Cursed

"Well, at least I know my name now. Vorgen, kinda weird if I'm honest but whatever."

Alex laid back down after the initial hype of his system and casually looked over it.

"I have no idea how my stats are calculated so let's leave that for later. Now how do I look at the titles?"

Remembering how he had to think about turning off and on the system to see it, he did the same thing with the [Otherworldly Soul] title.

Focusing and thinking about it, the overview of his system soon disappeared and was replaced by a string of words for the description.

[Otherworldly Soul - Your soul does not originate from this world.]

"Well great. Very descriptive!" Alex sarcastically praised. He rolled his eyes and looked further down the screen.

[Curse of the "Rogue" - As a soul not born in this world, you have no affinity with the natural elements. As such, you cannot use any forms of Essential Magic]

[Blessing of the "Rogue" - As a soul born from a world more technologically advanced, you have an increased affinity with machines and tools, regardless of their magical nature.]

"What the fuck is this?!" He couldn't help but yell out. He soon heard a banging on the wall next to him and realized how loud he was.

With a quick sorry, he reread the information multiple times to make sure he wasn't seeing things.

"How is this fair? I get taken from my world only to end up with even more handicaps in an unknown world? All I've seen people use is magic, I haven't seen anything that might resemble a magic tool!"

Alex felt like crying. No memories and now no magic. What's next?

He decided to move on. If the rest of his stats were going to be this shitty, it was better to pull the band-aid off fast.

[ Aria's Lover - The Goddess of Life and Love has finally taken a lover, you, after XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX amount of years. As a mere mortal, you are lucky to still be standing and your luck has brought you some things.

As someone who has experienced the charm of a Goddess firsthand, you are immune to most forms of Charms and Charm-related spells. Your overall charisma has skyrocketed as well, making you desirable to women and men alike, who are open to a night with you.]

"This is a nightmare." Alex covered his face with his hands. The charm resistance was nice, but why the charisma boost? It affected everyone regardless of gender which will just cause a lot of problems in his opinion. What if he seduced someone accidentally and they were a big shot in this world? Would their suitors come for his head?

On top of that, the titles never gave any specific numbers for how much his abilities jumped. How was he supposed to know what level of charm skills could still affect him? Or how much more efficiency he would have with magic tools?

"Whatever skills now."

Alex looked at the Booty Conqueror skill. He really hoped it wasn't what it sounded like but that was probably wishful thinking.

[ Booty Conqueror - pounding a booty, regardless of race or gender, grants you 5% of that person's stats. Decreases with repeated conquests to a minimum of 1%.

Requirements: both parties must climax. Penetration is required but sexual acts may award small amounts of stats.]

"Wow... this is... a skill..." Alex was at a loss for words. This would probably be the best skill available in both worlds since who wouldn't want to bathe in the pleasures of skin ship AND grow stronger at the same time?

This system was basically asking him to become a milf hunter or some harem king. Not that he didn't like it, but he was a bit concerned now that he had seen this skill and the lover title. Won't he be having casual sex a lot? If people began giving into their feelings and trying to get into his pants, he will have a bunch of women, and men, knocking on his door.

He might end up in some risky situations or come across some crazy Yandere. He really needed to be careful. It also seemed like the system was encouraging him to be bisexual. Men weren't to his taste, but if it came to someone who was ridiculously strong... sometimes drastic measures must be taken.

"Wait does that mean I got points with Aria?" Alex looked around the screen and found another tab that showed some sort of log when he focused on it.

[Recent Conquests:

- Aria, the Goddess of Life and Love - cum inside x10; partner did not climax. All actions will be counted as sexual acts and will award less than 1% of total strength.

- Error - Alex Vorgen's body cannot withstand the increase of power; death is imminent.

- Override Detected - Aria, the Goddess of Life and Love has sealed the overflowing power; Death no longer lingers.

- In order to unseal the overflowing power, Evolution is required.]

Alex widened his eyes at what was displayed in front of him.

"Damn I almost died again..." It felt unreal that just a day ago he was at death's door for the third time now? Whatever Aria did to him, it saved his life... again. Now he was indebted to her twice as much, or was it three times?

"I better try and find a church soon so I can ask if she wants anything. I'm just a mortal but it doesn't hurt to ask. Maybe she likes simpler, more sentimental things... like a dick."

He chuckled and looked at the message again, getting a little red.

"I guess it was pretty one-sided huh? I better step up my game." He smiled wryly and if any other God or Goddess had heard him, they would've spat out a mouthful of blood at the confidence this mortal had.

Most Gods couldn't even get her in bed, let alone make her climax.

"Evolution..." Alex mumbled thinking of the numerous possibilities this word carried. How does he evolve? What happens after that? How many times would he have to evolve, if that was even possible until he unlocked the sealed power? He had many questions but this was something he would have to worry more about in the future.

