Cat cafe.

「Kyaa!」

　Lefyria looked like she was about to fall, so I quickly reached out my hand to catch her.

「Are you alright?」

「I’m sorry, the location suddenly changed so I was surprised」

「Me too, I’m sorry for that. I’ve been taking people with me often lately that I forgot to warn you」

　Traveling with teleport gives you a slight floating sensation. But, it won’t bother you anymore if you've gotten used to it, but I’ve heard that it will give you a strong floating sensation to those who are not familiar with it.

　I ended up forgetting that since the people I use teleport on are adventurers who have high physical abilities and Nina - who has good athletic ability. 

「Incidentally, Lefyria is bad at sports and has trouble staying focused. It’s better to think you’re taking a small child with you」

「It’s true my physical ability is low but it’s not that lo―kyaa!?」

　Lefyria tried to step forward - being angry Emilio pointed that out - but then she tripped over the trunk she had placed down and fell.

　……un, certainly looks like it’s going to be better to face this situation like I’m taking a small kid with me. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

Common Story Here - Chapter 7

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Sanctuary

　Today was another clear blue sky. The sun is shining strongly, but I can feel coolness from the blowing wind. Actually, it’s surprisingly cold when you enter the shade. I’m going to catch a cold if I sweat like this.  www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

　A tall wooden building is currently protecting me from the intense sunlight. It’s something equivalent to the so-called silo that stores the village’s harvest temporarily. It’s the same with the silo from my previous life’s memories, a cylindrical building with three of them standing next to each other.

　And I am sitting on top of a pile of wood close to a silo. I’m sitting absentmindedly here and staring at the village square in front of me. Men and women from the village had gathered there. Everyone has a bright expression on their faces. Today is a festival.

　Now, the inside of the silo is tightly packed to the brim.  However, the silo next to this one is probably only half-full. Moreover, the very last silo is probably quite empty. In short, the harvest of wheat for this year was obviously poorer compared with last year.

　So, the men and women gathering in the square right now are probably feeling anxious inside. Nevertheless, they are still delighted they have completed this year’s farmwork. So they decided to hold a festival - that they usually had in the early autumn - again this year. Although this is still the second time I have seen this festival.

　It seems like I have turned 2 years old. My body has gradually gotten better at moving around. And although it is still baby talk, I am gradually becoming able to speak and understand words. Just that, my family’s environment is still as usual, and my parents are not even trying to talk to m,e so my learning speed is extremely slow. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

　Even now, my parents are far away from me. My stepfather is joining a group of middle-aged men, holding a liquor bottle in one hand.  My mother is having a friendly chat with a group of young women around her age. It’s as if she had completely forgotten that I am still a 2-year-old toddler. Oh well, even if something were to happen, the adults around would notice as long as I am here.

　Even though it’s called ‘a festival’, it’s like there’s anything fun going on here. If we have an abundant harvest for the year, then the village would call musicians and have a big celebration with all the clamor with it, but if anything, things have been simple for the past year or two. So things are similar this time and last time, first, the village gathers in the village square and the village chief gives his speech, then they say their prayer to the Goddess-sama in the small shrine (hokora) nearby, after that, everyone will have lunch together. We can pretty much enjoy the meat provided by the hunters for today. The children will play around until evening, and then they will return home. That’s it.

(something like this)

But, there are fun things the adults look forward to after that.

　I can hear high-pitched metallic sounds *kan kan*. It was from the top of the lookout platform near the silo. There is a bell rung in the event of emergencies, such as a fire, to notify the villagers. Needless to say, there is a total fire ban in this square. To begin with, the first property to be protected in times of fire at the most is this silo with all the wheat inside.

　However, the sound of the bell resounding right now was not because there was a sudden emergency or anything happening. This is a sign that the village chief will soon begin so it was a notice for everyone to gather.

　A white haired man stepped out from the corner of the square. He’s an old man with a slight beard on his face and a slender build, but his back is straight. Although everyone respected the village chief, his attire didn’t look any different from everyone else. He’s wearing worn-out clothes just like my mother.

　He stood on top of a wooden crate and said a few words, after that, all the adults raised their hands and erupted in joy. Apparently, it was good news.

　I couldn’t completely understand what he was saying with my poor language skills, but basically, this is what it means. This year’s wheat harvest is lower than usual, so it’s uncertain whether we can survive until spring. However, the village chief went to the lord’s castle to appeal for help regarding their dire situation. That appeal was accepted and it seems like we will receive a reduction in tax for this year. This means we can get make it through the year.

　And after the village chief said ‘Now, let us offer our prayer of gratitude to the Goddess-sama’, the villagers responded accordingly. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

　There was a clearing halfway on the path leading deep into the forest. Walking and looking at that on my right side, there was the shrine of the goddess we aimed for.

　I’m not surprised or moved since I saw it last year.  And I also don’t feel disappointed.  It’s the same shabby shrine. Perhaps it would be more appropriate to say it was a slightly bigger Jizo statue. There is a stone roof slightly shorter than the height of an adult male, and under that roof is a stone statue of a woman standing upright. She is said to be the most beautiful and compassionate goddess, the goddess of 「Blessing」, but I completely don’t understand her blessing or whatnot.

　It seems there is water leaking since there are cracks on the stone roof, and because of many years of weathering and rain, the face of the goddess has almost been completely eroded. Even though their goddess is like this, the people of the village show no signs of repairing the goddess statue. Even if the goddess’s statue is holy and people are reluctant to touch it, they could at least repair the roof.

　Looks like I’m not the only one who has no faith. After praying to the goddess for appearance’s sake, everyone quickly leaves the shrine. While we are on the way here, barbecue preparation has been completed in the forest’s clearing. Some liquors are also prepared.

　Even so, I turn around. In this world, it seems like people are basically talking about goddesses when they talk about god. I’m still not fluent in the language, and I haven’t received any religious education, so I don’t understand them in detail, but I know there are many goddesses.  There are many goddesses with various attributes, such as the goddess of 「Blessing」, 「Space-Time」, 「Healing」, I occasionally hear the adults murmuring prayers to them.

　So, who was the black-haired man who sent me into this world? A being who has the power to intervene the afterlife. Of course, he might be one among the numerous gods. Even so, I haven’t found any prayer dedicated to him or a shrine worshipping him at all.

　I wonder who that man is in this world?

　By the time the western skies began to be dyed orange, I was once again sitting on top of the pile of wood on the square.

　When I compared everything to the memories of my previous life, everything tasted bad, but quite frankly, being able to eat until I’m full was still the best thing. I feel a little happiness.

　But, it was such a small happiness.

