The Taste of a Female Idol
I finally made it home, barely dragging myself through the door. Collapsing onto the last remaining bed, I replayed the dizzying events in my mind. Somehow, we'd managed to sort out the bed situation without too much hassle, but...
"Haa..."
The real problem was that I'd revealed my ability. I'd scared them plenty, so they probably wouldn't come sniffing around again.
"Hmmm..."
Still, just in case, I stared holes into the contact info I'd gotten from that gangster boss, the one still sprawled out on the bed. The way he'd stared at my dick right up to the last second—god, it was haunting.
"Should I squeeze some money out of them? They're earning it through dirty deeds anyway, so what's wrong with me taking a cut?"
With that terrified look on his face, like he'd hand over everything if I just said I'd shove it in him again—no issues there. Worst case, I could always use my powers to threaten them some more.
"Hmmm..."
‘Time Manipulation’
- Chronos' Authority
- Can activate for up to 70 minutes
- 4 activations per day (consecutive use possible)
- Some authority functions are currently restricted.
- Restrictions lift as proficiency increases.
- Proficiency increases by offering women as sacrifices.
- Proficiency: 30%
‘Time Manipulation’ proficiency has greatly increased. New authority unlocked.
‘Time Machine’
- Allows travel to the past.
...While I was rolling around on the bed, exhausted from scheming about extorting cash, a rather intriguing notification popped up right in front of my eyes.
"A time machine?"
The simple one-liner—"Allows travel to the past"—was all it said, but that was enough to hook me. No need for fancy explanations when it's this tantalizing.
"You mean the time machine I'm thinking of?"
The staple of every sci-fi flick. Go back, fix regrets, or snag lottery numbers for a jackpot.
Wait. Lottery? Lottery...?LOTTERY?!
"Holy shit. Hold up. This is insane."
No matter how I sliced it, this screamed money.
"Fuuuuck yeeeees!"
I fired up my phone and checked last week's lotto numbers right away. As a power user, messing with a phone should be no sweat, right? Just in case, I screenshotted them and jotted them down on a memo app too.
If I went back to the past and bought those tickets with this info? My life would be set. No more risky entanglements with shady fucks over cash!
"Hmmm... Oh, fuck yeah. This is it. I've been waiting for a moment like this ever since I got these powers."
Every time I used them, I'd daydreamed about something like this. Sure, not specifically lotto, but hey, this worked. What crime was there in it anyway?
"Let's do this. Back to last week to grab those lotto tickets and cash in the jackpot!"
I jumped up, dancing like an idiot—terrible moves, zero rhythm, but who cared? Pure excitement. Anyone peeking in would call me crazy, but fuck 'em.
"Alright, time to test it... Time... Time Machine!"
My voice trembled, lips twitching as I barely forced the words out.
Time Machine activated.
Can travel up to 280 minutes into the past.
Please select the travel point.
"Wha...?"
What the hell? Where'd this random 280 minutes come from?
"280... minutes? 280 minutes is... wait, hold on. No way..."
I pulled up the Time Manipulation info window in a panic.
‘Time Manipulation’
- Chronos' Authority
- Can activate for up to 70 minutes
- 4 activations per day (consecutive use possible)
- Some authority functions are currently restricted.
- Restrictions lift as proficiency increases.
- Proficiency increases by offering women as sacrifices.
- Proficiency: 30%
......
But life has a way of people saying "expect the unexpected" for a reason. Yeah, the Time Machine's 280-minute limit was the total daily usage, same as Time Manipulation.
"Ah... haha... Fuck me, of course. It's always like this."
Thinking back, yeah. They handed me this insane power but started me off with a measly 10 minutes. Compared to that, at least Time Machine didn't kick off at 10—small mercies.
"Goddamn it... I was so hyped..."