Chapter 166: Child of the Demon God
“H-He was born…?”
“Yeah, he was born. Look, the baby.”
“Fufu… he’s all wrinkly, isn’t he?”
Well now…
Last night.
Spring was in full bloom, the last traces of Winter (Season of Death) were gone, and a new year had just begun.
Well… Rosalinde’s water broke, you see.
Ah, in other words, the child was born.
Timing-wise, it was ten months and ten days, not premature or anything, and both mother and child are healthy.
Any drama during the birth?
Nah… it’s work, you know…
I’ve done plenty of surgeries, right? I’ve even taken a scalpel to women before.
But if I got excited every time I saw a naked woman, I wouldn’t be able to do my job.
So, Rosalinde’s delivery too, I handled it solemnly and carefully, as a job.
Fortunately, or I don’t know if I should call it that, but since coming to this world, I’ve even performed a Caesarean Section before.
No, Rosalinde was able to give birth naturally through the birth canal, though…
Even so… she went into labor in the middle of the night, and it’s already morning now…
And yet…
“Ooooh! H-He was born, Rosalinde! Ah, let this father see his grandchild!”
Count Missgancia is here…
“””Congratulations!!!”””
The Knights are here too…
“Dru! I brought some booze! Let’s celebrate!”
“Congratulashuns~!”
“Mm, a joyous occasion.”
The Striders are here too…
It was a huge commotion.
“Rosalinde and the baby are tired, so let them rest for now.”
For now, that’s what I said.
Since I, who have credibility in medical matters, said it, they were convinced, saying, “If a man like you says so…” and Rosalinde decided to rest with the baby in the upstairs bedroom.
And as for me, well… it’s a social obligation.
I pushed my exhausted body after working all night, thanked everyone at the banquet, and drank just one glass of wine.
These guys, aside from Count Missgancia who came worried about his daughter, showed up with the energy of “Let’s make noise when we can make noise!”…
Because this world lacks entertainment, when it comes to Celebrations, they go all out turning it into an event and come looking forward to it.
And so, the revelry began.
These guys, judging by this mood, they’re planning to party hard at my house for about three days, aren’t they…?
If they want to make a ruckus, they can go ahead and do it.
For now, I just want to sleep a little…
…And, was it bad that I took my eyes off him for a bit?
“Da… ddy…?”
“H-He’s growinggg!!!!”
Somehow… my son has already become like a three-year-old…
Moreover, he’s opened his eyes, is talking, and walking.
His hair color is the same as mine, silver-white.
Pale blue eyes.
His hair texture is straight, did he get that from Rosalinde? No, his overall facial structure is closer to Rosalinde’s. He has a feminine face.
But his abnormal beauty must be from my genes.
Perfectly… a monster.
A Changeling, huh…
No wonder they’re ostracized.
Because they’re not human.
Despite being non-human monsters, they’re born from a woman’s crotch.
It’s strange, scary.
They’re bound to be discriminated against.
“Rosalinde…”
“Do children… grow up… this fast?”
“There’s no way… It’s because he’s a Changeling… I think.”
As expected, I can’t just say “He’s abnormal” to her face.
“…Adam isn’t… strange, is he?”
Rosalinde…
She looks very anxious.
Even like this, he’s her son. It seems she considers him her precious child.
“It’s okay, it’s okay…”
I hugged Rosalinde and patted her back.
Meanwhile, my son… Adam.
“Ah, ah, ah…? Daddy, Mommy, play, play…”
He was speaking perfectly.
This, he properly understands the meaning of words, doesn’t he?
Should I try talking to him…?
“…Adam, how did you learn human language?”
I asked.
My own son.
“Everyone… was talking.”
…Indeed, they’ve been having a banquet for a while now.
It’s a banquet, so they’d be conversing.
He heard that and learned?
Is he a Pillar Man or something…?
No, well, but I have about the same level of intelligence.
Adding to my previous life, I believe my intelligence in this life is several times greater than in my past life.
Firstly, using magic itself requires intellectual elements, so if you have a body capable of completely mastering magic, it’s natural for your intelligence to be in a realm far beyond that of humans.
I’ve said it many times that it’s an intellectual skill, but magic requires calculations in the brain when used.
Those without talent need to formalize and memorize those calculations, so magic is also treated as something “mental.” Well, manipulating Magical Power does have aspects connected to mental processes, so it’s not wrong.
Anyway, using magic, much like in a certain light novel world of bogus science and magic, is something you can’t do unless you’re smart.
So, when it comes to me and my child, to use that light novel as an example, we’re like the Number 1 Level 5, super-geniuses.
However, what’s terrifying isn’t just his growth rate, but his adaptability.
A baby born in a blank slate, knowing nothing, even if he rapidly grew to about three years old…
Could he make the decision to learn words?
How to walk and move the body are also things learned over years.
How did he learn to walk?
It’s not just intelligence, it’s an insane level of intellect…
Hmmm… what to do…