Uglier Than A Goblin And Fatter Than An Orc, But Still A Favourite Of The World Tree

-Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding. 

-Click. 

I turned off the alarm on my phone and stumbled out of bed. 

I grabbed an energy bar off the nightstand and popped it in my mouth, then rummaged through my closet to change into a decent pair of workout clothes. 

I was sleepy.

I was sleepy, but I had to move. 

After sliding on my sneakers in the entryway, I use a ballpoint pen, which was on top of my shoe rack, to mark the calendar on my door. 

-Day 13 in another world. 

Today's workout begins. 

-Bam!

"Huff, gasp, huff."

I ran at the full speed from the front of my room to the Seoul Grand Park. 

Normally, I wouldn't do this, but the thought of failing made me move my body. 

When I arrived at the park in the early morning, there were other people there already exercising, similar to me. 

Naturally, I joined them and ran the trails that circled the dense botany, resembling a forest. 

"Hoo, hoo." 

What I was doing now was building basic physical fitness. In order to get into the Academy, I had to raise my basic stats somehow. 

There were times when I felt like giving up, but then, my mental strength, augmented by my abilities, would move my ankles and force me to keep going. 

I walked when I was tired and ran when I recovered. 

After a while, the park started to fill up with people. 

From now on, it was a battle with myself. 

-Oh shit, how can someone look like that? It's disgusting. 

I heard the gossips from the people who saw me. 

-Hey, even goblins aren't that ugly, are they? It's funny. 

I thought about myself as I ran. 

-I don't want to see that ugly creature. Come on, let's just get out of here. 

-Haha, okay, so my baby hates him that much? Oh, but I find this fascinating. I wonder, how can someone have a face like that? 

-I don't know. It's just too ugly. 

Hold it in, hold it in. 

It had now become very common to be criticized regarding my appearance. 

I'd be lucky if it was just cursing, but sometimes people would walk out of the park with narrowed eyes just for sharing the air with me. I would look at them and had to control my anger. 

'It's understandable. My charm is low, after all.'

I hynotized myself and continued with my workout. 

I wanted to be cool and ignore them but being a human, I couldn't do that. 

'They said I am ugly.'

That fact hurt my heart. 

Of course, my current Charm was at an unbelievably low level. 

[Charm: -2]

This devastating number didn't just come out of nowhere. The temparaments I had chosen to decrease to get more points was the cause. 

[Lustful Demon], [Ugly Appearance], [Severe Obesity].

The synergy they created between each other was unexpectedly terrible and they made me look uglier than a goblin. So I was able to understand the stares and the comments. I admit it. I could understand it all. 

[Quarrel Starter(F) is activated.]

"Why the hell do those bastards have to say that I am ugly so out loud?" 

I had a disability.

[Quarrel Starter (F)]

-You can't control your anger; sometimes you get angry for no reason.

Anger control disorder.

Which means I could understand them, but I couldn't forgive them. 

I picked up a stick lying on the ground casually and launched myself at the couple who cursed at me. 

"You sons of bitches! What, do you have a stake at my face?" 

"Gah!" 

And just like that, I lunged at the woman like a ghost. 

-Grab.

Someone grabbed me roughly by the shoulder and restrained me. 

"No disturbance in the park." 

-Squeeze. 

The force of the hand squeezing my shoulder made me drop my stick. 

Turning my head, I saw a familiar woman, nicely dressed in a suit, smiling at me. 

"You?"

Her words were as cold as a midwinter frost, and my anger plummeted. For once, I was genuinely glad that my temperament was sensible. 

"Follow me." 

I meekly followed the guard's steps. 

"Over there." 

"Yes." 

"Do you know how many times this is?" 

"Seventh." 

"…Ha."

The guard, seemingly annoyed by our brief conversation we were walking, let out a deep sigh. 

Her fists rattled with anger. 

"You know that this is your seventh time doing this and yet you still do it? Do you really think you're not going to get banned or this? No, you're out of line today, and why are you paying attention to that stern girl?" 

"Well, I didn't think that the Quarrel Starter was going to activate today." 

"I've heard that excuse at least nine times. Look at it from my perspective… Every time there's an incident, I always see you. Am I not supposed to be frustrated?" 

"I'm sorry." 

I kept my mouth shut and bowed my head. 

I sincerely felt sorry for the guard who I'd been indebted to since arriving in this world. So much so that I would do anything for her. 

In retrospect, she didn't spit insults to my face. Rather, she tried to be fair with me. 

"Oh, I am sorry. I won't be coming back now." 

"Well, that would be great then. No, but if you want to work out, shouldn't you rather go to a gym?" 

"They told me not to come." 

There was a hint of pity in the guard's eyes as she looked at me. 

Feeling awkward, I scratched the back of my head and smiled at her. 

It wasn't just the gym where my ugly appearance had an impact. It wasn't uncommon for my food to be tampered with. The worst was when I stood there, dumbfounded, as the police came to my door, telling me that I was a suspicious person to be standing there. 

'Being ugly is a sin…'

[The 'World Tree of Purity' smiles and says she still loves you.]

What was the point of being loved by a tree?

Even though I did something crazy, I was not a tree freak. Even now, I couldn't believe it and my hands and feet were shaking. My mindless masturbation act just had to happen inside the pussy of the World Tree… 

'Just wait…'

I hated my lowly position, being controlled by the World Tree.

