Chapter 33: Chapter 31 — Hello...
I didn't upload chapters for a few days but I won't drop the novel, don't worry! I was on vacation and took some time off to think a bit more about how I wanted my story to develop so I'm now with a clearer idea and will continue with the daily chapters.
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Shizuka Nanahoshi never thought she would fall in love with someone she had never seen, let alone met.
Perhaps she was affected by the loneliness she endured.
Or the system influenced her feelings without her realizing it.
What she feels may not even be love.
But even if it's all fake, she wouldn't be willing to change it.
Not now that she has seen the most innocent and simple smile Leo had ever made in his life... like a child... and only she could see it.
When she arrived on this island she was completely disturbed. Everything was like a dream.
The indications on the panels floating in front of her, the huge island with exotic plants, the colorful clouds and sky, even the various phenomena that covered the vast sea told her it was all unreal, hallucinations and silly delusions.
But no matter how long she tried to sleep and wake up, she always ended up in the same place.
She did as much research as she could and discovered that she was inside a person.
A person who had not yet been born.
Her mind was in complete chaos. She had no idea what was going to happen to her life, her family or her friends she left behind on Earth.
It was days, weeks and months before she could stop getting lost in her thoughts and focus on what she had been summoned to do.
If she was given a job, then she was going to fulfill it and then ask to be returned to her world.
She had everything she needed on the island, living would not be a problem if she put aside the loneliness and boredom she felt.
When she agreed to fulfill her role, a device similar to a cell phone appeared in front of her. She was a little surprised but at last there was something she could work with.
The cell phone allowed her to access the system that had summoned her and it was thanks to that device she could better understand her duties, and also get to know her partner, the owner of the body she was in.
She spent a long time studying the system. The fact that it was all like a fictional story in her world didn't make her feel any better and she just thought she had to do her job well as quickly as possible.
Magic, Gods, travel between worlds, it was all like a fantasy story, but she didn't feel the slightest interest in living in those worlds.
She was fine reading those stories, they were entertaining and helped her relieve stress and kill boredom, but she had never wanted to live as one of those characters.
She was satisfied with her life on Earth after all. And even it wouldn't all be laughter and fun in those worlds... there were many things that weren't shown in the stories that were obviously quite unbearable.
Still, her determination did not waver. She was going to accomplish her mission and return home.
After understanding everything she had to do, she decided it was time to find out a little more about the lucky bastard who would receive the power of this system, which was clearly only for a pervert who would collect women wherever he went.
While he had not yet been born, she had the memories of his previous life available among the system's functions.
From what she had read, it was going to be many years until he was born and even longer until they could meet.
She had enough time to see the life of a man in his twenties.
Time passed and she had already lived on that island for more than 15 years.
She did not know since when but she was not stupid and could recognize what she felt in her chest every time she saw her partner sleeping with another woman.
Jealousy...
And sadness.
She had read on Earth that, if you really love someone, the only thing you want for that person is their happiness, even if you can't give it to them.
While she thought it sounded really romantic and tragic and even liked that phrase, she never thought she would get to experience that feeling.
But after seeing Leo's life from his Knowledge Sea, she could even feel some of the emotions he felt, she just wanted someone to show up and stay by his side.
She had seen it all.
Everything that no one noticed and he hid.
The fears and loneliness that overwhelmed him.
His dreams and desires.
His perseverance and passion.
From the early days at the orphanage to his trips to different countries, she had seen him at his best and his worst.
And she knew better than anyone that he felt completely alone deep in his heart, an unbearable loneliness you can only feel after losing everything that was important to you.
Still, he smiled to seduce every new woman he needed, filled their lives and body with happiness, but found no one who could make him happy.
She wanted to be with him, but she knew it was only memories and there was nothing she could do about it. Still, it was painful for her to see the man she loved suffer silently.
Fortunately, it wasn't long before he could be reunited with Irina and soon after Mai and Sayuki.
While she was a little jealous of the love Leo gave them, she was also happy that it was a story with a happy ending but then she remembered that, if he is now in this world, it meant that he had died and left everything behind.
Unconsciously she felt he was a pretty unlucky guy.
He may have all the money, power, fame and even women he wanted, but she knew that Leo would have been equally happy if he only had his family with him.
She knew he only wished for a family, one that would never leave him. Being abandoned in an orphanage had been a heavy blow for a child who understood more than he should.
That's why she was really happy to see him like this now. It may have been doubts and concerns from his previous childhood but they were very deep marks on his life.
Even more so now that he had felt the love of his new mother.
Leo longed to meet his first mother. Even if it was only a grave or she didn't want to see him. He had made up his mind to find her no matter what, he had regretted not looking for her when he was on Earth and now that he was going back on this second chance, he wasn't going to do anything he would regret.
The fact that his mother had such a deep history and reasons as to why she had to leave him made the stains on his heart disappear and be replaced with gratitude and sorrow.
After all, if it was painful for him to be abandoned, he can't imagine what his mother had to endure having to leave him.
'I'll be with you wherever you go, Leo.' Nanahoshi promised to herself, her eyes still focused on the handsome young man in front of her.
[Ding!]
[You have an unread message in your inbox]
[Do you want to open it now?]
A sudden message woke them both from their thoughts.
"She already reported to those Goddesses that fast?" Leo asked still smiling lively.
"Well it's been many years after all" Nanahoshi smiled helplessly seeing that Leo's thinking had slowed down a bit. "Let's see it, shall we?"
"Sure"
She manipulated some keys on the cell phone and opened the chat.
[Chat]
—FormerHost_16 has sent a video.
Reading the sender's name Leo's eyes widened and sparkled with immense excitement. "Open it!"
"Fufu" Nanahoshi put a hand to her mouth and tried to hold back laughter at how different he was acting from his usual self. "Yes~ Yes~"
They both thought the same thing. Leo's mother had left a message for him!
The hologram moved again and illuminated the room with a bright light, showing a beautiful young woman in a white dress with long light violet hair, somewhat nervous.
All excitement and enthusiasm disappeared from Leo's face, replaced by utter disbelief. Somehow his Soul Avatar lost color and his face paled slightly, his pupils dilated as never before.
"Hello... Leo..."
Mia's hologram spoke. She lightly clenched the sides of her dress, nervous and somewhat uneasy yet happy and smiling.
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