Shun returned to his room after dinner, and the moment he lay down on his bed, he heard the system notification.
[DING]
[System update complete]
Shun was excited to see the changes in the system after the update, but before he could open the system menu, he heard a voice in his head. However, it wasn't the robotic voice of the system, it was a clearly excited male voice.
[Hahahahahahahahaha, finally!!]
"What the hell? Who are you?" - Shun jumped up in bed, barely holding back a scream so as not to alarm his parents, but he yelled inside his mind.
[Hehe, who am I? You've got the nerve to ask that after all the times you cursed at me, you little brat! I'm the stupid system you keep cursing at.]
"You—you're the system? What do you mean? And what about the robotic system voice I just heard?" - Shun was completely lost. This new voice was no different from a human's, he could clearly feel the emotions in it.
[Hmph! That robotic voice is also the system, you brat! Now, why aren't you apologizing yet, huh? I had to listen to you talking crap for all these days without being able to say anything, so you'd better start apologizing, kid!]
"Eh, are you threatening me? What kind of dumb system threatens its user? You think I'm afraid of you? Actually, it's good that I can finally talk to you, you stupid system! I was getting tired of cursing that robotic voice that never answered back!" - Shun's surprise was quickly overtaken by his irritation with the system.
[You—you dare call me a stupid system to my face, you brat! Do you even know who I was before I became a system?]
"Huh? What's wrong with calling a stupid system a stupid system? I don't care who you were before you became a stupid system, you stupid system!"
[You—you—if you knew who I am, you'd be on your knees begging for forgiveness right now, you brat!]
"Eh, you're very arrogant for a stupid system! So tell me, stupid system, who were you before becoming a system? Let's see if you can make me kneel and beg for forgiveness, hahaha!" - Shun was venting all his frustrations against the system. The system, on the other hand, was extremely irritated. It prepared to tell Shun who it was, but at that moment, it felt something strange.
[I am—I—I don't remember who I am.]
"Hahaha, you really are a stupid system! You were bragging all along, but in the end, it was all lies."
[Stop calling me a stupid system, you brat!]
"Huh? Sure, so what should I call you? What's your name?"
[I—I don't remember.]
"Hahahahaha, how can you not remember your own name? Are you stupid or something? Haha, why am I even asking? You're obviously a stupid system!" - Shun was having fun, but after saying this, he heard the robotic system voice again.
[DING]
[Activating deep sleep mode]
"Huh? You—" - Shun couldn't finish his sentence before he started to fall into a deep sleep, but before that, he managed to hear the male voice in his head once more.
[Hahahahaha, who's the stupid one now, you brat?!]
*8 hours later*
[DING]
[Required sleep time reached]
[Disabling deep sleep mode]
[Haha, good morning, brat! How was your sleep?]
Shun heard the robotic system voice disabling the deep sleep mode, but much to his dismay, he soon heard the male voice again, which was clearly pleased with having shut him up for eight hours.
"You—you—" - Shun had the urge to curse this annoying voice, but after remembering that this same voice could put him to sleep whenever it wanted, he held back.
[Hehe, it's good that you're behaving. Listen, brat, I'm stuck with you too, so as long as you don't annoy me too much, I can guarantee I'll be a great help to you.]
"Huh? What do you mean by 'you're stuck with me'? Didn't you say you were the system? You chose me!"
[Hmph! Things aren't that simple. I am indeed the system, but I'm just a part of it. I wasn't the one who chose you, in fact, I woke up and you had already been chosen. If it were up to me, I would've chosen a much more talented and well-mannered user!]
"You—so the robotic voice is the other part of the system?" - Shun almost lost his temper when the system mentioned his talent, but he still managed to keep his cool after taking a deep breath.
[Exactly.]
"So how do I get you out of my head and just keep the robotic voice?"
[You brat! Are you messing with me? Listen up, if I could leave, I would do so myself! Like I said, I'm stuck with you, and you're stuck with me!]
Shun decided not to respond to the voice. He stopped to think about the situation calmly. After a few minutes, he managed to accept the current situation and spoke calmly:
"So, what should I call you?"
The voice was surprised by the boy's change in attitude, a little impressed that someone so young could accept this kind of situation so quickly. The voice began to reassess the user and thought for a moment that this kid wasn't so bad after all, but only for a brief moment.
[You can call me Old Man.]