Chapter 3: A Loli in a lab coat
*Third Person POV*
The world was aware that the young man was leaving, but like a persistent curse, it made its final attempt to kill him.
The world interfered with the young man's destiny, causing him to end up in another place. A meaningless place, a world where the rules lean towards destruction. A world where chaos and madness reign.
This new world is made up of multiple anime and comic worlds, but they are not complete. It may sound strange, but given that the balance leans towards darkness, it's easier to find villains and monsters than heroes. Either because they simply never were born or because something happened to them. For example, Lex Luthor exists here, but not Superman, the Joker exists but not Batman, Accelerator exists but not Kamijou Toma, although the latter has just been born.
This world, if it can be called such, is not natural. It's an error in creation, like Frankenstein was created with fragments of other worlds. This makes it unstable and dangerous, perhaps even doomed to its own destruction.
The young man, now reincarnated as a baby, came to this world without knowing that he must fight for his life just like he did before, but on an unlimited scale of power.
*End of POV*
[EMERGENCY, HIGH LEVELS OF ENERGY DETECTED]
After a while, the alarm stopped.
That was strange. Where am I? I only remember falling through a tunnel of lights. I looked around at the place, white walls and metalic-style, modern ceilings. I must be in some kind of facility. There are furniture, toys, and bookcases. Is this a modern nursery?. As long as the ceiling doesn't fall on me in the next two minutes, I'm happy.
I tried to get up but I realized one thing. My body was very small. Apparently, I am a young child.
Judging by my size and stature, I would say I'm about two years old. Well, the outcome is better than I expected given my bad luck. At least I'm not in the middle of a war or something.
My head hurts.
I feel like I've forgotten several things. I don't remember much of my previous life. Strangely, I'm not worried about it. Something tells me that it's only temporary.
One of the walls was a mirror. Of course, it must be for observing from the other side, but this allowed me to see myself. It's effectively me. My hair is still black as jet, my skin is pale although I don't look sick anymore, it must be because of reincarnating. My scarlet eyes are still here.
I sighed in relief...
To be honest, as long as I still have my face and memories, I don't care much about the rest. I don't know why people get used to changing their appearance so quickly in stories. I would feel strange if the face I had all my life changed to a stranger all of a sudden.
"Of course, there's still the fact that I don't have much of my memories... but like I said, I feel that I'll recover them quickly."
Looking up at the ceiling, I realize how strange it feels to have amnesia... it's like knowing you've forgotten something, but not knowing what it is and not even realizing that you don't remember it.
But it doesn't matter, because having to live in a world that hates me and tries to kill me every day is a torture, at least here I can breathe peacefully. Although the alarm from earlier bothers me.
"What should I do now?"
I can use the Wish Note to grow in an instant, but is that okay? I don't know my current situation, what world am I in?, Will I be considered a monster if I grow out of nowhere?
Although it's a fact that I didn't die two years after reincarnating, and the truth is that I don't feel in danger at this moment. That means that the abilities I got from the Wish Note did their job or that it's not a dangerous world. I will wait a little before deciding my course.
*One hour later*
As I was reflecting on the meaning of my new life, I played with the letter blocks in front of me. This is strange, I feel like sleeping and I'm hungry, in my previous life I trained enough to not need to sleep for days and not eat for weeks. Does my age influence me? That sounds logical.
I never enjoyed my childhood, although at that time the world hadn't yet tried to kill me literally, it still tormented me with bad luck and disasters around me.
Well, that's behind me now, besides, I'm not worried about my current situation, if I'm still alive it's because my [Protection] is doing its job well.
This is one of the two abilities I got from the Wish Note, basically it's the concept of [Protection] made into a skill.
The Wish Note is spent with each use, I must think carefully about what to use each page in the notebook for.
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The door to the place opened and someone entered, it was a blonde-haired girl in a lab coat.
"Hello, how are you Gouzaburo-chan?!" - the girl approached me and touched my head.
"Eh?"
"You're still an adorable little boy~, although that serious look takes away some cuteness points, but don't worry, mamá Hitomi loves you Gouzaburo-chan~" - the girl continued to insult my serious appearance while she caressed my head, she used one of the worst names I've ever heard to call me, which worried me, will that be my name for the rest of my life?
Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against Japanese names, many I like and I wouldn't mind having one if I was born in Japan when reincarnating, but you have to be aware that name invites others to make fun of you.
"Gouzaburo-chan, you're feeling bad, it seems you're suffering from an existential crisis" - this girl noticed my desperate face, but without realizing that she herself was the reason. She carried me in her arms.
"..."
"Did you say something Gouzaburo-chan?"
"I said I refuse to accept that name, so give me another... please"...
"Kyaa!! He spoke! Gouzaburo-chan spoke!!" - The girl was so frightened that she dropped me, but it wasn't because it's normal for children of that age to speak a bit, but because I said a well-modulated and complete sentence.
I was enveloped in a soft white light, I used my ability [Protection] to stop my fall and land slowly.
"Are you looking for a fight? I don't know who my parents are, but if they think they have the right to name me however they please, no matter how ridiculous it is, it's wrong! Many children suffer bullying all their lives because of bad names, it's not fair!. I demand in the use of my faculties and for my emotional security that they change my name!... please" -
The girl looked at me with wide eyes and an open mouth in surprise, then she pinched her cheek and saw that this wasn't a dream.
