Chapter 73 73: Sif’s Second Son, Holy Shit! Another A-rank Talent Giant Tribe Child?
Ike handed the matter of the children's training over to Selina.
Of course.
Selina did not immediately start some high-intensity education.
The children were only a few years old, after all. Such a thing was naturally impossible. She would only plan things out, determine the children's futures, and then slowly guide them. That was the core. Of course, she would not directly begin some hellish teaching method.
If Selina truly did that, Ike would make Selina completely become a machine.
The Totto Land sea area.
It had always been peaceful.
Of course.
Every now and then, pirates or people from the underground world would appear to cause trouble.
However.
As time passed, these people were fundamentally not worth mentioning. After all! In the face of absolute strength, garbage like them was simply not worth mentioning. At the two entrances of the Totto Land sea area, whether it was the large entrance or the hidden entrance, Ike had constructed extremely complete cannon batteries. Moreover, they were equipped with the most astonishing weapons available on the market. After Wano Country's craftsmen modified them, their power, range, and all other aspects had been improved.
Hehehe~~~
So, those who died would not even know how they died.
As for those capable of breaking through such a blockade?
Were they sick?! They knew that the Totto Land sea area was the territory of the Edward Family. One of the Edward brothers, the elder brother Whitebeard, was a member of the Rocks Pirates, a genuine monster. Under such circumstances, going to cause trouble? Were they seeking death?!
The powerful would not come to cause trouble, and the weak were merely sending themselves to die.
Naturally.
The Totto Land sea area remained peaceful and stable.
April 11th, Year 1473 of the Sea Circle Calendar.
This day.
The weather was still normally calm and sunny.
Since last night, Sif had already begun showing signs of labor and was preparing to give birth. She had been struggling until now, but the child had still not truly been born.
However.
According to the doctors, it was already close. The child was gradually being born.
Ike stood quietly outside the delivery room, his expression calm. He simply waited quietly, because he knew that nothing would happen. Whether it was Sif or the child, both were very stable and safe. There would not be any problems.
Aside from that!
After all, he already had so many children now. Although Ike loved each of his children equally, his personality had stabilized in this regard. He would not become so excited anymore.
"My lord!"
"Den Den Mushi!"
The young maid brought over the special Den Den Mushi that looked like crystal and bore the Edward Family emblem.
Ike connected the Den Den Mushi and said helplessly, "Big brother, what is it?"
"Gurararara~~~"
Newgate's bold laughter came through, and he said carelessly, "This old man heard that my sister-in-law is about to give birth, so of course I specifically asked! What's the situation?!"
"The child hasn't been born yet…"
"He's born!"
"He's born!"
Just as Ike finished answering, the doctor walked out of the delivery room and said respectfully, "My lord, Madam, Madam Sif has given birth. It is a young master. Mother and son are safe! Mother and son are safe!"
"Good."
Selina immediately began arranging matters, while Ike directly said, "Big brother, you heard that, right? The child is born. Mother and son are safe. Alright! I won't waste words."
"Gurararara~~~"
"No problem!"
"No problem!"
Newgate hung up the Den Den Mushi, extremely happy. To him, as long as his family was safe and sound, that was the best thing.
Ike shook his head and handed the Den Den Mushi to the young maid, then brought Selina into the delivery room.
Inside the delivery room, compared to her first childbirth, Sif looked a little weaker this time.
That was normal. After all, Sif had struggled for even longer this time.
"Husband."
"Sister."
Sif lay on the hospital bed and looked at the two of them with a smile. On the other baby bed, a small infant lay there obediently. Selina walked forward to comfort Sif.
"Sif!" Ike looked at Sif and asked gently, "How does your body feel?"
"Mm~~~"
Sif smiled and shook her head. "Husband, it is nothing. I only feel a little weak, but this does not count for much."
"As long as you're fine." Ike smiled and nodded. At the same time, he said, "Little Eleven, come in. It's fine now."
"Father!"
"Mother!"
"Aunt!"
The two-year-old Bertolt obediently walked in. Now that he was two years old, he truly looked sturdy and adorable. Moreover, as he grew older, the Titan form he had once been unable to control could now be perfectly controlled.
After all!
To put it plainly, that was Bertolt's talent, a talent he was born with. Naturally, if he wanted to control it, he could control it casually. Bertolt first looked at his mother, then ran to the baby bed and looked at his younger brother.
