Agatha: *sigh*

Jacob: “My lady, are you well? The young master has been placed in his room and should be asleep by now.”

Agatha: “....”

Jacob: “My lady?”

Agatha: “What did you think of it?”

Jacob: “...I’m sorry my lady, but it? I don’t think I understand what you’re referring to, but if it is about the room I think it is…”

Agatha: *sigh* “I meant what did you think of the child?”

Jacob: “I believe he may suffer some issues with his vocal cords as I stated earlier, but aside from that he seems healt…..”

Agatha: *sigh* “I am surrounded by incompetence.”

Jacob: “I’m sorry my lady, did I do something to…?”

Agatha: “Leave me, Jacob! And send word to my husband!”

Jacob: “U-understood my lady! But what should I tell the lord..?”

Agatha: “I cannot see through my kin, tell him this! Go at once!”

Jacob: “Yes my lady!”

Jacob left the room, leaving me alone with my thoughts.

-My most trusted servant knows of my ability, yet questions me on the most basic of things? This is truly disappointing...With that said…

“A soul I cannot see through had been born of my womb, is this a sign?”

-Before becoming the wife of Issac Schneider, I was always a devout follower of the goddess Luna. Devout enough that I received her blessing of the【Moonlit Gaze】. And yet a child has been born from one such as I, that I cannot understand its worth to her. Is this a sign of wavering belief on my part or my husband’s? Or maybe it is an omen of things to come…

-Regardless, it is one that I cannot see through and therefore is not one that holds the grace of my goddess…

“Thus I shall consider it further and discuss with my husband, in order to pierce the darkness that surrounds it.”

She solidified her mindset, convincing herself that her spirit would not be shaken by the soul of a mere infant, even if it was her own. But the fact that the child had been born with no guidance, destiny, or blessings from the goddess was truly disturbing.

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Fate: “Uaahhhhh……”

The sun shone in from the window and touched the floor just before the bookshelf...It was morning, but not very early since the sky was blue and the sun was out.

-I guess I did get to sleep without being disturbed…

*creak*

I turned my head to get a look at the door. I see Jacob standing in the doorway, holding what looks like baby clothes and some food.

Jacob: “Hello, young master.”

It’s the same man from yesterday, but he seems to be straining himself to put on a small smile.

-I wonder what’s eating him?

Jacob: “I have come to dress and feed you, please do not resist.”

-Should I try to act more like a baby or is this some test of my intelligence? Come to think of it, my stats said that my intelligence is 1. Maybe that means that the knowledge I had in my world can’t be applied here or I have to find a use for it? Or maybe it’s just that my tiny, baby brain can’t handle thinking hard?

Jacob picks me up and brings me to the changing table, before dressing me up in small, wool pajamas.

-It’s nice to have clothes again, even if they are baby clothes.

Fate: “Uuuuu….”

Jacob: “Now it is time for you to eat.”

He picks a silver spoon out of his pocket with his gloved hand and opens a small glass jar containing what looks like jelly of some sort.

*inhales*

-It doesn’t seem to have any smell, maybe they have some deodorization process for their goods or it’s…!

My mouth was simply gaping while I was thinking, so Jacob took the opportunity to shove a spoonful of the mysterious substance into my mouth.

-This…..doesn’t taste like anything.

Fate: “Uuaaaaaa…?”

Jacob gives us a blank look, not a mocking look or a menacing look just a blank one. Was this a test to determine if I already had knowledge of flavor?

-Guess I shouldn’t complain, it’s food after all.

Jacob just keeps giving us more spoonfuls until the entire jar is empty.

-Well, now I’m full.

Jacob just keeps staring blankly, before placing me back in my crib.

Jacob: “It appears that you are well, I shall return in the evening with your next meal, young master.”

*creak*... *click*

Jacob has now exited the room after having changed me, clothed me, and fed me so he probably won’t be back for a while.

-I guess this gives me time to see what I can do to increase my stats.

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Jacob: “I didn’t expect him to eat it all without opposition.”

-Isn’t that stuff flavorless, nutrient Jel?

It looked like this wasn’t his first time eating either, so how was it so natural for a baby who isn’t even a day old? Could it be…?

Jacob: “...Was one of the maids spoilin’ em?'”

-I’ll need to have a talk with the ones in the kitchen!

*For those who are wondering, yes Jacob has an accent. He just attempts to hide it for fear of looking less elegant unless he’s alone(basically, he’s worried about sounding like a hick).

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-It looks like Jacob didn’t notice that the board was loose.

With the board still loose, I effectively have a door out of this crib. Although, I definitely need to train stamina or else I’ll just fall asleep down there.

