Chapter 13: Chapter 13-Family Time Part 2

6 Months Later

During these last six months, the only thing Mika did was eat and sleep. She didn’t even have time to consult with her System or try to learn the language her family spoke as all her time went into eating and sleeping. 

She can’t be blamed for this, though, as a lot of food and rest are required to sustain her abnormally strong baby body. 

Mika wouldn’t be having this problem if she was a bit more grown up, but as a baby, her body constantly consumes resources to grow, and the most efficient way to do this is during one’s sleep. 

So having such a strong body means Mika needs even more sleep and resources to sustain herself and grow. 

This process of needing more sleep and food compared to others probably won’t slow down until she reaches adolescence, and it’ll become much less noticeable or even stop completely when she reaches adulthood and fully matures.

The only good thing is that once her teeth grow in, she’ll be able to start eating meat, vegetables, and other foods other than her Mother’s milk, so she won’t need to keep spending hours of her time suckling.

Elizabeth was also stuck in a routine similar to Mika's and spent most of her time breastfeeding or sleeping. 

Occasionally, she’ll take a few hours to catch up on some of the work she’s missed over the last year and a half, but she couldn’t be gone for too long as Mika would wake up hungry every few hours.

The Zoller Family had also learned some of Mika’s weird quirks over the last 6 months. 

The main one is that she doesn’t cry. She’ll poke people, bang on the walls, make weird noises, or if you’re really not paying attention to her, she’ll spit on your face. 

Mika will do anything to let you know she needs something, but she won’t cry. In fact, she rarely let out much emotion at all. 

Most of the time, she just has this neutral look on her face. 

She rarely laughs, even when someone is trying to make her laugh. 

Quite the opposite, actually. Whenever someone tried to make her laugh, almost every time, it seemed like she had a frown or a scowl on her face.

Occasionally, she would smile lightly, but nobody could ever figure out why she was smiling. The Zoller Household always joked and bet on who would be the next person to make Mika change her expression.

Surprisingly, the one who would be able to make Mika express the most emotion was Olivia. 

The two of them have grown rather close over the last 6 months, well, as close as they could be. The only person closer to Mika than Olivia was Elizabeth, but that’s only because she spends at least 10 to 15 hours per day breastfeeding her and several more hours sleeping with her.

However, Olivia and Mika have been spending quite a bit of time together over the last 6 months. Mika also began forming a soft spot for her older sister.

She might not understand what her words meant exactly, but she could at least understand the meaning implied behind the words, and Mika always felt like this sister of hers was a good but lonely girl. 

She might act playful and tough on the outside, but in reality, the girl just wants a trustworthy friend she can confide in. 

As someone who spent most of her life alone without any true friends or people she could trust, Mika didn’t need to understand what she was saying to know that the two of them were quite similar in those aspects. 

The main difference between them was that Mika didn’t care if she had friends. She only wanted to improve her swordsmanship.

Since the day she was born, that’s all she cared about, and even in this new life, that’s still her main priority. Meanwhile, Olivia didn’t seem to know what she wanted to do or what she wanted to accomplish in life.

That’s not the only reason Mika enjoyed Olivia’s company, though. 

A part of Mika felt like the two of them were kindred spirits as she could see herself in Olivia. She couldn’t wait to grow up a bit and finally be able to speak with Olivia, as she knew the two of them would hit it off immediately.

As for the rest of the Family, Mika didn’t dislike them. 

On the contrary, she actually quite liked her two new older brothers and her Father. 

It’s just that she finds her older brothers to be boring individuals. The younger of the two is especially dull. The boy always seems to be studying something and has the aura of a scholar around him. 

Mika always hated these types of people in her previous life as they were weak but were a pain in the ass to deal with. 

She would get nothing out of fighting them except being forced to deal with one trap after another, or she would have to face an army of guards just to reach them. What she hated the most was even after dealing with all that shit, they were so weak that they would die in a single slash! 

Like, what the hell? She went through all that trouble to approach them, but her opponent wouldn’t even be able to put up a decent fight despite all of her hard work! What a waste of time!

