2025-02-17 01:14:20Elmond’s plan was to prove that Jake was a loser who wouldn’t even be chosen by any system in the repository.
However, right now, Elmond just stood baffled and unmoving like a tree.
For many years, he had tried to be chosen by the Shedding System.
He was able to make every other system in the chamber to choose him at least once, but this Shedding System was the only system which didn’t choose him.
So, he even called it the Supreme Shedding system, hoping that his praises would work.
But that didn’t help, either.
The same was the case for Delma.
The Shedding System didn’t choose her, either. There was a time when Delma tried to swallow the bark as it was a small object. However, the bark’s taste turned so bad she ended up vomiting it out.
No matter what methods they used, the Shedding System didn’t respond to them. They even tried coaxing with other systems, but that failed, too.
But now, some random guy, who didn’t seem special at all, was chosen by the Shedding system?
While Elmond had been waiting for the Shedding system to choose someone, he sure as heaven didn’t expect it to be the runaway guy.
“D-Do you feel anything?” Elmond asked, still finding it hard to accept.
“Not really,” Jake said and approached another item on the shelf, but when touched that necklace, he received a faint shock. “What the…” he was taken aback. “I just received a shock.”
Elmond’s expression changed for the worse. “So it really has chosen you.”
“Again, you’re saying the same thing. What chose me?”
“The Shedding System….” Elmond said in a firm voice, “but it’s also infamously called the legendary hairfall system.”
“System? You mean, a computer system? A code?”
“No, you fool! These are much more advanced, ancient systems,” Elmond barked, approaching the shelf and putting a bracelet on. “For instance, this bracelet helps especially with your agility.” He began to gyrate on the tip of his toe and turned it into a dance. He danced like an experienced, 30 year old dancer at his peak.
But that was when Emond upped his game and suddenly vanished from Jake’s sight.
“What?” Jake was momentarily stunned. “Where did he go?”
“I’m right here,” Elmond was standing right behind Jake, holding back his urge to kill Jake by cutting his head off.
Jake stepped back in fright. “Y-You scared me!” His eyes grew large. “How did you do that?”
“With this bracelet,” Elmond said, his gaze still sharp. “You may not understand what I’m saying now, but when the Shedding system starts interacting with you, you’ll get everything. There’s no reason left for you to be staying here anymore as you got the best system already, so let’s go back. I wonder how Delma is going to react to this news.”
Jake still looked to be in shock.
The speed at which Elmond had to move to appear behind him in a flash… was that humanly possible to do so?
He felt like a new dimension just opened up in his life.
Elmond then brought Jake out of the secret chamber and back up to the main building.
Elmond took Jake straight to Delma’s room.
Delma was resting on her emperor-size bed.
Before they even knocked on the door, she said, “Come inside.”
Elmond was the first to enter. “Delma, you won’t believe this, but he was chosen by the Shedding system.”
“Stop joking, Grandpa,” Delma was reading a weight-loss related book.
“I’m not joking.”
“Mm?” Delma looked at Jake, who was purposely picking his nose to make her hate him, and shook her head. “No, he’s not chosen.”
Elmond pinched Jake’s arm. “Do something. Ask the system to start operating.”
“Ugh, okay,” Jake said out loud. “If you can hear me, then start working, Shedding System.”
[Are you sure?]
A voice rang in his mind, startling him.
“I-I just heard a voice in my head!” Jake quickly said.
“That’s the system. Keep talking,” Elmond hurriedly said.
Delma closed the book and kept staring at Jake with intrigue.
“Yes, let’s work together,” Jake uttered.
[So be it.]
Jake suddenly felt a surge of pain coursing through his whole body. And his hair started falling pretty fast.
“W-What the hell? What’s going on? Why is my hair…” he freaked out, his heart hammering against his chest. “Why is my hair falling?”
“Uh, I didn’t tell you this, but the owner of the Shedding system will have to sacrifice their hair, for the most part,” Elmond replied rather calmly. “That’s why it’s also known as the legendary hairfall system!”
“Are you kidding me? Why didn’t you tell me that before?!” Jake looked around and ran to the mirror. “No, no, no,” every strand of hair was falling from his head.