Seeing this familiar scene, Selina could not help covering her mouth and laughing softly. It was truly exactly the same as Lily back then.
Sif did not mind either. In the Edward Family, the bonds between brothers and sisters had always been very good. This was very normal.
"So ugly!"
Bertolt looked at his younger brother and made the same comment Lily had made when she first saw her younger brother.
"Hehehe~~~"
After a brief silence, Ike, Selina, and Sif could not help laughing and shaking their heads. It was truly a familiar remark! It really made people feel far too familiar.
Ike did not care about Bertolt's comment either. Instead, he looked at the panel before his eyes.
[Edward Reiner]
[Identity: Twenty-Third Son]
[Birthday: April 11th, Year 1473 of the Sea Circle Calendar]
[Talent: A Armored Titan]
[Aptitude: A]
"Mm~~~"
Looking at this talent, Ike raised an eyebrow and thought secretly, "Another A-rank talent?"
To be honest!
Ike understood very well that A-rank talent was already extremely astonishing.
Lily, Aku, and Little Jashin-chan all had S-rank talents, but that was due to their own special circumstances.
There was no need to mention Lily and Aku. Both of them had obtained S-rank talents through the templates rewarded by the System.
As for Little Jashin-chan?
One could only say that this naturally produced S-rank talent child was truly very…
Forget it!
So!
A-rank talent was actually already extremely astonishing. There were actually very few B-rank talents in the family. In terms of B-rank talents, there were only five children. The rest were all C-rank talents. And including this child, there were also five A-rank talents.
Remi's twin daughters, Ram and Rem, could be set aside for now.
Little Mo purely possessed A-rank talent because part of the power Lily left behind had remained.
However!
Sif's two children were both actually A-rank talents. His eleventh son, Bertolt, possessed the A-rank talent: Colossal Titan.
His twenty-third son possessed the A-rank talent: Armored Titan.
"And…"
Ike was thinking, and as he did, the three people in the delivery room did not disturb him. After Bertolt looked at his younger brother, he left. Boring! Boring! He was going off to play. His younger brother did not look especially good.
"Husband?"
Seeing Ike think for a long time, Selina asked softly, "Are you alright?"
"Ah!" Ike came back to his senses and shook his head. "I'm fine. This child will be called Reiner, Edward Reiner."
"Alright!"
Hearing Ike's words, Sif naturally would not object. Selina also smiled and nodded. After confirming Reiner's name and letting Sif rest properly, Ike also left with Selina.
After leaving the delivery room.
Ike was still thinking about something. Selina did not ask too much and merely said softly, "Husband, this concubine will go arrange the follow-up matters."
"Alright."
Ike nodded, and Selina left as well to handle the follow-up matters. The affairs in the hospital all needed to be handled.
Last time!
Bertolt had suddenly transformed into a Titan, becoming a super terrifying giant sixty meters tall. If Sif had not reacted quickly enough, the result would not have been as simple as the hospital being destroyed.
Precisely because of that.
Selina arranged for the doctors to move Sif and Reiner, mother and son, into a ward specially prepared for Giants. Its length, width, and height were all one hundred meters. This was a ward specially built for Sif after the hospital had been destroyed last time.
Regarding this!
Sif was very helpless. Did every child of hers suddenly have to become a giant?
Sif had only just finished complaining when, while she and Selina were still chatting, before everyone's eyes, Reiner suddenly became different. The infant's body suddenly transformed into an enormous Giant form, possessing a terrifying height of fifteen meters. Moreover! His entire body was covered in hardened skin that resembled armor.
It truly looked shocking.
"Hehehe~~~"
Selina was not too shocked. Instead, she chuckled and said, "Sister, this concubine said that the room that needed to be prepared still had to be prepared. Sure enough! Your children are all extremely outstanding."
"Seriously…"
Sif was also extremely helpless. She could only return to her Giant form to deal with her son.
Very soon.
Reiner also returned to infant form and began crying loudly. After eating, he became obedient. Just like with her eldest son Bertolt two years ago, Sif arranged everything properly for Reiner before finally nodding and saying, "Sister, don't worry. Everything has been handled."
"Good." Selina also smiled and shook her head. "This concubine is not worried that problems will appear. Just don't let the child get hurt. Rest properly."
