Indu acknowledged that she had made a mistake by accepting the system without fully understanding its details. However, she remained excited as the challenge seemed more intriguing, and she appreciated the freedom to act without adhering to any specific script.
Indu: "No problem, I'll assist you."
[System (sobbing): Thank you, host.]
[Host, the comic you will be entering is called 'Ghost Lantern Festival'.]
[In every comic you enter, your name will remain the same.]
The story unfolds in the city of Romanachi in Assam. Indu's mother hailed from the Naga Hills and married her father. When Indu was five years old, her father tragically died in a car accident. Indu's mother was a shaman. However, when Indu turned sixteen, her mother went missing. Everyone claimed that her mother had passed away, but Indu never believed it. Her uncle and aunt took possession of their house and sent her to a boarding school for education. Presently, Indu is nineteen years old and studying in college. She has completed her first semester exams and is awaiting the start of the second semester after the winter holidays. Indu resides in a college dormitory. During the two-month winter break, Indu visited her maternal grandparents' home in the Naga Hills.
[Host, now you will inhabit her body and aim for a happy ending.]
Indu: "Sure."
[5.... 4..... 3..... 2.... 1]
[Body and soul connected.]
[Memory transfer complete.]
[Host, I can no longer assist you. You are on your own. However, you can still store items in the system.]
"What did I expect? I knew this would be the case. Nevertheless, regardless of the circumstances, I will enjoy myself to the fullest."
The elders of the Hemto Clan purchased a petromax lamp at this year's Ramnavami fair using the fines and penalties collected over the past fifteen months. The village had eight panchayats, each representing a different community. Every panchayat possessed its own mat and a petromax lamp, which the villagers referred to as the Panchlight.
After acquiring the Panchlight, the panchayat members decided to use the remaining ten rupees to buy offerings for the puja. It would be deemed inappropriate to utilize a technical object with nuts and bolts without first seeking suitable blessings. Even during the times of the British Raj, sacrifices were made to appease the gods before commencing the construction of a bridge.
All the panchayat members returned home from the fair well before sunset. The orderly carried the box containing the Panchlight on his head, followed by the chief, the secretary, and the other members. At the outskirts of the village, Phutang from the Ram Clan intercepted them and inquired, "How much did you pay for this lantern?"
"Can't you see? This is the Panchlight! You folks from the Ram Clan always consider yourselves superior. You would call the flickering oil lamp in your home an electric bulb, and yet when someone else purchases a Panchlight, you consider it a mere lantern!"
By the time they reached their own Toli, the news had spread.