Chapter 2 - Power System

After taking a shower, Daffa went to the kitchen to get some food. Then, he walked towards the dining table and placed his plate on it.

He took out his phone from his pants pocket and opened the application he had installed earlier.

Inside the application, there were several menus that might confuse Daffa.

[Profile] [Missions] [Shop]

In the top right corner of the screen, there was also a coin icon. However, the coin value was still 0. Unlike other applications, he couldn't top up the coins using real money.

While eating, Daffa opened the [Profile] menu.

[Profile]

Name: Daffa Setyawan

Age: 16

Title: none

Level: 0

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[Current Stats]

Attack Power: 2

Defense: 5

Agility: 7

Mentality: 2

[***]

He smiled a little seeing that his stats were still very low. Then, a notification icon appeared from the [Missions] menu.

[Missions]

Try to do some exercise.

Push-ups: 0/100

Sit-ups: 0/100

Rewards: ???

[***]

Daffa raised his eyebrows and said, "Maybe I should give it a try." He finished his meal.

Daffa, who had finished eating, hurried to his room and immediately started doing what was in the mission menu.

As he did one push-up, suddenly the number changed from 0 to 1.

[Missions]

Try to do some exercise.

Push-ups: 1/100

Sit-ups: 0/100

Rewards: ???

[***]

Daffa furrowed his brow in confusion but continued doing push-ups.

In a short while, Daffa lay flat on the ground, unable to continue the mission. Even though he had only done 15 push-ups.

"This is so difficult. No wonder I am so weak." Daffa mused for a moment, recalling the events when he was still with his family.

"Once again, I'm reminded of that." Daffa brushed off his thoughts and resumed doing push-ups.

*****

The next day, when Daffa returned from school, he was intercepted by Daniel and his friends. But this time, Daffa didn't run. Instead, he smiled as if there was nothing to fear.

"Aren't you guys tired of bothering me every day?" Daffa asked them.

"Who helped you yesterday? Did you hire someone?" Dani, one of Daniel's friends, asked.

"I don't know. He was just a stranger passing by," Daffa replied. His hands were clenched as if ready to defend or attack.

"Oh." Daniel glanced at his friends and nodded.

They ran towards Daffa to attack him.

But Daffa laughed and said, "Let's see what I got last night."

Galang suddenly flew backward and fell flat when he tried to hit Daffa.

"What just happened?" Daniel was confused.

Bugh!!!

Bagas was sent flying as well.

"Hey, what's wrong with you guys?" Daniel became even more puzzled.

Suddenly, a kick flew towards Daniel's face.

"I know one thing. That you guys are actually weak." Daffa held back his leg from hitting Daniel's face.

Seeing that, Daniel felt insulted and immediately retaliated against Daffa.

Daffa forgot that he was also weak in reality. But regardless, he had to fight them to break free from the cycle of bullying.

However, his body felt heavy to dodge, and as a result, he continued to be hit.

Bagh!!! Bugh!!! Bagh!!! Bugh!!!

The sound of consecutive punches made Daniel's friends, who were initially afraid to attack Daffa, join in the attack again.

"I need to escape. I shouldn't have taken such a risky mission."

Daffa prepared himself. When Daniel had an opening, he immediately pushed him away.

Daffa fled, not wanting to die foolishly at their hands.

"If it weren't for the mission, I wouldn't dare to fight them," he muttered as he reached into his pants pocket to retrieve his phone.

Daffa glanced back to assess the situation. Since Daniel was no longer visible, Daffa took refuge in a food store.

"I hope they don't check here," he whispered, then opened the system application.

He saw the golden chest he had received the previous night after completing the exercise mission.

He pressed the golden chest, and it opened, revealing several rewards in the form of stat points and system coins.

[ You have obtained 20 stat points and 600 system coins ]

"Stat points? What are those?" Daffa wondered and pressed the stat points.

He was directed to the profile page, and each of his stats had a plus sign.

"I think I know how to use them," he murmured.

He allocated 10 stat points to 'Attack Power,' 5 stat points to 'Defense,' and the remaining 5 stat points to 'Agility.'

Daffa felt something strange within his body. It felt hot, as if it were on fire, but he couldn't see any flames around him.

