Supernatural Hunter in the Modern Era

Main Quest Unlocked

After testing the UI, Niel had already accepted his current situation with the system. So not only did he have a heavy debt but he had a system that based on its name would later force him to hunt supernatural beings. Still, he was excited by the sudden turn of events. 

After the string of bad luck that he had from his parents' deaths, gaining their debt, his girlfriend leaving him, and even facing a supernatural being, suddenly gaining the System made him feel better. 

"Okay then, now let's take a look at the rewards of the Quest. Hey System, can you give me the Quest Rewards now." After Niel spoke the voice of System echoed in his mind. 

[Recieving Quest Rewards]

[Loading]

[1%] 

The loading screen appeared before Niel and the same as before it was quite slow. So while he waited for it to finish loading Niel got one cup ramen to eat. He was halfway from finishing his meal when the System's voice sounded in his mind again. 

[Received Quest Rewards]

[Mask of the Kushisake-onna]

[Description: This is the mask worn by the Kushisake-onna to hide her disfigured face. Upon wearing the item the user will turn invisible for five minutes.] 

[Ability Card: Minor Fear]

[Description: Upon use of the Ability Card will inflict Minor Fear to those that look at your visage. The Ability will last for three minutes.]

[100 System Coins]

After Niel was done reading the Quest Rewards he noticed something different so he quickly asked the System a question. 

'Hey System, what is this weirdly named System Coins?' 

[System Coins are the currency used to purchase items from the System.] 

'Wait there's a literal cash shop?'

[There is a shop to buy items from the System.] 

'Why didn't you tell me before about this System shop?' 

[The Host never asked, even when I can read the Host's thoughts you never asked] 

'... Alright fine, then how do I check the system shop?'

[The Host just needs to think of opening the System Shop and it will open for you.] 

Niel did as the System said and thought of opening the System Shop. A very colorful screen appeared before Niel, which had a list of items. It had the item's name and how much it costs. After doing a quick scroll Niel noticed something unusual. 

'Why are all the items in here less than one hundred System Coins? Aren't there any big items like the Ability Card, Lancelot's Swordsmanship?' 

[Since the Host only has one hundred System Coins then that's all the System can show.] 

Hearing the System's answer Niel sighed, he was hoping to see what kind of legendary items could be sold in the System Shop. After feeling a little bit disappointed Niel started looking at the various items available. 

[50 coins - Paper Talisman of Immobilization]

[65 coins - Paper Talisman of Healing]

[60 coins - Paper Talisman of Strength]

[70 coins - Paper Talisman of Speed]

Most of the items available at the moment were like these one time use items. From rings that could grant minor enhancements in physical abilities like strength which is just carrying one pound more than you can, and other things like a bracelet that could help in resisting minor mental attacks. 

The most expensive item available was of course one that cost one hundred system coins. The item was an Ability Card that would grant a weaker version of a passive ability called Bao Gong's Judgement. It was not a one time use Ability Card, but a permanent one, but it was a weaker version of the actual Ability Card with the same name. 

Bao Gong's Judgment was an ability that could detect if a person was lying. Unfortunately, due to it being a weakened version of the original it had many demerits, for one it would activate randomly so you don't get to pick when to use it. The chances of activating the skill were around two percent. Also, it will only activate once per day. 

Niel sighed, he got a little bit excited when he saw it was a permanent passive skill but its demerits were too great for it to be useful. Not to mention the activation was based on luck which he obviously hasn't had any of. 

'Should I just save more coins to buy better stuff, or should I buy an item now?...' 

Niel took a look at the items sold in the System shop one more time, after thinking about it for a while he decided on what to buy. 

Niel used the System Coins to buy the Paper Talismans of Healing. Since he was fighting supernatrual beings that went beyond common sense, he needed to at least have something in case of an emergency. Once he had purchased the item the System's voice once again echoed in his mind. 

[Main Quest: Defeat Five Supernatural Beings.]

[Rewards: Will be determined by how well the Host performs the Quest.]

As Niel expected the Main Quest was going to be quite difficult to finish. Not only was the thought of defeating a Supernatural Being like the Kushisake-onna hard, but finding five Supernatural Beings was nearly an impossible task for Niel. 

In his entire twenty years of living he had only seen a Supernatural Being today. So how was he going to find five of them? 

Niel took out his laptop and started searching the web for any supernatural stories. Of course, there were many stories and many people that claimed to have an encounter with the supernatural. After searching for a bit more he saw a website about ghost hunting. It was basically about this guy who goes around haunted sites looking for ghosts. 

It would seem that he has been doing this for a year now but even then he still hasn't shown a ghost in any of his videos, but he does claim to have seen one before. 

'This guy doesn't seem like he would be of any help... I wonder if I could ask some of my parents' customers if they're experiencing some supernatural. I guess I could open up the shop again, it's not like I have anything else I can do at this point.'