Rebirth from Conan

Chapter 7 Talents and Monsters
Xia He was a Chinese in his previous life. Apart from occasionally watching Japanese anime and action movies, he had almost no contact with Japanese.

Even though I have been reborn here for more than a year, I can only barely understand my parents' daily conversations.

Plus, I can speak some simple vocabulary.

As for reading and writing...

Apart from some Chinese characters occasionally mixed in the article, he can really be said to know nothing about it.

So I thought about it and decided to just stare at the book and see if I could find a BUG or something.

Anyway, the task says that you can get the reward if you read for 24 hours, but it doesn't say that you must understand it, right?
However, ten minutes passed.

Xia He sat on the carpet and rubbed his eyes which were a little sore from staring, but found that the duration of the task had not changed at all.

It is still [0min/1440min].

He was so angry that he threw the book to the ground.

This crappy task is meant to mess with people’s mentality!
He cursed inwardly.

Hey, wait!

I can't understand Japanese, so can't I just read Chinese?
A light bulb suddenly flashed in Xia He's little head.

Then he dragged a stool and continued to search in the study. After about half an hour, he actually found a Chinese dictionary.

Xia He happily opened the dictionary, which was about four or five times thicker than his palm, and worked his way back to the Japanese meaning based on the Chinese characters on it.

Not a moment later.

【3min/1440min】

Glancing at the added time in the task bar, Xia He's enthusiasm, which was about to be exhausted, suddenly became sufficient.

"Omo, it means mother. Children can be called Mama, and father can be called father-san..."

Perhaps it is because Chinese characters account for nearly 40% of the Japanese language, and learning this thing is obviously much simpler than he imagined.

As for the remaining Romanizations and kana, although they were a bit difficult, Xia He also found some tricks in them as time went by.

And it must be said that the one-year-old baby was alone in the study room late at night, flipping through the dictionary with a flashlight, and learning Japanese by himself...

Is there any child in the world today who is more curvaceous than this?

In this way, after studying with full concentration, he did not wake up until five in the morning when he heard the chirping of orioles outside the window. He then yawned, tiptoed back to the room, and fell into a deep sleep.

……

early morning.

Nine o'clock sharp.

"Why is this child so sleepy today?"

Dad was wearing a suit and tie, standing in front of the crib, looking at Xia He who was sleeping soundly, his face full of confusion.

Normally at this time of year, you should get up and watch the news with me.

"Hey, why is he holding a dictionary in his arms?"

My mother also walked in from outside and said, "It's a Chinese dictionary."

"Does this mean that Xia He will become a foreign language teacher when he grows up?"

"Foreign language? If that's the case, it would be better to learn English."

"Really? I think being a Chinese teacher is actually pretty good."

The two of them expressed their opinions one after another.

But then he thought, the child was just playing with a book. In Xia He's eyes, this dictionary might be no different from an ordinary toy. Why was he making such a fuss about it?

"Well, honey, I'm going to work. I want to have tamagoyaki and miso soup tonight."

"Well, please be safe on the road."

……

It's twelve o'clock exactly at noon.

Xia He just woke up from the bed. With the help of his mother, he ate noodles and drank juice. Then he went back to the room and continued to look through the dictionary.

Somehow, after studying hard all night yesterday, he developed a strong interest in learning Japanese.

The result was that in less than three days, Xia He had completed the reading task that had just popped up, while the 10000-meter walking task that had been released earlier was still at a standstill.

[Current reading progress: 1440min/1440min]

[Congratulations, you have completed the 'Reading' task, Spirit +2]

[Unlock the follow-up task: Bookworm]

[Read for 300 hours to unlock a talent]

[Current reading progress: 1440min/18000min]

Xia He: “?” So it’s the added mental power…

Then the problem is coming.

It took me three days to read 24 hours.

How many days does 300 hours take?

"Forget it, I'd better finish the task of walking upright first."

He muttered to himself, then picked up the dictionary and continued reading while Rouwan supported his back with his head and walked slowly around the room.

……

A month later.

[Current walking progress: 10000m/10000m]

[You have completed the follow-up task: Shadowless Foot]

【Talent obtained: Track and field champion】

[Track and field champion: Your talent in track and field is superior to that of ordinary people, and you can even reach the level of the current Olympic champion]

【...】

[Current reading progress: 18000min/18000min]

[You have completed the follow-up task: Bookworm]

[Talent acquired: Photographic memory]

[Photographic memory: Everything you have seen, even if you only glance at it, will appear in your mind as clearly as a photo]

Track and field champion?

It seems like this system really wants me to develop into a sports student.

And you have a photographic memory. Why the hell didn’t you come earlier? Do you know how hard it was for me to memorize hiragana and katakana in this month?
Looking at the two extra talents on the list, Xia He lay on the baby mat and dozed off for a few seconds, muttering to himself in dissatisfaction.

same moment.

"Xiahe, Shinichi is here."

Sakani Haruna called out from near the entrance.

Immediately afterwards, Shinichi, who was one year and four months old, kicked off his shoes and ran excitedly to Xia He with a monster toy in his hand.

Xia He stretched out his little hand with disgust and pushed Shinichi's face away a little.

No, how many times have you come this month?

Can't you just let me be alone in peace?

"Xia He, play with me~~"

"No~"

The two began to talk to each other in baby voices.

"Natsuhe, Shinichi, you two must get along well with each other." Sakuno Haruna's voice sounded again from the entrance.

"Shinichi, Mom is going out to buy groceries with Aunt Haruna. Don't bully Xia and his brother." Kudo Yukiko also said.

After saying that, the two women closed the door and walked towards a nearby supermarket.

Xia He, Xinyi, and Rouwan, the two children and the dog, were left standing in the living room with their eyes wide open.

Mom, you really don't care about your son's life or death...

Xia He couldn't help but sigh.

Sure enough, as soon as the two mothers left, Shinichi started pestering Xia He to play the Ultraman vs. Monsters game with him.

Speaking of which, although the current timeline is around 1978, Japan seems to have had special effects films such as Ultraman since 1966.

"Xia He, you are a monster~~"

"Inappropriate~"

"Be a monster~~"

"Inappropriate~"

"Be a monster~~"

"Whoa!"

Xia He, who was getting a little annoyed, opened his arms, walked forward aggressively and pushed Shinichi lightly.

boom!
The dull sound of the head hitting the table.

Shinichi fell back and started crying with his head raised while seeing Xia He's extremely panicked expression.

(End of this chapter)