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Success, I have managed to convince them to take me to that island, weeks of effort lying and acting have paid off!
Don't get me wrong, because even though I feel sorry for the death of my grandfather, I haven't suffered any shock or depression or anything like that. I'm just sad about his death and grateful that, thanks to him, I will enter a whole new world, an exciting world.
"Perfect, we'll agree on that and don't worry, we can clarify the details in our last sessions" – said Dr. Golan.
Then, he looked for a couple of seconds at his watch, which was hand-held and not digital, as a curious fact. Then, he looked up at us again.
"Unfortunately, today's session is over, but I will be happy to hear what young Jacob has to say to me next session" – said Dr. Golan.
"Thank you very much for all you are doing for my son, Doctor" – my father said as he got up from the small armchair in which he was sitting.
"Yes, thank you very much" – I nodded.
"It's nothing, it's my job to help people in need, in fact, if I didn't need money to live, I would do this work altruistically, unfortunately today's society doesn't agree with me at all" – commented the Doctor.
And after those words, we said goodbye and left.
When they left, Doctor Golan took a glass of water, put his small notebook down on his huge desk, and smiled.
"It's ready" - he said.
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At home.
We got home, but the way back was strange because my father didn't say a single word to me and I seem to know why. There were actually several reasons. The first is that he didn't know how He was going to convince my mother and that made him nervous, so while he was thinking, he didn't even notice my presence and the second reason is that even he himself wasn't convinced If he should took me to that island. He probably still thought it was a bad idea to go there.
Honestly I can't blame him, because even I who lack knowledge of psychology and the human brain, I know perfectly well that i shouldn't go there if i would really had a trauma, the loss is too recent and going there would only cause me more pain, longing and nostalgia, i wouldn't prepared to face something like that, maybe that's why the original Jacob took so long to get over the death of his beloved grandfather. But I'm different.
"There's something about that Doctor Golan that still doesn't convince me, do you have any clues to his identity that you can tell me? Anything that can make me remember is worth it" – I said.
[Absolutely none, but good try]
No matter what tricks I use, the system has never been fooled by me, which is quite surprising considering that I have dozens of years of experience in convincing people, after all, you don't get to be a successful entrepreneur for nothing. For that, sometimes you have to lie. Other times you have no choice but to tell the truth, but the most important thing is to know how to praise your company so that the other people will be interested in it and buy your products. But even with years of experience and making use of all my tricks, the system did not fall into my trap.
"By the way, why haven't I received the reward yet? I've already convinced them to go to the island" – I said suddenly.
With the excitement of having achieved my goal, I hadn't realized that the system hadn't rewarded me for it.
[It's true, you've convinced your father, but not your mother, the mission won't be completed until your mother is willing to let you go to the island]
"Then I'll just have to wait until tonight" – I sighed.
It was still daylight and if my calculations are correct, which is quite impossible, my mother would still take 4 more hours to finish her work and 20 more minutes to get home, so there is still plenty of time left.
"Well, since there is still plenty of time, I will have to train a little" – I said determinedly.
Since I completely fusing with Jacob, training has become a hard task, why? Because Jacob was a fan of video games and was lazy to do sports and this body seemed to remember that perfectly. Even so, I consider myself a person with great willpower, very constant and also very tenacious, so I fought against laziness and I was successful. I comment on this as a curious fact.
But back to the subject, during the remaining time, I started to train my body on a regular basis and I must admit that my improvement was quite remarkable, now I could do a lot of push-ups and sit-ups without getting tired and I can lift quite a few kilos with both arms, too bad I can't go running, for the moment, I mean.
Anyway, after a hard workout, I showered, it was quite a long shower, today it was cold despite being almost summer, so the hot water going down my body felt so good that I stayed in the shower for a while and taking advantage of the fact that I was comfortable, I started thinking about my future plans for a while.
But when I went out and went to my room to get dressed, I heard screams coming from the living room.
"It's my mother, it seems to me that my father has finally told her about the island, now i just have to wait" – I said without giving it much importance.
I was already expecting that reaction from my mother, it was logical considering that even my father, an usually calm person, got upset and yelled at me for the first time in years, so my mother, a more nervous and less shy person than my father it is normal for her to get angry and yell. That was already in my plans. But I decided not to intervene, I thought that my presence would make things worse and that I should let my father convince my mother. I would only intervene in case my father could not convince her in any way, but since I doubt that is the case, I will simply wait in my room.
When I walked through the door, I looked at a small mirror placed near the window (I put it there to motivate myself) and when I saw my body I smiled and it made me want to continue training, my muscles were well defined and my abs were marked, without a hint of fat, I could even swear that I had become more handsome. By the way, my appearance is the same as the actor in the movie, but thanks to all the exercise I did, I became much more handsome than before.
"I'm sure that conquering girls now won't be a problem" – I said looking at my facial features.
I didn't want to be narcissistic but even I, who was entirely heterosexual, must have recognized that i was extremely handsome, more handsome even than the models I watched on television in my previous world and in this one, by the way, did I mention that Jacob has a huge television in his room? If I didn't mention it, now you know.
After looking at my face a little, my desire to continue exercising to tone my body increased a lot, but I decided not to do it, I did not want to exhaust my body, exercising is useful, necessary and helps to take care of your health, but definitely everything in excess is bad, so I decided to rest until tomorrow.
After putting on my pajamas, I realized that now it was quite long and that my arms were tight, probably due to the increase in muscle, but since I didn't have longer pajamas, I had to put up with what I had on hand.
Then, what I did was watch television for a while, specifically I put on Netflix, which does exist in this world too and I watched a movie calmly and without haste, until, an hour after I started watching the movie, I heard the system talking in my head.
[Congratulations, you've managed to convince both of your parents to go to the island where it all begins, and you've unlocked your peculiarity "Hollow Spirit Location"!」
Perfect! Although right now this peculiarity does not serve me at all forn now, in the future it will be a key skill and not only for my goals, but to finish off the assholes who try to spoil my new life.
[Congratulations to the host for completing the quests in the "Discovery" tutorial, for that... You don't get anything, but now the quests will give you better rewards!]
"Tutorial? What am I, a video game?" – I asked puzzled.
[It's just to give excitement to the matter, if you want I take it away, but I found it interesting]
"Does it influence anything if you remove it?" – I asked.
[No, I already told you that it was just to give you excitement, but what is true is that these two missions were the most basic and that from now on the system will give you better rewards for completing a mission, but they will also be more difficult]
"I imagined it, even with a system that makes your life easier, there is nothing free..." – I sighed.
That's something I learned a long time ago, "Nobody gives you anything for free", if you want something, you have to work to get it because no one is going to give you anything.
[That's right, then... do you want me to take it away?]
"No, leave it, anyway, it doesn't hurt anyone and it doesn't bother me either" – I said.
Why give importance to something so simple? It's not worth it, plus, it even looks interesting.
[Perfect, because now I'll give you your next mission]
"So soon? I love it" – I said with a smile.
Let's see what it's all about this time.
[A mission has been issued:
Mission Nº3:
Objectives: Find the peculiar children and have them take you home on your first meeting.
Reward: Unbreakable Love (Master), System Update to Version 1.1, Water Control (Basic)
Warning: The host is reminded that all rewards with the exception of the system update are peculiarities.]
*Note: yes, the last peculiarity is repeated and no, I have not been wrong, wait for the next chapter and you will understand everything.