About half a year went by within an instant; time really goes by quickly when all you do is drink milk and sleep.
I haven't learned much of this world yet, as you could expect, I tried my best listening in on people talking around the house. I started to pick up some language, at least I hope I picked up some. I can start to understand some simple sentences, although I still can't confirm if I'm correct.
It's also around this time when I started crawling. My body has grown a lot since I first got reincarnated, being able to move is really a thing to celebrate for me. I had never been so happy to be able to move around. Normally, I would much rather lie down on my bed and rub one out.
Apparently, the man who walked into my room before was the elf lady's husband, in other words, my adoptive father; he doesn't seem fond of me, though, judging by the facial expressions he made when he first saw me.
He looks to be at least thirty-plus years old, maybe even nearing forty. To compare, Ms. Elf looks to be around seventeen.
Are age gaps common in this world?
I also learned that I have two other siblings, an older brother who looks to be around thirteen years old, and an older sister who is not much older than me, around two to three years older.
This really scares me. Did Mother get pregnant at four years old?
I'm hoping that's not the case.
Even after I could crawl around freely, I was always shut inside my room. I never really got to go out and explore the house, but I could crawl around the room.
I learned a lot just from that.
The first thing was that my family was definitely above average, although it might not look like it to people from my old world, being that it's without electricity and the fact that it's not built with concrete, with all types of fancy decorations decked around…
But looking at it from the perspective of a rather undeveloped time period, it was most definitely one of the best houses around. We even have a couple of maids around the place, and don't forget about the beautiful view of the rural landscape.
The house is probably located in the countryside.
Yeah, it's pretty rural.
Looking out the window sill, I could see a peaceful landscape with grassy plains, looking further away, wheat fields, and small houses.
I couldn't see any electricity poles or street lights around; this place was one with nature.
I have heard that in some places, they hide the internet cables underground instead of having them hang around. It's a pretty smart idea, not going to lie.
Hopefully, I will be able to find a computer or something to play with in the near future, or this life is about to be hell.
What am I supposed to do in my free time if not watch some YouTube or something?
Sigh— I don't think that would be the case anytime soon, judging by the house having no electricity.
"Hey, Gryne, be careful, you could hurt yourself climbing up like that." Elf lady said.
It was around three in the afternoon, at this time Father wasn't home, probably at work, I'd guess, and big brother was out doing whatever he does, I never get to see him often, so in the house there was only me, big sister, Mother, and the maids.
Uh-oh. Someone jinxed it, I slipped down from the chair, my tiny hand tried to grab onto the chair—
Fuck, I forgot I'm tiny again.
I fell— Thump.
I landed headfirst, hitting the floor with a loud thud. One of the maids let out a small cry of alarm. Mother turned around, her face turned pale as she covered her mouth with her hands.
"Gryne! Are you all right?" She rushed to my side, leaving big sister there in the empty hallway, sucking her thumb.
Woman, you know I can't talk. What am I to do to answer your question?
She picked me up, as she looked down at me and our eyes met, her face loosened up, relaxing, and she began stroking my head.
Yo man, be careful with my head, that shit hurts, I just banged that hard on the floor.
Given the reaction from both her and the maid, my fall must have been pretty bad; at least it was something to worry about.
Like, I mean, I did land headfirst, maybe it's something related to a baby's body, not that I know anything about that topic. Back in my old life, I didn't have any siblings, so I was pretty unfamiliar with how babies' bodies work.
Hopefully, it was just going to be a small bump, like I don't seem like I'm bleeding or anything, I just hope I don't become permanently stupid.
"Oh, that bruise must have hurt, oh, Gryne. It will all end soon." She looked at me with a unique expression. I don't know what to say about it.
It will all end soon? I thought, she's not going to put me down, right?
She placed her hand atop my head, "This will make it all go away."
No way she's about to kill me, right? Was hitting my head on the floor that bad of an omen in this world?
She began chanting "May the god's blessing soothe the pain, give the one who lost strength to arise again— Painkiller."
I saw Mother's hand glow with a dim yellowish light.
I closed my eyes in slight fear, then I felt an overwhelming sensation flow through my body; it was like energy went through my body and forced all the pain out of me. I instantly felt jumpy again. It was a pretty satisfying experience, like when you drink ice-cold water on a hot summer day.
"Your mother is pretty cool, isn't she?" Mother asked, as her voice rang with a sense of pride. "You know, back then your mother was a pretty strong gladr."
The terms reeled through my mind as I processed the situation, 'gladr', 'magic', 'elf ', 'isekai', 'spells', 'healing'? But in all seriousness, who could process such a situation? Not me, I could tell you that much.
After that mother took me back to bed, putting me back in my jail cell, to say in other words. If you have seen a baby's bed, it's basically a prison cell; there was not much room to move around, and you can't leave by yourself.
This time, sneaking out wasn't in my mind, and… Magic also, huh? Maybe I won't actually get bored as much as I thought, there might be a life outside of looking at screens.