January 1, 2026. Somewhere in a house, a girl was sleeping soundly in her bed. And at that moment, a presence suddenly appeared above her. This thing began to enter her body, which was so unknown that even special technological scanners could not find it. This room was neither very beautiful nor very messy. In front of the door was a cravat and on the other side of the cravat was a table with several books. On the left side of the room was a shelf with clothes hanging on it, and on the right side of the room, some paints and pencils for drawing were lying untidy on another chair there.
Tick! tick! tick! tick! tick!
The sound of the alarm clock sounded like the most unpleasant sound in the world.
Yes Star got up and changed her clothes and went straight from her room to the bathroom and she brushed her teeth, washed herself, put on her own clothes and ate the food she had prepared yesterday and started her lessons again. In Turkic people, school usually started on January 13th. Everyone had 11 years of compulsory education since childhood. Yes, she was graduating from high school this year. Like everyone else, she wanted to get into a good university and have a good career, in fact, sometimes she thought it was because of social pressure. No matter what, she was also from the Gen Z generation and wanted freedom without responsibility. Her parents worked abroad. Money was not a problem. Even though there were all kinds of wars and all kinds of conflicts in the world, her mother was at work right now, and she tried to read a book, the only thing that bothered her was the words floating in the air in front of her.
[Talent system]
SHe closed his eyes, opened them, did it again, rubbed his eyes. But the words never left, they were still there. Star was confused, not knowing what to do. Had Star hit his head on one side or was this still a dream? Or was this some kind of traumatic brain injury? SHe had always lived a peaceful, normal life, how could he have been traumatized? Of course, she was also interested in the meaning of those words. Was she talking about some kind of ability? What is the system? Star tried to run his hand there, but as if nothing had happened, a blue, slightly futuristic moon flew out. SHe had never encountered anything like this before. She stood up and walked two or three steps, and she suddenly remembered that in some futuristic movie, he had said the word "open" to open a holographic screen. As soon as the word open came out of his mouth
Ding!
[There are two unread messages]
The origin of your powers(unread)
[Daily quest: Prepare to strengthen your mind](unread)
what's up wtf??? what game is this?
Star still hadn't fully grasped what this all meant. Out of sheer curiosity, just to test it, he opened the unread message:
[The origin of your powers]
[The system has detected a magic-type ability within you. Until you fully adapt to your abilities, the system has completely suppressed them. Once you achieve sufficient adaptation, the system will gradually lift the suppression accordingly.]
What? I have an ability? This is straight out of a fantasy novel…
Still dazed, he tapped open the second unread notification.
[Daily Quest: Prepare to strengthen your mind]
Read 100 pages of a book (0/100) Vividly imagine 20 pages of a story (0/20) Act out 50 pages of a story as if you were an actor or actress (0/50)
Failure to complete daily quests will result in the loss of stat points equal to half their current total.
Stat points? Daily quests? Haha, read 100 pages? Are you kidding? I already read 300 pages a day without anyone telling me to!
Though Star's face was strikingly pale and beautiful, the dark circles under his eyes had long been a constant companion—born from countless nights lost in books. But the mention of "stat points" suddenly piqued his genuine interest. The word "mirror" slipped unconsciously from his lips.
He summoned his status window.
Name: Star Venizelos
Level: 1
Suppression: 100%
Class: Mage
Ability: Mage
Brain's Stamina: 10
Brain's Agility: 10
Brain's Imagination: 10
Genetic Agility: 10
Perception: 10
(Available points to distribute: 5)
Passive Skills:
Serpent Tongue Comprehension Lv. 1
Star fell silent for a moment. She had devoured countless web novels and watched vintage fantasy films. At first, all of this had felt absurd and clichéd… yet somehow, adapting to it wasn't nearly as difficult as she'd expected. This world was no longer just something he read about or watched—it was the story she was now living inside.
Star stared at the passive skill — Serpent Tongue Comprehension — and a flicker of bewilderment crossed his mind: Out of millions of possible abilities in the world, why this one for me? Because I'm a female?
But she paid it little heed. Star had no time to dwell on the why — she craved results, and fast. For now, the smartest move was to dump all 5 points into a single category. If this system proved real, it meant everything unfolding before him was solid truth, a golden opportunity laid bare for his taking.
Yet which one? Which would yield the quickest payoff? Boosting Brain's Stamina by 5—did that mean sustaining focus for longer stretches, or simply delaying mental fatigue compared to before? If it was about focus, She'd struggle to notice the difference anyway, given how he devoured books nonstop. Fatigue was the real issue too; unless Stamina hit around 20 or 30, shaking off exhaustion would stay tough, he figured.
Brain's Agility, though—that had to be about adapting swiftly: linking new fields or stories to old memories for quicker grasp, or seeing patterns from a broader view. Could I test that on math? She wondered suddenly.