Born to Toxic Parents, I Found a Kind Family in Another World ~We’re an Unlucky Baron House, but We’ll Develop Our Frontier Territory with Alchemy Magic~
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Description: There was once a man raised by toxic parents who decided to take his own life.
But before he could, he saved a mother and child whose car had plunged into a river, and died in the process.
He wished never to be born as someone’s child ever again, but apparently his wording hadn’t been clear enough, because a god reincarnated him into another world.
There, he was born to a gentle mother and father, and for the first time in his life, he learned what a family truly was.
His name was Dermot.
Though Der was blessed with loving parents, a younger brother and sister, and kind people serving the baron house, his uncle’s family was the absolute worst.
Because of that uncle’s family, Der’s household was exiled to a remote frontier region.
But, Dermot had been born with magic.
A kind of magic similar to alchemy.
Using that power, young though he was, Der began developing the frontier lands.
And before long, that frontier might one day become one of the most prosperous territories in the kingdom... perhaps?
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That day, I had decided to die.
That day, I had decided to die.
I was exhausted with life. Just being alive hurt.
Then, right in front of me, an accident happened. A car plunged into a river. I saw there was a baby inside, and before I knew it, I had jumped in.
The river in the dead of winter had been freezing cold.
The last thing I saw was the anguished expression of the woman clutching the baby.
Watching a complete stranger like me sink to the bottom of the river made her cry for me.
Ah... I’m glad I could save them in the end.
God... if possible, please never let me be born as someone’s child again.
I’m done with toxic parents. To hell with the parent lottery!
But… what the hell is this situation?
“Der, it’s time for din-din~”
“... Buh.”
There was a woman in front of me with her breasts fully exposed.
And I was a baby. Her baby!!
Who the hell would suck on a woman’s breasts!?
“Ohh, Dermot. You’re drinking well.”
Shut up! Th-this isn’t my will. It’s just a baby’s instinct!
“Is Mama’s milk yummy~?”
“Buuuuuuuuuuuh!!”
“Wah! H-he spat it out!?”
Wh-what the hell did she just say!?
W-whether… M-Mama’s b-breasts... taste good!?
She’s a pervert. This woman’s a total pervert!
Wait. Her face was covered in breast milk. Because I just sprayed it all over her...
Y-you’re gonna get mad, right? Show your true colors already.
You people are just like them, aren’t you? You’ll use me as a punching bag to vent your stress…
“Dermot, are you alright!?”
“You’re the one who said something weird.”
“Ugh... but Katia, if Dermot’s feeling sick…”
“He isn’t. I’m telling you, he’s fine.”
Wh-why aren’t they angry!?
Why...?
Forced back onto her breast again, I unconsciously started drinking milk.
The eyes of the woman and man watching me reminded me of that woman from back then.
Thank you for saving my child.
No, don’t sink…!
That woman who had held her baby while desperately reaching out toward me.
“Alright, Der. Let’s do a burp now~”
Held in the woman’s arms, my back gently patted, something welled up in my chest.
“Geh-burp.”
“Ohh, that was a fine burp. Good job, Dermot.”
“Hehe, you did so well, Der~”
The two of them took turns stroking me and rubbing their cheeks against mine. Against me, who probably reeked of milk.
Why were they praising me over something as trivial as a burp?
Those people had never praised me even once.
Why... why are my parents in this life so...
At this rate... this is going to make me hope.
Hope that this time, I might really have a kind family.
“Oh my, oh my, Der. What’s wrong? Your eyes are full of tears.”
“See? I knew something was wrong with him! Dermot, are you alright?”
“That can’t be... According to the holy magic diagnosis…”
Holy magic!? D-did she just say magic?
“Mhm. Just as I thought, he’s perfectly healthy.”
“I-is that so? Hmm. Then why does he have tears in his eyes?”
“He’s sleepy, probably. Here, Der. Drink lots, sleep lots, and grow up big and strong, alright~?”
Laid down in a cradle, my eyelids naturally grew heavy, and I drifted right off to sleep…
Hah!?
