For activities like throwing a punch or swinging a sword, it's crucial to develop skin calluses. Calluses help protect the skin from friction and pressure, reducing the discomfort caused by repetitive movements and allowing for a better grip and improved performance.

However, if I start practicing now, Mom and the others might become suspicious. It's not typical for a five-year-old to swing a bat or wield a sword with rough hands and without baby fat.

I'm currently at home, and there's no one else around. All the adults are like usual doing their job, and Mom is doing a live on TV. At this moment, *Swirl*, attempting that technique seems like a good idea.

"Ooh, I did it in the fifth try..."

A vibrant swirl of blue energy coalesced violently into a ball in my palm. However, once I cut off its energy supply, the swirls dispersed like a gust of wind, scattering in all directions.

After repeatedly watching Naruto anime on my phone, I've mastered the technique without needing the water balloon practice. Wisdom stat for the win ✨!

I'm excited to explore shaping it into threads soon. Fear not, readers! The Spooder-Man will make an appearance in the upcoming chapters!

(A/N: Oi...)

JK.

...

When Mom arrived home, I hid by suppressing my energies. Soon after, my siblings and my clone also arrived.

"We're home," I could hear them exclaim, and Mom responded, "Welcome home."

As soon as they entered, my clone went straight into my room while I opened the window and jumped in.

"... Let's just get through this." The clone looked at me with a tired expression before dispersing into white smoke.

After collecting her memories, I went downstairs after changing. Today, we're helping Mom with dinner.

"Everyone, we're back," Soon, Miyako-san and the president arrived at our house. They are our legal guardians, so this is considered normal.

"Mama~"

"Yes dear?/what is it?" (Ai & Miyako)

"Miyako-san, I am asking for Mama, you know?"

"Kuh--!?

It was rather comical to see Miyako-san found the nonexistent arrow piercing her chest, she surely has accepted the role of our godmother slowly... and, on the other side, Aqua is asking a lot of questions about Ai's work to the president.

We end up having dinner with them almost every day.

We plan to address this situation to the public only after Ai's retirement. It won't cause much turmoil, and our family won't face significant troubles.

Though society might frown upon us eventually, Ai will already be retired and have saved a substantial amount of money. I also have investment plans and a future career to consider.

Living a leisurely life in Dubai appears appealing due to its tax-free environment and the ease of generating passive income. Moreover, statistics indicate lower crime rates compared to Japan or the USA, making it an ideal place to reside.

And... As for our "father"...

After dinner, my siblings went upstairs to their room, but I lingered behind, hiding behind the stairs to overhear the adults' conversation.

"If we never told them, then they might get some weird ideas, you know?" Mom sounded worried.

"Ai, those kids of yours are geniuses. I know they will understand why we keep the secret away from them... But again, they are quite mature. What if they try finding out about their father themselves? They might be in danger somehow," President Saito responded.

"But... They do have the right to know their father is...!!!" Ai was concerned and furious.

"Ai-kun... Please have a look at this." Suddenly, Miyako-san handed out something that sounded like a paper.

Using magic perception, I spread my energies and converted them into data, pulling the energy back to me to look at the content of the papers in a third-person view.

"The person that you mentioned has disappeared. Hikaru Kamiki was presumed dead a year ago."

What!??

"This... This can't be..." Ai frowned as she looked at the papers.

Presumed dead? Bullshit!! Someone like him... Someone like him who had the ability to perceive other people's way of thinking and manipulate it??? There's no way someone of that caliber will...

No, it's too soon to judge. It may have been the butterfly effect; I won't be surprised if he is currently on his way to become some kind of underground lord behind the scenes...

Hikaru Kamiki... I should search up that name; the deep web is always open, so this might be a chance.

...

To be continued.

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