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Experiment

Morning arrived. Sunlight poured through the wooden window of the small cottage, casting a warm glow over the room. Thaddeus sat in his crib, gripping his prized wooden spoon.

He had done it. He had bent something.

Even if it was just a slight curve, it proved his power was real.

And now?

Time to experiment.

...

Thaddeus picked up the spoon, staring at it like a scientist preparing for a breakthrough.

Alright, let's figure this out.

He gripped it tight and focused. He imagined it bending, twisting—

Nothing happened.

"…Tch."

Okay. New approach. He relaxed his grip and just thought about the spoon changing.

Still nothing.

"…Alright. This might take a while."

Test Subject #1: Wooden Spoon

Method: Holding it, concentrating.

Result: No change.

Conclusion: Something's missing.

Maybe he needed to be desperate like last night? Maybe fear had triggered it?

Thaddeus bit the spoon out of frustration.

DING!

A sudden blue screen flashed in front of him.

> [System Notification]

Your bending skill has improved!

Thaddeus froze. His baby brain needed a second to process.

The system was real.

It wasn't just a dream.

It had been silent for six months, but now it had finally reacted!

His eyes lit up. He stared at the screen in pure excitement.

> Skill: Bending (Lv.1 → Lv.2)

I leveled up?

He gripped the spoon again. This time, when he imagined it bending—

The spoon shuddered.

The wood twisted slightly, the curve becoming more noticeable.

Thaddeus's tiny heart pounded. It was easier this time!

His bending power was growing.

Test Subject #2: Pillow

Method: Poking it aggressively.

Result: Fluffed up unnaturally.

Conclusion: I can bend soft things too.

Test Subject #3: Diaper

Method: Trying to unbend it.

Result: Failed.

Conclusion: Bending works one way for now.

Interesting…

His power wasn't just limited to hard materials. He could bend soft things too. But he still had no idea why or how it worked.

Lost in thought, he didn't notice his mother, Flora, approaching.

"Thaddeus~! It's time to—"

Thaddeus panicked and dropped the spoon.

But in his rush—

He accidentally focused on the pillow.

And the pillow twisted into a weird spiral shape.

Silence.

Flora stared at the pillow.

Thaddeus stared at Flora.

Flora blinked.

"…What happened to this pillow?"

Think, Thaddeus, think!

He immediately did the only thing he could—act like a normal baby.

He lifted his hands and shouted, "Guuuuh!"

Flora sighed. "Maybe I just fluffed it wrong." She grabbed the pillow, shook it back into shape, and carried Thaddeus in her arms.

Crisis averted.

But as Flora held him, another blue screen flashed in front of him.

>[New Quest!]

First Steps to Mastery!

Objective: Bend three different objects successfully.

Reward: ???

Thaddeus's eyes widened.

His first quest.

His power was real. The system was real.

This give me a new goal I'm going to become the stronge....fart" hmmm smell good.