Check my limits

I decided to try one more time on the drunkard, now In the new scenery. I waited at the bar cleaning a cup facing my back to the door without a rush waiting for the drunkard to appear. While I was facing my back to the door I used a table behind the bar to quickly complete a blank contract only to have some blank spaces to complete. Some minutes later the man appears stumbling the way while cursing the smell of books. The moment he saw me he shouted: "Bartender give me your best beer!"

I smiled and nodded while reaching under my bar. Automatically a beer appeared in my hand. The description that the client gave was accurate since this was an exact replica of the best beer he had ever had. I could choose to increase the alcohol content or decrease it without harming the flavor. I decided to remove all the alcoholic content and gave it to him. Somewhat curious about his reaction.

He was curious about how a fancy bartender would smile at him and gave him a beer without asking if he has money to pay. Consider how he looks. Saying to himself "What a lucky day, a free beer!".

He proceeds to chug the whole beer in one go. While he was doing that he starting to cry.

As he finished it he sobbed at told the bartender "You really gave me the best beer of my life, this remained me the beer my wife used to gave to me after my work... Now is all gone".

I smiled and asked, "What is your name young man?"

He curiously looked up and down me and said "I'm older than you, I'm only 35 years old! And my name is Matthew...Why do you ask?"

I keep smiling and said, "Oh, this is only a flesh disguised that I used to deal with customers, in my eyes all of you are young beings." Before he could respond I said, "Matthew let me ask a question, what would you give in exchange for the thing that your hearth most desired?"

He suddenly stood up from the stall and said "I would give anything to go back in time and be with by Lucy again! I would give anything to you!"

Fergal awkwardly smiled telling to himself to limit the options of choosing the next time, to more realistic one that he can realize. He didn't want to sign a contract of life and be unable to fulfill, if my temporal effect was that, I can't imagine what was the effect a failed contract would give me.

He keeps silent while thinking about that and said "Sadly I'm not a Time God, and also not a Death God. So I can't give you the chance to go back in time or even revive Lucy as you must eager to ask. The only thing that I can give you for now is simple but powerful money to improve your quality of life"

Matthew, the drunkard, silently thought and shouted "WHAT QUALITY LIFE?! I WANT REVENGE! GIVE ME ENOUGH MONEY AND I WOULD DO IT MYSELF"

Getting the answer I wanted I said: "Sure, how much money do you need ?"

The drunkard shouted while spitting "2 MILLION US Dollars! Now give it to me!"

I calmly took an already completed blank contract that I made with a tiny clause and all the jazz, that I completed while waiting for him and quickly added the amount of money I wanted to give him and the lifespan I desired for this deal (since I was sure that he was going to ask that, don't mind the first failure).

I cleaned the table of the spit and calmly asked "2 Million? That's a lot of money for your shitty lifespan buddy. But I guess we can work something out...If you give me 35 years of lifespan I can give you 1.5 Million, that's 45k for each year! When you are ready to sign the contract while picking your thumb and singing it with blood"

Matthew shocked asked me "My lifespan? Go to hell, like I would give it to a puny god like you! And besides, 45k for each of my years? Fuck off! I deserve more!"

'He can even shout and curse a god, props to you man, good thing I'm not a god' I thought while laughing mentally.

I refuted him telling him "Oh? An unemployed drunk man can make more than 45k a year? Well, look at that! I didn't know it was so profitable to shout and throw bottles at people!"

He tried to tell me something but immediately closed his mouth and stayed quiet while looking at the empty beer bottle in his hand.

I calmly kept cleaning the already shining table while saying "Oh? You don't want to? You seemed so eager a while ago. Whatever is not like you are the only people desperate for money these days. If you don't want to make a deal, there is the door. And before you ask, no, the lifespan is not negotiable. Since I already wrote it on the contract. Leave or sign, I'm busy don't you see?"

I continuously kept cleaning the table while doing my best to appeared calm and indifferent while my heart was beating really hard. If this power is true I'm robbing him 35 years of his life for a lot of money, but money is still money. Life is far more precocious than money.

Finally, after 5 minutes he sighed and said "Forgive me, Lucy, I can't endure my thirst of revenge for those stupids people" While he looked at me he said, "Ok, I hope that you are real and this is not a dream, I will sign".

He signed with blood and then asked me, "Now, where is the money?"

I smiled and said "Sure, what is your account number?"

He stunned asked me "You don't know? You are a GOD FOR FUCKS SAKE"

I defended myself "Hey, we know everything of IMPORTANCE of the universe, and one of those things is not a drunkard account number. So now give it to me and before a month your money will appear in your bank account"

He grudgingly told me and threaten me, ME! A God impostor, shameless tug.

Before he left I said "Hey just to let you know, the contract you just signed had a little tiny clause that specifies that you are unable to tell anybody about this deal. Even if you try to tell the magic force will shut your mouth that you couldn't even open it. After the deal is successful you will forget about my existence and only remember a random lucky event that turned your life around and nothing more. That's all! Check your bank account daily! Bye bye !"

I really hoped that that clause will actively work because if not he could tell anybody about me. Maybe later I could test the limits of the clause I write myself. But not now, maybe when I had a little breathing room.

And with a dramatic blinding light, I ended the and hastily disappeared the block of the abandoned parking lot while the drunkard screamed and shouted to the puny god to show itself.

'I hope he doesn't get arrested before the deal is done, either way, the deal was me to deposit in his bank account. If he can't get access to it is not my problem'

'Now the problem is how do I get 1.500.000 dollars in just 30 days...Let me check my [Stats], maybe I could think something looking at them!'

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[Status]

[Name] Fergal Parker (Dead but alive)

[Lifespan] -60 years

[Job]

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Ability to shorten a human target lifespan and transfer the number of years to the user by receiving those years in exchange for something in return.

[Stats]

Level → 1

[Power/Strength → Current: 10 STR (50 KG) | +5 KG/STR]

[Intelligence → Current: 20 INT (IQ: 90) | +4 IQ/INT]

[Speed → Current: 12 SPD (6m/s) | +0.5m/s/SPD]

[Agility → Current: 10 AGI (-0.030s | -0.003s/AGI]

[Stamina → Current: 10 STA (Ability to run 10 KM without stopping) | +1 KM/STA]

[Luck → Current: 30 LUK | Max: 100 LUK]

[Charm/Charisma → Current: 10 CRM | Max: 100 CRM]

[Recovery → Current: E | Max: SSS]

[Control/Accuracy → Current: D | Max: SSS]

[Skills]

→ MAXLVL (A shop where a person's desire can be fulfilled)

→ LVL1 (Ability to see target's lifespan)

→ MAXLVL (Somewhere to store all the random junk)

→ LVL1 (What new skills will you obtain?)

→ LVL1 (Doubles the basic stats for 10 minutes. After the times concludes basic stats decrease by 50% for 1 hour).

→ LVL1 (See everything within a 5-meter radius).

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[Quest Log]

*Use 100 times. (Reward: Unlock LV2) {97 more times to completition}

*Collect 10 gold coins. (Reward: LEVEL UP) {8 more gold coins until completition}

*Purchase 10 stat points. (Reward: 1 x Lucky Draw) {10 more stats until completition}

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[Contract Log 1/1]

Matthew, the drunkard → Deposit $1.500.000 into his account before 30 days. Failing to fulfill this contract you need to pay double of the lifespan of written on the contract. If unable to pay the lifespan requested, the user will die.

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