He tried putting it back on his head, but it’s not sticking.
Tears started rolling from his eyes, which made Elmond laugh out loud.
“This can’t be happening to me! Please stop!” Jake cried like a baby. “System! Give my hair back now, or I’ll kill you!”
[If you threaten me again, you’ll lose your eyebrows, too.] The system responded, making Jake go silent for a second.
Soon, he continued crying while looking at himself in the mirror.
“This isn’t real,” Jake mumbled. “This must be a dream! A nightmare!”
Previous Chapter
Related Chapters
The Legendary Hairfall System CHAPTER 05
Eventually, Jake collapsed down to his knees before the mirror, with tears in his eyes and many of his hairs in his hands, many more at his feet.Just because of losing his hair, he looked a few years older and lost his cool looks by many degrees.It was so disheartening it would be impossible to measure it with any units of measurement.Elmond came over and chortled. “Why are you crying? You can still wear a wig.”Jake gritted his teeth. “You knew I’d lose my hair, and yet you didn’t tell me. Why?”“Don’t cry over spilled milk, my love,” Delma got off the bed with some effort. “You were born with such handsome looks. The world you’ve seen so far must have been pretty simple, but you’ll start viewing the world with a different perspective from now on.“The women who loved your looks before will now treat you like a joke because you lost your hair. However, there are always exceptions to every case. And I’m one of those exceptions. Whether you have hair on your head or not, it doesn’t m
The Legendary Hairfall System CHAPTER 06
The Shedding system forced Jake to have a whole new perspective over the world and over everything and everyone around him.Firstly, he believed that his parents Brett and Felicia did not care about him as much as they cared about themselves. It was the bitter cold hard truth, which was extremely difficult for him to swallow.His sister Prisha argued for a living. She would always argue with him over everything. She would try to use everybody around her for her own gains. That’s how she tried to prove her superiority, though she wasn’t cunning or evil.His brother Davis lived more in fantasies than in reality. Looking for riches, for Juliet, and for everything he believed was perfect. He was more of a crackhead that was too strange to be called just eccentric. The only thing that was simple about him was his thirst for fun. Jake’s recent struggle provided him fun.This was Jake’s family.They were all hardworking, but they clearly did not make Jake happy, much less proud anymore, not
The Legendary Hairfall System CHAPTER 07
It didn’t take long for Elmond to realize who the culprit was.There were some cameras that were dismantled, which was something the shedding system was capable of doing.But what sealed the deal was the three dogs which lost all their hair.On top of that, Jake was missing.This led Elmond to come to the conclusion that Jake wasn’t kidnapped, but Jake was the one who actually ran away last night.“If you had let me chip him when we caught him,” Elmond was coldly talking with Delma, “then we would have known where he is right now.”“He’s not a dog, Grandpa.”“But he left you, didn’t he?”Delma visibly frowned. “I’m sorry. I didn’t think he’d run away again. He must really hate me,” she looked depressed and hurt.Elmond’s heart ached. “He has the shedding system now. It won’t be easy to capture him, but don’t worry. I promise you, I will catch that little shit and bring him to you.”He put his hand on her head and gently rubbed it.“You just focus on slimming down, my little princess,”
The Legendary Hairfall System CHAPTER 08
Anne closed her eyes and did not resist.Let this man kiss her if that was what he wanted, she thought.However, Jake did not give her what she wanted. Instead, he lay down on the bed next to her.“I’ve run a lot to get here. My legs are hurting, so massage them,” Jake told her.“Huh?” She looked a bit bewildered. “You want me to do what?”“You heard me.”Anne frowned. “I never massaged anybody.”“Then you can start from today,” Jake said.She reluctantly touched his legs and began to press the shin bone.“You think I’m made of cotton?” Jake snorted. “Put more strength into your hands.”“Ugh,” she pressed his legs with more strength. “Is this enough?”“Ahh…” Jake made a pleased noise, which startled her. “That’s more like it. You are doing a better job than I thought. Keep going.”For the next five minutes or so, Anne pressed his legs.“You can stop now,” Jake said coldly.She was happy to stop. She went to the washroom and then washed her hands.As she came out of the washroom, Jake
