My first thought was, āIām being breast-fedā . I still canāt see but, Iām probably correct .
I think Iām probably not some kind of reptile since reptiles donāt breast feed however, that information might not be reliable since this is a different world .
After 6 months, I was able to somewhat understand my circ.u.mstances . ā¢My parents are from mixed races . I donāt know what race it is but I have mixed blood . By the way, itās the humanoid type . ā¢Skin color is deep blue, eye color is red and hair color is black . A man named Caam . (Thanks Kami-sama! With this, I wonāt be raped in this fantasy world!) [TN: lol]
ā¢Although our family isnāt poor, we are only just getting by ā¢There are no humans in this village ā¢Plenty of magic exists ā¢There are skills
My father has indigo skin . The overall appearance is close to a human but, itās somewhat lizard-like(Should I call him a Lizardman? He has scales as well) . My mother has white skin and red eyes . She has webbed hands and feet(A more human type of ? Is it something like that? Good thing I wasnāt born as a fish egg) . [TL: This guy is seriously rudeā¦]
Well, I have a humanoid appearance, my fatherās skin and my motherās eyes . I donāt know where I got my black hair from . I think Iāll know once I see my grandparents but, until now, I still havenāt met them yet . Fortunately, my name is similar to the p.r.o.nunciation of the reading of my previous namećNagićin English so I donāt really care . [TN: åŖ=Nagi=calm=Caam, let me know if you have any better ideas]
I heard about it during my parentās conversation . I was being carried by my mother as we walk around the village . With my physical strength, I canāt go with them on long walks yet . In half a year I think Iāll be able to do that . For now, I decided to check out the situation .
After half a year, the amount of baby food has increased . Itās a very thin porridge but itās not made with rice . Is this the leftover bread in hot water? Then, the times I could grasp walking increased and my area of activities spread out but only limited to indoors . I was referred to as a ālively kidā by my parents . Inside is a 30 year old ossan in his previous life though . But right now, Iām the child of these people so I decided to act as a child as much as possible .
After another half a year, I can understand words, I was able to talk and I no longer fall over when I walk . I still donāt understand the characters . Nothing that resembles a books exists at our house so I havenāt seen the characters yet . Literacy is probably low .
When I was 3 years old, I was already able to run around near our house . I found someone I can call a childhood friend . She lives in our neighborhood . She almost looks like a human if not for the horns growing above her eyebrows A j.a.panese person would say sheās similar to an Oni . This childhood friend of mine is a shy and introverted person who rarely speaks . Since she has black hair and eyes, she looks j.a.panese . Her name is Suzuran, a cute flower like name . [Suzuran=lily of the valley]
I donāt know about this world, this country, or even the surrounding villages but, it seems that Iām going to attend a school like facility when I reach 5 years old . It may seem like itās too soon but a 5 year old demon will look 2 to 3 times their age . In other words, they will look like 10 to 20 years old . So they look like high school students but are actually still kids inside!
ćAhć¼, Iām the reading, writing and calculation teacher Fig[ćć£ć°] the arachne, yoć¼ . The smarter kids can do it in 2 to 3 years but the slower kids will have to work harder during their 5th and 6th year, yoć¼ . Thereās also the instructor whoāll teach magic so there will be introductions during the magic lesson, yoć¼ . ć [TN: Imagine someone talking to a toddler . Figās attempting to do that]
Arachne are those that have the upper half of a human and the legs of a spider . Whatās weird is a lot of their upper body is exposed . Is that okay for educating children? Aside from their chest, which is wrapped in cloth, they donāt wear anything else . Thatās okay for now but, when the other boys grow up, it would cause various problems . As someone who has the mind of a healthy adult male, that has already caused me plenty of problemsā¦ I donāt know where to look .
And since sheās with children, she changes the way she speaks and it seems like sheās forcing herself to make conversation . Itās somewhat disappointing though since sheās a stunning silver short-haired girl . Well, you can also say thatās gap moe . I find myself stealing a glance at her s.e.xy navel and midriff . Is this that menās inherent nature thing? And isnāt that belly-b.u.t.ton piercing a bit too much?
During the short break after Figās lesson, on the sunny part of the platform, the potted decorative plant suddenly moved . It jumped and landed on top of the teacherās desk . Then, the plant suddenly transformed into a human form .
ćIām going to teach you the fundamentals of magic . Iām Birke[ćć«ć±] the Dryad, best regards . Even though Iām only good with earth and water attributes, I can still teach you a lot when it comes to the fundamentals . ć
Dryads are famous enough as it is . Theyāre something like the spirit of a tree and it seems that their skin color changes by dwelling in that tree . Theyāre like j.a.panese White Birch trees* . After that, they donāt hide anything at all . They only put their feet up to their shin in a planter so that they can grow . [Iām sure heās comparing Dryads to birch trees but I didnāt really get it . ]
ćBy the way, this is Gaige-chan[ć¬ć¤ć²ć”ćć], my a.s.sistant Mandragorać
Birke senseiās pulled out a weed-like gra.s.s that was growing by her feet . A 20cm tall girl appeared and let out a death metal-like scream that was mixed with the sound of scratching gla.s.s . Everyone in the cla.s.sroom fainted on the spot .
ćFaint Resistance Skill: 1ćacquired .
Just before I fainted, I heard something like an announcement in my head . Is this that āfavorable treatmentā that Kami-sama was talking about?
It seems that there are other teachers but only the main ones were introduced on the first day . The contents of the lessons were like this: ā¢Basic reading and writing ā¢Simple calculation ā¢The basics of the fundamentals of magic
We take lessons in the morning and help out in our homes in the afternoon . There are no wealthy families in this village but that seems to be normal . And it seems like the school will be closed during planting and harvesting seasons . I thought books didnāt exist since literacy rate was low but, I was proven wrong when I attended school . It was just that my house didnāt have any . Iām sure that wealthy families would probably have those .
Even if itās just basic reading and writing, Iām thankful for it right now . I can speak the words but I couldnāt read or write it . Actually, I havenāt even seen my parents reading and writing that much . You can transact orally when shopping . The characters in this world are similar to Cypriot syllabary so I have bad compatibility with it . [TN: or Cyprus, or maybe Greek, Iām not sure ćććć¹é³ēÆęåć®ćććŖčØå·ć«čæććććę§č³ŖćęŖćć]
Well, there are characters similar to j.a.panese Kanji so I can use āthis character to this readingā as a way of memorizing so there are no problems .
As for the simple calculation, since I finished the compulsory education and I was fairly able to graduate high school and university, Iāll be able to do it even in a different world . Itās just that I still donāt know this worldās currency . When my mother went shopping, she used a lot of copper coins . Occasionally, she would use silver coins . Iām sure that there are gold coins but I still havenāt seen any yet .
Iād be completely fumbling about when it comes to magic since Iāll be learning reading and writing at the same time . I only have my knowledge of magic from games . There were even various differences from games when it came to fire attribute magic . I had no magic and was living a normal life when I died so I should remember magic that would be useful in surviving I guess . Science was originally more developed than magic, letās try use magic based on that . That is, if I didnāt forget it though .
While thinking about that, I decided to go to sleep .