-I almost did that last night…

*sigh*

-I guess I wasn’t in the best shape, but it was still better than having these tiny limbs...and having to witness childbirth firsthand…*shudders.*

-Come to think of it, will I look like I did in my previous life when I grow up? My mom has blue eyes and black hair, so that’s similar but I don’t know what my father looks like...Who is my father?

My mother birthed me, Jacob was helping, the priest they mentioned probably came, and the servants lined the halls, but there was no mention of my father. Perhaps he is away on some sort of mission or hunt, he should be a noble after all?

-With that said, let’s try exercising. Let’s try sit-ups first.

Fate: “Auuuuuhhhhh!”

*creak*

-...It’s hard to do sit-ups. Then let’s try getting used to getting out of the crib, otherwise, it’ll be hard to exercise without creating loud noises(aside from grunting).

I sat up and crawled over to the loose plank, promptly shoving it out of the way so that I could practice getting down without falling on my ass.

-Probably shouldn’t try pillows this time...unless……..Lightbulb!

Yesterday night, I tried getting onto the pillow by lowering myself down. So maybe what I need is just a bunch of pillows to jump down on!

-Wait….that’s a dumb idea. If I jump, even if it’ll raise my endurance, I’ll make a loud noise and that’ll be enough for someone to come checking...probably.

*sigh*

-Guess I’ll just have to try lowering myself off, ladder-style.

I grasped the wooden planks on the side of my crib and let my feet lower down, but they’re short so I’m a few inches from the ground.

-Guess I’ll just let go of the bars, no need to knock the crib over.

I let go of the bars and lower onto the floor, but as with most babies trying to stand up for the first time, I fall over.

『【Endurance】has increased by 0.1!』

Fate: “Uuu..uuu...guhhhh…”

-I forgot...to account for…..balance!

So this is why most children start out crawling...a lack of balance. Not to mention that I can’t even stand upright to adjust my footing….

-This sucks. Guess I’ll try holding the railing of the crib to practice standing up. Because I really don’t like looking pathetic.

And so I thought of my second goal in this world…

-I want to be able to stand up straight for the next time the witch tries to spy on me! Now that I think about it, isn’t this just doing what she wants? Whatever, time to learn how to stand...again!

I got up from the floor and proceeded to latch onto the side of the crib while propping my back against it.

Fate: “Wauuuh…”

-It’s tiring just to prop myself up? Seriously, what the sh*t!

『【Stamina】has increased by 0.1!』

-I’m already getting tired, just by propping myself up?

*sigh*

-Just gotta work...through the urge to sleep...I did this so...many times back when I read...light novels…

I read a lot of light novels about worlds and situations like this. So I can guess for an early-stage Reincarnator, the infant stage is one of the most important and the most vulnerable

If it works as it does in the novels, then growth potential is very high during this stage even if the MC’s stats are low. Trouble is, they all usually had some kind of skill or blessing from a deity to help them achieve this growth.

『【Stamina】has increased by 0.1!』

-This... just never stops... does it? I have to...imagine that once...a stat increases...a full point, then...it’ll become harder to level it up with... the same... method…

Meaning, that I need to get the most out of my infant body’s natural weakness while I still can. As I get older, I’ll need to strain myself further and that’s not even adding the fact that I’m not an MC. I’m probably not even on the level of background story character right now…Background characters with a history are usually strong enough so that they seemed tough or memorable, but then the MC copies or surpasses them with barely any effort. In comparison to them, I don’t even have any powers or magic.

-Come to think of it …….I need to train... my mana...After all, that...doesn’t require physical effort…

Wait, why am I physically training, instead of magical training? Is it an order from the witch or some instinct that’s telling me what I need to survive is not magic, but skills?

『【Wisdom】has increased by 0.1!』

-Well...I can’t get...skills unless...I’m free to train...as I please...and with a body that can...handle it…

『【Stamina】has increased by 0.1!』

I can feel my tiny knees buckling beneath me, trying to stave off the urge to collapse.

-I guess that’s...enough for now...since...I...need enough t-to….get back...to bed….

...
Let’s check the book for today!

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• Name: Fate
• HP: 1.3/1.4
• MP: 1/1
• Level: 0
• Race: Human
• Age: 13.7 hours old (18+ years old)
• Job: None
• Previous Jobs: None
• Titles: 【Familiar of Fate】

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• Stats:
  • Strength: 1.1
  • Endurance: 1.2
  • Wisdom: 1.2
  • Intelligence: 1.0 (Knowledge of this world is low)
  • Stamina: 1.6
  • Agility: 1.0
  • Fortune: 1.0

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• Passive Skills: None
• Active Skills: None
• Unique Skills: None
• Equipment: Fate’s Journal(Soul-bound)

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