4 4. High Charm Is Scary

"System put 40 stats in my luck, while the remaining ones in my charm."

Alex looked at his pitiful luck and felt very bad. After all, as a low-level villain, he didn't have much luck. He wanted to put all the points in it, but the system said luck wouldn't have any significant effect until it crossed the barrier of the average level, which was 100 stat points.

So he decided to put all the rest in his charm, as this was the stat that crossed the average barrier and was most useful for him in this world. After all, this is a woman's respected world. His face is his wealth and fortune. This also makes it easy for him to attack those heroines.

[Ding! The 40 stats are added to luck, and 10 stats are added to charm...

50 stats deducted...

The remaining stats are zero...

All stats successfully added.]

As the system's voice fell, a warm current ran through his whole body. It went from bones to skin and then at last spread all over his face, which was dispirited.

At the same time, power in the dark moves, and a very comfortable feeling spread on his body. This was a sign of his increased luck.

"Huh, let's check how much these 10 stats improve my charm."

After that comfortable feeling disappeared, he wanted to see how much these 10 stats improved his charms. So he went towards the mirror in the room.

"Who... who is he?"

The moment Alex saw himself, he was shocked to the core. He had never been this beautiful person. He wasn't even able to identify himself.

His eyebrows were sword-like, his eyes were like a lotus, his eyes were void, deep, and infant-like pure, his skin was soft, milk-white, and luminous. His height also improved to 6ft. There was also an eight-pack on his abdomen. The aura of purity was enveloping him.

He, at this moment, looked like an elf who came out of a fairy tale.

"That system just added 10 stats. How come there are these drastic changes?"

Alex couldn't believe his eyes. He was indeed very handsome before at 130 stats, but after adding just 10 points, he transcended the human limit.

If he compared his current self to his 130 stat self, then his past self looked mediocre in front of him. This really did not look like just a 10 stat improvement.

[Ding! Host, the reason Charm attributes can't be increased normally is not only because there is no sure way to improve it, but also because the charm attribute is counted on the decibel scale after it crosses the average 100 attribute mark.

So, 140 Charm stats are 10 times more than 130. Hence, why you had these drastic changes and why most people are not able to improve it.]

"Then can't I just improve my charm until no one can resist me, system?"

Alex, seeing this scary fact, asked. Charm is the key to raiding the heroine and getting rewards. If he could make himself irresistible to any woman, he could easily raid them.

[Ding! The Host can do that, but it's not recommended, at least not until the host has enough power to defend himself.

This world is different from the normal world the host used to know. Although this world is based on the novel, it's not fake but real, not just black and white words in the book. If you increase your charm that much, it might force out those hidden powerhouses to come out early to snatch you for themselves. Or worse, they might even use you as a cauldron to increase their power.

Remember, power corrupts the world, and beauty is an original sin.]

"That...Thank you, system, for reminding me."

The system directly poured cold water on his ideas. Yeah, beauty is good, but if you don't have the strength to back it up, then just wait and get used to those evil women.

His thinking still needed time to change. This is a woman's respected world, not his previous world. Having high charm is a scary thing in this world.

Being beautiful in this world is both a blessing and a curse. If you do not have enough strength to protect yourself, then you will become just a commodity to be used by those women in power.

"For the time being, there is no need to increase charm, so let's worry about gaining strength."

Alex reminded himself to be careful and started focusing on improving his strength.

He didn't have a choice as the threat of the protagonist was still haunting him.

"System, will you give me a target, or can I choose a raid target myself?"

Then Alex asked an important question. He didn't want to be at the mercy of the system for choosing targets. He wanted the freedom to choose his targets on his own.

[Ding! The Host doesn't have to worry. The system will not hinder the host's choices. The Host can choose any target he wants to raid, and the reward will depend on the beauty, status, effect on the plot, etc., of the target.

It's recommended to raid heroines first, but the host is free to do what he wants.

(Note: There might be a selection option triggered on certain individuals about the raid or not, but it's optional for the host to choose to raid them or not.)]

"Oh, if it's like that, then it's fine."

Alex sighed in relief. He really hated those systems that controlled their host's choices. Although the system said it would give him a choice of options like before, that too was optional or might as well be advantageous for him.

As that options let him glimpse into the future a little by showing the consequences of his actions.

"Okay, time to meet the second heroine of the novel."

Alex pulled out his phone and opened a conversation between himself and the second heroine of this novel.

After reading the conversation, he really wanted to slap his predecessor to death.

Licking Dog No.13: Alex, are you there?

Licking Dog No.13: Hello!?

Licking Dog No.13: Please don't be angry, I will send you money for your bag soon.

Licking Dog No.13: Alex, will you be playing piano today? I really want to hear you play.

Licking Dog No.13: [5000 Universal Coins are sent to you.]

Most Handsome Boy: [Received the money.]

Licking Dog No.13: Alex, did you receive the money? I just sent it. Please don't be angry now. *Begging emoji*

Most Handsome Man: Okay. *Thumbs-up emoji*

Licking Dog No.13: I know you'll never be angry with me. *Happy emoji*

Licking Dog No.13: Did you eat, Alex? If not, how about we go to a restaurant? It will be my treat.

After that, a registered person on his phone named Licking Dog No.13 sent countless messages, but there was no reply from him.

Alex was really dumbfounded reading this chat history between them. At a glance, anyone can tell he was just using her for money, but she never stopped simping for him.

He even saved her name as Licking Dog No.13. You know, in this world, your name is shown as what the other person saved your number as on their phone.

His name here appears as Most Handsome Man. It was because she saved his number under this name, so he saved her name as Licking Dog No.13 to show her too.

He just didn't get how she was able to take this level of disrespect. In his mind, he crowned her a full-fledged simp. Only they have this thick skin.

After that, he started to read the latest messages he received from her, which came from yesterday.

(A/N: Hey, she is a simp for him. Can anyone guess what ML trope she is?)

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