11 - Fight

From what I saw in the comments, a large part of it came from the Tweep I made and the replies the people I tagged made, but there was a small part that came from some girl's Stories on InstaBram?

Unfortunately, I couldn't know who it was that had posted this, but if I knew I would thank that person, receiving a little help in promoting the music at the beginning helps a lot.

Out of curiosity, I pressed F5 on the page and the views that were previously at 401 had now jumped directly to 570.

Surprised, I pressed F5 again and now it was at 583.

The views were going up extremely fast!

Wondering where these people were coming from, I quickly opened my Tweep to confirm, and just as I imagined, the image I posted of the art that "Jacob made" currently had over 400 likes, and the amount of likes was rising quickly.

I knew that the vast majority of people who saw this Tweep wouldn't listen to the song, but since 10% of the people who normally liked the art I posted would listen to the song, it would be enough for me to complete System's mission.

But seeing the speed at which the song's views were rising, I realized that certainly more than 10% were listening to the song!

With Tweep's likes reaching 1k in a few minutes, the song's views were already at 848, very close to the 1k I needed, and that was still less than 5 hours since the song was posted.

I was feeling like I was getting very anxious, so to calm myself down I decided to go for a walk and keep my mind occupied, even though I knew I would be able to reach 1k views, I knew it wouldn't be good for my head to leave my head. anxiety inflate so much in such a short time.

To my surprise, when I left the room, my father was at home, watching television with my mother.

Until I remembered, despite working Saturday, he only worked until 4:00 pm, so he had part of the day free today, and the whole day free tomorrow.

"Hey Champ, your mother told me that you are also working out at night in the backyard, a co-worker of mine said that he had some old weights and equipment that he used to work out at his house, as he wouldn't need it, he told me that you could sell to us for a low price, how about that, do you want it?” He asked with a smile when he saw me.

From the first day that I started waking up early and spending time with him before he went to work, I felt that our relationship improved a lot.

Even though we didn't talk about anything specifically, the strange atmosphere that we had between us before has improved a lot now.

"Sure, what time can we pick up?" I asked a little excitedly, since having workout equipment would probably greatly speed up the speed at which I would lose weight and gain muscle.

"He said he would be home in an hour since he was going to the store before getting back from work, how about we leave in a little while?" He asked, also a little excited.

"No sweat!" I responded with a smile as I continued walking out of the house, wanting to walk a bit to calm down.

As I left, I could see the surprise on my mother's face at how my father and I were now.

-------- Lauren's Commentary --------

Sitting on the couch lost, Lauren was a little uncomfortable.

"You know… before I felt like the relationships in our family were a mess, but as long as I dedicated myself enough we could handle it well, but now I don't know what to do." She said confused.

"I thought I would need to do the right thing for us to act like a normal family, but from what I've seen of Noah and Jonathan talking, and from what I remember of how Noah's been acting with Ethan this week, even how Olivia started acting up today, it seems like they don't need me to do this?"

Staring into space, Lauren said thoughtfully. "It seems like since Noah started interacting with his family again, everything started to go back to how it should be, like he can see where each of the family's problems are and can solve all of it himself…"

"Was what he and his song was singing really what they felt?" She said a little sadly.

-------- Commentary End --------

Leaving the house, I saw my father's old bicycle in the garage and was tempted to take it for a ride, but thinking about my current weight, even though I had lost more than 10 kg, my 139.8 kg was still something that a Low quality like that wouldn't stand it.

So I just started walking down the street at a slow walking speed, just feeling the nutrients of the late summer sun on my body.

As it was still late summer, the sun was a little hotter than ideal, but it still felt good to have the sun hitting my body.

When I turned a corner, I was surprised to see a group of children playing.

But I was even more surprised to see that there were two children sitting far away from the group that was playing.

The two children away were sitting on the sidewalk, just looking at the other children playing with a ball.

What intrigued me a little was that one of the children removed was Ethan!

Arriving I was getting close, Ethan quickly noticed me and came running towards me with an excited smile.

Behind him came a little girl a little smaller than him, with short blonde hair and very thick glasses on her face, which was probably why she was sitting far away with Ethan.

"Noah!" Ethan shouted excitedly as he ran to hug me.

Taking him by his outstretched arms, I smiled as I lifted him up and spun him around a bit, before placing him on the ground.

[+1 STR]

Despite being surprised by this notification, I quickly ignored it while asking Ethan.

"What happened? Why aren't you playing with the other kids?" I asked worriedly.

Hearing my question, Ethan was a little shy to answer, but the little girl who followed him quickly responded a little sullenly. "They think we're in their way."

Seeing her frustration, I looked at Ethan and realized that although he was a little embarrassed, this was probably the truth and that he was also a little frustrated about it.

"Do you guys want to stay here and try to play with them?" I asked looking at the two.

Hearing my question, the little girl looked at Ethan, when she saw him shaking his head in denial, she quickly did the same thing, making me let out a laugh.

"How about we go out for ice cream then?" I asked, making them both get excited, before Ethan became visibly discouraged again.