Irritation welled up in me at the thought of the World Tree of Purity that had disturbed my peace and quiet life. 

I stared at the holographic window in front of me. 

[Grueling excerice has increased your stamine by 0.01]

[Grueling excerice has increased your stamine by 0.01]

[Grueling excerice has increased your stamine by 0.01]

[Grueling excerice has increased your stamine by 0.01]

My latent Potential was exploding even now. I was gaining stats faster than I was losing weight. I was sure I would reach average stats in 100 days. 

"You can go now. I only dragged you here for the sake of display. 

"Okay. I will never come back." 

To never come back here, I needed to a more intense workout. 

I bowed my head in gratitude and left the park. 

"Ahem, ahem." 

Then I heard a cheery voice behind me. 

"Starting tomorrow, I will open the gate at 3 a.m. If you want to work out, do it then. However, don't cause trouble and get caught like you did today." 

"Oh, really?" 

"Don't like it?" 

"No, I love it. I'll make sure to repay the favor." 

"Forget it. Keep your love for someone else." 

Uglier than a goblin… This was the first time someone had cared for me despite being uglier than a goblin. 

Was it because of Luck 10 that allowed me to meet such a kind person? 

I thanked the guard sincerely and started walking towards home. 

[Name]

Si-Heon Lee (Potential Husband of the World Tree) 

[Age/Height/Weight]

20 years/174 cm/99.18 KG 

[Stats]

-Strength: 4.2

-Endurance: 2.0

-Agility: 1.1

-Stamina: 3.8

-Mana: 0.0

-Charm: -2.0

-Intelligence: 5 

-Potential: 20

-Luck: 10

Unique Traits (0)

Skills Owned (0) 

Temperaments (5) 

"Dropped below three digits." 

I spoke the words out loud, dripping with sweat. 

It had been a month since I had started working out, and my hard work had started to pay off. 

I threw my hands up to the ceiling in celebration and screamed. 

"Aaahhhhhhh!" 

Today was a good day. Thanks to the kind help of the friendly security guard, my weight, which was 120 KG on the first day, had finally reached double digits. 

If I continued to work out at this pace, I would definitely get back on track. I would have escaped from obesity and I would have escaped from this damned negative charm. I just had to keep going like this. 

I smiled, and turned off the information window. A new icon appeared in the right corner of my vision. 

-[World Tree Auction] (New!) 

The icon was pink and pretty, and a description popped up.

[The World Tree Auction, a shop accessible only to the potential husbands of the World Tree, uses the affection of the World Tree and the Tree People towards you as currency. The currency is only limited to Points (P).]

You can exchange the World Tree's affection for Points (P), which can then be used as money. 

As soon as I read that sentence, I couldn't help but release a bitter sigh. It was an unexpected sentence. Technically, I had raped the World Tree, so how high was the affection level going to be? And it was done cheaply, but that didn't erase the crime. 

'She seemed to like me from what I saw in the Holograph Window, but I don't if that affection was real.'

I went into the store. 

[Now is your chance! F-Class items to Ex-Class Unique Traits! 100P each!]

[The Elementalist Set, a gift for you to attract the affection of the World Tree. 90000P -> 45000P.]

[A great night with the World Tree! 5P for a box of spiked condoms.]

There were so many items on sale that it was laughable. From drawings to the packaged products. The store was littered with merchandise that could only have come from a money-grubbing game company.

I scrolled down my smartphone screen and kid-shopped. 

What mattered was the money I had. 

[Si-Heon's initial P is determined by (current affection of the World Tree x100).]

[The number of World Trees focusing on you is (1).]

[▶The pink love of the 'World Tree of Purity' is directed at you! (Your current Affection is 100).]

[You will receive 10,000P. Future points can be earned through Quests and building relationships with the World Tree and its descendants, the Tree People.]

"…What's wrong with my Affection Level?" 

I rubbed my eyes and checked again, but nothing had changed. 

Affection 100. I didn't know if that was the limit, I was sure it wasn't a small number. 

"What's wrong with her?" 

To be honest, I hadn't done anything to earn that Affection Level. In fact, I avoided doing anything that could earn me that much. I always cursed her whenever I was pessimistic about my situation, thinking that if she started to dislike me, she might just kick me out of this world and back into my world. So then, why the hell… 

Suddenly, a thought crossed my mind. The circumstance that bought me here was just a single act of sex. I immediately denied it, but there was a room to consider this idea. 

Sitting in my dorm room, I caught my breath and pulled down my pants. My dick, which I'd spent my entire life using it as an unrivaled object for pleasure, hung proudly there. 

"No way… Hey, if you're there, answer me." 

The World Tree of Purity didn't speak. 

[The 'World Tree of Purity is blushing.]

It just answered me with a reaction.

"This, this, this…" 

Despair rushed over me as I realized my situation.

[Quarrel Starter is activated.]

"You crazy lewd trees!" 

This was a world where World Trees were considered sacred. 

This was a world which grows stronger under the protection of the World Tree.

This was a world where even the slightest favor of a World Tree became a vested interest. 

With a single act of sex, I had managed to seduce the World Tree. 

"Aaahhhhhhhhh!"