Chapter 2: Regaining the Joy of Life
A few hours later, he awoke with his body covered in cold sweat. He decided to take a shower, but once in there, a big surprise awaited the young man as he glanced down.
A monster was staring back at him.
'Oh.' Kaiden's brain finally caught on to reality when he realized that this creature was the reason why he had gone through that horrible experience. He had gone from 5.5 inches (14cm) all the way to 9 inches (23cm). Well, according to the system. He wasn't in a battle-ready stance right now to check the validity of the system's statement, but his flaccid 'little' brother had already dwarfed his previous greatest treasure in size.
It was like a sleeping serpent. Ominous and ready to strike at a moment's notice.
'How will I go about this mission, though... Should I even listen to this thing in my mind? I just got a giant shaft for free, basically—save for the most excruciating pain I've felt in my life—what if I ignored this system going forward...? But, on the other hand, if this is not a nefarious, invasive parasite, it could be completely life-altering. It also doesn't have a penalty for failure, which earns a positive note in my book. I hate those novels where the MC is a slave of the system.'
Kaiden decided to at least complete the tutorial mission. If some supernatural creature wanted to harm him, he would've long since been dead. Thus, the system deserved some trust as far as he was concerned. He didn't want to throw this opportunity away just to ease his paranoia.
Furthermore, even if he couldn't become one of those epic awakened guys who could waltz into dungeons and slay horrendous monsters, this pornstar system was still better than nothing. He didn't want to remain a simple, ordinary existence, no matter the cost.
Thankfully, it was summer break, so he had all the free time he could ever want. Now that things have come to this, Kaiden started to become visibly excited at the prospect of his future career. As far as he was concerned, he either does this and lives the life he wants or becomes an economist who spends his life sitting behind a computer while looking at boring financial charts in an office cubicle until he turns into a 70-year-old frail man and is finally allowed to retire.
The choice was obvious.
Live hard like a rock star.