"I've already spent my allowance…" He complained in a low voice.

Russing his hair as I went, I replied. "No fuss Buddy, I'll buy the ice cream for the three of us."

Hearing that I was going to pay, both Ethan and his little friend got excited as they started talking about what flavor of ice cream they were going to eat.

When we left, the other kids apparently heard the two of them talking about the ice cream they were going to choose, and I could see some of them getting jealous, but no one had the courage to come with us, so I just ignored those kids and went with the kids. two to the nearest ice cream shop.

While I feel bad that Ethan doesn't have many real friends, I also wouldn't try to buy these kids to be Ethan's friends, as that would probably do him more harm than good.

So I just went with the two of them to the ice cream shop and bought the three ice creams for us.

Looking at the ice cream cone with three scoops of ice cream in my hand and calculating how many calories it had, I figured it was probably around 500 and I was a little worried, but considering the high amount of calories I was burning daily, I quickly ignored it. that and I happily ate my ice cream with the two children.

As I listened to their conversation about which ice cream was tastier, a notification appeared in front of me.

[Mission accomplished!]

[Mission: Make your song get 1,000 Views in the first 24 hours.
Reward: +1 CHA, Mysterious Title.]

[+1 OF]

As soon as the mission was completed, I felt a slight tingling sensation on my face for a second, but it passed and it went back to normal.

This feeling was a little strange, but with curiosity, I quickly took out my cell phone and looked at my face projected from the cell phone camera.

The change was less significant now than the first few times, as my charisma rose from 7 to 8 points, which only represented a 14% increase, which was smaller compared to the 33% increase I had the first time. time, but it was still a great thing to see her face becoming 14% more beautiful.

Is it possible to notice that I became exactly 14% more beautiful looking at my face? Definitely not, but with my 8 points in charisma, even though I was so overweight, I was now only slightly below the average person's average, which was 10, so that probably wouldn't be something that would hinder me when meeting new people anymore.

Now for the main part, I went to look at my new title.

[Tune Ear: Earned by those who take the time to tune their listening skills.

Effect: +15% ability to identify musical nuances, facilitating quick learning of new songs and improvisation during performances.]

As soon as I activated this title, I was surprised to realize that the music that was playing in a distant store, which previously seemed like just ordinary music, was now slightly unfolding in my ears and slowly separating each of the instruments so that I could get focus on just one to learn!

The process was a little slow, but considering I wasn't even close to that level before the title, I was shocked to see how useful this was!

I knew the title would be the best reward I could get.

I think if I were to train to get a Skill as good as this title, I would probably need weeks, if not months of training in my Musical Skills before it could develop.

Too bad titles only appear as quest rewards, or there is a way to get them naturally, but I haven't figured it out yet...

While I was walking with the kids, suddenly Ethan, who was distracted while talking to his little friend, bumped into someone.

Seeing him fall, I quickly went to him worriedly.

"Hey buddy, are you okay?" I asked while looking at him.

It seems like he didn't even hear what I said and his attention was only on the ice cream that fell on the floor, trying to control his crying.

Seeing what he was worried about, I smiled as I handed him my ice cream.

"Take it, eat mine, I've had enough." I said as I ruffled his hair.

"Serious?" He asked with bright eyes looking at my ice cream.

"Sure." I laughed as I handed him the ice cream.

While he was distracted, I saw that he just had a slight scratch on his arm, something that wasn't a big deal for a kid his age, so I just distracted him again with the ice cream and was getting ready to leave.

Until an angry voice spoke to me.

"Hey, aren't you going to make up for the shit this kid did, Black Whale?"

As soon as I heard the nickname this person called me, I already knew who Ethan had bumped into.

Unfortunately I didn't have my backpack now, and my metal bar had been left inside it, so the only thing I could use to protect myself now were my fists.

Fortunately, I had leveled up my Krav Maga Skill to Lv5, which is probably the same as a normal person who trains this martial art for a few months, it's far from being a master, but it's already better than an average person. .

[Requirement Maga Mastery Lv5:
Effect: Develops an improved understanding of Krav Maga, accelerating learning by 5% and promoting more efficient body adaptation by 5%. Additionally, it improves technique retention and practical application during practice or combat. Gain a tangible advantage by absorbing the fundamental principles of Krav Maga.]

Turning around and looking at this shit's face, I knew that at some point I had heard his name, but I couldn't really remember it, so I started staring at him, trying to remember his name.

"What? You want to blame a 7 year old for walking around like an idiot without caring about your surroundings?" I responded sarcastically as I tried to remember his name to think of some insult, but his name didn't really come to mind.

When he heard what I said he was furious.

"That brat must be your brother, right? That explains why he looks like a retard then, being the brother of…" He was starting to laugh as he insulted Ethan, but this time I didn't sit still and listen.

I just ignored the urge to find out his name and ran up to him, punching him in the face.

This little shit could even insult me ​​so I could pretend I didn't hear anything, but talking about my brother? Calling him retarded? Even more so considering that Ethan actually had a little problem…