The Legendary Hairfall System CHAPTER 09
“Was removing my shirt not enough?” Jake began to remove the button on his jeans.“W-Wait!” Anne quickly said. “I don’t like doing it with a man whom I don’t even know much about, so why don’t we take it slow?”“How slow?” Jake asked.“Let’s give each other a few days,” Anne said, her face flushed a bit. “We’ll go out on dates and get to know each other. Then we will build attraction toward each other more naturally.”“Ah,” Jake nodded. “I like the idea.”Anne then picked his shirt off the floor and tossed it back to him.Jake put the shirt back on. “Shall we go out on a date now? Our first date?”Anne forced out a smile. “Why are you in such a hurry?”“I’m not in a hurry,” Jake replied, but his body language told otherwise.Just then, the door was knocked.“H-Hide!” Anne told him in a low voice. “Hide under the bed.”“There’s no need to hide,” Jake got up and opened the door, shocking not just Anne but also her niece who opened the door.The little girl Layla saw Jake and quickly ran
The Legendary Hairfall System CHAPTER 10
“Hi, Delma,” Melvyn, the handsome blonde man, gave her the bouquet of variegated flowers. “You look extra bright today.”“What are the flowers for?” Delma asked, her voice slightly cold and disinterested.“I heard that you caught the man you were looking for,” Melvy let out a reserved smile. “So I’m here to congratulate you. Can I see him?”“You will see him when the time is right,” Delma replied, keeping eye-contact with him without blinking.Melvyn forced out a smile. He looked at the treadmill. “I told you plenty of times to fast and slim down, but you never listened. Now, you’re trying to get thin. What changed? Is the new guy making you do this?”“You’re handsome, Melvyn. You’re a one in a million. There’s no doubt about that,” Delma openly said as she always had. “But you’re my cousin. We grew up together. I just… don’t have any romantic feelings toward you.”“But I have feelings for you,” he stated, with his hands in his pockets.Delma rolled her eyes. “Why don’t you tell a mor
The Legendary Hairfall System CHAPTER 11
[Earn money for your first date in five minutes!]The system’s voice rang in his mind.“Five minutes?” Jake was very surprised to hear this message. “Are you joking?”[Failure in doing so will cause you to lose your pubic hair permanently!]Jake was stunned so he felt pain in his pelvis region. At first he was shocked, but then he thought, “Wait, isn’t losing pubic hair a good thing?”[Do chickens look beautiful when they have feathers or when they don’t?]The system asked him a simple question.Jake slowly but surely frowned. “I see. A feathered chicken and a hairy man are one and the same.”A few seconds passed.“But how the heck am I supposed to earn the money in five minutes? Do you want me to beg on the street or what?” Jake yelled at the system in his mind. “When you give me such a mission, you should give me some hints, too. Help me a little, or I don’t require you at all!”Jake’s reverse threatening tactic worked.[Use me.]The system replied with two simple words.“Use you?” J
The Legendary Hairfall System CHAPTER 12
The waiter brought a burger and a sandwich.“Wait,” Jake immediately said, stopping the waiter who was walking away.Jake pulled out something from a burger. It was a long strand of hair, which startled the waiter.“I’m so sorry, sir,” the waiter quickly apologized.“Bring me another burger,” Jake said, picking up the burger on the table and throwing it perfectly into the distant dustbin.“O-Okay,” the waiter hurriedly left.“You still want to eat here after seeing that hair?” Anne hissed. “Let’s just leave.”“C’mon. Have you never seen hair in home made food?” Jake replied casually. “It happens every now and then, so it’s no big deal.” He pushed the sandwich toward her.“Ugh,” Instead of eating, she kept scrutinizing it, looking to see if there were any hairs, which made Jake chuckle.Soon, the waiter brought another burger.Jake glanced at it and gave a thumbs up after noticing the extra cheese. “Mm, the extra cheese always helps.”“Thank you,” the waiter was happy that his efforts
Latest Chapter
CHAPTER 91
