The Immortal Count, Seth Annum was currently chilling.

Lying on a sunbed, he stared lazily at the sky, doing practically nothing. Beside him, on a smaller sunbed, lay Caelum Annum, fast asleep.

Light blue hair.

A chubby, adorable face.

Then suddenly, Caelum opened his eyes.

Without crying, he muttered softly.

"Da-da."

Seeing no reaction, his blue eyes like a calm ocean, became moist.

His aura flared outward, causing the surrounding air to tremble.

"DA–DA!"

The voice echoed across the entire Shining Moon Palace, which had now been allocated entirely to him.

Even the servants, all of them powerful individuals, felt a chill run down their spines.

Seth slowly turned his head toward Caelum.

The baby was glaring at him angrily.

Though with that baby face, it looked more cute than threatening.

Seth waved his hand, and a baby bottle appeared instantly in his grasp.

It was filled with nutrient-dense milk, freshly sourced from a Buffalomate, a demonic species that lived in hell.

He gently placed the bottle into Caelum’s mouth.

His expression, however, was heavy.

’Why is he so difficult to handle?’

Normal babies might cry randomly, but they were still manageable.

Caelum was not.

When he was only one week old, his aura would flare repeatedly, as if he were deliberately flexing destroying nearby objects.

At one month old, he began crawling everywhere.

Using his aura, he climbed walls, ceilings, trees, and even crawled over water.

Even the Immortal Count had been shocked.

He had raised two children long ago.

None of them were this troublesome.

Now, at four months old, Caelum already showed high intelligence.

He called him "da-da" only when he needed something.

And if Seth ignored him?

The aura would flare again.

Seth did not know if any parent in history had ever had a child born with a naturally active aura.

He certainly did.

Just then, another mysterious surge erupted from Caelum.

Seth’s gaze sharpened as the baby suddenly stood up, for the first time in his life.

His aura burst outward, violently distorting the air around him.

"WAAAAH—!"

’How did he awaken already? Is Lyron making a mistake?’ Seth wondered, recording the event through a lens-like device.

The aura surged higher.

Then suddenly it weakened, as if suppressed by something far stronger.

Caelum’s tiny body trembled before collapsing forward, and Seth caught him effortlessly in his arms.

Looking down at the child, Seth’s expression grew more contemplative.

"Why are you so strange, Caelum?" he murmured softly.

Even after reviewing every historical record related to those who possessed the Boundless Warrior’s Physique, Seth found no example resembling this.

In the end, he simply concluded one thing.

Caelum was a genius.

***

Caelum opened his eyes and felt the world around him.

He was lying on his bed.

"Wa..."

A strange sound escaped his lips as his memories continued settling into place.

’S-so I’m a Count’s son... and my name is Caelum?’ he thought, fully recovering the memories of his previous life as Jamie.

’Am I not already powerful?’

He had never heard of a baby born capable of wielding Aura, and even his father’s reaction had confirmed that he was anything but ordinary.

During these four months, Caelum had gained a basic understanding of this world, though it was still superficial.

Even the language spoken here is foreign to him, though he is picking up words quickly.

He also remembered his conversation with the mysterious chibi figure.

’But why didn’t I regain consciousness on day one?’ he wondered. The question felt irrelevant, yet it lingered.

Then he remembered SNS.

’System, show up.’

A black-and-gold interface appeared before him.

——⟬ Simple Normal System⟭——

Host: Caelum Annum

Age: 0

Race: Human

Class: Cultivator

Titles: Heir of the Immortal Count, Baby Aura Farmer, Reincarnator.

Status: Wants some milk.

«Cultivation»

Realm: Mortal

Physique: Boundless Warrior Physique

Eyes: Heaven Reading Eyes(Sealed)

Technique: Myriad Heavenly Ascension (Locked), Heaven Dominating Divine Sword Art

«Innate Traits»

Innate Aura Manifestation

Dual Path Affinity

Attribute-less

«System Functions»

System Shop (Locked)

Inventory (Locked)

System Points: [0]

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’Hmm... even this SNS feels like a second...’ Caelum paused mid-thought.

For a brief moment, he felt the system interface flicker.

’I’m still a baby,’ he reassured himself.

Babies made mistakes.

Perhaps he was slightly disoriented after regaining his memories, so he chose not to dwell on it.

Looking at his status again, he felt inward satisfaction.

’Abracadabra would be so jealous...’ he thought, mentally laughing, though his baby face only twisted into a strange expression as he felt nostalgic.

Before he could examine it further, the door to his room opened, and a young female voice entered with it.

"Hu~ huhu~ Young Master, are you awake?"

’Damn it. Why is she here?’ Caelum thought immediately.

The girl in question, Hannah, with dark black hair and sharp features, approached the bed.

She noticed Caelum staring at her with unusual seriousness.

Her eyes narrowed.

That seriousness felt intentional.

Curious, she leaned forward to pinch his cheeks.

And as expected, Caelum’s aura flared instinctively, releasing a domineering pressure.

Magic circles immediately formed mid-air, suppressing the surge.

"Now this is the normal reaction I was looking for," she said calmly.

"KA-KA-CHA!" (You woman! How dare you try to pinch my cheeks!)

Caelum glared at her furiously. Even his father did not harass him like this woman did.

But fate was cruel.

"Wa~"

He released a strange noise as his cheeks were pinched harder until they turned red, and his eyes grew moist.

"Hmph! The Count is too soft on his own child and for trying to scare me, this is what you deserve."

’Noooo!’ Caelum screamed inwardly.

This woman, likely some distant cousin judging by her resemblance to his father was his natural enemy.

"Your weak aura doesn’t work on me!"

And thus, the harassment continued mercilessly and that day, Caelum’s cheeks were unnaturally red.