Chapter 97: E-Class!
Pierre appeared back in his room under remained frozen for a few seconds... before jumping into the air on screaming, "Yes!"
He landed and sat on his bed with a natural smile on his lips.
He laughed and fell back on his bed, spreading his arms wide like a bird.
"Ahahaha. I am an E-Class now! Me!"
He couldn’t believe it. Most Irregulars weren’t capable enough to defeat their first final boss, not until they signed in at least a hundred times.
Signing in consecutively cost energy crystals, which were expensive. And most sign-ings wouldn’t even bear any fruit. If it wasn’t for that entity that went by the name ’404’ that assisted, directed, and saved him countless times in dire moments, Pierre knew he would have still been wondering why he couldn’t get past Level 10.
All the while, he would have remained oblivious to the hidden story in Level 8 that was meant to give him the needed stat and love points to tackle the main story of Level 10.
Having basked enough in this feeling of joy, Pierre sat up and called for his system.
[23:58]
The countdown to his next sign in was displayed. However, the drain on his energy and current lack of energy crystals made the actual countdown to his next sign-in an estimate of three days.
But having crossed F-Class, Pierre could feel that his energy capacity had increased. If his energy pool (or reserve) was just two-feet deep before, now it was at least three-and-a-half feet deep.
[Welcome back, Host! You’ve completed your sign-in session and are now in Level 11. Congrats! Would you like to allocate your stat points now?]
"Yes."
His system pulled up his stat distribution panel once again.
[Overall Stats]:
- Appeal: 5.0
- Morale: 2.0
- Social: 3.0
- IQ: 2.0
- Luck: 1.5
Available Points: 1.5
Pierre recalled what he told himself about putting the entirety of his next stat points in IQ, but now he was having second thoughts... again.
"I am E-class now, so I’ll receive 2 stat points for every level I clear. I can still invest in my IQ at some point."
He talked himself out of keeping to his own word and put all 1.5 stat points in his Appeal.
[Stat allocation confirmed! Your Appeal has increased to 6.5.]
Pierre smiled.
"Now let me see my new items."
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Item: [Apple] ×3
Type: Consumable
Tier: 1 (Common)
Description: "Eat to restore fifty percent health and stamina."
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Item: [Blank Love Letter]
Type: Charm
Tier: 1 (Common)
Description: "Put your feelings into words in this letter and hand it to the person in question. What you feel when writing will be accurately expressed to them as they read."
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Item: [Magic Hair Spray]
Type: Charm
Tier: 2 (Uncommon)
Description: "Are you bald? Is your hairline receding? Is your hair lacking lustre and quality? Spray this hair spray on your head and witness the magic. Increases your charm by 80%."
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Pierre read the description of the last item and smirked.
"Increases my charm by eighty percent. Good thing I increased my Appeal beforehand," he commented.
Although he wasn’t too intelligent, he still knew how percentage increase worked. The description of the item exclusively said "increase by" and not "increase to."
For example, if one’s charm was 1%, after using this item, it would increase by eighty percent, that is... their charm would then become 1.8%. This was why he was happy he increased his Appeal beforehand; it increased his base charm.
"I’ll wait a bit before using it. Maybe the day before the Irregular Academy Entrance Exam," he decided.
That way, he would’ve waited long enough to accumulate more charm and also ensure maximum efficiency when he used his [Je t’aime] skill.
And speaking of skills...
[Host, you have gained a new active skill!]
He smirked again. "Show me."
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Skill: [Cupid’s Kiss]
Type: Active
Tier: 2
Description: "Blow a heart-shaped kiss that upon impact makes anyone, regardless of gender, have affection for you and desire to protect you, or at least refuse to hurt you, for 10 minutes."
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"Amazing! I can actually use this in a battle," he thought aloud. "My skils and stats doesn’t make me capable of head-on fights, but with this, I can make others fight for me!"
Pierre nodded. "I just need to upgrade it to tier 3 to increase the time they’re hypnotized."
He was expecting a skill upgrade as his Level 11 reward. Every first and fifth level gave a skill upgrade, such was well-known among system users.
After Pierre cleared Level 5, he was rewarded with a skill upgrade and used it on his [Love Sensor], upgrading the skill to tier 2.
"Hmm. Upgrading [Je t’aime] was my initial plan though. It’ll be better for me when I’m signed in since it’ll have a higher success rate."
Pierre couldn’t decide between the two active skills, so he shrugged.
"When I reach that bridge I’ll cross it."
He stood up from his bed and went to his mirror, ignoring the grumble coming from his stomach.
"Now..." He stared at his reflection, taking in the image of his clear skin. He still wasn’t as handsome as he wanted to be.
’Ugly brat.’
An unwarranted voice spoke in his mind, bringing back unpleasant memories. That was what his father called him the day he walked out on him and his mom.
Pierre pushed the annoying thoughts to the back of his mind. Tonight was a night of celebration.
"I’m happy. Aren’t you happy, Pierre? Of course, you’re happy." He smiled.
With the knowledge of how to perform his new skill already in his head, he spun around, winked at his reflection, and blew it a kiss.
Instantly, a small pink heart appeared from his lips and shot at the mirror.
Puck!
Upon impact with the hard surface, it popped like a bubble.
Pierre laughed.
"I should become a pop star."
He fantasized about all the girls in the audience fainting out of his sheer brilliance.
"Show me my data."
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[Host Data]
Name: Jean-Pierre Dubois
Age: 17
Level: 11
Stat Points: 0.0
Number of Sign-Ins: 40
Skills: Je T’aime (Active), Love Sensor (Passive), Cupid’s Kiss (Active)
Overall Stats: Appeal = 6.5, Morale = 2.0, Social = 3.0, IQ = 2.0, Luck = 1.5 >> Total = 15.0
Overall Rating: "So perfect and handsome, a heartthrob who steals hearts with a mere glance. Please let me have your kids, uwu~"
Miscellaneous: [Apple (3)], [Cursed Ragdoll], [The Weeping Ghost], [Blank Love Letter], [Magic Hair Spray]...
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Pierre grinned.
With all his skills and items...
"Now, I have a way to defeat that bastard, Roy."
Grrr~
His stomach cried out again.
"I guess... plotting my revenge can wait."
As of the moment, he had to find something to eat before he died of hunger!