**Chapter 5**
Shop, Inventory, Craft, and Skills had all been unlocked for a long time. I was level twenty-seven now. I’d gained access to them all by level 10, but I had barely touched most of them.
I did use the Inventory, though, and I had to admit it was amazing. I could store pretty much anything in there, like in a game, and pull it out whenever I wanted. I couldn’t store my car or bike, which sucked, but anything that wasn’t alive fit just fine.
As for Skills, I didn’t have any yet. I had my eye on some passive ones, but I hadn’t bought anything because most skills required MP. MP was probably tied to the Intelligence stat, and I couldn’t waste points on Intelligence while I was focused on the main quest.
I was tempted by some of the cool ones like Fireball, Waterball, Thunder Strike, and all that, but I was smart enough to stay on task.
My balls were literally on the line.
The Shop had a ton of stuff—skills, items, and magical things that got me the most excited.
Unfortunately, the currency was something called Gold Coins, and real money didn’t work. I even tried using a gold tooth I punched out of a rich kid once as “payment for his sins,” but that didn’t work either.
There wasn’t a single hint about how to earn them, so I had no idea how to get the gold I needed for the items I wanted.
I got 100 coins as a welcome bonus when the shop opened, but everything in that price range was trash. I sighed and just accepted the fact that, other than turning me into the most physically optimized human possible, the system wasn’t all that useful. On top of that, it was getting harder and harder for me to actually finish.
I had no problem getting hard. With my Stamina, I could stay rock hard for hours if I wanted. The real problem was that I couldn’t get off with just my hand anymore. I barely felt anything, even when watching the hottest porn.
I’d also bought a bunch of fancy toys, which was super embarrassing when my mom found the stash. But she understood it was because of my condition and let me keep them.
Now I was starting to get used to those too. I was getting used to everything a guy could do by himself. Some porn that used to turn me on now did the opposite, and I’d already watched everything that still worked.
I’d tried almost every option available to me. Well, except hookers. I wasn’t really into that. I had no clue what diseases they might carry, and the system didn’t give me any protection against them. There were some skills that might help, but I still wasn’t keen on going that route.
Haa…
Fuck my life.
[AP: 29]
[Stamina: 19]
I quietly added one point to Stamina, bringing it up to 20. It wasn’t the best feeling in the world, but that rush of power flooding through me was like a drug. Not that I did drugs, but I imagined that’s what it would feel like.
[Main Quest I ‘Terrible’ has been completed]
[You have received a reward]
[You have received a B-grade skill]
Before I could get excited about the new skill, another quest popped up immediately.
[Main Quest II has arrived]
[Optimal]
[Tier: B]
[Description: You are now an optimal human, but so what? That’s not what the possessor of the Hyperspermia system should be. There are still plenty of things that can kill you. The user of the Hyperspermia system must be invincible… or at least close to it.]
[Task: Raise physical stats to one star]
[Raise Strength to 50]
[Raise Agility to 50]
[Raise Stamina to 50]
[Reward: 1 A-grade skill]
[Punishment: Removal of the system]
[Time limit: Two years]
What the hell?
How was I supposed to pull that off? I only got 30 EXP a day. How was I supposed to level up enough in just two years?
I sighed and closed the window. No point cursing about something I couldn’t control right now. I opened the skill window instead.
Why worry about the impossible when I could focus on what I could handle?
[Skill: Restoration (Lv: Max)]
[Tier: B]
[Description: What is the requirement of a dream man? Charm? Wealth? Longevity?
None of them!
The most required man is the one who can go all night and all day.
That’s right.
The flag that never droops gets the most salutes.]
[Effect: Your penile functions are restored to their optimal conditions. Sperm, strain, or any other factors get fully restored.]
[Cost: 100 MP per use]
[No limit per use]
[Condition to use: Stamina 20]
I was right to trust my instincts. There were many times I wanted to invest in other stats, but I was glad I hadn’t.
With this skill, I could finally increase my EXP income again. But I couldn’t just jack off all day. I needed something more.
I sighed and glanced at the EXP meter.
[EXP: 1390/2700]
There was no way I could level up fast enough before two years were up. Unless there was another way to gain EXP that I just hadn’t discovered yet.
Seeing nothing else I could do for now, I stood up and headed to the bathroom to get ready for the evening.
I came downstairs about an hour later and found the whole place fully set up. Everyone was there except Aunt Elise. She couldn’t make it because of Pennsylvania high school vacation schedules. Sara and Mira had final exams this time of year, so they couldn’t come to my birthday.
Sara and Mira were twins—Sara was two minutes older. I got along great with Sara, who was the confident one. Mira was always the shy one, so we never really had full conversations, but we were still friends. It had been almost three years since I last saw them, so maybe she’d grown out of it by now.
They also had a younger sister who was sixteen this year. She was the baby of the family, and I still remembered her that way.
I actually missed them. This was the third birthday in a row they’d missed.
The birthday ceremony went like it always did—me getting richer while my heart churned at how much my mom spent on the banquet.
As usual, my grandmother outdid everyone. She presented me with the deed to the newly completed hospital. It had only taken two years to build.
I guess I really had to major in medicine now, even if I’d never planned on it.
The party wrapped up around 3 a.m. I had just gotten to my room and was about to crash when there was a knock on the door.
It was Mom.
“Can I come in?” she asked awkwardly.
The fact that she was asking for permission meant she was nervous about how I’d react to whatever she was about to say.
I nodded and let her in. I sat her on the bed and waited patiently while she fidgeted for almost fifteen minutes.
“I… met someone,” she finally said.
“I know,” I replied.
“I know you’re disappointed, but I’m a wom—wait, what?” She looked shocked.
“I know. The Montgomery guy, right?” I asked.
“H-how do you know?” she whispered, stunned.
“You really need a lesson on being discreet, Mom. You can’t just leave restaurant bills for two lying around—especially when the restaurants are under my name,” I said.
Her mouth hung open as it all clicked.
“How long have you known?” she asked quietly.
“Maybe since your second date. When you said you were meeting an old friend. No detective work needed—you were giddy and dressed up nicer than usual,” I told her.
“You’ve known this whole time?” She sounded confused. “And you didn’t say anything?”
“Look, Mom,” I said, taking her hands, “if you’re looking for my permission, you don’t need it. You haven’t been in a relationship once since that jerk left you. I don’t know why you waited so long, but if you think I’m going to stand in the way of your happiness, you’ve got another thing coming.”
Mom smiled, her eyes watering as she sniffled. “Thank you,” she said in a shaky voice.
“No need. You deserve every bit of it.” I hugged her, comforted her, and encouraged her for a while before pulling back. “Though I do need to meet him.”