Many of the things on his status screen were too difficult to understand without more knowledge. Maybe he could ask Alan but he shivered just thinking about his new boss. He was a terrifying man even though he looks like such a nice person. Emma might be a better choice but he wasn't sure if her father would like her getting chummy with the freeloader.

Alex closed the Booty Conqueror skill page and opened the Basic Weapon Mastery one. It seemed straight forward so hopefully, he would be a little bit proficient in all forms of fighting.

[Basic Weapon Mastery (LOCKED) -

The previous soul of this body endured many years of training from a young age to develop his knowledge of every non-magical weapon known to mankind. The body still retains the muscle memory from its training and has allowed you to inherit this knowledge. With more training, you can regain the lost knowledge.]

"This is probably my favorite skill right now since it is the most practical. I at least know how to defend myself hopefully." Alex nodded inwardly with a smile on his face.

This skill would definitely help keep him safe in the Ether Forest or even the people who might have attacked the previous Alex before they died. Even if it was locked right now, it seemed he didn't have to spend another 20 something years of his life to relearn it all.

With that, he had now seen everything his system had to offer. Looking back it seemed like everything he had was a passive skill. In terms of video games or novels with systems, he had no active abilities with cooldowns and such. He wasn't sure if there was such a thing in this world, but he figured it was just a matter of him spending more time in this world.

He sat up in his bed again and stretched. It wasn't a satisfying stretch though and it caused him to frown. Ever since he woke up, he always felt sore and uncomfortable. Fucking Aria only made it worse but he was able to bear it and forget about it while he was eating and talking in the bar area.

The first and most likely conclusion that he thought of, was that he still wasn't used to this body. He wasn't an expert on souls, but since this wasn't his original body, it made a bit of sense that he might not feel comfortable in it, right?

He wasn't sure what he should do to fix this but decided on working out. He didn't know if it would do anything to relieve the aching, but he wanted to try out his new strength and stamina as well. He noticed that there were few numbered stats on his status page so there must be some hidden stats if any of his gaming knowledge was correct.

He decided to take off the simple blue cotton long sleeve he had gotten from Aria, and rolled up his brown leather pants as much as he could. He then went down into a plank position before starting some basic push-ups.

- - -

Out in the hall on the second floor. An employee in a maid outfit was going door to door asking the people staying if they needed anything and mentioning that it was now "lights out". Although Alex didn't know, there were a few basic rules for living here. Most of them just said not to cause trouble and had the time for meals.

One of them was the lights out policy and that usually occurred sometime after the entire restaurant part of the inn and the kitchen were all cleaned up and closed. There was no definite time frame for it, and it didn't mean the occupants literally had to turn their lights off, but it was quiet time.

Any loud noises could get them a warning, and too many complaints could get them kicked out without a refund. On top of that, anything they didn't grab before getting the boot, would become Inn property, which would most likely be sold.

The maid continued down the corridor before reaching the room that Alex was in.

'This was the freeloader I think.' The maid narrowed her eyes and pumped herself up to be more intimidating.

She was a timid young girl who hailed from a small village east of the city. Since she was a country girl, she was still getting used to life with so many people around but has slowly gotten used to it after several months.

The one thing that she is working on is her confidence. She didn't have very much of said confidence in herself, and many burly men would capitalize on that to bully her during work or try to fondle her. Alan would be there sometimes to stop them, but he couldn't pay attention to everything his workers did.

She had to prove to Mr. Setter that she was worthy of nurturing and not just another worker who would stay for a few years before moving on. She wished to work in the kitchen at some point since the kitchen workers were the ones who had stayed at the inn the longest and got paid better.

She was also confident in her cooking skills and wished to prove herself. To get this promotion, she needed to learn to handle the rowdy crowds during meal times. She aspired to be like Alan's daughter, Emma, who always works with a smile on her face and walks with confidence.

Emma was also the one to talk to her personally about her shyness and even gave her tips on how to deal with the customers.

Unlike on Earth, the customer was not always right, the owner was. The owner did not have to act nice and put on airs to defend themselves against bad reviews, they just ran their business how they wanted to.

This leads to many unyielding drunks getting kicked in the balls by Emma or getting a pan thrown at them with deadly precision all the way from the kitchen. As both of Emma's parents were strong, they had many skills that came in handy when it came to knocking some sense into idiots.

The maid straightened her braided brown pigtails so they rested in front of her shoulders and patted down her dress. She then picked up the basket of warm towels she offered to those staying for the night before knocking with her foot a few times.

"Mr. Freeloader is there anything you need before its lights out?" She tried to sound cold and indifferent but it came out more like a cute girl pouting about something.

The maid waited for an answer and heard some shuffling around. After a few seconds, before she was going to speak again, the door handle jiggled and opened. Her mouth went slack and her pretty pink lips parted when she saw the hunk standing at the door.

Her cheeks turned red as she stared at the tall, sweaty, half-naked man in front of her with wide eyes.