　There are no adults around. All the children should also play around in the village. Since I was still 2 years old, originally my parents or our relatives should have taken care of me, but as expected, no one paid attention to me since they knew that I was a child as a result of adultery.

　That being the case, this feels comfortable to me. I can be wherever I want since no one is paying attention to me.

　For better or worse, I am lonely. And yet, it’s not just loneliness. I still don’t understand the language of this world enough, and naturally, I can’t read either. I have no experience of playing with children my age and there is also no physical contact between me and my parents or relatives.

　Why am I, in this kind of place?

　After what happened last year, I could imagine how my parents will act from now on. My father is already in a drunken stupor. He would probably keep on drinking liquor until he collapsed all night long. As for my mother? Even on days like this, she will still have her secret lovemaking.

　Originally, musicians and performers will come from outside of the village on festival days and for people like them, prostitution is also one part of their occupation. It is actually one of the reasons why the children were sent home during the first half of the festival. Only on this day can they set aside the relationship between husband and wife, and they can surrender themselves to pleasure for the moment.

　But in recent years, the village has become poor, and there has been no opportunity for the musicians to visit. Nevertheless, this doesn’t mean that humans’ basic desire disappears

　I actually overheard this story from the adults’ hushed conversation, although I could barely make out the content of their conversation from bits and pieces. And I suspect that my real father is also a performer who came from outside during this kind of festival. Otherwise, this hair color will probably be inexplicable. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

　And so, I am killing my time here, having been neglected by my relatives and parents.

　Really, just what is the use of my being reborn here?

　Two years had passed since then, but there is not even a trace of any special power that the black-haired man told me.

　Don’t tell me, I was deceived by him? Or was it just me being unlucky?

　Nah, to begin with, was the memory of seeing the world after my death itself just my delusion? But then, what about my memories from my previous life? Are you saying all those memories of my 36 years of life in that world are also my delusion?

　……that might be so. Actually, what is the use of my experience as a Japanese person on Earth right now? The only thing I brought from the world on the other side was emptiness.

　I stood up, staggeringly.

　What to do. Where should I go? There’s no point in being here. Going home? No one will be back until late tonight. My father was brought back to our house, and I had to wait for my mother who had been sleeping with a bunch of different men, to sneak back home. Don’t joke around.

　There’s no such thing as a destination as I start walking in the opposite direction from my house. This Linga village was originally a small village with around 30 households. If a small toddler were to go straight through the village, they could immediately leave the village. On the other side of the village is the forest.

　I continue walking, following the path I passed through during the day. I can see the square on my right side. The barbecue during the day had been cleaned up and now preparations for a campfire in the middle of the square are underway. The remaining adults are drinking liquor here. Deep in the forest, men and women are secretly making love. That has nothing to do with me.

　I keep on walking straight ahead. I arrived in front of the goddess’s shrine. Under the afterglow, the goddess's face appeared to darken.

　I stuck out my hand.

　Right now, I want something to happen. I wish I could cut off the goddess’s neck.

　Of course, nothing happened.

　Yeah. Isn’t it my own ties that I should be cutting? If I could leave this village and go somewhere else.

　Of course, that’s impossible. At least, to me right now. I wonder if things will be different if I grow up and obtain a certain ability? But, what must I be able to do to survive outside? And can I really acquire the power to make that possible within this village? Or maybe, I will just spend the rest of my life as an unremarkable villager and end it in misery. That’s it.

　If that were to be my life, then I would have no regret. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

　But, no matter how desperate I felt, I just couldn’t bring myself to commit suicide. I want to know what lies beyond death.

　Suddenly, I turned my gaze toward the other side of the shrine.

　That side is an area the villagers do not enter. In short, that’s outside the village.

　I felt like giving it a try and going there.

　Normally, I wouldn’t act like this. I don’t know what kind of fierce animal resides in the forest and to begin with, there are no benefit to me for doing such a thing.

　But it was different now. In any case, I want to go outside. I want to see the outside world of this aggravating village. I don’t want to commit suicide, but I won’t regret it even if my own action results in death.

　The sunlight at dusk doesn’t reach inside the forest, it is obviously dim. But I already made up my mind and stepped deeper into the forest.

　There are sounds of twigs breaking under my feet. I walked quite a bit. When I look up, I can see the purplish red sky through the gaps in the trees. The stars had also begun to twinkle.

　A short distance away I could hear the sound of water. It’s a river.

　As I approached the sound, I could see a waterfall. The drop is not even a meter. The water flowing from deep within the forest was deep black in color. The water is so clear to the point of being transparent, it doesn’t have any color, and reflects the bottom clearly.

　The sound of flowing water was never unpleasant to the ears. I don’t mind listening to it the whole time. In fact, I even felt a strange sense of relaxation.

　I sat down on a round stone nearby.

　Even though the trees above me are so tall and cover everything in darkness, I strangely didn’t feel uneasy. A gentle breeze is blowing, swaying the high branches. It feels like an elder is waving their hand kindly. The darkness here not only doesn’t bring me fear or anxiety, but it also brings a peaceful sleep.

　Then, I stare at the changing scenery before my eyes. The world is dyed in a faint purplish-red color, but it gradually starts to darken. It is being repainted to indigo blue.

　A change. It was such a beautiful change that I almost forgot to breathe. I see, it’s not bad for a little adventure. Just this alone made it worth it to come to this place, I thought, then I tried to put strength into my knees and stand up.  And at that moment, my eyes caught something different.

　I can see a small point of light. It came from somewhere a little further. It looks like it’s floating above the water. What is that? www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

　It was, a pure white deer. No, the moment I thought it was a deer I found out that its body is as big as a cow. But, it has antlers like a deer or reindeer. Just that, those antlers were shining silver.

　That animal suddenly appeared from deep in the forest and stared right at me. I don’t know why but I feel like there’s intelligence to be found in those eyes.

　After showing me a smile-like expression on its face, it dipped its legs into the river water. Then it walked straight to my side just like that with no hesitation at all, and then plopped down and lay down beside me. Its belly is exposed, and from its swollen udders, it is clear it is a female. She didn’t show any wariness towards me at all. If there were such a defenseless animal as this nearby, a hunter is going to immediately catch them.

　I nervously tried to touch the white fur. The animal’s body surface seemed to faintly shine somehow. She narrows her eyes and kindly smiles again.

　She bent her forelegs as if beckoning me so I boldly lay down on my back. It’s warm. At this rate, I feel like I’m going to fall asleep.

　My eyes were about to close, but I opened them again. I’m going to catch a cold if I were to fall asleep in this kind of place......such a worry appeared in my mind.

