Same World But Different? (revise)

It has been 3 years since our protagonist reincarnated.

Danial, currently cradled by his mother, was deep in thought.

Three years, huh... Three years and nothing at all.... No, don't "huh" me, idiot! Three years and no progression at all. At this pace, I can only start gathering information when I'm five.

The world he currently resided in was called Earth, the same as his previous world. As for the time, it was currently 2030, and Earth's technological advancement was still at a bottleneck with no breakthroughs since the previous advancement of 6G internet.

"Dear, look! Our son is so quiet! How cute is he? Come here and take a picture, hurry up," the woman, who appeared to be Danial's mother, looked very happy while staring at the small child in her arms.

"Yes, yes, calm down, honey. You'll startle him. I'll take the picture now."

I thought since I was reincarnated, I would be transferred to a world full of magic or some system or whatever. Seems like I was mistaken. The news on TV shows it's 2030, which is clearly much more in the future compared to my old world but I guess that is the only difference between my previous world. I was hoping this world is somewhat different than my different but did i guess its wrong? Is our world perhaps interconnected?

Looking at the small child mumbling nonsense while posing in a thinking stance made him look even cuter, striking the maternal instinct of his mother.

Let's try to gather some information about this world first, like the name of this country, my race, human population, and my family.

Two more years passed, and Danial had become 5 years old. Since he was able to walk at three, he had gathered a lot of information.

"Danial, come to the training room! It's time to train!"

"Aight, Dad."

It had been 5 years since then. As a grand master in martial arts, Danial's father always wanted to train his son since he was able to walk. However, fearing his wife's disapproval and wrath, he decided to let Danial grow some more before begin the training.

"Alright, son, I know you're a genius when it comes to memorizing, but today I will teach you a basic locking movement. In Silat, there are many movements that require submission from your opponent, and to achieve that, we use the locking move."

"Aight, Dad, yeah sure whenever you are, I'm ready."

Looking at his son's relaxed behavior and careless posture, he knew that Danial still did not know the true pain of a lock movement. Just before the sun went down, Danial was lying down, tapping the ground as loudly as he could, afraid his father might not see it.

"Gahhh! Gasp I thought I was gonna die! Dad, how could you use this movement against your own son? Couldn't you hold back even a little?"

Shaking his head, his father replied, "I actually held back, you know! The strength I used was not even 5% of my original strength. Didn't I tell you, the purpose of a locking movement is to make your opponent submit. Of course, it will be very painful. Our forefathers hated fighting and killing their opponents, so they tried to end the fight without a bloodbath whenever possible."

"Dad, about our forefathers, you say we are Asian right? But I see a lot of other races living with us. Does that even make any sense?"

"Racial difference problems are something we've already solved today. Just because someone is black or different, they no longer receive unfair treatment. That kind of situation where discrimination happen does no longer exists."

"It's starting to get darker. Hurry up and go wash yourself. Dad needs to do some work."

"Why do you even work at night, Dad?"

"Just go wash yourself already, you brat!"

After kicking his son out of the training room, Danial's dad, Hassan, received a call. A man in an army uniform appeared in front of him, giving a salute before reporting.

"Sir Hassan, we detected an abnormal situation 1000 km from your area. We believe it is the work of those dirty curse bearers. We have received several reports before this. The targets were initially animals; however, since then, it has involved humans.

We detected and found several cases involving humans being attacked, which have been reported to several local police stations already. We want you to go and check for clues there. If you find the target, kill on sight! The guild will reward you according to the information and the corpse of the culprit."

"Understood. By the way, when will the academy reopen?"

"Oh, is it for your son? Don't worry, it will reopen in another 3 years, and the selection that will happen in another year will be held in Japan. I believe your son will be 9 years old by then, which meets the requirement for the academy for him to take the test. But of course the academy term will officially start when your son reach the age of 15 years old"

"Oh, this time it will be held in Japan, huh? It will be difficult for him then. Very well, thank you for the information. I will go to the place as fast as I can. MAY THE HOPE SHINE."

"MAY THE HOPE SHINE."

After that, the communication was cut off, leaving the white noise acting as background music in the quiet training area.

..................

Currently, 1000 km away from Danial's home, there was a large shopping complex in the area. However, the shopping complex that was supposed to be bustling with crowds of people was currently empty.

Police cars could be seen parked at the entrance, blocking people from going in. Not just that, there were also ambulances, firefighters, and even soldiers on standby nearby.

Not long after that, Danial's dad arrived.

"Are you Sir Hassan from the Tiger Guild? We've been waiting for you. Please follow me; I'll guide you to the command room."

A person in a black suit arrived and guided Hassan to the command room.

Entering the room, there were several people he recognized and some from the government.

"You must be Sir Hassan. We've been waiting for you. My name is Alex, an agent sent from the Clock Tower."

"Clock Tower? London? Why is the mage from the Union Magic Association here?"

"Please be at ease, Sir Hassan. We mages from the association have no desire to meddle with the guild's business in the Southeast Asia. What we are interested in, of course, is the unique curse bearer that only exists in these region.

We found that the curse bearer is a very interesting subject of study as it uses the same fundamental theory as us, the magicians, but at the same time is very different in many aspects."

After listening to Alex's explanation, the man sitting in the middle with glasses finally opened his mouth.

"Hassan, for today's mission, you are going to form a partnership with Alex. Please inform him of all the information needed to handle the case. I will leave the acting decision to you."

"Very well, General Ropi."

At this time, a powerful duo entered the fray. However, little did they know the opponent waiting for them was already expecting their arrival.