He did it anyway.
It wasn't neat. It wasn't perfect.
But it was done.
[Task Complete: Make your bed]
EXP +0.03
LOOKISM: LIFE SKILL SYSTEMChapter 2 – The Decision to RunDaniel Park didn't decide to run away in a single moment.
It happened in pieces.
A shove in the hallway.
A laugh that lingered too long.
A teacher who looked away.
Each day added weight until breathing felt heavy.
At school, Daniel moved like a ghost. He wasn't invisible—he was ignored in the worst way. Seen, judged, dismissed.
"Hey, fatass," Logan Lee's voice rang out behind him.
Daniel stiffened.
Logan's hand landed on his shoulder, squeezing hard.
"You think you can walk past me like that?"
Daniel shook his head quickly. "S-Sorry."
Logan smirked. "Sorry doesn't fix ugly."
Laughter followed.
Daniel bowed, apologized again, and escaped as soon as Logan lost interest.
That night, Daniel lay awake, fists clenched.
The system window hovered silently.
[Daily Discipline – Lv.1]
Consistency Streak: 6 Days
Six days.
He had washed his face every morning.
Eaten breakfast.
Stopped skipping dinner.
Tiny things.
Yet the bullying hadn't changed.
The system didn't promise protection.
It never had.
[Daily Tasks]
Shower before bed
Prepare school bag
Write one sentence about today
Daniel stared at the last task.
"…Write?"
He sighed, grabbed a notebook, and wrote:
I was scared today.
That was all.
[Task Complete]
Daniel didn't feel better.
But he slept.
The next morning, everything broke.
Logan blocked the classroom door.
"You think you're funny?" Logan asked, holding Daniel's phone.
Daniel's heart dropped.
"That's mine," he said quietly.
Logan scrolled, then laughed. "Wow. You really watch this crap?"
The class watched.
No one spoke.
Daniel felt heat rise to his face.
"Please," he whispered.
Logan threw the phone.
It shattered.
Something inside Daniel cracked with it.
He didn't cry.
He didn't scream.
He walked home in silence.
That night, his mother found him packing.
"Daniel?" she asked, panic creeping into her voice. "What are you doing?"
"I can't stay," he said.
His voice didn't shake.
"I'll die here."
His mother froze.
Later, alone in his room, the system appeared again.
[Mental State: Critical]
Emergency Reflection Triggered
Running is not strength.
Staying is not weakness.
Survival requires choice.
Daniel closed his eyes.
"I don't want to be brave," he whispered.
"I just want to live."
The bus ride felt endless.
Daniel sat by the window, forehead pressed to the glass.
The city blurred past.
[New Environment Detected]
J High – Transfer Confirmed
That night, Daniel went to sleep in a new place.
And for the first time—
He dreamed of nothing.