　Then, our eyes met. What I was resting my head on was not the body of the white beast. It was the lap of a beautiful woman with silver hair, wearing white clothes. A mysterious air drifted around her, she possesed the purity of a girl and both the warmth and calmness of an affectionate mother.

　She smiled lovingly when she noticed my gaze and gently stroked my head. I feel so secure that I closed my eyes.

　…and suddenly, I sprang up.

　Somehow, I fell asleep before I realized it.

　What occurred just now was it a dream?

　But, beyond the completely darkened space, I could still see a small point of light.

　Trying to make sure of the true identity of that small light this time, I stare fixedly at it and then I realize, there are other points of lights. These are..... www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

　Fireflies!

　Countless numbers of fireflies began to wander around after waiting for night to fall. Warm yellow specks of light dance here and there, casting a pale bluish glow over the surroundings. Suddenly, I felt something caressing my skin. A firefly flies close to me. No sooner after that, a different firefly landed on my knee, flashing its light there. It’s as if they are not afraid of humans.

　I was suddenly filled with an emotion I had never felt before. I wonder how to explain this?

　Right. I am not just looking at this scenery. I am also part of this scenery.

　I became aware of it with a start. I felt a sense of peace. It’s like nothing I have ever experienced before. I felt like I was being shaken to my very core.

　I wonder how to explain this feeling.

　Even if someone were to appear before me, sympathize with my situation, and offer words of encouragement, I would probably just reject them. There is no way I would do things like lending an ear to such self-assertive words. Because reality is reality after all.

　But, this space is not like that. It doesn’t matter how you perceive this scenery. You are free to interpret it however you want. But, it naturally makes me feel joy. I desperately try to grasp the 「Realization」 that rose in my mind.

　That’s right. Don’t I actually know nothing at all? There’s even a beautiful place right next to the village. Maybe even the villagers don’t know about this. Who could have expected that I would come here today?

　 The despair that had filled my heart until now has mostly vanished. I wonder where I will be in 20 years' time? Am I not just continuing to say in this village as an unremarkable peasant? By then, won’t I still be shunned by everyone in the village? Won’t this miserable life continue to go on in the future like now?

　……I don’t know, do I?

　There is no means to erase the pain. But, why do I have to reserve future pain right now?

　It’s such a mysterious place.

　I wonder when was the last time my heart felt really clear?

　I stood up and looked up at the night sky. The golden moon is beginning to show itself through the gaps between the trees. The stars overhead are shining their white lights against the pitch black sky. Suddenly, a thin white streak is being drawn in the night sky. It’s a shooting star!

　The line of light that passed by in an instant seemed as if it were born out of a playful spirit. There, I need to think of a wish carefully now. There’s no telling when it will happen again after all.

　Seeing the drifting stars in the darkness, I felt the blessing of this world for the first time. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

Tensei Shite Inaka de Slowlife wo Okuritai - Chapter 607

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Assist

　Once all the ingredients were fired, it looked like all the guests’ stomachs had calmed down quite a bit. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

　Chairs are being set up in the garden, and everyone is enjoying tea while sitting down.

　Time is flowing at a relaxed pace.

「Alfried, I want to eat this king shrimp and scallop」

「I want shishitou pepper and potato」

　While everyone else is having their tea time after the meal, Gideon and Shelka were still staying in front of the cooking space and asking for more.

　Although we have served them more than 30 skewers, it seems like the two of them can still eat more.

　Student’s appetite for food is amazing.

「I’m sorry. Please let me get some rest. I will leave the rest to the chefs of the Misfid house」

　Nonetheless, I have been standing all along this time, so as expected, I got tired.

　Leaving the two starving people to the young chef of Misfid's house, I got a platter of skewers I had reserved for myself and left the cooking space.

　I sit down on an empty seat opposite the cooking space.

　After drinking fruit water and let out a sigh, I decided to eat the skewers I had fried myself.

　First is the eggplant.

　The coating is crispy and juicy inside.

「Un, this is delicious」

　It’s so satisfying, you can’t imagine it was a vegetable.

　Adding sauce to it deepens the richness, and eating with salt brings out the sweetness from the eggplant.

　After the eggplant is the onion. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

　It has crunchy coatings outside with sweetness that spreads out from the inside. The sweetness that spreads with every bite is irresistible.

　Adding sauce gives a good balance with the sourness.

　Onions will still remain overly crunchy if not cooked properly and leave a sharp taste, but there’s none of that in this onion. It was fried at just the right level, even if I say so myself.

　Once I ate the onion, the next was the black pig meat.

　When I chew it, the characteristic strong sweetness and the umami from the black pig spread out.

「Un, the meat has a nice chewy bite to it, it’s good」

　The meat has a strong chewiness and meat juice oozes out each time my teeth bite into it. Each bite is really something else.

「May we sit with you?」

　Just as I was heartily eating skewers like that, Schugel - accompanied by Floria - came over.

　……you may not. I’m still eating skewers. Please go over there instead. How happy I would be if I could say something like that.

「Please」

「Excuse me then」

　After enjoying about 10 skewers, my stomach has finally calmed down.

　And thinking about it that way, perhaps Schugel also paid attention to that since I was cooking.

　Nah, but he’s obviously still impatient as someone who comes to someone who is eating.

　I’d be happy if he could wait until I finish eating, though.

「Schugel-sama, how were the deep-fried skewers?」

　I asked Schugel after wiping the area around my mouth clean with a napkin.

　The main reason for today’s party is for Schugel to try the skewers after all. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

「I am delighted by it. I did not think you could bring out the flavor of the ingredients this much by frying them. It is truly a wonderful cooking」

「It was fascinating, we can enjoy various ingredients, and they are in bite-sized pieces and are easy to eat」

　Schugel has a satisfied look on his face while Floria said that with a smile.

「Also, Alfried-dono’s suggestion of having the chefs cook in the venue themselves to serve the food was interesting」

　I thought it was similar to when a chef cuts roast beef in a party venue, but it seems like that is not something you see much in noble culture around here.

　That’s unexpected. I mean, the nobles are going to be pleased if you show the chefs demonstrating their cooking with the iron plate cooking method

「I would like to introduce these skewers at the next high society party from our Misfid house.  Is it possible to purchase the official recipe for the skewers from you, Alfried-dono? Although you have already given some guidance to our chefs, and this is a bit late.....」

　He must have heard from Bernard that they have received guidance on deep-fried skewers.

　Schugel said while smiling wryly.

「I don’t mind. I would appreciate it if you could discuss the details with the head of my family, my father」

「Got it. I will do that」

　Secret technique, leaving everything entirely to someone else.

