Unique Skill: Simulation

Mario is an ordinary boy with no dream to chase and no future in mind. When he turns sixteen, he leaves the orphanage like all the others, stepping into a life of labor. Choosing the least physically demanding job, he spends two years working long days as a fish cleaner, earning just enough to survive. Unlike the others, Mario refuses to spend his savings on comfort or independence. Instead, he clings to his small home and quietly gives back to the orphanage, helping the director more than anyone else. To him, life is not something to pursue—only something to endure. But on his eighteenth birthday, the life he thought would never change suddenly does. Expecting nothing more than a standard Proficiency Panel, Mario instead receives something unheard of— [Unique Skill: Simulation (?)] --- Warning: This novel has a slow pace, with the beginning focusing on character depth, personality, and worldbuilding.