Chapter 4 : Spark of Hope

She then started circling around James, sniffing his body odor with an expression of ecstasy.

"I've been cursed, but I don't know how to get rid of it." Says James then he was moving away from Fuki creating some distance between them.

"Don't be shy like that, I really want to devour you." She said as she hugged James as her eyes gradually turned red.

{Danger value : 8}

James' heart was a surge, his heart rate accelerated, his muscles tightened, his pupils dilated.

"This is the decisive moment."

{Danger value : 6}

{Danger value : 4}

{Danger value : 2}

A long silence settled for a moment, making our protagonist nervous, but the next moment Fuki stopped hugging him and said with a voice of pain

"Unfortunately, us can't fight anytime as a colleague *sigh*, goodbye, and don't ever encroach on my territory again."

Then she walked and gradually seloignated from James who was standing with his legs as heavy as if steel had been tied to it.

James made a monumental effort and finally managed to take a step, walking through the bustling streets of the city in a state of turmoil, finally when he made sure no one was following him a notice appeared in front of him.

{Congratulations to the host for completing the Rank (E) Survival quest.

Description: A beautiful woman or a monster, the appearance are deceiving, which is visble is only which people allow you to see.

Evaluation of Success: C

Reward: 100PT }

{Bonus C : Congratulations to the host for winning a two small mysterious boxes}

◇ [Save] ◇

◇ [Load] ◇

◇ Stats] ◇

◇ [Bag] ◇

{Time: 4Y 11M 30D 16h 17mn...} {Point : 100} {Danger value : 0}

James who was reading the notifications remained petrified for a while, then hurried to make a backup, then carefully read the notification and the various changes on his interface.

"First of all ^Point: 100^ what exactly are these points for, is it like in video games?"

He then pressed the ^stats^ option.

[□Name : James Anderson

_Age : 19

_Body : 1 +

_Energy : 0 +

_Charm : 2 +

□Abilities :

-Computer science > LVL 3 (65/200) +

-Mechanic > LVL 2 (13/100) +

Evaluation : Rank (E)

○Special note: Your scent is extremely tempting for some types of being.]

And as he had guessed, the points seemed to be some kind of statistics or skill point like in video games, he first pressed the {+} in front of the Stat Body, then the next moment ten points disappeared and a feeling of intense warmth went through his body.

The excess fat in his body melted away, his muscular mass began to increase slightly and then the warm feeling disappeared, then he took a deep breath and clenched his fists tightly.

"My strength had increase," he murmured.

Then he pressed the (+) in front of energy, ten points disappeared instantly and then a slight whitish aura enveloped him for a moment before disappearing.

"Is it some kind of power like mana or Ki?" James wondered, as he could feel some kind of hot air flow that he could release at any time in his body and then without hesitation he pressed the (+) in front of the ^energy^ ^Body^ stats again.

His body was again inundated with a feeling of power and a heat wave, his muscle mass developed again and the aura around his body grew slightly more than before.

"I feel like a superman." Did he whisper in an aftermath enjoying the sense of comfort he felt.

"Looking at that man is really weird why he's standing like that?"

"What a beautiful man..."

"Is he a madman? Although he's handsome, his facial expression doesn't look right to me."

James then came to his senses, remembering that he was walking down the street, and then, with some embarrassment, listening the words of passers-by, he discreetly entered a small alleyway, walking in a hurry.

Then after making sure he was alone, he entered the ^bag^ option and saw about ten empty grids, except for two with two boxes bearing a symbol {?} On them, he pressed the first box that materialized in front of him the next second, floating, before opening.

Then four objects appeared, the first was a passport with his photo, the second a university degree in literature, especially English, a birth certificate and an identity card.

Then the four objects dematerialized and returned to the storage grids.

"It solves my current problem."James thought happily as he pressed down the second box without hesitation, then the same thing happened and out of the box came a small wad of banknotes totaling ¥100,000 ($900) and a card with a pair of glasses drawn on it.

James studied the objects carefully, before his eyes landed on the card with the purple eye.

[Glass of Truth] (Low)

Once used, it allows you to understand and see the invisible.

Duration : 1Y

Type : Durable

Rank : {D}

Interesting but what does invisible mean, is it a reference to ghosts or other creatures like Fuki?

And rather what did the Evaluation of Success mean? It should probably be some kind of scores for getting away from Fuki's pursuit, the so-called rank such as (C) or (D) should also be a value assessment.

Then he looked up at the starry sky as the noise of the bustling city surrounded him.

"You imprisoned me for a hundred years, torturing me mentally, then brought me into this world that may be a game only to distract you, making me die in excruciating pain, I know you have to watch me, but whatever."

Says James as his gaze became firm and his fingernails pierced his palms until it became bloody.

"For in the end, a spark of hope is born." He said as he walked silently down the dark alleyway disappearing little by little

"The hope for what? Only time will tell!"