　Perhaps Nord-tousan sensed from how things have been going and already expects that things would turn out this way by the time the deep-fried skewers tasting event begins. I saw him discussing things with Elna-kaasan in the middle of the night, so Nord-tousan has probably prepared the draft for the details.

「Now, it is now up to Gregor-dono」

　Once the talk about the deep-fried skewer is done, Schugel’s gaze moved into the distance.

　At a table a little distance from ours, Gregor and Barnack were having a discussion.

　Barnack is scanning the script for the puppet show, and Gregor is desperately negotiating with him while holding a doll in his hand. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

「From the looks of it, the reaction is kind of subtle, isn't it 」

　Gregor is desperately trying to convey the merit of the puppet show, but Barnack does not appear to quite understand it.

　A puppet show has never been performed in public in the royal capital, and no one has ever performed it before.

　Even Barnach has probably never seen it before.

　Even so, if he explain it properly, then Barnack - who is well-versed in arts - is going to understand it, but perhaps it’s due to his strong love of dolls that Gregor’s words feel very biased. Even I might not understand it with that kind of explanation.

「Alfried-dono, can I ask you to support him?」

「If it is about support, would Schugel-sama be more suitable?」

　Schugel is acquainted with Barnack and has a good relationship with him.

　Even when he arrived at the party, the two of them were so friendly with each other.

　Wouldn’t it be better for Schugel to support him rather than me?

「I certainly have a good relationship with Barnack, but his feelings about the arts will not be moved by just that alone. And Alfried-dono's words as someone who truly understands the meaning of puppet show carry weight」

　……err no, I really don’t like dolls that much, you know.

　Although I can’t agree that he thought of me as a doll lover on the same level as Gregor, there’s no point in bringing that up now.

「Understood. I will try」

　Although it was just a joke, I was the one who suggested the puppet show to Gregor after all.  Let’s back him up to make his business 

「Gregor, how is the talk about the puppet show?」

「Maybe it is because I am explaining it poorly, but I could not convey it well to Barnack-sama....」

「Barnack-sama, may I have the honor to sit with you as well?」

「Aah, I don’t mind. I have heard that this puppet show was originally Alfried-dono’s suggestion. Please let me hear what you have to say as well」

「Then, allow me to explain」

　I took a seat next to Gregor after receiving Barnack’s permission. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

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Author Note :

"This might be kind of gross…

      ⚠ Gore Warning! ⚠

It seems to be really bad, so if you can't handle it, I recommend skipping it. 🙇‍♂️"

TL Note : Really, you can skip after "---" and continue after "---"

Early Afternoon Affair

 After he finished tormenting me as usual, he searched for his usual 「Escape」 again. It was liquor. After finding an earthenware pot hidden behind the cupboard, he left the house with the pot in one hand.

 The man who left the house has brown hair, and the woman who is currently having her physical exercise in the bedroom is also brown. And while I’m at it, the man who is her partner right now, and also all the villagers - as far as I know - have brown hair. With the exception of the elderly with their white hair. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

 So, where does my black hair come from I wonder? Whatever the case, it is certain that I am the child of her with a man from somewhere. You would normally think so. And that is certainly not an interesting thought for the husband. That’s also probably why the women in the village looks at me with cold gazes.

 But, there is a possibility that this hair color is not due to the biological father. I jumped down to this world while maintaining a strong image of myself. I naturally had black hair in my previous life so I think that’s probably why my hair became black here as well.

 After a while, the bedroom’s door was opened. I saw two people walking out with weak steps with smiles full of contentment on their faces. And then the woman sees the man off to the front door. After that, her footsteps are coming this way. And here I am, just sitting here soaking wet.

 As soon as she saw me, her expression suddenly warped. She looks visibly annoyed. She briefly shouted something with disgust. At the same time, she gave me a sharp slap. Even if I don’t understand the meaning of the words, I can somehow understand them now. ‘What are you doing, you’ve gotten the room all wet again!’ she probably said something like that. She must think I went somewhere to play and then brought all the dirt and water into the room.

 This is the worst life ever. My previous life was better than this.  I might have had the same experience as a child over there, but it was a good thing since I still have no memories of my past lives.

 So I should probably make good use of my father’s abuse immediately and die a quick death. So I thought so many times, but there is just one regret I can’t let go of.  That psychic ability. It’s possible that the unknown man’s words in that purple world were true. The power 「to cut」 and 「to plunder」.

 I tried to use that ability so many times, imagining all kinds of images, but something like an ‘ability’ has never occurred. Sure enough, I wonder whether that psychic ability exists within me or still haven’t awakened yet. I don’t even know which it is.

 Now, although it is still early, I wonder if my mother is going to prepare dinner. If so then I will finally have my first meal of the day. It’s fine if it’s leftover scraps as long as I can eat it.

 So I thought, but she returned unusually with a change of clothes. I wonder what’s gotten into her. She stripped me of my wet clothes and changed me into dry clothes. Although it has become quite warm from earlier, this is still something to be thankful for. It felt uncomfortable to stay wet, and I didn’t want to catch a cold.

 After she finished changing my clothes, she picked me up and stood up. I should be quite heavy but I guess it’s because she is a farm girl. Still, it’s going to be a bit tough for her if we’re going to the center of the village that was around 100 meters from here.

 She also brings a backpack with her. Only my head is sticking out from that backpack. It’s been since the festival day since I left the house like this. As for things that happened before that.....I can’t quite remember them, but I guess it was about half a year since the last time?

 From our house - which is on a small hill - I can have a view of the village. And the woman walks down the hill step by step. Along the way, I can also see the wheat fields that we manage. It’s probably going to be harvest time. The strong sunlight makes the deep green color of the distant trees shine. Above us is the blue sky and white clouds. In addition, there is the choking smell of the earth and grass. The natural environment here is the only thing I like in this place, but regrettably, the adults around me are the worst. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

 We were almost at the village but suddenly, a question came to my mind. There are many occasions for her to leave the house to get necessary items. But, at that time I always stay at home. In that case, where does she want to take me this time?

 No way, is she going to throw me away? I thought it was possible but it feels different this time. If that’s the case, there is probably no need to change my clothes, right. Perhaps on the contrary, she dressed me up only as an afterthought or something? But if it’s like that, then you’d think to at least give me something sweet, and that slap right before we left was also unnecessary

 While I was thinking of such things, she stopped walking before a certain house. This is also a shabby house on the outskirts of the village.

 My mother continues to walk inside the house while calling out something to whoever it is inside. A hoarse voice replied with a rough tone from the back. Looks like it’s fine for now. Maybe she came to a relative’s house? But at least this doesn’t look like her parents’ house. We dropped by at her parents’ house on the festival day and I remember it.

