The System In My Head

Point Excavator

'Don't get into the friendzone. Don't get friendzone. Don't be categorized as friends.' Ben repeated the spell in his head as he listened to Annabelle speak.

It's time to build comfort, but Beluga tells him that the attraction should be quite high. His current level of interest is interested. He hoped it was enough. The reason he had spent so long chatting earlier was to build attraction. Of course, he also guessed he could continue to build attraction along with comfort, but this was his first time doing so so he was not sure.

"What do you do for fun other than drawing?" Every time Annabelle stopped talking, Ben asked her something else to get to know her.

"Where are you studying?"

"Are you from New York?"

"What places do you like in the city?"

Their conversation continued like this for a while. Each time he answered her, he followed up with more questions about some of the details in her answer. Then he'll drink his coffee while he talks.

While Ben stared deep into her eyes, Annabelle thought, 'I feel like I can tell her anything. He's a good listener!'

As he told her about his passion for travel, Ben nodded and wondered, 'Is Lucifer's new season out?'

It wasn't his fault! Comfort is too long! It was impossible for anyone to maintain a listening concentration for that long without drifting away. Although he could increase interest in a few minutes or even seconds, his comfort level only increased after 45 minutes!

That's almost a full episode of Breaking Bad!

[Current target comfort level: acquaintance]

'It took him longer to become his acquaintance than Walter White to become a meth cook!'

It feels like an endurance test, but at least Ben has something to show for.

[Congratulations! You have opened Achievement: Desperate Orbiter(common) - Make yourself an acquaintance with a woman]

[Sharing rewards: PUA Points + 100]

He didn't have time to celebrate the points because he found trouble—he was getting tired! He must have fainted from drinking too much coffee. Reminding himself to order tea in the future, Ben must end it here, or he will yawn during the story about his volunteer work.

The reason Ben said it like this is Beluga mentions it is better to make his intentions known. This way, he would spend less time rambling. Most women also prefer men who do not hide their desires and go straight. This only applies to attractive men.

The same thing comes from someone who is ugly and a woman would not call him confident. He'll call it a stalker!

Of course, Beluga also mentions that even without being direct, there are many ways to direct a person to a woman's bed through the "power of friendship." As a scholar, Ben was also interested in...

For the sake of research of course.just to preserve the science.actually...

Although she doesn't show it, Ben is shocked when Annabelle gives him her number without a second thought. This time it was much easier than all the numbers he had gotten before. He guessed it was due to the higher comfort. It made logical sense; one would not think twice to give a number to someone close to them, but with a stranger, they would at least hesitate.

Out of nowhere, a system alert for statistics disturbs Ben's mind. His face became serious the moment he woke up, said goodbye to Annabelle, and walked out. Talking to him is great. He wanted to know her further, but would he give her stat points? Nah! Ben is a point digger and he's not ashamed of it!

On his way out, he glanced at Annabelle for the last time. 'Love is not enough in this day and age... I love the fancy things in life.'

The system is Ben's sugar mom. Annabelle needs to step up her point game if she wants the booty...

'Love was created by the poor in points...' With a cold face, Ben walked out the door, hardening his soul to survive in this cruel material world.

Ben saw his status change.

[Application skills: 2 - Drunk fat people are not completely immune to your abilities]

'...I know that small step is necessary, but is this supposed to be a positive reinforcement?!?' If Ben wasn't sure his stat was 1 earlier, he wouldn't be sure if it improved given this description... 'Forget it. Hater will always hate.'

The stat point is the stat point. His hard work has paid off! Ben waits for Beluga and Antonio to finish their interaction before saying goodbye to them. He felt very tired and had to go home for a nap.

There's another reason Ben wants to come back. As he checked his stats, something other than an increase in seduction skill caught his attention—850 points! That was enough for the other Mystery Boxes!

'There is no fruit. There is no fruit. There is no fruit.' New mantra for new events