"Mm~~~"
Sif smiled. After arranging for the young maids to take good care of Sif, Selina also left.
Sif looked at Reiner in her arms, her expression extremely gentle. These were all her children! Whether it was her eldest son or her second son, both were outstanding enough. Mixed-blood children of humans and Giants who possessed controllable human and Giant forms?!
It was not that such beings had never appeared in history, but ah! They were an extremely rare type among the Giant Tribe, so rare that only very few had appeared across their long history.
Yet her two children both possessed such talent?
This result truly made one feel happy!
"Mm~~~"
Ike sat on the sofa in his study, hands resting on his thighs, seemingly thinking about something. His eyes narrowed slightly, and he considered many things in his heart.
"Bertolt."
"Reiner."
"Although…"
"The names I gave them indeed came from that world, it can't really be happening according to what I'm thinking, right?"
Ike could not help murmuring.
After all!
In a certain world, there were the Nine Titans. His first child's talent was Colossal Titan, so he gave him the name Bertolt. His second child's talent ended up being Armored Titan, so he gave him the name Reiner.
If the third child, fourth child, fifth child, and so on really followed what he imagined, then that would truly make him say holy shit!
Could it be nine A-rank talent mixed-blood children of humans and Giants who could control their transformations?!
Good grief!
Even without thinking too much, one could know how astonishing this talent, ability, and every other aspect would be.
Ike deeply exhaled a breath of turbid air, rubbed the space between his brows, and murmured, "It can't really be happening according to what I'm thinking, right? Wait… Let me calm down."
Ike stood up and took out a specially made cigarette from the West Blue from the drawer of his desk. After lighting it skillfully, as he inhaled and exhaled smoke, the flavor of the cigarette filtered through his lungs, and his originally chaotic mind calmed down.
[Edward Ike]
[Identity: Head of the Edward Family]
[Daughters: 9]
[Sons: 23]
[Spiritual Energy: Level 26]
[Life Energy: Level 44]
[Three Types of Haki: Level 26]
Ike slightly calmed his thoughts and looked at his attribute panel. With Reiner's birth, his Life Energy level had increased by three.
However!
As his Life Energy became more and more powerful, this kind of level increase no longer caused him such terrifying pain. It was no longer like the first strengthening, where he hurt so badly that he felt half-dead and could barely withstand it.
"According to my calculations," Ike murmured softly, "as my Life Energy rises, the speed at which it transforms my wives and concubines will also become faster and faster. They will absorb my Life Energy more quickly."
"At the same time!"
Ike murmured, "After they become pregnant again, the children's talents will also become more outstanding. Of course! This only means the probability of the children having outstanding talents has increased, not that they will completely reach a certain level."
Ike understood this very clearly. If, at the beginning, the chance of him naturally producing an S-rank talent child had been 0%, then now, it was probably around 5%. It seemed like the probability was still very low, but! One must not forget that the greatest gap was actually between 0 and 1.
"Judging by the current Life Energy level…"
Ike placed the cigarette in the ashtray and murmured, "Sif's own talent is also outstanding enough, and she is royalty of the Giant Tribe. In that case! The possibility that every child in the future will possess one of the Nine Titans as an A-rank talent is extremely high."
"Mm~~~"
Ike had only just been trying to relax himself, of course not truly thinking about this matter.
To be precise!
Ike was thinking about it very carefully.
"If!" Ike considered it carefully and thought secretly, "If it really follows what I'm considering, and the talents of the Nine Titans are all genuine A-rank talents, then…"
"Wait…"
"Wait…"
Thinking to this point, Ike rubbed the space between his brows. He also patted his head, forcing himself to clear his mind as he murmured, "This isn't how it should be calculated! Talents themselves do not have a hierarchy of noble and lowly. Perhaps these talents can correspond to abilities from countless worlds, but! In essence, their levels are different. All levels are calculated according to this world's system."
Ike constantly reminded himself of this issue. Although his children's talents were very similar to the abilities of countless worlds, and although he had given them the same names…
But!
But!
But!
Important things needed to be said three times. One must never forget that this level and upper limit were fundamentally completely different.
Do not judge by whether the abilities were similar. Instead, one had to look at the talent's rank. This was planned and determined according to this world, not the original world. Ike needed to remind himself not to make mistaken judgments, and even more so not to directly make nesting-doll assumptions. That would not mean much.
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