Sitting down in the cafeteria after a body adjustment session, I had a shit-eating grin.
The other test subjects who knew me were obviously bewildered by my rapidly changing personality, but I just Ignored their strange looks.
They weren't friends anyway, just fellow test subjects.
I, who used to be quiet and reserved, now seemed like a maniac in their eyes.
Everyday my telekinesis power grew, and everyday my obsession grew even stronger.
The adult test subjects pitied me and the younger ones stayed away from me.
Right now, my telekinesis could easily lift up 10 kg objects. Objects weighing more would need more strain.
I also silently absorbed knowledge from the researchers.
Since I was a child, the researchers didn't care about what they discussed in front of me. Not that they cared much when discussing in front of the adult test subjects anyway.
The security here was so firm that even a nuclear missile wouldn't destroy the facility.
Unexpectedly, the facility was space station orbiting the Moon, so I couldn't easily escape.
'But why would I escape? This facility grows my strength in all sorts of ways. Cybernetic enhancements, genetic modifications, extremely nutritious supplements....'
My mouth watered as I daydreamed.
The only thing that I didn't like was the brainwashing.
I've discovered that the brainwashing didn't affect me, but it still made me less in touch with reality.
I've found myself stuck in daydreams more and more these days. The mind adjustment experiments were definitely the cause of it.
'The pros severely outweigh the cons...'
Moreover, I'm still just a 4-year-old.
My potential is still very high, so leaving this facility is a bad idea if I want to achieve my goal.
Today's body adjustment involved a brain modification. They planted a chip that accelerated my thinking.
It'll supposedly help me with my doing my telekinesis faster, but I haven't tested it yet.
Using abilities outside of ability testing days and certain special tests weren't allowed.
There exists a monitoring chip inside of every test subject. Using an ability in an unauthorized time and location will trigger this monitoring chip and forcefully paralyze the subject's nerve system.
And the moment I use it, the monitoring chip in my spine would alert the security.
'My current goal is to find a way to safely disable this and grow my power diligently without anyone finding out.'
****
Today, 41 days after my dream, I would undergo an ability testing day.
'This is the perfect opportunity.'
After days of planning and testing of my ability, I have evolved my ability in a rather unique way.
My telekinesis could manipulate everything. And by everything, I meant everything that I could think of.
Since the biggest downside was very slow growth and power, this meant that I had to train diligently.
To train diligently, I had to deactivate the monitoring chio without alerting the security system.
And to do that, I had to somehow learn how to do it.
Luckily, I had an epiphany one day.
Since my telekinesis allows me to manipulate anything I could think of, why didn't I just manipulate my thoughts.
My ability requires me to understand an object in order to manipulate it with telekinesis.
Mundane physical objects like household items and such didn't need much understanding, and I could just move them by imagining my own hands moving them.
However, things that require a lot of understanding to move were hard.
Telekinesis had many applications.
While mine belongs to the general-purpose category, the other test subjects awakened telekinesis relating to certain objects or scientific phenomena.
This meant that I could also manipulate things such as fire or electricity.
The higher my understanding, the more I can manipulate these phenomena.
Luckily for me, I had the memories of an adult man.
Luckily for me again, I lived in world where science reigned supreme.
Luckily for me yet again, the researchers were hungry for progress.
"Umm...."
"What is it 004?"
"I-I think I know how to increase my power..."
'I'm still a very young child, so I better act like one...'
One of the researchers took the bait.
"Oh? Tell me."
"Yesterday, I got hurt by his fire..."
I pointed to another child test subject who could control fire.
"And now I can do this!"
I showed them the small fire the size of a pinky finger in my hand.
'I definitely shouldn't use my full power for this.'
"Interesting."
The researcher then tepped the shoulder of two other researchers and went on discussion.
"....Yes, we should definitely try that."
"But what if the kid dies?"
"Eh, just toss him in the cloning chamber and pretend nothing happened."
I, who could hear them loud and clear began regretting my decision.
****
"Urgggghhhh!!!"
BZZZZZZZZTTTTT
Right now, I was being electrocuted.
"If this child's blabbering is correct, he'll be able to control electricity after this."
'You fuckers! I'll get you back for this!'
SPLASH
After the electrocution ceased, I was thrown into a medical pod filled with nutritious liquid and nanobots.
The treatment took only 10 minutes.
Afterwards, the researchers urged me to show my ability.
'I should've been more articulate and told them that I grew my power because I understood what fire was, not because I experienced being burned.'
"Now show us what you've learned."
While gritting my teeth in frustration, I had no choice but to show a bit of electricity flickering from the tip of one finger to another.
"Hahahaha! You're talented kid!"
"He's definitely talented."
'If I don't do this, they'll show disinterest and focus on other test subjects instead.'
"Ummm Misters...."
I raised my hand like a diligent student in class.
"Yes? What is it?"
One of them responded.
"Can I do more things to increase my powers?"
"Oh, you want more experiments like this?"
I nodded in response.
"I want to do more than others."
After saying that, I waited for their responses.
"Hmmm, sure. You guys agree with it?"
"Yep, we can bring more progress and be promoted earlier."
"I agree."
The 3 researchers had a wide grin.
'Did I make a mistake again?'
****
While other test subjects had a schedule of 8 hours of experiments, 8 hours of rest, and 8 hours of free time....
I had 16 hours of experiments and 8 hours of rest.
My first 8 hours were according to the usual daily experiments, and the other 8 hours were experiments done by the 3 researchers in rotation.
Each day I experienced being burned, electrocuted, drowned, gassed, thrown into space, bathed in acids or bases, and many other forms of torture.
'These researchers are just psychopaths!!! And I can't even refuse their tortures because it actually benefits me as well!!!'