Forced slow life!? - Chapter 0
My name is Gilbert Alt. I’m four years old.
With red hair and round eyes inherited from my mother, I think I’m a cute kid even from my own perspective.
My original name was… Well, never mind that.
Anyway, I used to be a Japanese adult.
Before I knew it, I became a baby.
Apparently, it’s what’s called reincarnation in another world.
It’s not like I had anything special about me. I grew up in an ordinary family in an ordinary way.
Because I died? A god came?
I don’t think there’s any way to confirm whether I died or not. Besides, I haven’t met or seen a god.
In the first place, my memories before and after my reincarnation here are vague.
Anyway, it’s a world where I hear place names I’ve heard somewhere before, and names of tools I’ve seen before.
Yeah.
This world seems like the world of a game I used to play.
I have no intention of getting into the nitty-gritty of which came first, the chicken or the egg.
The game that I remember playing when I was in Japan.
The country’s name is ‘Flamecia Kingdom’. The place where I live is ‘Alt Territory’. To be honest, I didn’t remember the names of this area.
But thanks to other knowledge, I understand that this is the world of that game.
The name of the game is ‘Eugene’s Miracle’.
A standard command RPG where the main character, Eugene, and his six companions defeat a demon lord who plans to annihilate humanity.
I realized this when I was four years old. In other words, it was just recently.
I didn’t notice at first. But when my mother read me the old tale ‘The Tale of the Hero Eugene’, I remembered.
The story she told me was about the hero Eugene and his childhood friend and apostle, Milfa, the former slum child and sage, Gatoms, and the third son of a count, the knight Balmung.
The four of them defeated the demon lord and saved the world from the threat of the demon race.
Hmm? Where did the elf Marnya and the tiger beastman Joze go?
There were some changes in the content, but the main storyline and characters were still the same as ‘Eugene’s Miracle’.
In other words, this world must be the world of ‘Eugene’s Miracle’.
Moreover, it’s the world after the ending. It seems that it was more than 200 years ago.
When I realized this, I thought.
Huh? What am I supposed to do?
That’s because Eugene and the others have already defeated the Demon Lord.
With the Demon Lord defeated, the demon race has also disappeared.
There are apparently monsters, but I’ve never seen one alive. I have seen cooked ones though.
All I know is about this house, but at least there haven’t been any dangerous events like being attacked by monsters.
The country is well-governed, and the people known as knights and adventurers protect the country’s safety.
“But we can’t let our guard down.”
The fact that it’s the world of that game means that there’s the possibility of a sequel, like 2, NEXT, new, or NEW. It’s not uncommon for old games to be remade, or for sequels to come out after a while.
“Maybe I’ve been reincarnated as the main character of the sequel!”
I don’t know if there was a sequel or not, but if there was, I should learn about the world while I’m still young and build up my strength.
I’ve already gone through the trouble of reincarnating, so even if I’m not the main character, I might be able to become one of the main character’s companions.
There might be a powerful final boss like the Demon Lord from the previous game, so it’s better to get strong now. After all, it was common to get wiped out in the old games.
“There’s no way I can let my guard down.”
I don’t want to get into any dangerous situations, and I don’t want to get hurt either.
I, who have probably been reincarnated as a main character or another character from the game, can’t afford to let my guard down.
“Master Gilbert, wake up.”
“… Yes”
When Maorie, the maid who came to wake me up, wakes me up, I show my face from under the covers.
“Good morning, Master Gilbert.”
“Yeah”
She’s a maid in my family, the Alt family.
She’s a maid with long brown hair and big breasts.
She’s a busty maid.
“Arkham-sama and Millenia-sama are already awake.”
“Yes”
Arkham is my father, Viscount Arkham Alt. He’s a so-called local lord who manages the land around here.
Millenia is my mother, Viscountess Millenia Alt.
And then there’s my older brother, Midrad Alt, who’s out of the house now. He’s training in the Knights’ Order of the royal capital.
“Mm, I’m going to change.”
“Yes. No sleeping in again, okay?”
“I know”
I get out of bed and change out of my pajamas. As you can see, I’m four years old, but I’m old enough to get dressed by myself.
“Master Gilbert”
“Yes?”
“… You’re up properly. You’re okay.”
“Y-yeah. I’ll go to the dining room after I wash my face.”
“I’ll be waiting here.”
“Yes”
I want you to trust me that I’ll get up properly.
I changed my clothes safely under Maorie’s watch, washed my face, and showed my face in the dining room.
“Good morning.”
“”Good morning””
I waddled over to my mother, and she gave me a little hug and kissed me on the cheek.
“You’re cute today too.”
“Good morning, Mom.”
“Oh, good morning.”
My mother, who stroked my head after I greeted her nicely. She has fiery red hair, which is curled and reaches down to her waist. She looks like she’s in her twenties. She’s so young that it’s hard to believe she’s the mother of two children…
“What?”
I have to be careful not to forget this morning greeting, or she’ll be in a bad mood all day.
“It’s nothing. Good morning, Dad.”
“Good morning”
My father is a prince-like figure with blond hair and blue eyes. But he also has experience in the field that fits his age. What a surprising lord.
But he was a little scary even when he was in the house, always armed with his sword.
He’s also weak in the mornings, which makes his face a little scary at that time of day.
“Study hard today. You need to accumulate knowledge in order to obtain the Job Book.”
“Yes, sir.”
Job book.
A specialized, magical tool that can grant humans a job.
Eugene’s Miracle was a game where you could change your job to clear it. It seems the method for obtaining a job is still the same.
“Don’t worry, dear. Gilbert loves to study.”
“You like books, don’t you?”
As a noble’s child, you were never allowed to go out and play.
Or rather, there was nothing to do but study and read books.
However, for me, who believes I should gain useful knowledge of the geography and relationships of this world before the story begins, books are an important source of information.
My child’s body makes me sleepy when I read books for long periods of time, but that can’t be helped.
Surely, it’s not because I lack concentration.
“I see. Good luck.”
“Yes, sir.”
I always try to respond properly, but for some reason, my reply always sounds drawn out.
That was a little pathetic.