Hunting a Grandpa

Life in the academy was quite relaxing. The academy didn't push the students to take lessons as long as they attended the regular lessons which was not a lot. Of course, they rewarded students who were diligent with high grades, and that became the motivation of many students to take on many extra lessons.

Hazel fell into the diligent student category too, but today, he only relaxed at the back, sitting on the bench while staring at the blue sky. He skipped extra classes because he wanted to sort out things he had gotten from the Goblin Mountain.

Hazel summoned his status window and opened the [Grandpa System].

[GRANDPA SYSTEM

User: Hazel Larson

System Level: 1

Affection Point: 100

Special Point: 210

Feature:

1. Grandpa Database

2. System Shop

3. Quest

4. Inventory

5. Ability Research Function]

Hazel got 100 special points from completing a daily quest yesterday, and he got another 10 from the daily login quest. He could only get special points from the quests.

As for affection points, Hazel got 100 after the system detected a grandpa's high affection toward him, and he could only gain affection points from grandpas' affection.

There were two ways to spend these points. Hazel could buy something from [System Shop], or he could research an ability from [Ability Research Function].

Hazel opened [Ability Research Function] first.  He could see a list of abilities he could learn. All these abilities were copied from Old Man Roy, the cafeteria boss. There were still some unlocked abilities, and he could open it when his affection toward a grandpa reached 99 points.

When Hazel looked at the ability list, Mircalla took a peek too. She shook her head and said, "Forget it. There is no useful ability here. I can teach you better ones."

"Figured." Hazel swiped the screen away and opened the [System Shop]. There were many things and categories he could buy in this shop such as magic artifacts, skill books, spell books, summons, magic ingredients, and grandpa system helper tools.

Hazel checked the categories one by one and felt dejected about their expensive price. For example, a rank 0 magic artifact's price ranged from 300 points to 1000 points. Even other items in other categories were just as expensive.

The only things he could buy with his current points were magic ingredients or system helper tools. However, he didn't need magic ingredients at the moment, so he opened the helper tools category. In this category, there were many things he could buy, but one thing caught his attention.

[Name: Honey Dew Perfume

Price: 100 affection points/100 special points

Description: this perfume is made from special ingredients and has a pleasant smell. It increases your charm against old men.]

Hazel used affection points to buy it, decreasing his savings to zero. After that, he closed the system and looked at Mircalla.

"You said you are going to help me. Can you do it now?"

Mircalla nodded excitedly. "Sure! I will make sure to become useful!" She immediately looked around to find a target for Hazel.

Hazel shook his head while laughing inwardly. He couldn't stop being amazed by her innocence. Truthfully, he already had a target in his mind. He just made her work because he wanted to see more of her cute act.

'Should I get to my target?'

As he was about to stand up, a brown-haired girl approached him. She flipped the bang of her hair behind her ear and smiled at him. "Hello, Hazel Larson?"

Hazel widened his eyes when he saw the girl. He was shocked to see Luciana approaching him. "Can I help you?"

Luciana shook her head. "I am just curious. Did you skip the classes?"

"Yeah, why?"

"Do you face a problematic situation? I know you are usually one of the most diligent students."

Hazel frowned. He was confused as to why she cared about a random nobody's problem. However, he finally remembered she wanted to join the student council. He bet she approached him because she wanted to build her good image.

Hazel smiled. Whatever her reason to approach him, a goodwill was a goodwill, so he responded kindly too. "Thanks for your concern, Luciana. I am fine."

"Is that so? Then I am glad to hear that. Don't skip classes anymore though."

"I will keep that in mind. Good luck with your registration as a student council member by the way."

Luciana frowned when she heard that, but she quickly changed her expression to a bitter smile. She nodded at him and left him alone.

After she left, Mircalla suddenly pulled him and said, "Look, Hazel! I found a strong old man! He has good karma too! You should approach him!" she exclaimed while pointing at a certain old man who was walking into the garden.

The old man had thick hair and a robust body. He still had a vigor on his handsome face. People who didn't know him would guess he was in his late fortieth, but everyone in the academy knew he was already 80 years old.

The old man was famous because he was none other than the headmaster of this academy, Lucas Gerard Dumont. He was a grandpa and a powerful swordsman.

