SWNOVELXO Chapter 9: The Looser, Last Part
After six long hours of sitting on that bus, surrounded by chatterboxes and wannabe karaoke stars, we finally reached the school. The teacher gave us the usual "behave yourselves" farewell speech, as if anyone was listening. Then, one by one, we all scattered like ants, heading home to recover from this so-called "fun" trip.
I, Chiku Ahay, dragged myself back to my lonely apartment. The door creaked open, and I immediately dropped my bag on the floor. The first thing I did? Push up and then Check the Loner System, of course. Priorities.
The floating screen popped up.
Daily Mission Completed!
Reward: Two Point Sets Items!
Finally, something good. I rubbed my hands together and clicked to open the first box.
You have unlocked Sword Spell: 50/1000!
I stared at the screen, confused. "Sword Spell? What does that even mean? Can I summon a sword from thin air now? Or is it just some fancy light show?"
The system, of course, offered no explanation. It just mocked me silently, like always.
Next, I clicked on the second box.
You have unlocked Loner Shop!
This time, I couldn't help but laugh. "A shop? What am I gonna buy there, huh? Loner-exclusive discounts on sadness? A two-for-one deal on disappointment?"
I tapped on the new "Loner Shop" option, curious but expecting the worst. The menu loaded slowly, like it was teasing me.
Inside, there were items like:
Loner Snacks (10 Lonely Points): Perfect for eating alone.
Loner Cloak (50 Lonely Points): Makes you invisible to people… like I wasn't already invisible.
Attack Boost (100 Lonely Points): Because clearly, I can't defend myself yet.
I closed the shop with a sigh. "Well, at least it's something. Maybe I'll save up for that cloak and just disappear completely."
Still, I had to admit, completing the mission felt kind of satisfying. Sure, the rewards were random and slightly depressing, but they were rewards nonetheless.
"Guess I'll do it all over again tomorrow," I muttered, collapsing onto my bed.
As I stared at the ceiling, I wondered if life with the Loner System was going to get better—or if it was just going to keep trolling me. Either way, I was in for the ride.
And then I checked all windows of the system:
Updated Loner Profile
SID: Chiku Ahay
Age: 17 years
Greed: Human
Title: Looser I
Level: 10 (0/1000 Lonely Points to level up)
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Loner States
Physical Fitness: 26/250
Intelligence/Mental: 200/700
Attack Spell: 256/900
Defense Spell: 256/900
Sword Spell: 50/1000
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Loner Items
Ghost Slayer Sword
Loner Katana
Lonely Potion (x1)
Looser Knife
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Loner Menu
Loner States
Loner Items
Loner Mission (Daily and Weekly available)
Loner Shop
Loner Store (Locked)
Cultivation (Locked)
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Missions
1. Daily:
a) Wake up at 4 A.M. Completed
b) Push-ups at least 30 times Completed
c) Locked
2. Weekly:
a) Walk 10 km
b) Locked
c) Locked
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Rewards
Daily: Two Point Set Items Claimed
Weekly: 200 Lonely Points
In case of failure:
Daily/Weekly: Your pocket money will be deducted
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Hidden Quests
1. Slay 100 souls of the dead (Completed)
2. Slay the head of a soul (Completed)
3. Locked
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"Slowly leveling up, but still struggling with life one failure at a time."