"I'm sorry, Ethan, but your mother is dying; we can't do anything to help her at the moment except giving her the treatment she needs!” Doctor Albert’s words rang like a haunting gun in the ears of Ethan as he stared at him blankly. He blinked his eyes countless times as he sat in the doctor's office, his hands that were positioned on his laps clutched tightly to his clothing. If he was planning on obtaining any message or information about his mother’s health, it definitely wasn't about her dying. She was all he had; she was all he wanted to have in life, but hearing she was dying, his heart raced with nothing but fear and uncertainty. “Did you hear what I just let out to you?” Doctor Albert asked as he looked at him. He was trying to find out if Ethan was still present in the room with him. “Mr. Ethan!” He called out again just to bring his thoughts back to reality. “I'm sorry, Albert, but... I was just lost for a while. What do we do? How much is the money needed for her s
“You are cheating on me with Gideon? Come on Camilla, tell me this isn't true please!” Ethan begged as he walked closer to where Camilla was standing. With trembling hands, he clutched her shoulders and stared directly into her eyes. “Get off me, Ethan!” She pushed him away with her face etched with nothing but disgust. She just couldn't endure seeing him stand closer to her for that long. He reeked of sweat and his clothes were dirty. To her, Ethan was now an illness, he was now someone to avoid like a pandemic. She didn't want to have anything to do with him and she didn't feel remorseful for what she had done to him. “I know this is a joke, Camilla! You can't fall in love with him right? You love just me and me alone! You can't love someone who bullied me in school, right?” Ethan was going to walk closer to her again but then, Gideon stepped in. “Why don't you stay away from my princess, Ethan? Just leave!” Gideon sounded but Ethan didn't listen, he was still heartbroken and no
“Mother!” Ethan whispered as he swiftly ended the call and had his phone plunged into his pocket. If there was anything he was scared about, it was losing his own mother. He hoped to stay with her for as long as he lived and not watch her die. Ethan's heart pounded with fear and tension as he struggled to get back on his feet. Despite the pain from Gideon's attack, he refused to give up. His only focus was on reaching his mother.“I have to get to my mother!” He muttered as he began to race towards the highway. The second he got to the bus station, he thought about running to the hospital, but that would waste so much time. He decided to stop a cab with the little money he had on him. He was saving it for taking his mom home but at this point, seeing her was more important. He felt his stomach churn at the thought of losing her on earth. He wouldn't be happy if anything happened to her. He knew she was weak, but it was best if she stayed alive for him. “Fucking stop!” He roared as
“Host? System? What is happening? I was dying just now! What is happening? Why am I still alive? I can remember falling from the rooftop.” Ethan panicked as he looked around, but he was in a dark room, so he couldn't tell where he was or what he was doing in the dark. “Am I dead and sent to where poor men stay? Am I going to spend eternity here?” He questioned invisibility as he placed his hand on his body to check if he was hurt. Just then, he recalled when he was falling from the rooftop and heard a loud voice that echoed in his head. “Am I insane now? From poverty to insanity?” His eyes widened as he froze for a second. He felt like he wasn't going to be a normal human again. [How can System be linked to someone who is weak and stupid too?] The mechanical voice came again, and this time, Ethan was startled. He was set to stand up and run away, but then he stopped and looked around.“Who said that? Who are you?” He asked, his eyes bulging out in fear and uncertainty. He needed
Ethan left Camilla's side and headed right for a calm and quiet class. He was also trying his best to be vigilant. He wouldn't want the eyes of his bullies to find him. It was better to avoid them than punch them in the face, just as his system had ordered him to do the first time. He kept breathing heavily as he locked himself in the hall where he had entered. He sat down and tried to calm his nerves. It was time to know the truth; it was time to understand it all. Although he knew that he had reincarnated, he still needed more details to explain what was happening to him. “System? System!” He called out with an audible voice, like he was having an argument with his system. [Host doesn't have to speak out so loud for system to listen!] It warned him again, and he recalled it. He instantly became calm. “Sorry there… But can you explain what's happening? Because trust me, I'm about to lose it. What's really happening, and how did you get into my head?” Ethan questioned, his gaze f
“I can't do it; I can't become a security guard on the day of my graduation. My mom will be furious. She wants the best for me. Find some other task!” Ethan snapped as he shook his head endlessly. He wasn't willing to do it. He wasn't willing to carry out a task that would make his mother sad. She had given him a dress that he definitely needed to wear, and that was what he was going to do. He had promised not to break her heart in his second life, and he wasn't going to do so. [Host has no choice but to carry out the task given. Host has ten life bars, and if the Host refuses to carry out a task successfully, two bars will be deducted from host's life span.]“What? That isn't even fair! How do you expect me to...” Ethan was about to say, but he had already gotten to the nerves of his system, and it just couldn't take it anymore. [Host shouldn't speak when System has given its order! You either accomplish the task or forget about getting revenge!]It sounded so furious that if it w
Going back home after the graduation and having fun with himself, Ethan turned to return home. He was so excited that he just couldn't help but stop at a store to get some food stuff.He kept dancing to the song playing in the supermarket, but his joy was cut short when he heard muttering voices from behind him. “Watch him go; it looks as though he has successfully stolen from someone. and can't wait to use their money to pay!” Ethan stood at a spot as he heard them. He just couldn't move, and he felt a pinch of pain in his veins. He wished to deal with them, but he just couldn't expose himself, at least not yet. “Who knows if he can pay for it? I bet he'll keep buying on debt while his mother pays for him! Mommy's poor church rat boy!” Another voice uttered, adding a sense of mockery to his tone. Ethan furiously shut his eyes briefly and clenched tightly on the item that he held in his hand. Without hearing any more word from them, he stormed out and headed for the counter to pay
"It's over! It all ends here," Ethan muttered beneath his breath, his voice heavy with resignation as he closed his eyes. Despite his readiness, a sense of dissatisfaction lingered within him, knowing that he had missed his opportunity for revenge."Kill me!" he asserted, bracing himself for the worst outcome. After all, facing death was nothing new to him.As he waited, anticipating the sharp sting of a bullet piercing his flesh, the sound of the trigger being pulled caused him to flinch. But to his surprise, the shot didn't find its mark; it didn't strike him.Slowly, Ethan opened his eyes, confusion clouding his thoughts as he tried to make sense of what had just occurred. Why hadn't he been killed? And why had the shot merely echoed through the air?In that moment of uncertainty, his gaze fell upon a figure standing before him: a young man, roughly his own age. He was protecting Ethan and in this case he was curious. No one has ever stood in for him before.“Who is this?” He ques