Curse 1
Next day.
Swaying his new sword, he couldn't imagine he'd be holding such a thing.
"My inner child awakens"
*Wong
*Wong
He fights an invisible attacker with his light saber.
"Shing! shing!"
He made sound effects as he waved his light saber randomly.
If he is in his room, he may destroy everything, except the house since it's connected to the system.
Anyway, he can destroy everything in his room because this light saber can pierce a massive rock.
Fortunately, he is currently located outside of the city, probably on the eastern side.
There's a secret spot here that nearly no one visits.
It's evident why.
This is where May City's rubbish gathers before being melted by fire and earth mages.
They only melt the garbage once a week, therefore nearly no one comes here.
Another reason hardly one comes here is because of the heat.
With fire and earth magic, they can make a temporary lava pool to melt the waste, and he is very close to the location of the lava pool.
Fortunately, it's a small pool, so the heat won't affect the May City Wall.
After a few hours of practice, he sits beside a tree.
"The light saber is exceedingly light, and unlike the original design that I saw in my previous universe, it can adjust its size. Unfortunately, I need to buy batteries because the description stated that the light saber can last up to a week of continuous usage."
He looked up at the system shop and noticed that it cost 50 000 shadow points and 50 000 light points.
It's rather expensive when compared to the price of the light saber, but it's still reasonable.
[Shadow Points: 160, 500]
[Light points: 370,500]
He looks at his remaining points and sighs.
He merely has a habit of sighing without any reason.
He continued practicing till he was unable to move.
…
"I'm sorry…"
He had passed out earlier, and when he awoke, he found himself at home, lying on the sofa.
"Don't worry about it."
Yihan Li responds while she cooks dinner.
Since she admitted to being unable to cook, she has worked hard every day to improve her skills.
He apologized to her since she had taken him back.
…
Earlier…
The night arrives, but he still does not return.
She knew where he was going, so Yihan decided to go because something horrible could happen to him.
Despite only knowing one other for a short time, because they live under the same roof, they are close enough to refer to each other as close friends despite their age difference.
When she arrived, she discovered his unconscious body lying on the ground.
She instantly checked his pulse and sighed with relief when she saw he had lost consciousness.
She lifts his sleeping body until she reaches home.
…
It took a few minutes for him to move, but he still feels pain in his body.
He absolutely pushed his limits today solely to improve his strength and ability to grip a light saber.
He stood up and took a shower.
Yihan Li claims that it would be hazardous for his body, but he continues since he is uncomfortable due to the sticky feeling.
She sighs in disbelief, but she doesn't quarrel with him anymore and continues to prepare their dinner.
Entering the bathroom, he wondered why she was still wearing her fox mask whether she was around him or other people.
But he decided not to worry since if someone asks him a question he doesn't want to answer, he will become upset with that person as well.
They turned off the lights after finishing their dinner, and the day came to an end.
…
When he woke up in the morning, he felt extremely light.
It appears that he has already regained strength.
He leaves the shop after saying his goodbyes to Yihan.
"Oh! Alex. Good morning!"
"Good morning!"
"Good morning Alex."
"Good morning"
He is still getting used to being the city's celebrity.
He continues to assist some people as he has done in the past, despite his current mission.
Task Manager, Low Access
This is one of the gifts he obtained, which grants him three minor authorities over the system.
1.) He cannot reject a task from the system, but he can lessen the task's difficulty or penalty.
2.) He has the option of randomizing his rewards five times.
3.) He can create a task once a month, but the system will determine the difficulty, penalty, and reward; nevertheless, he can reject the task itself but the chance has been spent.
Today he used his third authority.
Surprisingly, his reward is something he didn't expect but really desired now that the computer is gone.
[New Task: Defeat Erica Hambell in a battle.]
[Difficulty: Hard].
[Reward: Status Application and a random reward.]
[Penalty: Unluck debuff].
He received a call yesterday from Erica informing him that she had returned from work.
They made small chat until Erica explained why she called him.
She stated that she wanted to teach him some pointers.
Many monsters have been invading some towns around May City, so she thought that providing him some pointers would help him survive if the worst possible happened.
People cannot totally avoid disasters, thus the only thing they can do is be prepared.
When he heard this, he was overjoyed because he was in the middle of his training, so he accepted her offer and inquired when and where they might meet.
Surprisingly, she stated that she will wait for him tomorrow at Hollins Manor, which is today.
…
"You are too late! How can you allow a woman to wait for you?"
She stated it like a girl ready for her date.
"This isn't a date you know and you're already 30 so be matured."
He quickly reprimands and snickers as he looks back.
*Thud
He took a heavy punch to the head.
"That will be our first lesson today. Keep your guard up. Hohohoho…"
She laughs like a typical haughty princess.
Feeling the pain, he stops himself from using his skill to exact revenge because he can use it later.
However, he will let her be annoyed in the meanwhile.
"I see, you mentioned the first lesson, correct? As expected from a woman who is constantly rejected by her blind date. Being alone for many years offers you experience, right?"
*Thud
At this point, he couldn't remember when he lost consciousness.
However, there is one thing he can be proud of…
He did not regret saying it.