Long Yue, 6 months old
By six months, Long Yue had unlocked several impressive baby achievements:
Rolling: MAX level
Crawling: Occasionally, when motivated by snacks
Chaos Aura: Growing stronger every day
But something unexpected was happening.
Everyone thought he was a genius.
Not because he was acting like one.
But because he was desperately trying to do normal things and adults kept misinterpreting everything.
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Morning — The Accidental Math Prodigy
Mother placed number-shaped toy blocks in front of him.
She wasn't teaching him math.
She was just cleaning the room.
But Long Yue saw the number "1" block and remembered:
In his past life, numbers were his enemy.
"Not this time," he thought boldly.
He grabbed the "1" block.
Then the "2."
Then the "3."
To him, it was simple:
He wanted to arrange them by size.
To adults, however—
Mother gasped.
"HUSBAND! COME QUICK! HE'S DOING MATH!"
Father sprinted in barefoot like a soldier responding to a battlefield emergency.
"What? What happened?"
Mother pointed dramatically.
"He put 1, 2, and 3 in order!"
Father was stunned.
"That's… numerical sequencing! At six months?!"
Long Yue:
"…Bro, I am literally sorting shapes by height."
But they took pictures.
They videotaped him.
Grandpa posted on social media with the caption:
> "My grandson is a genius. Other babies eat blocks. Mine organizes them."
Long Yue internally screamed:
"I WASN'T ORGANIZING, I JUST LIKE CLEAN LINES!!"
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Afternoon — Crawling Disaster (That Looked Like Training)
Long Yue wanted the green toy ball in the corner.
He crawled with determination.
His butt wiggled like a rhythmically confused duck.
His hands flopped like noodles.
But he reached the ball.
Barely.
Father saw this and shouted:
"HONEY!! HE'S TRAINING HIS MOTOR SKILLS!!!"
Mother clapped like a cheerleader.
"LOOK HOW FAST HE IS!"
Fast?
It took him 40 seconds to move 1 meter.
He wasn't fast.
He was suffering.
But Father immediately installed a baby obstacle course in the living room:
Pillows
Soft tunnels
Hanging toys
Mini ramps
Long Yue looked at the new obstacle-filled room.
"…You people… want me to die?"
Grandpa even said:
"He's talented. He crawls like a future athlete."
Future athlete?
Long Yue crawled like a WiFi signal trying to stay connected.
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Evening — First Words (Total Misinterpretation)
Long Yue wanted to test something.
He'd been practicing pronunciation inside his head.
Maybe… maybe he could say something actual?
He focused.
Opened his mouth.
And proudly said:
"Mam… ma…"
Mother froze.
Father stopped breathing.
Grandma burst into tears.
"He said Mama! His first word is Mama!! Oh my baby is so smart!"
Mother cried happy tears while hugging him tightly.
Long Yue:
"…No, wait. I was trying to say 'Milk.' This is a misunderstanding—"
He tried again.
"Ma… mee…"
Grandpa gasped.
"He said 'Mommy!' Incredible!"
Long Yue:
"I was saying 'MOVE ME,' I am stuck on your shoulder!!"
But no one cared.
He was officially labeled:
Baby Genius • Stage 2
Talks early.
Walks soon (they hoped).
Probably Einstein reincarnated (according to Grandma).
The system dinged:
[New Perk Unlocked: Accidental Prodigy]
Effect: Anything you do will look intelligent to adults, even if it's not.
Long Yue sighed.
"…I'm doomed."
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Night — System Update (The Scary Kind)
Just as he was about to sleep, the system chimed:
DING!
[System Update Available!]
Long Yue blinked.
"Oh? New features?"
[Updating… 1%...]
[Updating… 3%...]
[Critical patch added: Baby Evolution Path]
"…Evolution?"
[Host is now entering Phase 2: 'Attempt-to-Stand' Age.]
"WAIT— I'M NOT READY FOR LEG DAY!!"
But the system kept updating.
[New main quest unlocked!]
Main Quest: Stand Up Within 30 Days
Reward: +10 Strength, +5 Coordination, +1 Free Skill
Punishment:
Adults will panic and treat you like you're behind schedule.
Long Yue stared into the darkness.
"This is it.
Life or death."
He slowly closed his eyes.
Tomorrow, he begins the hardest journey of all—
**Learning to stand…
…with legs that still wobble like boiled noodles.**
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