Sitting on the roof and eating some refreshments, Christian was reading a new novel.
He had just returned from the high school, and not finding the energy to change his clothes, went straight to the roof of their two-story building and lazily laid back in the chair
While it was still in mid-March, the sunny weather and the breeze from the nearby river made it feel relaxing.
But thinking about his current circumstances, he couldn't help but get distracted from the novel. High school was nearing its end, and he still hadn't decided what to do next. Should he go to college, university, or just start working?
As his parents died in a hit-and-run accident when he was eight years old, his older sister, who was eighteen at the time and had just finished high school, canceled her plans to attend a good university to take care of him and started working instead.
It's been ten years, and while they only have their house inherited from their parents, his sister has been encouraging him to go to university despite the high cost. Perhaps she still longs for higher education herself.
But even then, with his average results in school, he wasn't sure if it was even possible. He wanted to become successful and make her proud, to repay her for the sacrifices she made for him. Yet, deep down, he knew he was a person whom took the easy way every time, and had always done everything half-heartedly.
So even if he went to university, what would change?
His dream job of working one to two hours daily at most, and from his house, with a lot of pay and other bonuses, doesn't exist yet, unfortunately. Otherwise, he would have done everything to get it.
As he was daydreaming, Christian suddenly saw the sky becoming dark with a lot of clouds. Even though the weather report had said it would be very sunny today, but with an open mind he thought mistakes could happen. And was about to stand up and head inside to avoid getting wet from the rain.
But he suddenly felt like everything had stopped, the breeze bringing with it some leaves, and the waves from the river. Even his body, aside from his eyes, seemed frozen. He didn't feel like he could move at all.
And it felt as though the world had become monochrome, and in this halted or very slowly flowing time, a purple lightning bolt contrasting to the world that had seemingly lost its color was approaching him. Perhaps because time was nearly stopped, he still managed to catch a glimpse of it before it could engulf him.
As the lightning struck him, Christian first felt everything in his sight turn white. Then came a sharp pain, and as the pain intensified, and perhaps due to the exhaustion of experiencing something he shouldn't have, he felt everything shutting down. Then his eyelids slowly dropped, and he finally fell into a deep sleep.
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Coming down to his room and closing the door, he went to the chair in front of his table. And then calming himself a little, he finally took a look at the blue window in front of him.
[The Idle System has been successfully connected to the host.]
Trying to see if there was anything else, but finding only a simple message confirming that he now had the system, Christian was surprised. Despite this, the word "Idle" and the ring of its sound still made him happy, and he felt like he could fly from the joy.
Wanting to explore more of what the system could do, he put his hand at the window. But seeing it pass through, he tried giving it a command with his thoughts. And the window then disappeared, and another one appeared in its place
[Idle System]
Host: Christian White
Level: 0 (EXP: 0/10)
Age: 18
Constitution: 6
Comprehension: 9
Unassigned Points: 5
Skills: None
Idle practicing slots:(1/1)