From Skid Row to Superstardom: An Idol System Novel-Chapter 137: New Missions

[Don’t Be Quiet! Spit out those words, added to the Repeat Missions along with its derivatives.]

[Mission Board #4 Complete]

[Mission Board #4 Reward: 1 Skill Slots Token Received]

[Mission Board #4 Reward: Mission Board #5 Unlocked]

[Ariel Matisse]

[Vocals: A]

[Dance: D+ (Currently C- with Otterly adorable tracksuit)]

[Visual: C- (Currently C with Otterly adorable headband)]

[Rap: F]

[Charm: A]

[Skills: Picky Listener (B), Pen Pal (C)]

[Current Rewards: 5 Stat Points & .85 Visual Stat Points & 1 Skill Slot Token]

[Where would you like to put the stat points? Visuals? Dancing? If only there were a stat for brain power~]

[Sigh.]

"Whoever told you that you were funny lied."

[I’m actually quite hilarious.]

[And at the very least, smarter than someone who took almost a month to complete one simple mission.]

[Sigh.]

[Siiiiggggghhhhhh.]

[Siiiiiiigggggggghhhhhh.]

Ari: ಠ_ಠ

Fine. He really had no response to that.

[Where should I add the stat?]

"Add everything to my visuals." Ari grumpily told NOVA while staring at his reflection in the mirror.

[Are you sure?]

[Think about it carefully.]

Ari thought it over for 0.5 seconds before nodding.

No matter what happened, he needed his face fixed, especially since public voting was beginning, and he had already seen how badly his edit was in episode one.

Although he couldn’t say he was the most handsome person, he at least wanted to stop wearing this strange makeup and maybe gain some fans who would vote for him.

"I’m very positive. In fact, I’ve been diligently grinding the repeat missions just for this moment. Give me back my face."

[Your wish is my reluctant command.]

[Just note that I asked you twice.]

[Visual + 5]

[Visual: C- -> B+]

With the addition of the 5 extra stats being added at once, Ari swore that he saw his face shift in a slightly disconcerting way.

His features seemed to brighten up, his eyes got sharper, his skin seemed clearer than ever, and his hair thicker and more lustrous.

Unfortunately, his face still didn’t look as good as he remembered it, so he could only click his tongue in disappointment, wishing that he had a couple more points.

That way, he could find out the truth about William as well.

"Well, at least I can walk around with my bare face now. Well, as long as I wear my snail mask for another day, I’ll get a point for my face. I’d like to use the skill slots token."

[Say please.]

"...please?"

[Very Good.]

[As you’ll soon learn, manners are very important.]

After showing cryptic words, the blue screen that filled his vision transformed into a simple black slot machine with three slots and a red and silver handle off to the side.

A gold coin that represented the token entered the machine and with eyes filled with expectations, Ari reached out to crank the handle as hard as he could.

Krrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr-

The slots began spinning quickly while letting out a loud sound, and Ari tried to make out what the different colored text that was zooming by said.

[All Eyes on Me]

[Cram Session.]

[Bendy]

[Not a Robot]

[.....]

He saw some skill names that he recognized, but what he wanted the most was a skill that correlated to dancing or rapping, since those were his two weakest skills right now.

The three slots continued to spin, and the first slot began slowing down.

Whoosh-

Once.

Twice.

As it came to a crawl.

Click!

It landed on a new golden skill that Ari had never seen before

[Shine Together] | [ X ] | [ X ]

What the heck is that?

Click!

Since he wasn’t sure what the skill was about, Ari hoped that he would get another skill specifically relating to dance, but as the second slot began slowing down...

Krrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr-

[Shine Together] | [ Shine Together ] | [ X ]

It landed on the same golden skill and gleamed even brighter.

Resigning himself to his fate, Ari watched as the slots spun around quickly before eventually slowing down.

Krrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr-

Krrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr-

Krrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr-

Click!

It stopped on a skill written in red letters.

[Shine Together] | [ Shine Together ] | [ JukeBox ]

[ ̷S̷h̷i̷n̷e̷ ̷T̷o̷g̷e̷t̷h̷e̷r̷] | [ ̷S̷h̷i̷n̷e̷ ̷T̷o̷g̷e̷t̷h̷e̷r̷ ] | [ JukeBox ]

[JukeBox] | [ JukeBox ] | [ JukeBox ]

Jukebox?

What the heck was that?

As Ari tapped his chin impatiently while waiting for an explanation, NOVA finally gave him one.

[Congratulations on receiving the skill - JukeBox (A).]

[Skill: JukeBox (A) is Acquired]

[Effect: Adds the songs and dances you hear and experience into a catalog. When you practice singing, rapping, or dancing for 5 hours, you earn a token that can be used to unlock the knowledge and physical ability to perform the cataloged song or dance at different skill levels, regardless of your own stats.]

[1 token - F rank]

[2 token - E rank]

[3 token - D rank]

[4 token - C rank]

[5 token - B rank]

[6 token - A rank]

This skill....

Wasn’t it kind of broken?

For 30 hours of practice, he could perfectly replicate any song or dance, which meant that his rap skills could be salvaged even if he didn’t put any points towards it.

Excited at the thought, Ari began asking NOVA the most pressing question.

"If I sing and dance at the same time for five hours, will I get two tokens?"

[No.]

"How about dancing and rapping?"

[See Previous Response.]

"Rapping and Singing?"

[As curious as I am about seeing how you accomplish both at the same time...no]

"Tsk, fine. Then can all the practice I’ve put in previously be counted?"

After all, he had put in hundreds of hours of practice at this point.

He should be rolling in tokens.

[Did you have this skill back then?]

"No. But I still put in the work. It should count."

[You see how you’re answer started with No?]

[That’s the answer.]

[No.]

[I recommend you get to practicing to gather tokens for future use so the world never has to hear that nonsense you called a freestyle rap again.]

"I just want to say that you’ve been extra rude lately. If you’re cranky, take a nap or something."

[Yawn.]

[I slept for weeks since somebody couldn’t finish their mission quickly enough.]

[Shall I show you the new missions which you’ll probably spend six months completing?]

Ari: ಠ_ಠ

[I’ll take that as a yes.]

[Tada~] freёnovelkiss-com

[Ding!]

[Mission Board #5]

1. [I see Korea, I see France, I see you getting more passport stamps (only if you’re not eliminated)! - Get a new Passport (American) - 1 Stat Point]

2. [I’m not the bottom of the barrel, I’m the pick of the litter! - Improve your Pop Star Academy Rank to be within the top 50 - 1 Stat Point (If your rank drops below 50, lose twice the stat points)]

3. [Knock! Knock! Let’s get you out of the dark ages into the 21st century! - Create a social media account, make your first post, and get at least 1000 likes on the post.]

As he read the new missions, Ari couldn’t help but frown.

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