Victor kicked the door to his room violently.
*Bang!*
He immediately ran forward in the direction of his baby without even caring about the dangers of his surrounding.
*swish*
He quickly got to the crib in a blink as his room was small.
Anna was beside him all the way to the room but now she was at the doorstep.
She activated her Tier 2 auxiliary magic: Mana Sense.
Her mana travels to every corner of the room.
Seeing that there are nothing dangerous in the room, Anna started walking toward Victor and Arledge.
Victor looked down to see what was the situation of his son.
He noticed that there was blood seeping behind the head of his baby.
He was anxious at what he saw.
He carried out the baby from the crib to check his pulse, his heartbeat, everything he can check.
'Woah... be careful on my body man. It is brand new' Arledge thought.
Victor controlled his mana into Arledge's body to check if there was an anomaly in his body.
Arledge felt like something was penetrating his body.
'It was warm yet cold at the same time almost the same feeling before I was born but there was a difference...' he tried to feel his body to get more to the mana but it didn't last.
'a f*ckibg seconds man' he thought.
But as Victor was not that proficient in controlling mana, what he can see was limited.
"Let me check..." Anna said. She voluntarily proposed to check Arledge's body.
Victor nodded as he accepted what Anna proposed. He knew his mana control was not that good and Anna was a Tier 2 magia so he can trust her ability.
Anna places his hand on Arledge's chest and started to control his mana throughout Arledge's body.
'His body is... strong. Stronger than most babies...' Anna exclaimed at what she discovered.
'F*ck that was too hot... who the hell tries to burn me?' Arledge felt that the energy in his body was hot and different from the first one. He felt his body was being burned from the inside.
Anna forgot to control her mana at the shock.
'The baby's muscles and bones are too mature for his age...' she thought.
She planned to get information from Victor before saying what happened to his son.
"Except for a slight cut behind his head, there's nothing else in his body..." Anna said to Victor. It was true but not the whole truth.
'A girl? perhaps Anna...yeah sounds like Anna. Definitely Anna" Arledge thought 'So they can probe my body through that energy... sounds like a pain'
Victor sighed relief as the cut was easy to heal.
'I can collect herbs for healing ointment after this' he thought.
"Victor, what happened to the baby?" Anna added.
"...I-I don't know... I was cleaning the boy's bathroom at that time when I heard a laugh above..." Victor started explaining what he experience all the way here.
'So my guess was right?' Arledge laughed in his head and then added 'I should probably open my own investigation agency...'
"What did you say you hear?" Anna asked.
Victor was stunned as Anna suddenly interrupted his storytelling.
"a laughter..." Victor said.
"No, the second one..." Anna rolled her eyes at Victor.
"Supercali?" Victor said unsurely.
'Supercali?... what was that?...' Anna thought as she tried digging through her knowledge but no information came.
"Is that all you've heard?" Anna asked.
"I think I also heard fragilis after supercali, that is all" Victor answered truthfully.
'Supercalifragilis... fragilis means fragile in Ancient language...' as she analyzes what else is hidden in this word.
"A spell?" Anna said out loud what she suddenly thought.
"A spell?... Is my son cursed?" Victor said anxiously.
Seeing that she said her thoughts out loud, she started explaining what she had observed on the baby's body.
"No, rather your son benefitted from this spell..." Anna said to calm Victor.
"???" Victor tilted his head as he didn't understand what Anna was talking about.
'???' Arledge also tilted his head in his mind at what Anna said. He, as the one who said that, cannot even remember any benefits he got from saying supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.
Anna shook his head at the idiot in front of her.
"Didn't you notice that his height has increased?" Anna asked.
Victor immediately looks at the baby in his hand. He compared his height now and his height before in his mind.
He shot looked at Anna which indicates he wanted more explanation.
"What I analyze is... the supercalifragilis you heard is a spell which makes the baby's growth rate accelerate..." Anna said.
'What?...' Arledge was stunned at what he heard
'So they associate my random word into a spell...' he laughed as he didn't even need to provide an explanation for anything.
"You mean my baby is talented?..." Victor's eyes shined at what he thought.
'Look at this idiot...' Arledge thought.
"No, what I mean the spell makes him stronger, idiot" Anna retorted.
'Potato tomato...' Victor thought but he kept it as he will have a panda eye if he does that.
But what Anna said after that made him frown.
"...but I don't know if the spell will have after-effects on the baby..." Anna said.
'No side effects allowed here, Miss... well except for pain though' Arledge thought.
"We need to observe thoroughly the baby's body..." Anna said.
"No... I will keep him in here. They will surely take Arledge away from me if we get him checked up..." Victor said.
Anna nodded as she understand what Victor is trying to convey.
Nobles and magias will surely take action and adopt the baby because a baby with a strong body was rare even in the entire continent.
They started talking about what Victor planned for his baby.
They came to the conclusion that Victor will stay in his room for 10 days to observe Arledge and Anna was to provide daily checkups for Arledge. Also to keep it a secret from anyone.
Anna left after the agreement.
'I didn't know that break up will make Victor like this' Anna thought as she walked to the stairs.
Anna was once a researcher in Cleanstone inc. It was a small group of researchers who wanted to know about more the history of the continent.
They collected remnants of the ancient world in tombs. Papers, bones, items, anything that had a connection with the ancient world.
They were researchers subsidized by the government but because of unwanted discovery... they were annihilated and Anna was the sole survivor of that incident.
Anna was a visitor to their company and she was also the one that told the government about the discovery.
After leaving the company to get back to the government office, she heard that an attack happened on Cleanstone inc.
She, as an intelligent person, knew that she might be next. Without thinking twice about it, she changed her hair and eyes into red ones.
Her awakened power was called 'Modificaze', a power that let her change part of her body. She can only change her eyes, hair, and height as she was currently at Tier 2 magia.
The government didn't know she was awakened and of course,e didn't know her power.
After the modification, she started running on the roof but as she run to the roof, she noticed a man running hastily.
'He looks like in trouble too...'
She jumped down from the roof and landed beside him.
"Are you okay?" she asked as she felt a little uncomfortable at his stare.
"Ah yes... want to have lunch together?" he asked.
"What?" Anna asked as she was confused about how the hell the conversation turned into having lunch together.
"What?" he said.
"I said are you okay?" Anna asked once again.
"Yes... No! We have to run they're coming!"
'What danger? Government? They are too fast...'
She was still curious about what danger could it be but was interrupted by warm yet cold touch on her hand.
She saw that the man in front of her grabbed her arm and started running. Although she was flustered as it was the first time she felt a man's touch, she chose to comply as she run behind him.
That was the start of all.
One year before they come to this orphanage, they were a normal couple that wanted to have children.
They made and successfully at that. It was a joyous day for them and were happy at that time but...
In their apartment's main bedroom, Anna suddenly cough a mouth of blood and her water broke down and there is blood mixed with it.
Victor immediately noticed it as he was beside Anna.
They went to the doctor immediately but what the doctor said will be the most sorrowful sentence that will mark in their mind.
'Anna's body can't sustain life in her body.'
They were despondent at that time. They were already prepared for the baby they already bought clothes and things for the baby.
But they resolved themselves then came to this orphanage to take care of children just what they wished. All the things they bought for their babies are donated to this orphanage.
'Victor was a dependent person who thinks that he needs someone to help him from his situation... ' Anna thought.
Anna broke up with Victor one because she wanted Victor to be independent and second she wanted him to find another woman who can satisfy his needs. The needs she cannot provide. She wanted him to be happy because he deserve that.
She just didn't know that it will instigate to this level.
'Victor never really open up his past to me so I didn't know...'