The following days our father had stayed home. Being a captain had its perks. He had been able to take 5 days off to train Ryan and teach him the basics. He had explained how to level up, and it depended on your class as [SWORDSMEN] they levelled up either by using their skills during training or during combat. My father would be teaching him the sword skills he had learned during the following days so that he could train on his own until he was 14 years old and could get a job. The better his skills by then the better the job he could get.
This was no use to him. How was he supposed to level up [CLASSLESS]? He had used his [SIGHT] on everything he could set his eyes on but had not learned any new skills since [LANGUAGE], which was a passive skill as he found out he could read anything written in common without having to active the skill, nor levelled had he levelled any of them. Was he missing something? His mom was cooking lunch. He was about to use the skill on the vegetables his mom was cutting, when his focus shifted at the last second marveling at the dexterity she displayed in her swift and precise motions.
DING
[SIGHT] skill has evolved your observations!
New skill [COOKING] obtained!
+1 [STR]
He had been focusing on things this whole time! How had he never through of focusing on actions? He went to the window and saw Ryan training while his father watched. He focused on his brother’s movements, how his muscles contracted, the way his legs, hips, arms, and wrist moved, but nothing happened. Was there another condition? His father stopped Ryan. I focused on my father as he demonstrated the skill again to Ryan.
DING. DING.
[SIGHT] skill has evolved your observations!
New skill [SLASH] obtained!
+2 [STR] + 2[STA] +2[DEX]
New title [Polymath] obtained!
So, it only works if the skill is correctly executed. Since Ryan was not doing it correctly, I could not learn it from watching him. Let’s check the skills and title.
[COOKING]
Level: 1
Rank: Basic
Description: You have obtained basic cooking skills. You will instinctively know how to cook vegetables and meat using basic means. Basic cutting, chopping, skinning and related knowledge will be included.
Cost: 0 MP
Cooldown: none
[SLASH]
Level: 1
Rank: Normal
Description: Downward cutting technique with double of your attack power.
Cost: 1 MP
Cooldown: 10 minutes
[Polymath]
You have obtained skills from two classes not your own. Your determination to better yourself beyond your chosen path has not gone unnoticed.
Effect: +1 [All Stats]
[COOKING] was no use to him, at least for now. No one with common sense was going to let a baby fire and sharp objects, much less cook. It was nice having a fighting skill, but he currently had only 1MP so he could only use the ability once, and with a baby’s body how good could it be? Could he even use it?
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Nothing much has changed in the last couple of months. Haven’t been able to learn any new skills of level up any my current ones, nor my class.
When are babies supposed to start talking? And how fast? Wish I knew. Well, I guess no better time than the present. I’ve waited long enough. Mom is in the kitchen getting ready to prepare the lunch I walk up to table and climb on a chair. I need more liberty than this house offers. Learn more about this world. Maybe I could be let out of the house on the yard at least wchile my brother trains. I’ll try to baby talk things out and wing it. “Mom. Out. Brother. Go.”. How funny she almost fell, what could have surprised her so much? Don’t babies talk like this?
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She almost had heart attack. Had she heard right? Her youngest had just said his first words. But that was more like a phrase. Certainly not something a baby should be saying for their first words. He barely made any sound or cried for that matter. First, he had started walking at 4 months old, then he had babbled only a couple of times, always after realizing you were watching him behave in a very un-babylike way, but aside from that he silent mostly. When her oldest was this age had already spoke a few words, she had begun to worry that maybe there was something wrong with Ryle, but now he was making a request like that? The language “sounded” crude, but the words were well articulated and clear. Her son puzzled her greatly, but she loved him, nonetheless. She walked up to him and lifted him in her arms and hugged him “Your first words Ryle! Your father will be happy when he comes home! I’ll let you tell him when he gets back” For her surprise he even nodded. Let her husband be as shocked as he was.
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GREAT! Given how his mother had reacted, he had nailed it! She had even told him he could tell his father! In a couple of months, he could drop the baby talk and at least that would solve the communication issues.
