My name is Luna.
I’m three years old, the eldest daughter of the Greyrat Family, and a cute, adorable little loli loved by everyone.
I have a twin brother, a very handsome father, an extremely beautiful mother, and a maid with a cool and aloof temperament.
Of course, I’m not a real little girl.
I was originally a 30-something-year-old corporate slave from a certain large Eastern country.
On the first day after being ‘optimized’ into a MADAO (useless middle-aged man), I inexplicably arrived in this world.
I’ve grown from a baby to where I am now—able to run, jump, and communicate with my parents in this other world without any barriers.
I used to look forward to the idea of reincarnation, but my previous life was actually quite good.
My parents were healthy, and although I had just been laid off, I still had a decent amount of savings.
I could have lived comfortably doing nothing for a long time.
Yet, I was inexplicably reincarnated, and they even got my gender wrong.
You’ve got to be kidding me!
But after being annoyed for a while, I tried my best to calm my anger.
As a certain philosopher from Kaiyuan once said, time cannot flow backward, and beans cannot be stewed soft instantly.
(It is what it is.)
So, I could only accept my fate and try to face reality.
One’s family of origin determines their future growth, and at least this family environment is very good.
My parents are both good-looking, with outstanding appearances.
They are a perfect match and clearly have very deep feelings for each other.
The creaking wood sounds every night and my mother’s shy, happy cries for mercy are proof of their great relationship—so great that I can’t even sleep.
At least I know their relationship won’t have any issues for the time being.
As for my twin brother, I don’t care about him.
I have no idea what he’s thinking all day.
Even though we’re twins, we look a bit different.
He inherited our father’s beauty mark, brown hair, and facial features.
I, on the other hand, inherited our mother’s hair color and features.
I also have a beauty mark, but it’s under my right eye.
However, both my twin brother and I have the same green eyes.
Having talked about the emotional side, let’s talk about the family’s finances.
That’s even less of a concern; we are very well-off.
We have a large house, and our breakfast, lunch, and dinner are very hearty.
My father’s monthly salary is enough to afford a maid.
He seems to hold a position like a village chief or a tribune.
After all, this place looks like a Western medieval setting, and the people look the same too.
But one day, I suddenly realized that this place seemed a bit different from the European Middle Ages in my memory.
My parents possess extraordinary abilities.
Yes, that kind of supernatural power.
My twin brother fell off the windowsill and hit his head on the ground with a loud ‘Duang.’ But he didn’t cry.
I thought it was very strange.
He’s not like a normal child.
Could he be a reincarnator like me?
A big bump formed on his head.
My mother quickly rushed to his side, muttered something, and then a green light emitted from her hand.
The bump on my twin brother’s head vanished.
How magical!
Is that healing magic?
Does this world have magic?
After a few days of observation, I’m certain.
This world isn’t a traditional European Middle Ages, but some kind of Western fantasy world.
After all, no matter how strong my father is, he shouldn’t be able to swing a longsword like an electric fan.
So he must be relying on some kind of ability to achieve that effect.
To give us an early education, my parents would occasionally hold me and my twin brother while sitting on the bed and read us children’s books.
Although I couldn’t understand much, I realized they were fantasy stories of this world, something like the story of Perturabo and the Decimation.
After some time, around when I was almost two, I could pretty much understand what they were saying and knew everyone’s names.
My father is Paul Greyrat, and my mother is Zenith Greyrat.
They used to be Adventurers.
Adventurers, huh?
It really is a fantasy world.
The maid’s name is Lilia, but I don’t know her last name.
My twin brother is Rudeus Greyrat.
I suspect he’s a reincarnator just like me.
Even though he’s so young, he acts like a good boy all day.
When he falls or bumps into something, he doesn’t cry.
Plus, he stares at the maid Lilia with extremely lecherous eyes.
And every day, he secretly sneaks upstairs to do something.
Based on this, I’m certain this guy is definitely a reincarnator.
Today, I quietly followed behind him, struggling to climb the stairs that were a bit too large for such a small body.
After getting up the stairs, I heard the sound of splashing water.
What is he doing?
There are no showers in this world.
Is he letting out water?
But does a little boy’s body have that much water capacity?
Following the sound, I quietly pushed open the door.
“Wah!”
He was clearly startled.
But I had just noticed a Water Ball emerging from his hand.
Is this magic?
“Rudy, what are you doing?”
“Oh, it’s Luna.
No…
nothing.”
His eyes were darting around; he was clearly hiding something.
“What is that basin of water for?”
“Oh, I…
I wanted to take a bath.”
Taking a bath in the middle of winter?
This guy can’t even lie properly.
“Alright, stop pretending.
I saw it just now.
A Water Ball appeared in your hand.
How did you do it?”
Rudy looked a bit troubled, but after hesitating for a while, he decided to tell me how he did it.
He took out a thick book.
I couldn’t read yet, so I didn’t know what was written in it.
“Is this…
a magic book?”
“Yeah, I learned it from this.”
“Are you a genius?
Did you eat Doraemon’s Memory Bread?”
“It’s nothing like that.
I’m self-taught.
How could Doraemon be here?”
At the mention of Doraemon, the atmosphere suddenly became extremely awkward.
