This morning started like any other day. The sun rose from the east, the sky slowly brightened, the light faintly coming in through the window and Mika sohow sleeping besides ...
Anyway, all was good that was until a scream rang throughout the whole village.
I stood up and walked from the bed to the kitchen and heated so water on the stove I had Tink made with a mana stone as the generator for heat.
When the water boiled I took my mug and poured powdered milk I bought from Serena and got myself so leftover cookies I dipped the cookies in the milk and slowly ate as it dripped milk a bit.
Following that leisurely movents of mine were many footsteps moving towards my sweet cozy cabin.
They must be close now.
And just like that, as expected frantic knocks as well as a shout was heard outside the door as I stood up and poured a cup of milk for Mika as well.
"BOSS!! OPEN UP!"
"RUNT! WAKE UP, NOW!"
"ARIA!!"
I could hear Gorn, Kron and even Leah's voice as they called out. I could see my door creaking as they pushed it, forcing it to open up.
I summoned up Uno to open the door for . She grumbled about being used as a slave but I just ignored that.
When Uno opened the door she was hurriedly dodged to the side to avoid being pushed aside by a confused Gorn, which was followed by Fen, Kron, Nia, Tink, Leah etc.
Every monster from the village were forcing themselves to gst inside.
"Get out. And I'll explain." I said while drinking the remaining milk from my cup.
They looked like they wanted to say more but they did get out. If they didn't I was gonna force them out since Mika was still asleep, I really don't want that little devil to wake up right now.
Once I finished my cup I went outside, Uno was there standing besides ─ silent.
"Alright. Speak up, one by one. Kron, start." I said as I looked at the towering figures of the villagers infront of .
"WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS THING!?" Scarface/Kron yelled as he pointed at the air infront of him.
Yep! They have a system now! Yay!(*^▽^*)
With this, I can check on each of them. I'm not giving up on them, so with the systems help I can know if anything happens to them. It's gonna be hard, but I know it's gonna be worth it anyway.
Their trust level reached the threshold of Lv. 25, and like the system said before they are now capable of seeing the system as well!
Although on their case it's like a downgraded version unlike mine, it just gives out warning or tips or can inspect monsters and such. They can't inspect humans nor dungeons nor functions of things. Limited.
But! They can use the system as sothing like an SNS (*^▽^*)
[System Response:
I can't believe I agreed to this...]
Okay, so I may have tricked the system into adding that part...( ＾∇＾)
It was updating since I ca back with Mika a few days ago, it looks like it finally finished!
Now I don't have to worry too much when I travel to the kingdom where Serena's sister is. It's a genius plan!
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On a plane far away from where our mc is sat 7 beings atop a throne, looking at the woman in front of the screen again...
"Ha.. She's never gonna change, is she? Should we help?" A hooded figure sat atop a throne as they looked at the blue hologram on the middle.
"Yeah, but who cares~ She's fine the way she is, no? Beside's it's entertaining. Also, sure. Why not? It's not gonna change the future we want, in fact it's gonna accelerate it." Another voice replied.
"Uhm...Can you let go now?" One asked.
""""""No."""""" The six other beings replied in unison....
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"So, what your saying boss, is that this would allow us to talk to you from a very long distance? And would show us so stuff we ask it to inspect?" Nia said as she fiddled around with─ most probably, the system she has.
"Yep. I plan on going to the human kingdom with Serena and the others later to ask her sister about where she found the dungeon she got the stone slab from. With this, you can report to any significant happenings in the village while I'm away."
"This... feels too convenient," Bjorn muttered, his brows knitting together as he waved awkwardly at the translucent screen hovering before him. His voice carried a mix of skepticism and unease. "Are you sure it's okay for us to have sothing like this, boss? Feels like... kind of a waste, doesn't it?"
"It's not a waste, trust ," I replied firmly, crossing my arms with a confident smile.
Bjorn hesitated but eventually nodded. "If you say so."
"Good!"
"And with that said, you guys need the system okay? It's still the sa as before. The leaders of each group will send a report every day, particularly problems, so that we can solve them as quickly as possible. No matter how small it is, say it. Better safe than sorry, got it?"
"Got it!" They answered in unison.
"Great. Now, go experint with your systems! If you're confused, talk to each other or ask the system for guidance. Andthe system will walk you through on how to send ssages."
As soon as the words left my mouth, the group dispersed like children let loose in a candy store. Their earlier reluctance was quickly replaced with focused curiosity. Even Titan—stoic, towering Titan—was poking cautiously at the air, his massive hands surprisingly delicate as he navigated the interface.
Bjorn, on the other hand, was less graceful. "Why does this thing feel so stupidly fragile?" he grumbled, jabbing at his screen with all the finesse of a man trying to swat a fly.
I couldn't help but chuckle as I watched them, a sense of pride and amusent bubbling up inside . Seeing them interact with sothing so unfamiliar, so out of their elent, was oddly heartwarming. Even their fumbling efforts made smile.
Satisfied that they were settling into their new tools, I turned away and moved on to the next item on my to-do list. There was still much to prepare, and ti waited for no one.
I walked back towards the house and found that Mika had woken up and was now carrying a stool to get the cup from the table.
As a human, she was very small, smaller than us. The furnitures around the house probably look like giants to her, I can't do anything about it. It was designed for monsters like .
I stepped forward to carry the kid, while Uno took the stool from her hands. I sat her down and gave her the cup and so cookies too. She ate them obediently, seeing that she was quiet I started talking.
"Mika, I'll be going on an adventure later towards a human kingdom. It might take days or weeks or maybe months but─" I couldn't finish my sentence as she stood on the chair, fearing that she would fall over I quickly carried her instead.
She started sobbing and gripped my collar as I let her lie her head on my arms.
"D-Don't go! Don't leave here!" She cried and I could feel the tears falling on my shirt as she did.
For so reason I could feel my heart being pricked by needles as I looked at her, crying.
It was weird, I'm not fond of kids be it here or in my past life. It's not that I dislike them, it's just I feel ashad to see such pure creatures face an ugly blood covered monster like . As I grew older and my child-like innocence were lost, I was even more uncomfortable to see a child. That's why I always tried my best to not et any.
It's just, I don't know? She doesn't feel like just any random kid? My gut is telling she's not. But I just randomly found her inside a weird dungeon so I'm even more confused!
"Hey don't cry. I just wanted to ask if you wanted to co with?" All that confusion can be dealt with later, for now coax her and stop her from crying first!!
Little Theater:
Mika*sniffling* : "Don't go, please..."
Aria*coaxing her* : "I'm not leaving. Not leaving at all, okay?"
A few miles away, soone watching the situation: 'Good, because if you do I'll tie you!'
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