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“Is that Rabbit Stew I smell? Are we celebrating something?” His father had just got home. He could hear the fear in his voice as he continued “Is today our anniversary???!!!” By now I had walked into the main room that acted as living room, kitchen, and dinning room. My father looked rather pale.
“Hahaha. Very funny. We both know that is three months from now. RIGHT?!” WOW. The way she said and the effect it had on my father was noticeable.
DING.
[SIGHT] skill has evolved your observations!
New skill [KILLER INSTINCT] obtained!
+1 [DEX]
I pause mid walk. You have to be kidding! Is this for real!
DING.
5 skills obtained using the [SIGHT] skill.
Conditions for levelling up [CLASSLESS] class have been met!
+9 [MP]
Skill [MIND OVER BODY] has been unlocked!
+1 [STR] +1 [DEX]
[CLASSLESS]
Lv. 2
This class has no specialty so the user will not gain any SP upon levelling, but SP can be obtained through other means.
[KILLER INSTINCT]
Level: 1
Rank: Rare
Description: You can select a single target and have them feel the pressure of being cornered as prey to a beast. The effect works by tapping into the animal instinct of the target.
Effect: -3 DEX -1STR
Duration: 30 seconds
Cost: 5 MP
Cooldown: 30 minutes
[MIND OVER BODY]
Level: -
Rank: Class [G]
Description: Your body will now react exactly as you wish it to but be careful not to push it beyond your limits or you will pay the price. The better you know yourself the better your control.
Cost: 0 MP
Cooldown: none
He had finally levelled up! Had anyone figured out how level [CLASSLESS] before him. No clue. Hmm. And what class was his mom to have such a skill? What did rank “Class” mean? A class related skill maybe? And now a [G] next to the skill? And no SP for levelling, but got 3 SPs from learning the skills and getting an extra 9 MP was not bad at all. He had not even tried using his sole MP as he didn’t know if there were any ill effects by letting his MP reach zero, especially on his underdeveloped body. If HP at 0 meant you were dead. What would reaching 0 MP do? Maybe nothing, but why risk it unnecessarily. He was in no rush given his current circumstances. But now with 10MP he could afford to do some tests. How he wished he could ask about this, but that would have to wait. He would test his skill later.
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“Hahaha… Of course, I’m joking dear!” He had to change the subject and fast. At least he hadn’t forgotten his actual anniversary. “So. What are we celebrating?”
Sonya turns to face Ryle that just walked in. “What do you say Ryle? Do you want to tell your Daddy?”
Could it be that Ryle has finally said his first word? I look at him. Did he nod to him mom? He looks straight at me “Father. Me. Talk. First. Word”
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I suddenly snap back to reality. “Dear? Are you okay?” She looks worried.
“What… How… When…” I turn to Sonya, but the reply comes from Ryle. “Today. First.” How is this possible? How can he talk like that on his first try? Something was wrong with his kid. Or what is it? He realized his mouth was halfway open. He closed it. He was learning faster that regular kids that was a fact. WAY FASTER! But was that a bad thing? He looked at this expecting son. He decided it was not a bad thing. His INT had to be way above a regular kid for sure. Too bad the Status Stone didn’t work on the unawakened. With the correct instruction Ryle could even be able to unlock a high [INT] class upon awakening, like [HERBALIST], [APOTHECARY], [HEALER], [TEACHER] or [PEDDLER]. No one in his family before had unlocked such a [CLASS]. Sonya for one would be happier if at least on of her sons didn’t have a dangerous job. Yes. This was something good.
“Very good Ryle. Very good.”
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Who would have thought it would have been so easy to act like a baby? His brother had accepted that he talked as naturally as his mother and father. He was a natural. In fact, he was surprised he had not received a skill or title regarding acting. Maybe that was not a thing on this world. Or maybe he could just obtain that skill by seeing something acting, independently of how good you acted. But enough for today. He would celebrate with his family today and check his skills and figure out how to proceed from here on over the next days.