Book 1 - Chapter 4: Become a Baby in Another World #2

At night, in a wooden house more precisely in the room. There was a burly man with red eyes and black hair wearing a black t-shirt and trousers and next to him was a beautiful silver-white-haired woman in a plain gray dress typical of commoners, she was crying while explaining what had happened to her son.

"It's okay honey, don't keep crying. everything is fine." The man tried to calm his wife's crying.

"B-But what if something happened that we didn't want when I was caught off guard earlier. A child as young as he shouldn't be able to cast magic." The beautiful woman continued to look for reasons to blame herself.

Seeing his beloved wife continue to blame herself, Eden hugged his wife while gently rubbing her head. "You don't need to blame yourself for this. It's not your fault anyway, and not even anyone's fault. And we can look at the positive side, I am very sure that our son Alen will become the strongest Mage in this continent. Just imagine that at this age he can create a fire ball."

Hearing that, Alea pinched her husband's waist hard "Arrggghh honey, that hurts" Now Alea stopped crying and wiped her tears, Eden smiled seeing his wife now stopped crying.

"Me, no. We will guide him to be a great child" but Alea shook her head "NO, if Alen becomes the strongest mage, I will definitely see him less often" Alea's cheeks puffed up making her look cute like a squirrel.

Eden her husband was amused, he pinched both of his wife's cheeks and kissed her forehead. "I think what you're saying is true too, but if our Alen wants to be a great person like an Archmage, we can only support his wishes dear".

"I-I will prevent Alen from leaving me," Alea said with a confident face. "Even though Alen will hate you later?" asked Eden.

"I-Its..." Alea could not answer her husband's question. At his current age, Alen could use magic, it was certain that Alen was a child prodigy who might become a great person in this continent when he grew up.

And when that happens, Alen will surely be taken to the kingdom and told to serve the kingdom, which will certainly keep Alen busy and maybe forget about his family.

That was what Alea was thinking now, even though such a thing might not happen.

Seeing his wife worrying about something that might not happen made Eden want to tease her, he pinched her cheek again but this time harder.

"Awwww" Alea's eyes glared at her husband, but Eden advised her "Whatever Alen wants to do in the future, we just need to support him. Unless he wants to become an enemy of mankind, I will stop him myself" Eden said confidently.

But a fist immediately flew towards his handsome face.

*Bugh

"Arghhh"

You could see his wife's face which was very angry.

"Alen will not be a bad person, he is my son"

Eden who was still rubbing her cheeks tried to explain her wife's misunderstanding.

"I-I was just joking honey~"

"Agaa Agaa Agaa"

There was a baby's voice after Eden spoke. Alea immediately rushed to the next room, where Alen was sleeping.

*****

Previously, I was too careless when trying to put out the fireball, maybe because I panicked the fireball became bigger. But this time I tried to put out the fireball again.

The fireball was floating in the palm of my hand again, now I tried to stay calm. I tried to imagine this fireball moving slowly and it moved according to what I thought.

I imagine the fireball moving to the left and the fireball moves to the left, and also vice versa.

Now it's time for me to give it a try, which is to put out this fire ball. I first calm my mind, then imagine the fireball disappearing. It might sound very simple, but I have to really believe what I'm thinking and concentrate more.

I imagined the fireball shrinking and the heat dissipated. When I look at it, the fireball also shrinks and disappears, just as I thought. And it's turn out surprisingly easy lol.

'Mmmmm.....Yeaayyyy'

I cheered in my heart because I was really happy with what I had done, now I had started to be able to control the fire ball.

*Bugh

There was a very loud punch sound from the next room, because I was worried that something had happened. I tried to call out to someone as best I could.

"Agaa Agaa Agaa"

The sound of rapid footsteps could be heard from behind the door and the door opened to reveal a middle-aged woman who was still very beautiful like a girl. She had a gaunt face, a sharp nose, pink lips, bright blue eyes, and silver-white hair like a noble.

But she was not a noble, but my mother.

"What's wrong baby, are you hungry?"

She approached me and lifted me into her arms while stroking my back.

Behind her was also a handsome black-haired man who also looked at me.

"What's wrong honey? Why did Alen wake up?"

Her eyes looked displeased at my father, and on his my father cheek there was also a blue punch mark. 'What is this? What has happened? Did they just have a quarrel?'

I didn't know why they were quarrel but I wanted to try and stop them.

"Aga aga aga"

I called out to my father for him to come closer.

"What's wrong baby? Did you wake up because you missed dad?"

He came over to me and his face was quite close to mine, I tried to touch his cheek. "Ahh, are you worried about daddy? It's okay, it not doesn't hurt."

I lightly poked his cheek with my index finger, wanting to prove whether what he said was true or not.

"Arrggghhh" 

A scream came out of his mouth, and it turned out that his words were a lie. He must have still felt the pain even though I didn't touch him.

Seeing that, my mother felt guilty. "H-Honey, I-I'm sorry it was my fault for hitting you"

Hearing my mother apologize, my father smiled. "Ahh, it's okay honey. You don't need to worry, a blow like this is nothing to me."

I touched my father's cheek again. "Arrggh, A-Alen don't keep touching it. It hurts."

"Looks like I used too much mana when I hit you, come here I'll heal it."

My father was surprised to hear my mother's words "No wonder his punches hurt more than monster attacks" My father muttered.

"What did you say?" my mom asked, luckily she didn't hear too clearly. "N-Nothing" my father replied.

My mother brought her palm close to my father's face but did not touch the skin. "O great Goddess Antharish, Please bless your foolish servant with your light [Healing Touch]"

She chanted a spell that I had heard once but this time it was a little different in the middle of the words. "H-Honey, I think your spell casting is a little painful for me"

"Shut up Honey, I'm focusing" My father could only obey and keep quiet. Light appeared on my mother's palm and the blow marks began to disappear.

After recovering, my father thanked her and my mother also apologized to him. My father glanced at me and said "I'm sorry too Alen, for saying bad things".

I didn't understand what he said, but I smiled in agreement.

Seeing me smile, they both hugged me together.

"Gosh, my Alen is so cute"

"You're right honey, he's very sweet and pretty like you"

"Awww honey"

The two of them were now making out near me which made me claustrophobic, but I was quite happy that they were back on good terms.

But wait? I'm pretty? What does that mean?