After hanging up on Chiaki, Seiji opened up his system.
Thanks to the activation of [Gifts], the love letters and bento boxes he received over the past few days had brought him extra points, which allowed him to accumulate the 75 points he needed for [Bullet Time]!
Compared to [Action], the points for [Gifts] were much easier to obtain … Should he seriously try to become a heartthrob?
Seiji imagined himself becoming an idol, singing and dancing on stage, acting passionately in television dramas, and being surrounded by numerous fans … and so on.
'Yep, being an otaku feels more comfortable!'
He decisively chose to follow his own heart.
Although he didn't dislike the feeling of being popular, it was better not to develop in this direction. He would definitely feel annoyed or even depressed in the future.
Seiji didn't want to live by relying on other people's adoration.
At the end of the day, the system was only a tool for him. If he had to do something he didn't like for a long time in order to obtain more points, that would be putting the cart before the horse.
It was just like forcing himself to stay up all night in order to obtain a reward from an online game. The more he played, the more he felt like he was being played by the game instead of being the one playing the game.
Of course, it was worth considering if he could obtain more points, but he first had to respect his own heart. That was what Seiji thought.
'Well, that's actually a very common logic.'
Now, he silently exchanged for the item he had been coveting.
Just like the card he purchased earlier, a palm-sized card appeared in a star-like glow. On the card was a black figure facing countless white bullets that were slowly flying towards him.
He clicked and used it!
After the card shattered, it transformed into a white light that drilled into his head.
This time, Seiji was prepared and was already lying on his bed. When his head started to hurt, he gritted his teeth and endured it, feeling everything he could feel …
Until he regained consciousness.
'This process is really uncomfortable.' He rubbed his temples.
Then, Seiji stood up and slowly scanned his surroundings.
He could feel that there was a hidden power within his body. The problem was, how should he test this power?
He couldn't just run out and find a car to crash into …
A few seconds later, Seiji had an idea.
He went to what could be called the kitchen and picked up the cleaver.
The sharp knives gleamed with a cold light.
Seiji took the knife and walked to the center of the room. He took a deep breath and prepared himself.
Then, he fiercely swung the kitchen knife upward!
The kitchen knife flew up with a high spin, and when it was about to reach the ceiling, it suddenly fell back down towards Seiji himself.
Seiji looked up at the kitchen knife.
He felt the hidden power in his body suddenly heat up, and he could feel it very clearly.
Bullet Time, activate!
A strange feeling swept through his body in an instant, as if he had been slightly electrocuted.
Then, in Seiji's eyes, the kitchen knife that was spinning at high speed became very slow.
It was like watching a high-speed video.
He could clearly see every rotation of the knife and the trajectory of its fall. Even after he easily stepped back and dodged it, he could still stretch out his hand and let the kitchen knife fly past his hand!
It was just like what the Tri-Blade Swordsman of the Sea King had done.
However, that swordsman relied on amazing luck, while Seiji relied on his newly acquired power!
The kitchen knife grazed the skin of his right hand and continued to fall. It was about to hit the ground.
Seiji stretched out his foot, spread his toes, and clamped the handle of the kitchen knife. Just as the tip of the knife was about to touch the ground, he stopped it.
Bullet Time ended.
Seiji instantly felt his body become heavier, and it was a little difficult to breathe, as if a part of the strength in his body had been sucked out of thin air.
This was the consumption of a breakthrough skill like Bullet Time. As the price of great power, the body would experience a short period of weakness.
If he had a good rest, with Seiji's current physical fitness, he would quickly recover to a near normal state. However, if he used Bullet Time again during this period of weakness, he would fall into an even more intense state of weakness.
If he used it multiple times in a short period of time, he might even die from exhaustion!
However, if he encountered a bad situation where he needed to use it, he would have loaded a long time ago.
In short, like the Fight Activation Card, this skill was better than Seiji had expected, and he felt that it was worth it.
No, it was worth it to begin with! This was because the original price of this card was 150 points, and now he bought it for 75 points.
No matter what, this was a pretty good exchange.
With a satisfied mood, Seiji opened the system again to check.
Unlike when he bought the Fight Activation Card, there was nothing new in the system.
This was within Seiji's expectations, because Bullet Time was a pure Skill Card, and it appeared as a reward, which was different from Activation Cards. If he wanted related new items, such as the Bullet Time Evolved Version, he was afraid that he would have to complete some other specific action, or after he became stronger.
After confirming that there was nothing new, Seiji began to think about what he should exchange for next.
"Should I continue to increase my combat power, or should I exchange for something else?"
Considering what he might face in the future, continuing to increase his combat power would be more reassuring, but …
Even though there was a new "gift" option, Seiji still felt that the source of points was too little.
Rather than continuing to exchange for fighting-related Skill Cards to increase his combat power, it would be better to exchange for other Activation Cards, which would open up new development directions and add new "action" options, which would allow him to accumulate points faster, which would make it easier for him to exchange for more Skill Cards … Would that be better?
"It's just like playing a strategy game. Should I recruit a new army to increase my combat power, or should I increase my production and economic level so that I can recruit a higher-level army in the future?" Seiji muttered to himself.
He recalled a strategy game from his previous life that was famous for consuming a lot of time.
The wonderful thing about this game was that there were countless development choices. Every round, the players would have to make various decisions, which would affect the outcome of the game in the future.
The thrill of making so many decisions and seeing the corresponding results would make the players unable to stop playing! As a result, "One more round … Eh, why is the sky bright?" became a globally famous game joke.
Seiji had played this game before. Although he didn't play it very well, he had some experience.
All in all, he felt that although there were many decisions to make, there were only two basic directions — to become stronger now, or to accumulate experience in order to become stronger in the future.
He would always choose the latter.
As for now … Seiji looked at his system and thought about it over and over again. Finally, he decided to stop thinking about it.
"I don't know what will happen in the future, so no matter how I think about it, it's impossible for me to make the absolutely correct choice. That's why I might as well do it the most directly!"
He still had his save file. He had already resolved himself.
"Next, I'd like to exchange for the [Learning-Writing Activation Card]."
Seiji's [Learning] stat was already quite high.
Compared to the effects of activating [Fighting], he was looking forward to seeing what he could do after activating [Writing]!
If he had enough ability, he wanted to write his own novel … a light novel!!
It wasn't something he brought over from his previous life, but something he would write himself. It would be a brand new, interesting light novel that would appear in the world for the first time!!!
Not only would he be a pure consumer, but he would also become the creator of something that he loved. This was a dream that Seiji was unable to realize in his previous life.
In this life, he definitely had to realize this dream!
Otherwise, even if he was reborn, how would he be any different from a salted fish!?
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