Other people might think differently from her, but Mika lives by the blade, so every time she enters a battle, it’s for the sake of improving herself. 

This means fighting stronger and stronger enemies with every battle. Slaughtering droves of weaklings is not something she takes pride in, nor is it useful in improving her strength.

That being the case, Mika already has a natural dislike towards people like Nathan. 

Her opinion of the older one, Adam, is a bit different. 

She can tell he wants nothing more than to follow in Cain’s footsteps. 

It’s an admirable goal, but Mika also finds these types of people boring and uninteresting. 

These kinds of people are generally some of the first people to crumble when something doesn’t go their way. 

Their beliefs, values, goals, and sometimes even strength stem from someone else. This is all well and good until one starts to doubt or feel a sense of dissonance in themselves. 

On the other hand, Mika also believes it’s fine to follow in someone else’s footsteps as long as you believe it’s right for you and you have your own goals and aspirations in doing so. 

Lastly, Mika’s Father. 

Honestly, she’s not sure how to feel about her Father. He’s loving, caring, patient, and understanding, and he always has a gentle expression whenever he looks at her, but Mika can tell that underneath all of that, he is powerful. 

The feeling she gets from him is like a bomb ready to explode at a moment's notice. As someone who has gone through wars, battles, and hardships and has experienced the cruelty of life firsthand, Mika can tell that her Father is the same. 

The look in his eyes, his posture, the way he walks even at home, and his rough hands. 

All of these are tell-tale signs of a man who has experienced the loss of a friend or loved one. A man who has fought with his life on the line. A man who has earned everything he has in life and who understands humanity's true nature. 

Honestly, Mika sometimes feels a bit uncomfortable in his presence, mainly because she can feel the aura of a powerful warrior around him. 

Yes, she feels uncomfortable. 

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The type of uncomfortable one might feel when they are stuck in a baby's body when they could be fighting a worthy opponent! 

Every time she’s around him, she has a constant urge to take out her sword and charge at him to experience first-hand the strength of a cultivator! 

Other than that, she enjoys the company of her Father. Being around him makes her feel warm and protected.

All in all, Mika is more than happy with her new family and can’t wait until she can actually start interacting with them.

However, it’s days like today when Mika feels less like a person and more like an exotic animal…

It’s been 6 months since Mika was officially born in this new World, and on this particular day, Elizabeth felt like it was about time that her daughter started eating baby food to help sustain herself. 

It wasn’t supposed to be a big event or anything, but for some reason, the whole family was huddled around her, staring at her like she was some sort of animal!

Elizabeth soon set down a bowl in front of her that contained some sort of paste-like substance that smelled like fruits. 

Mika had no idea what was in it, but she knew it was food and waited for her Mother to start feeding her. She was happy that the day had finally come when she no longer needed to rely on suckling her Mother’s breasts for nutrients!

“*I know you like Mommy’s milk, Mika, but I think it’s about time for us to start adding this kind of food into your diet. My little baby girl needs tons of nutrients to grow up big and strong, after all! Okay, here comes the first bite, Mika! Open wide!*”

The only thing Mika understood from what her Mother just said was her name, but she didn’t need to understand anything else since Elizabeth picked up a spoon with the paste on it and brought it to her mouth. 

Mika opened up and swallowed it all in one swift motion before her eyes sparkled as they shifted to the bowl filled with that paste-like substance she just ate.

‘Amazing! How can something that looks like that taste so amazing?! And this is just baby food for them? How good is the real stuff?!’

Mika thought to herself in wonder.

Elizabeth looked at Mika’s expression, and her eyes lit up. She started mentally taking pictures of this scene as it’s rare to see such an expression on her daughter. After capturing this moment, she refilled the spoon with the paste and continued to feed Mika. 

The rest of the family chucked at this scene while actually taking pictures. 

Mika continued eating out of the bowl, but it was quickly finished. However, she clearly didn’t have enough and turned to look at Elizabeth with an expression that said, “I want more.”.

Elizabeth, being the doting Mother she is, didn’t refute her daughter’s silent plea for more and pulled out a few more bowls as she knew her daughter would want more.

