and Alex immediately real

estion, yes, I'm the one who composed the song," he

well. I'm genuinely impressed." Her tone shifted slightly as she continued, "But I have to

fro

"I'm not trying to discourage you. If you work hard on

ou ever give up on being an artist and decide to foc

approached him to tear him down. However, when she encouraged him to improve a

stop making music altogether. Even Alex had

ing away. I wonder if he hates me now? she thou

of her personality. She was brutally honest

t have spoken to him that way. It was an o

into his pocket without looking at it, the

ion from the system, but he had suppressed it. He was still in p

his landlady was outside, smoking. She wore small, loose c

e saw Alex approaching with a

yours," she scoffed. "With that croaked voice of yours, I re

come over and play that guitar of yours for the customers? You're very skilled at it. Just don't

have caused him serious emotional damage i

lady. I'm never giving up o

castically. "But before that, remember you still have rent to

dy walked away, hurrying toward his apartme

artment, Alex locked the doo

ed the system to dis

ompose a song, then go to a

l skill, Reson

wing it to naturally draw attention on a deeper level and subtly

skill is worth it. Sys

d before him, displa

t l

inment

poi

ng: l

ng: l

nd songwrit

g: le

oduction

rume

r: le

ris

lls: Resona

ligen

omene

sical attributes such as speed and streng

g skill

skill

techni

skills

ncing and acting levels were pitifully low. For now, he

*

l. The moment he arrived at the gates of saints

st attended high school. Exactly h

walked through

lo,

ing him. He turned around and saw a

ery skirt. The fabric hugged her curvy, chubby figure, highlig

sting naturally on her cheeks. She was very beautifu

e were gone, she might even b

o sat beside Alex in class, s

aused many of her pursuers to feel jealous. You already have a

happy they were when Billy and Christina starte

ed, pleasantly sur

ven't been at school for a wh

n a small accident, but I'm f

ally okay?" she asked,

fine." He n

"No one in class seems to have your contact information, and even your girlfriend... ehm, I m

n when they did, they were often nervous. But Amber was different.