Setting me in the carrier facing him, Father sat down with in front of me.

  Mother, however, was standing to the side, barely in my field of view, fidgeting and wringing her hands.

  Father(stoic): [Ok son, first, nothing is wrong. The fact you can use magic is a good thing, and if you can use ki that is also a good thing. Do you understand?]

  I look at him with my 5-day-old baby face.

  It's not like I can respond…

  Father looked over at mother.

  Father(confused): [Are we overthinking this? I mean, sure, our little guy is smart, but was he using magic on instinct?]

  Mother(worried smile): [It's ok, just keep going. Doesn’t matter if it's instinct, if he's able to do it…]

  Mother trailed off, not wanting to finish her thought.

  Father(back to stoic): [Ok.]

  He nodded to mother before continuing.

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  Father(stoic): [So, little guy, ki is an internal energy, sort of the opposite of magic.]

  Father began explaining what was ki and ki manipulation, clumsily.

  {*Ding* Cultivation Knowledge skill up.}

  He described ki similar to how I had learned it in my old world.

  I had more proficiency in ki than magic, but it wasn't at a level to become a monk or anything.

  Next, he described circulating ki within one's self.

  I had an important decision to make.

  My parents seemed to be worried, but they were also telling me it was a good thing.

  {*Ding* Cultivation Knowledge skill up.}

  Demonstrating internal ki circulation, he glows with a blue-white light.

  I think I needed to go for it, or at least try.

  Acquiring as many tools as I could to survive was a top priority.

  I tried circulating ki inside myself, giving father a giggle and full-arm baby claps.

  Even if I was worried, I could still try to make them feel better.

  {*Ding* Deception skill up.}

  {*Ding* Internal Ki Circulation skill up.}

  Shortly after receiving the message about the skill up, a pale blue light surrounded me.

  Mother dropped to her knees crying and hugged me.

  Mother(trying to sound happy): [Good job little guy, good job.]

  Father scooted over and put his arms around us.

  Father(sadly): [Yes, you did a great job buddy.]

  I would have thought the ability to use magic and ki was a good thing.

  Shoot, I didn’t know ki existed in this world before this.

  But, I screwed up…

  This is a second chance at life.

  It’s not just some being’s game.

  I needed to pay more attention to what I’m doing and how it affects those around me from now on.