Greatest Alchemist? Chapter 648

My Daughters Are Apparently Amazing

The Sea Serpent barbecue was very exciting.

Flora was frighteningly excited by her first time on the beach, so much so that it was difficult for her to fall asleep that night.

Even so, Beastkin children truly do grow up quickly.

She was happily running around on a sandy beach that even adults have difficulty walking on.

「Takumi-sama, you can’t think Flora was the same as ordinary Beastkin children.」
「Eh?」

The day after the barbecue, everyone was talking about the event yesterday over tea in the living room, and the topic of Flora came up, so I spoke of how amazing the growth of beastkin children was, and Marnie responded with a straight face.

「Uhh, what do you mean?」
「No matter how fast normal Rabbitkin babies grow, they couldn’t move like Flora does now.」
「I-is that so?」

Even when I looked at Marnie to see if she was joking or lying, it didn’t seem like she was.

「No matter how much she is labeled as a Beastkin, Flora is special. They don’t normally move this much.」
「I see~ Flora is amazing. Lulu, did you know?」
「Yes. Catkin babies don’t move like Flora-chan nya.」

Impressed, Akane, who had been listening in on the conversation, asked Lulu-chan, and she said that Flora was also special even compared to Catkin babies.

「Takumi-sama, Haruka and Etoile also had higher physical strength compared to other Elven and Human babies.」
「Eh? Really?」

Maria said something even more shocking.

When I looked at Sophia, she confirmed it so it must be true.

「In Haruka and Etoile’s case, they’re growing slightly faster, but it would be more fitting to say that their physical abilities were high for a baby.」

Their growth specifically was ever so slightly faster, so their bodies were not all too different from normal babies, but apparently, their ability to turn over, crawl, and stand was definitely earlier.

I didn’t know how long it took for normal babies roll over or crawl, so I never noticed.

「Hold on a minute. Haruka and Etoile can already stand?」
「Yes, Takumi-sama. It happened while you were out power leveling with Fluna and the others.」

How could this have happened? To have missed a milestone of my daughters’ growth……

「Takumi-sama, Flora was quick to speak as well.」
「So their brains are developing quickly too?」
「Akane-sama, it’s not that they grow fast, but rather that they are excellent nya?」
「About that, maybe what Lulu’s saying is right.」

As I was stunned by how little I knew about my own kids, the Great Spirits Sylph, Undine, and Dryas suddenly appeared together.

「Uwah, stop showing up out of nowhere all of a sudden.」
「It’s nothing new.」

As hopeless as it was, I protested with the three, and they dismissed it as expected.

「Now now, we came here to answer your questions, so isn’t it fine?」
「That’s right~ but that said, even we oneechans don’t know the exact answer~」
「Yes. It’s more of a guess, really.」

Undine, Dryas, and Sylph spoke as they sat down on the sofa, casually asking the maid for tea.

「So what is your guess?」
「It’s simple. The children of an outstanding father would normally inherit a portion of that ability, would they not?」
「That’s right. You may have forgotten, but you have the blessing of Goddess Norn.」
「Indeed~ Moreover, your level is at the top of this world~」

So that’s it. My body was created by Goddess Norn herself. Compared to ordinary humans, my stats were far better, and it was easier to acquire skills because of the effect of the blessing.

When I came to this world, I was just desperate to survive at first.

「Pa~ Pa~~ Ugg~~」

As I was in a daze, I didn’t notice that Flora had approached and climbed on me.

「Huh? Ahh, you want a hug? Wait, Flora!」
「Ay.」
「Y-you can talk?」
「She’s not that good yet, but she has gotten much better these past few days.」
「N-no way, I thought she could only say stuff like mama……」

I was happy she called me Papa for the first time, but I couldn’t help but be stunned at how fast she’s started talking.

Wait, Flora, she climbed on me so easily. Were babies able to do this? No, let’s not think about it. Yup, let’s just believe this was all because of Goddess Norn.

According to Sylph and the Great Spirits, her quick development did not mean that her lives were shortened, they even said it was the opposite, as she would likely live longer than normal Beastkin.

I was relieved to hear this. Because it was possible for that her lifespan would have shortened with her quick development.

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