[No way, did you really kiss him?] The voice of a woman that was filled with disbelief was heard from the phone.

“No! How many times did I tell you that I didn't! I..only kiss him on his cheek..just touching the edge of his lips" After realizing what she had just done because of the constant teasing of her agent, Sofia suddenly felt extremely embarrassed, but the weird thing about this is that she's not even angry about her actions earlier, and even feels little butterflies in her stomach whenever the memory comes up in her mind.

[Oh my goodness, you've really become crazy Sofia! Kissing him on the cheek and giving him a kiss like that sends two different signals! Now, he probably thinks that you're interested in him!]

"The problem is...I think so, dammit!"

[Wha~t? You...have you gone loco!?]

On the other hand, John arrived home with a huge smile on his face that people might have thought that he just won the grand prize at the lottery.

Though if you think about it, what happened to him tonight was almost like winning the lottery or in more accurate terms, he's almost winning life by going on a date with such a beautiful and gorgeous babe?

"Ahhh~ what bliss! I didn't expect that my dating life in this lifetime would actually be the first one to bear some fruit. Though it was also out of expectations that my dating skills still hadn't gone rusty after years of being a single previously"

[Don’t be conceited, you wouldn’t even be able to snag a woman at the level of Sofia with your lousy dating skills. Everything that happened so far to you tonight was largely part of your overwhelming luck. Since you've miraculously chosen the right words almost every time during your date with her]

Athena's words were like a basin of cold water was just poured on top of his head, waking him up from the illusion that he was such a hotshot tonight.

"That..are my skills really that bad?" After being told that his skills are actually not up to par, John became a little timid.

[It's not that bad since you're still easily able to win the hearts of superficial women] Athena answered.

John's face immediately fell and he couldn't help but get angry, "Then what's difference does it make to someone who only has their money to make up for their lacking dating skill!?"

[There is, you'd still able to hook up with them even without the money]

"You...you're such a bitch!"

[Bitch is an inappropriate word since I'm only stating facts]

Frustrated, John just facepalmed himself as he felt like arguing with an AI who's intelligence far surpasses him is just overkill on Athena's part since he forgot how to multiply sometimes.

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“...”

"But there is a chance that I will receive a quest that would reward me with a dating experience, like that one quest that gives a reward of boxing experience, right?"

[It is impossible for that to happen since a Boxing experience is vastly different compared to Dating experience. The latter one deals on the mental level, and giving you that kind of reward is out of the question since it is pretty much like giving you a hypnosis skill. Besides, only a god has that kind of ability] Athena truthfully answered.

John raised an eyebrow, “God? Does that mean that god exists?”

[You are currently not privy to that kind of information. Please continue doing your Main Quests to raise your access level]

Shrugging his shoulders, John said, “Well, that question from mine was dumb since it's obvious that only a god can send me back in time and even give me a [System] as a compensation. They probably made a mistake somewhere and were guilty about it when it affected me. So they gave me something to make my life easier here, but aren’t they worried that I would make a huge splash on the flow of time or history? I don’t know the proper term for it, but you get what I mean, right Athena?”

There was a short silence following that before Athena’s voice once again rang inside his head.

[The river of time is not constant, there is no fixed path. Even giving Hitler a premature death before he becomes the German Fuhrer to prevent World War II wouldn’t affect it. The only thing that would change is that a large part of your future would disappear, resulting in your future knowledge becoming meaningless since Hitler wouldn't be the Fuhrer of Germany but someone else and his or her decisions would certainly differ from his] Athena answered.

Her words greatly startled John and he couldn’t help but get slightly nervous, “Whoa there! Aren’t you pretty much telling me that I can just go crazy here!?”

[Yes, if you want to]

John suddenly stared blankly into space as a swirl of thoughts suddenly occupied his mind.

A couple of seconds later, John finally snapped out of it, “Nah, I think I’m just gonna take it easy”

[Wise choice]

John forced a smile, and when he thought of the things he’d do if he really went crazy while abusing the [System], he could only shiver in fear and horror realizing that he’s actually like the Chicxulub meteor that killed the dinosaurs, a human weapon capable of starting an apocalypse.

A societal apocalypse to be precise.

And it left him wondering, what if the one standing in his place was someone with nefarious thoughts like probably Hitler level kind of shit…just thinking what that person can do in his shoes already horrifies him.

‘Good thing I’m at least a good person. The world should really thank me since I don’t have a huge ambition of unifying the world under my thumb’

Throwing those dark thoughts in the back of his head, John once again couldn’t help but let his thoughts wander to Sofia.

“I still can’t help but think about her. Sofia..she was really beautiful tonight, and her accent, how should I put it? Hmm…it makes her already charming personality even more attractive. Of course, I think that only applies to me. I also got the feeling that she’s a very independent woman. Well, since she’s a single mother and possessing a strong mentality is a must since people would certainly judge her for it. And apart from her being mighty fine, she’s also surprisingly bubbly with a touch of humor” John mumbled to himself while lying on his bed, staring blankly at the dim ceiling, and his eyes slowly growing heavy as drowsiness slowly hit him.

Snap!

‘Crap, I forgot to ask for her telephone number!’

It wasn’t even that long when his eyes suddenly snapped open when he realized that he had actually forgotten to ask for her number!