First Job

Their conversation suddenly stopped when they heard Kein's request. The confused look and gaping mouth created an awkward atmosphere and Kein felt guilty.

'What happened to you? Did the screaming and pain this morning make you have an interest in fiction?' Damian approached him while shaking his shoulders.

"You're not the Nicolas Kein I know. Did your injury make you bored in the hospital and only use your mobile phone for entertainment? That makes sense. But I didn't expect you to be interested in fiction in the end. Welcome to our group, my friend." One of his friends raised his hand in approval.

But Damian wasn't wrong either, remembering how much pain Kein went through before a system was implanted in him. It was just that he was curious as to what the system meant in their eyes.

"Stop that, Damian. By the way, I didn't mean to make a scene or join a fictional group. I just happened to have something I wanted to ask you about a system in a comic or novel. Describe how the system works as you know it. I hope your answers will help me a lot."

"System, huh? I don't know what system means. But we can conclude that systems always appear on the main character and their origins are rarely known. There is one fictional story, where the main character gets a 'system' when he wakes up from sleep. This is a very template plot that almost any story uses.

"But there are also those who get the system in different ways. Like moving to another realm or being appointed by the system itself for different reasons. If you ask how it works, the system usually directs and shows you whatever you want. But that doesn't apply to systems that have consciousness and are selfish. Sounds strange but it's a fact. Usually, such a system exists to ruin the main character's life that has been arranged by the author."

"I see, yes. It's pretty simple too. Can the system kill us or something?" Kein asked.

His friend shook his head. "If the main character refuses, it is certain that the fictional story is finished and will not continue. Because the consequences must be paid with life."

Kein suddenly got goosebumps after hearing the last sentence.

"Besides, if the main character chooses to refuse, it's certain that the story ends there." His friend added.

"That's true. But if I may suppose, when asked if I want a system to exist in the real world, I will definitely take it. There is no need for rejection because a good system will make you the most perfect and feared human."

"What if you get a bad system? You'll become a slave to the system and live a stressful life that leads to suicide. Hahaha!" Damian interrupted and burst out laughing.

After getting what he wanted to hear, Kein did not forget to thank them and headed straight for the bathroom. Suddenly, the system reappeared in the middle of the conversation and showed that there were ten minutes left to vote. He had already decided what to choose to live a secure life.

Arriving at the bathroom, she locked the door. Trying not to speak too loudly or else the bathroom users would suspect her.

"You really got in my way. But I thank you for being reminded. If you ask me about my vote, then I will vote 'Yes'." Loudly mentioned.

[Are you sure of your choice? If you've already made your choice, you don't have a second chance."]

"Yes!" She shouted once again after making sure there was no one there but himself.

The system disappeared from her sight for a few seconds and reappeared. Although it was the first time it had appeared in his life, the system introduced itself to him once more as a form of confirmation of the decision that had already been made.

Although a little hesitant and afraid of the risk his friend said, Kein showed a faint smile with his heart beating faster than usual. After finishing introducing himself, the system immediately presented Kein's point score without prompting.

[Nicholas Kein]

[Skill: 56]

[Ball Handle: 80]

[Passing: 82]

[Shooting: 58]

[Vision: 85]

[Strength: 31]

"What? Why are some of my scores so low?"

Kein was both confused and unaccepting of the results.

He realised that although there were still so many flaws in him, but he did not expect the scores to be so low, especially on his strength.

"Is it because I just recovered that my strength is not so perfect?" Kein wondered and that was probably the answer.

Then after accepting the point result reluctantly, the system came back and showed several movements that needed to be fulfilled in one day.

[Do 30 reps of push-ups]

[Do 30 reps of squats]

[Do 30 reps of abdominal crunches]

[You only have one hour to complete today's assignment. Good luck.]

"Physical exercise? But why only 30 repetitions? Even when I was 5 years old I could finish all this in five minutes."

Kein was confused whether to be happy or not after finding out that the first session of training was quite light for his age. It was like being underestimated but trying to accept whatever the system told him to be the best.

Then he returned to the room and intended to finish the task from the system before he forgot. Only he did not expect Damian to already be on his bed playing games on his mobile phone.

"Oh, you're back. I thought you were going to the training centre because I was so impatient."

"I have no idea what you're talking about." Kein closed the door and immediately stretched.

"Hey, hey, what are you going to do?" Damian immediately glanced down with his head out of the mattress divider.

"Shut up and focus on your game, Dame. I don't want to be blamed when you're on a losing streak." Suddenly Kein was already in a push-up position, raising and lowering his body slowly so that the body on the pedestal could form perfectly.

"Push-ups? In the room?" You don't usually do them in this place. Come on man, what happened to you?"