Chapter 6: The First Awareness
I opened my eyes.
The world was too bright… too real.
For a moment, I didn't move. I just lay there, staring at the unfamiliar ceiling above me.
White. Clean. Quiet.
A hospital room.
So this is what birth feels like.
My mind was unusually clear. No confusion. No panic. Just awareness—sharp and stable, like I had simply changed perspectives rather than started a new life.
But something was different.
This body was small.
Fragile.
Incomplete.
I could feel it immediately.
Not weakness in my soul… but limitation in my physical form.
My gaze shifted slowly.
The room came into focus.
Medical equipment. Soft lighting. The faint sound of machines working in the background.
And people.
I could sense them before I even fully understood them.
One presence was calm, intelligent, and steady.
Bulma.
My mother.
She was sitting nearby, looking at me with a relaxed expression, like this wasn't something overwhelming—just another part of life she had already adapted to.
"Well… you're finally here," she said casually, almost like she was greeting a completed project.
No exaggeration.
No emotional breakdown.
Just Bulma.
Across the room stood another presence.
Stronger.
Heavier.
Controlled.
Vegeta.
My father.
Arms crossed. Silent. Watching without moving.
"Tch," he clicked his tongue lightly after a moment. "So this is it."
Not disappointment.
Not excitement.
Just acknowledgment.
That suited him.
I didn't cry. I didn't struggle.
I simply looked at them.
And inside my mind, everything was already moving.
Because I remembered everything.
The wishes.
The system.
The power I had chosen.
All of it still existed within me.
A transparent interface appeared instantly in my vision.
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[SYSTEM ACTIVE]
[FULL USER ACCESS CONFIRMED]
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Good.
Then another line appeared.
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[WISH-BASED ABILITIES STATUS]
→ ALL POWERS: AVAILABLE (UNLOCKED AT SYSTEM LEVEL)
→ CURRENT ACCESS: LIMITED BY PHYSICAL VESSEL
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I paused internally.
So that was the rule.
Not restriction.
Not sealing.
Just compatibility.
My body was a newborn Saiyan infant. It simply could not handle full output yet.
But the power itself… was already mine.
Completely.
Then another message appeared.
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[SPECIAL SYSTEM FUNCTION]
→ SYSTEM MALL: FULL ACCESS GRANTED
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I focused on it instantly.
A vast interface unfolded in my mind.
Endless categories.
Endless possibilities.
Items. Skills. Concepts. Materials. Existences.
Everything.
And it responded instantly.
No delay.
No lock.
No limitation.
The only system function that was fully unrestricted.
I exhaled slowly in my mind.
So that was intentional.
Mall access would be my early advantage.
Everything else would scale with my body.
Then another notification appeared.
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[CORE WISH STRUCTURE NOTICE]
→ FULL POWER SYNCHRONIZATION AVAILABLE AT AGE: 4 YEARS
→ REASON: BODY DEVELOPMENT REQUIRED FOR SAFE OUTPUT
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I understood immediately.
Not sealing.
Not blocking.
Just timing.
My body would naturally grow into the ability to handle everything I already had.
At age four, full access would sync.
Until then… I could still use power.
But only a fraction.
Controlled by physical limitation, not system restriction.
I tested it silently.
A small thought.
Very small.
Instantly, I felt it respond.
A faint ripple of energy moved inside my body.
Barely noticeable.
Like a whisper of a storm.
I stopped immediately.
Interesting.
So even now… I could use it.
Just not fully.
That was more than enough.
My gaze shifted again.
Vegeta was still watching.
Not me directly anymore.
But the room.
Observing everything.
As if assessing whether anything was unusual.
Bulma leaned back slightly.
"Looks normal," she said casually. "Healthy baby. Nothing weird."
Vegeta didn't respond immediately.
Then he clicked his tongue.
"Hmph. Obviously."
But he didn't leave.
That was important.
He stayed.
Not out of emotion.
But awareness.
He always noticed what mattered.
I closed my eyes slowly.
Not sleeping.
Just processing.
Everything was in place.
Power.
System.
Mall.
Future growth.
All of it was already mine.
The only difference now… was time.
Four years.
That was nothing.
Not for someone who had already stepped beyond worlds.
A faint system prompt appeared again.
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[NOTICE]
→ USER STABILITY HIGH
→ ADAPTATION TO PHYSICAL VESSEL: IN PROGRESS
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Good.
I didn't resist it.
I simply let it happen.
Because this world… this life… wasn't something I needed to rush.
It was something I could enjoy.
And slowly dominate.
I opened my eyes again.
This time… a little more aware of everything around me.
Vegeta.
Bulma.
This world.
And the future I had already chosen.
It had begun.
Quietly.
Naturally.
But completely.