Transmigrated As An Extra In The Novel I Love And Hate

Man… time really flies.

I blink, and suddenly, I'm five years old.

It's kind of surreal, you know? Just five years ago, I was lying in a crib, helpless, barely able to move my head properly. And now? Now I'm here, sitting on a balcony, sipping on some mango juice, and reflecting on the sheer absurdity of my life.

Let's start with the important stuff—my parents.

Mom… or well, Seraphina, my mother in this life. I've spent a lot of time with her. Honestly, I don't think I've ever been this attached to someone before, not even in my past life. She's warm, gentle, and crazy talented. I realized pretty early on that she's a huge fan of music, just like she was in my previous life. That hit me harder at that time than I'd like to admit. I mean, of course she's still a music lover—it's her, after all.

At some point, we just started singing together. It wasn't even planned or anything. She'd hum something while working, and I'd join in without thinking. And then one day, we were harmonizing so well that she stopped mid-song, looked at me with wide eyes, and just said:

"Adrian… baby are you singing with mama?"She asked over the moon and I nodded and then she started rubbing her cheek with mine , muttering something along the lines my baby has such a beautiful voice just like me.

I mean, I know I'm good. But hearing it from her? It feels different as she is the one beacuse of whom I sing so yeah, it feels good seeing her happy.

Everyone always says I take after Mom the most, in both looks and personality. I won't lie—it makes me feel all warm inside. Of course I'm like her! She's my mom. That's just how it works.

And then there's Dad.

Zephyrus Ignis. The man. The myth. The absolute clown.

I gotta say, I did not expect him to be this chill. He's supposed to be this big deal, right? Important, powerful, serious. But no—this dude spends hours playing video games with me like it's his job. And let me tell you, he sucks. Like, so bad that it's actually embarrassing.

He acts like he's 'going easy on me'—yeah, sure, buddy. That's why Mom, who doesn't even like video games, destroyed him the first time she picked up a controller. Pretty sure he had a minor existential crisis after that.

He tries to play it off, though. Always pretending he's 'teaching me a life lesson' when, in reality, he's just letting me do whatever I want. I'm not complaining. Being pampered and adored? Absolute top-tier experience, five star rating.

Not once have I been scolded. Not even once.

Yeah, life's been good.

But it's not just my parents.

There are three other girls in my life—Evelyn, Liliana, and Celeste.

I talk to them almost every day over holograph. It started as small, awkward conversations, mostly because, well… they were literal babies. Have you ever tried having a meaningful conversation with a baby? It's an experience, I'll tell you that. But over time, we've actually gotten close. They're not just 'characters from a novel I once loved and also kinda hated' anymore.

They're family.

Celeste and Liliana are my cousins. Evelyn? She's my bondmate, thanks to the World Tree's mark. It's weird, honestly. Seeing little kids trying so hard to impress you, acting all cute because they like you… while you, mentally, are a whole-ass adult.

Speaking of which…

There's this one memory this stupid system won't shut up about.

『 PFFT—HAHAHA, I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU ACTUALLY GOT MOBBED ON YOUR FIRST BIRTHDAY! 』

" Can you SHUT UP for God's sake?!!"

I groan, rubbing my temples as the memory floods back in.

—

It was my first birthday. Everything was going fine. There was cake, music, people congratulating me on 'growing up so fast' (like I had a choice in the matter). Pretty normal, all things considered.

And then… they happened.

Liliana. Celeste. Evelyn.

These little demons would not leave me alone.

Hugging me. Pulling my hair. Evelyn even kissed me on the cheek! I had to immediately wipe it off. No way was I letting my first kiss be stolen by a baby.

The worst part? The adults thought it was adorable.

"Aww, look at them! They love Adrian so much!"

No. No, this wasn't love. This was harassment.

I remember looking over at Dad, silently begging for help, only for him to smirk and wink at me. Betrayal. Absolute betrayal, I say

It took a solid ten minutes for them to let me breathe.

—

『 HAHAHAHAHA! YOU SHOULD'VE SEEN YOUR FACE! 』

"Shut up."

『 NO WAY! THIS IS PEAK COMEDY, PURE GOLD! 』

I roll my eyes. The system is so annoying sometimes.

But I can't lie.

Even though it was embarrassing…

Even though they were or rather are clingy little menaces…

I don't hate it, not even one bit.

Because no matter how much I complain to myself , at the end of the day—

I really do love my new life.