For Lucifer, coffee was a drink that was favored by many wealthy people. He always saw many people holding a cup of coffee on the street every time he left the slums.
That was why he was very curious, Lucifer wanted to experience the drink that only rich people could drink.
According to what he had heard, coffee was very bitter, terribly bitter. That made Lucifer feel even more curious, he wondered what coffee tasted like and if it was really that bitter like what he had heard.
Lucifer entered a convenience store while waiting for the system to calculate his reward after completing the first Trial. He went to the beverage section and took a can of coffee.
Lucifer opened the can of coffee and carefully put a small sip in his mouth. He didn't dare to take a big sip because he was afraid that it would be very bitter.
'This is really worth looking forward to.'
Surprisingly, the coffee wasn't as bitter as he thought. It was even a little sweet. This was completely different from what he had heard about coffee.
Or perhaps it was because the coffee sold in convenience stores usually tasted different from the coffee sold elsewhere? Or maybe it was because Lucifer couldn't understand the true taste of a coffee?
Lucifer quickly finished the can of coffee and took a new one. The second can of coffee he took was somehow a different color than the first one. It was black instead of brown.
However, Lucifer didn't care much and took a big gulp into his mouth.
Lucifer regretted his actions. The second can he drank was much more bitter than the first one, forcing him to immediately spit out the coffee he had just put in his mouth.
"Damn! So bitter!" Lucifer cursed involuntarily, and threw the can of coffee on the floor right away.
A few seconds later, the system sent him some notifications:
[Reward calculation completed.]
'Finally!'
[Your Destiny is Freedom Seeker. And you can upgrade your Destiny to Rank Unpredictable. Currently, your Rank is Nothing. Try to become stronger. Never give up.]
"Huh!?"
Lucifer was startled, he unconsciously took a few steps back without paying attention to what was behind him. Lucifer's back hit the shelf of soda cans, a pile of soda cans fell on his head.
But Lucifer didn't feel any pain, or rather, he didn't even care about it because at this moment the word "Unpredictable" had attracted all of his attention.
Destiny was divided into many different Ranks: Nothing => Awakened => Ascended => Transmigration => Reborn => Super => Supreme => Deity => Above all => Unpredictable. Among them, Unpredictable was the highest Rank.
This also meant that Lucifer would be able to receive 10 Abilities if he worked hard to upgrade his Rank, and his strength would also increase greatly.
It seemed that after 15 years of living like a pile of trash, never understanding the feeling of luck, Lucifer was now experiencing that feeling for the first time.
Being able to upgrade his Rank to Unpredictable meant that Lucifer would become extremely strong and famous, and he would also earn more money.
'Awesome!'
But that wasn't all the system's announcement. Lucifer tried to contain his joy to focus on reading the following announcements:
[Congratulations! You have received an Ability. Your Ability is called By Your Side.]
[Ability Introduction: A fool has waited for hundreds of thousands of years, waiting for the day he will meet that person again. He did everything he could just to meet that fateful person again.]
[Ability Description: Summons a servant from your shadow. Every time your Rank increases to a new level, the servant will also increase in power. In particular, every time your Rank increases to a new level, the servant will be able to transform into a new form.]
Although he didn't understand the introduction of the Ability very well, Lucifer could conclude that By Your Side was a pretty good Ability.
He could summon a servant from his shadow, and his servant would become stronger every time his Rank increased. It was very suitable for someone who could upgrade his Rank to Unpredictable like Lucifer.
'I'm such a lucky person!'
But that wasn't all the system's message, behind the Ability message was another message.
[Congratulations, you have received your Ancient Name. Your Ancient Name is Freedom's Most Loyal Slave. You have officially become Freedom's Most Loyal Slave.]
'Huh?' Lucifer was stunned when he learned his Ancient Name. He was speechless, not being able to say anything.
[A person who is willing to do anything to achieve the freedom he desires. Isn't that very much like a slave?]
[Freedom's Most Loyal Slave: Choose someone who you think should be your master. Become that person's slave, and you will receive a miracle.]
'I… I'm just a slave? A slave of freedom?'
Lucifer couldn't believe what he had just read. After all, he would always be a slave, and not only that, he was the most loyal slave of freedom, the thing he had always desired ever since he was a kid.
Lucifer couldn't accept this truth. But even if he didn't accept it, he couldn't do anything to change his Ancient Name.
His Ancient Name had been decided, he couldn't change it even if he wanted to.
Furthermore, although Lucifer's Ancient Name was Freedom's Most Loyal Slave, it actually didn't directly affect Lucifer.
But what made him hesitate was the function of his Ancient Name.
Lucifer would have to become a slave to someone, only then would he receive a miracle.
The miracle here could be to make you stronger, have an extremely powerful Ability or something like that. But to receive it, he had to become a slave.
'I'll think about it later.'
[You have gained 2 Experiences from killing a Giant-level monster.]
[You have gained 1 Experience from killing a human.]
Name: Lucifer
Destiny: Freedom Seeker (Unpredictable)
Rank: Nothing
Experience: [3/500]
Ability: [By Your Side]
Artifact: None
Ancient Name: [Freedom's Most Loyal Slave]
[You will be returned to the old world in 10 minutes. Do whatever you want in these 10 minutes. Consider it a reward for passing the Trial.]
That was the last message from the system because Lucifer did not receive any more messages after that.
He slowly relaxed his mind after going from one surprise to another. The fact that he could increase his Rank to Unpredictable was truly unbelievable.
But the fact that his Ancient Name was Freedom's Most Loyal Slave was even more unbelievable.
'What should I do with these 10 minutes?'
Lucifer wondered how to use these 10 minutes. 10 minutes was not enough for him to do anything he wanted.
He didn't want to waste these 10 minutes either, but he also didn't have anything he wanted to do with this time.
Suddenly, Lucifer's eyes lit up as if he had just thought of a good idea. He would use these 10 minutes to test his new Ability - By Your Side.