…Hmm?
Do I hear a baby crying somewhere?
As I regain consciousness, I’m jolted awake by the loud wailing.
“It’s born! A cute little baby!”
“Haa…haa… Is the baby…okay?”
“Yes, a very healthy baby!”
“Phew… Thank goodness… My baby…”
Oh, it seems a baby has just been born nearby. That’s wonderful news, but did it have to happen right next to me?!
Just as I’m feeling that mix of emotions, I come to my senses.
(Huh? Where exactly am I right now?)
I vaguely recall having a dream about being reincarnated as a little boy…
(Okay, okay, I need to stay calm. It’s not like in that dream where I actually reincarnated. I probably just got injured by some thugs and am hospitalized. If that’s the case, there’s nothing weird about me being in a hospital.)
I have some lingering doubts, but I force myself to accept that I’m hospitalized from an injury. I pride myself on having a broad mind, so I’ll just pretend the rest didn’t happen.
But then—
“Look how cute the baby is! Lady Yatetsu, would you like to hold him?”
I feel my body moving through the air as the nurse speaks. It’s that weightless feeling, like plunging down a rollercoaster.
“Waaaaaahhhh!!! Lady Yatetsu?!”
In that moment, I have no choice but to realize I’ve been reincarnated. And I descend into slight despair.
Of course, hearing a baby’s cries coming from my own mouth makes it clear. And not being able to see means I must have just been born.
“Waaahhh…I don’t wanna be reincarnated like this!”
I’m surprisingly composed as I wryly observe my own situation.
But then the nurse and my mother(?) say something that makes my mind go blank.
“The towel is covered in blood too, so let’s wipe your body clean and replace it… Oh my…”
“Hmm? What’s wrong?”
“I-i-it’s… It’s a…”
“Nurse?”
“A…a boy?!”
“……Huh?”
“M-Miss Yatetsu! He’s…he’s a baby boy!”
“……Eh?”
“Ehhhhhhhhhhhh?!”
(Huh??)
The two are shocked that I’m a boy (?). I understand something unbelievable has happened, but I don’t get what’s so surprising.
“Ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh?!”
……
“Ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh?!”
…….
“””Ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhh?!”””
While the two continue freaking out, I quietly cry inside for more information… Oh how I want more information…