We both had smiles on our faces, but we were both about to lose our composure.
“Ah!
You’re not from this world!” we both said at the same time.
We spoke in unison, which startled the maid Lilia below, and she came up to see what was happening.
“It’s nothing, Lilia.
There’s just a bug in the house.”
The maid walked back down suspiciously.
Afterwards, we both confessed to each other when and how we came here, though we still kept some details to ourselves.
“Eh?
You’re Japanese?”
“Then you’re from the Great Eastern Land?
Ni hao?”
His Chinese was extremely clumsy; he might as well not have spoken it.
“Alright, let’s just communicate in the language of this world.”
After all, our proficiency in each other’s languages was only at the level of’Sugoi’ and ‘Your Chinese is very good’ (University of Tokyo level meme).
It was much more convenient to use the language of this world.
“You said you came from the year 200X?
But I reincarnated in 202X.
Did something happen in between?”
“I’m not sure either.
You came here while you were sleeping; could it have been a sudden death?
After all, I came to this world after a car accident.”
“Probably not.
My body in my previous life was very healthy.
Of course, I can’t rule out someone sneaking into my house at night and killing me…
forget it, let’s not think about it.
Teach me magic first, Rudy.
For the sake of being siblings, give me a hand.”
Rudy reluctantly brought the book over and began to teach me how to read properly.
“Luna, this is magic, not sorcery.”
“Okay, Onii-chan.”
“Ugh, you’re so gross.
Weren’t you a man before?”
“That’s right, but I’m not anymore.”
“Then can you accept marrying a man in the future?”
“Of course not!”
“Then don’t act so disgusting from now on.”
“Eh?
Is it not good?
I’m a cute little loli now.”
“Ah, forget it, do whatever you want.
Just start learning the basics of magic with me.”
For the next period of time, I kept learning magic with Rudy.
However, he would only teach me after he finished his own daily practice—basically, when his mana was drained.
According to him, mana capacity can grow through daily practice, just like muscles.
His attitude toward me was…
how should I put it?
A bit guarded, as if I were a threat to him.
He was very reluctant to teach me magic and literacy, but he did teach me nonetheless.
After all, even though we were children, we both had adult souls.
We weren’t ‘real’ family in that sense, so it was only natural for there to be some friction and distance between us.
“May the great protection of water descend upon the place thou seekest.
Let a cool, shallow stream manifest here—’Water Ball’.”
Plop.
A Water Ball the size of a cantaloupe appeared in my hand.
I finally learned it.
However, my mana capacity was very small.
I could only cast it a few times a day and needed to train slowly.
“Thank you, Rudy.
I finally learned it.”
“Mm.”
Rudy gave a short reply and went back to reading his magic book, looking as if he had finally finished a troublesome chore.
I don’t know what this guy has been through, but he’s always running away from something.
He gives off a vibe of keeping everyone at arm’s length, like a turtle hiding deep inside its shell, unwilling to come out.
It’s the same when he’s with Paul and Zenith.
He wears the fake smile of a good boy, but in reality, he doesn’t treat them like parents.
Of course, neither do I, but I’m gradually adapting.
After all, even if I don’t feel like they’re my parents, they already treat me as their own child.
Humans aren’t made of stone; spending a long time together will eventually lead to accepting the other person as family.
???
“Hey, Rudy, I don’t know what you went through before, but it’s better for us to be honest with each other.
After all, even if you hate me, we have to stay together for at least ten years before we can part ways.
Let’s get along during that time.”
Rudy was silent for a moment, then closed the magic book.
“Fine, Luna.
In that case, let’s tell each other our old names first.
You go first.”
“Well, you know Dongda, right?
So my name was Zhang Wufei.”
“I’m Japanese.
My old name was Tomokazu Sugita.”
There was another silence, and then we both pointed at each other and accused the other in unison.
“Liar!” X2
“Isn’t that the name of a famous Japanese voice actor?
Who are you kidding?
You think I haven’t watched Gintama?”
“You’re the same!
If you don’t want to say your real name, then don’t.
Do you even have the Altron Gundam?”
The tense atmosphere lasted only a moment before it stopped, because Lilia the maid came over to check after hearing our commotion.
She was probably afraid that two small children might knock over heavy objects and hurt themselves.
In front of her, the two of us put on an act of being loving siblings.
After Lilia left, both of us breathed a sigh of relief, yet neither of us knew how to interact with the other.
I was the first to speak to break the ice.
“Names don’t really matter.
Since we’re going to live in the same house from now on, it’s better to have some common hobbies.
Do all you Japanese people like anime and manga?”
“Do people from Dongda watch it too?”
Rudeus was a bit surprised.
He probably didn’t know much about people from other countries.
Of course, in his era, information about Dongda was still somewhat restricted, so it’s normal that he didn’t know.
“Yeah, some people do, and I’m one of them.
Let’s talk about that; at least we have a common interest.”
After that, we talked about our hobby for the whole afternoon.
However, from his point of reincarnation, he hadn’t seen any anime from after 201X.
He was very interested in the anime I mentioned from after 201X.
Just like that, without realizing it, the atmosphere eased.
We were no longer at each other’s throats; instead, we got along very happily, like two friends who had known each other for years.