Greetings noble readers,

I almost don't publish this weekend, because I've been sick for 13 DAYS! Nothing serious, it was the flu with a sore throat and I'm still not 100%, that's hell.

I was so bad at first that I had lost my appetite, but enough whining, let's get to the chapter...

After my sisters said goodbye I received a medication that made me sleepy, without having a chance to fight sleep I closed my eyes only to open them again amid that white vastness full of nothing in my adult form. After such an intense and emotional day, I think it's better not to brood over thoughts and emotions alone in the middle of nowhere.

- Skip Dream. - I shouted out loud.

Skip Dream:

The user activated their dream skip ability.

I woke up feeling much better, after a very bland breakfast, after all, I was still recovering from a coma, I decided to check my QUESTS to pass the time while I was alone.

!QUEST LOG!

ACTIVE QUESTS:

WHERE AM I? WHO AM I?

GO BIG OR GO HOME

COMPLETED QUESTS:

TUTORIAL.

!QUEST LOG!

Wait a minute, the quest "WHERE AM I? WHO AM I?" was about me finding out where I was and who I was, now I know I am in remnant and also that I am Rouge Arc member of the arc family. I take a deep breath and calm my spirits before reaching out my arm and leaning against the quest in question.

!WHERE AM I? WHO AM I?!

You are a stranger in an unknown land, information about you and your whereabouts is vitally important.

Objective:

[X] Find out your name.

[X] Find out the name of the world where you are.

Bonus Objective:

[X] Discover the information in less than 24 hours.

Rewards: Unlocking SKILLS; + 100 XP

Bonus Reward: +1 EP

Accept Reward

!WHERE AM I? WHO AM I?!

I accept the rewards with high expectations and open my Status window.

!STATUS!

Name: Rouge Arc

Title: "Dream Wanderer"

XXBLOCKEDXX

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PDR: 0,1% XXBLOCKEDXX

MIGHT: 1

AGILITY: 1

MENTAL: 8

XXBLOCKEDXX

EP: 1

XP: 100

!STATUS!

The blue holographic screen appeared in front of me, I didn't need to say the command, I could already tell that I can think and it happens, but the excitement spoke louder. And only now do I notice that my voice was high, shrill, and thin… wait a minute, no, no, NO! I screamed in my mind, it dawned on me that I'm going to have to go through puberty again, shit, isn't it going to be any fun having to deal with pimples, voice change, that thin little weird teen mustache, and school again? Saphron said I'm 7 years old, does that mean I have at least ten more years of forced study?

For the love of Monty Oum, may the education system in Vale be better than the Brazilian one.

I look back at my STATUS page and the first change I notice is my name on display now, XP has gone up by 100 points and the extra point and EP I got is down there too ok and I didn't go up of level? Do I have levels? If I had levels, would I have a class too? That would be good, who knows if I could get more powers and abilities, becoming a Hunter would be much easier that way, but it's no use just speculating without more information, later I see better this question of level and class, now I'm interested in SKILLS.

!SKILLS!

Combat:

Physical:

Technical:

Social:

Knowledge:

!SKILLS!

It's not locked, but I don't have any SKILL? I must have some skill? New life, new skills to learn, I suppose.

And I was forgetting, I have EXTRA POINT, I can spend it on MIGHT, AGILITY or MENTAL… I can also save it and spend it later too, I'm not sure whether or not I can increase my attribute points through training and has a chance to get more hard each time the number gets higher.

PING!

+1 MENTAL

Interesting, it's like the system is rewarding me for my train of thought.

- Good morning Rosinho. - The door was opened in a sudden movement announcing that Saphron had entered my room followed by Verte.

It was already the third day that I had woken up and besides my mother, I had only personally met Saphron and Verte. Where's the rest of my family, I should have 7 sisters and 1 brother, right?

- Today I brought you an apple, let me just peel it. - Said Saphron with a smile on his face and the red fruit in question in his hand.

- No need, I like it with peel. - I replied to her in a friendly tone.

Saphron pulled a chair up next to my bed, held my hand, and looking into my eyes said.

- Rouge I'm your sister, I do these things for you because I care about you, I love you Rosinho, you don't have to be apprehensive thinking you're giving us trouble.

Jesus this girl is an angel, that was very sweet, gentle, and maybe too intense. I even get emotional, not to the point of crying, but my eyes almost get teary. Was I such a crybaby in my past life? Or is it because I'm a kid now?

- Thank you, but I like it with the peel, just cut it into 4 parts and remove the pits that are all right. - I said in an assertive tone for her to make sure I liked it that way.

She opened it, smiled at me, and started to cut the apple the way I had described it.

