Apocalypse Rebate: Spoiling Beauties Makes Me Richer!

Chapter 34: No.34: Noticeable Changes {2}

Still a bit drowsy from sleep, Bruce groggily opened his eyes.

As his vision was still somewhat blurry despite rubbing it with his arm upon waking, Bruce decided to splash water on his face.

Easily getting up from the couch, he briefly stretched as he made his way to the bathroom.

Having splashed water on his face upon reaching the bathroom sink, Bruce instinctively looked at himself in the mirror.

Shocked by the figure looking back at him, he froze for a moment, unsure as to whether he was imagining things or not.

Taking a closer look, he pinched himself on the cheek. On confirming that the reflection did the same, coupled with the slight pain that accompanied it, Bruce realised he wasn’t dreaming.

"Wow!"

Staring back at him, a slightly chubby figure with a pair of hazel eyes looked back at him through the mirror.

Though still chubby, his face was far less prominent than before, while his eyes were now more defined and easier to read.

Taking a moment, he marvelled at the sudden changes that far exceeded what he expected.

His overall figure had slimmed down, losing most of his fat.

Other than his belly, which was still somewhat pudgy, and his arms, which were still soft and squishy, there wasn’t really much fat on his body anymore.

Not to mention, his body could now likely be hidden beneath baggy clothing, making it less obvious that he was still a bit overweight. The only thing that would suggest otherwise in such a scenario would obviously be his face.

Having expected a change to occur, as he still recalled taking the pills before falling asleep, Bruce wasn’t expecting the changes to be this significant despite this only being his second day of using them. Especially after there hadn’t been much of a change yesterday, the first time he used one.

"Could it have something to do with my training session with Naomi yesterday?"

Unsure whether that was the case, he also suspected it might’ve been due to another of his Base Stats, namely Agility, having just increased to above average upon using the pill.

"No point stressing over something I have no idea about right now."

Realising he couldn’t be sure why this had suddenly happened, especially since the System hadn’t responded to his enquiry despite his mental command, Bruce decided to leave it alone for now.

Regardless, this worked in his favour, as it meant he’d likely have to spend less time completing the Main Task.

However, it also had its downside.

"How exactly am I supposed to find a suitable excuse for this?"

Though beneficial to his main goal at the moment, it also complicated things a bit, as he’d have to come up with a believable explanation for his sudden change despite it only being his second day at the gym.

Plus, since he was still unsure why it had happened, he wasn’t certain whether his excuse would be believable enough.

"Guess we’ll just have to wing it this time."

Making up his mind, he came up with a rough explanation for his sudden change.

After all, this was a supernatural world, so the line between normal and abnormal had already been stretched thin to begin with.

So, as long as his excuse was at least somewhat reasonable, he should be able to come up with one that wouldn’t compromise him.

"Hopefully."

With that in mind, he browsed through his clothes, some of which were already oversized for him due to the sudden weight loss.

Making it appear as though a kid was wearing clothes his mother had bought with the intention of him growing into them later on.

But since he was likely to become even slimmer over the next few days, getting a new set of clothes now just felt meaningless to him.

"Such a drag."

Sighing as he said this, a smile soon appeared on his face. Despite the situation, he was still excited to have finally undergone his first noticeable change since coming here. It meant he was heading in the right direction.

With that, Bruce picked one of the now baggy outfits, deciding to simply stare back at whoever looked at his odd dressing for too long, making them both uncomfortable in the process.

Having chosen what to wear for the day, he took a quick shower.

Which was much easier today for obvious reasons.

As such, he finished up in time before heading out.

As today was Wednesday, he decided to first head over to Summer’s workplace to help out again.

After helping out yesterday, he’d confirmed that, other than Mondays, she usually handled delivery work on every other weekday, as it remained her most flexible job, and she could easily find an excuse whenever she had to work overtime or something urgent came up.

Knowing that, he first called Summer to let her know he’d be heading there that morning as well.

Though she hesitated a bit, knowing she couldn’t talk him out of it, she simply thanked him instead.

Sending her dynamic QR code, which doubled as her employee ID and refreshed every twenty-four hours, Summer sent it to Bruce’s device.

Though employees were cautioned against sharing it with anyone else to avoid impersonation and the like, Summer trusted Bruce enough that she wasn’t worried.

Scanning the code with his OmniBand, Bruce linked it to his device, allowing him to clock in on Summer’s behalf without having to explain why he was there.

A while later...

Having delivered the last meal to the customer for the day, Bruce made his way back to the company scooter.

Now that he’d slimmed down, Bruce no longer had to worry about the scooter buckling under the combined weight of himself and the meals he had to deliver.

Making his deliveries much faster, as the scooter was apparently quite fast, especially with the lighter load.

Plus, though most of the customers he delivered meals to today were still somewhat on edge upon seeing him, it wasn’t nearly as bad or exaggerated as yesterday.

Allowing him to complete his deliveries much faster, as he no longer had to spend a few minutes trying to convince them that he wasn’t there to rob them or collect debts.

With the deliveries completed for the day and a few hours to spare, Bruce decided to meet up with Summer after she finished her morning shift to stack up on his Rebate Coins.

’Hopefully she doesn’t freak out when she sees my sudden weight loss.’