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All Things Magic (1)

A/N: This chapter is a lot of copy and paste from chapter 2 of the novel so I'm sorry if it's repetitive. But, I did throw in more poop jokes though people tell me my sense of humor is crap. (Buh duh ch~) 

Also, two chapters in a day??

Can you all think of a time when you were incredibly proud of yourself? I'd like you to think of the proudest moment in the entirety of your life, from the moment you were born until this very moment that you're listening to me.

Do you have it?

Well then, let me tell you something.

Whatever you're feeling right now is inconsequential compared to the amount of pride and joy I'm feeling right now.

Yeah, after two weeks of flailing my arms like a monkey, I've finally managed to do it!

I can control my shi—!

Ahem.

...I can crawl.

Alea watched as I began to crawl with a slightly worried expression as I made my way around the house at breakneck speeds... okay. Maybe not breakneck speeds but for me, who couldn't do anything but lie and do nothing for several weeks now, even the slightest voluntary movement was equivalent to me storming down the Autobahn in a Lambo.

...And yes, I can also now control my defecation to a degree.

Also, I managed to get a glimpse of myself in a mirror that Alea used. I had to admit, I was absolutely adorable. I suppose you could call me the spitting image of my mother. I had the same snow-white hair and pretty golden eyes. I don't know how I'd grow up, but I felt that I would definitely be better looking than in my old world.

In any case, after the weeks I spent attempting to crawl, I had finally succeeded, even managing to make my way to the bookshelf when Alea was absent.

What did she do anyway?

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I closed the encyclopedia and situated myself more comfortably on the ground... basically, I just laid on my belly because crawling and sitting upright was so damn tiring.

Pondering over what I had just read, this world seemed pretty underdeveloped. From what I could infer, there didn't seem to be much technological advancement.

I didn't know a thing about transportation since I hadn't left the house in years.

It seemed that weapons were freely allowed and not really regulated unless you visited the royal family or people who held authority. Though it appeared that the peaceful nature of the city I lived in didn't require this as the people never carried weapons lest they were guards.

This seemed similar to my previous world, Earth, where some soldiers and guards carried concealed weapons. Though the guards in this city simply carried their weapons in broad daylight, they both carried out the similar function of deterring crimes from happening.

Another similarity that both this world and my previous world shared was the system of monarchy. The continent of Dicathen had Kingdoms, each ruled by a king and his royal family. Unlike Earth, though, the King was chosen based on lineage; the title passed down from the son of the King to his son and so on.

After scanning through the encyclopedia, there wasn't much information on other continents besides the one I was currently in. Though I found this a bit strange, I guess technology just hadn't advanced enough to have transcontinental ocean travel.

One thing that was going to be hard to get used to was the whole premise of magic in this world. If we were talking about superhuman powers, sure, the countries on Earth relied on such people.