During the day, in the settlement area. A woman sits on the roof of one of the houses. Her gaze looks far into the horizon. The laughter of children could be heard from below. But the woman's mind was full of many things. It left her unable to enjoy the laughter and the results of the rescue mission she had just completed.
The woman, Rosalina, had just learned the truth of her system.
As if the world was joking, the system that was given to her was in fact not an almighty cheat. Far from it, the system was apparently just an ordinary human. An ordinary office worker.
And what's even more surprising. The person who became her system was the student she had saved. The incident that made her move to Etheria.
Rosalina seemed to be in the middle of a game of fate. God or whatever almighty up there, was probably laughing and enjoying watching Rosalina and Theo's show.
The woman thought she was stupid. It took a long time for the system to wake up, anticipating the power she could have, and the results... not disappointing... just a little funny.
Can she return to the original world with Theo's help? Rosalina's doubts grew.
Now Rosalina understands why the rewards she gets from the system are only everyday items. Even the majority is food and drink. Not a weapon or anything else that can strengthen her instantly.
Turns out, they were all Theo's belongings. Items purchased by pocket money from the man.
Learning about Theo's profession, of course Rosalina realized that the man wouldn't be able to buy things like weapons. Guns aren't cheap. Rosalina can't ask Theo to buy it.
Theo has a life of his own. If Rosalina complains and asks for a lot of things, she feels like a freeloader.
Really, Rosalina starts to hesitate to ask Theo for help again. She didn't feel comfortable making that man finance her adventures in Etheria. Even though Theo himself had stated that he would help Rosalina on her journey.
"Ugh, is this a comedy? This situation is absurd and funny. Sigh~ there's a lot to digest from all this. Goddammit! This is crazy!"
Ding!
"You… sleep in the middle of the day like this? Are you working at night?"
Rosalina was stunned to read Theo's message. One more information she got from the system.
Now she understood why her system was less responsive during the day. It turns out that their active time is reversed. This makes them interact more often in the morning and evening.
"Hmm, what a confusing situation~ Ah! Now I understand why this system acts stupidly so much."
***
The next day.
Evening after work. Theo, who had just arrived at his apartment, immediately checked Rosalina's progress.
Previously, he had told the woman to raise her level to thirty. Because there was only a little gap to fill in her experience bar until Rosalina reached that level. Maybe it was just a matter of killing a dozen D-Rank monsters.
The result, when he opened the Isekai Guide app. He can see some new notifications. One of them is about Rosalina who has now become level 30.
But there is something that Theo does not expect, a new feature appears after Rosalina has reached that level.
[The 'Shop' feature is unlocked!]
[With the 'Shop' feature, you as the system can determine the items that can be sold to Rosalina.]
Reading the notification, Theo was stunned. The word 'sold' means that there will be a sell and purchase transaction. Doesn't that mean Theo can do business with Rosalina?
Theo immediately touched the new feature and studied the instructions given by the application system.
From these instructions. Theo learned that the items he could sell were separated into five categories. Food and drink, weapons, clothes or armor, accessories, and finally other miscellaneous items.
For now, Theo can only register one item in each category. And once registered, the item cannot be changed and deleted. This made Theo have to really think about the items to be registered.
The maximum number of each category will increase as Rosalina's level increases. Every time Rosalina increases by five levels, the maximum number of each category will increase by one.
After that, another thing Theo learned was the currency used. Rosalina could buy these items with the currency in Etheria. After the transaction is successful, the system will automatically change the currency to the currency used by Theo on Earth, then send it directly to Theo's account.
Reading this, Theo was really worried about the money that suddenly entered his account. If one day his finances were checked by the government, Theo didn't know what to say. The source of the money became mysterious. Theo hopes nothing happens.
Well, although it is written on the instructions. That the money Theo received is money that was obtained legally. The system will magically arrange it.
'Magically arrange it… such a suspicious business...'
Theo let out a long breath. Now there are more things to think about. If he can use this new feature well. The situation of Theo and Rosalina right now could develop for the better.
But other than thinking about this. Theo also had to think about something else. He looked at the day and date on his phone.
Next weekend. Theo plans to return to his hometown. There was a place he wanted to go.