Chapter 2: System (1)

['Unknown entity' looks at you]

['Unknown entity' looks panicked]

['Unknown entity' wants to keep you alive]

['Unknown entity' wants to keep you alive]

[An 'Unknown entity' wants to keep you alive]

"Stop it bastard..."

The man muttered in his hoarse and weak voice

['Unknown entity' gives you a deal]

[Will you accept it?]

[Yes/No]

"...You must be crazy, why would I accept a deal from an unknown entity...?"

The man pressed 'No' from the holographic display in front of him with his trembling, blood-filled hands

Besides, the man was already dying, he no longer had any hope of living

Well... At least, he was grateful enough to this entity for offering

The man closed his eyes, and the holographic box in front of him now looked like a broken old TV with unclear lines.

[No response. Choices will be automatically accepted if there is no response from you]

Right. The man didn't press the holographic in front of him properly and instead closed his eyes first

[3]

[2]

[1]

[Deal accepted, processing deal between 'Unknown entity' and Master Ryeo Da Joon]

[Look for target...]

[Target Found]

***

The man opened his eyes and woke up in a white place with no other colors on all sides

'What's this...? I thought I was dead'

Then there was a small tap from behind him, he turned around to see someone wearing white clothes that young nobles of ancient times always wore

'... Cosplay? Seriously... In this destroyed world?'

The man looked at the face and appearance of the person in front of him, and really. His appearance is very impressive

A mane of blonde hair, pale skin with emerald green eyes, complete with a mole located just below the right of his lip and left of his cheek.

The man's eyes widened when he saw a tears in the emerald green eyes of the person in front of him

"What happened... Why so suddenly?"

The man asked in a flat, monotone tone, he was not an expert in dealing with people, let alone strangers he clearly didn't recognize.

The person in front of him laughed a little then wiped the tears that flowed down his cheek

"Sorry, it appeared suddenly"

The man just looked at the person in front of him strangely

'how can tears appear suddenly without any reason behind it...'

"...Please take care of my family, don't let them die this time..."

The man frowned. Actually, who is the person in front of him? Why did he suddenly ask him to look after his family?

"...That's none of my business, why are you asking me-"

The man once again widened his eyes as the person in front of him slowly disappeared into fragments of light

He froze in place watching the person in front of him disappear

When he saw another fragment after the person disappeared completely, he was shocked that the same thing had happened to him

"What-..."

He stopped and sighed, he couldn't protest. After all he was dead, what else did he have to hope for?

***

The man opened his eyes again, and saw a strange ceiling

He groaned slightly when he felt a very sharp throb in his head

The man woke up, and saw a middle-aged man wearing formal servant attire

"Young master, are you okay...?"

"Young master...? Who?" He asked, he looked around him, looking for the person referred to as the young master

"Young master Zion?" The middle-aged servant showed a worried expression, the young master he served did not know himself

"Are you really okay, Young master?" he asked again

The man tried to process it, he pointed his palm at the middle-aged servant to make him shut up and stop asking

"Zion... Zion von Hellian?" The man muttered, he turned towards the middle-aged servant, waiting for confirmation

The middle-aged servant nodded "Yes... It's you, is there something wrong?"

The middle-aged servant still stood up straight and only saw the young master he was serving lost in thought while looking in front of him

[Hello, Master Ryeo Da Joon]

The man was clearly not lost in thought, he looked at the box-shaped holographic system in front of him

'...The system also applies here?'

The man looked at the middle-aged servant, checking whether the middle-aged man could see the system in front of him or not

And the answer is no

The man returned his attention to the System in front of him now

[I can only be seen by you, Master. I will explain further, do you want to hear it?]

'Wait'

[Understood]

The man opened his mouth

"Get me a drink of water," he said to the middle-aged waiter

"...Okay, I understand," answered the middle-aged servant, before finally leaving in front of his young master

After confirming that the room was empty, the man stood up from his bed and went to the bathroom

He looked at the mirror half the size of his body

He saw the reflection of someone looking back at him

"...This is Zion?"

[Yes]

The man shook off the system that was preventing him from seeing his reflection in the mirror

The system then disappeared, as if it was know to the man's actions

"That man is me..." He muttered while holding his cheek

"Isn't this the same person as the one who cried?"

The man, no, Zion put one hand on his waist. "His physique is average, but his visuals are really..."

[Young master Zion's visuals are indeed worthy of appreciation]

"See. Even the system agrees"

[By the way Master. Do you want me to explain your current situation?]

Zion nodded

[First of all]

[You were chosen as Zion Von Hellian, the half-brother of the main character of 'The Real Heir']

Zion read the writing that appeared in the system, and asked why he was chosen?

[Live your life according to the plot of the novel, I will guide you in the future]

[Have a good life, Master. Ryeo Da Joon, no. Young master Zion]

"Wait, so my guess was correct? I was in the novel 'The Real Heir'?"

[Yes]

"... Of all the people, why did it have to be me?"

[....]

"...And what do you mean 'I have to live my life according to the plot of the novel'?"

[...Didn't you read the novel 'The Real Heir'?]

Zion couldn't refute the system because the statement was true. Zion had read the novel

But it was only 3 volumes, and even then he had read it a long time ago.

Just imagine reading that novel when he was still in high school, and now he has 3 heads. Or more precisely 34 years old

[...You really forgot?]

"No, I still remember some, I think I still remember the first arc of the novel"

[That's great! So I'm not too burdened. The most important. You already know the character of young Master Zion, right?]

"Yes, of course, he is a scum whose character cannot be proud of."

"His face is good but his character is bad"

[But Master, you are really great, How do you stay calm in this situation...]

[This makes me think 'as expected of professional Hunter Da Joon']

Zion was flattered, but if it matched his experience. The system only praises when it gives a difficult mission

And also, Zion handled this calmly, because in his world he had to be forced to handle everything calmly, so as not to mess up when fighting the monsters that came out of the gate.

"...The main character doesn't seem to have come to this residence yet..."

If Zion's memory from when he was Ryeo Da Joon is correct

'The Real Heir'

This is a novel where the main character dreams of becoming a hero. But because of his inadequate condition he was underestimated by many people. The moment he came to Hellian's residence, he had a conflict with his older half-brother

Which is none other than Zion von Hellian

'Damn... Isn't this bad?'

If he lived his life according to the plot of the novel, wouldn't he just meet his path to death again?

Because clearly, the main character would reduce him to mush in the blink of an eye

'isn't this like a free ticket to death...?'

"Do I really have to follow the flow?"

[Yes, but of course there are some exceptions]

[If you complete at least 10 missions, you can purchase a skill called 'Freedom']

"...Okay. Give me the mission list"

[You cannot do the mission now, you have to wait until the main character comes to this residence]

"If it's like this, I'm just waiting for the time bomb to explode. At least I have to make this body strong, so that I don't get hurt too badly when the main character throws his hand."

[You are a genius]

[But unfortunately, Young Master Zion's body is not that fit, and if you try to use a sword. It will only burden Young Master Zion's body]

[And even magic can't be done, young master Zion doesn't have the slightest mana]

"....."

Zion swore in his own mind

'What's wrong with this kid?! Why is his body so useless??'