[User :John (Level-1)

Character:………exp(0/1000)

Note: If user’s experience goes negative ,Eva will self destruct]

John was dumbfounded by his new display and asked promptly ‘Eva why my display only has Character?’

[Dear user , all your values are part of your character .Earlier user didn’t have any foundation hence, has to start from basics. But since user has solid foundation now , it is natural that experience points be calculated on character as whole not on individual Values]

John understood more or less .He immediately opened reward panel to check his rewards.

[Reward panel ,

1 lucky charm and 2 lottery tickets]

John didn’t understand anything . ‘Eva what is lottery ticket ?’

[Dear user , they are items used to get rewards. Eva recommends user to not take them lightly and use it only when you reach higher level as rewards in lower level are not worth much]

John didn’t care about Eva’s recommendation .He was in a sinking ship and needed some life boat .All his bet was on 2 lottery tickets.

‘Activate first lottery ticket.’

[Please confirm your decision once again.]

John said resolutely ‘Activate’ without least bit of hesitation.

Suddenly he could see a wheel and a red pointer with many things written on it . John quickly got some glimpse but didn’t understand . They were bizarre things like Secrets of Devata Realm, Soul Cultivation Technique , Clock of invisibility ….so on. But they were all in gray color and he didn’t get to see other things before wheel started moving rapidly.

John understood the procedure instinctively and said ‘stop ‘ in his mind. Wheel stopped accelerating and slowly came to halt on a picture that showed beer bottle . John didn’t know what it meant and before he ask

[Dear user , better luck next time]

John stood like a stone . ‘What really happened? Eva it clearly stopped at bear bottle …Don’t tell me it is a symbol for cheering?’

[Exactly , You have one more lottery ticket .Please state your intentions]

John cursed his bad luck but decided to use his ticket anyway.

‘Eva ,can you tell me more about rewards like soul cultivation, Secrets of Devata realm ?Why are they in gray color?’

[Forgive me user .I am unable to give any information before you unlock them by winning the lottery. They are currently in gray because your level is too low]

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John finally understood what was going on and sighed in helplessness. He could only blame himself for his high expectations. He hoped for some money or location of magical instrument to solve his crises but reality was cruel .

He decided to listen to Eva’s recommendation and temporarily stopped recklessly using lottery ticket.

He suddenly started to having vague premonition that the system was meant for something big that current him unable to understand. He keep on hearing Devata Realm that is clouded in mystery . ‘One day everything will be clear.’

John quickly cheered up by saying ‘I can’t solely depend on external things to solve my crises .’ and decided to look for jobs online .But suddenly he received a message.

Erika :You gave up so fast?

John let out a self depreciated laugh . He can’t possibly explain that he had no time for love .He was preoccupied with things like job and money. He organized his thought and messaged - So you are thinking about me . That’s sweet.

There was a long silence of 5 minutes . John didn’t know whether he misspoke or she was busy. He was unaware that Erika was blushing on the other side .She resisted messaging him for days thinking it was his job to pursue him not the other way round. But she couldn’t control herself today as she felt all alone.

She had very few friends since childhood who were only girls . She never had a chance to interact with the opposite gender except her grandpa. It was not a little bit of exaggeration to say that John was the only male outside her family in her contact list . She already knew that it was all due to Luke’s effort to isolate her and pressure her to go out with his men .

Till recently she didn’t care . She thought that she could live without any need of a male . But for unknown reason ,her heart started beating fast whenever she opened the contact list and saw John’s contact number.

As the saying goes ‘Once someone start seeing a person often , one may actually end up liking that person ‘ . For the past 2 weeks John visited her everyday and asked her well being . Initially she was like a ice block barely saying ‘I am OK’ but as days progressed she would say few more words like ‘ How is your mother ? How was your exam ?’. Unknowingly she became used to his visits and began to anticipate him.

For a young girl like her ,how can she possibly talk a whole day with her grandpa. Eventually she would be bored . Every time John came to visit her ,he would be dazed for a few seconds appreciating her beauty . Which girl don’t like to be appreciated ?

Initially she would simply let him look at her and pretend to not notice his reaction .But lately she would actively do some make up and look in the mirror again and again . She would even pester her grandpa to give feedback . Old man silently noted all the changes happening to her granddaughter and felt happy .He thought she had suffered so much already and deserved some happiness.

Erika reacted like a cat which reacts when someone steps on its tile after receiving John’s message. She really was thinking about him! She started walking around her hospital room biting her nails . She was flustered and anxious ,didn’t know what to reply .She started brainstorming for a whole 5 minutes and came up with a response. One can’t blame her since it was first time in her life to be in that situation and she didn’t understand the concept of flirting.

On the other side of the phone John became restless. He was also novice when it came to flirting or teasing a girl .But he had seen lot of movies unlike Erika and subconsciously copied a phrase from his memory and texted her earlier. But he was unsure of himself and to be on the safer side he decided to say sorry .But before he could text anything.

Erika : What is sweet? I was not thinking about you .I was just talking to my grandpa .You can call him and confirm the fact.

John was dumbfounded. Why would he ask her grandpa for a small thing? He didn’t know whether to laugh or cry for her emotional intelligence. He was 100% sure that she was thinking about him by her flustered message.

John : Well …It is OK I believe you .I had some important matters to care of so, I am busy lately . I will make it up to you soon.

This time reply came in an instant .

Erika : Alright then good night.

Both heaved a sigh of relief and tossed their phone aside. But their reasons were entirely different . Erika believed she had successfully convinced him that she was not thinking about him. John on the other hand lamenting on his fate to pursue a beautiful princess with no emotional intelligence.