Reborn

(What's wrong with him? Why isn't he crying?)

Instead of the expected wail of a newborn after leaving the womb of his mother, the baby just stared at everyone with an oddly confused expression.

(Doctor, is my baby okay?)

The man in the white coat waved his hands, his body glowing with a faint greenish light. There seemed to be a mirage or a semi-transparent image of vines and leaves growing on his face.

He looked at the baby in his hands.

(I'm perplexed. There's nothing physically wrong with the baby.)

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While his parents were worrying about his well-being, Michael was still processing his reincarnation in this world.

His gaze moved across the room.

The man holding him upright—probably the doctor—given that he was the one who pulled Michael out of his mother's womb.

Speaking of his mother, she still lay on the bed, looking at him with the kind of worry only a mother could have when a doctor suggests that something might be wrong with her child: unreasonably worried.

Her golden yellow hair spread out freely onto her pillows, proof of the hard labor he had just gone through.

She looks human… at least the God put me into a world that is still somewhat similar to my old one.

She was beautiful, too. If she had been in his original world, there would be no doubt that she would have been scouted by a Korean idol agency early on in her life purely based on her looks.

Meanwhile, his father stood right next to her, his stubble beard matched well with his 'princely' uniform, making him look every bit as regal and dignified. He looked like a war hero who had just come home from being awarded tons of medals from the army.

Both of his parents looked like they were ripped straight out of a medieval painting.

Are they seriously cosplaying during my birth? And where the hell am I? This room doesn't look like a hospital.

[This is now your house.]

A home birth? I thought God reincarnated me into the richest household in the world. Can't they afford the best medical help in the world? I don't even see any ultrasound machines or fetal monitoring systems…

[They are from the richest family in the world, but no machines are present in this world.]

Then, he saw something strange happen. The doctor who was holding him suddenly lit up and began to glow with an ethereal green light. 

What the?!

[I have detected the doctor's use of examining magic.]

Magic?! There's magic in this world?

In hindsight, Michael shouldn't be surprised. God knew that he liked anime and fantasy novels, so he would definitely transport him into a magical world instead of a normal one.

[Would you like to learn more about this magic?]

Uhh…yeah, sure.

[Analyzing magic…]

[Magic theory acquired.]

[Medical Eyes]

— ★★★

— Earth and Light element

— This magic allows the user to peer through a target's body and observe it for any abnormality or disease.

Michael watched as the words appeared in his vision, much like what a 'system' screen would look like in most anime and fantasy series he had seen back in his past life.

If I'm like one of those MCs who can copy every ability, spell, and power I see, then this reincarnation might be better than I thought.

After all, magic allowed conveniences that even his old world could only dream of.

Back in his old world, people would have needed a forklift to lift a heavy rock. But in this world, if mages were anything like the series he watched, they could do it with a simple spell. 

The same goes for a water spell, which could have solved world hunger in his old world.

This is good! I could live a more comfortable life in this life.

Since he was born into the wealthiest family in the world, he could simply buy butlers and mages at his disposal. 

He wouldn't need to go to school, work or struggle to earn money, and he could just inherit everything he needed from the family.

[There is a high possibility that your parents will hire a private tutor for you to learn administrative duties.]

Michael ignored ChatJK1. Why would he bother to learn things when he had a personal AI assistant that could do all the work for him?

The only downside is the fact that I can't watch my favorite anime and series in this world… Speaking of which, where's the TV? Where's the air conditioning?

And as his eyes looked around the room, a daunting realization hit him.

Instead of seeing a well-lit room and feeling the freshly cold, refrigerated air revolve around the room, Michael only saw candles and oil lamps flickering on the walls.

No…

Slowly, the pieces finally came together. The home birth, the unsanitary room, the royal attire of his parents, and the lack of a single light bulb in the room finally made him realize the horrible situation the God put him in.

He was reincarnated into a world stuck in the medieval times!

Surely, he might have been technically born into the richest family in the world, but even the Kings and Queens were living like peasants compared to middle-class people in the modern world.

But that wasn't even the worst part.

Where are the magic lights?

If magic existed in this world, why weren't people taking advantage of the fact that mages could summon water, fire, air, and ground from out of nowhere? Why was everything so primitive?

And what is that smell?

[That smell comes from faeces.]

Feces… wait a minute… what about toilets? Don't tell me…

[There is a high possibility that this world doesn't have any plumbing.]

NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Michael had no choice but to scream his frustration out. 

This world that the God put him into… 

There was nothing comfortable about living in this life!

It was like he had been duped!

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[Uwaaaaa!]

However, Michael's cry of despair was like music in the ears of his parents and the doctor.

Seeing the baby finally cry out made his parents and the doctor extremely happy and relieved.

He seemed to be a very healthy baby boy.