- No problem Rosinho I just thought it was weird, I could have sworn you preferred to eat an apple without the peel. - Said Saphron as she cut the apple in half.

My older sister's words made me think that maybe the old Rouge liked it and I didn't, the idea that I stole a life comes back to my mind, is it like I killed him and took his life for myself? Am I a parasitic soul who stole an innocent child's identity?

- Hey! Are you okay? - Asked Verte.

When I turn to my sisters I feel the tear running down my cheek. Dammit, I have to change the subject, what can I say that will distract them? I'll have to drop a bomb now.

- What happened to Jaune? - I'm not proud to do this to them, out of nowhere to ask such a heavy question, but I can't think of anything else.

In response, Saffron dropped the knife to the floor as she stared at me in amazement.

- Rouge this matter is delicate and you are still recovering. - Said the other sister trying to change the subject, her voice came out a little shaky and she didn't look me in the eyes.

- Alright, I won't touch this subject anymore, what happened to me?

They once again looked at me in amazement, Saphron closed her eyes and took a deep breath before answering me.

- You know how to ask difficult questions.

New Social Skill: Persuasion

I didn't have time to check out my new SKILL, because Saphron pulled my attention as she continued.

- Rosinho, you don't remember anything? - Asked Sapron.

- Sorry, I don't have any memory before waking up in the hospital, maybe that's why you find my mannerisms and the idiosyncrasies of my conduct so aberrant.

New Social Skill: Dissimulation

Maybe I overdid it by paying a verbose asshole, but maybe then they'll start treating me less like a child.

- Alright, I'll tell you some parts of the story, in the future I'll tell you all the details. You and Jaune were inseparable friends, and as well as brothers you were twins. - The older sister continued. were we? I try to open my mouth to question her, but I'm answered before I even ask.

- Yes Rouge, unfortunately, Jaune is no longer with us. - Verte said that now she was sitting on the edge of my bed.

- What happened to him? How long has he been dead? - Once again I was getting too emotional, I didn't even know him, but for some reason, I felt distressed, sad, and desperate to hear of my brother's death.

- Calm down Rosinho, you are still recovering tomorrow is your first physiotherapy session, the last thing you need right now is to stress. - Saphron informed me.

- Physiotherapy?

- You spent 2 weeks in a coma, and your muscles are atrophied. - Said Verte.

- But I managed to go to the bathroom this morning without feeling pain.

She stopped for a second and looked me in the eye with a raised eyebrow.

- Okay... there's no use being macho with me, young man, maybe you can even get up without help, but you can't even get to the bathroom, let alone pee alone. - Verte replied in a mocking tone.

In response, I just jumped out of bed, bent down, and picked up the knife that Saphron still hadn't retrieved, put it in her hand, and with great difficulty I managed to jump into bed again, being seven years old again sucks, body too small and everything is out of reach.

- How did you do it? - Asked Verte.

- I jumped out of bed, bent down, and picked up the knife. - I replied to her with a mischievous smile mocking my sister.

Verte looked me in the eyes and frowned, and asked me in a serious tone.

- Rouge, how did you recover so fast?

- I hum... - I stuttered a little at Verte's intimidating tone. - I don't know.

- Rouge this is serious, enough with the jokes, did someone here awaken your Aura without the consent of the Arc family? - Verte didn't even blink as he stared at me waiting for my answer. - Someone can be arrested for this, speak at once.

Awakening someone's aura leads to jail? But in the series Pyrrha awakened Jaune's Aura without permission from an authority, damn she did it without even his consent, I straighten my posture and look Verte in the eye before answering her.

- I don't know if my Aura was awakened or not, so I also don't know how I recovered so quickly from muscle atrophy. - Despite my voice being thin I tried to project seriousness into it, without blinking and without shaking.

Verte huffed through her nose and after a few more minutes of staring at me she relaxed the muscles in her face, approached me, and stroked my head.

- It's okay Rosinho, even if someone had awakened your Aura you wouldn't be in trouble, just the unfortunate who did it without authorization. - Verte said taking his hand off my head.

Just when I thought the situation had calmed down, Saphron's voice caught my attention.

- You look different Rosinho. - Said Saphron in a melancholy way.

-I'm sorry…

She noticed my discomfort and smiled in my direction placing her index finger on my lips to silence me.

- You have to stop apologizing Rouge. - She was smiling but the melancholy was still evident in her eyes. - You went through… - Her voice faltered for a moment, I even understand her hesitation, I hope I never need to explain to a child how she almost died.

Saphron looked in Verte's direction, perhaps looking for some sort of help in the situation she found herself in, but the younger sister only shrugged.