I-I fell asleep.
Cradles... what terrifying sleep-inducing devices.
I was alone in the room now. No one else was here, but the lights had been left on.
The man had kept them on because he was worried I’d get scared in the dark.
Ten days had passed since I was born as a baby.
Today, I became certain this was another world.
Because of what the woman had said earlier.
According to the holy magic diagnosis… that’s what she’d said.
Magic. Magic.
And if it’s another world, then magic’s a given.
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The me from two months ago who reached that conclusion had been right.
The lantern illuminating the room didn’t use candles, but glowing stones instead. Not electricity. There were no cords, no outlets either.
At the very least, nothing like this existed on Earth.
Which meant the most likely explanation was reincarnation into another world.
And on this day, the woman forcibly carried me out of the room for the first time.
I’d already kind of suspected it, but this wasn’t a house, it was a mansion.
The woman walked down the hallway. The people passing by bowed to her, smiling as they spoke to me too.
“My, Young Master Dermot. How adorable.”
“Don’t his eye color resemble milady’s grandmother?”
“Amber-colored eyes. They’re very beautiful.”
Amber, huh. So my appearance is completely different from my previous life.
The woman headed toward the first floor... Is this what you’d call an entrance hall? It’s ridiculously spacious.
My eyesight had improved quite a bit too, enough for me to recognize that the people lined up near the entrance were knights.
Knights. Actual knights.
They wore armor and carried swords at their waists.
Lanterns with glowing stones and armored knights.
No matter how you looked at it, this was another world.
Now all it needed was magic to make it perfect.
Among the group of knights was the man. Unlike them, he wore lighter gear, though he also carried a sword at his waist.
“Dear, be careful.”
“Katia, it’ll be alright. Robert and the others are with me.”
One of the knights bowed. So that guy was Robert.
“Katia-sama, we shall protect the Baron with our lives. Please rest assured.”
“Besides, there aren’t any monsters dangerous enough to worry about around here, my lady.”
Whoa, hold on. Did he just say monsters? As in actual monsters?
And baron, too.
That man’s a baron!?
Sure, it’s a lower noble rank, but a noble’s still a noble.
“Even so... I can’t help worrying.”
“Hahaha, Mama’s such a worrywart~”
The man poked my cheek. Squish squish, annoyingly persistent.
After poking my cheeks over and over, the man finally headed out.
Monsters... Did they go to hunt them?
C-can a guy like that really beat monsters?
What if he loses, dies, and comes back as a corpse...?
I-it’s not like I’m worried or anything.
Yeah. I’m not.
Because I still don’t trust them. Who knows when they’ll suddenly show their true nature?
But that night, Father-dono and the knights didn’t come back.
The woman, clearly beside herself with worry, stared out the window the entire time.
They’re... not coming back.
Did they really get killed?
That man’s... that... without ever showing his true colors...
“Fweh...”
“Der? Oh my, Der. You’re worried about your father too, aren’t you?”
No.
“Fwehhhhh, fwehhhhh.”
That’s not it.
“It’s alright. Your father will definitely come home. There’s no way he’d leave behind someone as adorable as you.”
“Fwehhhhh, fwehhhhh.”
I... I...
—Very well. I shall grant your wish. What is it you desire?
Someone had asked me that back then, and I...
—I don’t want to lose the parent lottery again. I just wanted a kind family.
I think that’s what I answered.
Was that voice really God? Did God give this woman, this mother, to me?
Did He choose that man to be my father?
A kind family... this time, please let me have a kind family.
The group returned the following evening.
“Saul! Welcome home!”
“I’m home, Katia. Sorry for being late.”
The man had returned.
Behind him were several wagons carrying creatures that resembled boars I knew from Earth, except these were obviously enormous.
The man embraced the woman. Since she was still holding me, I ended up being embraced too.
Warm. That was all I felt.
I’ll trust them. These two.
Well, even if they betray me again someday, I’m used to it. When that time comes, it comes.
And then I’ll take my revenge with everything I’ve got.
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