Making a Wish

What would you do if someone asks you, "Make your wish," and it is not a prank?

The wish you make will turn into reality.

This is mainly associated with Genies, a fantasy creature able to grant wishes.

Currently, the same thing was happening to me, as the cold gaze of the Genie fell on me, giving me slight chills.

The Genie had bluish-hued skin, made up of ethereal, smoke-like substance, with its forms twisting and undulating in a ghostly manner.

Its upper body was that of a giant figure, bald, with its lower body transformed into a smoke-like tail. Its body was adorned with swirling patterns and expensive jewels and accessories, giving it a magical and otherworldly look.

Its face was cold and sharp, devoid of any emotion. Its emotionless eyes seemed to see through my soul, giving me shivers down my spine.

Straightening my back, I gathered all my willpower and finally opened my mouth, "I wish......"

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Few hours ago,

I stretched my arms, feeling the cold breeze passing through me.

Arriving at an open area after being surrounded by those dense trees was a good feeling.

"Finally, I am here," I said, feeling exhausted.

'If I am right, which I should be, then 'that' is in the underground pocket cave of this lake,' I prayed. 'I hope it is here after all my future will depend on it.'

I have already wasted enough time to arrive in this place. If 'that' thing is not here, then I have to return with nothing fruitful.

I really don't hope things to be like that.

I put the bag I was carrying on the nearby tree as I observed the surroundings.

There was a huge blue lake surrounded by tall trees. Fish could be seen swimming here and there, making it mesmerizing.

Seeing that there was no one here, I took deep breaths before diving inside the lake.

Opening my eyes inside the lake, the water was clear, with different fishes of various colors, shapes, and sizes swimming.

As if an alien had entered their world, they were running from me.

Ignoring it all, I swam towards the bottom of the lake, looking for an opening-like thing.

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'Found it,' I exclaimed. 'I have to go fast.'

Even though as an Awakener, I could hold my breath for a very long time, it took me a long time to reach down and finally find it. After all, this lake, even in this world, was considered big. Compared to my last world's standards, it was many times bigger than the biggest.

"Haaa."

I took a deep breath as I finally arrived at the air pocket cave.

Wasting no time, I quickly stood and searched for a small bottle.

'Found it,' I screamed with joy. 'Now all that's left is to make the wish.'

I carefully picked the dusty small bottle, the size of my index finger, which had a cork as a cap. The bottle outside had a strange design, making it look mysterious.

This is the thing I have been searching for.

This is where the Genie resides.

Yes, this world had Genies... well, not truly.

From what I know, only seven Genies have ever existed, with only one remaining.

But they were kind of nerfed.

Like, the Genie in this world can only grant one wish, and the word the wisher chooses is very important. One wrong word, and only the Genie and God will know what happens.

In the novel, it was told that the Genie that resided in this bottle was used up by an adventurer who was injured by an animal. After that, the Genie, like every other, disappeared.

Even the information of the Genie and its location was given as an extra knowledge mentioned only once in the whole novel.

'Deep breaths.'

I took deep breaths, calming my mind and syncing my heartbeat as I wrapped one hand on the bottle and my finger in the cork.

Then I pulled the cork.

Like a gas, a blue ethereal substance came out from the opened bottle before forming something or someone.

Soon, the Genie was formed in front of me.

The Genie had bluish-hued skin, made up of ethereal, smoke-like substance. Its upper body was that of a giant figure, bald, with its lower body transformed into a smoke-like tail. Its body was adorned with swirling patterns and expensive jewels and accessories, giving it a magical and otherworldly look.

"Make your wish."

Its authoritative voice resounded, shaking both my mind and heart, with the cave as I stopped my leg from trembling.

Gathering courage from all my body to stand up against the pressure increasing on me because of those set of blue, emotionless, cold, and sharp eyes.

I met the eyes as I said, "I wish for the upgrade of my Personal System to a Level 5 Personal System."