- What matters is that you are alive and your family loves you very much. - replied Sapron.

- At least most of your sisters.

- VERTE!

- Am I lying now? If Blanche manages to stay sober for 5 minutes I doubt she'll use them to say she loves her family.

While the two sisters discussed I get distracted with my thoughts, I'm really lucky, I was reincarnated in another world in a new life, Saphron is a badass, a great mother even before she became a mother, she is kind, affectionate, attentive and supporter. Adrian Cotta-Arc you are very lucky to have her as a mother. I mean one day you'll be lucky to have her as a mother? Time travel is confusing.

- Since I heal so fast, I probably won't need physical therapy...

- Hehe, glad you didn't lose your sense of humor Rosinho, you being able to walk just means we can skip the simple bed exercises and go straight to the standing ones. - Saphron replied smiling at me.

Funny, smiling like that she looks like Nazaré Tedesco… nah, it must be just my impression.

I was wrong about Saphron, this woman is the incarnation of ALL Soap Operas and Disney villains.

- Come on, you can do it Rosinho, inhale and release the air slowly 'pouting' with your mouth.

The very next day this torture called physical therapy began.

I ended up finding out that I'm admitted to the Vale Pacific Hospital in Vale city which is the capital of the Vale Kingdom… someone must like the name Vale.

Saphron is a med student here and so she is accompanying me as I blow into a pipe to lift balls, they call it the Breathing Exerciser, it was the last treatment exercise of my physical therapy.

- Focus here Rouge, otherwise, you won't have your gelatin.

I look at her with a raised eyebrow.

- I'm a serious, young man.

Sometimes I forget that the body I inhabit now is that of a 7-year-old and that's why everyone will treat me like a 7-year-old, my dignity was extinguished when a 50-year-old nurse gave me a hose bath yesterday, a digital ping, and a blue window popped up in front of me.

+1 MIGHT

1 week of physical therapy to earn a measly 1 MIGHT attribute point? Holy shit what a fucking system, if you wanna fuck you could at least kiss me first!

- Well done Rouge, your breathing capacity is almost on the same level as your medical check-up at the beginning of the year.

- Wonderful. - I tried to temper the sarcasm, but it was difficult, I was exhausted.

The exercises weren't too difficult or strenuous, but I was a 7-year-old in a coma, and my condition was pretty deplorable as far as… muscle capacity? It's really weird how fast I'm getting muscle tone back. Saphron stopped smiling as he turned his gaze to my chart on a sort of transparent tablet.

- Hey Saphron, is there something wrong with me?

- You look great, relax, you are walking in stride towards a complete recovery.

She didn't look me in the eye when she said that and she hid the tablet behind her back, is she lying or is she hiding something, or both.

- Saphron you can tell the truth, what's wrong with me.

+1 Level: Persuasion

She took a deep breath before looking into my face and giving me an answer.

- That's the problem, you're almost 100%, you could have left yesterday.

This news put a smile on my face, after all, I'm in another world damn it, I can't stand being in this hospital anymore, I want to go out and explore one of the biggest metropolises of Remnant.

- But I pulled some strings and you're going to spend two more days under observation.

- Huh? But…

- You need to understand Rouge, this is not normal, you recovered very quickly.

- Is it bad that I'm getting better?

- No Rouge, it's great that you're okay, but you don't have Aura and your recovery almost compares to someone with Aura awakened.

Once again it is mentioned, Aura, the inherent power of the Humans and Faunus of the world of Remnant, increases the strength and agility of its users and can also be used to protect them from damage caused by their enemies.

- This is unprecedented and is something that the mother and I are hiding from the records.

- Why are you hiding it from the hospital?

- Do you want to spend the rest of your life as a lab rat for the Kingdom of Atlas?

Okay, at least she has a good reason.

- Wait, you can't just wake up my Aura, then the hospital would only think that I healed quickly because of her.

Saphron frowned and looked at me with a little disappointment in his eyes.

- Firstly I would only do something as dangerous as "awakening your aura" if you risked your life, secondly it is a crime to awaken the aura of anyone under 18 and thirdly our mother made us all, your dear sisters, swear they wouldn't awaken your aura or help you train to be a hunter.

- Is awakening someone's Aura dangerous? Why is it a crime to awaken the Aura of someone under the age of 18? Why did our mother make you swear that?

+1 Level : Persuasion

She looked at me tenderly and a little irritation on her face.

- Okay, okay, but let's go to your room first, there we'll talk about it.

