“Sis!” I ran over to her and gave her a big, warm hug. “Welcome home!” When Marina got off her carriage, I did not hesitate. I immediately embraced her with all my strength. Hey, I was still six years old after all, so this kind of thing was totally okay. And besides, I really, genuinely missed her so very much. …

“Dad, I want to learn swordfighting after all. Can you teach me please?” I made the request next month, after Father returned from accompanying Marina to her school. The next day, to be exact, as he was doing his usual training in the courtyard. I had been thinking about it a lot. And I decided. I wanted to be able …

We ended up finding Father first, as he was swinging his sword around in the courtyard as usual. He was the perfect picture of a warrior. He had so many rippling muscles and abs on his body that I would be surprised if he still had any fat on it. He was an ex-adventurer, just like my mother. In fact, …

Before I realized it, I was stuck inside a baby’s body. I thought I had died. I should’ve died. I remembered how painful it was, for water to enter my lungs. It lasted for a good few horrifying minutes until I finally lost my consciousness. It was like a really, really bad asthma attack, and I was certainly familiar with …