'I-I can't control myself! My hatred to her is immeasurable! I want to kill her, stab her, everything until I become satisfied!!!'
*Kiss*
My mother kissed me on the forehead and she quickly went to the kitchen to grab a plate to put the fried chicken on
I slightly calmed down, but I'm majorly disgusted to the point I would scratch off my forehead
But in the end, my body kept still. My muscles clenched and hardened
I wasn't doing this consciously and it's my body that's doing this on its own
Looks like my body having a mind of its own also carried over in this life
My body tried its best to make me survive in almost all scenarios. What my mind couldn't do, the body automatically does it, albeit almost sloppily because of lack of the mind's conscious effort
This time, the body is trying to calm me down. My muscles hardening slightly hurts, but it's bearable that it feels very tiring
I'm in the body of a 7 year old after all
"Philip, c'mon let's eat now"
My mother called for me again and I unwillingly stood up from the couch, walked over to the dining table, sat down, and ate together with my mother
This should be a sweet scene with the atmosphere of a family eating together, but not for me
This is dreadful, disgusting, and foul
However, I am not showing any of these emotions while eating. I only tried to savor the juicy chicken, but it tasted bland
My brain is clashing itself whether to consider that I haven't ate in a long time in my previous life, thus losing my sense of taste, or consider that I have a colorful taste bud as a 7 year old
My mother also kept talking, telling me how her day went at work and engaging in idle chatter
But all I hear is screeching and loud noise
In my previous life, I have trained myself to cancel out certain sound waves so that I ignore them and focus on one thing
That was a double edged sword since I might ignore incoming danger towards me, but my other abilities compensate for it
『 You have earned Sound Sorter (Lv.0) 』
'...!'
A display appeared in my vision. My eyes widened and I was surprised from the notification
『 You have unlocked the Levelling System 』
'!!!'
My eyes widened even more from utter shock
"Are you okay?"
My mother asked after noticing my expression
"Ah, yes! The chicken is delicious!"
"That's good! Make sure you study well, okay?"
"Yes!"
I spoke with empty words and emotionless tone. Good thing she didn't notice that
I quickly finished eating and immediately stood up
"I'm sleepy, I want to go sleep now..."
"Hold on, let me finish eating and you wash the dishes. I already bought dinner for us, the least you can do is wash the dishes"
*SNAP*
"Also, brush your teeth before you sleep. Drink water also"
I swear I felt a vein pop in my temple. In my mind, I'm having the image of myself grinding my teeth, eyes flaming, and face turning red
I could smash the table in front of me if I could
But anyways, I followed her command since I can't do anything as a kid. I crookedly walked over to the couch, because my muscles were hardened, to resume watching the news and the evening drama at 8:00 PM
I excruciatingly waited for my mother to finish eating while she also watched the evening news about students going on a strike and a car accident
Eventually, I washed the dishes, brushed my teeth, and drank water
I went to upstairs
"Goodnight!"
My mother shouted before I took a step on the stairs
"Goodnight"
I quietly and unwillingly replied
"Where's my goodnight kiss"
"Tch"
I clicked my tongue under my breath and closed my eyes from extreme disgust
I walked over to my mother with pure resistance, move my head closer to her cheek, and slightly touched her cheek with my cheek. It's almost like a graze
"Eyy, that's not a kiss!"
I ignored her tantrums and quickly went upstairs and into my room
"What's his problem?"
My mother muttered quietly while being confused by my actions. I barely heard her as I was climbing
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*Sniff*
I inhaled the scent of my room. It has a wooden and damp smell
I almost became emotional again
My room was awkwardly divided by a makeshift wooden wall that blocks half of the room, making an even U-shape divided quarterly
Half of the room, in front of the door, is an awful mess of boxes and a makeshift clothes rack. The other side is where my single bed, study table, and cabinet with books are located
Like a man seeing his loved one after a long time, I quickly jumped on my bed and hugged my pillows
'I forgot to turn off the lights'
I returned to me bed and buried myself with my numerous pillows. Some of them are soft, hard, and fluffy. My favorite pillow is also here and it's a pillow that's like a giant hotdog
'I remember...'
