Chapter 23 - Her Mission

[I have to say, you are doing great without me.] Said the ball.

'Thank you for the compliment.'

[You can do better, though.]

'I did my best over here.'

[Your best suck.]

'Fuck you!'

I let out a heavy sigh while scratching my hair. " At least my vision has returned."

"Why? What happen?" The girl looks at me weirdly.

"My system has returned," I grumble before getting up. "I'll tell you later. Let me bring an Ice pack for you. There's a painkiller inside this. You can take one." I put the box of first aid kit on the bed. "Oh! Now that I think about it, my system is here so, does that mean we can communicate?"

"Ah, that… you are right!" The girl becomes quiet again as she talks with her system.

[What are you talking about, Huh? Another transmigrator?] The talking ball suddenly turns quiet.

I use this chance to enter the kitchen again. I take a clean towel first before putting the Ice inside. I tied the towel so, It covers the Ice inside. After that, I bring it inside the room to give it to the girl.

I passed the Ice covered with a towel to the girl on the bed. 'Maybe I should just call her Alex.' I thought in my head.

"Thanks again." Alex thanked me. After that, she wanted to lift her school uniform but, it's hard with one hand.

"Let me help." I help to unbutton the lower part of her uniform. After I unbutton it, I can see that the part where she has fractured ribs has turn black.

Alex is slowly putting the cold Ice on the bruised part of her body. She grits her teeth and lets out a loud hiss when the cold towel comes into contact with her skin.

"You don't have injuries protection?" I can't help but asked that question.

[Only a high-level system has that function.] It's the system of Alex that speaks. [If the host for a low-level system needs this function, they need to buy it from the system mall.]

"Even system has different level?" I asked in shock.

[The more experience the system has, the higher their level is.] the ball help to explain. [You should be grateful you were contracted to a system with a high level like me!] The ball boast.

I just roll my eyes after hearing the ball's words. "Anyway, what are you going to do now?" I ask Alex about her next plan. "Do you think you can tell me about your mission in this world?"

Alex nodded. After she nods, her system speaks to me.

[In this world, Alex Mckenzie is the daughter of the second wife for Mr.Mckenzie. Mr.Mckenzie is a conservative person. He only wants a son to inherit his company. Alex's biological mother is disappointed because she gave birth to a daughter. She kept it a secret from everyone and told the doctor to announce her child is a son and not a daughter. That's the reason why she was raised as a boy.]

[The truth is, Alex is not the biological daughter of Mr. Mckenzie. She was the result of an affair between Mr. Mckenzie's second wife with another man. Mr. Mckenzie once had intercourse with Alex's mother even though he was married. When Alex's mother was pregnant with her, the woman lied to Mr.Mckenzie about the gender and the real father of her baby.]

[At that time, Mr.Mckenzie already has a daughter. He didn't treat her and her mother kindly because he was disappointed with them. He even ignored his own family because he wanted a son. His wife is sick after giving birth to a daughter. It's impossible to be pregnant with another child. He started to ignore his real family when a son was born by a woman outside.]

[Alex and her mother enter the mansion when she was ten years old. The same age as Mr.Mckenzie's daughter. This event shocked everyone in his house, especially his wife. His sick wife was so shocked, she died a few weeks later. She didn't take care of her health which is the cause of her death. This event becomes the biggest shock to her young daughter, Alice.]

[Alice hates her father, stepmother, and her child. Their relationship becomes strained until the second year of high school. Alice started to make her move in making her father's company fall. Alice is actually a genius but, she didn't reveal it to anyone. She got help from her mother's family. Apparently, her mother is the daughter of a rich person with a long line of a great generation. But to marry the man she loved, she cut off every relation she has with her family.]

[Mr. Mckenzie thinks that his wife is actually a commoner. That's why he never thought that the child he always looks down on is the cause of his destruction. His company was bankrupted and was sold to others cheaply. He becomes crazy overnight. Alex's mother died of suicide as she cannot accept the reality. Alex disappeared without a trace. But, actually, Alice is the cause of her disappearance. Alex was kidnapped and tortured by Alice's suitor. The clingy male leads Damian Ford with Alice's permission.]

[Alex's mission in every world is to survive until the time limit is reached. She is free to do anything in other to survive. After the time limit is reached, she can choose to stay until she died before going to the next world or leave directly, and her body in this world will die due to natural causes.]

After hearing the system explanation, I stare at Alex with a dumbfounded face. "You has it tough…" I pat her shoulder a few times before stroking the back of my neck.

"Haha…" She chuckles weakly before asking. "What's your mission?"

"I have to save the villainess..." I explain to Alex about my mission and what I have to do. She listens intently until I finish speaking. "Compared to your mission, I think my mission is less dangerous."

"Maybe because this is your first mission," Alex explained. "My system said that the mission world will be getting harder as we keep completing the task.

"This is not your first mission?" I am suddenly interested in her statement.

"I don't remember. My system said I should have my memories archived before being erased due to the nature of my mission.] She explains without any changes in her expression. But, I can sense some loss from her voice.

"I understand." I nodded at her. "But, seriously, what are you gonna do know with the injuries?" I finally asked the question. "How about I give you some of my contribution points?"

"I don't think that we can help each other using the system unless we are managed under the same system..." She explained before politely refused. "Contribution points are also hard to get. You should use it wisely. I can loan the item." Alex politely refused.

"Is that so?" I let out a sigh. "That's too bad..."

After that, all of us, including the system, talked about the situation in the mission world for another hour.