Aura Farmer オーラ農家 (Ōra Nōka)
Hikari Gaburieru ヒカリ・ガブリエル
A man is what he believes he is.
If he believes he is nothing, he will become nothing.
If he believes he is something, he will become that something.
However…
When others believe in that man—
Whether he is something or not—
He becomes…
Extraordinary.
5:57 AM
"Good morning, Nokia. It's nice to see you again, my darling."
"I wish I could say the same… Claudia."
Creaking open his left eyelid, Nokia found himself surrounded on all sides by men pointing their guns at him. As he lifted his head from his pillow, he felt the butt of a shotgun pressed against his forehead and the scent of French perfume filling his nostrils. At the end of the gun's shaft, a beautiful blonde woman in a devilish blue dress eyed him coldly, hell-bent on blowing his brains out.
It was 5:57 in Nokia's lofty penthouse suite. The sun peeked through the blinds, illuminating the glossy black paint on the military-grade weapons aimed at him. His eyes strained against the glare as they opened, catching the evil gleam in the woman's smile.
[📜System Message]
[Name: Claudia Rosenburg]
[Aura Level: 20]
[Aura Bank: 89,000]
[Title: ★★★ Influencer – 10,000 Followers]
"Hmph," Nokia thought. "So… Claudia's got a shotgun… three guys with machine guns… two with pistols… and as if that wasn't enough…"
His eyes shifted to the corner. A soldier stood with an RPG resting on his shoulder.
"…A guy with a rocket launcher. All squeezed inside my one-bedroom apartment."
From the corner of his eye, he noticed a drone floating outside the penthouse window, its camera fixed on him.
"The audience is watching," Nokia smirked. "Meaning… this fight is live."
Claudia and her men took aim at Nokia as he came to, expecting him to cave.
"Surrender," Claudia ordered, once again aiming her shotgun at Nokia's head.
"Really?" Nokia scoffed.
Yawning, he tilted his head lazily to the side, utterly unimpressed.
"Do you really think?" He said raising his eyebriws.
"That I'd lose Aura in a situation like this?"
[📜System Message]
[🌾Aura Farming System initializing]
"What's wrong?" Claudia asked. "Didn't like my morning wake-up?"
"People after my life are nothing new," Nokia sighed. "The problem is you just had to come assassinate me at 5:57… you came at the wrong time."
5:59 AM
[📜System Message]
[T minus 1 minute until 🌾farming session begins]
"Well, it's 5:59 now," Claudia said coldly, pushing the shotgun harder into his temple. "After I blow your brains out, what difference will it make?"
"Hmph," Nokia replied with a cocky grin. "You should know by now that 6 a.m. is when I start my routine."
"Noki baby…" Claudia said in an endearing tone. She lowered the shotgun slightly, golden hair catching the light.
"I'm sorry, but you're going to miss your little routine today."
"Aura Release," Nokia commanded.
[📜System Message]
[🌾Initializing farming session]
[Total Aura gained]
[Aura counter reset]
[Special multiplier: 0]
As his voice rang out, a blue ether drifted through the air above Claudia and her soldiers.
"Is this—! Is this his Aura?!" Claudia gasped. "He's farming even in this situation?!"
"There's one thing you should know about me," Nokia said confidently.
Swoosh!
In an instant, Nokia ripped the covers off his bed from beneath Claudia's feet, causing her to fall backward.
"Damnit!" Claudia cried as her legs lifted into the air.
As she drifted back, she watched Nokia raise the bedsheet over his body, shielding him from view. Aiming her shotgun at the center of the drifting sheet, she commanded her troops to focus fire.
"OPEN FIRE!" Claudia screamed.
RATATATAT!
Within moments, the bedsheet turned to swiss cheese, utterly obliterated from the onslaught of bullets tearing into its two-inch seams.
As it fell to the floor, all signs of Nokia were gone, with only holes in the wall left behind."Where did he go?!" Claudia barked.
EEERRR—The door to Nokia's bathroom opened with a loud creak.
Striding out casually in nothing but his underwear, Nokia smiled coolly. As he brushed the back of his wisdom teeth, his frigid blue eyes locked on Claudia, who flushed bright red at the sight of his perfectly cut physique.
PTHU!
Nokia spat his toothpaste into the sink before turning back to the group of foes."No matter what happens," Nokia said coolly. "I never skip the routine."
[📜System Message]
[It's 6:00 AM. Time to start the morning routine]
[🪥 Brushing teeth +1000 Aura]
["I never skip the routine" +1000 Aura]
[ 💖 Claudia blushing +1000 Aura]
[🔫 Dodging gunfire in underwear +5000 Aura]
[🌾 Total Aura farmed: 8000]
6:01 AM
Nokia stood confidently before his enemies, toothbrush in mouth, waiting for them to make the first move.
"Well! Don't just stand there!" Claudia barked. "Get him before his Aura gets any higher!"