My Superstar System

The Incredible Yellow Sports Car.

Zach stepped out of the sports car and the entire area fell silent.

Everyone stared at him in disbelief.

Tim had built a reputation over the past week as a tycoon in street racing and because of his skills students got to know that he even once held a draw against a world-class racer. For Zach to beat him, and with such a wide gap, was unbelievable.

“Let’s race again!” Tim shouted as soon as his car finally rolled across the finish line. He felt completely humiliated.

Zach smirked. He’d be a fool to race again, after all, his victory had only been possible thanks to the items from his Superstar System.

“Pay up,” Zach said, stretching out his hand. “Then maybe I’ll consider it.”

Tim immediately asked for Zach’s account details and transferred the money without hesitation.

Zach’s phone beeped. He checked the screen and, seeing the credited amount, a huge grin spread across his face.

“Let’s have a rematch!” Tim demanded.

“I’ll consider it,” Zach replied coolly as he walked away.

“You—!” Tim fumed in frustration.

Zach didn’t care. It would be incredibly foolish to race again, he had only won thanks to his Superstar System’s help.

Without wasting time, Zach used part of the money to pay off his tuition fees.

The next concern was accommodation, for both himself and his mother. He decided to find a place for his mom first and deal with his own housing later. Even though he had cleared his fees, he wasn’t interested in staying in the school dorm anymore. He wanted to live off-campus.

Zach hadn’t attended lectures in a while due to all the recent events, so he made up his mind to attend his late afternoon class.

He was a Computer Science student. Since childhood, he had developed a passion for coding, which later led him to pursue the course at a higher level.

As soon as he entered the classroom, a flood of system notifications rang in his head.

+1 Fame Point.

+2 Fame Points.

Zach’s eyes widened. Is the system malfunctioning? he wondered.

“What’s going on?” he asked the system.

“You’re gaining fame,” the system replied calmly.

Zach thought back to the race. He remembered that several people had been live streaming it. That must’ve been the cause of the sudden fame boost. He hadn’t even dropped below the highest gear once during the race, so maybe coupled with his incredible luck at that moment he was able to get some fame.

To confirm, Zach opened his school forum app and logged in using his account.

There it was.

In the Top Ten Trending section, ranked number 10, was the video of his race with Tim. The title read: “The Incredible Yellow Sports Car.”

Zach read through the comments section.

“Who is this guy?”

"He’s so cool!”

“That S-turn drift got me!”

“Is he a fresher? If not, why haven’t I heard of him before?”

Zach was shocked, this wasn’t supposed to happen. The Top Ten Trending Today section on the Elite College School Forum wasn’t easy to get into.

It was called the 4T For short

His fame points were still increasing and only began to slow down when they hit 20. This was huge, considering how ridiculously slow it was to accumulate points in the Superstar System.

Zach decided to properly check out the Superstar System, especially since the lecture was too boring to focus on.

He opened the interface.

Items were categorized into three sections:

One-Time Use Items: As the name implies, these could be used only once, like the Lucky Tablet or the Healing Pill. This section had the most items too.

Skill Section: Items here permanently boosted a skill.

Special Items: These enhanced or boosted other system items.

And most importantly:

Mystery Box: Purchasable with fame points. It randomly awards an item from any of the sections.

(System can be upgraded)

Zach nodded in understanding.

He only had 20 fame points, and the cheapest items started at 100 points.

Still, he was already falling in love with his system. The fact that it could even be upgraded made it more appealing.

But to use it, he had to get more famous. Though fame points weren’t easy to earn, Zach wasn’t discouraged. Good things don’t come easy after all.

“Hey, System,” Zach called out.

“Did you stir up trouble again?” the System replied in a childish voice.

“Are you a dead spirit or something?” Zach asked. Sometimes, the system responded like an AI, and other times, like a mischievous child.

“Don’t slander me! I’m way too cool to be a dead spirit,” the childish voice replied, sounding agitated.

Zach giggled aloud, drawing attention from other students in the lecture hall.

He quickly closed the interface.

Meanwhile, elsewhere on the school premises, Howard sat staring at his laptop screen as cold sweat trickled down his back.

On the screen were the words “PAID”, alongside Zach’s profile picture.

How is this possible? Howard thought, stunned.

He knew Zach’s situation. He knew just how hard things were for his family. Paying off those fees within 24 hours seemed unimaginable.