3. Beating the bully

[Would you like to see your status?]

The system suddenly asked when Aslan had returned to his own room.

"What is it? Show me."

[Name: Aslan Kendrik]

[Age: 18 years old]

[Level: 1]

[Points: 837]

[Strength: E]

[Intelligence: B]

[Appearance: A]

[Luck: C]

There were many things Aslan didn't understand. Like, since when did he have a surname at all? As an orphanage child from birth, Aslan didn't have a surname, which was normal for an orphan like him. When he grows up, or reaches the age of 20, Aslan can register a surname of his own choice. For now he couldn't, the country's regulations were like that.

However, Aslan was more curious about something else.

"Why is the level Abc? Can you explain?" Aslan asked confused.

[The highest is level S, then A, B, C, D, E and F]

[F is the lowest]

Aslan didn't know if he should be happy or sad that his strength was only level E, but at least it wasn't level F.

Aslan puts on his new uniform, then new shoes too. He was happy because he finally got a new uniform. The old uniform was a second-hand one from his older brother, a child of the orphanage, who was no longer wearing it. The government gave him a new uniform, but it was sold by the cruel orphanage owner.

For some reason, wearing a new uniform and a new bag and shoes made Aslan feel more energized.

In front of the boarding house, Aslan saw Johnny pass by to greet him. He asked Aslan if he was feeling better, so Aslan said he was fine. Aslan also thanked Johnny for being so kind and giving him a temporary place to stay.

Walking to school was something Aslan used to do, even though the orphanage was quite far away. Now the distance from the orphanage to the school was very close, only about a ten-minute walk.

Devon and David, his dorm mates, pass by on their bikes, greet Aslan briefly and then pedal off again.

The kids in the dorm now knew Aslan and thought he was kind for cooking for them.

At the end of the road, Aslan saw some thugs sitting as if waiting for something. Aslan recognized them as the orphanage owner's men, of course Aslan didn't want to meet them. They could be waiting for Aslan right now.

So Aslan racked his brain, remembering that there was a secret way to his school. It was a road used by wayward children to skip school. Like it or not, Aslan would use that road.

Stealthily, he made his way to the secret passage, clearing the bushes and finding a large hole in the wall. He entered the hole and came to the neglected back garden of the school.

Aslan breathed a sigh of relief, before seconds later discovering the school's troubling gang of thugs.

It was the group of Kyle, the son of a rich, powerful businessman. He had a big, muscular body that made everyone afraid of him, and thanks to his father's fortune, he was quite powerful.

Aslan was repeatedly bullied by Kyle and his friends, usually the only one who could help was Devon. There was no way Aslan could always rely on Devon to help him, Devon couldn't possibly know that Aslan was in trouble right now.

[Avoiding the problem is not good]

[Master must fight the bully]

What? Against Kyle and his friends? That seemed impossible for the cowardly Aslan.

[New mission! Fight Kyle and the others. 500 system points reward]

[If you fail there will be painful punishment]

Punishment? That sounded more painful than getting beaten up by Alonso's men, especially since Aslan didn't know what punishment the system meant.

However, how could Aslan fight them?

"Are you looking around!" Kyle shouted, visibly disturbed by Aslan's presence.

Seeing Kyle's creepy face, Aslan's spirit faded again, he was such a coward.

Might as well run away.

"No, sorry, I have to go."

Aslan hurriedly left, but Kyle's men pulled his bag.

"Hey, where are you going? I see your bag and shoes are new, huh? You have a lot of money apparently, if you can give 100 dollars now, then I'll let you go."

"There's no way that poor guy has that much money."

"100 dollars is his one-month food allowance!"

They made fun of Aslan, but Aslan couldn't argue, because he was. Even 100 dollars for one month of food was too much for him.

Although that's changed now.

After making up his mind, Aslan took a deep breath to calm himself down. Once he was calmer, he slapped away the hand holding his backpack.

"Let go!"

"Why, you can't accept being called poor? It's the truth!" Kyle said, to which the others laughed.

"At least I'm smarter than you!" Aslan said.

They stopped laughing for a moment, before laughing even harder.

'Can't the system help me in this situation? I can't beat them up because I'm so much weaker' Aslan muttered to himself.

[You can buy a low-level fighting skill for 100 points!]

[But considering your body is still weak, you will experience pain from forcing your muscles]

'No problem, as long as I can fight them, just spend the 100 points!

[Yes, sir!]

[100 system points are used to purchase low-level fighting skills]

Fortunately there was a solution, even if it was an instant one.

Kyle approached Aslan and put his arm around his shoulders, "You said you were smarter than us? That's right, because of that, you should always be ready to do our tasks, otherwise I'll hit you!"

Aslan could see the movement of Kyle's hand that wasn't embracing him was coming to punch him in the stomach. Thanks to fighting skills, he could see it all in slow motion, so he was able to block Kyle's hand, twist it and then push him into one of his men.

They were surprised that Aslan could fight back this time. Finally, they came forward one by one to beat Aslan, but still Aslan was able to fight them off and twisted their arms, some of them got kicked by Aslan.

[Master successfully fought Kyle and his friends!]

[Reward of 500 points successfully obtained and entered the system account]

Aslan smiled widely at the notification from the system screen. "Watch out, Aslan!"

Aslan hurriedly ran away from Kyle and his friends.

"From now on, I'll try to strengthen my body, so I won't be weak and can fight even better - ouch!"

In the end, Aslan felt his muscles start to hurt because he was pushing himself. It was okay, he could bear the pain. After all, he'd been beaten up a lot in the orphanage, Kyle had beaten him up too, so the pain was nothing new.

However, the muscle pain made Aslan lethargic during the lesson, to the point where he couldn't concentrate.

[Master is so weak!]

Aslan chuckled at the comment from the system. He knew he was weak, there was no need to clarify, right?

It was time for break, so Aslan went to the library so no one would bother him. Aslan could also eat the lunch he prepared himself in peace.

"I know, it goes without saying!"

[Master can try to buy a muscle building class for beginners]

"What is it?"

[Later you will get a learning video, you can learn it and it will not fail]

[Because the system provides the best teacher]

"That's interesting, I'll try to buy it"

[It costs 100 system points for the entire learning video.]

[You must learn from the lower level to the upper level, no skipping, because each level is very important]

"Okay okay, I understand."

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