Evan’s life is painfully ordinary, until the day he steps in to stop a woman from being harassed on the bus. That single act unlocks a mysterious system only he can see, complete with floating boxes, stat boosts, and confidence upgrades. With his dull, virgin existence suddenly gamified, Evan sets out to level up his life, one quest at a time... and maybe, finally, lose more than just his XP.

Her arms were crossed, her dress looked immaculate, and she smiled at me with a warmth that felt completely fake.


"I wanted to give you a reward," she said, as if appearing out of thin air in my bedroom were the most normal thing in the world. "You saved Mel. Congratulations."


"And my dear subject, you earned something from me."


She snapped her fingers and let out a soft giggle. "I wanted to give it to you personally. You've been such a good boy for me."


I blinked. She was gone. I stared at the empty spot for a second and rubbed my face. Such a good boy, huh? Crazy bastard, she was toying with me. And I had no means of stopping her. And that... that annoyed me more than anything else.


A system window appeared in front of me.


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