[You will lose your memories]
Alfred stopped in his tracks, clenching his fists and gritting his teeth.
"And what gives you the right to do that? Why would you do that?"
[For the host to actively fulfill the will of Avamos,and for host to grow stronger, he must have a good nutrition, hence the need for a balanced diet breakfast]
Alfred chuckled,placing his hands on his head in the process. His face contorted from humor to something else. Sadness? No,it wasn't sadness. It was just mockery.
"Balanced diet? Breakfast?" He asked but got no reply. "If Avamos's Will requires me to eat breakfast everyday in my present situation, then he should take his will, I'm better off dead. Breakfast is a luxury I cannot afford. I'm writing this exam and there's nothing you can do about it! It's the only shot I have at becoming something in life,it's the only way for me to be able to eat breakfast everyday."
He bent to knot his shoelaces well and clenched his fists as he stood up. "You can go to hell for all I care but I am writing my exams today!"
He opened his door and dashed out of his house,not remembering to lock the door.
'My school is five kilometers from here. From my house to the bus stop is five hundred meters. If I can run to the bus stop, in ten minutes I should get there.' He brought out the money in his bag and counted it. 'I have twenty Seids, I'll use five Seids to transport myself to school, then I'll have fifteen Seids left. Damn!" He bit his nails. "Looks like I'll have to skip food today."
[You cannot,you need food to grow stronger]
"Shut up!" He began running,paying no heed to the system.
The structure of the world had changed along with the change in humans,both politically and financially,in every aspect even. The naming of the different countries around the world had no meaning anymore. Racism was stopped almost overnight with the arrival of the black moon.
Seids was the currency used by the people who had shifted to the dark side of the moon. There were two currencies in use all over the world. The Ligts and Seids were the two currencies in use. The ligts are used by the people on the bright side. It looks like a random dollar bill but it was white,and instead of the ceremonial national heroes that were always on it, a crescent moon was there. It was simple and very modern in style. The Seids on the other hand was black. It had a golden streak round it,and the top of the bill had a little tinge of red. Very classy and a little bit authoritative.
Alfred arrived at the bus stop twelve minutes later,unlike his calculation.
"Tsk! I wasn't fast enough. But,I'm still early for the bus." He sighed,sighting the bus that was almost to him.
He brought out his card and paid. He couldn't afford to sit as sitting would cost more. He went to a corner and held on to the handles,suddenly becoming aware of his body. He hadn't taken a shower.
[Daily tasks]
[Run five kilometers : five hundred meters done]
He coughed out. "Are you fucking kidding me?!"
He looked around and noticed the weird looks people were giving him.
"Shit! Do I really need to yell every time I want to check?" He thought to himself
[No, host just needs to call out a function in his mind]
"Okay then, system interface! My status!"
Suddenly a screen popped up in front of him.
[Status]
He sighed but continued checking.
< IQ: 10>
[Other attributes will be revealed as Host levels up]
[Daily tasks]
[Run five kilometers: 500 meters done]
[Have an healthy breakfast: 0%]
[Write your upcoming exams: 0%]
[Talk to a girl?: 0%]
[Learn more about your system, about the gangster system: 0%]
'What the hell is wrong with this system? Personality, null? IQ, 10?' He rolled his eyes as he thought. 'Everyone knows I'm smart.'
He bit his lip as he tried to understand what the system had given him for tasks.
'Basically,all these tasks seem very impossible for someone like me who has no time for himself. How could I possibly run for five kilometers? It's not an important feat for a human but it isn't possible for me. And I don't even have enough money to eat, what even is its business with my diet?'
The bell in the bus rang and indicated his stop. He pressed a button on the wall of the bus so he could get down.
He got out of the bus and began walking, trying not to walk too fast so he did not attract any attention. He was already dreading meeting Justin.
He arrived at the hall twenty minutes before his papers started. He went to a corner and sat, resting his head on his desk, regretting his decision not to hold his books so he could at least revise.
Alfred didn't really need the book as he was already smart. He had no friends to talk to during his free time so he was always cramped up in the school library reading ever since high school. He knew he had no one was supporting him but he also knew that becoming educated and earning money was a way for him to live his life.
He raised his head from his desk and saw her, the most famous and beautiful girl in the campus,in his department, at least, that was what people tagged her as. She was on the bright side, her father was a respectable politician who abided by the rules and was clean.
He scoffed… " What a sham.."
Alfred knew her from elementary school and she wasn't the angel people painted her to be. He just couldn't understand how she was on the bright side of the world with her attitude.
He closed his eyes and drifted up into sleep. Somebody announced that the exams had been postponed to 11:40 am, but Alfred wasn't aware of it.
….
He jerked awake as someone tapped him, waking him.
"They're giving out the papers."
"Thanks man.."
Alfred sat up straight and prepared himself for his exams.
The papers were handed out and they were instructed by the invigilator to start. He checked the questions and smiled to himself. He knew most of the answers, literally almost everything.
He glanced at the wall clock. It was 11: 57.
"They delayed the exam?" He grunted and shrugged. "It doesn't change anything actually, I just need to write and pass.
He began answering questions but not long after, he couldn't write, his mind was blank. He forgot everything he knew in an instant.
[Have an healthy breakfast: 0%]
[Daily task failed, punishment commencing]
[Host will lose his memory for three hours]
"What the hell!!"