At this moment, as the maid and I were lost in our own world of imagination, the door opened, and my mom entered the room. Seeing my mom, the maid bowed to her and said something. Mom nodded and came to lift me from the cradle with a smile and started talking. 'I think she's talking about her day,' I guessed, observing her emotions and body language. I tried my best to understand the language, picking up little nuances here and there.
After the story session, she started to feed me. Once I was full, she began another story. I tried to respond with "abab laba loba," and she smiled warmly. 'For some reason, it warms my heart seeing her smile.' After the story, she held me in her arms and walked towards the window. 'OH BOY! The view outside is stunning.' I could see a massive lake from the window, and a beautiful sunset was happening. Beyond the lake, I noticed a massive clearing, likely a horse track or something similar, as I could see horses munching on the green grass along the boundary. Beyond that field, there was a massive wall, maybe 15 feet high. 'Though it looks a little short from here, it still looks intimidating nonetheless.'
Mom was saying something to me, but I was too engrossed in the view to pay attention. We stood there for half an hour. After sunset, we went back to bed. Tonight, mom lay beside me, singing something that made me sleepy, and I fell into a deep sleep.
When I woke up, it was morning. Mom was still sleeping beside me. I didn't want to wake her, but I had no choice because the poop was coming with the speed of a bullet train, and I cried out. Mom woke up and gave a little shout. A maid came in carrying a bucket, held me over it, and I did my business. After that, she wiped my butt, changed my clothes, and left. Mom started to feed me. For some reason, I didn't feel awkward about breastfeeding this time. 'It might be because I subconsciously acknowledge her as my mother or something.' 'Yeah, that's the only explanation I can give.'
After that, she started talking about something, and while she was talking, my father came in and took me from her hands. He started to caress me, which didn't fit with his stern image. Damn, I felt awkward as hell. After all the caring, he handed me back to mom, and I sighed with relief. He talked to mom for some time, then left. Our usual routine continued. Days turned into months, and it has been a whole two years since I came to this world, and many things have changed.
Let's start with my body. In the third month, I started to crawl, which surprised everyone. By the fifth month, I started to walk, though I had to hold onto something, but after five and a half months, I could walk without any help. Everyone hailed me as a genius. My mother and father were happy about my quick growth. In just two months, I mastered the basics of the language. Now I could understand, but I didn't reveal that; it would be too much for them, so I kept it a secret.
After nine months, I started to talk. "Mammaaa," I said. Mom was surprised, then she smiled and thought her son was a genius and got used to it. By ten and a half months, I was talking to them in a childish voice, acting as much as I could. I went beyond "momma and paaappaa" to "momma pickk meee" and similar phrases. By twelve months, I started exercising—not any hardcore stuff, just running and crawling—which accelerated my physical growth. Seeing my growth, mom stopped feeding me milk and started giving me veggies and meat. I didn't know what kind of meat it was; I'd never eaten anything like it in my past life. But I thought, 'It's another world; there might be some unique animals or beasts or whatever.' It tasted good and helped me grow even faster. In one and a half months, my height was 121.9 cm, which is the average height of a five-year-old boy. 'So you can imagine how fast I'm growing.' By two years, my height was 122.1 cm without any extreme training. 'I think it's because of the meat I ate.'
Now, let's talk about exploration. I explored the whole castle. 'Yes, it's a castle—not just any castle, but the kind mainly used for war purposes. Every room seems designed to provide swift reinforcement outside quickly without hindering logistics.' 'Now you might ask how I know this kind of thing; it's because I saw it on the National Geographic channel. I had quite an interest in those ancient wars where only swords, shields, and bows were used. It's fascinating, so I knew a little bit about things here and there.'
Now let's talk about this world and its geography, based on what I've learned from the library. The library is massive, though mostly filled with what I consider useless books. From the books, I learned this world is known as Luminara. I don't know the history behind this name, so don't ask me—there are no descriptions about that in any of the books.
Back to geography. There are three continents: Eldoria, which is where I currently reside, Zephyria, and Verdantia. Unfortunately, there is no information about the latter two continents in the books I found. Oh, and this world is five times larger than Earth, so you can imagine how big it is.
The kingdom I'm situated in right now is called Thornvale. My father is a viscount whose territory borders the Grimwood Forest. This forest spreads over one-third of the entire Eldoria continent. The Grimwood Forest is a mysterious and dangerous place, connecting three kingdoms. Yet, surprisingly, no country has ever been able to conquer this forest because of the countless fearsome beasts that reside there.