Reincarnation with AI (Unemployment-Free)

The process of growing from a baby to an adult is truly amazing.

At first, there is only some tactile reflex; if you poke the baby's face, he will turn his head toward the spot you poke.

This is probably genetic; it's the baby's automatic reflex to seek out breast milk.

This has nothing to do with thought or will; it's a neural reflex similar to a knee-jerk reaction.

Rudius felt that saying human babies are born knowing nothing was a bit extreme.

If you hold it in your arms, won't it automatically find the breast?

If Rudius experienced the power of life itself during the first month, then...

Now he is gradually taking over this power.

Learning to be a human being.

From an immobile infant state, they gradually learn to control their head.

Gradually, they learn to roll over, sit up, and crawl.

Feeling his body gradually "growing" out, and then the great physical will gradually entrusted it to Rudeus, Rudeus began to take over everything.

To begin the kind of "learning" that humans usually understand and recognize.

Learn to say "Mommy" and "Daddy".

The individual functions that were "decompressed" were then linked together to form a complete system.

It can locate objects by sound, track them with its eyes, and then use its hands to try to grab them.

By combining a series of individual behaviors, one can hear Senis's voice, turn their head to look over, call out "Mommy" to get her attention, open their arms for a hug, and then reach out to pull open their clothes to find milk.

It's different from when you're first born, when the code seems to be written in your genes and runs at the lowest level, like the self-check program when an operating system starts up.

It's especially noticeable compared to the feeling of only being able to passively twitch your face when you're poked.

Rudius remembers that day.

He heard the sound and instinctively wanted to turn his head—but this time, he actually did it.

A fleeting moment, lasting only a fraction of a second.

In that instant, he realized that he was no longer simply reacting to sounds.

Instead, they were looking for their mother.

In that instant, he experienced the changes in cognition that come with being an infant.

Rudius's body is forming new reflexes, reflexes unique to this body, or perhaps they should be called neural circuits.

If it weren't for Rudeus's existence, this would have been a reflection of the self-awareness "residing" in this body.

He "knew" that he heard a voice, "knew" that it was his mother's voice, "knew" that he was about to turn around and look, and "knew" what he would see after turning around.

Rudius saw Senis's surprised look.

"Ah, Rudy is looking at his mother!"

At that moment, Rudius felt a connection between himself and the woman who was his mother.

Who am I?

Why is she my mother?

Even if Rudius consciously separates his will from the body of this infant.

The answer could not be found.

Because in reality, the soul and the body are physically integrated and inseparable, everything about Rudius is inevitably influenced by the body.

Rudius saw joy and love in Senis's eyes.

That profound emotion gradually eroded all of Rudeus's doubts and questions, and eroded the mental fortress that Rudeus had built with logic.

Rudius was always asking questions, always puzzled, yet always finding solace in the small, warm moments of life.

In his previous life, Rudeus believed that everything was meaningless.

After a long discussion with AI, Rudius came to this conclusion.

Life is meaningless.

Asking questions about the universe will only lead to absurdity.

Rudius no longer asks that question.

But the little things about living with Senis gave Rudius a sense of being responded to, a response to Senis's warmth, joy, and acceptance.

It was just a slight turn of the head; to the universe, it was no different from asking a question—both were so insignificant and minuscule.

The universe won't care.

But Senis cared so much.

Rudius laughed, infected by Senis's smile.

It's really funny. I just turned my head, and Senis is so happy?

What an easily satisfied woman.

What a woman who would be overjoyed by my tiny life.

Senis stepped forward, picked up the giggling Rudeus, and teased, "Hmm, Rude, are you happy to see Mommy? Shall we play hide-and-seek?"

A hide-and-seek game that looks incredibly silly, where you hide behind your hand and make funny faces.

Is it because we are all essentially human?

Even in a different world, it's the same magic trick.

Only a real baby would be amused by this most genuine and pure trick.

"Hahaha~" Rudeus laughed happily.

Without a doubt, Rudius felt that he was now more like a person, a living human being.

A force within him allowed him to grow slowly but steadily under Senis's care.

What do these childish interactions bring to the baby?

It is light.

