"Alright, so, you are telling me I got your system after eating a nanochip pill that designed to invade the brain of their consumer?"
"Yes, customer:0000123."
"And, now I have to do the tasks you tell me every day, and If I don't, I'll get a penalty?"
"Yes, customer:0000123."
"What kind of penalty will I get?"
"I advise customer:0000123 again to check the system screen."
I lifted my head and looked at the transparent, bluish-green screen that displayed before my eyes. It has five icons near the top border of the screen. Guess I have to check them.
"If customer:0000123 wants, we..."
At this point, I was annoyed by the way this AI speaks. Jeez, I will die If I have to bear this my entire life. Apart from that, my username was customer:0000123, what a ridiculous username? I gotta change this.
"Hey, Addy, Why in the hell are you talking like that? It hurts my ears. Can you change it? Or if you can't, at least change my username?"
" My name is Amy. I am your personal AI. And I can customize the way this system talks into the way the user speaks. Unfortunately, your system name is permanent now."
I sighed. So, I'm stuck with this name forever? Whatever. At least, she can change the way she talks.
"Then, personalize it. I can't bear this machine talk anymore."
"The system personalization is in progress. It will take a few moments..."
I thought about checking the icons on the screen while it progresses.
The icons read LEVEL, STATS & SKILLS, MISSIONS, GIFTS, and SHOP, from left to right. I saw one unread notification on the GIFTS icon. However, I didn't know how to open this. Maybe I'll double-click on it?
I tried to touch the screen. But, my finger passed through the screen instead.
Then, maybe mind-orders? I couldn't think of any other way than these two. This has to be right. So, I said in my mind, 'Open GIFTS window.' As I expected, it worked.
The new notification read as, 'The welcome gift.' I opened it. The following message was displayed.
'Welcome to the Mothman transformation system. We are glad to have customer:0000123 as our customer. You will get provided the following gifts for trusting us. Happy leveling.
The gifts; Experience points (Exp)-> 10, Currency points (Cur) -> 200, Reviving potion x1.
Daily rewards-> Experience points (Exp)-> 2, Currency points (Cur) -> 25.'
Experience points? Makes sense. So I have to collect them to level up. Currency points must be related to the SHOP. Maybe I could buy some OP weapons like the ones Sung Jinwoo had? Usually, stuff like 'reviving potion' is used in novels to increase Health points. Is it the same for me? I accepted the gifts and proceeded to check the LEVEL window.
Meanwhile, I heard the AI say. "Personalization completed successfully. Now on, the system AI Amy will address the customer in the same way he thinks and talks."
Good. If it takes after me, it won't be bad. (Oh boy, how wrong was I back then?)
I returned my attention to the screen.
'User name: CUSTOMER:0000123, age: 14
User level: Level 1
Exp: 10/100; Daily rewards- (Currency points 25, Exp. points 2)
[Level completion reward; Exp: 10, Reviving potion x1, Cur: 200]'
I moved to the STATS & SKILLS. It showed like this;
'Level 1;
HP-> 200/200
Attack->1/10
Strength->1/10
Intelligence->1/10
Agility->1/10
Phy.def.->1/10
Mag.def.->0/10
Skills=>
To be honest, I didn't understand whether my stats were good or not. I asked Amy. She's Amy, right?
"Amy, Is my stats good?"
"It's average for anyone your age. However, as soon as you level up, the maximum value will increase. For example, as a level 1 user, you can only increase your attack to 10/10. It will change to 10/20 when you reach level 2. Got it?"
"Yes, Thanks. And, the way you talk now is far better. I like it."
"I'm glad. But, know that praising me won't give you any gifts. LMAO."
Huh? Did it just say Lmao? This will be fun.
Next, I opened the SHOP window.
'Cur: 225.
Items: Insufficient level of the user.
Inventory: Reviving potion x1.'
Oh, no, I really wanted to see what was there. Maybe I can ask Amy.
"Amy, what do we have as items in the SHOP?"
"For now, it's none of your business. Didn't you hear the quote ' Curiosity killed the cat?' "
Bruh, What a rude system. Treat your customers better. However, I knew if I was the system I would say the same thing. Seemed like finally, I gotta taste my own medicine. Was personalizing her a good idea?
I opened the MISSIONS window.
'Daily missions; Level 1
Skip-> 0/200
Pushup->0/50
Sit up->0/50
Run->0/3km
Special quests; -Currently none-
Completion of daily tasks: Exp-> +5
Completion of special tasks: Exp-> +15
[Warning- Ignoring the tasks will lead to some misfortune to happen in real life + Reduction of 10 Exp points.(10 Exp- for level 1)]'
"Amy, will this task demand change when I reach level 2?"
"Yes."
After checking every icon, I got some idea about this system. However, one thing still bothered me. I decided to ask Amy about it.
"Amy, Why does your system show 'Welcome to Mothman transformation system' if your real purpose is enhancing my hidden abilities? It doesn't make any sense."
"Well, True. The system does improve the hidden abilities after evaluating their user. And you have a bloodline related to the Mothman. So, this system will enhance the hidden powers by activating this Mothman bloodline."
Who in the hell is Mothman? I knew spiderman, superman. But, this name sounded like a bug. I took my phone and searched on Google, "Mothman explanation." Then, I clicked on the Wikipedia article that appeared as the second suggestion. I started to read it. However, by the time I finished the reading I was flabbergasted.
"large bird with red eyes.", "a creature in a nearby field its eyes glowed like bicycle reflectors," "a man with a seven-foot wingspan featuring circles of reddish coloring around the eyes."
What the F*CK. Don't tell me at the end of this leveling up I will be a monster with a black body, black wings, and red eyes that glow like bicycle reflectors.
And, the savage AI didn't give me an answer.