[Explosive Advantage] Engaging in a Mental Battle with the Strongest Evil Spirit Since Birth, I Exceeded the Measurable Magic Limit – The Humble Conquest of the Cursed Child - Chapter 3

“Ogyahhhhhh!”

“…The baby is crying. He must be hungry. From here on, this is family time. All ritual personnel, please leave.”

At the midwife’s words, about seventy percent of the people in the room began to leave.

Akaike still looked dissatisfied, but he followed the others out.

“Then, here you go…”

A woman, who appeared to be a nurse, approached holding a baby bottle.

But—

“Please wait… Would it be alright if… I breastfed him myself?”

The mother made a request.

The nurse’s eyes widened in surprise.

And understandably so.

By all rights, the mother should not have been alive.

That’s why they had prepared formula from the start.

“Of course… Ideally, that is how it should be.”

The midwife—who also should not have been alive—nodded approvingly.

“Thank you… Now, Kai, drink as much as you like.”

(…Kai!?)

Hearing his mother call his name, Kai finally became aware of it—and was shocked.

(Wait… My name is the same as in my previous life!?)

And then, his mother brought him to her chest.

(Wait…!? Is this really happening!?)

A newborn’s vision is extremely poor, but at such a close distance, he could vaguely make out her face.

(…Mom?…)

It was his mother—the way she looked when she was young.

“Ohh, Kai! Drink up!”

“Dear, please… Don’t put your face so close to him. He’s a newborn.”

“Ah, sorry… I just got carried away…”

His father, who had been scolded by the midwife, was also his father from his past life—when he was young.

(……????????…)

Kai was utterly confused.

And for good reason.

(Wait… My parents were just ordinary office workers in my past life… But more than that… they’re alive!?)

“Huh…? He’s not drinking…”

The midwife looked slightly worried.

Kai was so stunned by the situation that he had completely forgotten to drink.

“It must be because of the stress! He was just born, and already surrounded by all those ominous-looking people… Kai, it’s okay now!”

“Kai… It’s alright, sweetheart… Daddy and Mommy will always protect you…”

His parents spoke to him with desperation in their voices.

And then—

【Hey, hurry up… Drink. I have no strength left on an empty stomach…】

The voice in his head rushed him.

(Can’t you see I’m in shock right now…? Ugh, fine, whatever…)

Still in complete confusion, Kai latched onto his mother’s br3ast.

(…Wha—!? What is this!?)

Kai was stunned.

(It’s delicious…! Unbelievably delicious…!)

A shock ran through his tiny body as if an electric current had surged inside him.

【W-What is this…!? It’s… absolutely divine…!】

Apparently, the voice in his head was just as shocked.

“Oh… Look at him go! He’s drinking so well now!”

The midwife, visibly relieved, smiled.

She continued.

“A newborn should drink as much colostrum as possible.”

In the first few days after birth, a mother’s milk contains a golden-colored liquid rich in antibodies.

This liquid, known as “liquid gold,” plays a crucial role in boosting a baby’s immune system.

【Unbelievable…! I have never tasted anything like this…!】

(…Demon God Douma… You’ve never had this before because you kept killing your own mothers, you idiot.)

Kai found himself talking back to the voice in his head.

【…!】

The voice froze in shock.

【You dare…!? A mere vessel like you dares to talk back to me, the great Douma!? You’ve got some nerve…】

At that moment, Kai confirmed the identity of the voice—

It was none other than the Demon God Douma.

【Just because you resisted my control a little doesn’t mean you should get cocky… Now that my hunger is satisfied… it’s time I get serious.】

(…What?…)

“Kai!?”

“Kai!?”

A dark, ominous aura began to swirl around his tiny body.

【Hahahaha!! Incredible…! Such power… It’s overflowing…!】

(Hey…! Douma, knock it off…!)

But unlike before, simply protesting wasn’t enough to stop the aura.

(…Sh1t.…)

【Well then… maybe I’ll start by cursing your father to death. Not like he can give you that delicious br3ast milk anyway…】

Douma’s voice slithered through Kai’s mind, thick with malice.

(…!)

Kai panicked.

He realized he had underestimated Douma, the so-called Demon God, and immediately regretted it.

(Don’t get cocky, me…! In my past life, I was just a useless salaryman who died without achieving anything. Stay humble…!)

But even if he had accomplished nothing in his previous life, letting his father be killed was out of the question.

(There has to be something… Something I can do, even in this helpless baby state…!)

Kai racked his newborn brain.

(…!)

And then—he managed to come up with one desperate idea.

(“If that’s the case… I’ll just kill myself.”)

It was a gamble—all or nothing.

【…What!?】

Douma stiffened in shock at Kai’s words.

That reaction alone confirmed it—Kai’s death would be a problem for him.

But Douma wasn’t going to back down so easily.

【Hah! And just how is a crying infant like you going to kill yourself?】

He sneered, mocking Kai.

(“How, you ask? Like this.”)

【…!】

Kai held his breath.

In other words—he was suffocating himself.

【Ha…!? There’s no way you can actually—】

But before Douma could finish his sentence—

The dark aura leaking from Kai’s body suddenly dissipated into thin air.

(“Oh…? Did you stop me just now? Well, thanks for that.”)

【…Eh? A-Ah… Y-Yeah… I suppose I’ll let you off this time…】

(Huh…?)

There was something off about Douma’s tone.

Meanwhile—

“Dear… did you feel that?”

“Yeah…”

Kai’s parents exchanged glances.

“No… that couldn’t be… but Mayumi, I swear I felt it. Just for a brief moment, Kai radiated light magic—the kind that purges darkness…”

“Darling… that’s absurd…”

The midwife, who had been watching from a short distance away, interjected with skepticism.

“It’s a well-documented fact that a vessel for Demon God Douma inherits his powerful dark attribute magic. The bursts of energy Kai has been emitting have all been unmistakably dark-aligned. I can say with certainty that his magic is darkness-based.”

“That may be true, but… just for a moment, I swear I felt light magic from him…”

“That makes even less sense. No one has ever possessed two conflicting attributes at once. And especially not light magic—it’s already considered an exceptionally rare trait…”

“…You’re right.”

Kai’s father sighed, conceding to the midwife’s reasoning.