Rudeus felt the extinguished candle in his heart from his past life being rekindled.

Senis is not a god, but she is better than a god.

Senis's love rekindled Rudeus's hope to live.

In the darkness, in a world where you can't see your hand in front of your face, Senis's love taught Rudeus to "desire" anew.

Rudius began to crave gentle touches, eye contact, tender words, and warm embraces.

This longing receives love, transforms love, and turns love into a spark of hope.

This hope, like a flame, is a candlelight unique to Rudeus's heart, shining its own light in the dark world.

Senis, with her own soul and her inextinguishable light and heat, redefined the meaning of "existence" for Rudeus's soul, which was on the verge of extinction.

A mother's love is, in itself, the embodiment of "the hope of survival" for an infant.

Normal people don't have memories of infancy. This process may not have an answer in everyone's understanding, but the answer itself is hidden in the process of growing up. It is the mother who allows love to naturally blend into your body like air.

Rudeus began to know where I came from, where I was now, and that I was Rudeus, the son of Senis.

Humans themselves have no memory of or experience of this learning process.

This is a leap from ignorance to knowledge. It's not about learning to be a person as taught by teachers after you go to school, nor is it about being a person in terms of ideology.

Rudius completed a physical lesson in how to be a person, a firsthand experience.

A mother's love is essential for a baby, even with adequate food and hygiene.

Infants who lack consistent care, hugs, and emotional interaction are also at high risk of mortality, severe developmental delays, emotional apathy, and cognitive impairment.

An infant in a state of chaos needs the guidance of maternal love; this is the correct "activation procedure" for humanity.

Rudius, who was already "dead," received this "activation program."

That experience of recognizing one's mother purely through feeling, images, touch, smell, and emotion: it is warmth, the rhythm of a heartbeat, the taste of breast milk, a soothing rocking motion, and a blurry but reassuring face.

From an infant's perspective, this is a miracle of life that creates meaning from chaos and nothingness, born as self-awareness gradually develops.

Rudius saw how love, wisdom, and creativity were gradually built up from the most basic physiological needs and clumsy physical attempts.

Rudeus retrieved the AI ​​records from his past life and, under the topic that made him feel ridiculous, continued to ask, "What do you mean by 'giving meaning'?"

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Indeed, although Rudius concluded that everything was meaningless, that was not the whole story. Life is meaningless, and there was a second part to that statement.

Human consciousness gives it meaning.

This is the complete answer when searching for the source of meaning.

Senis's response gave Rudeus a reason to live.

During this process, Rudius often felt as if he had a burst of inspiration.

This allows them to instinctively realize that this process has an immeasurable impact on their future lives.

Although Rudius still felt confused when he tried to analyze it rationally, he was unable to put this experience into words.

It's just an instinctive feeling and questioning of myself.

Is this love?

Rudius not only truly experienced how the limbs on his body "grew" out, but now he also had the illusion of "seeing" love with his own eyes.

Is it true that we only learn to cherish something after we've lost it?

Rudius asked himself this question with a self-deprecating tone.

Even though he was still confused, Rudius realized that this was a treasure he would carry with him for the rest of his life.

A person is not only the sum of their experiences, but also the sum of their understanding of those experiences.

It is the sum of how these experiences are processed, integrated, and given meaning.

Rudius is rebuilding this sum from scratch.

And this sum is constantly expanding and increasing.

Rudius had seen a report in his previous life.

Why is it that the pronunciation of "mother" is so similar all over the world?

This is because the pronunciation of "mama" is very similar to the first sounds a baby can make, which is the sound a baby can most easily make.

This is determined by the "factory settings" of the vocal organs shared by all human infants.

Rudius had always wanted to say "Mama," so he had been practicing it deliberately.

Finally, one day, after feeding her before bedtime, Rudyus looked at Senis and called out "Mama" for the first time.

"Ah~! Darling! Did you hear that? Rudy, Rudy just called me Mom!" Senis let out a joyful, girlish cry, looking at Rudyus while patting Paul, who was standing next to her with a jealous look on his face.

"Rudy, Mommy's here. Can you call me Mommy again?" Senis kissed Rudyus and then looked at him with wide, joyful eyes.