When the Mystical Age started in my previous life, I never got the chance to sleep. It's not like I couldn't sleep or didn't choose to sleep, I didn't feel sleepy at all
Probably because my 『 Emotion Manipulation 』 ability was enhanced during that age, allowing me to manipulate all emotions even sleepiness, hunger, thirst, and many more
But I'm not here to experience the bliss of sleeping. I don't have the leisure of sleeping this time. I have to manage my time wisely
I quickly sat back up on my bed and waved my hands in the air in the darkness
I looked at the tall mirror in front of me, next to the bed, and I could see the silhouette of my body as the ambient light from the outside is reaching the windows of my room
"Scan"
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Name: Philip Ibasco
Age: 7
Level: 1
Exp: 0/10
Strength: 1
Agility: 1
Stamina: 1
Mana: 0 🔒
Traits:
[ Unbending Kindness (Lv.9) ],[ Immortal Mortal (Lv.?) ]🔒
Abilities:
☆『 Regression (MAX) 』☆, 『 Fate Control (Lv.?) 』🔒, 『 Scan (Lv.1) 』, 『 Sound Sorter (Lv.0) 』
Skills:
Talents:
Arts:
🔒☆☆☆Omega System (Lv. 4)☆☆☆🔒:
Levelling System
Status:
Annoyed
Curse of Extreme Gamma Time-Dilation
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『 Sound Sorter 』 and [Levelling System]
'How did I get these? I thought I am in the modern era where everything's scientific? I shouldn't be getting these even before the Mystical Age'
Considering that I regressed and I have the system display, this is beyond scientific
There are only three possible reasons for this
Dark Energy, the unharnessed form of Mana. My Source and Origin, power carrying over from my previous life. Or The Natural Order of Things as this inferior system is my innate natural ability that manifested in this world after regressing
Kind of like a reward given to me by the world and driven by both will of Earth and the universe
As I have said in the previous life, for some reason, the Earth is the convergent point of the whole universe and outside the universe
Meaning, everything happens on Earth and almost all the other cosmic events across the universe or outside the universe had Earth as the cause or has Earth involved in it somehow
So, the fact that I could obtain abilities by doing specific actions, like in specific isekai anime and mangas, could be the Will of the World or Will of the Universe
'This works in my favor though. Not only I have this system as a child, I can also grow stronger with its help! Unlike my previous life where I started late'
Unlocking the [Levelling System] also showed the levels of my traits and abilities, as well as...
'Omega System level 4??'
I guess that makes sense. The Omega System underwent three overhauls and revamps during my previous life
The Omega System was in its third version, which is its maximum version, but in the end, I wasn't able to use it since Chaos was more than prepared in facing me and my group
'However, the Omega System is locked for now. I won't be able to explore its new features... More importantly...'
The status window is showing that I'm Level 1
This never happened before in my previous life. The [Levelling System] only applied to skills, abilities, traits, talents, and arts, never to myself nor items
But now, I am apparently level 1
'What does this entail? Do my stats go up? What increases when I level up?'
Under my level, there is EXP and I have nothing out of ten
'What do you I have to do to gain exp? Kill? That's too soon...'
I held my chin to think of way to increase my EXP and my level. I mostly get my reference in novels, mangas, and manhwas
'Hunting monsters... Killing people... Quest or mission clearance... Or...'
Increasing proficiency
'But how do I do that to myself?'
I fixed myself up and sat in the combination of the Indian Sit, Half Lotus Position, and Vajra Position
I learned this meditation technique in my previous life from the Sustainer of Relaxation after finding her [Secret Garden of Saga]. What I found out after learning it is that this kind of position is also very helpful for heavenly cultivators and divine beings to gather chi and divine energy respectively
I called it the [Three Positions Focus]
Other than my first goal of doing nothing, this should be my first step in gaining more power, now that I've unlocked the [Levelling System]
"*Inhale* *Exhale*"
I took a few meaningful breathe ins and breathe outs
『 You are absorbing trace Mystical Energy in the atmosphere 』
'...!!!'
I was genuinely surprised from the display, but that didn't stop me from taking meaningful breaths
'Mystical Energy??? In this period of time?? There should be none at all before the Mana Hotspots open!'
