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As Daniel's night shift passed, seeing the system's new task made Daniel think, can he do it.
QUEST LEVEL (medium)
QUEST STARTS
DO 50 PUSH-UP (00/50)
DO 50 SIT-UPS (00/50)
DO 50 SQUATS (00/50)
DO A 500 METER RUN (00/500m)
QUEST REWARD: Full recovery and skill intimidation.
As Daniel sees the skill "intimidation," he remembers he has never seen his skill panel until now. As he checks his skills, he is surprised to see that he only has one skill, which is cooking level 7. He's disappointed in that.
But then he hears the system saying, "Hey, we all start at 0; no one is born at level 10. They all start at level 0, so you just started. Now you still have a long way to go, so calm down. Now, you see that quest?". As Daniel says yes, the system continues, "Now get ready , it's time for school".
As little Daniel switches to big Daniel, he says, "This body is always in a condition which I can never achieve". The system interprets him and says, "If you train hard, you can get to your goal. Now, You need to complete that quest after school so we can get that intimidation and full recovery".
As Daniel makes his way to school, he approaches Jinhoo to make friends during lunchtime. Jinhoo feels that this is too much attention for himself. Then, Zack and his lackeys enter the cafeteria.
Seeing their group with big Daniel, they think that big Daniel is trying to show them up. Zack's lackeys let their imagination do the work.
Then, in the cafeteria, walks in Vinjin from the vocal department with a smug look. After seeing Zack, he says, "Well, look if it isn't the guy who got beaten in one punch". As he says this, Zack gets angry and says, "Why don't you try me? ". He throws a punch which ends up near Vinjin's face. Vinjin sees Zack's fast movements and thinks to himself, 'He is fast, but not that fast. If he punched me, I would have taken him down'. As Zack sees Vinjin's hand near his chest, he also understands that if he did not knock him out in one punch, things could get bad. They hear eating sounds, seeing Daniel eat.
Both Zack and Vinjin get veins on their foreheads as they both say at the same time, "Could you not read the mood? We are fighting to knock one another out while you're eating with us". As they both say their final words, big Daniel, who was eating, sees a familiar face, Vasco from the architecture department, with Jace with him. As big Daniel gets up to say hello, Vasco looks at him and, seeing Jinhoo beside him, gets the idea that big Daniel is using Jinhoo for his work.
Vasco says, "You must have had it easy in your life, right? That's why you bully the weak. You're the bad guy, and bad guys must be punished". He goes for his famous shoulder grab as he squeezes big Daniel's shoulder. Then, big Daniel hears a ping.
Quest active
Take Vasco's hands off your shoulders
Rewards (little body all stats +1)
Daniel asks the system what to do, and the system replies, "See that +1 to all stats? It's a great help for your other body. It will boost your little body's stats from E to D, not just E+. Do you understand?" Daniel, with stars in his eyes, says yes.
As Daniel goes to remove Vasco's hand, he feels something is wrong. He thinks to himself, 'Was he not using his full strength?' . As he easily gets his hand out of Vasco's grip, everyone is shocked that he got out of it so easily. Jace, Vin, Zack, and everyone else is shocked at how easily Daniel escaped.
As Vasco was about to fight, Jace jumps in and says that it was a misunderstanding and that they thought Daniel was someone else.
Quest completed
Get out of Vasco's shoulder grip
Reward (little body all stats plus 1)
Accept (Y/N)
As Daniel accepts, he feels nothing. He asks the system what will happen, as he felt nothing. The system tells him that this reward was for his little body, not the big one. As he understands, he asks the system what changes happened. The system says he will find out when he takes over.
As they leave, Vasco says to Jinhoo, "Do not submit to him and fight back, weak boy". As he leaves, Jinhoo thinks, 'Calling me a weak boy is not rude.' Then, everyone focuses on big Daniel as the day continues.
Zack's lackeys think about how to get on good terms with big Daniel. They invite him to eat together, and Daniel gets happy because it's the first time he was invited to eat with friends. He thinks about all the things friends do together, but the system reminds him, "Hey, you have a quest to do. Do not be lazy, and you need to see what changes happened to your other body". As Zoe was listening about the gathering.
As the day passes, he goes home to change clothes, and when he sees his second body, he is shocked, seeing the changes in the little body as he takes over. Seeing himself, he asks, "Is this really me?".
System replies, "Yes, now check your stats". As Daniel does what the system said:
**System holder: Daniel Park (little body)**
Strength: D
Speed: D
Vitality: D+
Endurance: D
Intelligence: S
As he feels the changes in the second body, he thinks, 'I got a little taller. I feel I can run a mile without getting tired, and my strength might not be as good as the big body, but still, if I fight Jinhoo, I can knock him down in one hit'.
As he is thinking, the system, who was using the second body, reminds him, "This is just the beginning; we will get stronger as you do more quests and work out. We will get stronger and faster than anyone. Now, do you remember your medium quest?". As Daniel replies, "Yes". The system continues, "Now get to it. I will take over the second body ". But Daniel says with some sadness in his voice " But I wanted to go to the gathering".
The system sighs and says, "Okay, you can go. But you must do the quest today, after the gathering is over". And Daniel replies happily, "Yes, I will do it". As the system gives the control of the second body to little daniel.
Daniel arrives at the place where he was called, and as he goes to the alley, seeing the shop on the second floor, he enters. All his fantasies about gourmet and other happy things he could do with friends go away. Seeing Zack, Zoe, and Zack's lackeys there, they all start introducing themselves. "Hello, my name is Doo" , and as others introduce themselves, he feels Zoe sticking too close to him, feeling a strange soft feeling on his arm. As big Daniel was overthinking, the system tells him
"Hey, calm down; don't overthink it. If you want, I can take over, and you can watch". As Daniel says yes, the system takes over.
