Reincarnation.
　It is a fictional phenomenon that occurs at a high rate when you are hit by a truck.
　Fiction is a fictional story, or to put it bluntly, a lie.

　Therefore, reincarnation is a lie, and it is not possible in reality.
　Yes, it should be impossible.

　This is a dream. This is a dream. It must be a dream. This must be a dream where you wake up in a hospital bed or you get hit by a truck. Yeah, it has to be. People don't just die that easy.
　I lie down on the ground with that in mind.
　The night sky is full of stars and a huge moon.
　It's beautiful - for a dream!

　I meditate.
　Trusting that when I wake up, it's all a dream fall.


________.


　I knew it was real!

　I check my face in the water, glowing in the morning sun, and despair.
　What the hell?
　What did I do to deserve this!

　But your face isn't bad.
　I look at the boy in front of me - my face.

　He's skinny and dirty like a stray dog, but each part of him is quite good.
　His skin is what you might call olive in color.

　"Well, if you're awake, I don't blame you...
　We have no choice but to start by setting up a foundation for our lives.
　After that, we will gather information, and if we can go back to Japan, we will go home, and if not, we will stay here.

　That's the plan, for the time being.

　So, first of all.....

　You're hungry.

　I stood up.

________.


　I rummage through the forest.
　Yesterday I thought the forest was full of giant trees, but now I know.
　It's just that I've shrunk, which makes it look bigger. They aren't actually huge enough to be huge trees.

　'Then again, there's nothing in there. This forest.
　There were no nuts or fruits of any kind.
　There were some edible grasses growing inside, but I refrained from eating them because I didn't want to die.

　Judging from the temperature of the body, the season is around summer.
　If it's summer, there should be something we can eat. Maybe it's my way of looking for something bad.
　To begin with, I have no knowledge of wildflowers. Moreover, this is supposedly a different world.
　Whether the vegetation here is the same as on Earth is a mystery.

　"I guess I'll just have to eat the bugs after all...
　I watch the parade of ants in front of me.

　Thanks to last night's centipede, I've regained some of my strength, so it's not like I have to eat ASAP.
　But my body was deficient in nutrients to begin with.
　If I miss a day today, there's a chance I won't be able to move tomorrow.

　If only I knew how to make a fire at least.
　I could roast cicadas, centipedes, ants, and scorpions and eat them without worry.
　Well, we ate them raw yesterday.

　How do you make a fire?
　I know that if you rub wood against wood, the frictional heat will cause a fire, but....
　It's a mystery to me whether it will ignite properly, and I can't find a good tree.
　I don't think it's a good idea to waste energy and time trying to do something you can't do.

　It's better to find a human settlement.

　"Hey, son of a b*tc*! This is my territory. Depart.

　I was approached from behind.
　It sounded kind of pompous, but it was definitely a person.
　The heavens hadn't abandoned me!

　I'm actually confused...

　When I turned around, there was a monster in front of me.

　Its face and upper body were like a hawk, with huge wings.
　And the lower half of its body was a four-legged beast - like a lion.

　It was a gryphon.

　The heavens seemed to have abandoned me.

________.


　'Um, I'm not good!　It's only bones and skin. I ate a centipede yesterday. Ya, you shouldn't do that!
　I step back.
　Why should I be eaten when I've just saved my life in reincarnation!

　I'm a choosy eater. "Who would eat such an unpleasant food as you? Are you mocking me?
　No, not at all. Ha-ha-ha, as a matter of fact, I'm in the middle of walking away. As a matter of fact, I'm leaving now. Goodbye~

　I started running at full speed. The other guy doesn't want to eat me, he wants to get rid of me. Then just run away. I'm also this guy(?) I'm not going to raid the territory or the territory of the

　blah blah blah blah.

　The sound of flapping wings entered my ears.
　The sand danced and I couldn't help but shut my eyes.

　When I opened my eyes, the griffon was in front of me.
　And he was upset with his hair.
　Why!

　'What did I say was my territory beyond this point?　The depths of the forest are my domain and no man shall enter or leave it. That was the pact. You are planning to eat from my domain after all, aren't you?
　Excuse me. We took a wrong turn. I didn't know this direction was your territory...
　'Don't lie to me!　The pact between you and I is the same as it has been for the last 200 years.　Even a little boy knows that!

　I don't know what I don't know about that kind of thing.
　A temper tantrum for a fine looking habit is a beast that can't be helped.

　Come up with a more sensible excuse. Show me a more sensible excuse and I'll let you live.
　The griffon glares at me with that. A chill runs through my whole body.
　This guy is going to kill me. Just because it's an eyesore.

　There's no choice but to excuse it.

　''Well ... actually, I was reincarnated.
　What?　What the hell does that mean?
　The griffon's face changes. His eyes are glazed over. This could kill me.

　'No, that's why. The next thing I know, I'm a kid in a forest I don't know, and I've become a kid I don't know. Really?　Trust me.
　I get down on my knees and ask for help. Since I took the trouble to reincarnate, I don't want to die on the second day.

　"Hmm....
　Perhaps my desperate kneeling had taken effect, but the griffon's killing spirit seemed to have weakened a bit.
　The griffon's eyes glowed red.
　''You........are you a wanderer? I see. Then it's no wonder you don't know. I'm sorry.

　The killing intent suddenly disappeared from the griffon's body.
　I don't know, but he seemed to understand.

　I'm not sure what to make of it, but I'm sure he understood. I'm sorry to see you go from your home town to such a remote place. Well, it can't be helped. It's your fault that the little bastards liked you. You can't hold a grudge, you can't hold a grudge against your own life.

　I'm not sure what it is, but this guy seems to know something about reincarnation.

　''Um ... what's a wanderer?''
　It's about things coming into this world from a different world than this one.
　Instead of being reborn?
　Hmm?
　The griffon tilts his head as if he doesn't understand the meaning of my question.

　I explain what is currently happening to me. The griffon snorts.
　'Ummm, I don't understand. I've never heard of such a phenomenon. The wanderer I met a hundred years ago didn't say that he was reincarnated or anything like that, but... well, isn't it possible to say that?''
　Yeah.
　In the first place, there is such a thing as a lost person. To the extent that a reincarnation is added to the phenomenon, there is nothing strange about it.
　I don't know, but the gryphon began to convince himself.
　I'm not convinced at all.

　Well, there's no point in worrying about it now. We can't do anything but look into it.
　It's a good thing that you're not the only one.
　Yeah, well. This is what it's about now. So what is it?
　The griffon grinned at my question.......it seemed.

　'Instead of missing it, I'd like to ask you to do one thing for me.