Shit, I overreacted!.
"I mean Guu Guu..." - I tried to fix the situation, but it doesn't seem possible. Plus, I already have two years, it's not credible. Shit. Well, things don't always go as one wants.
Before the girl reacted, her phone rang, and upon checking it, she ran out leaving me alone.
I admit that it was a stupid decision to reveal that I can communicate and have a strange power, but it took a huge weight off my shoulders. I was supposed to enjoy my life, I wouldn't want to spend years of stress pretending to be a small child when I have... wait, how many years did I have? Is this what the old man meant by memory loss?.
At least I'm still myself...
*One hour later*
The metal door of the place opened, I had the feeling of a spaceship when I saw the futuristic metal door, I'm not in space, right?
The girl with the lab coat from earlier entered the room. She stood in front of me.
"Gouza-" - She sounded nervous and sorry for the situation.
"Hello" - I interrupted the girl's words before she called me by that name again. I understand that she feels that way because from what little I remember of this life, she treated me like her son and took care of me.
[Director Hitoyoshi Hitomi]
"This is... was a hospital but it was remodeled to only attend to special people, specifically children with abilities that they can't control or are dangerous" - Director Hitoyoshi approached - "Among many, I am also the chief director of the Hakoniwa Institute of Research and Care for Super Humans, Hitoyoshi Hitomi."
She introduced herself cordially but with an imposing aura. I think she was trying to impress me or intimidate me, although her twelve-year-old girl's face and appearance did not help.
"It's a pleasure Director Hitoyoshi, now would you mind explaining my situation? ... there is no reason not to talk civilizedly,"
What can I say, I was raised by a kind and loving grandmother and a grandfather who believed that manners made the man ... of course, this only applies to people who deserve it, I will not show respect if I am not respected.
"I understand, although it is uncomfortable to interact like this when a few hours ago you were sleeping in my arms?" - Hitomi seemed depressed while sighing.
"That's a little rude, courtesy is one of the basic requirements that distinguish man from beasts, it has nothing to do with age."
"I'm sorry ..." she apologized and I am not a mean person, especially not with women who apologize sincerely.
"No problem Director" - I responded with a slight smile.
"Fuu, this is tiring ..." - Hitomi sat on the floor, it seems that the act of "like a boss" doesn't suit her and she prefers to have a casual conversation.
"Well, I will not delay any further in the explanation, two years ago you were found in an abandoned apartment ... we know nothing about your parents, there is not a single record of you." - Hitomi seemed to feel a lot of sadness and pity as she spoke.
It's normal, she's explaining to a two-year-old child who was abandoned to his fate at birth, of course that wasn't my case, I was reincarnated with the power of God, I don't have parents here ...
"Don't worry, I already have an idea of what happened, I won't get sentimental about people I don't know" - it's a shame that I don't have parents in this life as in the previous one, but I have already gone through all the stages that a parentless orphan can have, I am fine, I was loved and raised by my grandparents.
"Why do you seem to be comforting me? I'll be a failed mother haha" although she laughed, she seemed affected by the situation, but Hitomi recovered immediately, I did not expect less from a woman who became the director of a Research Center.
"I apologize, I will continue speaking ... normally you would be taken to an orphanage, but the situation turned special when a police officer tried to carry you, a shield of light prevented the officers from approaching" - Hitomi's face turned soft as she continued speaking. - "With that, it was known that you were someone special, more people arrived from various places... but it didn't matter who it was, none of them could get close to you."
"..."
Hitomi looked at me seriously, bringing her face close- "Even several Espers and national abnormals came to the place, by the way, they are people with abilities like yours, who worked in different government organizations"
"They went to try to eliminate your shield, because if it continued that way you could die of hunger or suffocation."
That story sounded strange... various government organizations came to save me?
"In the end, no one succeeded, no matter what method or power they used, after many attempts the suit people gave up and left this in the hands of the scientists. At that time I wasn't the director, I was just another scientist, so I was very curious about you and I researched you...", a week had passed and you didn't show symptoms of tiredness, hunger, thirst, or any human need, you just stayed there making baby noises" - Hitomi took me in her arms ignoring everything else, since she took care of me I allowed her to carry me in her arms.
"How did you overcome my defense?"
"Well, it was nothing amazing, one day when I approached your eyes, which were as clear as the clouds at that time, looked at me with curiosity, I only saw innocence in them, but it was as if something was looking through me... Then the white transparent shield disappeared, I took you in my arms and brought you to the institute."
Hitomi smiled as if she was living a beautiful memory.
My [Protection] must have identified Hitomi as a 'good person', that's why it let her take me. I'm glad she's someone like her who will find me. Although the name she chose still bothers me.
"Thank you so much Hitomi, I'm glad you were so kind to me... still, I would like another name." - I feel she deserves to give me a name, she took care of me despite not having any obligation to do so, she's a good woman.
She was embarrassed "I'm sorry, it's the name of a Yakuza in an old drama that I loved when I was young and I always wanted to name my son that, but I knew it was a peculiar name hehe~".
This makes me feel concerned about the name she will choose.
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