QT: Against My Will

Having no idea that the system headquarters were about to put such a large boulder on Bing Shi, she sat down at the floor happily. Crossing her legs, she motioned for Kuro to sit next to her.

Kuro changing into a small white snake, curled itself up obediently next to her.

[Host congratulations. You accumulated 10 000 energy points.]

[“It’s all thanks to you. We did a good job.”]

Bing Shi patted Kuro’s head.

[“Do you think I could ask your higher-ups for a little prize? I need my phone and a hard disk from my world. It would help me on my journey.”]

‘I only ask for something after a good job done. With good reasoning, it’d difficult for others to refuse my wish.’

[I could ask.]

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[“Yes, please.”]

As soon as Kuro left, Bing Shi lay down on the floor. Closing her eyes, an image of a man appeared.

‘I didn’t see your face and hear your voice for two years.’

‘If you are alive somewhere, I hope you have no memories of me, so at least one of us should be spared of such pain.’

[Host, I’m back. They agreed. However, it takes lots of effort to obtain and hard to make them appear in every world. In exchange, you won’t be able to learn any self-improvement skills.]

[“What skills? How long does it take to learn them?”]

[You get to choose skills to learn.]

[Art of seduction]

[Art of Cooking]

[Art of words]

[Business]

[Martial arts]

[Dancing]

[Painting]

[Horse riding]

[Hacking]

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[It takes from 50 years to 200 years to master. You won’t be able to leave until you master them, that’s the pride of the Class teachers in the dojo.]

[“That’s not fair. For a phone and a hard disk?”]

Bing Shi started to lament as she thought about the pros and cons.

[“Can I negotiate?”]

[Those items are considered bugs. They are not a part of the worlds you are going to visit.]

’50 to 200 years for geniuses, how long would it take me? Thousand years?’

‘Locked in a room without any contact with the outside world?’

‘My psychical condition is not in such a good shape to go through something like that.’

‘I want to finish my missions fast, and not learn some stupid, dull skills like cooking and seduction.’

‘I don’t want to get attached to older men and women in a dojo.’

‘And what if I never master it?’

‘I’m getting emotional again.’

‘Don’t I have Kuro, my biggest cheat?’

Bing Shi rubbed her teary eyes.

[“Call me stupid or weak, but I’m going to exchange it.”]

[Yes, Host.] Said Kuro and disappeared.

‘Am I too full of myself?’

‘But...’

‘I’m not thriving to be a master.’

‘Being average is good too.’

‘Right?’

‘Who am I kidding...’

‘I just want to hear Xuan Mu’s voice whenever I want. To keep remembering myself, that a man like Xuan Mu existed, and that he wasn’t a part of a dream.’

‘Time. What a scary thing.’

‘Am I crazy?’

‘Yes, I’m.’