Alphonse woke up after his sleep. He didn't remember how long he was asleep. He tried moving his hands and legs but he couldn't move them much. He still felt kind of tired and he thought of calling for help but then he remembered he doesn't know the language of his parents. He tried making some noise which was successful in grabbing the attention from mother. His mother has blonde hair, she looked like someone from Europe. Ordinary young lady, nothing special.
"Oh my dear Alphonse, you already woke up! You must be hungry."
Alphonse was surprised. He didn't understood everything but he was sure he heard the name Alphonse and he thought that was his name in this new world. What are the chances that his name in this world is same as the name from his previous life. He wondered if there is some sort of connection in between the worlds. Alphonse drank the milk and fell asleep again.
It has been six months and Alphonse is in his crib awake. In the past six months he did nothing but eating and sleeping. He met his father and was shocked to see him. He didn't imagine his father would be like that. Tall, muscular, bearded and lot of hair. Looks like muscle head. His father seems to be some kind of warrior as wears iron chest plate and all those warrior stuff along with long sword. Alphonse wondered if his father is guard at some place or soldier or hunter. He also met his aunt. Alphonse know that she was his aunt because there are some familiar features between her and his mother.
Alphonse noticed few things about this world. It is not the same place as Earth. This is a medieval world with swords and magic. He first noticed his mother using magic to lit the stove. She didn't muttered anything like the old lady he met in after world. She did it instantly as it is most normal way to lite fire. Alphonse was in a deep thought. He pondered maybe he was just ignorant of the ways of this world. To an uneducated, science is magic. He has strange mental abilities like he could that there is something inside his body. He couldn't tell what it is but he knows that there is something in his body. If he concentrates hard, he can move stuff without touching. He didn't know how that works but he can do it. Alphonse also felt that there is something different with the air in this world. It is different but he couldn't tell what's different. Maybe the composition of gases in this planet is different.
Another one month has passed and during this past month, he focused most of his time on the air and made gestures as if he is trying to grab the air. When his parents saw this, they were amazed. They never heard of months old baby gathering as much mana as he did. What happened was in this past month Alphonse become sure that there is something in the air. He could concentrate his mind and control this kind of air. He wasn't even sure if it is air. When he focuses all his mind, he could gather up like 70% of this new air mixed with other air. He tried to grab it and pass his hand through it and see what happens. Nothing happened.
Alphonse had an idea and thought of smelling it and deduce what this stuff is. As he took in this strange air through nose, he felt as if he has been rejuvenated. It is like getting drunk but not light headed and without any dopamine. It is kind of like taking in IV fluid on earth and he sensed that he was slightly stronger when he does this. All in all he felt great. Alphonse thought that he would be doing this more often and as much as possible.
Another four months has passed. Alphonse is now 11 month old baby. He can walk now. He has been breathing that strange air and has grown up fast and strong. He can now gather more amount of that strange air with his mental power. Alphonse didn't look like 11 month old baby. He looked like 2 year old. He can even understand his parent's language somewhat. Ever since he was breathing that strange air, he sensed that his body is different. The strange air mixed up with blood and organs is improving his body somehow. Alphonse came to conclusion that this might be what responsible for magic. He thought the strange air might be mana or magical air.
Alphonse thought of testing his body and when he saw the wooden crib on which he slept every night, he has an idea. He thought of giving the crib his best punch and see what happens. He positioned himself in front of the crib and he positioned his elbow beside him and gave the crib a good punch gathering as much force as possible. As expected, his body has improved a lot. The side of the crib broke and fell on ground.
Hearing the sound, his mother came running and was glad to see that Alphonse was unhurt. She turned to Alphonse and said, "You little rascal, we know that you are good with magic and body cultivation but that doesn't mean you can go on breaking stuff around home, understood?"
"Magic? Body Cultivation?"
Alphonse is somewhat surprised that his parents know about him practicing magic. He looked at his mother for explanation.
"Hrmm, where to start?" His mother looked at him and got an idea. She went on her knees so that Alphonse could see clearly. She opened her palm and after a couple of seconds, she gathered the magic air on her palm. She asked Alphonse, "Now honey, Do you recognize this? Do you know what this is?"
Alphonse saw what his mom did and he knew the strange air. "Strange air", he replied.
His mother laughed and said, "No dear, that's magic. That is all around us and inside of us. Magic is necessary for us to survive in this world"
"Tell me more. Teach me!"
"Not now dear, you will eventually learn magic when you are older."
Alphonse understood his mother. In this kind of world, it is most likely hard to make living without learning magic. He thought that he should enjoy his childhood and do what he likes. In future, he has to eventually learn this stuff even if he doesn't want to. He now have freedom to do what he wants.
Time flew and one year has passed. During this time Alphonse was breathing in mana so much that it has become involuntary function of his body. He doesn't need to concentrate on gathering the mana anymore. He could do it instinctively and after a lot of practice in the past one year, he can now gather 90% mana mixed with air now. He also played around with mana and now not only does he have more control over mana.