888's heart skipped a beat; he had a bad feeling.
"I……"
The next second, the familiar sensation of being electrocuted came, the system data instantly became disordered, and the electronic voice was intermittent, like a bad signal.
"I...know...I was wrong...Host...I'm...sorry..."
Vili remained expressionless until several minutes later, when the system finally fell silent, at which point he finally spoke.
Do you understand the current situation?
"..."
888 paused for two seconds before speaking with difficulty.
"Yes, I understand."
Vili didn't know how long he would have to live with this familiar called the System, but he didn't want to live in constant fear and suspicion that the System might betray him.
That would be too tiring.
Therefore, he will start training it now.
To make it truly understand its own allegiance, whether it's the protagonist or something else, and even the supreme deity behind it...
If it really comes to that, even if it means he has to personally eliminate them—
It's not that it's impossible.
Vili wanted this familiar with special abilities in front of him to belong to him completely.
But if the other party really doesn't obey, he can also consider turning it into a mindless puppet...
As if sensing Vili's dangerous idea, 888 quickly spoke up.
"Host, I really know I was wrong. I will never hide anything from you again!"
Willie lowered his eyes and remained silent, neither confirming nor denying, as if he was still trying to ascertain whether the other party was worth it.
After a while, he finally spoke.
"We may be spending a lot more time together in the future... and I don't want to be a bad person."
He spoke slowly, but each word was very clear.
“I know what you’re worried about. You’re afraid of failing the mission, being found out by the creators behind you, and then being punished…”
"But I think, although He is called God, He is not omniscient. After all, your number is already 888, and there are countless beings similar to you before and after you. Does He really have such great power to monitor you all without stopping for a moment?"
888 listened to all of this in shock.
"I don't understand what a so-called system is, but in my understanding, given your level of intelligence, apart from your body, what difference is there between you and us, the hosts?"
"You're willing to work for Him forever, until... the system version becomes outdated, its processing speed slows down, and it's eventually replaced by a more advanced system?"
—Intimidate them with fear, and lure them with benefits.
“I…I’ve never thought about these things.”
After a long silence, 888 finally spoke, his tone full of confusion and helplessness.
To be honest, Vili also found it strange. The creators of the system clearly only wanted a tool, so why did they give them emotions?
In his world, stories of being betrayed by overly intelligent familiars are all too common.
“I don’t know why He treats you this way, but to me, I’m treating you like a familiar.”
“You have special abilities, and I need those abilities. I will complete the mission for you, and you will take me through time; we each get what we need.”
"But what can you get from the Lord God?"
"..." 888's head was in a daze, but she realized what was going on in the next second.
"But you didn't complete the task properly at all!"
"You were trying to fool me from the start, weren't you?" Willy sneered. "You made all sorts of promises when you were getting me to bind you, but you know this job is really hard, don't you?"
"I saw through your scam, so isn't it perfectly normal for me to refuse?"
As if tired of talking, Vili sighed.
“I’m not like your main god. Although I said we signed a master-servant contract, I have no interest in forcing familiars. You see, even the initial transmigration wasn’t something I forced you to do, was it?”
"...Then what do you want?"
The prey is unaware that it has fallen into the trap, and even takes a step forward on its own.
Willy didn't answer, but instead pulled a dazzling ruby from his pocket.
This was sent by Adrian before, probably to fulfill a promise he made last time.
He gently stroked the gemstone, and just as 888 was about to ask a question, the gemstone's color slowly faded, eventually turning from a bright red to black, and finally turning into dust in Vili's hand, scattering into the air.
At the same time, 888 was shocked to find that the number representing points in its system data had suddenly increased!
In an instant, 0 became 1000.
This is almost equivalent to completing the main task of a system.
Vili had clearly seen this change, which confirmed his suspicions and obviously pleased him.
He curled the corners of his mouth into a smile.
"For your system, aren't these points quite useful? You can use them to upgrade your body or exchange for items... You can keep them and play with them."
"Just keep enough for the one you need to travel through time."
“Host, you…”
888 recalled that when Adrian came before, he brought a whole box of gems, but Vili only chose the ruby from earlier.
So... it was prepared for me after all?
“We’ve known each other for a while now, and you should be able to tell that I don’t like being forced by others, so I never do the tasks you give me. But precisely because of this, I don’t want to force others either.”
“I am different from your supreme god.”
"I guess, for Him, this points system is used to judge whether you have done your tasks well."
"Now that we're bound together, I won't let you be punished."
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