“Y-You… why…” Trisha couldn’t even speak.She was in shock, pain, and utter disbelief.“You shouldn’t have lost the fight, sis,” Melvyn coldly replied. There was not a hint of worry or anything in his face.“Just… for that… reason…” Trisha was saying, and he pulled his hand out.Trisha was falling forward.Delma grabbed her. “Let me take you to the hospital.”There was a big hole in Trisha’s chest, so Trisha knew it was too late.“...sorry,” Trisha squeezed out another word before life left her eyes.Delma’s mouth turned down. She moved Trisha’s head a couple of times, but there was no response.“She’s gone,” Melvyn said.Delma glared up at him. “You monster… how could you…”“She’s one of my weaknesses, which is why I had to kill her,” Melvyn said, and the rocks and the rubble around him began to tremble. “And now, her powers have been transferred to me.”The two halves of the island came together, and the entire island began to rise up into the sky. Even the water rose up into tall w
CHAPTER 90
At a remote island a few hundred miles away from Salem city.Delma arrived in a helicopter, driving it herself. She jumped out through the front glass and came dashing through the sky like a hawk descending from heaven.As the helicopter crashed and exploded in the background, Delma landed on the rocky ground where Trisha was sitting on a boulder and polishing her nails.Behind her, both Davis and Tessa were tied up together in metal chains. Both of them were badly wounded, and they weren’t conscious, either.“How could you do that to your own sister?” Delma’s jaw hardened.“What are you saying? She pointed her finger at her own sister for the sake of a toad,” Trisha indifferently said. “If I don’t discipline her well now, she will only get worse in time, don’t you think?”Delma didn’t say anything.Trisha clapped twice.Two of her bodyguards rushed over.“Take those two and go to the Blake mansion,” she told them, and they obliged.As the guards took Davis and Tessa away, Delma didn’
CHAPTER 89
Tessa was driving around Salem city aimlessly with Davis sitting next to her.“You are the second guy to sit in that seat,” she said.“That’s…” Davis wasn’t sure what to say. “I feel honored, but I hope your brother won’t be upset with me.”“Don’t get ahead of yourself. I never said I’d introduce you to my brother,” Tessa snorted. “Firstly, you should get a proper haircut. Then, you should look competitive.Do something that makes you stand out.”“Like what?”“I don’t know. Appear on the Forbes front page or something?”“W-What?” Davis’ jaw dropped.“If you can’t even do that much, you think you’re qualified to become a son-in-law of the Blake family?” Tessa snorted even loudly this time. “All our son-in-laws are from prestigious, billionaire families. I don’t want my husband to look cheap and dull before them. So, figure it out yourself.”“H-How can I appear on Forbes?” Davis looked utterly baffled. “I didn’t even appear on my school’s notice board before.”Tessa spared him a cold gla
CHAPTER 88
Tessa took the kite that Davis had made for her, but she ended up losing in the kite competition with Delma.So, she scolded Davis, saying, “I lost because of your kite!”However, Elmond intervened and said, “You lost because your skill was lacking compared to Delma’s. I made the kite for Delma, so I know that the difference was less in the kites and more in the ones flying those kites.”“Grandpa, you are kidding, right?” Tessa snorted.“Yes, sir. The fault was with me,” Davis supported her.Elmond sighed and shook his head. “Women these days go for the swan walk and end up losing the crow-walk they’re born with. Men also lose their masculinity by sucking up to women. It is so shameful to watch.” Saying that he walked away.“Don’t mind his words,” Delma told them. “He’s just a bit frustrated because he lost in a fight with Jake last evening.”“Fight? What fight?” Davis quickly asked.“They were trying to see who can eat more sweet buns,” Delma replied, “and my grandfather lost.”“Oh…”
CHAPTER 87
Tessa arrived at the Hamilton mansion that morning.Instead of stopping the car in the front yard, she went round the mansion so that she could enter through the back door.However, she saw Jake practicing under the tree, and she could hear his fists moving through the air.“Whoa…” she kept watching him and forgot about time. “It’s like I’m watching my brother fist-fight the fire when he is young.”But soon, she noticed that he was making the falling leaves fly away in different directions in different waveforms.“Wow… how’s he doing that?”She got out of the car and walked straight up to Jake, with her hands in her loose pockets.“Mr. Jake, you sure are putting on a show,” Tessa grinned. “But I don't see Delma watching. What a waste.”Jake was startled by her entrance. He was too focused that he didn’t notice her coming. “You were saying something?”“I said, you shouldn’t practice so hard when Delma isn’t watching,” Tessa smirked. “Do it before her so that she’d be impressed.”“I-I w