The walk through the hospital corridors towards my room was the longest 10 minutes of my life, the entire way Saphron wouldn't look me in the eye despite holding my hand whenever a doctor or Saphrom's colleague stopped her in the hallway to talk, she put a fake smile on her face and introduced me and told me why I was here in the hospital, of course she didn't give details, I still didn't know what had happened to me and how Jaune had died.

As soon as we entered the room Saphron picked me up and put me on the bed.

- I'm getting fed up with sitting on this fucking bed. - I spoke with a sulky face.

- Rosinho

- Oops…

- What foul mouth is this? Who taught you to talk like that? Was it Blanche? I know, she's a bad influence... - She started to speak and... I think she's turning red with anger, she stops talking for a second and points her finger at me and says. -If you say that again I will wash your mouth with soap.

Oh shit, I forgot that children don't swear like a public school teacher pissed off at the government.

- Sorry, Saphron. - I replied to my sister looking down, I was really ashamed of my conduct.

I don't know what the ethics and morals of this world are like, the norms of social conduct can be so different that I run the risk of being seen as a savage.

- Returning to your questions, the reason why it's dangerous to awaken someone's aura and why we shouldn't do it with a minor is the same, you attract Grimm.

Finally, someone mentioned them, Grimm, monsters that inhabit the world of Remanent, created by the God of Darkness.

They are described as "Creatures of Destruction" who have no soul, therefore they are unable to use Aura, beings who are attracted to negative feelings such as envy, sadness, hatred, etc…

- I thought Grimms were attracted to negative emotions.

- That's true, but people with Aura awakened have their negative and positive emotions more "outbreak" than people without Aura, that's why it's dangerous, that's why we don't awaken Aura from anyone, that's why minors who aren't training to be hunters they cannot have their Aura awakened, at least 13 years to have their Aura awakened.

- Do you have Aura?

Saphron closed his eyes and shook his head in the negative before answering me.

- No, I never wanted to be a hunter, so I never tried to awaken my aura.

- And why did the mother forbid you to awaken my aura or train me?

Saphron took a deep breath and continued to answer my questions.

-She didn't say why, but I'm sure it's because we've already lost Noire and Jaune, she doesn't want anyone else in the family to die, especially her heir.

The pain of losing two children would make a mother decide as drastic as imposing herself on the possible dreams that her other children may have, wait…, did she say that I am the heir?

- Am I the heir of the Arc family?

- Yeah. - Said Saphron smiling in a joking way to me.

- But we are so many and I'm not the youngest?

- You are one of the youngest, but you are the only man now, the responsibility of carrying the name Arc is yours.

Wow, what a backward way of thinking, what if a daughter is more competent than her son to become the heir, what the fuck what if the son doesn't want to be the heir?

- But our mother is the matriarch of the family, why don't one of you take on that role? Why does it have to be a man?

- It's not that simple Rosinho, our mother became the matriarch because her only brother died and despite having no "legal complications" in a woman being the heiress, it doesn't mean she doesn't have "political complications".

Saphron put his hand behind his head and scratched the back of his neck.

- Let's do the following, when you're older I'll explain the situation better.

How strange, in the series Weiss was the heir to the Schnee family after Winter joined the army, was the nobility of Vale that different? On second thought, was the Schnee family of the nobility and bourgeoisie? Wait… what about what I want? I want to be an heir? It would be a way to have my future guaranteed access to resources and political and monetary power.

Being the heir was a tempting idea, but something inside me said this was wrong, that I didn't want this, that I wanted…

- I want to become a Hunter.

Wait a minute, did I say that? And why did I say it out loud? The words just came out of my mouth without me even thinking about them, don't get me wrong I think I want to be a hunter, it would be cool to be a hero like the books, movies, and comics I consumed in my other life, but this one world is dangerous and I think its a little different from the RWBY show, I need more information before making such an important decision...

- It's not an easy life Rosinho - Saphron's face was serious and intense she looked at me with a coldness that reminded me of my new mother, the Lord Councilor. - It's a life where many die young and those who reach old age have deep scars on both their bodies and their minds.

Her serious air was so different than it was 10 minutes ago, I swallowed hard and looked at her and said.

- I still want to be a hunter.

- Why?- Her question came in such a quick and dry way that it even took me by surprise.

- I want to be a great hero and help people…

- You don't need to become a Hunter to help people, as an heir the political career will be something easy for you, and in the future, you can save hundreds or maybe thousands of people with a simple signature on a paper.

Her gaze was serious, intense, cold, and devoid of any compassion, I begin to understand how intimidating women of the Arc family can be, even the sweetest and most loving ones.

- If what you want is to help people forget about your silly and childish dream, focus on becoming a worthy heir to the Arc name, it's not your destiny to become a Hunter.

