Chapter 11 - Goddess Ariel's Shop! So Many Overpowered Items!

Darius looked at the phone number and wondered if it was a good idea to contact her. He remembered Yuna's threat from earlier in the day, and to be honest, that model wasn't anything special. The one thing that interested Darius about her was her Status. He wanted to see what her stats looked like. That way, he could make a much better decision than now.

Wanting to get a better idea, Darius called the number. In fact, he didn't even need to since she was still inside the building. Darius and Yuna had just left, after all.

-Dring!

-Dring!

-Dring!

"Hello?" Kailah answered. "Who is this?"

"It's Darius."

She giggled. "You already ditched that other girl, huh? Haha, just wait for me. I'll get out of here, and we can enjoy ourselves."

Darius couldn't believe how forward she was about sleeping with him. He had never thought something like this would happen to him. He still wasn't anywhere close to being powerful, and he knew it better than anyone. Power was the only thing that mattered in the world.

If he was already this successful with the ladies, he couldn't imagine how it'd be later when he would be one of the richest men on Earth.

"I'll wait for you."

However, Darius wouldn't have sex with her if he didn't get anything out of it. Sure, she was beautiful, but he would have lots of beautiful women soon enough. He wanted to see what her stats looked like. He wanted to know about her potential in different fields, not just modeling. In his past life, he had never heard of a Kailah, but that didn't mean anything. She might be a hidden talent he could take under his wing.

While he waited for Kailah to come out, Darius remembered a reward he hadn't opened yet: access to Goddess Ariel's Shop.

'Uh…how do I open this thing?' Darius asked in his mind.

Right as he said those words, a huge blue screen appeared in front of him. It looked like something straight out of a video game. The only difference was that it was actually real.

It showed a huge list of items he had never heard of. In the bottom right corner, it indicated how much popularity he had to buy items.

[Popularity: 5]

It clearly wasn't a lot, as he looked at the prices on the list. There was only one item below that price, and it was on discount. It was basically asking him to buy it. All the other items cost over 100 Popularity. However, this one was only 5 Popularity. It was perfect for him to buy.

Reading the description, a frown appeared on Darius's face.

[System Awakening]

[Description: By buying this, you will be able to access your very own Status, and you will also be able to increase your stats based on the success of the members of your Talent Squad.]

[Price: 5 Popularity]

It would give him a status of his own, with his very own stats. That was something Darius was very curious about, as he hadn't been able to see anything about his own abilities, which was somewhat frustrating over time.

Having nothing else to do with the Popularity, Darius bought the System Awakening without hesitation. Instantly, another translucent screen popped up on his right.

[Darius Coleman]

[Age: 21]

[Height: 6'3]

[Class: Manager]

[Networking: 10]

[Marketing: 7]

[Intelligence: 14]

[Charm: 26]

[Unused Stat Points: 0]

Talent Squad (Lvl.1) (1/3 Members): Yuna Kim

Skills: Fingers of Pleasure (Lvl.1), Talent Booster (Lvl.Max)

[Popularity: 0]

Darius looked at his stats and was surprised to see that his highest one was Charm. However, he knew that whoever brought him back in time had modified his appearance. So, thinking it through, it wasn't that weird. Most of his stats were okay overall. Apart from the names of the stats, his status looked similar to Yuna's.

Curious about the rest of the shop items, especially the most expensive ones, Darius scrolled down to the very bottom of the list. There were a LOT of items, taking him 30 seconds of scrolling to reach the bottom. His eyes widened at the prices.

[Time Freeze: You can make time freeze for everyone except those you choose. At level 1, it lasts one minute.]

[Price: 1,000,000 Popularity]

[Absolute Hypnosis: You can hypnotize anyone and make them do anything you wish.]

[Price: 10,000,000 Popularity]

Darius shook his head at how ridiculous these skills sounded. The same question lingered: how was any of this possible? Absolute Hypnosis sounded absolutely impossible. However, everything coming from the voice and these screens was 100% real, which was extremely troubling.

'Hey, can't you tell me who you are?' Darius asked the voice in his mind. The only thing he knew was that the voice was feminine.

He had no choice but to dismiss that question as he noticed Kailah walking toward him. She had changed into a long, tight black dress that fit her perfect body, her plump ass and huge breasts being highlighted. Her brown hair blew in the wind, and her blue eyes locked with Darius's.

"Sorry for taking so long. I had to change." She arrived next to Darius and locked arms with him, pressing her body against his. She was so forward that Darius started to question her intentions. He had just seen that his Charm was high, but was it that high? He doubted it.

-Beep!

[You have made physical contact with Kailah Mitchell. Do you want her to join your Talent Squad?]

[You can view her Status before she joins your Talent Squad to make sure of her Talent. Do you wish to view it?]

There wasn't the slightest hesitation as Darius answered in his mind. 'Yes.'

[Kailah Mitchell]

[Age: 19]

[Talent: B-Rank]

[Class: Model and Actress]

[Role-Play: 10]

[Acting: 8]

[Voice: 5]

[Charm: 19]

Skills: Manipulation (Lvl.1)

Darius's eyes widened when he saw her Status. She had a skill? Was there also someone helping her just like him?