“Oh…? Something is strange…”

When I woke up, I felt that something was wrong with my body.

The body of an 8-years-old kid.

These plump hands and belly that I am used to.

There is nothing wrong with it…

“Who am I in the first place?”

Who am I — I do not want to think about such small things.

I simply do not know who I am. 

It is not like I have amnesia.

Actually, I am having trouble with my memory.

Uh? What do I mean? What am I saying?

I do not know either.

But I am definitely [Owen Pepper / オーウェン・ペッパー]

There is no mistake in that…

I am lying on a luxurious bed.

And on the wall, there is this horrible painting.

A very creepy and strange monster eating a person.

I do not indulge in such acts.

Who I am…?

No, I really do not understand.

I am the only son of the lord of Pepper territory, [ Black Pepper ブラック・ペッパー].

Oi Oi…. Black Pepper is just Black Pepper.

[TN: The first time is written as: ブラック・ペッパー, the second time is written as kuro koshōjan]

Who the hell named him that?

He’s a complete joke of a character.

Hmm … wait a minute?

Hey, there is something wrong.

To begin with… why am I making fun of my father?

Sure, my father is a fat, shitty, trashy bastard who sees his people as cattle, but I have always respected him for that.

I do not know where the respect came from, but for some reason, I thought he was a true figure of nobility.

“Am I really Owen?”

— That is wrong.

I am Sasaki.

I am a Japanese man who was working as a salaryman in 21st century Japan.

The moment I became aware of this, a flood of memories, that I was not supposed to know, came tumbling into my mind.

And poof! I lost consciousness.