I died.
I woke up.
I looked at my hands and did a grabbing motion.
I'm a child?!?!?!
How- wait what?!
[It seems that the host is awake. Congratulations, you have been successfully reincarnated into the world of Ephina.]
All of a sudden I hear a robotic voice in my head, I look up to see a blue screen.
Wait a minute- did it say Ephina?!?! Reincarnation?!
[Host has died from overdosage of caffeine in the original world. Due to the host's strong will to save the villainess, a system has been given to the host.]
So... that means... I'm in the world of the novel...Wait, then who did I get reincarnated as? Could it be... the heroine? But judging from the fancy ceiling I see... that can't be...
[You are correct. You are not reincarnated as the heroine. The host has been reincarnated as the loyal servant of the villainess in the novel.]
Eh? Wait... hold on... something's wrong here. Isn't the servant of the villainess... a side character who died early on...?
[Yes. The host is indeed correct.]
So... you mean to say... that my chances of survival now...
[The host's life in this world as the servant of the villainess may differ from that of the story. Since the host retains memories of the story, the host is able to change the events that happened in the story as well.]
In that case... then...
[Correct. The host will be able to survive as well as save the villainess.]
Y/N's eyes widened at the thought. That's...
"Incwedibow..."
Oh right... I forgot... I'm a child right now...
I hear a feint sound of chatter in the hallways. Footsteps are inching closer to this room before the door opens.
A middle aged man entered the room. He stares at me in awe before approaching the crib and picking me up.
Who the hell are you?!
[That is the host's father in the story.]
Well, he seems like a nice guy.
[He dies when the host is age 12.]
Oh.
The middle aged man has a gentle and fatherly smile on his face. He cradles my child body with utter care.
It'd be a pity if he dies... even my dad in the real world never cared so much.
Moments later, a weak looking middle aged woman enters the room. I'm assuming she's my mom cuz the moment she enters, her eyes practically lit up and she rushed over to see me.
"Aah... Ma... ungh..." Right... I forgot, I still can't speak properly... this sure is troublesome...
Moments later, I hear a feint crying sound coming from the room next door before another baby is brought into this room.
Hold on... that baby... her red ruby eyes... I can't be mistaken... that's...
[It seems that the villainess is here now.]
I stared at the baby with curious eyes. As the baby makes eye contact with me, she suddenly stops her wailing.
The baby's father places the baby into the same crib as mine, and the baby is quick to snuggle close.
Huh... well... the villainess described in the novel is cruel and cold... but right now... she's adorable.
I suddenly feel my eyelids getting heavy.. the feeling of wanting to sleep is strong.
[The host has just been brought into this world. In the host's child form, she is weaker and requires more rest.]
I see... so my new body really does affect me...
I glance at the sleeping baby who snuggled into me before I felt my eyelids close.
Maybe life here won't be so bad after all.