"Initializing... Hello, Master. I am the Cool System, designed to make you the most insanely cool person in existence."
Mateo blinked. "…Cool system? Seriously?"
"Yes, Master."
He snapped.
"Don't joke with me! I can't even look in the mirror without flinching! I can't speak in class! I don't have parents! I get beat up every day! What's the point of being 'cool' if I can't even protect myself?!"
The System paused.
"...Wow. This time, I got a seriously broken master. (Note to author: you're killing me out here.)"
"Listen, Master," it continued. "Do you think being cool is easy? To be truly cool, you need to be the strongest. So let's start with that. Say: 'Status Window.'"
Mateo hesitantly muttered, "Status…"
A glowing blue panel appeared in the air.
[Mateo – Lv. 1]Strength: 5Speed: 4Magic/Ki: 7Willpower: 3Points Available: 20
"Wow," the system muttered. "You're like... a paper towel trying to cosplay as a tank."
"...You're kind of rude."
"And you're kind of weak. We both have issues. Now shut up and allocate your points."
Mateo sighed. "Where do I put them?"
"10 into Willpower. No willpower = no growth. Then spread the rest evenly across the others."
He obeyed.A wave of energy exploded inside his body.His heartbeat quickened. The pain faded. The air around him shifted.
And inside, something... clicked.
THE NEW MATEO
For the first time in years, Mateo stood straight. His back no longer hunched. His eyes burned—not with power—but with resolve.
The voice of the system whispered with a grin:
"Let's turn this loser arc... into a legend."