As my eyelids slowly opened, I saw an old man staring intently at my face. Too confused to notice that the old man was holding a cup of tea, my gaze was fixated on a blue hologram window sent by the Joker as his message for my "deathday present"

[Ah-ha! You've woken up! Well, here's your magnificent present. It's... a new life! Just kidding; I had a budget so I just transported you back a few decades. Your [God of Titles] skill is still active, but an interesting twist remains! See you when you start to amuse me!]

-Joker

That Joker bastard somehow really did get me out of death. I would have to buy him a meal someday.

"Eurgh, well I guess I'm not needed right now?". The old man had been standing with his cup of tea for a few minutes while I was reading Joker's message, and it was clear he was pissed off after being ignored.

"Ah, can I just have a few moments? I think I need to organize my thoughts for a bit.", accepting the cup of hot tea that the man had been holding.

"Well, come out soon to eat some stew. This old man ain't called the 129th Best Chef of the Year for nothing" , the old man chuckled as he shut the door behind him.

I stumbled out of bed, did a few stretches which reminded me that I would have to do some exercise soon, and then looked at myself in the mirror. Sure enough, I looked around 20 years younger, maybe when I was 19? All of the previous wrinkles on my face disappeared. , and the dark eyebags under my eyelids had almost vanished.

Of course, then I panicked. I had to stop and ask myself a few mental questions; the most important one being, "How the fuck did Joker get me here?".

Once I partially got my shit together, I opened the door, and turned the corridor to find a cozy living room, with a mahogany table and ceiling lights. The table was set with the "famous stew" and a spoon.

"Well, hello young'un. My name's Jacob, but the younger folks like to call me Old Jacob. You can sit down and start to eat.", Jacob said while sitting at the chair across from me.``.

I sat down and started to devour it down. The old man really deserved his title, as the stew was delicious and it had a rich taste of mushrooms. However, once I had a few spoonfuls, a blue hologram message appeared, and I slowly read the contents.

[The Fast Eater of Mushroom-Venison Stew!]

"You ate the Mushroom-Venison Stew so fast that Old Jacob has taken a slight liking to you!"

This book's true home is on another platform. Check it out there for the real experience.

+5 Affection with [Old Jacob]

*First Title Buff*: Since you have acquired your first title, all the buffs of the title will be doubled!

Wait a second... there were a few things wrong with this. In my past life, I only received titles when I completed something "valiant" or "chivalrous", but a title for Mushroom-Stew? Is this the "interesting twist" the Joker talked about? Then, I noticed something much more serious.

The First Title Buff! What the fuck? I used to have it on the Mastery of Swordsmanship, but now it was on Mushroom Stew? Why would I care if I had more affection with Old Jacob?

"Aah, I hate this fucking stew.", I sighed.

"Excuse me young man, did you just say you hated my stew? You know how much one of those mushrooms that go inside there costs?", the old man whipped his head back, and started to emit a piercing glare.

"Ah, no. Uhm, I mean that... the stew was delicious?"

[-10 Affinity with Old Jacob]

Are you kidding me? Now the buff is gone too?

"I think I need to refresh my mind outside for a bit. Please excuse me!"

I rushed out of the door before Old Jacob could use an opportunity to set my affection level into the negatives. Then, I started to test some things out. Sure enough, an hour later I had 3 more titles.

[Title of Flipping Rocks over Water]

+1 efficiency when flipping rocks over water

[Title of Berry Eater]

Eat berries more efficiently

[Title of Non-Average Running]

+0.1 Running Speed

(Can be upgraded by running faster)

The new titles were absolute trash. Only the running title could be upgraded, and there was no way to run faster at the state I was now. There would be no way to use the titles in combat, and Daniel would crush me with his pinky in the state I was now.

Curious about the new [God of Titles], I looked at the information of the changed title.

[God of Titles (Upgraded)]

50% chance to find a title for any new action you complete!

(Chances can be upgraded with a Golden 4-Leaf Clover)

Well, I guess on the bright side, the increased percentage for finding titles was useful?

Yeah right, what's the point of a title-creating title when your titles are useless? Still, armed with the upgraded [God of Titles] skill, I was determined to get at least one useful title by the end of the day.

4 hours and many, many rabbits later, a somewhat useful title had been obtained.

[Mediocre Hunter]

+1 Stealth, Skill [(Not Really) Quiet Movements]

(Can be upgraded by hunting more)

[(Not Really) Quiet Movements]

Increased 5 Stealth for 5 minutes

The only way this skill could be effectively used would be by recon, or assasination, but it was better than flipping rocks for a title.

I went deeper into the forest to find more rabbits, and then ran into an unexpected encounter against a bear.