After calling her "Mom," Rudeus paid close attention to Senis's reaction. Upon hearing her cheerful voice, Rudeus also spontaneously entered a state of flow in pleasure.

The body's various senses seem to be activated as well, and everything becomes more sensitive: sensations, images, touches, smells, and emotions.

A warm embrace, the rhythm of a heartbeat, the taste of breast milk.

The instinctive action of gently closing my eyes when Senis kissed me was vividly clear in my mind, as if bullet time had been triggered.

As Senis kissed her, the air that escaped from her pajamas carried the scent of her body, a mixture of the faint smell of sweat from her excitement.

Rudius also noticed Paul's subtle expression of jealousy.

"Rudy, call me Daddy, I'm your daddy," Paul instructed with a hint of urgency.

"Mother," Rudius called out again.

He could clearly perceive the vibration of his vocal cords, the shape of his lips, and the flow of air.

Rudius could not truly emerge from chaos like a baby.

He knew what a mother was, or rather, in the understanding of that adult in his previous life, he knew that a mother referred to that person, but that was all.

He had long lost those memories from his infancy, and he never had those profound experiences.

Rudius realized how superficial his understanding of the word "mother" had been.

This is probably similar to the kind of emotion that a man can only observe and empathize with when he becomes a father, such as how his father faced him.

Only then will people's views on their parents undergo a dramatic change.

However, in his second life, Rudius incorporated the love he had experienced since birth, which he could not express in words, into his definition of the word "mother".

No, that's the opposite of what I meant.

It seems that the superficial understanding gained in the previous life has been integrated into the profound experience in the present.

However, for Rudius, this wasn't the first time he had truly called her "Mom."

But for Senis, this was indeed the first time she had been called "Mom."

Based on Senis's feedback, Rudeus also experienced the unique sensations of an infant and developed corresponding cognitions.

Rudius always manages to gain two experiences from one thing.

At this point, after merging, they achieved unification.

The pronunciation of the word "mother" is perfectly matched with the warmth of an embrace, the rhythm of a heartbeat, and the taste of breast milk.

As soon as I make this sound, the woman in front of me will react with great joy, giving me a warm embrace, a rhythmic heartbeat, and the taste of breast milk.

This strong positive feedback, for the infant, is equivalent to a strong affirmation of the greatest invention humankind has accomplished from a state of chaos:

Create a word.

Extract this repeated syllable (ma-ma) from the myriad noises and steadily point it to that specific person.

This is a decisive cognitive leap in the process of an infant's development.

Although Rudius was not yet aware of all this, he felt as if a thread had been untied in his mind.

Rudius's eyes were brighter than ever before, and his mind was crystal clear.

At this moment, the infant Rudeus's understanding of his mother completes a leap in thought, from before the existence of the word "mother" to after the possession of the word "mother".

At this moment, the infant Rudeus's perception of his mother began to undergo a leap forward, merging with the perception Rudeus had of his mother in his previous life.

Rudius felt that he had activated a vast area of ​​his brain, and his cognition was more active than ever before.

As Paul called out, Rudius became more and more adept at calling for his mother.

The room was filled with the laughter of the mother and son.

After a long while, Paul picked up Rudyus and placed him aside, soothingly saying, "Rudy, it's time to sleep."

After putting Rudius down, Paul returned to Senis's side and rolled over to pin her down.

"Honey, shall we have another one?"

When Rudius turned his head, Paul had already bent down and kissed the reproachful Senis.

The father who seemed incompetent when facing his children has become a capable father.

what?

Is this a competition for favor?

That wretched Paul!

Rudius exited the flow state, his eyes gradually losing their luster, and he longed to take a bite out of Paul's throbbing buttocks.

Do little kids have no human rights?

Don't they know how to avoid this situation?

Are you in such a hurry to go back to my hometown?

You can start after I fall asleep!

However, seeing Senis quickly becoming breathless amidst her laughter, Rudeus rolled his eyes and ignored her.

Not all experiences in life are something to be grateful for.

Sometimes I feel like cursing.

Damn it...

Now I'm truly being relied upon.

But since he's just trying to please his mother anyway, I'll forgive him...