Mask Guy

The party-2

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When I closed my eyes I heard Goddess Yilia mumbling something, I didn't quite catch what though. The second I opened my eyes I was blinded by a strong light who soon got covered by a blurry figure.
"What a strange little guy, it isn't crying at all!" -??? said a woman who's exhaust you could clearly hear in her voice.
"Indeed! And look at those pretty little yellow eyes, it's like I'm staring into the sun! They are just like yours!" -??? said a man whose voice was way over-enthusiastic, it was a cozy tone he was speaking in though. It made me feel happy by just hearing it for a few seconds.
"And his shiny violet hair! Looks just like sweets, the color is same as yours!" - said the same woman as before.
"Yes, yes! It's clearly our child, Irene!" - said the man.
"Yes, Alfred! Your child and my child! This little guy is our everything!" - said Irene like she was going to soon burst into crying or more like... laughing? Were they this happy that I was born?
From my guess, I have been reincarnated as a new-born and the two people talking are my parents, Irene and Alfred. Everything is still so blurry, being a new-born sure is hard!
'' Irene dear, what is his name...? '' - said Alfred showing no interest in naming me himself.
'' Hmm... Oh! I know! Aloir! Take the first letters of your name, add an o and then add the first two of mine and there you go! It's a pretty name too! '' - said Irene happily while waiting for approval.
'' Aloir! Aloir! '' - said Alfred while shoving his finger onto my face and looking at me, what is he expecting from a new-born, a reaction? I couldn't hold back at his naivety and held his finger with my tiny hands then let out a giggle. Even for an adult, his hands were really big and hairy, compared to mine who almost couldn't cover his whole finger with both of my arms.
The man looked at me like no one else ever had and let out the largest smile I've ever seen. Despite his sharp gaze and long beard, Alfred looked really gentle most of the time.

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It has already been one year since I've been born, one full year of lazing around. Alfred and Irene have been taking care of me so well that I keep on forgetting my purpose for being here. I need to learn more about this world and start training, but in order to do that, I must learn how to talk and walk first.
I have tried to talk multiple times before but nothing came out, nothing besides random sounds. Every time I would try and let out '' Waa.. gh.. waa..'' Alfred and Irene would look amazed at me and say something around ''Omo! Our child is so amazing! When did you learn to talk so well?" or other make-no-sense praises, I'm really grateful that they love me so much, but they are making things harder for me... One day, if I need to, I'll give my life for this world. How could I do that knowing that someone's waiting for me?
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It has been quite some time since I came to this world, I have now learned how to talk better and crawl around. I know more about this world too, I've been infiltrating the library at night, after bedtime. Alfred and Irene caught me once, but since its abnormal for an infant to be able to read they supposed I was looking for picture books and brought some to my room. I didn't pay much attention to it, but I've been able to read and understand this language since I was born, must be Yilia's doing.
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I am now two years old and have learned how to walk, everyone thinks I'm a genius. Alfred and Irene have brought their friends home quite the times, all they talk about with them when they think I'm not around is me. It's fine though, I've been able to learn more about my parents too when I get to talk with them. Alfred and Irene are former adventures. Apparently there is something called 'Adventurers Guild', where you can sign up as a member and take on quests that have rewards, there seems to be a rank system too. Even though I say Alfred's and Irene's friends, there are only 5 persons that come each time. They call themselves a 'party' and they are currently working for the guild. There is Anastasia, despite looking really young I've heard from Paul that she's in her thirties. Anastasia is a short woman, who wears a rather revealing outfit which is hidden by her long cape. She also has a big witch-like hat which is a dark blue, matches with her cape. She's able to use defensive and support magic, that's all I know though, it's hard for an infant to gather more information. The person which I mentioned before, Paul, has a big pair of knuckles with him all the time, you don't have to be smart to deduce that they are his weapons. Paul is this tall slim guy who has got long hair and a small beard. It's the typical handsome guy in his thirties, his personality shines and everything's nice for him. There used to be a lot of stars like this in my previous world, everything was nice for good-looking people.
John, he's... fat. He has the role of what you would call a 'tank'. He's big, got a good defense, is specialized in both buffing magic and normal weapon attacks. He uses chants and a two-handed sword. John or Johnny, as he told me to call him, loves kids and is very friendly. I asked him to tell me more about himself and I was able to gather this much information.
The other two people have to be presented together. Lylia and Nissa, two young women who are twins. Nissa has dark black hair, scarlet eyes and always looks serious. Lylia has silver hair, light-blue eyes and is very reserved. Neither of them seems human and they are really careful even around a child. I suppose they are a rare race. All I know about them is that they carry katanas around, though I was told by Johnny that they never use them and go on with brute force.

One day while I was doing my usual spying when the party was hanging out at our house, I heard a heated discussion about my birthmark, a half heart that's on my left cheek. I wasn't sure if Goddess Yilia held onto her promise until now, but confirming that the ugly sign is still there I am sure that my looks are the same. I don't really know how I look though, I've refused to look into any kind of mirror and in my previous world I always wore a mask and wasn't allowed to take it off, I only know about the ugly sign. The heated discussion was close to breaking a fight, so I decided to step in.
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Author's note:
Thank you if you've read this far. I hope you enjoyed it and please remember that all opinions are welcomed.
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Soon to be continued