A New Tale

The heavy rain fell continuously in the middle of the moon, covered with clouds.

Strong winds were blowing in the houses, and it seemed like it was about to flood.

In the middle of this time, there is still someone outside.

Those who are homeless for various reasons are called beggars.

There is no shelter, and there is no one to approach.

Their lives are very difficult.

They don't like it, but they have to face it every day.

One of the alleyways has a beggar shivering in the cold.

In her hand, she had a rectangular object she was holding.

She picked it up before the thief got her money.

She was not really a beggar, but because she was weak, the thief defeated her immediately.

She was almost raped; it was a good thing that an accident happened.

Her memory is vague at that time, but she is thankful that she was saved.

"It's cold."

She tried to laugh even though she could no longer feel her body.

An image of the woman suddenly appeared in her mind. "You smile no matter how hard it is. Everything has an end, including the suffering of a person, so just smile."

"Mother."

When this word comes, the rectangular object suddenly glows.

"So you're the first..."

Someone was standing in front of her.

From his feet, her eyes stared up at his face.

A young man in an umbrella.

This young man is not known to her, but she feels that he is a trusted person.

She did not know where this feeling came from, but it gave her hope.

The man reached out his hand.

"Come with me."

When she reached out her hand, she felt that everything would be fine.

To have someone to lean on feels so good.

Even though she didn't know the young man in front of her, she promised herself that she would give everything to him.

With full trust in him, she lost consciousness.

She had been suppressing it before, and now she didn't have to stop it.

Her mother was last remembered with a big smile on her face before she completely lost consciousness.

…

/Spell: Clean

/Command: Body

In Alex's hand, the coin-size object lit up as he put mana on it.

She was clean, as were the clothes she wore.

Until now, it has not been understood why this is the task given by his system.

But when he saw the rectangular object in the woman's hand, he immediately understood.

…

Earlier.

"What the hell is going on? "

He thinks and thinks, but nothing comes to his mind.

Alex, who wakes up, suddenly yells, "Hey, system, answer me! Tell me, what is going on? "

The silent room just answered him.

As his breath became faster, he asked himself: "Am I having delusions? But why does my body look like I've been fried or something? "

His skin temporarily turned black after all.

Anytime now, he will think of himself as a crazy person.

"Don't worry, you're not being delusional."

The voice of the woman in his mind yawns while talking.

With a sigh of relief, he closes his eyes, holds his chest, and his breath is becoming normal.

Focused on the present, he thinks about what he wants to learn about his system. With a serious look, he asked, "Tell me what you can do. "

He threw away his thoughts about the punishment because he didn't want to remember the feeling and just questioned what he wanted to ask.

"The system will give you a starter pack. Host, you may check the reward box."

"Reward box? "

Alex Hambell's thoughts wandered to the reward box, and he spotted a box where the starter pack was named: System Foundation.

[Do you want to open the System Foundation?]

From the name only, he can tell that it is something big.

The only thing he doesn't know is how big it is.

Of course, he accepts it.

[The host received the following:]

[Infinite bag]

[50,000 regular smartphones]

[Auto Weak Point]

[Skill Stick]

[Refresh Skill]

[Affection Aura]

[100 Status Points to All]

[Epic Chain Bracelet]

[Light Saber]

[Cleansing Token]

[System's Smartphone]

Just reading his rewards, he couldn't stop breathing fast.

The excitement he feels is immeasurable.

He wanted to jump and shout, but he couldn't for the same reason.

Finally, he will be like the protagonists he just watched.

He will also experience the hardships of being successful in life.

Being one with the rewards, he felt like he was a new person now.

"The system has just issued you your first task. Host, you may check your task interface."

"Task Interface?"

Alex Hambell's thoughts wandered to the task interface, and, as expected, he spotted his first quest in the taskbar.

[New Host Task: Find the 10 smartphone users within a month.]

[Reward for task: Title]

[Penalty: If the task is left unfinished, the system will take back the starter pack.]

"Now that I received the starter pack, I wouldn't want to take it back so there's one thing that I can do. I just need to finish this."

No matter what happens, he wouldn't let go his opportunity so he stood up and started his hunting.

He wanted to ask about the reward but he decided to let him experience it after his task.

*plop

[New Host Task: Find the first smartphone user within 24 hours.]

[Reward for Task: Magic Copy]

[Penalty: The first user may die and that makes the first task technically failed.]

Another system notification appeared. Opening his mouth, he is shocked to know but this made him more competent to find this first smartphone user.

…

Opening her eyes, the woman immediately saw the person she last saw.

"Are you feeling well?"

Alex asked the woman.

The woman's face turned red and turned around because she felt hot.

Now that the woman is clean, he can see the beauty she hides.

Her hair is blonde but with pink color on the tips of her hair.

He thinks that the girl is his age but she has an extraordinary body that every girl aspires to have.

He wasn't lying if he wanted something to happen between the two of them tonight but he resisted this temptation.

No matter what happens, it is a crime to do something the other side does not want.

Only if, she herself will make the first move.

The woman was about to stand up but he stopped her.

"You still lack energy, rest first."

"Thanks… a …lot."

Her voice was weak but he heard her thank you.

He smiled as she continued to relax.

…

After a few minutes, she was able to stand up.

"Thank you"

Again, she thanked again for the help he did.

"If it wasn't for you, I'd freeze to death."

"You're welcome."

He accepted her thanks before going straight to the topic.

"I just want to know something."

"What's that? "

"Where did you find it? "

He showed the red smartphone he was holding earlier.

"I found it on the road on my way here to May City."

"Going here to May City? You're not from here? "

"Yes, I'm not from here. I come from the town of Arandel Grande, there on the northern side."

His eyebrows rose.

"Why are you here, and why did you become a beggar? "

"I was going to try to study in Academy City, but I was robbed. I tried to go back to my hometown, but I found out that my parents died because some drunken adventurers broke into our house and—"

As she spoke, she thought about what had happened.

Tears fell, but she continued to tell the story.

Alex raised his hand.

"Don't continue; it's hard to see a woman cry in front of me. Whatever happened in the past is in the past. All you have to do is think about it but don't live in it."

She wiped her tears and nodded while giving him a big smile.

Alex couldn't think straight when he saw the beauty of her smiles.

The woman knelt before him.

He wanted to stop the woman, but he was curious about what she wanted to do.

"I, Erica Leadale, swear on this day, all that is mine will be yours and yours alone."