I resigned myself to the pile of pillows behind me. Playing hide and seek with this small body requires a lot of stamina and wit. 

I instinctively reach out my hand to grab a squicky toy with a rough surface. It was one of the few things that ease my mind whenever my gum fell itchy. It feels so nice to grate my gums on it. It's probably because my teeth have started to grow one by one now that I'm nearing a year old. Not to mention I am quite a fast learner considering that I'm able to walk albeit as slow as a turtle.

Urgh, this is so itchy!

For the record, I have two front teeth decorating my gum now. A few more months, then I'll be able to eat solid food! No more those watery food!

Linden took the space beside me and lie down. A bittersweet smile bloomed on his face. 

"My little owl, please grow slowly. It feels like your going to leave me anytime sooner."

I stopped chewing on the rubber toy. Stunned.

Truth to be told, in this life, after what they (my parents) had done for me, I too want to experience this life as slow as possible. My last life had been hectic. Like a passing train on an afternoon weekday. Yet, it was the life that I chose. Though the end was kind of vague...

Nevertheless, growing up and having teeth is a different story. I want to eat delicious meals. Cakes and biscuits!

I look at Linden's face with blazing determination in my eyes while I continue chewing on my rubber toys. 

Pearl of chuckles erupted from his mouth. 

I have to admit that this fella is one hell of a hunk if not for his scary red eyes with slanted pupils and horns. His white silvery hair cascaded like smooth silk, thick eyebrows, pointed nose, not-to-thin lips, and of course beautifully sculpted body. The last time he carried me, I could feel how thick his muscles is. 

I could mistake him with those anime boys that my bandmates used to fawn over. But, he does bear resemblance to one particular character that she introduces to me. The only difference was that the character that she introduces to was a demon lord keen on destroying the world with a very complicating back story that could fill the whole textbook and that the demon lord has a heck-long-long name. 

But this guy, though he is a demon (considering his horns), is a fool, has a very short-ass name, and oh did I mention a fool?

Even though the probability I am reincarnated to this fantasy world like some kind of character in those light novels that I sometimes borrowed from her is high, to be reincarnated in 'that' story would be neigh. 

If I'm not mistaken, the story progressed very slow and it took a decade to finish. To sum it up, the demon lord never had a family and in the end, died at the hand of a paladin. The story itself received such a huge reaction from the crowd, that it had been adapted into movies and anime. It even has its own open-world RPG game on its way. 

There was a rumor that the game deviate so much from its source material that my bandmate was exploding with disappointment. No one knew which direction it deviates, I don't think it could be that bad. The least the production company of the game does is keep the key elements of the story.

So yeah... I don't want to jinx myself but none of those previous world problems are mine to care about. 

"Channa," he called me.

"Daddy loves you..."

At that proclamation, I thought to myself this one thing. Whether Linden is a demon lord or only a small fry demon, he is someone that cares about me wholly. 

"...So please, don't grow too fast."