Chapter 389: New Skills and Potions

"Well, we need to go now," Jay said. "We're going to start preparing for the school festival performance!"

June looked at his members' excited faces and quickly ended the call before they could even say goodbye.

He tossed his phone to the side and sighed in frustration.

June knew his members needed to continue working despite him being absent.

However, he couldn't help but feel upset.

He wanted to perform with him too! He was also bored out of his mind since he didn't have anything to do in the hospital.

June opened his user interface out of boredom and scrolled through his skills.

[ - Vocals: S-

- Dance: S-

- Visual: S-

- Rap: A+

- Leadership: A+

- Music Production: A+

- Pending: ?]

June frowned when he saw a 'pending' skill in his status window.

Then, it hit him.

He accomplished the side quest right before he was shot!

If he recalled, the prize for accomplishing the side quest was a new skill.

June clicked on the 'pending' skill and was surprised when a colorful wheel suddenly appeared before him.

"What's this?" he whispered.

[Welcome to the Wheel of Skills! Since the host accomplished the side quest: The Gift of Sacrifice, the system gifts the host with a wheel of skills!]

June read the skills, his eyebrows raising in disbelief with some of them.

Humor?

Fashion?

Selfie?

Why would he need selfie skills?

[Below are skills that are indispensable to becoming an idol. Some skills are also added because the system finds it fun!]

"Clearly," June said.

Why was 'juggling' even an option in this wheel?

[The host can only spin the wheel one time, and whichever skill it lands on will be added to his status window!]

June shrugged. He didn't think the prize of the side quest was worth getting shot for, but it wasn't too bad.

However, there were a lot of useless skills like 'juggling,' 'baking,' and 'laundry' on the roster, so June was a bit hesitant.

[Spin the Wheel of Skills?]

[Yes or No]

June sighed and pressed on the 'yes' button.

The wheel started spinning while June watched in anticipation.

He held his breath when it glazed over the useless skills, hoping it wouldn't land on them.

Then, it began to slow down, June's eyes following every movement.

[A skill has been chosen!]

[The chosen skill is: Acting.]

[Congratulations! Acting has been added to the status window.]

[Because of the hosts' self-sacrifice, the starting grade of the new skill is C+.]

"Acting, huh?"

June wasn't necessarily happy or upset about his new skill. He didn't know where he'd be able to use it for now aside from his performances, but at least it wasn't one of the useless skills on the roster.

Besides, a C+ wasn't too bad. It definitely wasn't good, but he reckoned a lot of newbie actors also had the same grade in acting.

[Aside from the new skill, the host is awarded with new potions because of his commendable act of self-sacrifice.]

June's eyes widened as he quickly scrolled through his inventory.

He might actually recover faster if he received a healing potion.

[Potions: 2]

June smiled as soon as he saw the number of potions.

Damn, Fu was spoiling him today.

However, his smile quickly dropped when he saw what kind of potions he was granted.

[WhimsiLust Potion: 1]

[The WhimsiLust Potion is a potent love potion that guarantees a day of heart-eyed enchantment! Just one minute of intense eye contact, and watch as the sparks fly. It can be used for multiple people in one day! Warning: use with caution as it may cause a flock of admirers.]

[Beautify Potion: 1]

[The Beautify Potion is a filter in a bottle! This magical potion works like a charm, erasing acne, fading scars, smoothing hyperpigmentation, and even bidding farewell to that pesky double chin. Embrace your radiant transformation and shine with newfound confidence.]

"These are useless!" June exclaimed, casting his user interface away.

[Fu hopes the host loves his potions <3.]

June sighed.

It looked like he was really going to be stuck here for two weeks.

***

The afternoon came, and June was bored out of his mind.

Thankfully, right before the sunset, Minjun made his way inside, instantly brightening the mood.

"Minjun," June smiled, patting the spot next to him.

Minjun softly smiled, placing his school bag on the couch and sitting on June's bed.

"Are you alright now?" Minjun asked.

June nodded.

"I'm fine. It hurts a bit, but it's not anything I can take," he said.

Minjun narrowed his eyes at June before shaking his head.

"Then, why'd I hear they had to stitch your wound again?" he asked.

June sheepishly smiled, scratching the back of his neck.

"I might have tried to take a shower by myself," June smiled.

"They said they caught you dancing on the CCTV," Minjun deadpanned.

June's eyes widened, and he looked around the room, where he spotted a small CCTV camera in the corner.

"What the hell? Isn't that an invasion of privacy?"

"It's to monitor the patients," Minjun sighed. "Why did you even attempt to dance when you already know that you're injured?"

June sighed, covering his face in embarrassment. Honestly, he just had the urge to dance after seeing his member's live performances at the school festival they were talking about.

"I just wanted to see if I could perform," he admitted.

Minjun clicked his tongue.

"You'll be able to perform once you fully recover. Just focus on recovering for now."

June relaxed in his bed and nodded like a little kid.

The two were engulfed in silence for a while, none of them finding the right words to say.

"So..."

"So..."

They spoke at the same time, causing them to chuckle.

"You go first," June said, but Minjun shook his head.

"No, you go first. I need some time to collect myself," the young teen said.

June smiled in understanding.

"I just wanted to ask if you were alright. I also want to say sorry because you witnessed such atrocity during that night. I never want to expose you to anything like that ever again."

"It's alright," Minjun said. "Honestly, it's also my fault. I should have told you from the beginning."

"Why didn't you?" June softly asked.

"I was...scared," Minjun admitted, looking down at his lap and fiddling with his fingers.

"Well, are you ready to talk about it now?"

Minjun pursed his lips, taking a moment to collect his thoughts.

Then, he nodded.

"I'm ready."