Chapter 6

After reluctantly accepting my fate, I sat on the edge of my bed, staring at the glowing blue screen in front of me.

If I was going to be forced down this path, I needed to understand exactly what I was dealing with.

"System, show me everything you can do."

Ding!

The screen shifted, displaying a list of newly unlocked functions.

[System Functions Unlocked!]

Storage – A personal inventory to store items.

Quests – Track missions and rewards.

Status – View current stats and progress.

I frowned. "That's it?"

[Shop function is locked. Requires 500 Heart Points to unlock.]

I squinted at the notification. "Wait. There's a shop?"

[Yes! But Host must work hard to unlock it~! Fighting!]

The system's peppy encouragement did nothing to soothe my frustration.

Of course, the one function that might actually help me was locked behind a paywall of effort.

With a sigh, I flipped to the Status tab to check my current stats.

[Status]

Name: Ethan

Age: 17

Stamina: 50/50

Dance: D

Singing: D

Rap: D

Charm: B+

Acting: SSS

Heart Points: 100

I stared at the abysmal rankings for dance, singing, and rap. How was I supposed to compete against trainees who had been working on this for years?

Ding!

[Host, don't worry! The system will guide you step by step. Hard work will pay off! Fighting~!]

I rubbed my temples. "Yeah, yeah… Let's just get this over with."