"Nnngh..." With one hand extended, a bucket of water in front of me and a magic book to my right, I began to chant a beginner-level water spell.
"Let the great protection of water be on the place thou seekest. I call a refreshing bubbling stream here and now. Water Ball!" With a quick incantation, a ball of water formed in my hand, immediately falling into the bucket.
It's been six months since I was reincarnated in this world, and as soon as I started crawling, I made my way to Paul's study and begged to be left with the magic book in hand, so I could practice magic as soon as possible.
"Hah... that was easy..." I muttered.
I already knew that Rudeus's body had a natural talent for magic. Also, for some reason, I was born knowing the human language of this world, although I think all of this was the work of the system or Morgan.
*Ding!*
[Skill]
[Beginner Water Mage Level Acquired]
[Mana: Beginner Level]
So that's what this is about, huh?...
"Okay, now..." I muttered as I raised my hand again.
Again, like Rudeus, I tried to remember the feeling of casting a spell for the first time.
"Hmm..." A slight tingling ran through my body, from my chest to my arms and then to my hand, and...
*plop!*
A ball of water fell back into the bucket.
"Aha!" A smile formed on my face, but immediately, an enormous feeling of tiredness invaded me, and I fell unconscious, but not before the system spoke again.
*Ding!*
[Skill]
[Magic Without Enchantment acquired]
....
The next day was the same. I cast four water balls until I ran out of mana, the day after that, 8, and the day after that, 16.
From what I could see, 10 water balls require the same amount of mana as casting a single intermediate-level spell. I don't know if the same applies to the other ranks, but it's still incredible.
*Ding!*
[Form a platonic relationship with Lilia in less than two weeks! Reward: God level, mana reserves!]
"..." I immediately fell silent.
Now it all made sense with Morgan's "Entertain me" thing; the guy just wants interesting things to happen.
"You must be bored of watching me cast water balls all day, right?!" I growled, staring at the ceiling, but I got no response.
Now...forming a relationship with Lilia...
Unlike the original Rudeus, I'm not constantly groping her tits, but I'd be lying to myself if I said I wasn't attracted to her.
But being attracted to someone and being a pervert is a huge difference!!
Our relationship could be considered formal; she's not afraid of me or keeping her distance from me like she was with the original Rudeus...
But forming a platonic relationship with her...I have no idea how to do it other than acting like an adorable baby around her...
"Haaa..." I let out a frustrated sigh.
I could just increase my mana reserves with hard work, right?...Although that would take a couple of years, as opposed to two weeks...
"..." I'd like to say the answer is obvious but my social skills aren't good enough for such woman...
...
I left Paul's studio slowly while crawling, I had tried to learn to walk a few times but my body is not strong enough, just carrying that bucket of water took me several hours and effort to get to Paul's studio...
And it seemed like this was the perfect time. Paul went out for his morning rounds, and my mom was at the village clinic, so it was just Lilia and me.
...
[Lilia Pov]
Young Master Rudeus is strange...not in a bad way, but he is strange.
Since the day he was born he has never cried or screamed or behaved like a normal baby...
At first I thought the young master was possessed by a demon or a spirit, but those thoughts were clearly disproved when I saw the adorable baby who wanders around the house daily.
He always has that tender smile and that look of curiosity, he walks around the house every day and lately he spends several hours in Lord Paul's study simply looking at the books
I won't lie, when I see the young master being such a cute boy I feel a throbbing in my Womb... I'm still young, and the idea of having children was never foreign to me...
But the idea of going for a man in my current situation isn't that appealing to me...
"baah!"
"Hmm?...Young master?" The young master's cheerful babbling brought me out of my thoughts as I looked at him.
He came crawling towards me with a smile on his face and when he got close he raised his hands towards me.
The warmth in my womb returned and my heart raced...
Without a second thought, I picked him up and held him close to my breast only to realize that I couldn't produce any milk...
"What am I thinking..." I clicked my tongue in frustration.
"baaah...baahh.....li...Lila!" The young master said my name without warning, obviously it was mispronounced but he did it anyway.
This left me completely frozen, he hadn't even said mom or dad...his first word was Lilia...my name.
"C-can you say that again young master?" I muttered as a blush flooded my cheeks.
"Lila...Lili...Lilia!" Rudeus said after a few tries, a smile formed on my face and without thinking I gave him a huge kiss on his cheek.
"Hehe...that's it young master...my name is Lilia..." I muttered with a silly smile I didn't even know I had.
"Lilia!...luv yu!" Rudeus he said suddenly and the heat in my belly moved to my crotch as I stared at him.
The blush on my cheeks deepened as I stared at him, I could feel my nipples harden beneath my dress and I brought the young master dangerously close to my face...
"Lilia?..." The voice that brought me out of my trance was none other than Lady Zenith's.
"eeep!" I immediately jumped, almost dropping Rudeus in the process.
"Lilia, be careful!" Lady Zenith shouted as she ran towards us, but I managed to recover quickly.
