The room filled with a red glow.
My phone began to levitate. YES, LEVITATE. Floating half a meter above the bed.
An intense heat ran through my body. It wasn't painful. It was… electric. As if every cell were awakening after years of hibernation.
[CONTRACT ACCEPTED]
[BINDING SOUL…]
[BINDING SOUL…]
[BOND COMPLETED 100%]
[WELCOME TO THE DEMONIAC SEXUAL SYSTEM]
[HOST: GINO MORRETTI]
[YOUR JOURNEY BEGINS NOW]
[EXCELLENT decision, Gino. Now you are MINE.]
The voice sounded pleased, almost purring.
[Let's review your interface. This is what you will see from now on.]
A holographic screen appeared in front of my eyes. It was translucent, visible only to me, floating in the air.
[USER PROFILE]
NAME: Gino Morretti
LEVEL: 1
TITLE: "The Pathetic Virgin"
[STATISTICS]
PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVENESS: 23/200
Face: 18/100
Body: 22/100
Presence: 15/100
CHARISMA: 8/100
CONFIDENCE: 5/100
SEDUCTION: 2/100
SIN POINTS (SP): 0
[SKILLS]
None unlocked.
You are literally useless right now.
[CONQUESTS]
= Total: 0
= Kisses: 0
= Numbers obtained: 0
= Dates: 0
[This is depressing even for ME.]
"This is madness," I muttered, moving my hand through the hologram. It felt… real. Cold to the touch.
[Madness is living nineteen years without even kissing a girl, Gino. This is your SALVATION.]
[Now, pay attention. It's time for your first mission.]
A bell-like sound echoed in my head. DING.
[NEW MISSION UNLOCKED]
MISSION #001: "First Step Toward the Light"
RANK: F [TUTORIAL]
OBJECTIVE:
Tomorrow, during your Civil Law class,
make eye contact with ONE girl for
at least 5 seconds without looking away.
REQUIREMENTS:
= Must be direct contact (eye to eye)
= You cannot look away first
= You must hold it for a full 5 seconds
REWARD IF COMPLETED:
= +2 Physical Attractiveness
= +5 Confidence
= +10 Sin Points
= + Skill: "Basic Eye Contact"
PENALTY IF FAILED:
= -5 Physical Attractiveness
= -10 Confidence
= SPECIAL PUNISHMENT MISSION unlocked
TIME LIMIT: 18 hours
Status: ACTIVE
"That's it?" I asked incredulously. "Just… look at someone?"
["'Just look at someone,' he says. Gino, you haven't been able to maintain eye contact with an attractive woman your entire life. You always look away first like the coward you are."]
Shit. It was right.
[This mission will test whether you have the GUTS to continue. If you can't even look a woman in the eyes, then you don't deserve my power.]
"And what happens if I fail?"
[Then you'll become EVEN uglier than you already are. -5 attractiveness means more acne, worse posture, maybe you lose some hair. And believe me, Gino… you can't afford to become less attractive.]
A chill ran down my spine.
[But hey, there's also a SPECIAL punishment mission if you fail. It will be humiliating. Painful. And definitely unforgettable. Want to find out what it is?]
"No."
[Then I suggest you COMPLETE the mission.]
The hologram disappeared. My phone fell onto the bed, back to normal as if nothing had happened.
I stayed sitting in the darkness, my heart racing and my palms sweating.
This was real. I don't know how, I don't know why, but it was REAL.
Tomorrow I would have to look a woman in the eyes for five seconds. Something I had avoided for years.
Something that terrified me more than any exam.
I looked at the clock. 00:47. In less than 18 hours, my life would change forever.
For better or for worse.
I lay down, but I couldn't sleep.
The System had arrived.
And Gino Morretti, the pathetic virgin, was about to begin his transformation.