A Child's Innocence

"You didn't go back?' Drake asked as soon as Aiden and Aysel entered the hall together.

"Did you already forget that we were supposed to talk with him? Honestly, Drake, I can't fathom how you became the demon king." Aysel sighed as Drake smiled.

"Do you need me to show you how I became the demon king? I have been known to have extreme levels of strength and stamina which can defeat any opponent anywhere." Drake replied as Aysel gave him a small smile.

"I guess we will see that later on. Either you will admit defeat or I will be the one who will submit to your dominance." Aysel replied as Aiden blinked in confusion.

'Are they flirting in front of me system?' He since it was his first time seeing anyone flirt in front of him

< Yes, host, you are absolutely right. > The system replied as Aiden had another question in his mind.

'But technically, I am still a kid. I don't think they should talk like that in front of kids.' Aiden replied as he heard the system chuckle a little bit.

In the past few years, the system had slowly started feeling like a normal person. Though it still had a mechanical female voice and its way of talking was different so it felt like a crossover human and a machine.

< If a kid knows what they are talking about, he or she can no longer be considered a kid. > The system replied as Aiden fell silent.

Both Aysel and Drake were looking at him with examining eyes as though they were wondering whether they should dissect Aiden and see what he was made up of.

< Host, you have a weird imagination. > The system commented as Aiden didn't reply.

He instead opened his mouth as Aysel and Drake both raised their eyes since they were expecting him to speak something. But unfortunately, that didn't happen.

"Ahh… Ahh... ACHOO!" Aiden sneezed loudly as Drake and Aysel's faces turned blank.

'Damn it!' Aiden thought aloud as he glanced at his parents' expressions.

< You only sneezed host. It's not like you dropped a nuclear bomb here and no, I am not talking about the destruction-causing bomb that causes a fire explosion. > The system commented as Aiden had the sudden urge to smack the letter screen in front of his face.

"Um, what did you want to talk about?" He mustered some courage and spoke as Drake and Aysel exchanged a glance.

"You understood what we were talking about?" Drake asked with narrowed eyes as Aiden felt his heartbeat speed up.

"Yessss?" He slowly replied as Aysel and Drake exchanged another glance.

'System, please don't tell me that they were talking in another language especially a code one.' Aiden said to the system as he had a feeling that he had just heard his parents speak in a different language.

< Um, you are correct host. > The system's reply confirmed his theory and this time, he certainly felt like punching the system.

< Well, now we know that they were at least flirting in a different language. > The system added as Aiden's cheek twitched slightly.

'That's what you care about?! Do you know what things might happen now?!' Aiden roared as his parents were now whispering something among themselves.

< No host, I am not a future teller. Of course, I don't know what will happen now. > The system replied as Aiden's cheek twitched again.

'Then what the hell do you know? I thought you were some extremely old person who knew everything. Turns out you don't know anything.' Aiden said with a sigh since there was nothing he could do about it.

< I know everything host or at least I sued to know everything. If not for them removing my memories, I would have- > The system began to say but suddenly realized what it had said.

'Now that's interesting system. I didn't know you had your memories completely wiped out. No wonder you don't know anything.' Aiden replied in a half-smug tone as the system fell silent.

"Aiden, did you understand what we talked about right now?" Drake suddenly asked as Aiden understood what his father really wanted to ask.

"Yes father, I understood what you meant. Mother was talking about how strong you are and how you two will battle later on. Can I please come to see the battle?" Aiden asked in an innocent tone as Drake smiled and looked at Aysel.

"You can watch the battle Aiden but we will battle each other many months later. But for now, please stand there for a few minutes while we discuss something." Aysel replied to his question as she and Drake were convinced of Aiden's innocent mind.

They then started talking with each other.

'If only I was that innocent.' Aiden thought with a sigh.

< I wish that was true too host. How inspecting your parents are about your activities. > The system replied as Aiden suddenly frowned.

'What did you say?' He asked in a slow tone as he had a good guess of what the system would reply with. And if it would be true, he might complain about it to Infini. And would ask her if he could somehow fight the system.

< You know what I am talking about host. How under the covers of the blankets, during night time. Your thoughts run wild and how you then sit up and slowly raise your hand and… > the system began saying as Aiden was ready to call upon Infini.

< You start practicing your shadow skills. > The system finished as Aiden blinked in confusion.

'That was not the answer I was expecting...' He sad back to the system as he heard it chuckle.

< You have a perverted mind host. > The system said replied as Aiden sighed.

'You are the one who is making me think such things. I am an innocent child system.' Aiden replied as he thought how he had almost called upon Infini. But now, he didn't think that he needed to do that.

< Innocent mind? If your mind is innocent host, then I am a legal loli. > The system said as Aiden suddenly felt offended.

'Of course, I am innocent. Though I meant physically. I can't say anything about my mental innocence…' Aiden replied as the system went silent again.

< I am pulling up the records of your previous life host. Let me see if you are telling the truth or not. > The system suddenly replied as Aiden looked bewildered.

'You can do that?!' He asked in a baffled tone as he could almost imagine the system acting smug.

< Yes, host, I can do that. After all, I have to know whether the person was a pervert or something like that in his or her last life, I am technically a guiding system too. > The system replied as Aiden felt like laughing out loud

'If you were the system guiding an innocent individual, and I mean both mentally and physically, he or she would definitely grow up to become a pervert.' Aiden replied with a mental chuckle.

< I feel hurt, host. > The system replied in a pained tone as Aiden felt like rolling his eyes.

'You are bad at faking things and lying system.' He replied as the system didn't reply to him for many minutes.

< Ok host, now I have your data so let see your romance life. You had… ninety-six crushes! > The system said in a baffled tone as Aden coughed mentally.

'System, if you can check who they were, try seeing the.' Aiden repaid as the system went silent and started checking the data.

< I can't believe it… All of them were anime waifus?! > The system sounded even more baffled as Aiden sighed at its words.

'What did you expect? I had no friends at all, much less crushes. The only girl I ever even knew about was my long-time friend who died at the beginning of my high school…' Aiden replied as the system didn't know what to say.

It started checking the data again and found out that what Aiden was saying was true. His friend had lung cancer and she could only live till the age of fifteen. She hadn't told Aiden about it until a few days before her dying time.

< Now I feel sad host. > The system replied in a slow voice as Aiden chuckled humorlessly.

'Don't worry about it system. I have moved away from that long away.' Aiden replied as he then turned towards his parents who looked as though they were ready to talk to him.

"Aiden, have you ever wanted to accumulate massive power? Or perhaps about something else" Drake suddenly asked in a slow voice as Aiden felt his head hurting slightly.

'What is happening?' He thought to himself as his headache increased and his vision started getting blurry.

"Think about it carefully son." Aysel said one last time before Aiden blacked out.