Suddenly, a baby's cry echoed through the tent, making all the demons cheer up.
- It's a boy! — announced the midwife, leaving the tent.
The chief demon wasted no time and ran to the tent, where his wife was waiting for him, exhausted. She was holding a package in her arms and showed him her son.
He picked up his son carefully and looked at the baby's face, which had two small horns on its forehead. He felt a surge of emotion and pride.
- He's beautiful. — he said, his voice breaking.
- He looks like you. — she said, smiling.
After several failed attempts, the chief demon finally had an heir and already knew what name to give his son.
— You will be called Zeref, which means "he who brings hope". — he said, smiling.
And so, on that day, the demon was born. That would change the fate of Ageia forever.
But what no one knew was that he wasn't an ordinary baby like the others.
— ...So these are my parents... — thought Zeref, looking closely at the two.
In his past life, he was a student who was returning home when he saw a boy drowning in the river. He jumped to save him, managing to take him to dry land, but the current was too strong, pulling him into the river and drowning him.
He thought it was the end of him, but a bright light appeared and before he knew it, he was in this baby body.
— They have horns on their heads, could they be a demonic race?! — He thought, while smiling, catching his parents' attention.
Being a big otaku of isekai stories, his big dream was to go to another world.
Doing various selfless acts and helping people, he even sacrificed himself in their place, with the intention that one day, when he died, he would be called to another world.
— Finally I was rewarded for my good deeds!!! — He thought, with a happy face.
Starting to swing your baby arms agitatedly up and down.
— Isn't he too happy...? — said the father, worried.
***
- ...Magic? What is that…? — his father replied to Zeref, while eating a boar leg.
It had been 5 years since he was reincarnated in this world and now he could understand a little better what his parents were saying, but he couldn't handle his response.
— Wait, doesn't she exist in this world?! — he thought, as he collapsed.