Childhood Phase: Embracing being a baby

-Kai-chan?

A girl who appeared was looking at me. Although she is young, her eyes feel sharp, but she looks at me delicately.

I think I'm in a stroller; I could tell that I was a little girl, like from kindergarten. She has eyes that were impossible, but she had red irises with long black hair, holding what looked like a stuffed fish in her arms.

-...Uhh

-Mom! Dad! Kai-chan woke up!

It seems the girl went to call her parents, and I could hear a man's response.

Behind the girl who looked at me again, a beautiful woman of unknown age and large build appeared.

-Well, Kai-chan, I didn't notice because you didn't cry. Good morning.

The woman approached me with a gentle smile; I could notice her lower lip is thicker.

Unable to escape, the woman who held me lifted me and held me.

-"...She's really big, like a giant."

I feel like hugging her.

-....Bue

-Hahaha, it's impossible to say he's not mine.

A man stood beside the woman; he looked very mature and tan. His arms are bigger than the woman's chest.

Those muscles give me a sense of tranquility.

-Calm down, Kai, I'll teach you how to use that energy.

-Dear, Kai-chan just woke up; it's too soon for him to take walks with you.

-That's not fair...

I hear the voice of the girl; she seems to be upset as I hear some tapping.

- Sorry, Kizuna-chan, do you want to see your little brother too?

The man bent down, carrying the girl with just one arm, even though she's smaller than them, but they're still too big for me.

-He's small, but I'm sure he'll be as good a man as you, dear.

The man went out of my sight as I felt the woman searching for something.

-"Well, it's been a while since I woke up, and I haven't heard that voice in a while. I still find it hard to believe what's happening..."

-Well, Kai-chan, this is our home.

The woman walked with short steps, and I could distinguish the wooden doors she passed. I noticed the hallway was narrower as she walked.

-This little apartment where you'll live, Kai-chan, with us.

-Ritsuko, do you think the baby understands what you're saying?

-"Yes, I understand." Buh.

-Wua, Kai-chan understands us.

The woman began to have a satisfied expression as she turned around.

-"Let's see, did I die, or am I in a coma? It's not possible to see all this so clearly, and if so, I think I'm in a very deep lucid dream. Those names, along with their features, I can say I'm somewhere in Asia."

-Come on, don't be so aggressive with me; this would be the second one we have.

-Oh, so you want another, Manami?

-Don't call me that, please...

The woman let out some giggles, looking ahead as she continued walking.

-And here you'll sleep.

The woman starts to lower me into a crib; I can see the white bars.

-Rest; you haven't slept the whole way.

-"Well, I couldn't stop thinking about things. I still can't see a pattern, but if I'm a baby, it's very illegal for her to breastfeed me. It's wrong for her to carry me like that, but above all, I shouldn't be here."

[Of course, you must.]

-"You again?"

[Yes, you haven't stopped thinking, even though you're sleepy. It's bad for your body to be like this.]

-"Tell me, what happened to me?"

[You died from bleeding, but don't worry; you have another chance.]

-"This is a joke; I shouldn't be here. I'm XX years old with a university degree and a full career as a psychologist."

[Let's see, it's boring that you keep repeating that since you left the hospital, so I'll make this easy. What do you remember from your career?]

-"That's easy, in the class of... What class was it?"

[Your book, the one you had many copies of, remember the title?]

-"No..."

[Bingo. I left you with your memories, which are more important to me, like the stories of your patients, but not how you treated them. And just as an extra, I left you with the reason why you entered university, plus a certain study you did a while ago.]

-"My research?... Which one? I remember being interested in Japanese entertainment media... I was focused on Netorare."

[Correct, it would be very easy for you to come to a conclusion if you have all that knowledge. In that case, you'd be OP before the game even started.]

-"Game?"

[Yes, you entered the game you researched a while ago; in this case, it's the first part, although it hasn't started yet. I want you to get attached for a while and make a decision.]

-"Without a wife I change, a series of Japanese Eroge games where the protagonist is abandoned by his girlfriend and family until he becomes what is known as the 'ugly bastard' in the last two games."

[It's funny how you were looking for an explanation of how your wife could deceive you, even resorting to fiction to find the answer to her infidelity, going so far as to study psychology.]

-"No... that's not why I studied it."

[Well, now I'll give you a chance, and I'll tell you. That experience you have accumulated at this moment is as if you've read an entire book. Also, humans never live their years fully; that's why they always...]

-"Look for an answer in fiction to extend their lives. I reached that point when I finished my research on Japanese entertainment. But if you ask me for a logical reason, I'd say it's out of curiosity to see how someone suffers; it's something that always piques our interest."

[Let's agree to agree; it's good that we understand each other. But tell me, Kaito, you have two options right now. One is to let everything happen as it should, so you don't have conflicts, or you'll accept the situation and show me what kind of man you are.]

-"I know the pain of someone leaving you; I've experienced it. I never had a father until recently, nor a mother. And when I think about it, this time they introduced me to a home..."

[So?]

-"I prefer this; I asked for a family, but I don't even know if I want a partner..."

[Don't worry; everything will come in due time. Sleep.]

My eyes began to close as I saw a white cat peeking into the crib. Its meow seemed so soothing, lulling me.

-"I still don't understand much, but it's better to stay calm and analyze everything tomorrow."