He started running back to the orphanage.

Unfortunately, he crossed paths with Daniel and his friends at the street intersection.

"Meeting them again." Daffa turned his body and ran once more.

But this time, Daniel had planned a well-thought-out strategy. He had surrounded Daffa from all directions.

Daffa looked towards Daniel, who was approaching him.

"What do you really want?" Daffa asked. He couldn't do anything anymore.

Daniel smiled, then ran and kicked Daffa in the chest.

"I want to kill you," Daniel said with a cold tone.

"Ugh!!!" Daffa spat out a little blood.

"Hey, can you do that?" Dika asked. One of Daniel's friends.

Daniel turned to Dika and said, "Don't you remember when Bang Doni gave me control over this area?"

Dika fell silent, as he also knew who Bang Doni referred to.

On Daffa's side, he felt pain but his body was hot and filled with energy. His feelings were a mixture of fear and the desire to fight back.

He smiled widely and threw a punch at Daniel's face.

Bugh!!!

Daniel just smiled, thinking that Daffa's punch wouldn't have any impact.

But after feeling it, blood started flowing from his nose.

"Damn, your punch actually hurts." Daniel wiped the blood from his nose.

Daniel retaliated, but this time, Daffa managed to dodge it.

"Wait, is it because of the increased stats? I can dodge his attacks?"

Daniel attacked again, but his attacks were still evaded by Daffa.

"Damn!!!" Daniel shouted in frustration and accelerated his punches.

Daffa casually dodged, as if he already knew the direction of Daniel's punches.

"Why are you just standing there?! Finish him off!" Daniel scolded his friends.

Daniel's friends approached Daffa, who was being attacked by Daniel.

Ting!!!

[ Punch the person approaching from the right side of the face. ]

[ Kick and then punch the person on the left side of the face. ]

[ Avoid Daniel's overhead punch. ]

A large screen appeared in front of Daffa, showing him how to fight against them.

Daffa followed the instructions on the screen and managed to knock down several opponents.

Daniel also seemed tired as all his punches were continuously evaded.

Daffa seized the opportunity to kick Daniel in the face.

Daniel received the kick from Daffa and fell flat on the ground.

Daniel's friends who were still standing remained silent, watching Daffa deliver a kick to Daniel's face.

Daffa didn't stop there. He continued to pummel Daniel until his own hand swelled up.

Without hesitation, he stomped on Daniel's hand. Daffa completely lost control and couldn't contain his emotions.

Daniel was left unable to get up by the inexperienced kid he used to bully.

Luckily, one of Daniel's friends named Galang immediately punched Daffa's face. Otherwise, Daffa would have become a murder suspect.

Bugh!!!

"Hey, are you crazy and trying to kill him?" Galang asked.

Daffa fell silent, looking at Galang, and then slapped his own face.

Slap!!! Slap!!! Slap!!!

Galang furrowed his brow, confused.

"Thank you," Daffa said two words and immediately ran home.

Some people wanted to chase after Daffa, but Galang told them to stop.

"Hey! Just let him go."

Galang then carried Daniel to the nearest hospital.

*****

Two days later, Daffa was expelled from school at the request of Daniel's parents.

Daniel was still in a coma and hadn't regained consciousness. Daniel's parents demanded accountability from Daffa for what he had done.

Daffa could only accept the consequences of his actions and give what he had.

He also left the orphanage and disappeared without a trace.

Melisa, who had been with Daffa for a long time, worried about his well-being. But she believed that Daffa would return someday.

*****

One year had passed, and a new academic year was about to begin.

In SMK 12, a female teacher and a male student were seen walking through the school corridor towards the classroom.

The student appeared tall and big, approximately 180cm in height.

They both entered the classroom and stood in front of the students.

The female teacher then opened the class and introduced the student who walked with her.

"Good morning, children!"

"Good morning, Miss!" the students replied in unison.

"Today, we have a new student joining us. He couldn't participate in the orientation activities yesterday, so you might not be familiar with him yet," she said.

"Come on, dear, introduce yourself."

The young boy took a breath and introduced himself.

"Allow me to introduce myself...."

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