Chapter 4: You are the proof of my existence.

It has been almost two weeks since I started living as this body.

Even though it’s a noticeably short time compared to the time I’ve lived so far, there have been many things.

First of all, the biggest thing is the change in Settrigh, this child I call Set for short.

At first, I was anxious because his body was full of wrinkles and he didn’t seem to hear what I was saying.

Also, breastfeeding a child was an awkward thing for me, who had lived as a man for the past 20 years. In the beginning, my face would turn red and I could barely do it.

But as they say, humans are creatures of adaptation. As I repeated it, thinking that it was giving food to this child, I didn’t have as much difficulty as I did at first.

Rather, I felt that I was getting more used to this body through this.

More than those worries, other realistic worries were the problem. It was about the child’s father.

For some reason, the father of a child did not show his face for more than two weeks after his wife gave birth.

As I gave Set my finger while he reached out his small hand to me, I thought about the reason for this problem.

I could only think of one action that the father had taken. He abandoned us.

When I asked the old woman who helped me with my delivery, she said that the man had been out of sight for more than three weeks.

What a damn scoundrel. According to the old woman’s explanation, it wasn’t because he didn’t have enough money that he abandoned us. Rather, he had accumulated considerable wealth by working as a warrior in the arena.

He was just annoyed by the existence of his child. Otherwise, there was no reason to leave this troublesome place and go abroad.

The things that came with his departure were not one or two.

First of all, after simply investigating this world, I found out that the place where I am now is the outskirts of a place called Ionia, and that there is an illegal arena here.

I also learned about the ‘Vastaya’ that the old woman had told me about, and it turned out that love between these Vastaya and humans was forbidden.

In other words, it meant that I was currently being avoided by my own kind as a very ominous being who had a child with a human.

Even that, when the man was there, no one showed such uncomfortable feelings, but as soon as he disappeared, they began to spread hostile feelings.

In the end, I am now in an isolated state without any economic means of livelihood.

Fortunately, until now, I have been able to endure until the end of postpartum care with the help of the old woman who pitied me, but I couldn’t live forever with only the old woman’s help.

The old woman said that she would find out what I could do now. She said that I would probably only be able to do odd jobs, though.

Anyway, after organizing the situation, I could divide the things I had to do now into three categories.

First of all, I have too little information about this world. So far, I have only learned that there are several countries on this continent, that they are currently at war, that there are races other than humans, and that it is a world where swords, magic, and technology coexist.

As war could break out at any time, I needed information from various countries and had to act carefully based on that information.

Secondly, I needed to keep Set safe. I couldn’t leave Set, who was still a nursing baby, alone, so I had to keep taking him with me.

Leaving him to someone was a bit uneasy, so I couldn’t easily try it. What if someone took him away as is?

Finally, I needed to increase my own strength.

In this world, overwhelming abilities seemed to be important. I needed the strength to protect myself and protect the people I care about.

Fortunately, I seem to be a member of the Vastaya race with well-developed physical abilities. So, I decided to focus on martial arts from the beginning and practice slowly from now on.

After organizing my thoughts about the future like this, my mind calmed down a bit.

Most importantly, it was Set, my only existence. This child is the very reason for my life.

If anything happens to Set, I will never be able to get up again.

I lowered my head slightly and looked at this small and cute creature who was still sucking on my finger and snuggled in my arms.

Is this what they mean when they say that children don’t hurt even if you put them in your eyes? When I look at this child’s face, it seems to warm my heart.

Without realizing it, the corners of my mouth went up. I hope that this child will live his own life.

Not just living according to someone else’s wishes, but a life where he chooses what he wants to do himself.

I stroked Set’s head with the hand opposite the one with my finger in it. On that head, there were animal ears instead of human ears, as if to prove that half of the Vastaya’s blood was flowing.

So what if he’s only half Vastaya? He’s just so pretty.

I will love you no matter what happens. Sometimes you may cause trouble and bother me.

But I, at least as much as I can, will never abandon you even if you do.

Ah, Set. My baby. Please…..

“Just grow up healthy…”