Unable to withstand Pomi's nagging, I opened the status window.
⚔ STATUS ⚔👤 User: Choi Jun-young (Human Male, Lv. 19, 30 years old) ❤️ HP: 15/15 💦 Libido: 200/200
📊 Stats
⚡ Strength: 24💨 Agility: 18🧠 Intelligence: 21🧘 Willpower: 16🍀 Luck: 1,000
🎁 Talents
Libido SHuge Cock ACooking D📜 Status Contract (Succubus) - Contract Perk: Random Skill Gacha Coupon +1 Status System Usage Fee Payment Status. (Remaining Days: 30) - First month free. (Penalty if overdue. Soul penalty if 5 days overdue.) (No human world present value discounts even if prepaying multiple months.) 💎 Remaining Points: 0
The status window unfolding before my eyes was still a mystical sight, no matter how many times I saw it.
"Samseong's vice president probably hasn't seen anything like this."
"I'll explain, so listen carefully, and ask if you're curious about anything. Got it?"
"Yeah."
"You can figure out race and gender without me saying... Anyway, see the level? What does 19 mean, 19?"
"Is... is that low?"
"Hmm... For humans, physical prime is usually between 20 and 30 years old, right? If we call 25 the peak, an average adult male is around level 25 at that age. Before that, the body is immature so levels are lower, and after, they decline due to aging."
So, that means level 25 is the max for an adult male?
"You're not thinking something stupid like level 25 is the highest, are you?"
"H-Huh..."
"...That's just for someone who's lived averagely. If they've trained with exercise or martial arts, or were born with talent, levels are much higher. Even geniuses born with it max out around level 60 due to human limits. So. What. Level. Are. You?"
"N-Nineteen..."
Even hearing it roughly makes me shrink.
"Right. Level 19. That means you'd lose to the average high school senior half the time. Don't get it wrong.
Not a delinquent high schooler, the average high school senior. Averaged including kids who can't even fight. Got it? How lame you are? Well, just strength and agility average 21, so you could take a college sophomore. But the really bad fighters don't pick fights anyway. Right?"
Y-You're too harsh! These fact bombs are killing me!
"Precisely, level is the average of all stats except Luck. Even geniuses struggle to balance all four high enough for level 60."
I pulled myself together and examined my stats. 24, 18, 21, 16, 1,000... W-Wait, a thousand?
Compared to the other four, one overwhelmingly high stat.
'What the hell...?'
While listening to Pomi explain the status window, I spotted an abnormally high number. The rest hover around 20, but here's a four-digit stat! Oh man, gotta ask about this!
"Hey, Pomi..."
Zzt!
"M-Mia, why is my Luck 1,000? Shouldn't Luck 1,000 mean being born a third-gen chaebol heir or something?"
And meeting a kind succubus instead of a scary one like you?
"Luck stat isn't prospective; it's retrospective. Good things don't happen because of high Luck; Luck rises after good things happen. And 'Luck' long-term isn't affected by other stats. Humans have sayings like Luck only comes to the prepared?"
"Huh? Uh, yeah. Like 'Heaven helps those who help themselves' or something..."
"...What kinda bullshit is that? You make it up?"
"N-No, it's real..."
I thought as a kid why phrase it so lame, but hearing it from a demon makes the whole human race feel belittled.
"Anyway, if you're strong or smart, you turn chances or crises better, right? Those outcomes reflect in Luck, eventually matching your level—average of the other four. Not exactly, but close."
"Then why's my Luck 1,000? Never had that many good things. And if retrospective, why need a Luck stat?"
"Hehe. I said you hit the jackpot, remember? Not a joke."
Come to think of it, she said that before her light hook.
"Humans contracting demons is super rare, especially nowadays. That Luck 1,000 rose from contracting me. You asked why Luck matters? I'll teach you later. Hehe."
She grinned, telling me to brace for surprise.
"Skipped HP and Libido in level talk... HP is what you know. Different from vitality; doesn't kill at 0, but you'll be exhausted. Libido... you sure you're human? Felt it pre-contract, but 200? Healthy guy is 20-25... Unlike stats, hard to train."
Yeah, she called me stud horse, questioned if human spawn. Kinda proud, shoulders puffing.
'Secret revealed after 30 years. Yeah, I'm a dick genius!'
"Still, you're like unsold stock."
"U-Unsold... stock?"
"Not used, so not secondhand, but 30 years untouched? Inventory!"
Gulp.
"Intelligence and Willpower cap lower than Strength or Agility. Acquired knowledge doesn't boost Intelligence. Willpower resists skills, also hard to train. Stats covered, now the crown jewel: skills. Hey, listening? Ask later and blank, pow!"
"L-Listening. Super listening."
I awkwardly smiled at Pomi waving her fist.
"Check skills closely."
🔮 Skills Essence Absorption (R, Active/Inactive) - Gives pleasure to the target. Gain points based on their sexual arousal. Lv. 0: Consumes Libido (60 per hour)
"Seen it."
"Basic, vital skill for succubus contractors. Arouse target, get points. Use points to upgrade or learn new skills."
"Easy to build points?"
She pats my head approvingly.
"Hehe! Normally not easy, but your uselessly high Libido makes it doable."
"U-Useless..."
"Used it anywhere?"
Pomi's so mean. Knows I'm a virgin, asks that... Answer's set.
"No... haven't."
"Follow this sis now. I'll make you use it tons!"
"O-Oh!"
A ray of hope lights my sullen face!
"Essence Absorption innately arouses. Even at Lv. 0, you get expert caress effect. Awesome, right?"
"Yeah! Awesome!"
"Lucky you contracted me! Combat demon? Punch or get punched for points."
I nodded vigorously, then wondered.
"Hey Mia. Any skill to make me handsome?"
Caress skill? No girl to use it on! Succubi enchant minds with beauty. Making one guy hot? Easy.
"Obviously. But your face... needs massive level up. Tons of points... Just get surgery? Last thing..."
She says swap my face so casually.
"See the gacha at bottom? Contract bonus. Super rare."
"Random Skill Gacha Coupon? Random's random, what's good?"
"Three ways to learn skills: save points, buy rare skillbooks from demon shop pricey, or gacha coupons."
I nodded; she continued.
"Points only get your demon's skills or common ones. Exclusive demon or monster skills? Only skillbooks or gacha. Books expensive even for crap. But gacha? Lucky pull unique grade at master level from start!"
"O-Oh!"
Dunno details, but sounds great.
"Slim chance though."
"...Besides random gacha?"
"Normal and premium gacha. Later. Got it? Let's pull!"
"W-Wait! Still stuff unexplained?"
Fee, soul penalty glaring, but she skips!
"N-Not important, but... free system weird, right?"
"S-So if I can't pay?"
"Ehehe... Soul shredded for debt."
"Aaaah!"
If snapped now, it'd mimic Munch's Scream perfectly.
"Fine, fine. Fee's low. Sex once a month covers it?"
"...To a 30-year virgin?"
"I'll help! I'm a succubus?"
Ahem, thrusting chest.
Flat kid chest there.
"Wondered awhile, you don't wear clothes?"
"Huh? ...Eek! P-Pervert! Head away?"
"Nothing to see... Gah!"
Smack!
Pomi punched my head away, yanked blanket, wrapped tight.
"Ugh..."
She glares, averts eyes on meet.
What succubus reacts like this to nudity?
"Choi Jun-young!"
"Y-Yeah?"
"Forgiven, so after gacha, order my clothes first. Got it?"
"Y-Yes..."
I mumbled; she waddled over, dragging blanket.
"Status window ready!"
"R-Ready!"
Status, come out!
"What skill we get?"