But God Forced Me to Reincarnate!

An Invitation

[Humans are so quick to adapt to situation.]

I guess those words are true. I can no longer deny it as I've experienced it countless times.

The most recent proof to that sentence would be how me and my friends quickly adapted to Riviera's current predicament—getting involved in the skirmishes between Naraka and Cielle that sometimes the atmosphere turned gloomy.

Well, as I said before, it didn't affect our daily lives so much, so I guess that was how we were so quick to put that in the back of our minds.

Finally, another year had passed.

Sadly for me, Luca turned a year older way faster than me.

Sigh!

I am definitely the more mature one, so why is the world so unfair?

As Month 2 had just passed, I thought that I'd have to wait for quite a while before I could celebrate another birthday of those close to me... I mean, Iris and Leticia's birthdays would come soon on Month 5!

...Ah, Month 4 was my birthday... yes, 'was'.

I had a mixed feeling about my birthday, as at some point in my life as Reinst, I stopped having any expectation for my birthday, and felt like I didn't want to celebrate my birthday—though people used to say that a person's birthday should be their happiest day... It was the day they were born to this world, after all.

That being said, I still unconsciously looked over the date and counted for my past birthday—for Reinst's birthday. I even specifically requested some cakes or food on Day 13 Month 4—it was the food I loved as Reinst.

(PS: My current preference differed from my past self's to some degree, life was so strange, huh? Here I thought I could love the same food even if I was reincarnated.)

At least, that was what I could do to celebrate my past self's birthday. No one in this family questioned my request, as I would sometimes also ask for specific food...

Everyone even said that among all who lived in this house, I was the 'food maniac'.

...But guys, have you realized that sometimes I don't have any appetite and just eat for the sake of survival??

Please, realize this side of me, too?

*Ahem*!

Anyway, since I didn't expect to celebrate the others' birthdays before Iris and Leti's, the sudden arrival of an unexpected invitation baffled me.

"Lyra, how's school going? Do you have any big event at school around Day 27 Month 3?"

Dad suddenly asked me one day at the beginning of Month 3. His expression was quite complicated, so I wasn't sure what he was getting at...

"Uh... School is fine... Dad, I can manage just fine. What's wrong? Are we going to have any event on Day 27 Month 3? Did something happen?"

Unable to comprehend if it would be a good or a bad thing, I asked as I tilted my head.

"Dad, what about me?" Alt-nii suddenly asked in curiosity.

"Well, Altaire... You can choose not to go if you don't want. But as for Lyra... This... This...," Dad suddenly turned speechless, making the whole matter seem more mysterious to me.

"Eh? What's it, Dad?"

Come on, don't do this to me! You know that your little daughter is one curious cat, right?

At that time, Mom chuckled.

"Come on, Cyan! How can you not explain something as simple as this?" Mom jokingly slapped Dad's shoulders, and Dad could only show a bitter smile.