『 You have gained 0.001 Mana 』
'Oh... That's basically non-existent. It probably came from those spiritual and humanoid beings that are in hiding or quietly and secretly roaming the world'
Just like in my previous life, even before the transition to Mystical Age, where normal people obtained magical abilities or awakened their innate power, there are beings such as spirits, vampires, aliens, and many more roaming around Earth
Some of them have clans, some have kingdoms, some have the means to travel to the Spirit World of Earth
There are even gods that occasionally pass by the vicinity of Earth
I learned about this four years after the transition to Mystical Age. The emergence of mana exposed these beings, allowing them to be seen by normal people
It was also discovered that some of them had a civilization bigger and more powerful than a city or a country, like the Vampire Kingdom, the Sect Towers of some cultivators, and the reemergence of the Lost City of Atlantis itself to name the few
This just means that these beings are getting their energy to become powerful somewhere else that existing in the modern world
Perhaps it comes from secret and sacred places that haven't been discovered yet, or simply harnessing a source of power like the Sun, the moon, or the atmosphere itself
Personally, I didn't discover these sacred places in my previous life since I didn't find it important that point in time
'Damn it, if only I knew I was going to regress...'
I stopped my meditation breathing since it won't help me in the long run. It didn't increase my exp too
Alright, I'm going to try another method
I got off my bed and lied down on the floor with my back side up
I began doing push-ups. I did 25 reps and switched to do sit-ups
I also did another 25 reps and did 50 jumping jacks
"Haaah... Haaah... Haaah... I'm dying"
I immediately collapsed on my bed. I forgot that I'm in a child's body and pushed myself too much
『 Your strength has increased by 1 』
Doing that much only increased my strength by one. I don't know if that's how easy it is to increase my strength. I don't have someone to scan and compare at
I should've scanned my mother earlier, but I don't think I would ever want to do that out of shear disgust
'I'll do it tomorrow when I go out. I'll scan my neighbors'
I also need to increase my stamina so that I don't get exhausted fast. My arms and stomach feel sore
I sluggishly crawled around my bed and propped my body in the most comfortable position
I know this body need rest, but I'm still wide awake and I don't need sleep. Though, it looks like my body will crumble if I don't let it rest
'That's it...'
I've decided to allow myself to sleep, but I'm going to try something
I closed my eyes and enhanced my focus. I temporarily eliminated my sense of smell and taste in my brain
I actually didn't eliminate since I could still smell a little and taste my own saliva. It's just a matter of state of mind
In eliminating the sense of smell and taste, as well as closing my eyes, my hearing and touch would get enhanced. My sense of touch couldn't be helped since the bed, pillows, and wind from the electric fan will be constantly touching me
Therefore, I focused on my hearing
"..."
I hear the motor of the electric fan and the gust of wind that the blades are generating
I could also hear the fairly loud TV downstairs. I could hear the the actors of the drama talking and its environmental ambience that's projecting from the TV's speakers
I could hear idle chatter from my neighbor at the third door. They are a family with five siblings after all
Then there was a tricycle that passed by on the street outside. I could definitely hear that
More than that, I couldn't hear anything else
『 Sound Sorter (Lv.0) proficiency increased to 12% 』
I kept on focusing, enhancing more of my hearing and ignoring the feeling of touch
'There it is...'
I could hear the pulse next to my ears. The vibrations of my heartbeats. But that's just about it
I kept listening at my heart rhythm and the patterns of my pulse
I could also hear the vacuum of air on my nose as I subconsciously breathe in air
『 Sound Sorter (Lv.0) proficiency increased to 56% 』
I began tapping my finger on the surface of the soft mattress of my bed, next to my thigh
"..."
I can barely hear it
The tapping sound is being muffled by the strong sound of the gust of wind and the TV downstairs
'I think this is where the true value of Sound Sorter comes in...'
I mentally ignored the sound of the gust of wind and the motor of the electric fan. I also did so at the TV downstairs, as well as the chatter of my neighbor
The only sounds I could hear are my heartbeats, pulse, and breathing. I can almost hear the tapping. I made sure to maintain the intensity, strength, and rhythm of the taps
"..."
I kept focusing for a few minutes, until...
*Tap tap tap*
"..."
*Tap tap tap*
"..."
*TAP TAP TAP*
"..."
*Tap... Tap... Tap
..."
"..."
*Tap.....*
"Zzzzzzzz"
I completely fell asleep
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『 Sound Sorter (Lv.0) proficiency increased to 100% 』
『 Sound Sorter (Lv.0) has levelled up! 』
『 You have achieved Sound Sorter (Lv.0) » (Lv.1) 』
『 Sound Sorter (Lv.1) 』
『 Lv.1 - Proficiency of sorting sounds has been slightly increased 』
『 You have earned Sensitive Touch (Lv.0) 』