Three months later
MC POV
Three months have passed, yet I can't even control my vocal cords to make any sensible sound, other than crying and making baby noises. The only progress I made is regarding control over my limbs. Now I can somewhat move my hands and legs in the directions I want. But my control over my neck is the only thing I can be confident of.
Ok, I had enough! Even if people call me a genius or a freak, I don't care. I'm buying a growth-related ability, and that's final.
"A.I., find me an ability that lets me grow up faster than normal, but not something too overpowered. I don't want to turn into an adult overnight. "
"Ok, sir, here you go."
ACCELERATED GROWTH
Mechanism: An innate perk that makes the body reach its maximum potential in a comparatively low amount of time.
[Price:70K SP] >BUY<
"Cool. Now I just have to wait and see."
"Indeed, sir. You will learn to walk and speak fluently before you turn 1 year old."
"I hope that's not too abnormal for my parents."
Once again, I fell asleep. I've been sleeping more than a lazy cat. Guess, this baby body of mine can't really handle the brain activity of an adult, so it enters rest mode ever so often.
Another three months later
It's been three months since I bought the perk, and I can confidently say that I've improved significantly in terms of control over my body. I can walk without falling for quite a while. And I can talk almost fluently in Japanese, although my voice is too cute, and for some reason, it makes me uncomfortable. Even though I can walk and talk, I haven't done it in front of anyone, fearing it might seem creepy. I've only shown my parents that I can barely crawl and say simple words like mama and Dada. I don't want to deceive them, but I think it is already extraordinary for a 6-month-old baby to crawl and say words. Now, if I start walking with this small body, they might actually think that I'm possessed. So no, before I turn 1 year old, I'm not showing them my abilities to walk or talk.
Also, being able to signal my mother with simple words and gestures already solves most of my problems. Like when I'm hungry, I would just call my mother, mama, mama with my arms extended, and she'll take me in her arms and feed me. Or when I have to relieve myself, I would start crying while holding my diaper. So, most of the downsides of being a baby are already resolved. I can now peacefully enjoy my childhood without a care in the world.
Except! I'm living in a world that is about to fall into absolute chaos, and I have no idea when it'll happen.
I'm not worried about my own safety, since I doubt anyone in this world can even penetrate the first lair of my multiple overpowered defenses. Maybe Gojo's hollow purple will do some damage to my primary shield, but still, it's nothing my defense can't handle.
I'm only worried about my mother. I don't know if, during the chaos, my mother would get hurt or not. And I can't even give her anything too powerful since she might sense the difference. So the simple shield is all I can give her for now. But I'm worried about the cannon starting too soon. If it starts before I'm a teenager, I might have to fight as a child and expose my extraordinary existence, and it would certainly be awkward.
I don't want that to happen. But I can only hope that it starts after I'm sufficiently grown up, as I have no way of knowing the current status of the canon events. Even if I find out what date it is, it wouldn't help much as I only have a vague idea of the years when major events took place.
But still, I need to know what date it is. It might give me some idea about how long I have before hell breaks loose.
Guess I have to pay some attention to the News. Which means getting along with my useless father. That guy is always out of the house for work, and he rarely takes care of me, yet he expects affection from me when he gets back home. He even asked me to call him papa, not happening. I'm only saying cute things in front of my cute, caring mother. Although it seems I'll have to give him some crumbs if I want to see the TV.
So as planned, when father came home at night, for the first time, I willingly extended my hands for him. And he had a smile so bright that it almost blinded me. Guess I'll show him some affection now and then. He's the breadwinner of this family after all.
He took me in his arms and carried me around the entire house. And finally settled down in the living room. We have a medium-sized TV in our living room. And most of the time, it's my father who watches it. My mother spends nearly all of her free time with me. One of the reasons why I love her so much.
Anyway, when the TV started, the first News was about Iraq being invaded by the U.S., and it had the date written in Kanji, and the reporter saying that 2003 would not be a peaceful Year for the Iraqi people gave me all the info I needed. Well, I agree with him, I guess those greedy American politicians are causing trouble in every universe.
So it's early 2001. I can now truly be carefree as I am sure nothing too dangerous will happen any time soon, so my vector shield should be strong enough to protect my mother for a while. Since I was able to get the info with the help of this useless father of mine, I'll give him a shield as well, after all, my mother will get really upset if this dumb guy gets hurt.
Now I need to sleep. 3, 2, 1
"Mama Mama mama mama…" I started calling my mother like a broken record with all the strength I had. No way I'm falling asleep in this guy's arms.
And guess what? My lovely mother came running. Sorry to scare you, Mom, but it was necessary.
And finally, in my mother's warm embrace, I went into the dreamland.
Kurusu Amaya POV
I know it! My son is special. He isn't even 1 year old, and yet he can already crawl and even call me mama. It's so cute! Babies are the best, especially my baby boy.
My son is also very intelligent. He only calls me whenever he needs me, and he can even understand some of the things I say to him. He laughs when I say something funny or stops crying when I tell him to. He's the best. I'll teach him everything I know. My genius son will be the best at everything he does.
Luckily, I'm not in the clan anymore. If they were to know my son's growth, they would make my son's life a living hell. I'll not let anyone in the clan meddle in my son's life until he is all grown up and can take care of himself.
Today was certainly an interesting day. For the first time since his birth, my son actually went to his father willingly. Look at them, both watching TV with all their full attention. And my son's serious face looks so cute. And then suddenly he started crying out my name. I don't know what happened. Did he get hurt somehow, or did something bite him?
I took him in my arms as soon as I got there, and no sooner had he entered my embrace than he stopped crying and slowly fell asleep.
Kenjaku POV
The stage is almost set, I've already created a perfect vessel for Sukuna, and it's growing up just fine. It seems like Suguru Geto is leaving the Jujutsu Society. After his mass murderer, it is unlikely he'll ever return.
He'll make a fine vessel. With his ability to control cursed sprites, I'll be almost unstoppable in this era. Of course, I would still be weak compared to freaks like Gojo and Sukuna.
But it's not time yet. I have other things to do. I can just leave this baby to his grandpa to raise and fake my death to find a better vessel.
His grandpa already suspects me, but he loves this child too much to question me when I ask him to take care of Yuji while I'm going out for groceries. And after a "bus accident," I'm out of their life. Bye-bye, my child, quickly grow up and help me kill that albino freak.