The Charismatic Steve With System

Chapter 2 - First Mission

"What is this?" Steve touched the screen, but his hand went through.

His focus shifted when a car's headlights shone on him, blinding Steve's vision. A car sped towards him unnoticed, causing him to pull over to the sidewalk hurriedly. Unfortunately, his leg injury slowed him down.

BRUG!

Steve's body was thrown and dragged several meters before lying covered in blood. Blood flowed from his nose, mouth, and head, turning the rain-filled ditch blood red.

His entire body hurt, but strangely, he seemed to enjoy it. He even had a smile on his lips.

'It turns out death is much better.'

He looked vaguely at someone approaching him.

"Are you okay?" The sound of rain drowned out the person's voice and form.

***

Steve slowly sank into unconsciousness without being able to answer. 

The young man slowly opened his eyes and found himself lying in a room. Surprisingly, he was not in a hospital room but a super luxurious one dominated by white and gold paint and furniture.

"Where am I?"

"You finally awake, you idiot." A beautiful woman sat next to him.

For a moment, Steve was transfixed by the woman's beauty. Her face was perfect: round eyes, long eyelashes, a sharp nose, and a cute face.

"Who are you? Where am I now?" Steve asked, confused.

"You're in my room," Sarah replied coldly.

"Really?! How come?! What happened to me?!" Steve was suddenly senile.

"I hit you last night! After all, you're the main reason this accident happened! Why did you suddenly walk in the middle of the road when I was about to pass?! You must want to claim compensation because you know I'm an artist!" Sarah exclaimed in annoyance, venting her frustration.

"Stop accusing me! I don't want your money at all, damn it!" At first glance, Steve saw Jacob in that annoying woman.

"Nonsense! I've met scammers like you hundreds of times! I won't be fooled again. Quickly tell me the amount of money you want! I'll grant your request, but you must leave my life after that! Forever!"

"Are you deaf!? I don't want your money! Just eat your money!" Steve hated rich people who always oppressed him, like Jacob.

"You can't be a hypocrite! I know your goal is to blackmail me! Especially now that you're paralyzed, so you can use your condition to demand that I provide for you forever!"

"What?! Paralyzed?!"

"Yes! Your leg is broken! You'll be paralyzed for life!"

"No way!" Steve immediately opened the blanket covering his leg and then tried to move his leg, but it was numb. "I can't be paralyzed!"

"But that's the fact, you idiot!"

"ARGH!" Steve pounded his feet while wailing hysterically. Had God not taken away enough of his loved ones to take away his health?!

Ding!

Again, a transparent screen appeared in front of Steve. "What is this? Why did it appear again?" He reached out to touch it, but it passed through.

"What do you mean?" Sarah frowned in surprise. She followed Steve's gaze but found nothing. "What did you see? A ghost?"

"This transparent screen. ...." Steve pointed in front of it. "Is this real? It's bizarre but amazing."

Sarah snorted heavily. "You are a crazy man."

"I'm not crazy. Look at this carefully."

Sarah stood up immediately. "I don't have time to talk nonsense with you," she walked away from Steve.

"Hey! Where are you going?!"

The woman didn't answer him.

Steve snorted softly, then looked back at the strange screen. "Am I hallucinating from the impact on my head?"

[Hello, Mr. Steve. Introduce, I am the system. I will explain the rules of this system to you.]

Steve was startled. The voice was ringing in his head. "Who are you?"

[I am the prosperity system, and your job is to complete all the missions; then, you will be rewarded.]

"Reward?"

[You will get rewards, including wealth and healing if you complete the missions.]

"You think I'm stupid! There can't be such a system in the world! You can't fool me!" Steve thinks it's just a human trick.

[If you don't believe it, you can prove it.]

Steve has been stunned ever since. Although it sounded stupid, he was a little interested in trying it out of curiosity.

"Can you seriously change my fate?"

[Of course. Complete the mission, and then you will receive it.]

[System Updated]

[First Mission: Kiss an Actress]

[Reward: You will recover.]

The woman's voice faded as the transparent screen disappeared.

Steve's hands were clenched tightly with fierce determination. "If that happens, I'll use it to get revenge on Emmy and Jacob!"