 The inside of the house suddenly became dark. In contrast with the humidity outside, it was pleasantly cold here. There was no sign of anyone here. A sharp, distinct smell hung in the air, a smell that is often found in old people’s houses.

 An obviously ugly, old woman came out with big strides. A lewd smile plays on her lips. Her eyes also have a somewhat feverish air to it. What, kind of person is this? I can’t quite recall. In my previous life, people who had this kind of face are.....that’s right! Solicitor in a busy street. Whispering things like, 'we have a nice girl, 3000 yen for an hour if you come with us right now', the same eyes as those solicitors of a rip-off bar.

 No, no way right? I have no money right now, and neither does my mother. There is nothing more people can scam out of us anymore. I’m sure this old woman is a good-for-nothing but she shouldn’t be my opponent. Actually, right now my mother looks to be making jokes with her in a friendly atmosphere between them. It was such a friendly atmosphere, more than when she visited her parents’ house. I’m sure this woman is probably the one who taught my mother’s bitchy conduct.

 After a while, the old woman’s attention turned toward me. Intentionally bringing me with her to this place, I see, she must have some business with me. From my perspective, this is definitely my first meeting with the other person.

 The old woman approached my face, still with a lewd smile on her face. There is a bad smell. It’s a strong smell like a cigarette’s tar. I turn my face away reflexively, but she grabs my head and forces me to face her.

 The old woman then puts some distance between us and says something to my mother. My mother nods. After that, the old woman took out 3 copper coins from her pocket.  Seeing that, my mother laughs exaggeratedly. With an embarrassed expression on her face, the old woman took out another 2 copper coins, and finally my mother nodded. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

 Once that’s done, the two of them turned toward me at the same time. Wha, what are you planning on doing.....

 The old woman’s eyes are already bloodshot. I don’t really understand what’s happening but this is bad. Something terrible will definitely happen. What to do. Should I cry out loud? But, no one will probably come and help. This is a small house in the village’s outskirts, so there are probably no other adults in the surroundings.

 My mother has a meaningful smile on her face. There’s no doubt she finds it amusing. In the meantime, the old woman’s arms embrace me.

 She brought me to her bedroom. Although this is still daytime, the old woman closed up the window with a wooden board and lit something for light, something that looked like a firewood. It is dim, but I can still see somewhat.

 In this situation, the old woman approached me while grinning broadly. I wonder what would happen to me? Just when I thought like that.

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 The old woman’s face covered my vision. I can feel moisture on my lips. And inside my mouth, a tongue that reminds me of an earthworm, persistently crawled around. I finally came to my senses after a few seconds. This old hag, she stole my first kiss! And that’s also counting from my previous life!

 What is this for? If this is, for example, an act to give me a good luck charm or a spell, then it can’t be helped. In the first place, the act of kissing might possibly be different from the act of kissing in my previous life. However, it seems like that’s not the case. Most importantly, I can only see twisted desire in the old woman’s eyes. Even now, she sucked my lips with pichapicha sounds while showering me with feverish gazes.

 I almost got goosebumps from disgust. I want to turn my face away, but the old woman’s firmly locked my head with her arms. Even if that wasn’t the case, she was on top of my as I was facing upwards on top of the bed. A young child who still can’t stand and walk by himself is not someone who can easily be pushed away. 

 The old hag was enjoying my lips for some time, however, she was not satisfied with that. She puts her hands on my clothes while making some sort of a cat-like sounds. Not wanting to let that happen, I desperately grabbed my hem and didn’t let go.

 I clearly understood what she was trying to do. This old hag, she likes a virgin. I can’t believe it. If she wants a young and strong man, then that’s one thing!

 The old hag let go of my body momentarily due to my resistance but the look in her eyes told me she didn’t seem to give up on this yet. She quickly stands up and reach for a jar by the window. She smeared a brown mucus-like thing inside he jar onto her hand and suddenly grabbed my hair with her other hand. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

 I failed to pay attention to my head as I was desperately protecting my clothes, and then she suddenly stuck her finger into my nostril. The brown salve was rubbed onto the inside of my nose. At that moment, an indescribable stimulation and burning-like pain shot through my body.

 I suddenly felt my nostrils swell up. I couldn’t breathe and couldn’t help but open my mouth. And then again, a tanned, bonny hand thrusted into my mouth. I choked violently, but she didn’t show any concern for me at all.

 Then, I felt a hand slipping inside my underwear.  Even when I realized what had happened and my body stiffened, it was already too late.  By the time the old woman pulled out her hand, my body was already tormented by the pain of ice and fire.

 Not, good. Let’s run away.

 Thinking like that, I tried to get out of bed. But she grabbed my hair and pulled me back to her. She roughly threw me onto the bed and I lost my strength from the pain. But, the old woman was still merciless. Perhaps it was a punishment for going against her, I was showered with her slap, once, twice, and thrice.

 Her bloodshot eyes looked down at me. However,  I was already gasping for breath. In a hazy state of consciousness, I realized that a dirty had touched my clothes.

 This, this is too awful. I was used as a toy immediately after being born.....

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 But, my thoughts gradually become tangled and fade away.  The pain I felt was amplified and eventually took away my consciousness.

 When I came to my senses, I was at home. I was lying on the floor, not the bed. And it was already evening.

 Cockroaches are still sticking to the wall of the house as usual. But at this point, I no longer cared about such things.

 I’m hungry. But, I don’t want to eat anything.

 Since then, what has happened to me? What did they do? I didn’t see anything, I also didn’t remember anything. But, the throbbing pain in my private parts tells me. It.....was taken away.

 I wish an earthquake would suddenly strike. A fire would be fine too. Even a flood would be fine. I want this entire village - including me - to be destroyed, killing everyone.

 That’s enough. I want to wake up. If I have this psychic power or whatever. Cut off all ties between me and this world. Not good, huh

The smell of vegetable stew drifts in from the kitchen. Looks like, for the first time in a day, they are finally going to give me something to eat. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

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Days Full Of Affection

 Looking back, modern Japan’s house has a clean impression and actually hygienic. The glass windows created a space separate from the outside world while still allowing the room to be bright. There are probably all sorts of materials for the wall but wallpapers are always used so it looks well-ordered and pretty. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

 So how about this place? There is only a single small window, but it’s left open even now. It’s almost the time of the year for mosquitoes to start appearing. I actually want to close it, but it’s just simply impossible as I my hands can’t reach it.

