[In the universe, living beings possess inherent limits that cannot be broken through by effort alone, but the Sin Handbook indirectly breaks these limiters by converting sin points directly into attribute points. Host can now improve various attributes through both regular training and converting sin points into attribute points.]

Hmm?

What does surprise mean?

What the heck does a real surprise mean!

Edward Harris instantly lost all drowsiness, sprang up in a carp jump, and since his home was small, he simply lifted the tatami to clear some space and started doing the most basic push-up exercise.

1234...50!

Huff, huff—!

By the time Edward Harris managed 50 push-ups, he was already gasping for breath. For a normal person, doing more than 20 in one go is considered decent, and over forty is excellent.

But this time he had another goal in mind. Gritting his teeth, he squeezed out every bit of strength to do 10 more, and at the moment he barely finished the 60th, his body collapsed and he lay limp on the floor, forehead, chin, and body drenched in stinky sweat.

Great, just took a bath for nothing.

After long-term malnutrition and lack of exercise, Edward Harris now felt his whole body aching, as if it wasn’t even his own. Without even catching his breath, he hurriedly entered the Sin Handbook and started checking the attribute panel, one section at a time.

Finally, he found a change, and couldn’t help but twitch at the corner of his eye.

Constitution: 8.6+0.1↑

8.7.

Uh, it increased... but it also kind of didn’t.

This “devil training” that squeezed out his last ounce of strength only increased it by 0.1?

After doing this kind of training once, he’d probably have trouble even lifting his arms tomorrow. Even if he could gradually adapt, he probably couldn’t do it many times in one night. If the improvement stayed at this rate, it would be way too slow.

But thinking about how tonight’s risky adventure only earned him 0.5 attribute points, Edward Harris found some comfort in his heart.

What else can he do?

Just lay low and develop slowly...

After all, being able to train himself is much safer than going after those high-sin-value outlaws.

Thinking this, Edward Harris willed the Sin Handbook to turn past the title page and land on the page for his first criminal, No. 001.

【Name: Charlotte V. Prudence】

【Gender: Female】

【Race: Tigerian Hybrid】

【Racial Talent: Six Forms of Tigerian Martial Arts】

【Ability: Serial No. 89 Crimson Eye (Growth Potential) — Use mental power to control the opponent’s body, issue commands of absolute obedience, and with enough rank suppression, even modify memories】

【Character Rank: Tier 3, Stage 1】

【Sin Value: Half Star】

【Character Profile (click to open)】

...

Hmm?

What is this character profile?

Should I open it?

Edward Harris’s upper body was sore and he probably wouldn’t be able to sleep for a while.

With nothing better to do, he willed it open.

Without warning, Edward Harris’s mind suddenly went black, as if his consciousness was yanked out and plunged into another body.

In the next instant, a panicked thought surged in his mind, sending chills down his spine.

【There are eyes... watching me】

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Chapter 4: We Usually Only Use Two Words to Describe... (7K Chapter, Please Vote)

【My name is Charlotte V. Prudence】

At this moment, lying on the tatami, Edward Harris’s consciousness was very clear.

Yet in his mind, a narrative voice was recounting something, and the images that appeared were so vivid that he almost felt these were his own real memories...

【My home is in Okinawa Prefecture. My family is very poor. I had a father, he died; and a mother, she died too; later my little sister was given away, I hope she gets enough to eat every day】

【I can eat five bowls in one meal, days of not having enough to eat are really hard. Some people in the village joined the Revolutionary Army to fight the World Government, saying you could get enough to eat if you went. I’m afraid of being hungry, but even more afraid of dying】

【I heard that working in New Tokyo pays well and you can get enough to eat, so I hopped a train and secretly came to Tokyo】

【Lies! All lies! You can’t get enough to eat in Tokyo either, wuwuwu...】

When the images in his mind reached this point, Edward Harris more or less understood that the so-called character profile was basically the criminal’s life story, but he couldn’t help but feel speechless at the experiences of this girl named Charlotte.

Not getting enough to eat isn’t just because you eat too much, is it?

Edward Harris knew Okinawa was probably the poorest prefecture in the Land of Wa, but in Tokyo, you should be able to get enough to eat with any job, right?

Hmm, so you started breaking into houses because you couldn’t get enough to eat?

Wait!

Edward Harris frowned slightly.

The moment he entered the 【Character Profile】, he clearly felt a sense of being “watched by a pair of eyes”—he knew he was now empathizing with Charlotte, experiencing everything she had gone through.

But what... is this situation?

The profile in his mind wasn’t over yet, and the “narration” from within the images continued.