4 A Short Five Years

I remember waking up at the foot of what seems to be a church, falling asleep, then waking up again only to be greeted by the wails of other children. Then, a woman cared for me and breastfed me.

She had a few visitors everyday, whether they be tired travelers or patrons of some type of night job she may have, I am not sure of.

After a few days, I had decided to tune into the woman's conversations more often.

Of course, I can't understand her.

[Would you like to activate the skill <Observe> for the first time? YES/NO]

The moment that thought crossed my mind I was greeted with that message spanning across my vision.

Woah! This is a... skill? From what little information I was given about my old life, nothing about skills came up. Maybe this is a new world, not just a chance at a new life in my old world...?

Yes! I called out in my mind. Immediately some type of... progress bar(?) appeared in the bottom-middle of my vision. After listening in to the woman for about 10 minutes, a few notifications popped up as the progress bar filled.

[Success! <Observe> Results : <Turanian Language Lv. 5>]

[<Observe> UP! <Observe Lv. 2>]

[Level Up! +2]

Not only did I gain knowledge of a new language, but a name appeared above her head that read out as "Nana | Level 25." I tried to talk to myself after learning a language, but it seems my infant body can't talk regardless. I then decided to use <Observe> every chance I got. Eventually, a notification told me it turned into a passive skill, so I didn't need to call out its name.

I did this for 2 years, but never figured out how to see if I had skills other than <Observe> and the ones I got from using the skill. I also got something called a title, [Impossible Growth].

Here are the other skills I got from <Observe> :

<Interpret> - On top of gaining a general understanding of something with <Observe>, <Interpret> allows me to gain an in-depth understanding. It seems to make up for <Observe>'s faults. For example, I only understood the spoken Turanian language before I gained <Interpret>. Now, I could read and write if I had the chance. Over all, it makes me feel like a genius.

<Replicate/Modify> - This combo skill came naturally, which makes me believe it'll let me recreate and change things I observe. Apparently, it evolved from, and replaced, one of my previous skills, called <Mimic>, which I became aware of as I was starting to be able to form words with my maturing vocal cords.

Anyways, we also had an occasional group story and bath from Nana. By group story, I mean I am not the only kid taken care of by Nana. While sometimes their cries sound like the crying of a million kids, they are actually the cries of only two other kids.

Nana calls me 'Ruto.'

One of the other kids is a cat-girl, Nana calls her 'Asuna.'

The remaining kid is a human-boy, Nana calls him 'Erin.'

The stories she tells us are usually about great adventurers and powerful magicians. As we got older, she'd tell us to get ready to become her brave little heroes.

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Suddenly, five years had passed since my arrival in this new(?) world. We had long since, sadly, evolved from breast-feeding to solid-foods.

Our eating habits aren't the only changes. Two years ago, Erin and I, instead of just being told stories, we started to create our own with sticks and rocks that we find in the forest, honing our "professional" sword-play. Well, at least I was truly attempting to, which ended up making me the superior sword-wielder.

I only lost a fight when Erin did dirty-tricks like trip me or throw sand. He is a tricky little piece of crap. But... I've never bled before. It... it is a little odd. Erin ends up with cuts and bruises, but nothing really 'harms' me...

What about Asuna? Well, she usually just watched and giggled, always following Nana around like a little chick.

The forest we gathered our "swords" from surrounds the entire church, meaning we are probably far from a city. Noted.

While I don't really know much about the world, if I do decide to go out into the world I'll have to venture a good bit away.

*

Nana has called us to the kitchen.

She told us, "It is time to say goodbye."

What...? Just like that, she tossed me, a bag of gold, and two other distraught five year-old kids on a carriage.

Honestly, I don't mind that much, because the other two had stopped listening when she had said they would have to be separated, instantly breaking down. I, however, heard clearly that she said we would be going to school. A school for magic.

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[Admin's Status Menu]

Name : Ruto

Age : 5

Money : 500 G | 0S | 0B

Race : Demi-Human (Fox-Wolf)

Racial Effects/Abilities -

+5 STR/AGI Per LVL

Increased spirit affinity.

Heightened sense of danger.

Level : 14

Title(s) :

[Pitiful Creature] [Blessed]

[Orphan] [Impossible Growth]

Title Effects -

[Blessed]

+2 To All Stats Per LVL

[Impossible Growth]

Skills are easier to obtain/level.

[Orphan]

Relationships are easily formed. (+??? Charm, Hidden Effects)

[Pitiful Creature]

Effects Hidden.

Class :

None

Stats :

Strength/Vitality - 116

Agility/Dexterity - 116

Intelligence/Wisdom - 52 (+35)

Charm - 26 (+???)

Skills :

<??? Eyes (Unawakened/Hidden)>

<??? (Unawakened/Hidden)>

<Enhanced Hearing (Passive)>

<Turanian Language MAX (Pas.)>

<Scan Lv. 1 (Unknown)>

<Observe (Pas.)>

<Inventory (Unknown)>

<Replicate/Modify Lv. 1>

<Interpret Lv. 8 (+35 INT)>

Magic :

Affinities :

Spirit (Inherent) Lv. ?

Holy/Divine (Unknown) Lv. ?

Unholy/Dark (Unknown) Lv. ?

Fire/Lightning (Unknown) Lv. ?

Water/Ice (Unknown) Lv. ?

Earth (Unknown) Lv. ?

Wind (Unknown) Lv. ?

Traits & Resistances :

~??? Blood~ (Unawakened/Hidden)

~???~ (Unknown/Hidden)

Recently Unlocked : Classes, Stats, Effects, Skill Status', Affinities, Affinity Status', Trait/Resist Status'

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Extra Information :

Note : Stat Increases.

All stats, except certain hidden stats and charm, naturally increase by +2 per LVL without the effects from someone's race, titles, traits, and skills, so factor that in if you wish to check whether the stats are accurate.

Note : "Recently Unlocked:" and <Interpret>.

"Recently Unlocked:" means these are things Ruto would be able to now see if he could access his [Personal Status Menu].

His new skill, <Interpret>, has widened his understanding of himself, and the things around him. <Interpret> is still too weak to reveal anything about Ruto's unique traits, skills, and resistances, other than that they have not been awakened. Oh, also, not every skill has a level!

Note : (Unknown), (Unawakened), (Revealed/Hidden).

Abilities/Traits with the (Unknown) status are simply things Ruto doesn't know about, or hasn't tried before, but they are in effect and can be seen in his [Personal Status Menu]. If he needed the ability, but didn't know about, the system would prompt him to ask him to use, like with <Observe>. They would lose this status if Ruto viewed, heard about, or used them, except if they were (Hidden) or if the knowledge he has on them is incomplete.

(Unawakened) status' are abilities/traits that are not in effect because he has not met the requirements, and cannot be seen in his [Personal Status Menu] if he was able to access it, unless they were (Revealed).

Note : [Personal Status Menu] , [Admin's Status Menu] , [Status Editor].

The [Personal Status Menu] is what the individual and other mortal's can view, and statuses like (Hidden), (Revealed), and (Unawakened) cannot be seen using it.

The [Admin's Status Menu] is accessible by higher-beings, like gods, and by extremely high level skills, and it allows the viewer to see all skill status'. It is being used right now for the sake of allowing the reader to keep track of Ruto's progress.

The [Status Editor] has never been accessed by living-beings, save for through the process of reincarnation, thus there isn't much information on it.