CHAPTER 86
Later that night.A phone rang.Davis woke up and saw that it was an unknown number. He answered it.But silence followed.“Hello?” Davis asked. “Who is this?”“I was expecting you to cut the call, but you’re rather patient,” a sweet female voice said from the other side.Davis’ eyes widened as he recognized that voice. “M-Miss Tessa?”It was twelve o’clock at night, so why did she call him at this hour? His heart started pounding regardless if it was to scold him or some other negative reason.“Why did you call me?” Davis cluelessly asked.“I was eating muffins, and I thought it would have been nice if we had muffins at the park,” Tessa replied.“Oh…” Davis didn’t know what to say. Did she really call him to tell just that? “I didn’t know that you liked muffins.”“I used to eat them when I was young,” Tessa replied. “I like the raisins they put in these muffins. They add nice texture to the bread.”“Then… I’ll buy muffins next time we spend time at the park?” Davis hesitantly stated.
CHAPTER 85
Melvyn stopped his car on a cliff and sat on the hood of his car and stared at the stars and the moon.He was not wearing a wig now.In his hands, Jake’s wanted poster was there.The young men who had briefly stopped him at the store looked like complete idiots, but Jake’s face didn’t give him the same impression.“You bought the factory your dad has sold away,” Melvyn uttered. “You’re a good son. You also tried to fight me for the factory. You’re brave, too. I can see why Delma is interested in you.”A few seconds passed.Melvyn released fog through his palm. It turned into a skull-faced fog and flew through the air at incredible speed.Within seconds, it arrived at the Hamilton mansion.Jake, who was in the backyard, looked up at the sky as a massive skull-faced fog came down, seemingly to devour him.Clenching his fist, he threw a punch at it.The fog got dispersed and then it condensed once more behind him, into a much smaller skull-faced fog.“I was doubtful, but now I’m sure tha
CHAPTER 84
Later that evening.Davis and Jake returned to the Hamilton mansion in the black Hummer.“She didn’t say anything in the end,” Davis looked down. “I don’t think she’ll ever call me.”“Well, at least she didn’t leave abruptly, so I think it’s a good sign,” Jake opined.“I think she stayed till the end because of the deal you made, not because she was interested in me,” Davis opined.“Have some confidence in yourself, Davis,” Jake put his arm around his shoulder. “You are Davis Goodheart, the one whom our parents love the most. If you don’t have faith in yourself, then who will?”For some reason, Jake’s words made him feel better. “Stop teasing me, Bro.”“I ain’t teasing you as much as I’m teasing myself,” Jake chortled.Delma and Elmond were watching them from the balcony.“It doesn’t look like Davis succeeded even after giving the two systems back,” Delma uttered.“I’m not surprised,” Elmond casually said while eating pistachios. “The girls these days are as hypocritical as ever. They
CHAPTER 83
Tessa had little to no expectations on this date.Date?No, it was more like a picnic at Helmwood Park, strategically placed amidst the fiery hues of fall foliage.On top of that, the expensive, imported sparkling water Tessa Blake favored, was among the foods he had prepared.Penelope, however, was less than enthralled.She put on designer sunglasses to obscure her eyes.Despite his efforts, Davis could feel her disapproval emanating from beneath the perfectly coiffed blonde waves.Davis was not expecting this at all. He swallowed, trying to ignore the knot of anxiety tightening in his stomach.As he wasn’t sure how he should proceed, a group of children from a trust came to them and asked for money.Davis took all the money out of his purse and gave it to them.Tessa, who could have easily written a check for them, chose not to do it as it would downplay what Davis had done.Moments after they left, a group of ladies were passing by, and they approached Davis and Tessa and praised t
