Sunday.
I feel like my head is breaking into different pieces. Ugh. This hangover is the worst.
[ Congratulations on successfully completing your task! As a reward, you are now the owner of a Tesla Model X. ]
A black card appeared in the palm of my hands with the logo of Tesla. What in the world?! This system is too good. I only cleaned up and slept, but I get a Tesla for a reward? This thing costs hundreds of millions.
[ It is actually around 130 to 170 million KRW. ]
Even better. Man, I could live in here. I looked outside my apartment to see if there really is a Tesla.
Holy crap! There it was. Parked amongst low-range cars. Its white exterior makes it even more eye-catching.
I hurriedly went down to my car. How do you even open this thing? I tried to press the black handle hoping it would spring out. Nope. Instead, it opened automatically.
This is too techie for my noob self.
[ Ding! New task alert:
1. Read 20 books about car mechanics. (0/20)
2. Do 200 Push-ups (0/200)
3. Do 2,000 jumping jacks (0/2,000)
4. Walk 20,000 steps. (0/20,000)
5. Drink 2L of water
Status: 0/5
Reward: ??? ]
Shit. I have little to no exercises done. As a girl, you wouldn't typically engage in this type of workouts. This would be a little difficult, in my opinion.
A tracker of my progress is flashed on the upper left part of my vision. I can do the walking and the drinking, but I don't know if I have the energy to do the rest, especially the reading.
Nevertheless, I am still determined to finish the task. I started by walking to the library, which is 10 minutes away from my apartment. Starfield Library is the biggest library here in Seoul. I think there's enough books to accomplish and read about car mechanics.
Along the way, I bumped into one of my classmates.
"Chaewon, what are you doing here?"
"Ahh. I'm going to the library," I said, not wanting to engage more in a conversation. It's Yun Ah. One of the annoying girls at my class. She always talks big, yet flirts around everywhere.
"Trying to make up for that fail, eh?" She giggled. I'm not stupid enough to not notice her mockery.
"Yeah, didn't want to seduce a professor for my grades," I jokingly said. Partly. She got all serious and awkward.
"Yeah, that would be so low. Well, go ahead then. I won't waste your time any longer." She left hurriedly, causing me to laugh. Dumbass hooked up with a professor just to pass.
When I arrived, the place was packed with visitors. How can I even focus on reading?
[ Host, would you like to activate the noise-cancelling feature? ]
So it also has this? Nice. Activate it, system.
[ Noise-cancelling activated. ]
Suddenly, I can't hear a single drop. It's eerie but surprisingly comforting. I'm not a fan of reading, but with this feature, it seemed like I was in a trance and I lost track of time. I kept reading and reading without stopping. Before I realized it, I was nearing the end of my 20th book.
What time is it?
[ It is 8:35 pm. ]
I was reading for 10 hours straight? I haven't even had any meals on the day. I'm hungry.
I stepped out of the library to see it's dark outside. I headed straight to the nearest restaurant to eat my fill. In my two years in the university here in the city, this is my first time eating at a restaurant without any occasion.
"Aunt, two kgs of beef, please."
"Eating alone? You sure you can finish this?"
"Yes. Just got out from studying, I'm really hungry."
"Well, you should take care of your body. Study your heart out but also come with friends."
"Thanks, aunt."
I ate my heart out. I was full. I looked at the tracker. I still have 4 tasks incomplete.
'System what would happen if I didn't accomplish the task before midnight?'
[ You will experience excruciating pain. ]
My chopsticks dropped. What?!
'Well, why didn't you say so?'
[ You never asked. ]
Shouldn't it be the basics to tell these stuff?
I hurriedly paid for my meal and left for the park. I walked around the park around my area to finish the needed steps and to also digest.
It was 9:30 pm and I looked like a lunatic exercising at a children's park. Well, what choice do I have?
My body is really weak. I can't believe I can't even do 20 pushups. This really won't do. I decided to finish the jumping jacks first. Halfway through, an old man waved at me and cheered me up. Damn.
Who even exercises late at night? It's embarrassing.
Still, I tried to finish the tasks. I am beat.
After two hours, I think I'm going to pass out from exhaustion.
[ Ding! Congratulations, you have successfully completed your tasks. As a reward, you are given the Ultimate Driving Skill. You can drive any car smoothly and fast. ]
"What a shit skill."
I said gaspingly before I passed out on the ground.
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The System
Task completed.
Host: Lee Chae Won
Age: 20
Balance: 650,046.32 KRW
Skills:
1. The Ultimate Driving Skill (NEW)
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