Did you just like that?
So carelessly?
Everything went dark in front of him.
Just as Leo was wondering whether he had deleted all his study materials before he died, he suddenly felt as if someone had grabbed his feet and hung him upside down. Then, someone began slapping his buttocks with their hands.
What are you doing? You are torturing people like this. Do you think you are rescuing a patient?
Be careful, or I will sue you!
At the same time, he felt as if liquid was accumulating in his lungs, and it became a little difficult to breathe. Is this what it feels like to die?
After vomiting a large amount of fluid while hanging upside down, his breathing gradually eased. What a miracle doctor!
Then, Leo was held upright again, and it seemed that someone was opening his mouth and talking about something.
Leo could not see the things around him, only the rough outline, but his hearing was still normal.
There were both male and female voices, but he couldn't understand them at all. They seemed to be speaking Japanese.
But he wasn't sure if it was just the final auditory hallucination before death.
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About nine months passed.
Leo could not believe that he was born with memories.
He was reborn in a family in Japan and was given a new name, "Miyamura Tsunayoshi".
He hadn't seen the system in nine months. It seemed that it had disappeared. Tsuna let out a light sigh.
Miyamura Tsunayoshi crawled over to a floor-length mirror and stared at the pink-cheeked baby reflected in it.
He looked for a long time…
Hehe… He was so cute.
At that moment, a beautiful woman walked in from the wooden corridor outside the room. She didn't stop his movements. Instead, she picked Tsuna up just before he hit the floor and gently bit his chubby cheek.
Then the woman carried Tsuna into the corridor and shouted to a figure at the far end:
"Dear! Tsuna's looking in the mirror again. He's so conceited!"
She was Tsuna's mother in this life, Miyamura Shizuka.
The person she was calling was Tsuna's father, Miyamura Daisuke.
A moment later, Daisuke walked back from the end of the corridor, took Tsuna from Shizuka's arms, and kissed him on the opposite cheek.
Then he looked up and said to Shizuka, "By the way, a new neighbor moved in next door. I think their family name is Nishimiya."
Surprised, Shizuka replied, "I'll go say hello to them later."
"Let's go now and see if there's anything we can help with."
After saying that, Daisuke took Shizuka to the entrance, put on his shoes, and headed next door to check out the situation.
After a few steps, the Miyamura family arrived at a small two-story house. The exterior was built in a traditional Japanese style, with red tiles on the roof and white walls, giving off a simple and warm feeling.
A silver nameplate hung beside the gate, engraved with the word "Nishimiya."
Shizuka saw that some debris in front of the gate had been cleaned up, and thought that the moving company must have dealt with it.
The man at the entrance turned around and saw a family of three standing in front of his front door. He quickly put down his things and walked forward to ask, "Excuse me, what can I do for you?"
"Hello... I'm Daisuke Miyamura from next door. I noticed a new neighbor moving in, so I came by to say hello and introduce myself."
After Daisuke finished speaking, he gently took Tsuna's small, chubby hand in his arms and greeted the man in front of him. Then he introduced with pride:
"This is my child, Miyamura Tsunayoshi, just over nine months old. Isn't he cute?" Daisuke's tone was full of pride and boastfulness.
Daisuke was standing beside Shizuka when she lightly patted his arm, signaling him to restrain himself. Then she stepped forward, bowed slightly to the man, and introduced herself.
"Hello... My name is Miyamura Shizuka, and I'm Daisuke Miyamura's wife."
Seeing that they had all finished introducing themselves, the man responded with a polite bow and said, "Hello... My name is Nishimiya Suneo. Please take care of me in the future."
The woman kneeling on the tatami in the house saw that Nishimiya Suneo hadn't come in for so long, and was a little worried, so she came out to check.
The woman in the room walked to Suneo with the baby in her arms.
Suneo gently held the baby's hand and greeted the people in front of him, making a soft hissing sound. The baby in the woman's arms turned her head and smiled brightly, her big eyes full of curiosity. The two tiny teeth showing on her gums made her look especially adorable.
Looking at the child lovingly, Suneo said,
"This is my child, Nishimiya Shouko. Isn't she cute?"
After speaking, he turned to look at Daisuke.
The woman held Shouko and ignored the subtle tension in Suneo's words. She introduced herself to the Miyamura family:
"Hello... My name is Yaeko Nishimiya."
Yaeko kept her introduction simple, skipping the traditional Japanese bow.
Shizuka began chatting with Yaeko about local precautions and some light neighborhood gossip.
