Silence...
"Okay, you're clearly not a very talkative System. It's better this way, actually.
You know, if you were one of those very talkative systems, I would never get any alone time.
Solitude is one of a human's basic needs. Sometimes a person just wants to be alone.
Fortunately, you are a type of system that doesn't have the ability to speak and probably doesn't give me missions out of the blue.
Oh, I love you, System. Ohhohoh."
Leo coughed twice, realizing he was starting to ramble to himself, and began to think about what he should do.
The first thing that came to mind was to sleep to wait for the morning, but sleep wouldn't be very satisfying after spending the entire day unconscious.
Then, Leo's eyes caught sight of the Aston Martin car key fob lying on the table in the living room.
He hadn't obtained a license in this world yet, but he was an experienced car driver in his previous life.
Leo walked to the car garage with excitement.
The moment Leo turned on the garage lights, his heart nearly stopped.
The yellow stripes on top of the green graffiti-style paint reflected the light at a perfect angle.
The nose of the car was very close to the ground, and there was a large air grille at the front. The brake discs on the race-track tires were clearly visible.
Before Leo could even understand what was happening, he found himself opening the door and getting into the car.
After sitting excitedly in the driver's seat, Leo looked around for a while and cursed loudly.
"Is this a fucking plane or something?"
The Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Leo received from the System was a professional vehicle designed for the race track.
Leo's head was completely confused as he looked at nearly a hundred buttons. Unable to find a place to insert the key in his hand, he researched the vehicle type online and tried to learn how to drive the car using artificial intelligence.
According to the owner's manual he found online, when he first wanted to adjust the car's seat, he realized that both the seat and the mirrors were perfectly adjusted for him.
The reason for this was either his average height and weight structure or the System making the adjustments for him.
Leo muttered that the System was too lazy to make the vehicle accessible for an ordinary driver but eager to adjust the seats for him, then followed the instructions and fastened his seatbelt.
Or rather, he tried to.
After twisting and turning for a while, he felt too lazy to look for the places to fasten the six seat belts he was holding. Since he didn't have a license anyway, he had no intention of speeding and getting caught by the police.
As written in the instructions, he first turned the rotary switch labeled "Master" to the ON position.
Suddenly, the inside of the vehicle lit up with different colored lights, like a disco hall.
At this time, Leo saw that every single button inside the car was illuminated. None of these buttons had a symbol that Leo understood what it meant.
After thinking briefly, Leo continued to read the instructions and turned the switch labeled "PUMP" to the 1/2 position.
Although he received no feedback from the car this time, he still had an approximately thirty-step starting procedure to follow.
Although Leo would normally describe himself as very lazy, he didn't look tired at all while trying to start this vehicle.
Soon after adjusting gauges like fuel pump level or brake fluid level, Leo finally pressed the buttons labeled "IGN" and "START" in order and heard the vehicle's roar.
The subsequent process was much more difficult than the part up to this point, because Leo stalled the vehicle ten times in a row.
Moreover, the vehicle, which roared more and more wildly in the process after stalling until the engine stopped, caused terrible stress for Leo.
Leo had a feeling as if the car would explode if he didn't stop the fuel pumping fast enough after stalling.
Finally, Leo gave up, having only managed to move the car a few centimeters from its place, and closed the garage door, not wanting to embarrass himself further to his next-door neighbor, "Uncle Berk," who was watching him.
All this time, Uncle Berk was watching him with a bottle of beer and let out an exaggerated laugh every time he stalled the car.
After closing the garage door, Leo remembered his laughter and suddenly became even more enthusiastic, getting into the vehicle again.
He urgently needed to discover that sensitive balance between the clutch and the gas and prove himself to his next-door neighbor.
Just then, the System appeared like a savior. This was within Leo's expectations, after all. There was a face-slapping situation here.
[It has been detected that you are in a situation where you need to make a choice. Please select one of the options.]
[ 1) First prove to Uncle Berk, your next-door neighbor, that you can even drive a race car, and then go and give him a harsh slap. (Reward = Mastery: Lvl 3 - Racer)]
Uncle Berk is a Turk who moved to Korea from abroad many years ago, just like Leo's family. When he first arrived, he had a son and a wife, but they later divorced due to a family problem. All this happened years ago, but before that, Leo's family often took Leo to their house to play. And Leo still asks Uncle Berk for help when a mechanical problem arises at home.
Leo looked at the overweight man, 1.85 meters tall, still looking toward his house through the garage window, and ignored the first option, grinding his teeth.
He didn't want to spend another day unconscious, after all.
[ 2) Give up and go to the bathroom and slap yourself. (Reward = $10k)]
[ 3) Give up and go to the bathroom and slap yourself until you pass out. (Reward = $100k)]