[Congratulations on your selection!]

*Gasping for breath...*

Huffing...

Panting...

What is this?

I was certain I had ended my own life.

But here I am, perfectly fine.

Jin Hwa felt bewildered by the strange occurrence and couldn't help but wonder about the hovering window before him.

huh?

[Unread message]

Message?

what?

A status window?

*Open message*

[MESSAGE]

Congratulations becoming a [vessel]

[Daily quest: strengthening the vessel] 

[0/100 push up]

[0/10km run]

[0/1000 shadow punch]

[0hr/1hr plank]

[0/100 squat]

[Penalty: death]

A daily quest?

What on earth is this nonsense?! And a death penalty too?!

"Am i dreaming"?

"His thoughts raced as he grappled with the reality before him. It wasn't a hallucination or a dream; this was all too real."

"Jin Hwa struggled to accept the situation, but the looming penalty left him with no alternative but to proceed."

*One year had passed.*

Panting heavily...

...99

100...

That's the end of today's quest.

Jin Hwa's mother, Park Hye Jin, called him to come downstairs, eat, and get ready for school.

As the new school year began, he knew it was time to prepare.

Jin Hwa had moved up to the second year, and he saw this as an opportunity to put his embarrassing past behind him.

*Teacher*

"Class dismissed for today. See you all tomorrow."

Jin Hwa was ready to head home and pack his bag when a sudden commotion erupted on the school field.

...Ahhh!

What on earth is that?!!!

The students on the field were gripped by fear and confusion, their eyes fixed on the sky.

Panic spread through the crowd as a rift tore through the once-clear sky, turning it a foreboding dark red and causing it to shatter before their eyes.

[To be continued]