Chapter 8: Tall Man!
A searing pain ran across his muscles, this caused him to jolt out of sleep in a flustered flare. He paused with widened eyes and looked around him, when he saw that he was still in his room, a relief sigh escaped his lips.
It's been a little bit of trauma after the experience with the electrocution and finding himself in his room. In just a second, he had recounted the memory of all that had happened in the past one day… few hours actually.
Regaining all his slumbering senses, he stood up then something strange happened.
Vincent felt so unsteady on his feet that he almost stumbled back to the bed. But he supported himself with his hand resting on the bed and he pushed himself up.
Which was weird…
Vincent frowned slightly, his hand felt so long, usually he shouldn't be able to support himself without his butt touching the bed. Something was definitely strange with him.
He brought his hand and turned it, looking at it strangely. His pale skin was still the same, only that they seemed… longer?
He blinked.
"Oh crap! It was real!"
He really grew taller. He could now understand the reason why he felt so high… like he was standing on a very tall stool. The floor felt so far.
"Wow… really wow"
Vincent's eyes was filled with unexplainable joy. Much more a mix of elated emotions, all syncing to form that radiant glee on his face.
He really grew taller.
The track pants he was wearing was far above his Achilles heel. It was like he had worn his younger brother's trouser.
He looked at it with pain.
'Seriously…'
He would have to shop some new trousers and shirts for himself. Would he even be able to his size. Luckily, he was still required to submit his body measurement to his homeroom teacher for the new school uniform he had placed an order for.
Still, it would be very troublesome going to school since all his pants were not fitted. Well, except he stepped out to a boutique somewhere to get a track suit that was just like his sportswear.
'I think that is a better idea…'
Vincent nodded and rummaged through his crate taking some time before he found a khaki short he usually wore to sleep. At least with something like this, he wouldn't seem like some weird guy wearing his baby brother's clothes.
Another concern was money.
He took his phone and opened it with the fingerprint sensor on the back. Tapped a few times before he paused, a despondent look on his face.
'This is what I have saved up to survive for the rest of the year…'
On his phone screen was a display of his bank balance— $2,150. He felt very sorry for himself.
The events happening in his life were all exciting! He loved the great change! But he really hated spending money… he didn't know how much it would cost to get a tracksuit and even without getting a tracksuit, two thousand dollars was not enough for him to survive for the rest of the year.
Vincent swallowed in all the bitterness in his mouth, sucking in all the thoughts with it. He didn't have any choice anyways.
He clenched his fist before his eyes with a radiant expression brimming with indestructible hope.
"Yosh! Let's do this, today… I have taken my life in my own hands. Everything from this point would change."
[Congratulations]
[You have unlocked MAIN QUEST]
[First main quest is loading…]
[You will be alerted when the main quest is ready]
[You can now access player profile and stats. Thus enables you to track the information of your strength, all you just need to do is command it vocally or mentally.
A lot of things went across Vincent's mind, particularly about this main quest… but he didn't have enough time to think about it, because the last panel was causing butterflies to flutter in his stomach.
'I'll be able to see my strength.'
It felt so exciting to think about.
'I wonder how strong I will be.'
If anything, Vincent was confident that his stats would be incredible. After all, one of the things he was very proud of was the fact that he was an unparalleled lifter in his village.
Of course, he left out the part that he was in a village of very old people, few kids and lazy men.
But he took pride in what he took pride in. No helping that fact.
A long panel displaying white letters appeared as Vincent passed the mental command.
[USER PROFILE]
Name: Vincent Fallen
Title: Little Heir
Attribute: GLUTTONY
Attribute abilities: [Malleable], [Eat and Be]
Cards [2]: [Oh! Here's my coffee!], [Swift Serpent Strike]
[STATS(ranks)]
Strength: F, Stamina: D, Potential: E+
Agility: F+, Intelligence: B,
'...eh?'
Vincent had not known yet but he had a feeling that his stats was bad. Very bad as compared to what he had felt.
'...is this right. Or is F like a high grade stuff. Cause I really don't know this things. You know… maybe a little help here.'
[F is the lowest rank.]
[The lowest of the lowest… utter trash]
[Then we have E, D, C, B, A, and S…]
There was silence afterwards. Vincent lingered before he just asked.
"So is there more?"
[Certainly, but I do not have the capacity to peer into that level of information. You must have progressed with the main quest to a reasonable level]
[Also, there is a + for all the ranks. Each + on every rank is supposed to be a better version than the former. Perhaps some sort of awakening of that same rank, of course… the higher rank is bound to still be stronger]
[For example, having an A+ rank skill puts you on equal footing with the limits of a strong human. But a strength of S rank surppass that limit, that is where superhuman strength began]
With that explanation Vincent understood the most important part and got the message right. In order words, he was a bottom level character. The weakest of the weak.
He was for a minute thinking, he would be something better but all that pipe dream was mercilessly shattered by his realities. The reality of a weak man.
'But it won't be for long'
A deep frown creased on Vincent's face. It was a frown of determination, one that radiated a sublime sense of purpose.
'I will use this system to get stronger and be able to stand fearless against anyone.' Vincent asserted inwardly.
But first, he had to get some tracksuits, it was getting late in the evening and he was… strangely… hungry?
Gifts
-- Gift
received Weekly Power Status
-- Power
Ranking 
-- Power
stone