Zeke was a bit startled. He was still not used to having a floating screen in his vision. That, along with a slightly blurry environment, made Zeke feel like he was in a dream. He soon regained his composure and looked at the interface. He was a bit confused about the question mark but soon set it aside. He was just born minutes ago, and he'll have all the time in this world when gets to control his body.
As he was thinking all these, Zeke suddenly felt crying. He couldn't even stop it as it was like an iron law in his mind. Not long after, Zeke's eyes teared up. His tears were accompanied with wails that people normally expect from babies. As Zeke felt ashamed, his parents felt the opposite. They thought their baby was cute when he was crying.
'*Sigh* I literally don't have control over my body fight now. Heck, I can't even stop myself from crying. If I knew about this earlier, I'd have asked Pandora to time skip this! Fuck!'
Once again, the infant cried.
——————1 WEEK LATER—————-
'I still can't control my full body, but at least I can move my arms and legs for a bit now. Also, my vision is getting clearer and clearer now. I can manage to see a few meters in my vision now. Still, it's a shame I still can't stop crying. Damn, I don't understand why people love babies, they just cause trouble every time!'
Zeke was getting a bit angry and ashamed now. He wasn't accustomed to being taken care of, and he also hate it when he just cries in the middle of the night. Even when feeling a slight surge of emotion, his body tend to cry and wail a lot, causing his parents to wake up and calm him down. He felt so ashamed that he was causing the, trouble but he really can't help it. What he doesn't realize is that he is still a newborn baby right now. His parents didn't mind his troubles one bit, as they knew how newborn babies act. It was also because of their parental love that they not only didn't mind it, but they also felt pleasure taking care of their baby.
As Zeke was thinking about his bothersome situation, a floating 2d box suddenly appeared in his view.
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::Optional Quest::
Learn how to walk before reaching 6 months old.
Condition:
-Before reaching 6 months old and System lvl. 1
Difficulty: C
Reward:
10 xp
Physical: Enhanced Five Senses
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Zeke was surprised by the sudden interface, but he was also excited to finally have his first goal in his new life here. However, thinking about it, isn't it a bit too hard for him to stand by the young age of less than half a year? What the hell kind of quest was this?
After ranting inwardly for a bit, he realized the situation. It wasn't really all that unfair, considering his memories are already that of a teenager, so he should atleast remember the motion of his former body. The only problem for him right now is taking control over his body. He guessed that half a year is enough time for him to get quite used to it.
Not long after that, he cried.
—————3 1/2 months later——————
In the living room, Charles and Catherine are sitting on a sofa watching Zeke on the floor in front of them. Zeke was trying hard these past few months trying to stand up, but he couldn't quite do it. He guessed that his bones weren't strong enough to support him so he just took it step by step. Now, he was again trying to see if he could do it now.
This past month, both parents were dumbfounded when they saw their son crawling inside the crib. It was out of their expectation that this son of them, who wasn't even half a year old, can now crawl and is now trying to stand. What's more surprising for them is Zeke's progress. He was already capable of supporting himself for a few seconds before falling down butt first.
Normally, babies on their place would crawl at 4 to 5 months, and stand at 7 to 8 months. If a baby could crawl at 4 and stand at 6 or 7, he was already considered a genius with a good potential later on. This is because the younger they are capable of doing it, the faster their rate of learning. Since babies can only mimic what their parents do, their progress is a bit slow since they are only looking at it without knowing the principle behind walking. Zeke, on the other hand, is already a teenager in terms of soul age and already knows the principle and concept behind walking. The only thing hindering him was the strength of his bones and if that is achieved, standing would become easy. Right now, he can stand still for a few seconds before falling down again. Zeke guessed that pushing for more seconds would only damage his bones and halt his progress.
———————HALF A MONTH LATER—————
Zeke can finally stand for almost a minute now. He was trying to walk but he found out it was not that easy. Although he knew how to do it, executing it is much harder as his legs are still unfamiliar to the movement.
———————-HALF A MONTH LATER————-
Zeke can now finally walk for a few steps. As he was indulging in his success, a DING sound was heard along with an interface
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Quest Complete!
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