"Your mother is dead."
My breath hitches in my throat. I expected a problem, but I didn't realize it was this bad. I take a breath before I continue, "What happened to her?"
My mother gives me a sad smile, "Let's start off on your mother, m'kay?" I nod swiftly, urging her silently.
"Your mother was a friend of mine. You see, we were both commoners. We both worked as adventurers until your father took a liking to me and asked for my hand in marriage. After I left, she kept up with her duties. But after getting kidnapped by an intelligent dark elf, she got...."
Ah...I see where this is going. But, how did she die in particular? Abortion is a no, since I'm here obviously. She gave birth to me, so is it an illness of some sort? Did she die in the process of giving birth to me?
"Oh Licht, I can see how confused you are, but please wait till I'm finished. Your mother got r-raped. Although, you are 100% human, people may still trouble you. Your mother kept you, but the townspeople were uneasy with having the child of a monster so nearby. They killed her Licht, they killed Izzy." Mother immediately bursts into tears; she was probably very close with...err other mother?
I sluggishly pick up myself and sit up straight. Turning towards her, I whisper words of reassurance. "Don't worry mother. I'm sure you made your friend proud taking care of me. So now, you can rest easy."
A small chuckle comes from my mother, she smiles relieved and stands. "Sorry Licht. You're so mature for your age. I suppose I don't look like an adult when I'm crying like a baby," She bends and places a kiss on my forehead. "Goodnight." Stroking my head once more, she exits my room.
It takes me a few moments to relax and soak it all in. But after those few moments, I quickly fall into a deep sleep.
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A year later, I got a tutor. Classes are no big deal thanks to my unique skills, though I feel some sadistic intent. I've wiped through the library in this obnoxiously large house, and I know that most of the content he teaches me are way beyond a 4-year old's knowledge scope.
He stands at the chalk board with a suspiciously thick book in his hands. A few seconds after he writes information on the board, he wipes it. I don't mind, all I need is a glance.
"It's time for a test," His voice calls out. Two tired groans echo from beside. My siblings must be troubled, with a cheat for a tutor, I partly sympathize with them. I glance at the piece of parchment placed on my desk and my lips tilt into a disgusted frown. He definitely has it in for me, he's giving a 4-year-old middle to high school work.
I begin my questions, I promised myself 'no slacking off'. I feel slightly uncomfortable answering these questions without difficulty while my siblings are struggling, but I need some time to hunt and level up.
I finish in a few minutes and get up to leave. The tutor's surprised face blocks my view to freedom and I cringe internally. He's way too close.
"Move aside." I demand, staring him down with my eyes. One would even say that I look intimidating despite my cute face. His face however, scrunches up in anger as a vein becomes visible, making his face look even more unattractive.
"You are not permitted to leave until your scores have been calculated." He spits out and snatches the parchment piece from my desk and hastily marks it. After a minute or two, he pauses and looks up with a face of disbelief.
"You cheated! There's obviously no way you would be able to answer these questions if you didn't!" I stare at him blankly and take my leave. He's not worth it. Escaping the guards of the mansion, I go to my usual spot and [Teleport] to the deeper parts of the nearby forest. With every few monsters I kill, I go deeper into the forest. And I levelled up like crazy.
Name: Licht Trea Hershold
Age: 4 years old
Species: Human
Gender: Male
Level: 62; EXP: 0/1000
Hp: 3500
Mp: 17500
Strength: 1085
Agility: 1090
Intelligence: 1274
Dexterity: 1092
Wisdom: 1205
Luck: MAX
Skills
Elemental Magic (Beginner); Divine Magic (Beginner); Shadow Magic (Beginner); Non-Elemental Magic (Beginner); Alchemy (Beginner).
Unique Skills
Appraisal
Super Growth
Exp Multiplier
Magic Creation
Magic Talent
Learning Scholar
Universal Language
Title
The One who has forgiven God
Reincarnated One from Another World
Handsome Young Master
Son of a Noble
My leveling seemed too crazy to be true, but it needed to be done. The strength is to protect my family and possibly assist with whatever the hell I want to do in the future. But right now, I need to experiment my recently discovered skill, [Alchemy]. It took a while to find a book regarding it since it had been hidden pretty well in father's study.
Drawing the symbol from memory, I dump a ridiculous amount of magic stones and ores from a nearby cave and activate a subskill, [Liquify]. Alchemy is all about creating something from something else. Something from nothing doesn't exist, it's just a baseless dream. I picture my katana that I once had in Japan.
The shape slowly forms into the familiar shape of a katana. Feeling the smooth cold metal of the weapon, a wave of nostalgia washes over me. Taking a piece of cloth from my inventory, I weave it around the handle, giving it the look of a traditional Japanese katana. I nod in approval; it was becoming quite difficult fighting thick skinned monsters with hastily made ice swords.
Titling the blade, I scan for any anomalies. Its blade shown a hellish black with a tint of blue when in the sunlight. I swing it in the air, trying to get used the weight. It seems that I might need to resume in my martial arts. My body can obviously handle it, so why not.
Though, I need to test what I can do at the moment. Walking through the forest, I look for an appropriate first prey for my blade. The air shifts as a claw strikes for my face. I crouch and roll to the side; and look up to see my opponent.
[Appraisal]
Name: [None]
Species: Emperor Wolf Beast
Gender: Male
Level: 47
Hp: 4465
Mp: 9400
My eyes furrow in confusion, I doubt that monsters of this caliber would be so close to the village without making a move. This is definitely out of the ordinary. I jump backwards dodging his second claw attack. I make some distance, but it seems that the wolf prepared for that. I doesn't have the type of intelligence to understand people's actions and words, but it is smarter than the other monsters that I have fought so far.
It swipes its paw in the air, and the pressure from the attack becomes solid, four murky red lines few inches apart from each other. Twisting my body slightly, I narrowly dodge it because of its speed. A bead of sweat forms on my brow as I see the destruction it caused to a single tree behind me. I can't let that touch me or I'll be dead in less than a second.
I run towards it rapidly, distance isn't an option anymore. Once getting within the reach of my sword, I swing. It leans heavily on his right side, making my sword cut shallow. It growls menacingly, taking a few steps backwards. Making a flurry of swings, I push it back to a tree avoiding almost all of his bites and claws. Yeah, almost. With claw marks on my abdomen and deep on my right thigh, it hurt to make the slightest move.
Biting back the pain, I aim for its neck the moment it lets it guard down and I'm about to slice it clean off, but the wolf's aura suddenly changes. It suddenly felt like I was trying to fight an armored tank filled with bloodthirsty killers. My instincts urge me to jump and I do so. Landing on a nearby branch, I see the wolf send a voice attack where I used to be. The destruction that followed was just impossible. I'm just 4, I can't handle this sh*t.
If I have to survive, I obviously have to take a gamble though. Hopefully, I'll make it out alive. I have to make it out alive.