Chapter 5 - Tap Craze!

"Well, this brother of yours actually doesn't have to go to work anymore!"

Hearing the cheerful reply of Nathan, Natalie started nodding her head as if she now understood.

Then after what he said sank into her mind, she paused, a second later she turned her eyes to her brother who casually said that he doesn't have a job anymore.

"WHAT!?"

She unconsciously raised her voice because of the shock she felt.

"Are you saying that you don't have a job anymore!?"

"Oum, that's right!" Answered Nathan, still casually sitting there enjoying the reaction of his sister.

"The-then, what now? Do you need to find a new job?" Asked Natalie with a dark face, obviously sad because she knows that it's hard for her brother to find a decent job.

Nathan thought of what he should tell his sister to say that he doesn't have to work anymore but they will no longer starve.

He can't just suddenly tell her that he gained a system that gives him money with every tap of his fingers right? She might start thinking that he became crazy because of stress.

It is also for safety, it's not that he doesn't trust his sister. But he doesn't trust other people, what if the government even learned of this what will happen to him.

So he will be silent about the system for as long as possible.

After thinking about it, he decided to answer vaguely for now.

"Not for now, but you don't have to worry, we will never starve again or will live a poor life anymore." Confidence oozes out from the words of Nathan without him even noticing.

Natalie doesn't know where the confidence of her brother is coming from for him to say that, but for now she decided to stop asking and trust him.

"... Okay then, if you say so I will not ask about it anymore" she said with a low voice with her head hung low.

Nathan patted the head of his sister gently.

"Did you not say that you need to go to the library today? Why are you still not preparing to leave?"

Natalie stood up from the couch as she hears Nathan,

"Ooh! I almost forgot!"

Then she ran off to her room and grabbed some clothes before heading to the bathroom. She almost fell down because she was not looking at where she was stepping at.

Nathan smiled helplessly as he watched her move clumsily while he shook his head.

He looked at the time on the TV then he picked up his old cell phone that was beside him.

He opened the app from the system and started tapping crazily.

Nathan is able to tap 2 times per second using just both of his thumbs, making ₱2 per second.

He was confused at first as to why was his tapping speed only like this.

He can still remember that a while ago, he was still playing a music tapping game which made his tapping speed very fast!

It's unreasonable for him to suddenly become as slow as a snail!

With that reason in mind, Nathan decided to inquire about it with the system to which it answered with,

[Tapping on the Tap Tycoon System App is not same as tapping on an application made by humans.]

[Every time the host taps on the Tap Tycoon System App, a portion of your 'stamina' is being consumed to be converted into the money that you will get which will also led to you having a slower tapping speed.]

After hearing that explanation, Nathan somehow find it making sense.

'It's something that can make money just by tapping on my phone randomly, who knows what other things it can do.'

For the system, Nathan is still clueless about a lot of things. He doesn't even know where the hell it came from.

For it being there because of him being a transmigrator is still something that needs to be checked someday.

...

Anyway, Nathan's finger never stopped tapping even when he felt that it hurt his finger.

'My stamina being consumed even has this kind of effect? I feel like my fingers about to start cramping!'

Nathan complained but still persevered.

He continued doing that until Natalie exited the bathroom which took 15 minutes as he saw the time on the TV.

In that short span of time, he was able to make a total of ₱1,800 pesos.

It is like worlds apart from the ₱200 pesos per day that he can earn by working for a day at the eatery he got fired on!

Something that he can't even imagine getting after a whole day of hard work on the jobs that he worked on before was achieved in just a short 15 minutes!

Nathan felt ecstatic as he looked at the large amount he got after tapping on his phone tirelessly!

A wide smile crept up his face as he looked at his balance and became wider when the notification of successful transfer of money appeared on his phone.

Natalie who left the bathroom saw that her brother was sweating so much and approached him curiously.

"What did you do, brother? Why are you sweating a lot?" She asked,

Nathan turn to face her and don't know what to answer,

"Uh, ah, I-It's just so hot in here that's why I'm sweating, haha," Answered Nathan while acting fidgety because of the excitement from the money.

Natalie silently looked at the fan that was already at the highest level directly facing Nathan, then the cloudy sky outside.

Then she nodded, "I understand, Brother!"

Then she turned around and headed back to her room. And came back out 30 seconds later with a large backpack.

"I'll be going now, brother. You can enjoy yourself alone here."

Then she started walking outside.

Nathan doesn't understand what Natalie meant by enjoy here, what is he supposed to enjoy?

But he put it at the back of his mind for now,

Seeing that Natalie is about to leave, Nathan stopped her.

"Talie, wait!" And went to picked up his wallet and get ₱1,000 pesos giving it to Natalie,

"Here, you can buy anything that you want, you don't need to be thrifty. Spend it however you want, but remember not be wasteful, okay?"

Natalie reached out for the ₱1,000 then she looked at her brother.

"Why are you giving me this much money?" She tilts her head as she ask him,

She really can't understand why her Brother is giving money when they should have been acting thrifty since he doesn't have a job anymore.

"Stop asking questions and just spend the money the way you want. You can go and enjoy yourself or call some of your friends to hang out." He said, "You just have to remember that this brother of yours doesn't have to doesn't lack money anymore."

After that, Natalie left without asking him any more questions.

Nathan felt happy since he was able to give something to his sister for her to enjoy.

Natalie is a teenager, so surely she also has things that she wants but because of their situation, she chose not to buy anything and just be satisfied with what she has.

Now that Nathan has money, it is time to spoil this little sister of his who suffered a lot while growing up.

'Don't worry sister, You can get anything that you want in the future!'

He thought as he clenched his fist.

Then he turned around and sat back down on the couch, ready to start making money again.