Bell Cranel always dreamed of becoming a hero, but reality proved far crueler than his fantasies. Left humiliated and on the brink of death after a fateful encounter with a Minotaur and the adventurer Ais, something deep within him awakens-a power u...
[New Daily Quest: The Path Toward True Might] (Unread)
[Notice]
[This system is designed to help the Player grow.]
[Failure to comply with the system's instructions may result in penalties.]
Bell's breath hitched. He had thought he was hallucinating before. He had no idea what exactly he was looking at, but it was real.
"Hestia..." He swallowed. "I— I can see something."
Hestia leaned forward, intrigued. "See what?"
Bell hesitated before reading the messages aloud. Her expression shifted from confusion to curiosity.
"Read message," he said, testing the system's function.
The text changed instantly.
[Daily Quest: The Path Toward True Might]
Objectives:
Push-ups [0/100]
Sit-ups [0/100]
Squats [0/100]
Run [0/10KM]
Note:
Failure to complete daily quests will result in penalties.
"Seriously?" Bell groaned, staring at the list in disbelief. "You're kidding..."
Hestia tilted her head. "A magical system that tells you to exercise? That's... unexpected."
Bell sighed, rubbing his temples. "I think I'll rest first before worrying about this."
Hestia chuckled, ruffling his hair. "Good idea. Get some sleep, Bell."
As Bell lay in bed that night, staring at the glowing text still lingering in his vision, he couldn't shake the feeling that his life had just changed forever.
—
Bell Cranel woke to a sound that sent a jolt of terror through his body.
Ding!
[Notice: You have failed to complete your daily quest. You will be transferred to the 'Penalty Zone' for an allotted amount of time.]
His half-lidded eyes snapped open, but before he could react, the world around him trembled. The soft comfort of his bed vanished, replaced by the rough sensation of sand beneath his fingertips. A harsh wind howled in his ears, stinging his skin with grains of burning-hot dust. Bell scrambled to his feet, his breath hitching as he took in his surroundings.
He was no longer in the old church.
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The sky above was an endless expanse of dull, orange-red haze, swirling with the weight of an oppressive heat. The ground stretched endlessly in every direction, a vast desert with cracked dunes and jagged rock formations piercing through the surface like the bones of some long-dead giant.
