Okay, I have something to tell you.

What would be your reaction if you heard something unbelievable and not possible by any means? You would deny it right? You would feel shocked and try to deny it as much as possible. That’s a fact!

That’s what’s happening to me right now.

“Why don’t you deny it?” He said.

“The system I mean. It’s just a piece of trash system to keep the residents of this world locked in place. They can’t truly advance anywhere.”

I don’t get it! Is he serious?

The butterfly. His name is Chrono Seville, I knew he was someone that reincarnated but knowing that he used to be the God of Knowledge in his former world had shocked me.

The reason we’re talking about the system is somewhat weird. We began clearing the whole village of goblins and cleared around 70% when the hobgoblin appeared.

We started fighting eachother. By “we”, I meant the hobgoblin and myself. I used appraisal a few times during the fight to check on his HP and defeated him in less than an hour. This must’ve been one of my longest battles since I came to this world.

But! This is unimportant. What’s important is what happened after I killed the hobgoblin.

[Conditions for evolution achieved]

[Evolution beginning]

[Evolution forcefully cancelled. System error]

I was shocked! To be honest, I thought that the evolution would start again in a matter of seconds but it didn’t. And for some reason I couldn’t open the system screen again.

“You…are using that piece of garbage?” This is where is all began.

He, the butterfly, started talking about his former world and how the system is a piece of garbage…well you know the story…

The thing that piqued my interest was something else. The mention of primal energy.

“This piece of garbage is nothing but a seal on your primal energy. Did you ever ask yourself if others have the system as well? No? Let me tell you, when someone manages to generate primal energy. Be it by your own means or outside means, the system will appear and stop them from generating more.”

“This…” I wanted to say something.

“Let me finish.” He looked at me with a resolute face and continued telling me this with a friendly tone. I actually thought I was speaking with my brother for a second…

“So…why are you not denying the system? You must’ve had that dream. Those chains…are the system. I stopped your evolution process right now but I don’t have a lot of primal energy in this body. I want you to try and have that dream again. Destroy those chains. Ignore everything else.”

“Why… Why are you lying?” I didn’t believe him of course.

“I’m not lying. I’m doing this for your good. You…are the same as I was when I started my little adventure. I didn’t have the barrier called “The System” in my world. But I had family,enemies and lovers that stopped me. I was betrayed…a lot.”

Sounds like main character material. But he feels like the old grandpa the main character would have. Don’t ask why I know that.

“Lies. All lies.” I was still saying this. I couldn’t stop.

Don’t listen to him. Lies. He’s a liar.

Why do I keep hearing this? Why am I not stopping?

“I’ll make you fall asleep. This is your last chance Blue…Please…”

That’s right…my name is Blue. I never told him that…did I tell him?

Fuck…I feel something familiar…this sensation is the same one I had moments before I mutated.

Should I listen to him?

No.

Yes.

I can’t decide. Something’s telling me no but I feel the urge to listen to him stronger.

I will try.

Hopefully…he’s right.

As such…I once again saw that dream…

A house. A lonely man. Chains around the house. This time I can think clearly. At least a bit.

He said that I need to destroy the chains but how?

This world is weird. I can’t touch anything. Last time I touched the chains I was awakened.

I need a plan. I need…the younger brother. He needs to be the one to destroy the chains. This is his world. I… am only an observer.

A dream, huh? Feels weird anyways…

The sense of belonging… two brothers, a failure and a prodigy. The prodigy looking after his younger brother while the younger brother tries to live peacefully.

“ *sob*…*sob*” This…

“ *sob*…” Who…is that.

Pale skin, mid length bright red hair with yellow stripes at some places and small eyes filled with tears. A girl, she’s crying in front of the small house.

The younger brother saw the girl in front of his house but didn’t go out and help her.

I don’t remember this. Who is this person? Isn’t this supposed to be a world made from my memories? Who is the girl, why is that guy not helping her?

Get up you moron!

I wanted to scream out to him but I knew that he wouldn’t hear me. I just continued to watch this.

This was abuse. I am not like this! Help her. Ask her what’s wrong!

Don’t just sit there and stare at her!

Why…Why don’t I remember this?

This isn’t how it supposed to be.

I’m a good guy. I am…

No…I’m not a good guy. I am a killer. I…

Fuck it. If he won’t do it then I will. That’s not me. That’s not me.

I kept on repeating the same sentence while coming closer to the chains. I don’t know what I did but for some reason I could feel the chain vibrating. It had scratches and patches that looked that something just shred through it.

It was weak though…it didn’t manage to break the chain.

I need to think.

What can shred something like a chain and it’s something that I can use? Sonic boom of course! But I can’t use it here. At least I think, whenever I try to activate it the system doesn’t appear. Is this the seal Seville was talking about?

The reason I could use any of my abilities I the system? But I definitely use sonic boom just now. The proof is right there on the chain!

“Too obscure. Too cold.”

This…is the girl’s voice? She was calmer but her voice was hoarse, not calming and sweet like one would think she would have.

She is cold? But…there’s no snow this time? It seems that it’s summer.

Can she feel the energy from the chains? Who is she supposed to be in my life? Who does she represent? My mother? My girlfriend?

The latter is of course impossible, I never had a girl friend, no less a girlfriend.

My mother wasn’t like this though…She was a cold woman, only caring about her sons.

Of course she loved the older one more. Not that it bothered me.

Who is it then?

Uso? She’s a goblin. Not human. It isn’t her.

I don’t really know a lot of females. One of my former classmates? Why would she be here then? I never really had a crush on anyone besides a girl in fifth grade. She already had a boyfriend though.

So I just forgot her until now.

But…if she can feel the energy from the chains that means she can destroy them. I can’t figure out why but I could use sonic boom a while ago but I can’t use it anymore. The only way to destroy the chain is to use the girl.

Let’s call her Myst.

Short for Mysterious.

My naming sense though…

Myst…this is your trial as well.

Please help me. I wonder if she can hear me?

“Uh…hey.” I tried communicating.

“Yo-su!” She replied? Can she hear me? Or did she just say that randomly.

“Can you hear me?”

“I wouldn’t say ‘yo-su!’ if I couldn’t hear you right?” Weird girl.

“ I want to you to help me. You feel cold right? Can you go a few steps forward and start punching the air in front of you?” I asked.

“Of course-su! I mean…you’re…”

“I’m?”

“Nothing-su. I will do it. He-he…” Okay…something is wrong with this girl.

“Just start already.” I said.

You could say my hopes were meaningless. She did manage to feel the energy but she can’t touch the chains. I need to use sonic boom again it seems.