"so you are telling me that you are 'my' system, right?" Mika asked the voice in his head for the nth time.
Even though he was missing too much of his memory, it didn't mean that he's become stupid. There was something wrong with the story this system just told him but he just didn't know what.
"Yes, that's right." Mahil said trying to sound as convincing as possible since she could see the suspicion on his face.
'What's he up to.' Mahlia thought observing his reaction to her made up story. Even if his memories were to be sealed, shouldn't his heart still remember her, leading to trust?
Or was there last argument a little too much?
After thinking about what the system (Mahlia) had said, he still found her suspicious. The only reason he was not panicking with her voice in his head was because of a faint sense of familiarity.
But the story was still half-baked at most.
I mean, how could he willingly (idiotically) Chuck himself into a space rift. which was a thing only a death seeking person would do (even if they had the most powerful mecha at there disposal) without reason and then be saved magically by this suspicious system and brought to a primitive world that he most likely would never leave and must somehow survive.
That not even the most annoying part, it's the fact that he doesn't have an inconveniently large part of his memory and can only relie on what the suspicious system said.
"So you really can't tell me more about my situation system?" Mikael sighed dejectedly.
"oh that, I can do that."! Mahlia said, happy that Mika would not pursue his origin for now.
"Dear host, you can access information about yourself, system (as in 'me'), your surroundings and lots of things you need for survival." Mahlia hyped in a chirpy tone.
"Can you get to the point already!" Mika said getting impatient with the yapping system.
'tck, as rube as ever' Mahlia muttered.
"Ahem! yes, yes....the host can get all he needs and more after the bonding is complete..."
"wait! " Mika stopped the system from continuing on.
"what do you mean by complete the bonding? Aren't we already bonded?" he asked very suspicious now.
"you and me yes. But the ancestral system which am now part of and administrating, not so much." Mahlia said abit annoyed by the broken program that needed her to do extra work.
Why couldn't it be like those ready made systems in those books from the past era?
"What do you even mean?" came the softly sighing voice of Mika. Was this so called system reliable?
"what I mean is that, we need to complete the uninty between you and the system. It's like a contract signing with the system. You give it what it needs to function and improve and it provides with everything you need (Almost) . "
Mika just cast a blank look on his face at the mention of a contract. Why does he have to do such a thing?
" I see you still don't understand. Unlike other systems that unilaterally attachs itself to a person ( in most cases forced) and can dettach itself at anytime(abandon you if you can't give it what it wants or follow it's will) .
The ancestral system can attach itself or be transfered to you, but will need you to form a formal agreement with you for it to be fully functional. "
Mahlia stopped to make sure that Mika was following her explanation.
" It's a system that traves on a symbiotic bond that can't be undone easily, mostly for the host's sake. What it takes from you is mostly data and samples, there is no need to be too worried about it being unreasonable. Also energy to function, in other words fuel"
"I see." Mika said and got up from the floor he had been sitting on.
He was for all intent and purposes stuck here with nowhere to go, he may as well get started with survival.
"So how do we complete this symbiosis system? " Mika asked with a determined look on his face?
Mahlia jumped for joy in mika's soulspace. It seems the host has finally come around.
"Don't worry host, I'll walk you through it."