Chapter 6 - Acceptance

Seon-Mi returned to her house, seeking solace in her childhood room, she found the living room too painful to be in.

Seated at her desk in front of the mysterious system box, she scrolled through its contents, attempting to familiarize herself with its functions.

The rewards for the mission she just completed now showed on the info page.

INFO

LEVEL: 1

XP: 0 (+5)

AVAILABLE COINS: 0 (+2)

NAME: Song Seon-mi

JOB: Hitman*

GENDER: Female

AGE: 23

WEIGHT: 58KG

HEIGHT: 5'5

HP: 97

SP: 100

MP: 100

CONDITION: SORE RIGHT CHEEK

STATUS EFFECTS: None

XP TILL NEXT LEVEL: 5

"So it actually worked."

Another pop up box emerged:

YOU HAVE SUFFICIENT XP

WOULD YOU LIKE TO LEVEL UP?

NO    -   YES

She tapped yes and  immediately felt a surge of pure energy course through her body. She stood up feeling refreshed and energetic.

Her stats had increased

INFO

LEVEL: 2

XP: 0

AVAILABLE COINS: 2

NAME: Song Seon-mi

JOB: Hitman*

GENDER: Female

AGE: 23

WEIGHT: 58KG

HEIGHT: 5'5

HP: 100

SP: 100

MP: 100

CONDITION: Normal

STATUS EFFECTS: None

XP TILL NEXT LEVEL: 10

"Woah, that felt awesome, so that's a level up. Let's see what else I can do"

She tapped on the 'Skills & Attributes' tab

ATTRIBUTES

STRENGTH: 5 (+1)

SPEED: 2 (+1)

CHARISMA: 5 (+1)

DEXTERITY: 1 (+1)

AGILITY: 2 (+1)

IQ: 15 (+1)

SKILL: 6 (+1)

ENDURANCE: 15 (+1)

LUCK: 0 (+1)

HUMANITY: 1000 (+1)

SKILLS

NONE

AVAILABLE COINS: 2

"Interesting, so whenever I level up all my stats automatically get one point added on. So these two coins I got as a reward, I can use them to increase any of these stats even more, that's pretty cool, wait so what'll happen when I reach 100 strength?"  She wondered  "will I be able to do a Spirit gun, or maybe even a Kamehameha... nahh that's too fictitious"

As Seon-Mi delved deeper into the system, she navigated to the 'shop' tab and was met with astonishment at the vast array of items up for purchase—hundreds of thousands of weapons, equipment items, and clothes. Intrigued, she tapped on the 'weapons' tab, wondering what it might have in store for her.

Another page appeared before her

WEAPON RANK

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"I see, it looks like the weapons are grouped in a ranking system. One star being the worst and 5 stars being the best,"

Upon selecting the five-star category, a vast array of weapon categories unfolded before Seon-Mi's eyes. Handguns, submachine guns, shotguns, assault rifles, sniper rifles, and various hand-to-hand combat tools displayed their deadly allure, presenting her with a myriad of choices.

- GEAR

- TOOLS

- MELEE

- HANDGUNS

- SUB-MACHINE GUNS

- SHOTGUNS

- ASSULT RIFLES

- SNIPER RIFLES

- EXPLOSIVES

She selected 'Handguns'

HANDGUNS

- Colt 1911 - 5000

- M1911 - 4500

- Beretta 70 - 2500

- Glock 19 - 6000

- M15 - 2500

- Desert Eagle - 10,000

...

"All these handguns are 5 star, so why are all the prices different?"

She tapped on the first option and an image of the weapon presented itself along with all its info.

Colt 1911 (* * * * *)

Type: Handgun

Level: 1

Attachment Potential: 4

Difficulty: Easy

DPB - Damage per Bullet: 100

- SAVE FOR LATER -

- ADD TO CART -

- BUY NOW -

She went back to the previous page and tapped on another weapon.

Desert Eagle (* * * * *)

Level: 1

Attachment Potential: 6+

Difficulty: Very Hard

DPB - Damage per Bullet: 1000

- SAVE FOR LATER -

- ADD TO CART -

- BUY NOW -

"I see, so depending on how hard it is to use the weapon and the amount of damage it does, actively reflects on the price."

She went back to the weapon rank page and selected the '1 star' category and selected 'Tools'.

TOOLS

- Lockpick x5 - 2

- Smoke Bomb x5 - 3

- Throwing Knives x5 - 3

- Whip - 3

- Poison Darts x3 - 2

...

"I currently have two points, I can either buy a tool or increase my stats."

Seon-mi reverted to the 'Attributes' page.

ATTRIBUTES

STRENGTH: 6

SPEED: 3

CHARISMA: 6

DEXTERITY: 2

AGILITY: 3

IQ: 16

SKILL: 7

ENDURANCE: 16

LUCK: 1

HUMANITY: 1001

SKILLS

NONE

AVAILABLE COINS: 2

"I don't really know how to use weapons so I think it'll be best if I increase one of these for now, but will it really increase my real life abilities?"

After a few minutes of deciding what would be the right choice, Seon-mi made her decision

ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO INCREASE:

SPEED: 3 (+1)

LUCK: 1 (+1)

NO - YES

She tapped 'YES' and a bell sounded, as if to signify her purchase had been made.

Suddenly she felt the same surge of energy course through her entire body again, but this one felt different, it tingled her fingertips and toes, like she had pins & needles. After a few seconds the sensation subsided.

A small notification box appeared

YOUR ATTRIBUTES HAVE INCREASED

YOU HAVE ACQUIRED

2 XP

"So I even get XP when I'm just increasing stats, nice."

She returned to the main info page and sat back in her chair, looking at her details.

INFO

LEVEL: 2

XP: 2

AVAILABLE COINS: 0

NAME: Song Seon-mi

JOB: Hitman*

GENDER: Female

AGE: 23

WEIGHT: 58KG

HEIGHT: 5'5

HP: 100

SP: 100

MP: 100

CONDITION: Normal

STATUS EFFECTS: None

XP TILL NEXT LEVEL: 10

"So this is really happening. I think it's about time I accepted the cards I've been dealt, and these cards are pretty good ones. If I play my hand right I can bring down that murdering bastard Yamashita!"

Seon-mi had finally accepted the situation she found herself in. Was she going crazy and this system was her brain's way of coping with the loss she suffered? Maybe, but if it turned out this new found power she had acquired was the real deal, then today marked a turning point for her. A day of new beginnings.