Lucas sat on an empty bench and looked at the fountain in front of him with a sad face. Hazel saw this as an opportunity to talk to him and increase his affection.

"You see him? I am the one who found him! Ain't I good?" Mircalla asked with sparkling eyes.

Hazel laughed. "Okay, okay. You did a good job," he praised. Truthfully, the headmaster was his first target he had had in his mind too. He was lucky to meet him here. If not, he had planned to see him.

Hazel didn't waste time and stood up from his seat. Before he approached him, he took out the Honey Dew Perfume from his inventory and applied it on his body.

"Hazel, you smell good. It reminds me of a baby's smell," Mircalla commented.

Hazel paled when he heard that. No wonder it could raise his charm against old men. It turned out the smell reminded people of babies. Well, it was still a pleasant smell, but he was embarrassed to use this perfume.

"All for becoming powerful! All for getting stronger!" Hazel suggested himself. After that, he approached the headmaster.

Hazel arrived in front of him and said, "Good morning, headmaster. You seem to be not well. May I accompany you?"

Lucas put on an annoyed face and looked at Hazel. However, when he saw the young man, he found him to be adorable. For some reason, he was comfortable with this young man.

"Uh, oh. Okay. You can sit beside me."

Hazel smiled, but in his heart, he grinned victoriously. 'Time to conquer a grandpa's heart,' he thought as he sat beside him.

"You don't look well, headmaster. What happened?" Hazel asked.

Lucas sighed and expressed, "My granddaughter. I have been worried about her lately."

Hazel immediately knew which girl he was talking about. The headmaster's granddaughter also attended this academy, and she was one year older than him. Her name was Celina Victoria Dumont.

"Did something happen with Senior Dumont?" Hazel asked curiously. The last time he had seen her was a few days ago, and she was fine.

"I want her to quit her club, but she doesn't want to listen to me."

Hazel recalled the information he had gotten about her. Celina joined the Adventurer Club. It was a club where they took a mission outside of the academy as adventurers and engaged in adventures. It was a positive club, so he didn't understand why he was against it.

"Isn't it a positive club? Why would you want her to stop?" Hazel uttered what he was thinking. Sometimes, if you wanted to raise your affection with someone, you didn't necessarily have to agree with your target just to flatter them.

Lucas sighed. "You don't understand anything. The world is dangerous nowadays. Our country is at war with the neighboring country and infamous criminal organizations are on the loose. Furthermore, the monsters are more active. It's like we are going to face disaster."

"I see." Hazel rubbed his chin in amusement. To think the old man was willing to share his concern this much to him just proved how effective the perfume was.

"Alright, how about I help you?"

"Help me?"

"Yes, I will help you," Hazel said with confidence.

"How are you planning to help me?" Normal people would be suspicious of a stranger's offer, but Lucas was affected by Hazel's charm, so he considered his offer.

"Yeah. I don't have parents, but I understand your granddaughter's feelings. She is in her rebellious phase!"

Lucas gasped. "Rebellious phase? That infamous phase?"

"Yes, that infamous phase. In this phase, kids didn't want to listen to their parents because they thought they had grown their hair down there."

Lucas gasped again. "Young man, your language is so foul. Are you in a rebellious phase too?"

Hazel grinned. "I can't have that phase if I don't have parents. Anyway, you can't convince her, so I can send your message to her. We are around the same age, so she must be willing to listen to me."

"But my Celina is a fierce girl. Can you handle her?"

Of course, Hazel wasn't confident. He barely talked to girls. However, this time he had a powerful drive that motivated him. He felt like he could do anything to become stronger. Even if he had to get close to one of the most beautiful girls in the academy.

"It doesn't matter whether I can or cannot. What matters is that I am willing to help you."

"Why are you willing to do this to me?"

Hazel's lips crept up to a gentle smile. "Because I can't leave an old man who is in trouble. That's what kind of person this Hazel is."

Even though his line was too embarrassing, it worked well on an old man who was under his charm.

[Congratulations! You have raised Lucas's affection toward you! Lucas's affection has reached 70!]

[Congratulations! You have been awarded with  100 affection points!]

[You have completed a daily quest: Quality Time With a Grandpa. The system awards you with 100 special points!]

[Congratulations! The system has reached level 2! Now, the reward from daily login will be increased!]

[There is a new quest! Do you want to accept it?]