Some time has passed since my attempt at stopping the green lady from caressing my stomach had failed, and while It felt slightly weird at first, I've gotten used to it. Well, honestly, it never felt bad being caressed by her; it actually felt quite wonderful, even if she wasn't human, though not like I'd know what a woman's touch even feels like; unfortunately, I've never had that opportunity.
Anyways, getting back on track, while the green plant lady, or whatever species she is, continued playing with me, I finally figured out how to analyze objects, just like I did with that bottle of tree sap she attempted to feed me. Speaking of feeding, I'm pretty hungry, but I still don't want to test my luck and see if I can safely consume tree sap, even if it has been refined.
Getting off track again, that analyze ability allows me to see the information of whatever I wish; all I must do is look at the object intensely. Ever since I learned how to use it on command, I've been analyzing everything I could see, except for the green lady who constantly caressed me, as I had a feeling if I did that, she would notice, and I don't want that; I wanted her to think that I'm just an average child.
However, the most significant breakthrough I've made so far is when I attempted to use that analyze ability on my status panel, which allowed me to view everything in much greater detail; another thing to note is that I'm pretty sure my ability to analyze objects is because of the skill I have called [Hero's Gaze–lvl1], though I'm not entirely sure as the information wasn't precisely as detailed as I would've liked. Nonetheless, I noticed that whenever I used analyze on an object, or more specifically, [Hero's Gaze–lvl1], my mana would go down by roughly one every second.
After having finished inspecting my status panel in greater detail, I can confirm that most of my assumptions were correct; I was only incorrect about tier, but I wasn't too far off.
Now another thing I don't know is how I would rank compared to other children; If I was to go by video game logic, which so far hasn't failed me yet, then with all my Skills, Traits, and Titles, I should be pretty powerful, and that is me being modest about it. The lowest-ranked thing I have is a [Rare], while the highest-ranked thing I have is a [Genesis]; of course, I'm not one-hundred percent certain [Rare] is of a lower rank than [Genesis], but from using my context clues, I'm pretty confident it is. Not to mention that If I use game logic or just common sense, [Mythical] is usually the highest or second highest rank, which would mean my Class [Hero] and Title [True Hero] is the highest rank possible, though once again, I'm not entirely sure, these are all just speculations on my part; besides I find it very, and I mean VERY hard to believe that could be true.
'Haa, this is giving me a headache; all these Skills, Traits, and Titles that are related to being a Hero are not helping, not to mention that my Class is supposedly [Hero]!' Thought Alexander in frustration as he grabbed Lavender's finger, hoping it would calm him.
I just don't get it; how can I suddenly have the Class [Hero]? I do enjoy helping people who need it, but I'm not selfless to the point where I would die for a group of people, let alone one person. It's true I did end up getting killed by that drunk man because I attempted to stop him from assaulting a little girl, but that shouldn't count; I mean, what kind of pathetic excuse for a human would just let that happen? Unlike grown adults, who the world has corrupted, children are still innocent and pure and should stay that way for as long as possible.
Besides, I have no desire to go on a conquest to protect Humans from the so-called threat of a Demon invasion with the Demon King/Queen leading them; when, in reality, the Demons and the Humans are just at war because they hate each, or for an even stupider reason, power and land. Not to mention that I wouldn't be foolish enough to believe the claims of the Kings, Popes, or even Gods that the so-called Demon kingdom is evil; besides, it sounds very hypocritical when it's spoken from a Human's mouth because, as a Human myself, I know how we operate.
Another thing to note, If a species is capable of coming together and creating a functional kingdom or empire, then there is no way they're evil; maybe a few people in power might be evil, but I would rather die than believe that an entire race could be evil.
'I'm getting worked up over things that may not even happen, and even if they were to happen, it would be several years into the future. At least, hopefully.' Pondered Alexander, having had an internal debate with himself for a long time.
I must've been having a serious debate with myself for quite some time, as when I focused back on reality, I felt a great deal of pain in my stomach.
'Ugh, I'm hungry! But there's nothing to eat! Well, there is that bottle of tree sap, ugh, I don't want to, but it doesn't seem like the green lady has anything else. Whatever, I'm just going to trust my instincts that she doesn't wish to harm me.' Thought Alexander, with newfound determination as he constantly eyed the bottle of tree sap.
It seems my plan worked; constantly looking at that bottle of tree sap finally caught the green lady's attention. Once she grabbed the bottle, she said a few things before uncorking it and consuming it herself.
'NO, NO, NO! PLEASE STOP!' Internally yelled Alexander while watching Lavender consume the bottle's contents, though only incoherent yelling came out of his mouth.
Luckily she was merely teasing me and wasn't actually drinking the tree sap; otherwise, I would've gone to sleep starving. When she brought the bottle near my mouth, I hesitantly looked at it before commanding both arms to grab it. Once both my chubby hands had gripped the glass bottle, I forcefully tilted it down before opening my mouth and swallowing a mouthful of the tree sap.
'This, this is utterly delicious!' Exclaimed Alexander internally, as his purple crystal-like eyes seemingly took on a heart shape.
