Alex's expression turned odd. What the hell was with getting a bag of cement from a chest? It wasn't like he was some'Smart' subculture noble.
Shaking his head, he then picked up the cassette tape. The fact that it appeared alongside the cement gave him a bad premonition.
[A popular song from another world. Note: This song has been automatically recorded into your phone.]
After he opened it, a notification appeared, and the cassette tape slowly dissipated in Alex's hand. He took a deep breath, suppressed the strange feeling in his heart, and picked up the book.
This book was finally something normal, and it even matched his psychological expectations—exceeding them, even. Alex was pleasantly surprised.
[Skill Book: After use, you can learn the Vibration Skill.]
"This is a superpower book! Vibration? Like the kind that causes earthquakes? Does this world have a very high power level?"
Alex felt both joy and concern. He was happy that he could learn a superpower skill, but worried that this world might not be very safe.
After resting for a while to calm his heart, Alex didn't learn the Skill Book immediately. Instead, he turned his gaze toward the final item: a Movie Ticket?
While the other items were strange, they were still within Alex's understanding. However, the appearance of a Movie Ticket left him baffled, unable to even guess its purpose.
He picked up the Movie Ticket and examined it closely. It was indeed a Movie Ticket, but it didn't specify which theater or movie it was for, nor did it indicate an entry time.
Alex tried rubbing the Movie Ticket with his finger, and a line of text surfaced.
[A special Movie Ticket. After use, you can experience an alternative life, which provides a mental buff.]
Alex gently rubbed the Movie Ticket, falling into silent contemplation.
"Experiencing an alternative life... does that mean transmigrating into a movie? Seems quite interesting."
He just didn't know if there were any risks.
It felt like the 'Infinite Flow' tropes from the novels he read in his past life. Alex hesitated and decided not to use it for now, fearing there might be danger.
With a thought, the Movie Ticket disappeared from his hand.
In Alex's imaginary space, within a row of slots resembling a game inventory, the Movie Ticket lay in one of them.
Alex thought to himself that this was becoming more and more like a game.
After putting the other items into the inventory space, he picked up the Skill Book again. When the text asking whether to use it appeared, he chose 'Yes'.
The Skill Book transformed into a beam of light, flowing into his body and vanishing.
Alex closed his eyes as some inexplicable knowledge entered his mind.
As if it were innate, he opened his eyes, extended a finger, and activated the Vibration Skill.
"Buzz~"
A subtle vibrating sound rang out. Alex saw the index finger of his right hand moving rapidly, even creating an afterimage. The vibrating sound was coming from his finger.
However, Alex felt something was off. This finger movement... it probably wasn't appropriate to let a female streamer see it. It seemed like it could be used for other things.
Click—
The door opened, and Freya walked in with a beaming smile.
"Alex, I've drawn the water for you. Do you want to take a bath? Ah, what is this? Alex, that's amazing!"
Mid-sentence, Freya saw Alex's incessantly vibrating finger. she couldn't help but let out a cry of surprise, her eyes sparkling as she stared intently.
Alex quickly stopped the skill, shook his finger as if nothing were wrong, and said to Freya, "My finger is a bit sore, so I'm exercising it."
His gaze was full of innocence.
Freya didn't seem to think much of it. She walked over with a worried look, grabbed his hand, and repeatedly manipulated the finger he had just vibrated. She said heart-wrenchingly, "Is it a cramp? Let Mama rub it for you."
Alex felt like she was using the opportunity to inspect his finger, so he inconspicuously pulled his hand away and said, "It's fine now. You go wash first; I want to play on the computer for a bit."
Freya had no choice but to reluctantly withdraw her hand. Hearing this, she showed an even more regretful expression, hesitating for a long while before finally leaving in disappointment.
Alex was bewildered. Did Freya want to take a bath with him?
Could this be an Adult Manga development?
Thinking this, he actually felt a hint of regret. However, it wouldn't be appropriate to chase after her now, and it was more likely just his own delusion. Taking action would lead to a perverted development.
"I should test the skill first. It shouldn't only be useful for female streamers."
Locking the door, Alex activated the skill. He discovered that this ability could at most cover a single palm, but looking at the vibration amplitude, it would likely be quite effective if used to slap someone's face.
He pressed his palm against the table. Before long, the entire table began to vibrate, and the small objects on top of it all started jumping. It looked somewhat intimidating, but it didn't achieve the effect Alex had anticipated.
He was somewhat disappointed.
"If I could press my palm against someone's chest or head, the power should be decent. It's suitable for fighting."
Thinking of something, Alex found a stick. Holding it, he activated his ability. The stick vibrated rapidly, making a buzzing sound.
He extended the stick and touched the end to his usual water cup. With a 'crack', several fine cracks appeared on the surface of the cup.
Calmly withdrawing the stick, Alex said, "It's a good time to change cups anyway. Even though he's the 'me' of a parallel world, using his things still feels a bit psychologically uncomfortable."
The ability wasn't as powerful as he had imagined, but in Alex's mind, it was enough to deal with ordinary people.
He didn't have a chance to test it further for now. After using the ability for a while, his head began to feel a bit dizzy. He stopped, lay on the bed, took out his phone, connected to the WiFi, and searched for information about this parallel world.
The parallel world was quite different from his original world. Although there were no major differences on the surface, things that were commonplace in his previous life—such as various literary and cinematic works, as well as celebrities—were all different. If Alex wanted to make money and become famous, being a 'copycat' writer would be quite good.
However, the business and technology sectors wouldn't work. This world's science and technology were similar to his past life, and many things from his previous world had already appeared here.
But none of that was what Alex cared about. Getting a superpower from a chest made him suspect that this world wasn't that safe.
At the same time, the reason for the chest reward's appearance concerned him. It seemed to be a reward for deciding to ease his relationship with Freya. Did this mean that if he continued to develop his relationship with Freya, there would be other rewards?
Was this encouraging him to go after the woman who had adopted him?
Besides Freya, if he developed relationships with other girls, would there also be chest rewards?
Alex cared a lot about this. Even if it wasn't for gaining the ability to protect himself in this strange world, the simple fact that opening chests could yield rewards was enough to tempt him.
He decided to wait and see for now. Then, he pulled out the Movie Ticket again and looked at it thoughtfully.
His head felt dizzy after using the ability for a while, likely due to insufficient mental energy. Since the effect of the Movie Ticket was a mental buff, he wondered if there was a connection.
"I won't use it tonight. I'll sleep and see if I can recover my energy tomorrow."
His head felt heavy. He closed his eyes and drifted into a dream.
A few hours later, the sleeping Alex subconsciously sensed danger. He woke up instinctively and was then startled by the sound of a door opening.
Feeling that his mental energy had mostly recovered, Alex didn't have time to check. He looked toward the bedroom door and saw a hand quietly pushing it open in the darkness.
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