The word destiny began to echo in the back of my mind than a strange noise.

PING!

"Sometimes there is nothing we can my son, fate calls and the person goes."

- FUCK DESTINY IN THE ASS! I'm going to become a hunter, I'm going to help people, I'm going to prove to you and that COW of our mother that I can be a hero.

Memories of a forgotten past:

Does your past come back to haunt you or help you? Fragments of memories from your other life can reach you in your new life, they can be a blessing and give you experience to face new problems or be a burden and make your life even more difficult.

Okay I admit that at least half of what was said had my intention behind it, I want to be a hero and the profanity sure came from me but shouting it out loud, my desire to want to help people, a ping sounded before me having heard the voice and this window appeared, was I influenced by a memory of my past life?

Saphron was stunned by my statement or the way I said it, really needing to cool off with the profanity, it's very strange for a child to be cursing like a frustrated artist working in a marketing office, and believe me I know a lot of bad words.

- Your journey will be difficult. - Her voice was calm and melancholy, and she looked at me with tears in her eyes - Even if you had access to the Arc family resources, even if you had help from your sisters or any other professional we were going to hire would already be an arduous effort Rouge. Besides the Grimms you'd have to deal with people, you'd have to kill.

PING!

"Death is just another solution."

The voice of memory that played in my thoughts filled my being with fury, the rage was such that my indignation was uttered with a scream.

- NO!

- What?

- I would never take someone's life so lightly, mistakes have to be corrected in life, if you kill someone, you stole that person, give them a chance to redeem themselves, everyone deserves a second chance. - I finished ranting with eyes and closed fists.

Shit, shit, shit, shit! I talked too much, I talked too much, I talked too much, I talked too much!

Ever since I woke up she's been nothing but kind and understanding to me and the first time she stood up to me I yelled at her? I suck, who was the idiot that thought I deserved a second chance?

My self-deprecating thoughts are interrupted as I am enveloped in a loving embrace.

She was crying softly in my ear.

I'm an animal, I thought I was going to make her mad at me, but I'm not going to do it worse, I make her cry.

- I'm so happy Rosinho.

What?

- You are too young to know the difficulties a Hunter faces. - Now that I paid attention her cry didn't seem to be of sadness, it seemed to be of relief. - But just the fact that you understand how precious life is… makes me so proud of you Rouge.

We held each other for a few minutes until Saphron released me.

- I'm sorry Rouge, funny right? The right thing would be for the older sister to be strong and give her sister a shoulder the youngest cry.

- Don't be ashamed of it my sister, you need to be strong to show your vulnerability, it's brave and very beautiful that you trust me to show this side of you.

Saphron wiped the tears from her face with her shirt sleeve, looked at me, and said.

- You've changed Rosinho, you've matured, it's sad that it happened so fast, but I see that you're becoming someone very special.

The moment was very touching, but I think I'd better change the subject, I don't want her asking questions about my sudden maturity.

- And don't worry about me, even without your help I'll become the greatest Hunter of all time. - I finished the sentence by pointing my index finger at her.

God damn shame, I look like Naruto saying he's going to become the Hokage, the roof could fall on my head right now to spare me of my shame, I hope she doesn't take me seriously.

- Very good! - Said Saphron clapping her hands, what a shame sis, you weren't supposed to applaud me you crazy. - I will help you with diet, study, and simple exercises. I won't give you anything that is combat-related.

- Wait a minute, what about your promise? You don't have to do something you don't want to do, and that story about an Arc...

- Yes Rouge, "An Arc Never Goes Back On His Word", that's our motto and the importance and value we place on our word are known throughout Remnant. - She said as if quoting a memorized text. - It has to do with those things of honor and a family name that Mom likes so much.

Finished Saphron in a more relaxed tone than when she started to speak.

- And even then you will break your word and help me?

- Yeah.

- Why?

Saphron was smiling at me like I'd asked the most obvious question in the world.

- My word is very important to me Rouge, maybe not at the mother's level but it is still very important to me.

- And why are you going to break it?

- Because you are more important.

That simple? Was I more important? Was helping your little brother that important? Once again I was speechless.

- Don't worry Rouge. - Said Saphron kissing my forehead. - Tomorrow I'll see you again, for now just sleep.

As soon as she leaves the room I turn off the light and try to relax on the bed and it ends up taking me a few minutes to center myself, now there's no turning back, I'm decided, Rouge Arc will be the greatest Hunter this fucking world has ever seen.

Greetings once again,

I have nothing to add other than that the beginning is slow, I hope you continue to follow and comment, it's always a pleasure to read your reviews.