Mika continued eating bowl after bowl until she eventually fell asleep. The whole family laughed while shaking their heads at this scene. 

Elizabeth was about to pick her up and take her to her crib to sleep but thought of something and gave her husband a quick look before turning to Olivia.

“Olivia dear, can you take care of Little Mika for me while I discuss something with your Father? If I’m not done, and she wakes up, please prepare more bowls of the same Infant Nutrient Solution she just ate.”

Olivia gave her Mother a bright smile and gently picked up Mika.

“Of course, Mom! Leave it to me.”

She knew that it must be something important, so she knew not to stay any longer. Adam and Nathan weren’t fools and knew how to take a hint, so they left right after Olivia.

Once they were alone, Elizabeth and Cain both took out devices to prevent any sound from leaking before speaking.

“Cain, what are we going to do about Mika? I know she’s already in the First Realm of Body Cultivation, and with how much she’s eating and growing, I can tell she isn’t too far off from the Early-Stage of the First Realm. I’ve also never heard of a baby getting stronger by just eating highly nutritious baby food and breast milk. So I’m a little skeptical if it’s because she’s eating a lot or if it’s her innate bodily talent and strength that’s the cause of this. Do you think having such a strong body at such a young age could cause unforeseen circumstances either now or in the future?”

Cain was caught off-guard by that question as he hadn’t really thought about it all that much. He looked at his wife in silence for a few minutes as he formulated his answer since he’d be lying if he said that he knew everything would be fine. 

Elizabeth patiently waited for an answer from her husband, as he knew more about this than she did.

Almost 5 minutes went by before Cain finally opened his mouth.

“While I can’t say for sure, I’m almost certain that Mika will be fine. Her Mana Pathways and Mana Core have already been formed, so there’s not really any harm in her Body Cultivation rising. It won’t stunt her growth or anything like that if that’s what you’re thinking. Honey, you should know why kids wait to cultivate their bodies after forming their Pathways and Core. It’s because it is many times easier to do so with a body that hasn’t been tempered. It’s not that kids can’t cultivate their bodies before. It’s just that it’s better not to.”

“As for Mika, the only thing I can see as an ‘unforeseen consequence’ is that her appetite will be unusually high to sustain her strong body. If she makes a breakthrough in her body, she’ll just need even more nutrients. Now, if she doesn’t get the required nutrients, her strong body might stunt her growth as most of her body’s resources will go towards keeping her alive versus growing her body. We just need to provide her with a steady stream of high-nutritional food until her body fully matures, and she’ll be just fine.”

Cain explained, then walked up to his wife and hugged her. The worry in Elizabeth’s eyes slowly started receding when he finished his explanation, and she felt her heart much calmer than before.

She sighed as she realized that her state of mind had been a bit off ever since Mika was born. 

“I already knew all of that, but I guess I just wanted to hear it from you for some added assurance. I guess I’m still exhausted from the pregnancy and taking care of Mika. She’s been draining me, literally. Hahaha~”

Cain chuckled along with his wife and soon released her from the hug. Suddenly, he grabbed her by the shoulders and stared at her sternly.

“Go take a rest. The kids and I will take care of Mika in your absence. I know you want to spend as much time as you can with her, but you need a good night's sleep. I can tell just from looking at you that you're exhausted.”

“But…”

“No buts! Go get some sleep! Also, it’s not like Mika is a naughty child or anything like our other three children were at her age. You should be able to get a good long rest without having to worry about something happening to Mika.”

Elizabeth stared at her husband for a few seconds, but seeing his stern and resolute expression, she could only sigh in resignation.

“Fine! But if she does something unexpected, then you have to wake me up immediately!”

“Alright, alright. Go to bed already, sleepyhead.”

“Hmph! I will.”

…

“I love you, Cain.”

“I love you too, Elizabeth.”

Elizabeth was asleep for the next 2 days after that, and she woke up feeling better than ever. It was only after she woke up did she realize just how tired and stressed she had been over the last year.

Time passed, and soon it was Mika’s first birthday.

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