Alisa's eyes snapped open in surprise. She immediately sat up and found herself in her room. She instinctively touched her entire body, which had previously felt shattered.
"I'm okay..." she murmured, still incredulous about what she had just experienced.
"No injuries... I'm still breathing," Alisa pinched her cheek hard, "ouch! That hurts. I'm still alive!"
She truly remained alive after something spoke to her and presented two options. Without hesitation, Alisa chose the first option, allowing her to go back in time, albeit with the task of assisting that something to save the Earth. Somehow, at least, Alisa was grateful for a second chance.
"The date," Alisa uncovered her blanket and glanced at the calendar on her room wall.
"March fourth, two thousand-xx, it's the middle of the second semester of high school," Alisa muttered after seeing the date. Her obsession with chasing Adhy was already widely known throughout the school.
Alisa crouched down, grabbing her own hair, remembering how she could have done such embarrassing things. The more she recalled, the more embarrassed she felt about herself, how foolish she had been to pursue someone uncertain.
"Aaahh~ how can I even go to school like this?" Alisa lamented. Her friends might not feel anything seeing her, but Alisa now felt ashamed even to look at herself.
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[REMOVE YOUR EMBARRASSMENT!]
Alisa blinked her eyes, hearing the voice she remembered before returning to the past. She looked ahead, where a holographic screen appeared.
[HI ALISABETHIRA CALLISTA! I'M S.I.R.I.A.N.]
[I'M HERE TO HELP YOU GATHER STRENGTH TO ASSIST ■■■■ IN SAVING EARTH]
"What?" Alisa frowned, her hearing seemed fine, yet there was a part where it seemed like her hearing was cut off. Moreover, the holographic screen in front of her censored the word she couldn't hear.
But wait! There was something more critical than that. Did it just say that the system named S.I.R.I.A.N. would help her gather strength to save the Earth? What!? She was offered to go back in time and help 'whatever' save the Earth. What could happen to the Earth? And why was she chosen?
Before Alisa could ask, the system explained:
[■■■■ HAS LIMITS WHEN IT COMES TO MEDDLING IN AFFAIRS GOVERNED BY THE SKY]
[BECAUSE OF THAT, ■■■■ CREATED ME!]
[UNDER SPECIFIC CONDITIONS, YOU'VE BEEN CHOSEN AS THE REPRESENTATIVE OF EARTH IN SECTOR M-7E3]
[ROUGHLY IN 2 YEARS FROM NOW, EARTH WILL FACE A CATASTROPHE]
[A CATASTROPHE THAT WILL BRING EARTH TO THE BRINK OF EXTINCTION]
[YOU MAY NOT HAVE PAID MUCH ATTENTION, BUT EARTH IS CURRENTLY PLAGUED BY MANY NATURAL DISASTERS]
Alisa pondered; indeed, she hadn't paid much attention, but she vaguely recalled that in two years, there would be a lot of news about countries affected by natural disasters.
"But if the Earth will face a disaster due to natural calamities, how can I save it?" Alisa asked, confused. Was she going to be granted powers like the Avatar to control the elements?
[THERE'S ANOTHER THREAT TO EARTH BESIDES THE NATURAL DISASTERS OCCURRING]
Oh, Alisa's dream of becoming like the Avatar instantly vanished from her mind. Slightly frowning, she refocused on the system in front of her.
[THE NATURAL DISASTERS OCCURRING ON EARTH ARE DUE TO A DIMENSIONAL FRACTURE]
[■■■■ ANTICIPATES CREATURES FROM ANOTHER WORLD WILL PASS THROUGH THAT DIMENSIONAL FISSURE IN TWO YEARS]
[THE DIMENSIONAL FISSURE MIGHT BE CLOSED AGAIN, BUT THE CREATURES THAT SUCCESSFULLY CROSS THE DIMENSIONAL FISSURE WON'T RETURN AS EASILY]
"SO——"
——"Ah, I know!" Alisa exclaimed excitedly, interrupting Sirian's explanation.
(Since calling it S.I.R.I.A.N. is too long, from now on, I've decided to call the system 'Sirian')
[???]
Alisa adjusted her seating position to a cross-legged one. "I'm not really into reading manhwa, but sometimes my classmates discuss it. Is this like monsters coming to Earth and destroying it? Then a system appears to make humans evolve. Right?" Alisa explained enthusiastically.
[..hmm..]
[SEARCHING FOR RELEVANT DATA]
"Eh?" Alisa was surprised.
[FOUND!]
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[THAT'S CORRECT, KIND OF LIKE THAT^^]
Blinking—was it just Alisa's feeling, or did Sirian become somewhat cheerful? There was even an emoji at the end of the sentence now.
[MAYBE NOT ALL CREATURES THAT COME ARE EVIL MONSTERS, BUT THERE ARE DEFINITELY MORE EVIL ONES THAN GOOD ONES]
[SO, YOU UNDERSTAND, RIGHT?]
Alisa nodded, at least she grasped the basics, even though she couldn't fathom how the world would be if what her classmates often talked about truly happened. Who could foresee it? Right now, people might be leading peaceful lives, unaware of the impending disasters. And Alisa, who had been on the brink of death before returning to the past, aimed to fix her obsession with Adhy and improve her relationship with Jihan, also had to bear this heavy burden.
"When that disaster happens, will a system like yours also appear?" Alisa asked.
[YES, A SIMPLE SYSTEM LIKE A GAME WILL BE LAUNCHED FOR EVERYONE]
[HUMANS JUST HAVE TO CHOOSE WHETHER TO FIGHT OR REMAIN PASSIVE AND WAIT FOR OTHERS' PROTECTION]
[BUT SPECIFICALLY FOR YOU, YOU HAVE TO GATHER STRENGTH TO DIRECTLY CONFRONT THE CREATURES THAT WILL COME LATER]
[THIS IS AS A COMPENSATION TO ■■■■ FOR BRINGING YOU BACK TO THE PAST]
"Aahh~ I see," Alisa nodded in understanding. "Then what about me and Jihan? Won't I be too busy gathering strength? I chose to return to the past to fix my relationship with Jihan to become closer and to stop chasing Adhy. Won't I end up focusing more on gathering strength than changing my relationship with Jihan?"
[OH, DON'T WORRY!^^]
[RIANATHANAEL ALTHAF JIHANEZRA IS ALSO PART OF YOUR MISSION]
"What? My mission too?" Alisa asked, more surprised than when Sirian mentioned Jihan's full name.
[YUP^^]
"Wait, wait!" Alisa interrupted before Sirian could continue. "What are my missions to help 'whomever' besides saving the Earth?"
[PLEASE NOTE, RIANATHANAEL ALTHAF JIHANEZRA HAS BEEN PART OF THE ■■■■ PLAN FROM THE BEGINNING]
[YOU'RE INCLUDED IN THIS PLAN BECAUSE OF A CERTAIN CONDITION]
[TO CLARIFY YOUR MISSION, I GLADLY MENTION IT]
[1. HELP US SAVE THE EARTH AS PER THE INITIAL AGREEMENT WHEN YOU CHOSE TO RESTART YOUR LIFE
2. GATHER AS MUCH STRENGTH AS POSSIBLE, WHICH IS PART OF MISSION 1
3. WIN THE HEART OF RIANATHANAEL ALTHAF JIHANEZRA, THIS IS ONE OF YOUR SPECIFIC CONDITIONS, YOU WILL NOT OBJECT TO DOING IT
4. HELP RIANATHANAEL ALTHAF JIHANEZRA GET N.E.M.E.S.I.S., THE SAME SYSTEM AS ME]
"Huh!?"