[Good morning.]
"Good morning… wait…"
I was greeted by a sweet voice when I woke up. I looked beside me to see who it was.
"N-Nana?!"
[Don't yell, it's 4 in the morning.]
"Why and how are you here?!"
[I told you last night, remember? I'm able to have a physical form. And I just wanted to be with you, is that not a good excuse?]
"Ah."
I didn't know how to feel about this. I've never had a girl fall in love with me before.
'Does she even love me?'
[I do. I've been in love with you since the day you became the wielder of the gauntlets.]
"You can read my thoughts?!"
This could prove problematic for me, in many ways more than one. Once I called down a bit, I asked Nana some questions that I didn't get to ask her yesterday.
"Since you're a system, does that mean I have levels and such?"
[You sure do, just say "Status".]
"Status."
A tab appeared in front of me. It really looked like it was from a game.
"How does this even work?"
[I don't even know myself. All I know is that when I became one with you, I became what you call a system. I think it's because of your addiction to games.]
"That explains it. I mean, you were supposed to be just a princess sealed in two crystals."
While talking to her, I looked at the tab.
Level: 1
Hp: 100/100
Exp:0/100
Mp:100/100
Str: 10
Def: 10
Int: 10
Sta: 10
Agi: 10
"How does this even work if you're not in my head right now? And how can you read my thoughts earlier?"
[I am one with you now. So it doesn't matter if we are far from each other, I'll always know what you're thinking, and you can always talk to me and access these system features.]
"Wow, that sure is something. Oh, by the way. Why did you speak like a literal game system yesterday? Actually, how do you even know games in general? Because going by your clothing and you being a princess, I can assume that your world isn't as advanced as mine."
[You are correct about that. I only thought that it would be better to speak like that so that I wouldn't scare you.]
I analyzed my status. I noticed a tab labeled "Skills". I opened it up to look at what was in it.
Multiply: Lv. 1
Flash: Lv. 1
Sense: Lv. 1
???: Max
Storage: Max
"Since I have mp, do these skills need them?"
[Nope. The one that need mp are the more powerful ones. Although, I'm pretty surprised that both Multiply and Flash don't need any, since both are really powerful.]
"Well, even if it doesn't need any, the drawbacks those two have are already enough to make me use them a number of times."
We chatted for a while after this.
***
While chatting with Nana, a question came to my mind.
"How did you end up here anyways?"
[You know the portal that opened up a few months ago?]
"Oh yeah, that happened just 2 days before I received my Over Gear."
She explained to me that she came into this world via that portal. The crystals that she is contained in were attached to the monster that came out of that portal. Mr. Aide was at the area due to the portal being bigger than normal. After the monster was killed, the bag containing the crystals was taken by Mr. Aide.
After examining it for a few hours at the sight, Mr. Aide decided to take it home with him. The car he was riding happened to pass me by. At that time, Nana said she resonated with me, making the crystal grow.
"So that was why Mr. Aide was frantic when he came out of the car to ask me to be the wielder."
[Yeah, it was pretty funny.]
Her smile was really beautiful. I wonder, was she popular in her own world? I wouldn't be surprised if she had a lot of suitors back in her own world. Although, it would be too insensitive to ask that so I didn't bother.
***
Nana reverted back into her system form in my mind. I am now walking my way to the bus stop. It felt pretty bland to just walk, so I pulled out my phone and plugged in my earphones.
"Where is it… aha!"
The song I was looking for was Lost Time Memory. I've been listening to this song for 3 years now, and even until now I still love it.
A few minutes later, the bus finally arrived. I boarded the bus and took a seat near the entrance this time. Just in case another portal opens. I hope that none open at all though.