CHAPTER 1

Part 1

It is dark.

I can't see a thing in this darkness.

Where is this? And more importantly…what happened?

If I remember correctly, I think I was trying to do something desperate…like going to another place or to oblivion…

And then like a rushing water I fully remember everything.

My name is, Hakuno Kishinami. A 17 year old average guy.

Back then on [SERAPH] I tried to protect the people from a monstrous invader by sending them to an [Adjacent Reality]/[Parallel World] where their counterparts exist.

As for the invader, Velber, and myself, I got both of us transported…to a world where our duplicates did not exist during mid-flight.

…It appears to be that I'm dead.

How can I say so, you ask?

Well while I am currently delivering this monologue, it is all in my mind so to speak.

My mouth won't move. Rather I can't feel my lips moving up and down. The same can be said with my arms, hands, feet and other parts of my body.

Another thing is that the stunt I did just literally killed me. Using [Slide] to transport the entirety of [SERAPH] to an [Adjacent Reality] along with all of its citizens is a feat that is beyond my normal capabilities, that even with the help of [Regalia], my [Cyber Frame] can't withstand the immeasurable drawbacks from using such ability in a massive scale.

In addition, the instantaneous change of both mine and Velber's flight path in the middle of transdimensional sliding sequence burned whatever remains of my existence to oblivion, as per the precised calculations presented to me by the [Moon Cell] beforehand.

So yeah, I guess this is it.

This is the end of the line for me.

Though I was dealt a bad hand for the most part of this short time of my existence, I don't have any regrets. And while I can't deny that I have that desire to live a life filled with hopes, happiness, and dreams deep down within my heart, I gladly and willingly throw it all away for the sake of others.

Heh, one might say that I'm an idiot and foolish.

Perhaps there is a grain of truth hidden in that statement. But it doesn't matter to me anymore.

I already accepted this outcome, this end without any remorse and ill feelings.

I'll just wait for Death to fully have a hold of me in this pitch black darkness.

Part 2

Four months had passed.

It seems to be that I have been miraculously reborn as a baby inside a woman's womb.

To be honest, I'm quite surprised. I did not expect something like this to happen to me.

Something like this should not be possible.

Reincarnation is only a privilege of the souls that is naturally conceived by a higher power or domain of the universe. As such, these higher dimensional energy information bodies are subjected to the preordained laws of cycle and rebirth established by an origin known as [Akashic Records].

However, I am different.

Being a digital structure made by a supercomputer based on an existing person, this phenomenon should not extend to me under any circumstances.

After all I'm just a soul conceived through artificial means.

So why is that I'm experiencing this? Should it be more logical for the human me to be in here instead of me, a digital copy?

I really don't understand…

I could only let out a mental sigh. Even if I exhaust my wits on coming up every possible explanations as to why I am having this kind of experience, I really can't do anything about it.

Moreover, being conscious as a baby inside a mother's womb is both horrifying and boring at the same time. There's nothing much I can do but wait to be born.

At this time of the month, I can now move inside the womb, changing positions as much as I wanted.

I can also move my limbs and create some facial expressions whenever their is light shone into my eyes. It's not that much but it is more preferable than to feel nothing at all.

Though not all my senses are well developed like my hearing, sight, and others.

I guess this is normal.

But waiting for the rest of six months will surely bored me out in monotony.

I think I should devise ways to relieve any inch of boredom creeping out to me every second.

What should I do?

Hmm…

Oh…oh!

In instant, I slightly snapped my baby fingers as a realization hit me.

Because I was preoccupied in forging plausible theories in my current predicament, I almost forgot one thing that has been a crucial part of me since I first gain my self-awareness within [SERAPH] back then.

[Magic Circuits].

The paths that converts [Life Force] into magical energy which then can be used to perform or actualize mysteries.

In a sense, they are pseudo-nervous system that can only be found in one's soul.

In my previous life, I have one which allowed me to pass as a qualified [Master] on the moon's…[Holy Grail War].

Okay, let's try this.

I put my focus on as I dive deeper within myself, trying to grasp anything that nearly resembles that of [Magic Circuits].

HUM

Sensing a familiar slight hum, I mentally nodded at that confirmation.

It appears to be that the quantity of magical energy resting within me is as the same as what I had from my teenage self.

And that information somehow made me uncomfortable.

Logically speaking, a four-month old fetus having a magical energy of a 17-year old teenager is very concerning in so many levels.

I mean, there is no way that a tiny physical body can withstood such huge magical energy, such imbalance will only cause the tiny me to implode in a instant due to the disparity between my physical and spiritual states.

But right now, I'm pretty much fine.

Which is quite confusing, to be honest.

Perhaps there might be some explanation behind this unusual predicament.

Aside from that, I unintentionally sensed another set of [Magic Circuits].

Perhaps it might be from the woman who is currently carrying me. It seems that her magical pipelines are highly rich both in terms of quantity and quality.

She might be a magic practitioner.

Or maybe she is just an ordinary woman who isn't aware of her potential.

Hmm…anyway, now that I have determined that I still have my [Magic Circuits] with me alongside with my memories from my past life, all I need to do is what should I do with it.

Maybe I can observe my surroundings through magically sensing them? Or observe the progress of my…mother's pregnancy?

Yes. That sound like a good plan.

So with that in mind, I began thinly spreading my magical energy to get a grasp on my surroundings.

I just hope that this won't cause any issues on my mother's part.

…I hope.