After taking over the body, the system uses Daniel's big body, and he drinks the whole bottle of alcohol, finishing it in a single breath.
As Zack, Doo, and Zoe watch in awe as they see big Daniel downing the bottle like water. As they see Daniel put down the bottle, big Daniel sees them looking at him. Then Doo breaks the silence by asking, "Hey, Daniel, are you okay?". As Daniel, whose body is used by the system, says, "No worries, I am a heavy drinker. You don't need to worry". As Doo asks where he lives, he replies that he lives with a friend who dropped out of school.
As they all think that he lives with a gangster, seeing his behavior and drinking capacity, Daniel invites them to come over sometime, as his friend cooks good food.
As Doo and other people's imaginations run wild, the owner comes over, saying, "Is there anyone else coming? If not, then keep quiet; do not speak loudly". As she sees Daniel, she feels like she's seeing a celebrity and sits beside him.
As Zoe sees the owner trying to seduce Daniel, she also tries to get his attention. As things slowly get out of control, the people on the other side of the restaurant, seeing them, say, "They look like high schoolers". As then the girl in the group, seeing Zoe, says, "Look at that kid flaunting her chest". Saying Zoe is a tramp and annoying. As then Zack gets too drunk.
As Zack goes to Daniel, saying, "Hey, Daniel, you're too handsome. We should become friends. And you know Mira is my childhood friend. So you must understand, right? ". As he sits beside Daniel, the people who are on the other side start talking poorly about Zack, Daniel, and the other people.
As they go to pick a fight with the group, Daniel, whose body is being used by the system, stands up. He approaches one of them, saying, "This could go two ways, you apologize, and you leave, or I beat you, and then you have to apologize. Choose one wisely". As all this is going on, little Daniel, after giving control to the system, is working out to complete the quest. As he does his last pushup, he hears a ding.
QUEST LEVEL (medium)
QUEST COMPLETED
DO 50 PUSH-UPS (50/50)
DO 50 SIT-UPS (50/50)
DO 50 SQUATS (50/50)
DO A 500-METER RUN (500/500m)
QUEST REWARD Full recovery and skill: Intimidation.
ACCEPT REWARD (Y/N)
As little Daniel is lying on the ground tired, he accepts the rewards; he feels like he is back to the state before exercising.
As he checks about the skill INTIMIDATION: intimidation can be used for those who are weaker than the user, making them feel fear. It's useful for getting rid of cannon fodder without fighting. The higher the strength, the higher the fear.
As Daniel understands the skill, he thinks to himself, 'So the stronger I am, the stronger the skill'. As then he is pulled to the other body by System. As he is surprised, System explains to him about the drama that happened as he starts panicking. System tells him, "Hey, I did not pull you so that you can panic. I pulled you to use the new skill you got". As Daniel understands that, he uses intimidation.
Everyone in the room feels like the room is cold as they see Daniel. They feel that if they did not apologize, they will die. As the intimidation effect slowly starts happening, they hear Daniel say, "Apologize, or I'll make you". After saying that, Daniel starts panicking, which causes his intimidation skills' effect to dull. As then, they were about to apologize. Seeing the pressure decreasing, they feel Daniel is bluffing.
They hear the fat guy who was with them saying, "I was the top 1 in Kiyan High School ". one of the guy who was in the group goes to attack daniel , As who was panacking hears system saying " Remember when you had a fight with zack. you saw how me moved and attacked use it to take care of them ". seeing the guy who was about to punch daniel in the face.
daniel thinks ' His attack speed slower then zack. I can easily dodge it'. Then Daniel turns his head to the side easily dodging the attack . As then when he was about to strike a second time. He is hit in the face by daniel using a boxing jab. Which almost knocks the guy out. As the rest of the guys seeing this feels like they should have not messed with someone like him.
Daniel who thinks he messed up big times. Was about to apologize, seeing the condition of the guy who was with the group. They all just leave. As Zack and Doo were praising Daniel, he feels he is about to pass out.
He asks System what happened. System tells him, "Ah, that bottle of alcohol must be kicking in ". As then Daniel screams in his head, 'ALCOHOL, NOT JUST A GLASS, BUT A BOTTLE? WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN DOING IN MY BODY? '. As then hearing daniel's nagging voice system says " Hey, chill, just get your second body here since you must be recovered from the full recovery reward from the quest ".
As then Daniel asks the system if he should try. The system replies, "Come beat that 892 record. It's easy now ". As the system takes over big Daniel's body.
As Daniel asks why didn't you do that earlier? System replies, "Well, it was to get you here and see it. Did you see Zack is a professional boxer? His jab speed is faster than most boxers who trained for years. As he left boxing but still he has maintained or not surpassed his speed after not boxing for 1 year. Do you understand that is the difference between talent and hard work? Even if you're 99% hard work and 1% talent, that 1% is enough to give you some distance between other hard workers ".
As Daniel says, "Does that mean my hard work is not good enough for me to fight people?". As then system replies.
"You know while other people work hard and are talented, you have something that they don't have: a second body and ME, a system. With enough hard work and talent, we can take over the whole South Korea". As the second body punches the machine, seeing an error while recording the numbers. "You see, with me, you have all the things you need to get your life on track".
"Come on, you try now". As the system tells him, Daniel, using his little body, punches like Zack showed him. He punches a 900, a new high score on the machine. As he gets happy, the system, using Daniel's big body, tells him to "let's go home, and also, you're cooking for tonight". while saying to Little Daniel.
As they both leave Vasco comes with jace seeing that little fat boy pinch a 900. As then Vasco tries seeing that after he punches his score is 910 a new high score on pinch machine. As seeing the 900 record was of the little Daniel. He thinks 'that boy is strong'