[KillHeal]: Hello, @DemonicCreatureCook.
[DemonicCreatureCook]: See? I told you! Hello, big Sis!
[HaremConstructionWorker]: It's true! She's here!
[SuccessfulDeokhu]: Hello, @KillHeal!
[FFFLevelMechanics]: It's been so long. You should drop by more often.
[DaughterOfTyrant5]: Sis... Please unblock me...
[QuickFixFanatic381]: KillHeal, Tyrant's Daughter wants you to unblock her. LOL
[KillHeal]: Oh, I forgot I had her blocked. I'll block her even harder now.
[QuickFixFanatic381]: Hahahaha
[DaughterOfTyrant5]: That's so mean :(
[KillHeal]: @DemonicCreatureCook, how did you know I was online? I thought the chat didn't send any log-on notifications.
[DemonicCreatureCook]: You added me as a friend, remember? You get notifications for friends.
[KillHeal]: Were we friends?
[DemonicCreatureCook]: Yeah. You accepted my friend request in return for telling you about the genre breach penalty.
Oh. Did I? Honestly, I didn't remember any of it because I was too shocked at the time. The mention of the genre breach penalty made the chat turn silent. Everyone probably remembered how DemonicCreatureCook had lost his favorite character when a dragon randomly appeared in his story, just as I did. I nearly went through the same ordeal on Wevrille Island, so I could relate to his terrible experience. The other transmigrators tried to console him.
[SuccessfulDeokhu]: Cheer up. I'm sure someone else will turn up.
[HaremConstructionWorker]: It's time to give your second favorite character some love.
[DemonicCreatureCook]: No... She's the only one for me... I still can't forget the way she smiled when I told her I love her...
[DemonicCreatureCook]: I'd rather live alone than be with anyone else...
[SuccessfulDeokhu]: He's such a romantic...
[QuickFixFanatic381]: :(
[DaughterOfTyrant5]: Awwww
[Purist7]: *Sob*
I was about to chime in when I realized there was a way to solve his problem.
[KillHeal]: @DemonicCreatureCook. There's a way to revive your favorite character.
[DemonicCreatureCook]: What? Are you serious?
[KillHeal]: There is an item in the VIP point shop that lets transmigrators return to a point in the story. It looks like a man's watch and costs ten thousand points.
[DemonicCreatureCook]: Whoa!
[QuickFixFanatic381]: Wow. I didn't know they had items like that in the VIP shop.
[HaremConstructionWorker]: I had no idea. I'm only a peasant here...
[SuccessfulDeokhu]: Oh, I should've checked the men's section as well. Then I could have saved @DemonicCreatureCook some heartache...
[KillHeal]: The Genre-Change Voucher costs ten billion cash, so it should get you in the VIP shop. They start you off with ten thousand points as bonus, so you only need to work on the ten billion cash.
[DemonicCreatureCook]: But the voucher changes the genre at random though.
[KillHeal]: There's a loophole. As long as you avoid one genre, it'll be fine. Anyway, just try it.
[DemonicCreatureCook]: The words of an SS-class transmigrator have to count for something.
[DemonicCreatureCook]: I'm gonna trust you and start saving up ten billion, okay?
[KillHeal]: Yup! Good luck!
[GenreEscapee]: @DemonicCreatureCook, wanna be my friend too?
[DemonicCreatureCook]: Yep
[GenreEscapee]: Thanks
I was glad I could return the favor to DemonicCreatureCook.
[QuickFixFanatic381]: @KillHeal Can I ask you something?
[KillHeal]: Yeah?
[QuickFixFanatic381]: It sounds like you got the Genre-Change Voucher after all.
[FFFLevelMechanics]: Does that mean you can date characters now?
[SuccessfulDeokhu]: Wow! Congratulations!
[HaremConstructionWorker]: I can't believe you're dating in a SS-class universe. Anyway, big congratulations!
[Purist7]: Congrats!
[DaughterOfTyrant5]: You probably can't read this since you blocked me, but congrats...
[KillHeal]: Thanks, everyone!
[SuccessfulDeokhu]: So, girl, who did you decide to go out with? The protagonist? Or the endgame boss?
[ScionOfZodiac]: The endgame boss sounds so badass.
[SuccessfulDeokhu]: Are babies supposed to use words like that?
[ScionOfZodiac]: Oopsy. Sowwy...
[MommysPreciousPumpkin11]: Why not go for BOTH the protagonist AND the endgame boss?!
[HaremConstructionWorker]: @MommysPreciousPumpkin11 Now, we're talking!
[Purist7]: I don't think the endgame boss would allow it.
[Purist7]: Besides, KillHeal might have to fight the endgame boss in order to survive.
[DaughterOfTyrant5]: Is there a way to sue for world peace by making him fall in love with you?
[Purist7]: Maybe you could tell the endgame boss that you love him before changing the genre...
