[System Tutorial: First Mission]
[Main Quest: First Interaction]
Objective: Call Celia ‘My Goddess’ with genuine sincerity.
Reward: 10 Exp, Minor Stat Boost.
Failure: No System Assistance for 24 Hours.
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Yuuto gred at the floating screen in front of him. His hands trembled—not out of fear, but pure, unfiltered rage.
“You’ve got to be kidding me.”
Celia, floating smugly with her arms crossed, tilted her head. “Come on, Yuuto~ It’s not that hard. Just call me ‘My Goddess,’ and I’ll give you a tiny little stat boost. Doesn’t that sound great?”
Yuuto’s teeth ground together.
“I’d rather die.”
Celia shrugged. “Your choice. Have fun suffering, then.”
With that, a red warning message fshed in front of him.
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[SYSTEM ASSISTANCE DISABLED FOR 24 HOURS.]
[ALL SYSTEM FEATURES LOCKED.]
[GOOD LUCK, LOSER.]
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The notification disappeared, leaving only silence.
Yuuto took a deep breath. It’s fine. I don’t need a damn System to survive. He was in another world, sure, but people survived in medieval times without magic or Systems, right?
How bad could it be?
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Five Minutes Later…
It was bad.
Really bad.
“I’M GONNA DIEEEE!!” Yuuto screamed as he sprinted through the dense forest, lungs burning, heart pounding. Behind him, a monstrous giant chicken the size of a motorcycle was charging at him at full speed.
[Feral Thundercluck – Level 5]
Status: Pissed Off
“WHY IS THERE A GIANT CHICKEN?!” he shouted as he dodged a swipe from the oversized bird’s razor-sharp talons.
Celia floated zily beside him, completely unfazed. “It’s called a Feral Thundercluck. Pretty common around here.”
“COMMON?! THIS THING IS A KILLING MACHINE!”
The chicken fpped its wings aggressively, sending a mini shockwave through the air. Yuuto barely managed to leap behind a tree before the attack obliterated a boulder nearby.
He gulped.
“…That could’ve been my head.”
Celia stifled a ugh. “Yep. And you’ve got no System assistance, so… what’s the pn, genius?”
Yuuto’s mind raced. He had no skills, no magic, no weapons—wait. He quickly gnced at the rock near his foot. It wasn’t much, but it was better than nothing.
Grabbing the rock, he took a deep breath and faced the massive chicken.
“Alright, you overgrown poultry! Come at me!”
The Thundercluck screeched and lunged.
Yuuto threw the rock as hard as he could.
It hit the chicken’s head with a pathetic thunk.
The Thundercluck… didn’t even flinch.
Celia, watching from the side, burst into ughter. “Oh my god. Did you seriously think that would work?!”
Yuuto paled.
“…I might’ve miscalcuted.”
The Thundercluck’s beak glowed with electricity, and Yuuto’s entire life fshed before his eyes.
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[A Miraculous Rescue… Or Not?]
Just as the giant chicken was about to electrocute him into oblivion, a silver bde sliced through the air.
SHING!
With a single, elegant motion, a warrior cut the monster clean in half.
Yuuto colpsed onto the ground, gasping. The Thundercluck’s body twitched before disintegrating into a pile of sparking feathers.
A voice, cold and sharp, spoke.
“You must be the dumbest adventurer I’ve ever seen.”
Yuuto slowly looked up. Standing in front of him was a beautiful swordswoman, her long bck hair tied into a ponytail, silver armor glinting in the sunlight. Her piercing blue eyes were locked onto him with a mixture of annoyance and disappointment.
She didn’t look much older than him—maybe in her early twenties—but her aura was overwhelming.
Yuuto gulped.
“Uh… Thanks for the save?”
The swordswoman sighed, rubbing her temples. “Seriously, who tries to fight a Thundercluck with a rock? Were you dropped on your head as a child?”
Yuuto flushed. “I—It was a strategic decision!”
Celia, still floating nearby, snickered. “Yeah, real strategic. I was almost impressed by how terrible it was.”
The swordswoman finally seemed to notice Celia and frowned. “…Wait. You have a System, don’t you?”
Yuuto hesitated. “Uh, yeah. Sort of.”
“…Then why were you fighting like a peasant?”
Celia grinned. “Oh, because he refused to call me ‘My Goddess,’ so I locked his System for 24 hours.”
The swordswoman blinked.
Then she stared at Yuuto like he was the stupidest person alive.
“…You would rather fight monsters without a System than just say two words?”
Yuuto crossed his arms. “It’s a matter of principle.”
The swordswoman looked like she wanted to punch him.
“…You’re an idiot.”
Yuuto sighed. “Yeah, I’m starting to realize that.”
She shook her head. “Whatever. I’m Era, a knight of the Adventurer’s Guild. If you don’t want to die in your first week, you’d better start using your damn System properly.”
Celia smirked. “Told you.”
Yuuto groaned. “Fine, fine. I’ll use it. Just… not like that.”
Era sighed. “You better hope you survive long enough to learn. Come on, I’ll take you to the nearest town before another Thundercluck shows up.”
Yuuto quickly scrambled to his feet, not wanting to test his luck again.
As he followed Era, Celia grinned mischievously behind him.
“…Oh, don’t worry, Yuuto. You’re going to regret every second of this.”
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[End of Chapter 2]
