By: Reyhan Arsyad Basori
I stared at the screen, now displaying far more detailed information.
[Level Up: 1 → 2]
Status: Rei Hoshikawa
EXP: 10/100
Active Skills: –
Passive Skills: Observation (Lv.1)
Suddenly, everything around me felt sharper.
I noticed a pedestrian across the street. From the way he walked, I could tell he was in a rush and carrying something heavy on his left side.
I glanced at the small sign near the bus stop. Without reading the full text, my brain quickly processed that the schedule didn't match the bus that had just passed.
"So this is the Observation skill?" I murmured.
It wasn't like having super vision, but my mind felt sharper. It was as if all the little details I used to miss were now perfectly clear.
I walked slowly, scanning everything around me.
My thoughts, my body—everything felt different.
Then my phone buzzed again.
[New Daily Mission Unlocked]
Mission: Make an important decision within 24 hours
Reward: +20 EXP + 1 Active Skill Slot
"An important decision..." I repeated.
What did that even mean? I was unemployed. There were no job offers to decline. No college applications. No friends asking for help.
I looked up at the sky. Maybe a big decision didn't always come from big things.
Then I remembered.
A small coffee shop near the station had posted a help-wanted sign a few days ago. Night shift cashier. I hadn't applied. Why? Because I was too embarrassed.
But now... maybe this was it.
If I truly wanted to change, I had to start somewhere. I told myself that.
And for the first time in a long while,
I opened the CV I had saved on my phone