"Hold on, if exposure to a certain element gives me an ability, I wonder what kinds of stuff it will work with…" "Looks like I have a lot of experimenting to do…"
As Jihuun is getting ready for bed, he receives a notification on his phone. "A notification, at this hour?" Jihuun thinks.
"Come down to the plant shop immediately if you value the life of this old plant store owner."
"What!?" Jihuun yells. "Is this a threat?!" Jihuun takes a minute to contemplate.
After taking a moment, he came to a decision. "I have to save this old man, even if it is a trap." Jihuun remarks heroically, striking a silly pose.
Jihuun puts his hoodie back on, but decides to leave the mask this time. Jihuun stares at the giant aloe for a couple seconds, and decides to put it in his inventory.
"Inventory, collect aloe plant." Suddenly, a small vortex appears at Jihuun's hand and the giant plant is sucked in. "Giant aloe added to stash."
"Giant aloe: Temporarily grants increased healing factor. Good for treating burns and cuts. Full of nutrients. Can be summoned"
Jihuun makes his way down his hallway and onto his elevator. He's certainly been seeing a lot of this thing…
He might get things done faster if he took the stairs for once. He arrives at ground floor and exits the apartment building.
"Attention, New main mission: Save the store owner. Reward: Golden ticket. There is a hidden activation reward for this mission."
"Oooh. If the bronze and silver ticket were that good, I wonder what a golden ticket will give me! There's another hidden reward as well..."
Jihuun begins walking to the store when he receives another text from the same number. "You have two minutes to get here or else the old man's blood is on your hands."
"I have to hurry!" Jihuun thinks. He begins to pick up the pace and arrives at the plant store in record time. Out of breath and out of shape, Jihuun inspects the shop.
Nothing appears out of the ordinary, he does have a strange feeling in his gut though. "Your willpower is skyrocketing!" The system states. "I am pretty scared, but I need to save the old man." Jihuun says trembling. In a moment of sheer courage, Jihuun runs at the door and slams into it.
"It was open." A strange feminine voice says.
"Huh? Who said that?" Jihuun asks looking around the store.
"So I hear your new to the supernatural world huh? I hate to break your warm welcome, but things ain't all sunshines and rainbows in this world." The strange voice replies.
"You didn't answer my question." Jihuun responds.
"Oh me? Well," The strange person reveals themselves, shifting from out of the shadows, "Let's just call me a 'local representative'. I'll let you decide what for."
A well-dressed woman reveals herself. She could pass for a prestigious businesswoman, but the countless scars across her arms and face would say otherwise.
Suddenly, Jihuun feels a massive force around his neck, and he begins floating off the ground. "Aughh... hhugh." Jihuun gasps.
"How pathetic. You can't even resist the force of my psychokinesis.
"Warning! Your willpower is surging!" The system bleeps rapidly.
"You really can't tell the difference in power between us? This world is no place for newbies who can't even handle being lifted 2 feet off the ground." The woman croaks.
Suddenly, Jihuun acts impulsively and flicks his hand in the woman's direction. To both of their surprises, the plants on the right side of the store all extend towards the woman in one explosive movement. The lady is knocked into the wall with disgusting force.
"Gah! H-how did you do that!" The woman shrieks.
"Are you that old fart's son or something?" Jihuun can barely control himself. He is seeing a new, more powerful side of himself.
"Shut up." Jihuun says deadpan. "Your willpower has broken through your limits. You have received a temporary exponential boost!" J
ihuun uses telekinesis to lift the woman into the air, and launches her into the front counter. She hits the counter with a horrible smack. The woman coughs blood before putting her hand out.
"Wait!" She yells. It distracted Jihuun for a split second, but it was enough. She caught him off guard and lunged at him, propelling herself forward with her psychokinesis. She extends her arm and lands a hard punch right to his diaphragm.
Jihuun begins coughing and he can't seem to catch his breath. She took the air right out of his lungs.
"Warning! You are close to reaching critical condition!" Without thinking, Jihuun summons his giant aloe vera plant from his inventory, and it plops dead into the middle of the store.
"What the hell is that?" She yells. In similar fashion, Jihuun caught the lady of guard. He puts both of his arms out and claps them together.
The woman rises into the air and starts gasping, "How the tables have turned!" He thought.
After relentlessly strangling the strange woman, her body flops and she loses consciousness. Jihuun is bleeding and breathing heavily.
His body aches all over, but he is relatively unharmed all things considered.
"Mission complete. Rewards will now be distributed. You completed the hidden requirement: Cause your attacker to lose consciousness!"
"Your body will now collapse due to extreme conditions." Jihuun falls to the floor and passes out.
"Hey, young man!" A voice says softly. "Wake up!" Jihuun opens his eyes slowly. He doesn't know where he is.
"You're alive, thank the gods!" Jihuun opens his eyes and realizes he is still in the plant shop. The owner is kneeling beside him. "You did a great job young man, you saved me!" The owner chirps.
"Huh? I, won?" Jihuun mutters groggily.
"You sure did young man." The owner replies happily, "I'm not sure how though, that lady you fought was pretty strong."
"Maybe you're more accustomed to fighting supernaturally than I thought!" He exclaims. Jihuun gets up slowly.
"Oh yeah, my rewards!" He says.
"Rewards? Oh I don't have much to give at the moment young man." The owner says.
"Oh sorry, I wasn't talking to you, I was just thinking out loud." Jihuun chuckles slightly.
Jihuun opens his inventory and claims the grabs the golden ticket. "Activate" he thinks. He can barely hold back his excitement.
"You have obtained a new passive ability! Heightened senses F 1/50" "Huh?! Isn't that kinda lame… I guess it could be pretty useful all things considered."
"The hidden reward has been added to your stash."
"I'll see what it is right away." Jihuun thinks. Jihuun opens his inventory and sees the item. "What! This is an awesome reward!" Jihuun exclaims.
"I didn't know this even existed." Jihuun says.
"You have been rewarded a platinum ticket." Jihuun holds the ticket in front of him and says "Activate." A burst of iridescent light emanates from the ticket. "Congratulations! You have gained a legendary power!"