[Well, do you want to get stronger or what]
"Yeah."
"Who doesn't want to be strong?"
[Hee Hee Hee]
[Perfect]
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[Welcome to the Mischief system]
[Level 1]
[50 Exp to level up]
[Skills: Shrink]
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[Current Quests]
[Cause distress in a human: +5 Exp || 5:00]
[Cause public distress in front of 5 or more onlookers: +10 Exp || 15:00]
[Trick a human: +10 Exp || 10:00]
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"Glad to hear they also got humans here"
He glanced down at the dark stone floor that was now just a dark splash of colour
"I doubt they're around here, though"
He drifted through the black, cloudy sky, when unexpectidly, the sky instantly changed colour. From pure black to a deep saturated blue with pure white clouds.
"What the heck!?" He exclaimed, erratically looking around.
Then he turned around and realised that there was some kind of misty black cube that he had just emerged from.
"Hey system, what is that?"
[Do NOT call me system, you ingrate. What am I, your slave?]
"Well damn, sorry I asked."
For the time being, Albern decided to ignore the black cube and continue exploring.
Eventually, he saw a fairly promising sight, so he decided to investigate. He fluttered his wings and started descending, manoeuvring towards it.
It was a cosy blend of green and brown. He found himself in a small field with a large tree behind him, some bushes and other greenery scattered around.
He takes a deep breath in and out.
"So what was all that about distress?"
[Nrghhh must I always repeat myself with you]
[No matter, just scroll up in the novel, you simpleton]
"Oh yeah, ok."
"Got it"
"Mischief system... 50 Exp. skills, quests"
"Wait 50 Exp to level up"
"You crook!"
"Why is the Exp threshold that high at level 1?"
[I don't make the rules, man]
A voice calls out from afar, "Um, is somebody out there?"
'Crap'
Albern swiftly moves to the back of the large tree that's behind him.
Two young women appeared in the field, dressed in traditional white and brown dresses that looked straight out of a fairy tale.
One of them was a short girl with bent knees, blonde braids and a bow.
"I heard someone's voice, I swear I did," she said.
The other was taller with sleepy eyes and messy hair.
"Do you really think he'd come this far out?" She yawned.
"Well... I suppose not."
The tall girl stretched her arm up.
"There you have it"
''Shall we look elsewhere then, closer to the village perhaps?"
"Mmmmmmmm" The lady with the bow deliberates for a while.
Meanwhile, Albern is busy making his own decision.
"The first mission seems like it's probably going to be the easiest."
"I just have to cause distress, right?"
[Oh yes indeed, what do you have in mind >:) ]
"Distress... and I can do anything?"
[I ain't gonna snitch, pal]
"Seriously? ANYTHING?"
[How many times do I gotta repeat myself?]
Albern peeked out from behind the tree and turned his attention back to the women who were still talking to each other. He looked at the Ribbon girl, whose left hand was hovering over a small piece of fabric wrapped around her hip, the end of it slightly sticking out.
A devilish grin contorted his face as he readied himself for takeoff.
She moved her left hand up to lightly twirl her braids, saying:
"Alright... I suppose we could-"
But before she could finish speaking, Albern rocketed in between them so fast that he became a red blur. They shielded their faces as a small gust of wind blew past them, even making the tall girl let out a small yelp. Then, at the last second, as he flew by the ribbon girl's hip, his little red hand reached out for the loose piece of fabric, grasping it tightly. He zoomed past, stealing the lace off the side of her dress.
Consequently, the garment at her waist slowly started to unravel.
"What was that? A bird?" she asked, looking back up at the tree.
Suddenly, her dress whooshed down her rosy legs. She had no idea of the disturbance to her wardrobe and only shivered as all she could feel was the cool breeze gently flowing past the corner of her bum. But when she finally glanced down at her exposed thigh, her expression plunged.
"Oh dear!" She cried.
The cheeks of her pale face turned completely red as she desperately scrambled for her departed dress.
Now her cotton panties were fully on display for all the forest creatures to see, exacerbated by her bending down to retrieve the fallen garment. Even her friend was dumbfounded between emotions of surprise and amusement, and confusion.
At last, Albern turned around as he flew away, admiring his work.
"H-holy shit, this is great!"
[Nice work, you actually managed to cause distress in a pitiful human's heart]
[+5 Exp]
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Albern flies elegantly through the air, though his thoughts are anything but.
'I can really do whatever I want!'
His mind drifted to the kinds of things that no one dared to speak of outside of their bedrooms: Women's bathrooms, beaches, classrooms(Ayo) and more.
But then, his mind wandered elsewhere...
He glanced down for a moment, then said, "Seems pretty average to me." But compared to a regular human, his whole body couldn't really compare.
Back on Earth, he'd watched plenty of anime, the kind that started with "H" and read his fair share of morally questionable novels. But even then, he'd never thought about crossing into true degeneracy. In the eyes of society, certain acts were seen as downright monstrous… even a perv like him had to exercise some restraint. At least, for now.
He snapped out of thought and tried speaking to the disembodied voice.
"So you got a name or somethin'"
[Call me Nixin]
"I see, Nixin"
"So what did ya think?"
[Not bad, I think we're gonna be real good friends]
Albern gave a menacing laugh.
"So what exactly do I get for levelling up?"
[You get skill points, and you might be able to rank up too]
"Skills huh? I think I saw one in the menu before."
[Hmph, yeah]
[The only one you have right now is called Shrink, pretty simple, it lets you shrink your body.]
"What. I'm already small enough. Is that really all I can do?"
[Keep pulling stunts like that and eventually you'll level up]
[Then we can talk about skills]
"Alright. Well, I might as well try it"
"Shrink!"
He waved his arms around and noticed his vision pulse.
From his eyes, the trees he was flying over suddenly looked a lot further away, blurring in his vision. He tumbled in the air and almost lost his flying motion.
"Whoa"
Now he was practically upside down and had trouble tracking his orientation. His tiny imp body was tumbling around like a leaf in a rainstorm.
"Go back! Make me big again!" He commanded.
Before he knew it, everything went back to normal, letting him stabilise himself in the air.
He breathed a sigh of relief.
After recovering from the disorientation, he attempted to regain his bearings by scanning the forest below, and that's when he noticed it on the north edge where the forest ended. His eyes shrank and his smile widened.
There was a village.