Chapter 3: Do you got what it takes?
Agatha was woken up by a vibration in her pocket. So with her eyes half-closed, she reached to its pocket to check what it was that trying to disturb her rest.
<System: Beeep!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!>
This seemingly senseless word greeted her eyes the moment her phone came alive. For a reason she failed to rationalize, the phone's background turned pitch black, the font contrasted it with white color. The girl's shaking hands became much more unsteady. She noticed that the photo which should have been her screensaver suddenly disappeared.
'Is my phone hacked? By those people?'
The thought almost pushed her sanity to the brink. The girl even thought of throwing the phone away. But then, the catchy sound rang again.
<System: Beeep!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!>
<System: Locked onto a useless target. Connection stabilized.>
<System: Beep! Beep! Here's to the idiotic girl killing her own person over some human trash>
<System: Yes, you! Stop looking around! Read me, stupid!>
<System: SO! Your husband has been cheating on you with your best friend? Feel like your life is now hopelessly hopeless? No mother or relatives to rely on? Well, your life is hopeless, it is! Who asks you to be as useless as you are now that you can't even think of any solution to save yourself from your predicament? Just commit suicide already, suicide, you damn waste of precious space!>
Agatha felt like she shouldn't breathe when she read the last part. She bit her lips and cried, feeling extremely wronged. For her, the words were very hurtful and mean, but she could only remain quiet because everything written in the message was correct.
<System: Tch. Yeah. Cry. Weakling! You are really so hopeless. But it's your luck that this mighty being took notice of you. Be grateful. I can grant you hope.... light up your path. Yeah. I will be your guide. I can show you to the real apex of this world!>
<System: The question is, will you grab this precious and rare chance?>
This time, she wiped her tears away and carefully read what was currently displayed on her phone; rereading the questions over and over again. She also did her best to think of her situation and tried to get a hold of what was happening. After a short while, she let out a deep breath and asked,
"Who are you? And why are you pestering me?"
Agatha was surprised when she heard her own voice because it did not sound like hers at all. It was as though someone else had spoken in her stead. Yet before she could even make sense of what was happening, a splitting headache assaulted her and a foreign memory flooded her brain.
Apparently, she did die but not entirely dead either because as it turned out, her soul managed to enter a new body who also just died from drowning after jumping off a bridge.
The girl shared not only the same age but also name as hers, Agatha Moore. However, unlike her, the girl was not blessed to have fortunes. On the contrary, she was even debt-ridden which led her down to the road of depression.
The overwhelming pressure unpaid debts, stress, and money issues took a toll on her mental health, and eventually, she committed suicide by jumping off a bridge and that was then Agatha's soul got swapped to this girl's.
Meanwhile, the phone vibrated again and on its screen shows a reply to her previous question.
<System: A mysterious AI of a mysterious but very useful system.>
The answer thoroughly bewildered the girl. She found it a relief that it was not what she dreaded; at least they were not her killers. Otherwise, if it was to be made known to them that she somehow managed to survive, there was a chance that they would be after her life again.
Nonetheless, the reply she got was still really unexpected. Sure, the name of the other party was the word system itself - but she thought it was an alias for this certain somebody who she couldn't guess if a blackmailer or a prankster.
<System: I don't care if you don't believe me. Just answer my question. It's just a yes, or, no.>
Her hand never stopped shaking. It's only at this moment that it hits her how the other party seemed to understand her question before... it even answered her when she had yet to type it as a reply.
'I-I verbally said my question but in a second an answer came? A-and there's nobody around?!'
The realization terrified her.
<System: Once again, yes, or no?>
The question that flashed in her phone summoned her spooked soul back to her body. In a fit of fright, she answered in a nervous and stuttering voice,
"Y-yes!"
<System: Damn, took you so long to answer. But very good! You made the greatest decision of your life. However, are you really qualified to receive my help? Not sure, that's for sure. Haha.>
<System: So let's have a qualifying mission!>
[System Prompt: Qualifying Mission]
System Task: Pop the Cherry
System Introduction: This is an exalted System, you see. Prove you'll worthy of getting bound by this great System. Show some guts. Shed your innocence because this world is never as nice as you dream it to be. What do you need to do? Go to the third room on the highest floor of the nearest hotel within an hour. And do what the task asks you to do.
Quest Reward: Me, the great System
Failure Consequence: No System forever, Living a Rat's Life Forever
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