With how tasty the tree sap was and my extreme hunger, I couldn't contain myself as I began devouring the bottle's contents. Only when I finished the entire bottle did I finally stop, as I was forced to since there was no longer anything left to consume.
'That was incredible; I hope that green lady has more of that tree sap lying around, though I'll have to save it for later; I'm starting to get sleepy.' Alexander thought as every time he blinked; it would take longer and longer to his eyes.
Before I fell asleep, the green lady once again said something while carrying me in her arms, though I couldn't listen as I had fallen asleep.
'Good night, green plant lady.' Thought Alexander right before drifting into a deep slumber.
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It was the middle of summer; the bright sun was positioned high in the sky as it beamed down on the forest below, its rays of light giving life to plants of all kinds, while various beasts would bask on the ground and enjoy the warmth the sun provided to them.
Deep inside the forest, where various beasts were either quietly lurking around in search of prey to hunt or lazily lying in their territory, enjoying the peacefulness. However, every now and then, you'd hear a noise that would startle various beasts, causing many predators to growl angry at the loss of their prey, while some even tried to follow after the source of the noise in hopes of killing it to relive their anger; unfortunately for those beasts, the source of the noise was to fast for them to keep with. However, if they did manage to trail after the source of the noise, they'd notice a small frame swinging on the vines of trees, and while one would mostly like mistake it for a monkey, it was tailless.
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"Hahaha! Let's see if I can go even faster!" Exclaimed Alexander with a giant smile as he constantly swung from vine to vine hanging from the trees.
Wishing to see if I could go even faster, I attempted to fully maximize my momentum with each swing to increase my speed, and while I succeeded at first, It didn't last long. When I released hold of the vine, I extended my arm towards the next closest vine, yet, right before I grabbed ahold of it, I sensed sudden movement coming from the same branch the vine was connected, and that caused me to divert my attention, which ultimately made miss the vine and crash face first into a tree.
"Ow! Really, bird, why did you have to do that?" Said Alexander in slight anger as he eyed the bird.
While holding onto a branch so I wouldn't fall to the ground, I rubbed my head in pain before looking at the bluebird that caused me to miss the vine, yet the bird just gave me a weird look as it let out a few chirps.
"Haa, I suppose that's fair, but you could at least sound apologetic, and there she goes, flying off into the distance." Replied Alexander, seemingly having a conversation with the bluebird.
Seeing how the bluebird just ignored me and flew off into the distance, I sighed before releasing my grip on the branch, falling roughly fifteen meters before landing on the ground perfectly fine. Dusting myself off and plucking any leaves caught in my hair when I crashed into the tree, I was about to continue traveling through the forest, but before I did, I sensed the tree behind me calling out to me.
Turning around, I placed my hand on the tree, and in doing so, I communicated with the tree, though unlike before when I spoke that female bird, plants converse through conveying raw emotions. It was quite challenging to learn compared to learning how to communicate with beasts, but I honestly love speaking to plants; speaking by only using your raw emotions is an enjoyable feeling.
"Ugh, Master is calling me; great, I'm going to get scolded by her again for venturing too deep into the forest." Muttered Alexander with a frown as he retracted his hand from the tree and began casually running through the forest, moving at a speed unimaginable to humans on Earth.
Roughly ten minutes later, I exited the thick vegetation and arrived in an open clearing with nothing but a large tree in the middle, yet atop that tree was a small house, or more precisely, Master's house. Once I arrived near the tree, I climbed my way up toward the entrance, and when I opened the door, Master was standing right there looking at me with crossed arms and a frown.
"You've got some explaining to do, Alexander. Didn't I tell you not to venture too deep into the forest?" Said Lavender with a frown while rhythmically tapping her feet.
"Yes, Master." Replied Alexander with his head down, knowing any attempt to argue back would fail horribly and land him in even more trouble.
"So then, if you knew, why did you disobey my instructions? There are dangerous beasts out there that'll rip you to shreds." Questioned Lavender with an expression of anger.
"Because I wanted to explore?" Answered Alexander, unsure if the words he said were good or bad.
"Because you wanted to explore? You! Haa, I thought having a disciple who already has the mind of an adult would be easier to raise, but it doesn't feel that way." Said Lavender as she grabbed her forehead in frustration and anger.
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Name: Alexander
Species: High-Human
Age: 5 years
Tier: 0
Level: 0
Experience: [00%]
Class: Hero(Genesis)
Sub-Class:
Sub-Class:
Sub-Class:
Title(s): True Hero(Genesis), Reincarnator(Epic)
Lifeforce: 100%
Mana: 620/620 → 790/790
Vigor: 8 → 15
Endurance: 9 → 17
Agility: 1 → 10
Dexterity: 2 → 12
Intelligence: 56(62) → 72(79)
Perception: 12(13) → 24(26)
Traits: Heroes Aura(Mythical), Heroes Will(Mythical), Heroes Physique(Mythical), Heart of a Hero(Legendary), Enhanced perception(Rare), Enhanced intelligence(Rare).
Skills: ?????(???), Heroes gaze–lvl2↑(Mythical), Omnilingual–lvl2↑(Mythical), Rebirth–lvl1(Mythical)
Condition: N/A
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