After he had sold everything that he could to the second-hand games shop, Astrid finally received a sum of money that was sufficient to pay off the rent.
But it was only enough for the rent. After he paid, he would have little money left over, and if he didn't think of something soon, he would run out of money within three days after paying the rent.
The original Astrid truly deserved what he got. Originally, his family gave him enough living expenses for half a year's worth of rent and food, but this guy wasted it all in two and a half months; he didn't even consider the implications of lacking money to buy food!
If Astrid wanted to comment on the previous person's ridiculous actions, he could rant endlessly for a whole year!
The original Astrid also stopped going to school a long time ago, and Astrid didn't intend to go back to school, unless he could make use of his ability. Currently, he was completely free every day, so he decided to find a job first, thereby making enough money to ensure that he didn't starve, then he would get stronger by exercising using his experience from the Divine Strength Multiplier.
He decided to get a job. However, with such a skinny body that lacked any skills, what could he possibly do? If he went to places such as restaurants, any normal manager probably wouldn't hire him.
Astrid contemplated deeply before finally thinking of a solution.
He would train, train, and train! Every day until his limbes begged to fall of! Then we would look acceptable enough for a job!
The next day, before Astrid went to his daily routine, he sought out Ichika to pay his rent.
Ichika was surprised at how fast this guy paid his rent. In addition to this, her sharp senses told her that the skinny guy in front of her seemed slightly different from the fat otaku before.
Did he really self-reflect and change his ways? She held a trace of confusion as she watched him leave, but she forgot about it quickly.
Who cared? After all, she received the rent money!
After that, Astrid went back into his apartment to do some warm up exercises.
The stat that Astrid wanted to raise most right now was of course [Strength], [Speed], and [Defence].
He soon started with doing some sit ups and push ups, then, a mysterious soul took over his body. Soon enough, his mind was suddenly filled with an urge to do warm up exercises, and his brain automatically heard a fast-paced "one, two, three, and four…" His body then instinctively started to move, and his mind was wholly focused on exercising…
…
*Plop!* Astrid made a sound like he was just coming out of a swimming pool, and in truth, his whole body was completely drenched. Every pore was oozing sweat, and his sweat-soaked clothes emitted a foul odor.
After panting heavily, he glanced at the time.
Whoa, he had actually exercised without resting for three whole hours!
What the hell! Astrid couldn't figure out how he worked so much as he lay collapsed on the floor, paralyzed with exhaustion.
Although it was quite hard on his body, the effect was evident; his physical ability stat had instantly increased by two points, his speed by 3, and his defense by 1!
These points weren't an insignificant gain. If he could increase his stats by this much every time he exercised, then wouldn't Astrid become a super athlete in before long…? No, it couldn't possibly be that easy, could it?
[You have met requirements for Daily Quests!]
[You have unlocked Daily Quests]
[Daily Quest]
[100/100 pushups]
[100/100 sit ups]
[1000/1000 kg lifted]
[0.2/10 kilometers]
[Reward: 5 stat points]
[Failure: ???]
"What are the question marks next to failure?" Astrid asked.
[Those question marks are very deadly, they could range from Gates to Bosses, All grades are included, the stronger you get, the more likely you get a higher grade punishment. Of course, you will get to keep the rewards of beating the Gate or Boss!]
"What! I can get free stat points! Lets gooo! But I will never NOT do these quests! Imagine battling a SSS-Class Gate!" he said. Since he hadn't finished the running part, he decided to do it after lunch.
After lunch, Astrid did a 10 kilometer run, and he felt the unstoppable urge to exercise once more…
1 week later...