 And, this is a house at the edge of a farming village. There is a small forest just right nearby and so there are countless insects that come flying in. Even now, there is an insect that looked like a cockroach on the wall, staying there without moving. I mean, it’s not very noticeable since it blends in with the color of the wall’s wood, but that, that’s definitely a cockroach. 

 But right now, I don’t have the power to change this situation. To begin with, that is not even the time to do that.

 It seems like it’s been a year since I was born in this world. I wasn’t counting each and every day that passed though. There are two things that gave me a clue for that. First, the growing wheat’s appearance.

 The other one, is my birthday. Though I said it was my birthday, it wasn’t celebrated or anything.

 There was a festival in the village a while ago. Though I don’t really understand what the festival was about.  Everyone went to pray at a small shrine during the day. And it seems like there a bonfire in the middle of the village’s square where everyone had a feast together. As for the one-year-old me, I was carried and participated in the beginning of the feast and after that I was left to stay at home.

 And five days after that festival, the three women from before visited our house together. The eldest, an old woman among them, gave a long sermon while holding a hair ornament made of wooden material. I didn’t really understand the meaning of her sermon but occasionally she shouted while pointing at me. Then, the old woman puts the hair ornament in my mother’s hair. After that, the two other women standing behind her handed her a broom and a kitchen knife. Then they walked to the exit of the house, bowed to us, and left.

 At first, I thought they were having arguments with my mother, but that doesn’t seem to be the case. The relationship between my mother and them had always been cold from the start, and even at the last moment of their parting, there was no atmosphere of them having arguments. The old woman’s words sounded insistent, but if I had to say, it was the tone of someone explaining something. As for the hair ornament, or the broom and kitchen knife, the two other women gave us with their gestures, there was something ceremonial in that. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

 Since then, those women have never visited this house even once. Instead, I seems to have been given a name. My mother and my father will say 「Fals(ファルス)」 whenever they see me. Even the visitors who rarely came to our house called me that name so that is probably my name.

 In short, that’s how it is. The women who supported my mother during the difficult time after childbirth handed back the authority of the household to her after she made it through the year. The infant who could die any moment has grown big enough that he seems to be able to stand and walk now. Although the child is still weak that it’s not strange that he could die any moment, he has escaped from a critical situation for now. And so they gave the child a formal name.

 Incidentally, my growth rate at one year old was actually not very good. In fact, I still can’t stand or walk properly.

 At least, I haven’t eaten enough. As a matter of fact, there is a most pressing issue at hand, that. It’s unavoidable since I was born into a poor farming village, but that is not the only reason.

 First of all, the problem I must mention is my mother. In just a year, she had completely abandoned her sense of responsibility as a mother. She left the house alone without leaving any food behind. And rather than doing farmwork, she simply wandered around to play.

 Wandering around to play? How is it possible to make such a deduction when I’m still a poorly developed 1-year-old who can hardly even go out? No, it’s not a deduction or a guess. I hardly ever leave the house, but I know full well what happened inside this house. To sum up….

 I heard footsteps. I’m not alone. And again

 Light footsteps followed by heavy footsteps. There are two, a man and a woman. One of them is my mother, while the other one is a young man from the village. They start to whisper to each other as soon as they enter the house. On her part, she was smiling broadly.  The man also has a lewd look on his face, looking forward to what’s to come. In a rural village where there is no entertainment, even the courses of activities for dating couples are limited. The two of them didn’t waste any time and headed straight to the bedroom.

 This often happens, and moreover, her partner changes frequently to the point that at first, I thought this was her job. That’s because, apparently, my house is located at the edge of the villagee and both of my parents seem to be outcasts in the village. To make matters worse, when it comes to her husband, he is an outrageous drunkard.  It’s difficult for a woman to manage everything from raising her children to paying for living expenses with a woman’s slender means.....so, I could understand that prostitution was unavoidable. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

 However, that doesn’t seem to be the case. Originally, they just tried to get rid of the troublesome middle-aged man who gets violent when drunk with the village’s number one bitch - which is mother - and paired them together. As proof of that, both of my parents received a kind of support.....which was a kind of rein for them.....from their parent’s house and siblings.....and previously, there was a time when my father returned just after my mother brought back a man as usual, which caused quite the big fuss. Perhaps she received some benefits from her sexual relationships but it probably didn’t add to the family’s finances.

 That’s why, I am currently being neglected. I can hear a flirtatious voice coming from the door. Also, the creaking sounds of the worn-out bed. I’m not saying you shouldn’t do it, but at least give me a small piece of food to eat.

 In my previous life, I was never blessed with a relationship with the opposite sex. I am still 1 year old, but will I become popular with women in the future? It will still take some time for this small body to experience pleasure, but precisely because I understand it from my knowledge, it makes my frustration even stronger.

 But, whether it’s my frustration or whatnot, this was not the time and place to say such an easygoing thing.

 I couldn’t help but look at the shadow of a large man. What are you doing here, not working when it’s broad daylight?

 The person who showed up unexpectedly was my father. Wearing shabby outerwear, with unkempt hair and an unshaven face. Even though he has a slovenly air about him, only his eyes are sharp and determined. It looks like he already realized what exactly going on the moment he came here after passing through the door that was left open.

 It was terrible at first when he caught her cheating on him. He went on a rampage indiscriminately. He beat his wife so badly that he almost killed her. The lover somehow managed to sneak away and call for help, so he was held down by the villagers in the end. And it seems like he was warned not to act violently anymore.

 However, he was cheated on by his wife right in front of his eyes. In this kind of situation, he should have the moral advantage but he’s a hooligan to begin with and a lazy person so there was no one in the village who took his side. The men might possibly be biased in their judgment because they don’t want to give up their rights to enjoy his wife.

 So, despite his wretched situation, he could only glare at the bedroom’s direction. And there’s me, who can’t move at all while staring at him.

 The best scenario to me right now is for him to silently take some money or liquor from the kitchen and leave. And in such cases, even my mother would feel obliged to let him do that not won’t harshly criticize him for it. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

 But, this time, it seems like I was a little unlucky.

 My eyes met his. I flailed my arms and legs trying to escape, but it was too late. He crouched down in front of me and began to speak to me about something, although his tone was gentle. I don’t really understand what he was saying, but it was probably something incredibly foul. Judging from his expression and the nuance, I could guess it somehow.

 I was so terrified I couldn’t say anything as he grabbed the scruff of my outerwear and raised my body. It’s pointless to scream. My mother is currently screaming loudly so I don’t think she will notice a small scream. And even if she notices she won’t be able to do anything.

 He quickly carried me away as he raised me up with one hand. Passing through the front door and walking around to the back of the house. That means, yeah, that’s where we’re going.

