Chapter 2

I couldn't see anything after many minutes. It was just the nature of being a baby, unfortunately. It had always been mind-boggling to me that I had the capability to even think just after being born. Babies were dumb and probably just relied on instincts. My brain shouldn't have been developed enough to do all that thinking.

"Mein Babyjunge ist so süß," the woman who was cradling me said with excitement. I couldn't understand anything she was saying. Was this even the same world I died in? I… somewhat thought so. While I couldn't understand what she was saying, I think I recognized the language. One of my wives in my past life spoke about it. I couldn't understand shit she ever said, but she was pretty, so honest, I could have cared less— Wait what?

Past life? What the hell?!

Instead of setting myself in an immediate panic, I thought deeply about what it meant.

Did I die before this? No, but I had memories of someone else... A person from this world.

Well damn, talk about having luck. Hehehe. I was for sure going to make use of those memories.

Back on topic.

Children are capable of learning languages quickly, so… I would be damned if I had to wait years to understand anything that is being said. I would use Ki right now to enhance my brain; that way, it would probably take me less than a week.

The Ki in my body easily bent to my will, or it should have. It felt like droplets were being moved… Shit. The life force of this baby was too damn weak. Hell, trying to manipulate it in my current state could lead to death. I would have to wait until this body was more functional, I guess.

"Waaahaaaa!" Another cry?

"Weine nicht, Baby-Mädchen," the woman told… another baby.

The direction of her voice wasn't towards me.

I had a sibling? My sister! She must have been reborn after reaching the soul form level—

Again... those filthy memories blended so well that I was almost convinced I used to have a sister in this world. Could there be another soul residing in this body? Or the memories were just that powerful? 

Dealing with it was far more urgent. I had to keep a check on those past memories and instincts. They were tools. What mattered was how I was going to handle them.

 Funny, I jumped to the conclusion it was a baby girl for no reason; it very well could be a boy.

I wondered if it sucked that this guy's little sister wouldn't be reborn. Nah, it was better that way. I didn't want to deal with that kind of drama. 

His name was apparently Braxen, and when he died, his goal was to get revenge for her in the future. For her and everyone else.

Sucks for him. I had no interest in accomplishing his goal. Based on these memories, the guy was sick in his head. God damn!

Sorry Braxen, blame the goddess for making me take your second chance at life. I will make proper use of your memories, but you can't have this body. 

And with that, I smiled.

***

Some months passed.

I crawled around in the sight of the woman, hiding the fact I could walk.

It was honestly very humiliating…

"You are fast, Resian!" She smiled as she picked me up to breastfeed me.

She filled my heart with disgust. She was smiling now, acting like she cared for me, but I knew deep in my heart that she was no different than my mother from my first life. She simply hadn't shown her true colors yet.

That mother of mine from Earth was no mother... she was a witch. I remembered how she also abused me...

The crazy look in her eyes, her bruised lips, and cheeks caused by the beatings from my father. She was weak. She had no power. She had no way to run, nowhere to go, so she stayed. She hated him, but she had no power to express that hatred to him, so she picked me, for I was weaker than her.

"Stop looking at me like that!" she would scream at me as she hurled glass cups at me.

She...had an amazing aim. I don't think she ever missed.

Crack!

For every time it always took my forehead and broke on impact. Then, after a while, she would gasp and act like she regretted her actions. Her acting was also amazing. At times, it made me forget my father was far more abusive. But, I guess my father's abuse was so extreme I used to think my mother wasn't abusive, and that she simply used to lash out at me.

"Uh…" The woman gave a slight groan of pain.

Huh? Ah, I see. In my rage, I must have bitten harder than I naturally could. Could babies even have adrenaline rushes? I didn't know, but I doubted it.

The woman stood up and cradled me in her arms as she muttered words to soothe me.

Hm, the house seemed expensive. The walls were finely painted red and yellow. Also, there were a couple of hanging lambs that had green flames in them.

They had the green variation? According to Braxen memories, they were rare.

There were paintings placed on the wall, not any kind. The kind to look like it cost an arm, leg, and a left nut, or was that the right eye... a kidney and the left or right nut? Not sure, I haven't read the man-saw manga in forever.

It wasn't like I could remember the things I did on Earth with great detail, which was probably a good thing for me, to be honest.

"Ma…ma!" A child called for her.

The woman placed me gently in a cradle as she picked up a baby girl. I did have a younger sister, which was to my surprise.

After breastfeeding her, the woman placed her in my cradle too. We had a huge one, so there was enough space for us to sleep. Then the woman went out of the room. As soon as she left, I used Braxen's memories to help me understand how to use Ki. With his knowledge plus my Ki mastery, it made everything smooth.

So, I channeled Ki around my body, making my muscles stronger. With that, I pushed myself up, and instead of crawling, I walked. My movements were a little unsteady, but that was because I barely could practice since the woman would almost always be watching me. Not to mention, since this was a baby's body, I got drowsy fast, and using Ki tired me out even faster.

Ki could be used to boost stamina, but only when the body could handle the strain; this body couldn't since it lacked any kind of training. But, it wouldn't be fatal unlike it would have been if I did it as a newborn.

I reached the end of the cradle which blocked my path. If ki could make me walk around and do this, then I wonder…

I cleared my throat and prepared a test speech—

"Wow… you are just like me." Instantly, a cold chill ran down my spine.

Did… I hear wrongly?

Slowly, I turned towards where the voice came from; behind me.

The girl who had a full head of white hair and 2 black dots on her neck smiled.

No way in hell.

I questioned her slowly, "D-did you J-just d-do that?" Since it was my first time attempting to speak, my speech was bad, but it was understandable.

I honestly hated it since it made me seem scared.

She nodded. "Yes Resian, that was me."

She walked over to me with ease. She could speak easily, and could also walk without flaw. She couldn't have been born able to do this. So she could not only use Ki, but she must have also been practicing all these things… all without me realizing.

I tried to step back but tripped and fell.

She moved to my side, looking down at me. "Did I scare you?"

"No!" 

"Okay!" She sat down near me and introduced herself. "Well, I am assuming you know the rules, but we can use common sense. I am just like you."

"Are… you from…" She looked at me sternly.

Ah, right, there were rules to what I could discuss and couldn't according to that goddess.

If she also has those rules… Then, no. I didn't want to believe it!

She realized something was up with me and made an 'ah' expression before saying, "Don't think about what you were told. You aren't the first person, and wouldn't be the last that was given that speech."

… "What?"

For the first time since being reborn, my voice was clear. What she just told me, there is no way it can be true.

I stared at her, awaiting her to say she was joking.

She tilted her head cutely, "What is it? You don't believe me? Look at me. I mean, I guess you think I could have been a past cultivator which achieved the soul-form level, but it's clearly obvious I know the same thing you do know. I can't stay it outright as you know."

She tapped her chin and then said, "bald head kid, blue arrows on his head, 6 elements."

She really was from Earth. I knew that goddess was manipulative, but I didn't expect to be one of her many pawns. 

Ha... If she was promised the same stuff as me, she might view me as an enemy today or tomorrow. Sure, the goddess was full of shit. But she most likely gave rewards to get people to do whatever she wanted.

So, I needed to take out this reincarnator, now!