The expensive car was getting deeper and deeper into the city. The tall, modern buildings were also appearing more and more. The sparkling lights were everywhere, lighting up the dark, frigid night.
On the sidewalks were a bunch of people with elegant, neat clothes walking in a very cultured manner. Everyone looked very friendly and polite.
This place was completely different from the slums where Lucifer used to live.
In the past, Lucifer never dared to dream that one day he would be able to get close to this place, let alone sit in a luxurious car and drive around this bustling place like what he was doing right now.
Lucifer would have to try to get used to it because this would be the place where he would live for the rest of his life.
In the front seat, the man with pink hair was driving while explaining to Lucifer about the system and Trial:
"Only one in 1000 people can awaken the system. The system will help you become much stronger if you kill the monsters. Every time you reach a new Rank, you will receive an Ability that the system bestows. Stupid Abilities that don't have much effect will often appear more than Abilities with great effects. It can be said that which Ability you receive is completely dependent on luck."
Ignoring the man who was explaining carefully, Lucifer only focused on admiring the vivid, shimmering scenery outside the car window.
He knew it was disrespectful, but come on, this was Lucifer's first time coming to a place like this. So it was understandable that he would react like that.
"Furthermore, once your Destiny reaches a new Rank, your body will also become stronger and your strength, stamina, speed, reflexes, etc. will also improve a lot. So if your Destiny can be upgraded to a higher Rank, it will be very beneficial for you." The man continued.
The man turned back, realizing that Lucifer was only focusing on the scenery outside and not paying any attention to what he said.
He tried calling out to Lucifer to get his attention, but it was useless. In the end, the man had no choice but to brake the car abruptly.
The luxurious car that was running at high speed suddenly stopped, causing the young man's body to be thrown forward. His head hit the front seat with a loud bang, causing Lucifer to cry out in pain:
"It hurts! Hey, sir, why did you do that!?"
"Because you don't listen to me." The man answered calmly, as if what he did was right, even though what he did was right.
Lucifer let out a long sigh. He had to restrain himself as much as possible from looking out the window again.
"Alright, continue."
The man smiled gently and continued driving. This time, the car went even faster than before:
"Since you passed the first Trial, you will now have to do the second Trial. And this second Trial will take place on the first day of the new year. That means you only have 1 month left to prepare for the second Trial. You are very unlucky, boy."
Lucifer was stunned, his mouth agape, unable to say a single word. He was completely dumbfounded by what the man had just said.
"What did you say? There is more than one Trial? And I only have 1 month to prepare?" The way Lucifer spoke was like a child learning to speak.
"That's right, but in the 2nd Trial, you will work with the people who awakened the system in the same year as you in this country, unlike the 1st Trial where you had to complete it alone. Moreover, from the 2nd Trial onwards, you will know what you need to do to get out of the Trial, the system will give you a mission for you to finish it. Furthermore, the passage of time in the 2nd Trial will be exactly the same as time passes in real life. And when you complete the 2nd Trial, there will be the 3rd, 4th, 5th Trials, etc. Every year, you will have to complete a Trial."
Lucifer's head felt like it was about to explode as he received such a pile of important information at once. He had to try very hard to fully understand what the man said.
Lucifer had thought that he would only have to go through 1 Trial, but it turned out that he would have to complete 1 Trial every year until the end of his life.
"Then what if it takes us more than 1 year to complete the 2nd Trial?" Lucifer asked.
"Everyone will die because they couldn't complete the 2nd Trial before the 3rd Trial."
Lucifer was stunned. Now he had understood why the man's face looked puzzled after Lucifer said that receiving the system was a miracle for him.
Lucifer would have to complete Trials that were even more difficult than his first Trial. And what was worse was that he only had 1 month to prepare.
Perhaps the 2nd Trial was where Lucifer would die. The 2nd Trial would mark the end of Lucifer's life.
"Then what should I do?"
"It's simple, just train during this short time. Do your best to complete the Trial and leave alive."
"Train? That's what I should train? I don't even know what to do." Lucifer said miserably.
The man was silent for a moment, as if he was thinking about something extremely crucial. Then, he spoke up:
"You know, the latest people to awaken the system this year are around the end of September, while you awakened in early December. I was supposed to take you to the Guild I work for so they could train you, but I changed my mind. Even if you went there, it would be difficult for them to train you when the Second Trial is only a month away."
"Wait, where are we going?" Lucifer suddenly realized that he was just following the man and not asking him where they were heading.
"To my place." The man smiled and replied.
In that moment, Lucifer's anxious and restless mood was replaced by panic and fear.
"Help me! There's a pervert who wants to do something lewd with a 15-year-old boy!"
***
In front of Lucifer now was an extremely modern high-rise building. It was even more marvelous than the high-rise buildings he had seen when he was sitting in the man's car.
By the way, the man's name was Owen.
It could be said that the apartment he was looking at from below was the tallest building in this place. It was twice as tall as the second tallest building, no joke.
Lucifer, who had tried to raise his head as much as possible, still couldn't see the top floor of this building.
If Lucifer were still living in the slums, not awakening a system, then perhaps the money he would earn in his entire life wouldn't be enough for him to stay one night in one of these rooms.
And what surprised Lucifer the most was that Owen was the one living on the top floor, which meant he was extremely rich.
'Why is a gay man so rich? It's not like I'm discriminating or anything...'
Lucifer thought as he entered the lobby of the apartment.
Just as he had expected, as soon as Lucifer entered the lobby, he received a lot of gazes from the people around him. Even though Lucifer was wearing the best clothes he had, it seemed like his clothes were nothing compared to the clothes of the people in the lobby.
Lucifer was extremely nervous and overwhelmed, his heart was beating crazily, beating as if it wanted to jump out of Lucifer's chest.
Lucifer clenched his fists, took a deep breath, and walked steadily towards the reception desk.
He was Lucifer, the one who had completed the first Trial, the one who had received a Destiny and could upgrade it to the Unpredictable Rank. So there was nothing for Lucifer to be afraid of.