Sitting in front of his desk, Theo looked at the phone screen with full curiosity.
The events that just happened were truly magical. He saw clearly in front of his face that the beer can on the table suddenly shone. Then disappeared without a trace.
Seconds later, he saw that the same can was in the game. Falling from the dimensional crack that was immediately caught by Rosalina.
An absurd thing just happened. Theo didn't want to believe what he saw. He pinched the skin on his arm, the pain telling him that he was in reality.
"What is really happening?"
Many questions ran through Theo's head. He really didn't know what he had just experienced, and what should he do about it?
Continuing to play this game? Or just let it go?
If his assumptions about the world in the game were real is true. That means he is responsible for helping Rosalina return to Earth.
But, why him?
After all, all of this still felt like a dream even though it was real. The existence of another world, himself becoming a system with the intermediary of an application, and someone who was actually transported to another world.
All of this exists only in fiction!
Theo continued to deny what he saw, although in the end, the female figure on the cellphone screen undermined Theo's efforts to deny the reality he was experiencing.
"Sigh..."
Theo exhaled and inhaled regularly. Watched Rosalina stash the beer into her bag. Looks like she'll save and drink it after work later.
'Well, of course. There's no way she wants to get drunk at work.'
When Theo was watching Rosalina's activities closely. Suddenly his phone vibrated, then the display on the screen immediately changed to an incoming call display. Henry's contact name was displayed on the screen. Theo picked up the phone call.
[Yo, Theodore. We're eating around your area. Want to come?]
"Why should I come? Too annoying and cold. Better in my room, warm and peaceful."
[Uwaa, you… can you socialize with your coworkers for a bit?]
"No."
[Sigh...]
"Is this the only reason you called me? I don't think you're stupid enough to know the answer I'm about to give."
[This mouth of yours always talks harshly. But yeah, you're right. I just finished a meeting. The day after tomorrow there will be three new employees. You'll be guiding one of them. I just sent three documents about them to your email. Read on and select one of the employees you want to mentor. Tell me your choice tomorrow at the office.]
"…leave it to someone else. I don't have time to take care of new people."
[Oi, this is an order from your superior,]
"You're a good boss. Would you have the heart to give one of those innocent children under my auspices?"
[Hm. You may be a little unfriendly. But your skills are real. So yup, I trust you to guide the new kid to become a competent employee.]
"Tch."
[Oi, don't click your tongue at your boss. Sigh… this is troublesome, we'll talk about this tomorrow at the office. Just read the document I sent first, okay?]
"Hm. Okay."
Without waiting for the other person to hang up the phone. Theo immediately closed it himself. He then looked at the clock on the screen. Then open the Isekai Guide game again. Seeing that Rosalina had returned to her work.
The disappearance of the can was still etched in his memory. That's why Theo wanted to give the mission one more try.
He tapped the Mission icon.
[The Mission feature can only be done once a day.]
"What?"
He didn't expect that there would be a limit. Maybe it was made like this to keep himself from exploiting a given feature.
Theo let out a long breath. Close the game application, then choose to open email from Henry.
There was nothing more to do in the game. Watching Rosalina do her job behind the desk will only give him boredom.
Theo decided to check on Rosalina again later in the morning...
***
Altiria City, Etheria.
The city sky began to turn orange. Rosalina was in her room, tidying up the financial documents on her desk. Get ready to go home.
Rosalina worked as a receptionist until noon, replacing the receptionist who was supposed to be working today because she was sick. After changing shifts in the afternoon, Rosalina returned to her main job as treasurer.
Picked up the bag, then said goodbye to the Guild Master and some work relatives. Rosalina came out of the guild building.
Walk on the streets bustling with residents. Rosalina could see the children running. Adventurers who are shopping. Residents joking on the side of the road.
Rosalina waded through the streets filled with laughter and joy. She went to one of the street food vendors, bought ten skewers of Horned Rabbit meat, before finally arriving at her house.
Threw her bag to the table, then went straight to the bathroom to bathe. Rosalina changed to clothes that were more casual and easy to move around.
The woman took the food she had bought earlier, as well the beer she got from the system.
While chewing the meat in her mouth, Rosalina carefully studies the beer can in her hand. This time she wondered, why the rewards she got was an item from Earth?
This really surprised her. There was something odd with the system. The missions and prizes given feel too random. Not to mention that most of the prizes are unattractive and useless..
From the movies or novels she remembered, Rosalina's expectation from the system was to give her a cheat. If not, at least the reward from the mission gave her something that would normally be seen in a novel or games.
Such as beginner weapons, skill books, potions, accessories or other items that are useful for hunting monsters. Although the buff obtained from energy drinks is quite useful. But other gifts? Pen, empty glass, bread...
Rosalina felt her hopes of killing the Demon Lord gradually vanish from the action of this system.
"Sigh..."
Sighing, Rosalina opened the can of beer in her hand. Then took a sip of the beer deliciously,
"Bwaaah~! It's delicious, it tastes a lot different from the beer here."
Ding!
"Oh, I thought so. This drink also has its own effect… hm?"
"..."
Rosalina was momentarily stunned as her stats decreased. She didn't expect to get debuffs. Amazingly, the duration of the debuff is longer than the buff she gets from energy drinks.
Two hours... if Rosalina drank this thing on the battlefield, it seemed she was actually paving the way to her death.
It seems that no matter how delicious alcohol is, the results are still bad for the body. This fact does not change in any world.
"Ugh..."
Rosalina pinched her forehead, annoyed at the system. Not only random missions and prizes. Even the reward she got today was far from useful.
'This is really trash.'
Rosalina looked at the beer in her hand. She had already finished half of the drink. Because she already got the debuff, so if she finishes this bee, will the debuff increase?
Three minutes later. Right after the last drop.
Ding!
"...oh, shit."
Rosalina suddenly felt the world twisted. The world around her seemed to move on its own, tossing and turning. Made the woman's brain hurt, and finally couldn't hold back the contents of the stomach that was forced out of the mouth.
"Blergh~ you damned system!"