 There is a water jug at the back of the house on the opposite side to the bedroom. Water is something important for daily life, whether for coking or washing. But this is a world where there is no tap water. We drew water from the nearby river, but it was such a large water jug.

 The man lightly lifted up the wooden cover.  And then, he put his large hands on both sides of my body. Now, there was no hope I could escape, no matter how much I struggled.

 He brought my head closer to the water jug. The water surface is transparent, without a single ripple. So I could clearly see my face. It was the face of a plump infant.

 I take a slow, deep breath, quietly so it won’t get noticed. But before I could inhale air, my head was thrust into the water.

 At first, there was often direct violence. He would stab my skin with a pointed part of a splintered branch or press red-hot stones into my skin. However, such cruelty that leaves external wounds was immediately discovered. And as expected, even he realized that he should refrain himself to continue doing such acts that would worsen his situation.

 So this is it. Wet clothes will eventually dry after all. And since I’m a 1-year-old infant, I can’t speak to anyone. In other words, he enjoys seeing me struggle in the water right up to the brink of death. It’s quite a good hobby.

 In short, this man has no courage to kill me. I already know that, but still, the possibility is there. And I always try to put on a decent act each time, without overdoing it. In other words, I acted as if I were choking and was about to drown.

 Would it really be fine to entertain him like that, you ask? Since he got a kind of ‘reward’ for his abusive actions, he would probably return to torment again. However, that’s precisely because of that, if I got used to his abuse and didn’t show any reaction whatsoever, it might just provoke him to do more. At that time, it will all be too late.

 And after several rounds of diving practice, I was finally pulled out. At that time - with water dripping onto the water's surface, I saw the reflection of my face. And, I could confirm my own face whether I liked it or not. The reason why I was being abused by this man. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

 I have black hair.

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Author note : 

"Warning.

This chapter is one of the most graphic in the story, containing highly intense depictions of gore, and in some places, suggestive sexual expressions. Some readers may experience psychological stress.

For those who do not wish to see excessively brutal descriptions directly, I recommend reading the summary instead: https://ncode.syosetu.com/n6359da/3/

Additionally, for those who still choose to proceed, I will include individual warnings before particularly graphic scenes."

 A gentle breeze caresses my cheeks. There is a hint of vibrant humidity and a fresh scent of plants. It feels somewhat nostalgic. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

 A small spark of consciousness lit up inside my head. I quickly woke up from my deep sleep due to the stimulations I sensed. Just like a ripple from the center of the pond gradually reaching the shore, a faint awakening slowly spreads throughout my entire brain. I checked the condition of my arms, legs, and eyelids from there.

 It seems like this body is still sleepy. My eyelids feel heavy. No, it’s because I was not properly awake yet. It won’t matter once I wake up. The sunlight already pierces through my eyelids, urging me to wake up.

 I decisively opened my eyes.

 The first thing that caught my eye was the clear, blue sky. Thin white clouds covered the sky, gradually drifting and being blown by the wind. It was a common scenery you can find anywhere, but it never made me so happy.

 Moving my sight diagonally to the left, a farmland spread out over there. The whole surface area is a wheat field. They are still fresh and green but they have grown tall. I wonder when is the harvest time? With each gust of wind blowing - still carrying a slight chill in it - the wheat field gently sways along.

 Nice. A scenery I truly like. Come to think of it, ever since I started living in Tokyo, I never had the chance to come in contact with nature. I want to walk around here a bit.

 Thinking like that, I tried kicking my legs around......eh?

 I can’t move that well.

 First of all, I can’t get up. I can’t stand on my legs.

 It’s the same with my arms. I feel like I've become awfully clumsy. I can’t move as I like and I can’t put any strength into my body.

 I tried to at least sit up, but my head is extremely heavy and I can’t even do that. What, the heck is this?

「××××××××××!」

 I can hear a woman’s voice coming from right above me. It sounds like a foreign language, and I completely have no idea what it means. I lean back and take a look in that direction.

 It was a young woman. This woman is holding me in her arms. But, just how big is she.....no.

 Mustering all my strength, I somehow managed to lift both of my arms. Then, I bring my fingers in front of me.

 It was a baby’s fingers.

「××××××××××」

 The woman smiled while she looked at me.

 Right. I was reincarnated.

 Even so, is this woman my mother, I wonder? She’s too young, all things considered.  Seeing her face alone, she has the charm and allure, she looks strong-willed and frivolous.....according to my previous life’s memories, she has an expression of a woman who likes to mess around. So it’s possible she’s not my mother, maybe her little sister or some other relative.

 As for her appearance, she couldn’t be called wealthy even as a compliment. It’s the same with her clothes, and it might be the same with mine, but the fabric is awfully shabby. From the perspective of someone who was used to the neat textiles of modern Japan, it gave the impression of an ugly and poorly made item. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

 Moreover, this woman, even though she’s this sexy, is hardly wearing any makeup. There are traces of a tan on her skin. I wonder if she’s a peasant from around here. Her hair color appears to be brown. I’m sure this color must be normal around here.

 There are two things that can be inferred from this information.

 First, the area of the world I reincarnated into has a level of civilization several grades lower than the of present-day Japan. There was no agricultural machine like a tractor to be seen on the farmland or vehicles like cars, nor were there paved roads that looked like they could be used by such vehicles.

 And the family I reincarnated into is possibly a commoner. I can’t completely deny the possibility that the woman holding me is actually not my mother, but a wet nurse or a maid from a wealthy family but even so, I would have wear something beter than this if I were the child of someone with his social status and wealth.

 Meaning, I - who came from modern Japan - moved to a poor countryside and in a situation where I wouldn’t be able to sneak out of it. This is troublesome. I can’t expect to see a convenience store or manga in this world either. What should I look forward to in life then?

 But, it’s not all that bad. For starters, there doesn’t seem to be any problem, although there is a sense of discomfort. The body of my previous life has been worn down due to doing exhausting work over and over again, so being able to reset that is quite satisfying.

 The only thing that bothers me is my eyesight. Generally, newborn babies do not have good vision to see things properly. There’s nothing wrong with my eyeballs but my brain is still not yet developed. With that in mind, I wonder what my current state feels like. My brain might have become a mix of an adult and a child.

 After that is.....

 Right, the important that.

 Just what kind of psychic ability did I gain from that ‘World’s Fragment’?

 Let’s try to use it immediately.

 ……haaaa!

 Nothing happens.

 Or rather, I don’t even know the psychic abilities I acquired.

 Let’s calm down and think about it. I wished for the ability to cut, plunder, and add something to it. So, I should have gotten the ability to cut.