"I-I'm sorry my Lady...I got a little scared, I was...changing the young master...he pooped himself" I mumbled in panic as I looked at her.
I could feel the sweat running down my forehead, Zenith narrowed her eyes but then she nodded with a smile.
"Okay then, help me make lunch. Paul will be here in a couple of hours," she said as she snatched Rudeus from my hands.
I don't know why but that bothered me a little, was I jealous?
And then that happened...
"mama!" The young master said out of nowhere.
Obviously Zenith burst into joy and for some reason a smile formed on my face as well.
Is it because Rudeus said my name first?...I don't know.
But I hope to spend more time with him in the future.
...
*Ding!*
[Form a platonic relationship with Lilia in less than two weeks! Reward: God level, mana reserves!]
[Completed in: 1 hour and 17 minutes]
[Increasing the wielder's mana reserves...please wait a few moments]
The robotic, slightly feminine voice of the system echoed in my ears.
I honestly didn't feel anything, but when I looked at the system, I could see that my mana reserves were already at god level...
And to think that a method like this would exist... I only had to call Lilia by her name and her attitude towards me took a 180 degree turn!
'I guess using the original Rudeus method is out of the question, huh?...'
Now I just have to wait for the right moment to reveal my talent for magic.
Or should I reveal my talent now?...nah, that would be too suspicious!
I think 3 years old is the perfect age to reveal my power.
But in that case...I have nothing else to do!.
Building up my mana reserves kept me busy and when my reserves ran out I would just fall asleep until the next day!!
I have too much free time now and as a baby it's literally a punishment!
"I guess I'll have to increase my stats, right?"
'System' with a thought a blue board materialized in my eyes.
[status]
Name: Rudeus Greyrat
Age: 6 months
Race: Human
Titles: Adorable Baby!, Mama's boy, the darling of the house!
[skills]
Water Mage: beginner
Mana Reserves: God Level
[stats]
Charm: 15 (One look and they'll be at your feet)
Vitality: 3 (the flu will be deadly)
Stamina: 3 (walking is impossible )
Agility: 3 (Better late than never )
Intelligence: 82 (can we talk about the political state of the world?)
Note: Acting like a baby more often will help avoid suspicion, shit yourself!!
Yeah...nothing out of the ordinary, but that level of mana makes me feel too out of place...
Who knows what else the Morgan system might offer me over time, and if it continues to be something that benefits me, then...why not?
"Rudy~ can you say it again?..." My mother's voice brought me out of my thoughts.
True...
Since she arrived, I thought of giving her a little gift and it seems to have gotten out of control...
"Mama..."
"Kyaaaa!!! My baby is so adorable!!, Did you hear that, Lilia? His first words were "Mom!" My mother shouted excitedly as she jumped lightly in place.
"Congratulations My Lady" Lilia said with a slight smile and looked at me out of the corner of her eye.
It seems she must be a little embarrassed that her name was my first word...but it can't be helped.
"What's all this fuss about?" Paul's voice echoed in the doorway and my mother gave him a radiant smile.
"Darling!!!" She cried as she hugged him "Our little one just said his first words and they were mama!!"
"e-eh?!, r-really?!" Paul said startled as he approached me. R-Rudy...can You Say papa?..."
"...Paul," I replied curtly.
"Uugh..." A look of betrayal formed on his face as he shrugged. "I imagined it," he continued with a dry smile.
...
Another 3 months have passed.
Since my mana reserves have increased to abysmal levels, I can no longer deplete them even if I spend a whole day creating water balls, so I simply abandoned that method.
I knew I could still increase them but unless I used god level spells then I wouldn't get exhausted in a day.
Also another novelty is that I have become very close with Lilia...in fact closer than a baby and an adult should be.
"Young master... do you need help?" She murmured as she picked me up and brought me closer to her.
Then she made sure to go to a place where there was no one, looked both ways and unbuttoned her dress revealing her beautiful breasts.
"I noticed you've been staring at my breasts lately, young master, and it seems Lady Zenith doesn't feed you milk as much anymore...I can't produce milk, but..." She murmured as I brought my face closer to her nipple.
Like every good man that I am, I didn't deny this opportunity and started sucking.
"aaah~" she moaned sensually before covering her mouth as she cradled me in her arms.
I had already noticed this in my mother as well, apparently I am good with my mouth?
"Lilia?!..."We're here! Help us with the shopping!" My mother's voice echoed from the ground floor of the house.
"tch..." Lilia clicked her tongue as she looked at me tenderly.
"Another time, young master..." She murmured as she put the Valhalla away in her maid outfit...
Fortunately, a baby can't get hard....
And so the days continued without much change. It seemed that my relationship with Lilia had undergone a major transformation, as she was behaving toward me in a manner... odd, to say the least.
Although I didn't fully understand it, I could clearly say that this isn't how an adult should behave with a baby, and that strange behavior only increased as time went on.