Scene – A cinematic view of a village plays, then zooms into a house. In that house live three people: the house master Tall, the mistress Kin, and their servant Guzi. Mistress Kin is about to give birth, so they have called a midwife to assist with the delivery. The midwife is currently helping Kin with the delivery while Tall paces around nervously. Servant Guzi is busy preparing things for the newborn — warm water, clothes, towels, food, etc.
After some time, the midwife returns, filled with tension, holding the newborn baby.
Midwife – "T-this baby... this baby is a monster!"
Tall – "What do you mean, monster? It's just a tiny, cute newborn! What harm can such a small baby do?"
Guzi – "Wait... are you saying that the baby killed and ate his mother the moment he was born?"
Midwife – "No, no! Nothing like that."
Tall and Guzi – "Then what?"
Midwife – "Look at his eyes! I have never seen such eyes before! The background of his eyes is pure white, with a circular blue ring, and around that ring are green glowing triangles. And his hair... I have never seen such shiny blue hair ever! And on top of that, after being born, babies usually cry — but this one isn't crying at all. Instead, he's looking at us and smiling... and it's terrifying! That's why I said he's a monster."
Tall – "Listen, Midwife, I don't care how babies are supposed to act after birth, or how different this baby looks, or what he might become in the future. I know one thing — neither Kin nor I care about any of that. After all, this is our first child. And he's special, and adorable. Yes, his eyes are unusual, but that doesn't matter to us."
Guzi – "As expected from my master! He and ma'am don't care about such things."
Midwife – "Still... give him to me. I'll either kill him or leave him deep inside some forest. That way, we can avoid any future disasters."
Guzi – "Midwife, Master Tall has already made up his mind. He won't change it, and I won't let it change either."
Tall – "Guzi, show some respect."
Guzi – "Sorry, Master, for speaking out of turn."
Tall – "I understand you're worried about the future, Midwife, but why waste energy over what hasn't even happened yet? Let's deal with the present. Besides, if you abandon him in the forest, who knows — maybe a demon would adopt him and turn him evil. Better he stays here, right?"
Midwife – "Fine... If you've made your decision, then there's nothing more I can do. But don't regret it later."
Tall – "I have never regretted any of my decisions, and I don't intend to start now. You don't need to worry."
Guzi – "So, Master Tall, what will you name this little one?"
Tall – "Hmm... Good question. Since, according to the Midwife, this isn't a normal child, but something special... How about the name Precious? How does that sound?"
Guzi – "Wonderful, Master Tall! It's a perfect name!"
Midwife – "I'm not really good with names anyway. Do as you wish."
Tall – "Alright then, his name will be Precious. But let's confirm with Kin once."
Midwife – "She's sleeping right now. She was in a lot of pain earlier, so she fell asleep. I suggest not disturbing her."
Tall – "Oh, is that so? Then okay."
Kin – "No, I'm awake now."
Midwife – "But your condition... You were in so much pain!"
Guzi – "Ma'am, please rest! Leave the baby and the housework to me."
Tall – "Yes, please."
Kin – "No, no! I feel much better now. In fact, I feel so good, I could run around if I wanted to!"
Midwife – "How is that possible?"
Kin – "I don't know exactly... but like you said, you called our little baby a monster — I think he might have somehow healed me."
Midwife – "You mean... the baby used some kind of magic to take away your pain?"
Kin – "Bingo! Correct!"
Tall – "Leave that aside for now. Kin, I've thought of a name for him — Precious. Since he's different, special. Guzi also liked it. Right, Guzi?"
Guzi – "..."
Tall – "RIGHT, GUZI?!"
Guzi – "Yes, Master! I really liked the name!"
Kin – "-_- Well, even if you two hadn't decided, Precious was already the name I had in mind too. I don't know why, but it just felt right."
Tall – "That's great, then!"
Scene – The view zooms out to show the house again — inside are Tall, Kin, Guzi, the Midwife, and little Precious.
Tall – "Alright then. From today, his name will be Precious Fiz — the first heir of our Fiz family!"
Midwife – "Okay, then. I'll be on my way now. Take care, everyone."
Guzi – "Wait, Midwife! You're in the third wealthiest house of the village, and you helped bring our baby into this world — you can't leave without your reward!"
Tall and Kin – "Yes! You must take a reward — it's such a joyous occasion!"
Scene – Tall and Kin hand a steel box full of silver coins to the Midwife. She smiles and waves goodbye. Everyone waves back at her.
Scene – Even Precious lifts his little hand and waves!
Kin – "Tall, Tall! Look! Precious is waving! He's waving goodbye!"
Scene – Tall, Guzi, and Kin are all shocked.
[ CHAPTER 5 END ]