The Looming First Awakening

Lake Myr

A yacht was leisurely drifting along with the current while a black ball was hovering above it, belting out some classic rock music. The 'Black Cherry' was a yacht personally commissioned by the house's second young master. It had a sleek matte black hull with a spotlessly white deck and embossed with the logo of a bright midday sun as a memento from Earth. From port to starboard it measured 6.5 meters while having a length of 19 meters from bow to stern. Considering that it was just a pleasure yacht designed to please a child, the draft wasn't high. But the cabin was quite huge and luxurious.

Lying on a black Yaiza under a parasol was a slightly fat kid about 116 cm tall naked from the waist up. He was dressed in black swim trunks and brown sandals while covering his face with a brown broad-brimmed cowboy hat.

Reaching out his hand and tilting back his hat, one could see an immature chubby face peeking out from under the hat. After searching for a while and not finding his quarry, he sat up and looked at the table. Looking at the empty fruit bowl, he sighed. Apart from this fat kid, only the boat's captain and a chef were onboard the Black Cherry to provide quality service as needed. Although such a small boat can be seen everywhere on Lake Myr, it was enough for Alfred to pass his days leisurely since it was just him and his crew.

...

It's been almost 4 months since Alfred transmigrated to this world, and it has indeed been showing on him. He went from a slim handsome-looking child to a plump little fatty. Not only has he been indulging in the pleasures of life accessible to a rich young master, but he has been educating Xavier about manners on a weekly basis.

If not for Xavier coming at him, again and again, every time he made some progress in his martial arts, Alfred wouldn't have bothered commissioning such a large yacht just to escape his relentless pursuit.

At first, Marshall John Gibbs refused to agree to his request. Not only would this cause the 5-year-old brat to be super lazy, but it would also reduce the pressure that the brat was putting on Xavier as well. How could he agree to such a ludicrous request?

Unfortunately for him, his wife Lisa said otherwise.

While Xavier thought that his parents didn't know of his antics, they knew every little detail that happens around the Cote de Myr. John treated Xavier as his true heir because of his exceptional martial arts talent. So how could he not monitor him? As for Alfred? The kid was too cowardly and lacked spirit so he thought it was a good idea that Xavier educates him a little.

On the other hand, Lisa cherished her baby since he was so cute and obedient. Now that she sees him standing up for himself and being assertive, naturally, she would support him. Not to mention that him not beating up her other baby is a win-win. It just goes to show that the standard of parenting really does vary by person.

...

So after a few weeks, since he got here, Alfred has been spending his days leisurely on the lake.

Unfortunately for him, one should not just look at his leisurely and relaxed attitude. In fact on the inside, anxiety and stress has been slowly killing him for the past few weeks.

'All I wanted to do was live a leisurely life... was that too much to ask for?' he sulked.

***

To understand his predicament, one must understand Planet Rivellus.

On Planet Rivellus, anyone can begin training at any age. It's just that the effect is simply magnified after the first awakening at the age of 6 when the body's energy channels are automatically opened. Not only will the first awakening open the energy channels naturally, but it also allows for the detection of the presence of dormant superpowers in the child's bloodline. By detecting the dormant superpower in the child, it allows their elders the advantage of the time to procure the necessary resources to undergo the second awakening at the age of 16.

Scientists have been researching this phenomenon for thousands of years both legally and illegally to circumvent the 10-year gap between both awakenings to forcefully awaken children and build super soldiers. After all, to them, 10 years wasted on martial arts training would be better spent on honing and controlling one's own superpower.

...

For the first time in his two lifetimes, he has had the opportunity to live a leisurely life, so it can be imagined just how stressed Alfred has been once he thought about the consequences two and a half weeks ago.

Judging by the general trend of past web novels he has read, he has concluded that there are only 2 possibilities.

Either his first awakening shows he has mediocre to no martial arts aptitude, or it puts him as a genius or super genius which would cause him to be highly appreciated by his daddy.

But to Alfred?

None of these are good!

It goes without saying what failing his awakening means. But the bigger issue is being valued by his father Blood Marshall John D. Gibbs.

Ever since the first time he taught Xavier manners, his father has been quite interested in him and began paying more attention to him than he could bear.

His situation only got worse after Lisa forced John to accede to his request for his own personal yacht and chef. Whenever he was around his father, he could always see him eyeing him covetously with a dangerous glint in his hawk-like eyes, just waiting for Alfred to land in his hands.

Because of such anxiety and stress, Alfred has not been sleeping well for the last 2 weeks. It has even gotten to the point that he has refused to set foot ashore and as a result has gained a whole 2 kg in that period.

'In what world does a pedigree fatty train martial arts? If this keeps up I might have to flee for real' Alfred muttered to himself while sipping fruit juice.