'Queency, just what I needed to increase my nightmares.' Aish thought as he massaged his temple.
"I will only say it once; change it this instant." Aish said as he took a deep breath to calm down; he really had enough of this sad trip down his memory lane daily nowadays. If somehow his system always talked in the voice of people whom he failed or the ones who failed him, he better not have it or would just put it on mute mode or something.
That's fine, then please tell me yourself what you want. And you only get one chance, so you better be smart about it. The system spoke without any stopping, even though it had enough of its host.
It only chose the voices he wanted to hear; it hadn't even given its own introduction yet, and this idiot host is already complaining to him, so it decided to just ask him before deciding it himself, like last time.
It could only change itself three times, and it already wasted two chances because of this stupid host who doesn't even know what he wants.
"Fine, choose Ali then; I miss his idiotic jabs to ease my mind a little anyway." Aish said as the face of that idiot friend came to his brain.
Hearing his host's words system had a look of surprise, as it never thought that its host would like to hear a male's voice in his head all the time. That too was the audacity of him to ask it to change into a man's voice. Can't he guess that I like a girl's voice seeing I chose those 2 from all his memories? So, it decided to specify its preference:
[No, I will only choose a girl's voice.]
[I ain't gay]
Aish, who was already imagining if having Ali's voice in his head was a good idea, was stumped after hearing his system's words.
'What's wrong with this system? Isn't it some AI like in those novels, and men are not creepy?
'I mean, some are, but there's no need to rub it in on the first meeting.'
"Then choose anyone else from my memories; I don't care." Aish said as he lost interest in chatting again.
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"Oh, don't you dare choose Aarvi's voice." Aish said in a hurry as he remembered her.
'She's for Ali, not for me.'
The system choked on its thoughts a little, as it really had shortlisted Aarvi's personality for future uses.
(I wanted to make my own different personalities later with every update, but I already wasted 2 of my chances. Sigh whatever; I'll let it slide since he's new.) The system thought and praised himself for being generous and started the search again.
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"What's taking so long? You picked Queency's voice in a heartbeat." Aish asked as he looked at the big search data symbols on his status screen.
[I have certain standards, so I had to dig a little deeper to find one that suits me]
[It was my last chance; I don't want to be stuck with a voice I don't like.]
The system's voice sounded after Aish finished his question.
'So, it picked up the energetic, cheery type of voice, which I hate.'
'Is it my luck or is this system useless?'
[I'm not useless; it was just hard to find a nice girl in your memories.]
'Just wow, now I'm stuck with this.'
"So, who's voice did you pick?" Aish asked as he didn't recognize it.
[You don't even remember it]
"I don't know, maybe it's from some TV shows or movies. I did watch a lot of them." Aish replied to his system's voice, as even when he focused, he couldn't remember if he ever heard this voice.
(That's weird.) System thought but decided to ignore his host's answer, thinking it was due to his cracked brain where it was stuck all this time.
[If you don't remember, then leave it.]
[Now let me introduce myself again.]
[I am the great _]
System's great intro was cut short as Aish questioned something that he couldn't focus on before because of Ria's voice. - "You said you were with me from the darkness; then why didn't you just come out when I woke up or when I called for it on the first day?"
(This bas_ hmm hmmm) System felt angry as its introduction was cut short again. But as always, it decided to be generous with this newbie host and explain itself.
[Well, that was because we aren't from this world, and I had to wait till your awakening, so Arcadia's world system doesn't detect us.]
"So, you're scared of the world system, are you?" Aish said in an amusing tone, though it didn't matter to him if his system had nothing; he could make it all work as long as no gods could influence his behavior. But since this system was the one who made him go through his memories of Queency that he ignored till now, he decided to tease it for fun.
I'm not scared of anybody. Where do you think the world system is now? If not for me taking it over during the merging process, you would've been found out and probably killed. System said in its defense as its host doubted its capabilities. It took pride in her powers to defeat the system made by this world's will in its own world. How many people can do that? Even those so-called gods are bound by the world system, but it has defeated it.
Come on, praise me. I know I'm awesome, right? The system thought as it saw Aish lost in thought. But sadly, it's dream could never come true as Aish completely ignored its existence and barraged her with all the questions he could think of. -
"You said I got pulled into Arcadia earlier than I was supposed to. What does that mean? Was my coming to this world fixed? Who sent me here? What do they want? Why me? Who are you, an AI, or something else? Ohh, and according to you, when was I supposed to come to Arcadia, and what changed it?"
System heard all these questions and didn't know how to respond.
Don't all hosts feel happy after getting a system and praise it. Why do I feel like I'm getting investigated instead?
What does he mean, AI? I'm clearly me. Can't he feel my emotions as I can feel his? And I would've told him all about the great me if he hadn't interrupted me.)
"Hey, you there. Or you went offline again." System, which was lost in its thoughts, was pulled out, just to be insulted again.
(Offline and me: deep breaths, deep breaths)
(Don't be angry; he's a newbie.)
(He doesn't know anything; ignore his ignorance.)
Once he knows what I can do, he will be begging for my favor. Yeah, that's right. I'm not at his level, so I should just guide him; isn't that why he sent me here?
[Fine, I will answer all your questions, but don't interrupt me again, you foolish host.]
'Damn, is this a virus? Will she grow and take over my body? Aish thought, and as expected, the system's angry voice sounded in his brain [I can read all your thoughts, so you can stop with your experiments now and listen to my explanations].
As the system said, Aish could feel something different with himself if he started focusing hard, so he just wanted to see if the said system could also read all his thoughts and emotions too. But this interruption only made it angry, and Aish decided to continue it later.
So, to answer your question, yes, your arrival was fixed in Arcadia. However, your timing of arrival has been altered because you died early.
[I can't tell you who is responsible for your reincarnation or why they chose you for it since we both aren't ready for the truth yet.]
As for me, I'm a highly intelligent being sent by an even higher being to guide you and help you on your journey. If you want to learn more, do your quests and upgrade the system.
[As for when you were supposed to come here, it was when the plot started, so you're like 8 years early.]
Hearing all her explanations, Aish got some of the answers, or at least a hint, behind his reincarnation, but still, it gave birth to even more mysteries and questions. Why was he chosen to come to Arcadia? Who is the being system spoken of? Is it the author of the novel? They were going to reincarnate me after the plot started into Aish's body, who would already be known as a devil by then; do they want me to end up just like in the book? And what does it mean he came early because he died—it was not his fault that he died? That guy Kevin killed him.
[I know what you're thinking, so let me explain how it was all your fault that you died.]
[Because you broke the rule 101 of living in any world.]