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After that, when I woke up, besides Mom, there was a beautiful woman with a distinctive hairstyle and a tough-looking man with an impressive beard.
The beautiful woman was Bellemere, and the bearded man was Genzo. By the way, Mom's name was Akari.
The three of them seemed to be waiting for me to stand up, but I got hungry and started crying.
Yes, I couldn't control my emotions and ended up crying.
I couldn't tell if this was my body pulling my emotions along, or if there were still aftereffects from emotional suppression, but since I couldn't speak yet and had no other way to communicate my intentions, I had no choice but to keep crying.
Then Mom actually opened her shirt. By the way, Genzo was dragged out of the room by his ear by Bellemere.
Right, I was still breastfeeding...
I wanted to lecture that old man for a solid hour about letting my consciousness awaken before weaning.
But whether it was instinct or not, I was able to drink without any conflict, which was helpful.
After finishing my meal and taking a breather, there were the three of them again, waiting for me to stand.
But maybe because of the full feeling, that irresistible drowsiness came again. Good night, everyone.
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About three months had passed since I woke up.
Apparently, I was only about six months old when I first woke up. Now I was about nine months old.
Since then, I'd repeated pulling myself up many times, and Mom and Bellemere had witnessed it, being surprised and delighted. Was it really that amazing?
After all, I'd been single my entire previous life, so I had zero knowledge about child-rearing.
Speaking of knowledge, what about the gravity-related knowledge I was supposed to get as a special gift? There wasn't a trace of it!
I mean, I had the general knowledge from my previous life... I remembered that, but I definitely didn't have the knowledge to get a doctorate, let alone write papers.
That old man said he'd give me preferential treatment, but... well, what's gone is gone.
Now I was studying letters and practicing pronunciation. Mom would read books, and I'd try to repeat the words.
For some reason, on Mom's lap...
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"Thank you very much."
"Aiaooozyaamau."
In these past three months, I'd progressed from standing to toddling around, but my pronunciation still wasn't great.
So I was doing pronunciation practice while Mom read to me.
"Kyaa, so cute!"
Mom would say things like that while hugging me on her lap. She was quite, no, extremely doting on her child.
I could walk now, but I had trouble speaking. Bellemere and Mom had checked with Dr. Nako about whether this was okay. Apparently, it might be because I didn't cry much, which was affecting my speech development.
In other words, the physical abilities needed for vocalization hadn't developed yet.
That's why I was working hard at pronunciation practice with Mom every day.
"Good morning."
"Oaoozaamau."
...This was going to take a while.
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About six months after waking up, I turned one year old.
I could run now, and my pronunciation had improved considerably.
But lately, Mom's condition wasn't good. She'd been coughing more often, and there was blood mixed in with the coughing.
I ran to Dr. Nako's clinic and told Bellemere, Genzo, and Dr. Nako about this.
The three of them tried to cover it up, but I wasn't just any child. I was a child who'd inherited over thirty years of life experience. So I clearly understood that Mom's condition wasn't good.
In my previous life, I'd never done anything that could be called filial piety. Not for that reason specifically, but I wondered if there was anything I could do for Mom, who doted on me so much.
Seeing my behavior, Bellemere must have thought they couldn't fool me anymore, so she answered.
Viral heart disease. That was Mom's illness, and she had about six months to live.
When I heard this, I couldn't stop crying.
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Smart. That's what I thought when I looked at this child, Shu.
Even though he was only one year old, this child knew that Akari's condition wasn't good and came to tell us about it.
And Shu clearly understood that Akari didn't have long and was crying. A one-year-old child understood death and was crying about it.
Akari had always shown parental pride, saying Shu was a genius, but now I understood. This child had seen through our deception and asked for the truth.
But now, that intelligence felt cruel.
Shu was crying because he knew Akari's remaining time, gripping his small hands tightly.
"Is there anything I can do for Mom?"
Maybe because we'd taught him words by reading to him, Shu habitually spoke in polite language during conversations.
This was something else Akari bragged about a lot.
"...Children shouldn't worry about such things."
"But..."
Even though his pronunciation was still somewhat poor, he was clearly conversing with intent. What a smart child.
"Then be childlike and spoil Akari."
"Huh?"
"Spoil her lots and make lots of memories. That's what Shu can do for Akari."
"Bellemere..."
His sad eyes changed. Yeah, he'd be okay.
"Come on, wipe your tears. If Akari sees them, she'll worry."
"Yes..."
As I was about to hand Shu a handkerchief, Akari's voice echoed from outside.
"Shu? Are you here? Please answer Mama!"
"There, Akari's here. Go spoil her properly."
Akari entered the clinic with wide eyes.
"Shu?! Why are you crying? Does something hurt?"
Akari quickly approached Shu using Armament Haki. I sighed at her use of Haki.
What a way to use Haki...
"Dr. Nako! Is Shu okay?"
"Nothing's wrong with him. He's perfectly healthy."
"Then what's wrong, Shu? Was Genzo's face scary? It's okay, Genzo looks like that but he's a good person."
"Hey."
Genzo gave Akari a flat-handed slap to the air as a comeback.
Ignoring Genzo, Akari picked up Shu. Seeing this, Genzo hung his head. My condolences.
"There, it's okay now. Mama's here with you."
"Yes... Mom."
"Hey, it's not Mom, it's Mama, right?"
Akari puffed out her cheeks like a child in mild protest. Seeing this, Shu wiped his tears and responded to Akari with a bright smile.
"Yes, Mama."
Shu used the word he was usually too embarrassed to say, calling Akari by it.
Being called by the word she'd longed for, Akari hugged Shu very happily and looked truly blissful.
There might not be much time left, but... spoil her all you want.