Just then, DemonicCreatureCook left the chat, so I figured I should leave as well.
â¬Â«System» Ending [Transmigrator Community Chat].â
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It was already late autumn, and the days were growing shorter. Now, the night covered the sky over Feronsa with its dark and cool shade before dinner bells even rang. It was hardly an appropriate time for uninvited guests to turn up at one's door, but a bunch of high priests from the Vatican had just come to the grand duke's castle bearing a message.
They walked through the courtyard adorned with statues of muscular men and entered the manor. Grand Duke Heathfenrir came to meet them in the drawing room.
"Welcome to my castle."
"Thank you for receiving us at such late hours. May the blessing of the Strict Order and Goodness be with you."
The middle-aged man who led the high priests introduced himself as Mirvan Selin.
Once all the introductions and pleasantries were out of the way, priest Mirvan immediately asked the most predictable question.
"How is Her Eminence?"
Was the Vatican shamelessly trying to take the grand duke's granddaughter away from him before she could even recover? Grand Duke Heathfenrir frowned with his thick eyebrows and flexed his pecs to make his feelings known. The ever-so-dynamic movements of his muscles never failed to intimidate those who caught sight of them.
"Hmph! My granddaughter is still unconscious. I would've sent word to the Vatican had she woken up, don't you think?"
"Y-yes, of course. I was only asking if she was doing any better." Priest Mirvan answered courteously, but it wasn't only because he was intimidated by the grand duke imposing presence. They weren't here for the Divine Emissary. "Then will you allow us to speak to Sir Tesilid Argente?"
"Hmm, that I can do."
The grand duke allowed it since he had no excuse to give this time. Soon, the door opened and a handsome man with silver hair entered the drawing room. But the holy knight wasn't his usual neat, kempt self. His cheeks were somewhat gaunt, his eyes dull, and his lips pale, as if to say he hasn't been taking care of himself. There was something unraveled about his appearance, and the unusually loose fit of his uniform made it seem even more so.
D-did the master of the holy sword always look like this? Mirvan and the priests were wondering about his condition when a deep, booming voice asked a blunt question.
"What brings you here?"
Tesilid wanted to return to the Divine Emissary as soon as possible. Priest Mirvan was confused by Tesilid's attitude, but he sensed a mysterious sense of authority around the holy knight, so he simply coughed instead of pointing it out.
"Sir Tesilid Argente, master of the holy sword."
"Yes?"
"Due to Her Eminence's absence, we haven't been receiving regular activity reports from the knight division of the Silver Citadel. We ask that you attend the meeting as its deputy commander and report your activities. The meeting will be held tomorrow morning at seven, Fanel time, at the council of cardinals."
It was reasonable enough because it had already been ten days since the Doomsday incident. The Vatican probably did him a favor by giving him this much time as it is.
Only then did Tesilid start being courteous again. "I will be there."
Satisfied, the high priests immediately returned to the Vatican. The light in Tesilid's eyes faded as he thought about their orders, but he quickly decided to frame it differently. He was taking care of a chore for Ailette. The idea of doing something for her made him feel a bit more motivated. He even dared to make a wish.
I'll do my duties wholeheartedly... So I hope she wakes up by the time I come back. He knew he was asking much in return for doing something so simple. Regardless, that was the only thing Tesilid Argente wanted in this world.
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It sounds like morning. I tried to guess the time through the chirping of the birds echoing through the quiet world around me. Tesilid stayed with me all night and left about three hours ago. I was glad because I thought he was finally going to sleep.
But he said, "I'll be back before long" as he left, so I figured he had somewhere to be. He didn't tell me where he was going. Then again, anything would be better for his physical and mental health than sitting here, moping by my side.
I'll have to punish him once I get up. I'm going to give him a few slaps on the back and drag him to bed so he can sleep.
â¬The Scale that Judges Souls puts a censorship filter on their ears.â
â¬The Scale that Judges Souls loves your idea and lets out a lecherous snicker.â
That's not what I meant.
â¬The Scale that Judges Souls says this is a great time to test out the [Set of 3 Great Powers of the Queen of Succubi] you gained through the stigmata.â
â¬The Critic for Balance offers their analysis and says they would complement the effects of the [Healing of Commitment].â
â¬The Voice that Shapes the World gets mad at them and tells them to stop.â
Yes, Lord Voice is the best. I chatted with the gods and explored the system to kill some time.
There's nothing to do anymore. I read so many novels the other day that I didn't want to read anything anymore. I scrolled over the system menu out of habit, but soon stopped.
This sucks. I'm so bored. I thought it would feel relaxing to keep my body stationary, but that wasn't the case. If anything, it felt like a punishment. I felt like a horrible criminal wearing a straightjacket as I waited for time to pass.
Then an unexpected message popped up.
â¬The Supreme Merchant of All Things says you can spend time in her shop if you're terribly bored.â
I was speechless.