Guardian Of The End-Chapter 6 A Baby’s Life In A Fantasy World
"That's a good name dear." Astryn sighed in relief, followed by the sighs of the three other grandparents.
They had all heard that Evelyn's sense of naming wasn't the greatest and they were worried about the name their grandson would have gotten.
''Looks like we were worried for no reason.'' They thought at the same time while glancing at Jason.
The baby had his eyes closed and was sound asleep in his mother's embrace. It was a strange yet incredible thing how babies could easily sleep at any time as long as they were feeling sleepy.
Not wanting to wake Jason up, the four grandparents silently left the room. They still had a whole lot to discuss, especially about the child's future.
"Now that they're gone, you can see him too." Evelyn suddenly spoke to empty air. One would think that she was just talking to herself yet that was not the case. f𝓇𝘦e𝑤𝘦𝚋𝒏૦ѵℯ𝒍.c𝐨𝒎
Hanging from her neck was a pendant with a blue jewel the size of a small orchid embedded in it. If Jason had seen the jewel, he would have definitely said that it resembled sapphire from Earth.
The jewel, however, was translucent and perfectly smooth.
"Soul release…" Evelyn added with a slightly tired voice as the jewel suddenly lurched forward. It happened twice before the jewel finally went stationary.
Gentle wind blew across the room and fluttered Evelyn's hair. The strange thing was that the room had no windows and was underground.
"He'll definitely be handsome…" Like a scene from a third-rate horror movie, a whisper echoed around the room. Evelyn's eyes stared at Jason's sleeping face before sighing.
Her parents and in-laws were soon going to come back and then, she would have to leave her child alone.
'But then, the chances of you being born were one in a trillion.' Evelyn's hand moved to the back of her neck as she untied the pendant and held it in her hands.
She then placed the pendant on Jason's body before putting him on the remaining space of the bed.
"I' will miss you…" Evelyn strengthened her nerves as she stood from the bed. Weakly standing on her legs, Evelyn couldn't help but feel her heart painfully contracting yet she couldn't stay there anymore.
She had already pushed her luck by staying in the room for an entire day. A few more minutes and she could potentially danger her entire family.
'Jason, I hope you grow up and have a peaceful life. Maybe one day, we will meet again.' Evelyn closed her eyes and turned away from the bed.
Raising her right hand to her mouth, she bit her thumb. A drop of black blood fell on the ground before expanding into a circle around her.
The circle covered the entire room which was the size of a basketball court.
Numerous mystic symbols, all red and black, appeared inside the circle. The symbols connected with each other before emitting a bright red flash.
Evelyn vanished with a flash however, it had caused a noise loud enough to alert the others present in the house.
The four grandparents burst through the door to see Jason alone on the bed with the blue pendant. Evelyn had vanished without a trace but the quartet was not worried.
(AN: Quartet comes after trio)
Instead, they gathered around the bed and stared at the sleeping baby. Evelyn had left Jason with her pendant before leaving as it had been a gift from her husband.
Now, it was one of the few things Jason would have of his father and mother.
"Looks like we will have to leave as well. We still need to tell the king where we went and why." Fel announced while his wife nodded with him.
The two of them had come from afar due to their daughter. But now, their extended time was running out and they needed to get back to their house.
Risa gently picked up the sleeping baby in her arms before the four of them climbed up the ground floor (First floor for Americans).
Fel and Astryn didn't waste any time and immediately moved towards the door. Unlike their daughter, they couldn't use a teleportation spell in a crammed-up place.
"Risa, please make sure that Issac doesn't affect Jason too much. I know that he might have the genes but I don't think we will be able to survive two narcissistic punches first, talk later kinds of people at the same time."
Fel pleaded at the last second as a circle similar to the one Evelyn had conjured appeared below his feet. The symbols were more or less the same yet the circle was thrice the size of Evelyn's circle.
The circle was large enough to cover an entire house or even a mansion.
"I am not a narcissist…" Issac muttered one last as he saw the two demons vanishing alongside the circle.
His eyes then moved to his grandson peacefully sleeping in Risa's embrace. Issac felt the same way he had when he first became a father except for this time, the responsibilities on his shoulder were bigger.
"Risa, any idea on how we are going to get milk for him?" He asked, keeping his tone neutral and serious at the same time.
"Did you forget that we have a dairy in Duphia?" Risa replied while facepalming as she suddenly realized something.