 For example, the cart before me. The wheels are not made of rubber, as it was completely made of wood but....let’s try to cut it in half. Haaa!

 .......there was only a gentle breeze blowing past.

 No, the hurdle was set too high all of a sudden.

 Let’s do something simpler. An old, worn-out rope has been left on the cart. It’s tattered in places, and it looks like it’s going to snap if you pull on it with a bit of force. Let’s try and pull that rope. Haaa!

 ......there wasn’t even a gentle breeze blowing. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

 Come to think of it, that black haired man said it.

 Although I could get a psychic ability from that World’s Fragment, it won’t necessarily manifest immediately. Although it won’t necessarily manifest, he said that there’s a high probability that I can get something.

 Huh? Isn’t this quite bothersome?

 Let’s say that this World’s Fragment were to come to me 5 years later and grant me an incredible psychic ability. Who is going to tell me about it then?

 Is it that black-haired man? No, that’s impossible. He said that he couldn’t mark me because I jumped down into this world. If that is true, then the only thing he knows is that I have reincarnated into this world. He will be completely clueless about what I look like, where, or what I am doing now.

 In other words, I have to figure out the psychic ability by myself. I wish for the ability to 「Cut」 「Plunder」 and 「Add」 things, but I have to always prepare myself about those abilities, wondering if something related to them will manifest.  But, I really have not the slightest idea in what shape or form those wishes will be realized. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

 Even if I receive the ability, I don’t know when it will arrive or how to use it, so there’s no way for me to use it. It will be great if I know the trigger or occasion that allowed me to accidentally discover what kind of ability I have or how to use it, but if I don’t have that kind of luck.....I will end up spending the rest of my life just as an ordinary peasant in this obviously poor rural farming area.

 No, but farmer is good, isn’t it? I can work every day while feeling the clean water and air, and also the warmth of the land. It’s not bad. All the peasants will be angry at me if I complain about this condition. It’s just that it’s probably often lacking compared to modern Japan in various ways, and I would have to prepare myself and endure it mentally.

 Goodness. I thought I had properly checked things out before jumping here but it seems like there are a lot of things that escape and slip my mind.

 Perhaps it’s because I had been looking all around. The woman holding me stood up and started walking toward what I assumed to be her wooden house.

 The structure of the house, according to my previous life’s sense, was as expected a Western-style. But still, as the house of a farmer, this house shouldn’t have that much difference in functionality. There is a difference in steps compared to a Japanese-style house, and you enter the house without taking off your shoes; everything else is a matter of outward appearance.

 The large room near the entrance, which also serves as a dining area, was dimly lit. It was obvious, but the windows had no such thing as glass. Sunlight shines in from the half-opened wooden board. There are several chairs arranged around a wooden table. Whether their size or shape, they are irregular. The woman then sat in the largest chair with cushions placed there.

 Even though she walked a short distance, her breathing was a bit labored. The cause of her declining stamina.....I guess she is my mother after all. I don’t know how long it has been since she gave birth to me, but I wonder if it’s alright for her to move around like this. Besides, is there really no one taking care of her? It’s not like a nuclear family in modern Japan so I wonder if she had no relatives?

 A little while later, a trio of women paid us a visit. 2 young and 1 old. The 3 of them are wearing a sooty gray one-piece. In other words, in terms of status, they are probably the same as the woman holding me.

 I don’t really understand the meaning of the words being exchanged, but it looks like instructions from their elder.  The older woman has a low, monotonous voice, and she kept on talking. And whenever something happened, the two young women would stand up from their seats to take care of it.

 Even so, the atmosphere is not bright. Those three are my mother’s relatives? From the standpoint of a Japanese person, no matter what the reason for the visit is, the first thing people would do in this kind of situation would be to approach the baby and say something like  「So cutee」 while smiling, right?

 But no, maybe the culture here is different. When you think about it carefully, this is the current level of civilization. There is probably no such thing as antibiotics here, and the mortality rate among babies and preschool children would be high. In that case, it might seem that showering children with a lot of love as soon as they are born is something seen as taboo in the first place. S,o being overly attached to your son who might soon die might be seen to be something that brings a negative impact emotionally.

 One of the women entered the kitchen and seemed to be doing something. Meanwhile, the other woman from the three is still holding me and sitting on a chair without doing anything. This is almost certain. This woman looks to be my mother. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

 I guess what should be done has been done. The women stood up from their seats and were about to leave the room. At that moment, the 3 women’s gaze gathered on me.

 ……what?

 I feel like they are looking at me with awfully cold gazes. But I’m just a newborn, what could I have possibly done?

 After those women left, this woman, who seems to be my mother, relaxed on the chair for a while, but once she noticed the sound of footsteps approaching, her body tensed up. The sounds of someone walking with big steps.....it’s the sound of a man’s footsteps.

 With loud footsteps, a man stepped into the room with no hesitation. The man wears a faded pea green outerwear and brown pants that are losing their color. Also, he’s wearing old leather boots. At a glance, it’s clear he has a large, muscular physique, but….

 Who is he? Judging by his appearance alone, he seems to be older to be her husband. He’s around 40 years old. On the other hand, this mother-like woman could still pass for being in her 20s. So, is he her father?

 However, they don’t look alike. Their hair is the same brown color, but it’s also the same with the women from before so it couldn’t be a good standard to judge.

 Just that, there are other common features with them. That is.....

 The look in his eyes as soon as he sees me.

 The man glared at me once and then took big strides toward the woman. They exchange a few, brief words. The woman looks sulky and turns away. It was sudden.

 A dry sound was heard. The man’s rough and bony hand struck the woman’s cheek.

 The woman was calm after being hit. It’s as if she’s already used to such things. She didn’t yell in anger or fight back, just looking at the man with contempt and hatred in her eyes. 

 The man seemed to feel better after hitting the woman once. Not wanting to concern himself with the woman any longer, he stepped into the kitchen. The woman questioned his actions and spoke to him loudly. However, the man ignored her. There were the sounds of pieces of furniture being overturned.

 After some time, the man showed up. He’s about to leave the room just like that. He held a bottle in his hand.

 The woman criticises him again. The man shouted in anger. Then, he pulled out the cork of the bottle with his bare hands and ostentatiously drank the liquid inside the bottle.

 The man then covered the bottle and left the house without saying anything. The woman's shrill cries were thrown at his back but the man didn’t care.

 This is.....that, huh.

 This is a familiar sight from my previous life, a world I knew all too well.

 But, to think I end up with the same experience again.

 What should I do? Things didn’t look good as soon as I was born in this world.  www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com