Chapter Six – Unknown's Intelligence
After a day of rest for both Ibrahim and Unknown, the real story begins.
"You said you memorized all those letters already?!!!"
This was Ibrahim's reaction to what Unknown had said.
Unknown looked at Ibrahim with surprise:
"What's so difficult about memorizing these letters?"
Ibrahim was amazed by Unknown's memorization ability. This task normally required children his age a full four months to complete, but Unknown had memorized it in just fifteen minutes!
When Ibrahim looked at Unknown, he remembered the child who had memorized the letters in two months and was announced as one of the greatest geniuses after the Twenty Summits. But now he was seeing a child who had memorized them in minutes, without the slightest effort.
Ibrahim could only take a deep breath and think to himself:
"Unknown... how many mysteries and wonders are you hiding?"
He sighed and decided to test him. He took the board and began writing the letters.
And indeed, all 69 letters, with all their variations in shape, Unknown had memorized completely.
Ibrahim let out a deep sigh.
Unknown looked at him curiously and said,
"Isn't that enough?"
Ibrahim responded as if shocked by what he heard:
"No, no... it's enough, actually very good. But, for certain reasons, you shouldn't tell anyone but me. If anyone asks you, just say it took you three and a half months."
Unknown was surprised, but he trusted— and for some strange reason, he completely trusted—Ibrahim.
He said to him,
"Yes, uncle..."
Then Ibrahim remembered something he had never told Unknown before: what to call him.
He quickly said,
"You can call me 'Uncle.'"
Unknown nodded and smiled broadly,
"Yes, Uncle."
Ibrahim was surprised by Unknown's smile but unconsciously smiled back.
Then he said,
"I had planned to give you a gift as soon as you finished memorizing all the letters, and I decided to give you something that might improve your language learning and at the same time entertain you. I was going to give you illustrated stories and novels, but since you haven't started learning sentences yet, we will postpone that until you can read a book on your own."
And so, through this pattern of learning, reading, and explaining all subjects, seven months passed since Unknown had been in this world.
That night, Unknown sat contemplating the book in his hands, not the letters this time, but the moral that the author was trying to convey to readers. Suddenly…
"Hey Unknown! Come out to the playground!"
A small child's voice echoed from outside Ibrahim's house.
A genuine smile appeared on Unknown's face. He stood calmly,
put the book aside, and headed toward the door.