Daisuke and Suneo stood by, listening quietly without joining the conversation.
Tsuna still couldn't understand the complex Japanese being spoken, so he focused intently on Shouko in Yaeko's arms instead.
This little girl...
Shouko was also looking at the little person in Daisuke's arms, then stretched out her hands, trying to reach for him.
Feeling that chatting at the door wasn't very comfortable, Yaeko said, "Let's go inside and talk, and try the specialties we brought from the countryside."
After saying that, Yaeko turned around and wanted to go into the house. Shouko, in her arms, felt that the distance between her and her arms was getting farther and farther, and she began to scream.
Daisuke noticed that Shouko had been reaching out to Tsuna in his arms.
When Tsuna was carried over to Shouko, she suddenly stopped crying and reached out with both hands to pinch the sides of his face, trying to pull him closer.
Seeing Shouko grab his cheeks and lean in, Tsuna thought, "Alright, alright, I'll go along with you."
He leaned his upper body forward, while Daisuke held him firmly by the waist, keeping his lower body from moving.
Everyone was curious to see what the two children were about to do, but no one expected Tsuna to lean his upper body forward, only for Shouko to suddenly open her mouth and bite Tsuna on the lips before anyone could react.
"Ah!!" Tsuna's sudden scream startled everyone.
Suneo hurried forward and gently pulled Shouko away. When they were finally separated, there were still faint bite marks on Tsuna's lips, left by one or two tiny teeth.
Yaeko gently patted Shouko's chubby little hand, trying to let her know she had done something wrong. But Shouko just clapped her hands and laughed happily after letting go.
Suneo also noticed the bite marks on Tsuna's lips and turned to Daisuke, saying, "Sorry, sorry. Shouko is teething; she wants to bite everything lately."
He then quickly turned around and rushed back into the house. When he reached the dining room, he spotted a box of fancy chocolates on the table. Without thinking twice, he grabbed it and hurried back to the front door.
Daisuke handed Tsuna to Shizuka and pushed the gift back.
At first, Tsuna's scream startled everyone, but after checking and confirming that nothing was seriously wrong, Daisuke let out a chuckle and said, "Hehe... no need, Tsuna is fine. It's just that Shouko's saliva is all over him."
Suneo heard what Daisuke said and leaned in to check for himself. To his surprise, he realized that after the initial scream, Tsuna hadn't cried or made a fuss at all; instead, he had been quietly staring at Shouko, who was still clapping and laughing cheerfully.
Tsuna stared at Shouko in a daze and thought, "My first kiss in this life was taken so early!? This kid must be coveting my good looks."
Shizuka noticed that Tsuna hadn't cried or made a fuss at all, and called out to him with a hint of concern, "Tsuna?"
"Ah?" Tsuna heard Shizuka calling him and snapped back to attention. He looked up as if he was asking, 'Why did you call me?'
Suneo couldn't help but be impressed by Tsuna's calmness. 'Tsuna is amazing, he didn't even cry in that situation,' he thought, convinced that his daughter, Shouko, would have cried loudly at the slightest discomfort.
Daisuke listened to Suneo praising his child and began to pull Suneo to brag about Tsuna's various performances from birth to now.
Tsuna glanced at the topic Daisuke had started on his own and thought, 'Shouldn't we be focusing on your child right now? Why are you changing the subject again?'
He felt a bit speechless about his unreliable father.
Shizuka noticed her husband's behavior and realized, 'He's been provoked ~once he starts on this topic, it's impossible to stop him.'
Quickly, she took Daisuke's hand and interrupted him, saying, "Dear, let's talk about this next time. Let's go check on Tsuna's mouth."
Daisuke thought his child was the most important. After saying goodbye to the Nishimiya family, he took Tsuna and Shizuka and walked back to their two-story home.
When Shouko saw Tsuna being taken away, she stretched out her hands, trying to hold onto him.
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First, they pushed open the front door, then the inner door. The Miyamura family of three arrived at the entrance, took off their shoes, and neatly placed them aside. Wearing only white socks, they walked down the wooden corridor, then turned right into the room where they usually entertained guests.
As they walked on the tatami mats, the couple noticed that the teeth marks on Tsuna's mouth had almost disappeared. They gently placed Tsuna in his crib to play by himself, then knelt beside each other and began chatting about recent gossip.
Tsuna looked at them speechlessly, yawned, and then reached for the small quilt resting on him, pulling it up to cover himself. The child was healthy, though he tended to get sleepy easily.