Issac very well knew that there was a diary in their town yet he had asked her the questions.
"Do you want me to bonk you?" The red-head asked while glaring at her husband who had a stupid grin on his face. Risa couldn't maintain her anger as the grin was her demise.
"Then I will go and get some milk."
***
"Oh god, the smell is too retching. Jason, what blunder have you created?!" Issac's voice suddenly rose only to be cut by the gurgling sounds made by Jason's stomach.
He was now one month old and was aware of things going around him. Currently, he was lying on a makeshift cot while his grandfather cleaned his rear end.
Issac was forced to control his breathing for two minutes before being able to take in clean air. After shooting his grandson a glare, he went away to throw the dirty diaper in his hands.
'He looked as though he wanted to strangle me.' Jason thought with an amused expression as he stretched his body.
As a small way of getting revenge, Issac hadn't covered up his bottom end. His nether region was on full display for anyone who walked into his room but Jason didn't worry because of two reasons.
One: he was an infant and two: There were only two people in the house beside him, Risa and Issac.
His grandmother was currently in the kitchen and was cooking food so the chances of her appearing there were very less.
< Language learned: 51% >
After hearing his grandparents talk with him and each other on a daily route, his progression bar had moved up.
He now understood at least half the things they talked about, albeit missing the other half.
Jason also knew that he had somehow managed to get his hands on a system that had become an extremely popular trope and cliche in web novels.
It had reached the point that overpowered main characters had been flying around casually with every character getting bare minimum screen time.
'Which makes me wonder if my life will follow the same pattern. A system is the perfect cheat for attracting noble young masters and their family heads to come and try to make me a slave or behead me.'
Though he was not sure what his talent was, Jason knew that his new world had mana and magic. He had seen Issac using water and air magic to always help and clean his rear end.
This made him even more curious as to what else was there in this new world. Sadly, all he could learn was what he saw around him.
He had to act as though he was lost in his world of imagination and didn't understand a thing that was going around.
At the same time, his system never talked to him and remained radio silent which made Jason's life extremely boring. He had tried to activate the system by using words like 'Status' and 'Link Start' yet they didn't work.
Instead, he spent most of the day sleeping or playing with his grandparents. He had to act as though he didn't understand them since a baby as young as him probably wouldn't have been able to understand much.
Time passed by in this manner and before he knew it, Jason was six months old. He had already started to crawl and moved around the house this way.
The Syrward family house was a manor with two floors, the bottom floor consisting of Issac and Risa's separate studies, kitchen, and the living room.
The second floor comprised multiple bedrooms yet only one of them was used.
Jason was also able to understand 70% of all the things being communicated around him and the language had been stored inside his brain like English.
"I wanted to bake a cake when you were born but you wouldn't be able to eat it. So instead, here is a cake for you now." Risa's lips curled up as she held a cake in her hands.
Sitting in his crib, Jason saw his grandmother bringing a small self-baked cake for him.
The entire thing was covered with chocolate frosting which made Jason drool on his clothes. Risa noticed it and quickly pointed her index finger in his neck's direction.
With a slight rise in temperature, the saliva evaporated, and realizing his mistake, Jason closed his mouth.
"He probably got your sweet tooth," Issac commented after seeing his grandson's actions. He was seated on a chair placed a few meters away from the crib.
"Go get some more milk, Issac," Risa said with a glare that made Issac sigh. He walked out of the room and went in search of more milk since Risa had already used most of it for cooking.
"This is all I can give you for now." Risa took a small piece of cake not bigger than one inch (2.5 cm) and brought it closer to Jason's mouth.
The baby happily ate the piece while savoring the delightful taste of chocolate.
Sadly, he couldn't eat more than two bites which in turn made him wonder whether Risa had used his birthday as an excuse to cook a cake.
His grandmother cut a big piece of the cake before putting the entire thing inside her mouth.
Jason started giving her a gluttonous look despite knowing that he wasn't allowed to eat anymore.
'I don't mind anyways.' Jason could feel himself getting sleepy by the second and the only thing he needed was milk.
Fortunately, Issac returned a few seconds later with a milk bottle in his hand and put the sipper in Jason's mouth.
He gripped the bottle with his hands and calmly drank the entire milk. But as soon as he finished, an unexpected event occurred.
< Daily Quest: Drink Milk has been completed. >
< 1 system point has been acquired. >
