Why

Ayase, whose body was a virtual image, could not be touched by anyone. However, Chu Lian, as the system host, was an exception. Therefore, Ayase's lazy, floating body was suddenly pinned down on the bed by Chu Lian, whose soft lips then latched onto her neck, and she glared at her with a murderous look.

Ayase rolled her eyes, ignoring Chu Lian's threats. She just lay there, letting Chu Lian fume and flail for a while, before finally supporting her petite body to sit up. Looking at Chu Lian's angry face, she suddenly sighed softly.

Then, she gazed into Chu Lian's eyes and, with unprecedented seriousness, said, "Chu Lian, do you know why I'm pushing you to complete the tasks quickly?"

Chu Lian initially wanted to sulk, but seeing Ayase speak so earnestly for the first time, she quieted down, staring at her with big eyes before turning her head away. "I don't know."

"Of course you don't know, because you don't know why you came here, why you turned from a grown man into a little loli, why the system attached to you, or even why you have to complete these tasks," Ayase said with a hint of helplessness in her voice.

"This world is incomplete. Surely, after living here for a year, you've noticed that?" Hearing this, Chu Lian nodded. She understood that Ayase wasn't referring to missing literary works but rather the missing pieces of world history.

Even if she hadn't paid attention to these things before, some of them had come up in daily life, so she had indeed noticed.

"The creator of this system, let's just call him a person for now. In fact, you could call him a god, an immortal, or whatever you like. Because this thing couldn't have been created by humans, not even in the future. Because we have no future…"

Ayase's words slightly shocked Chu Lian. She looked up and asked, "No future? Why?"

"Well, you'll find out these things later." Seeing Ayase's "Oh, you're still young. I'll tell you when you grow up" expression, Chu Lian puffed up with anger again and opened her mouth to bite her.

But Ayase knew what she intended. She merely raised her hand higher, out of Chu Lian's reach given her current size.

Once Ayase confirmed she was in a "safe" zone, she continued teasing Chu Lian for a while before letting her go. She floated up to just below the ceiling, conjuring a red throne, and sat on it with her legs crossed.

"Red again. Just how much do you like red?" Indeed, from the first moment Chu Lian saw her, Ayase was always surrounded by red.

Red wine, red clothes, red high heels, red accessories, red sofa, red bedding, red attire, and now a red throne. Apart from her snowy skin and jet-black hair, her body was bright red at first glance.

"Red is the color closest to blood…" Ayase said nonchalantly, twirling a glass of red wine in her hand, her left hand supporting her chin.

Hearing Ayase's words and seeing her all dressed in red, Chu Lian couldn't help but imagine various scenarios about her. Suddenly, she shivered, crossed her arms over her chest, and pitifully said, "Why do I have a bad feeling about this? Ayase, you're not some kind of homicidal maniac, are you?"

Ayase, who had been elegantly sipping her wine, saw Chu Lian's reaction and her words, and her head seemed to fill with black lines. She raised her hand and threw something over: "What kind of image are you imagining of me? You annoying little brat!"

Clearly, Ayase was genuinely upset. Chu Lian sometimes had a knack for provoking people. It wasn't clear whether it was her unintentional actions or the natural aloofness of her loli exterior. At times, her inadvertent actions or words could be extremely irritating.

"Isn't this Ayase's pillow?" Chu Lian caught the thrown item and hugged it to her chest. It was soft and squishy. She looked at it and realized it was one of Ayase's pillows that she didn't often use. "Hmph, take it. Consider it compensation. Hugging it will help you sleep better. And unless there's a real emergency or danger, you won't be easily disturbed."

"You're such a tsundere, Ayase." Chu Lian knew this was a good item; with it, she wouldn't have to worry about insomnia or being woken up in the middle of the night. However, she couldn't resist muttering a bit, stopping only when she saw Ayase's face darken with anger.

But this little interruption did succeed in diverting Chu Lian's attention from the previous topic, preventing her from asking deeper questions.

Chu Lian might be a bit slow, but she wasn't stupid. She knew Ayase was being deliberate, but with the mindset of "since she doesn't want to say, I won't ask," she didn't dwell on the previous question. Instead, she returned to her initial query, "Alright, so tell me, why do you want me to complete the tasks quickly?"

"This world's missing history cannot be restored, but the missing literature can be completed with your abilities. Although it will take a long time, not all of it needs to be done by you. You just need to complete the most crucial parts, and the rest can be guided by others."

"In other words, you only need to complete about the core ten percent of the content. The remaining ninety percent can be left to others, and the task will be considered complete. I can tell you that this completion task is one of the system's few ultimate tasks at the 'three fantasy' difficulty level." The earlier part of Ayase's explanation was easy for Chu Lian to understand, but what was "three fantasy difficulty"?

"The so-called 'three fantasy difficulty' tasks are those that you can complete but will require you to go through at least nine more main tasks to lower the difficulty to 'fantasy.' Of course, the task's difficulty will always remain at the fantasy level, but because it's an ultimate task, the rewards for completing it are beyond your imagination."

"So, do your best, literary girl, musical girl, genius girl." Ayase winked at her, looking very optimistic. Seeing such an expression on this mature and strong-willed lady was truly adorable.

If Chu Lian were still in her previous handsome male form, she would undoubtedly have been unable to resist. Unfortunately, she was now just a loli, even if she had the will, she lacked the power.

Seeing her dejected look, Ayase roughly guessed her thoughts but didn't point them out. Instead, she continued, "It's something you can't do no matter what right now—not because you lack the ability, but because you lack the time. The biggest difficulty of this task is that it requires an extremely long time."

"Relatively speaking, the other aspects are not difficult for you. After all, with the system, anything missing can be exchanged for. So, I want you to complete the nine main tasks quickly. That way, you can complete this ultimate task sooner and obtain something that will greatly benefit both you and me."

Ayase's words somewhat reassured her. After all, if it's just a matter of needing time to complete, the difficulty shouldn't be too high. Moreover, she really wanted to obtain the ultimate task reward that would be very useful for both her and Ayase. This wasn't for herself, but purely for Ayase.

"Well, let me tell you, the system's threat of eradication and other punishments is not just to scare you; it will actually enforce them." Ayase had resumed her earlier serious demeanor.

Hearing her words, Chu Lian lowered her head and softly replied, "I understand. I am very aware of this, which is why I have to keep working hard to achieve it."

"After all, put yourself in someone else's shoes. If I were the designer of this system, I wouldn't want the person I chose, or the person who got the system, to be someone who couldn't even complete the basic tasks. Such a person would be a great shame for him and a tragedy for the system."

"As long as you understand, that's good. So, without saying anything else, for the sake of survival, you should work hard." Ayase was very pleased. This proved she hadn't chosen the wrong person. Chu Lian indeed had far greater potential than anyone could imagine. All Ayase needed to do was to uncover her hidden talents and potential.

"Were you curious about what I meant by 'Will Power' last night? In a few years, you'll understand what it means..." Ayase kept her in suspense, but unlike before, it wasn't intentional; she wanted Chu Lian to explore on her own. Only through personal experience could she understand the true essence of it.

"No problem! I will definitely work hard to uncover the reasons behind these hidden things myself. I also want to know what 'Will Power' really does! Don't worry, for me right now, no difficulty is too difficult!"

Chu Lian lay on the bed, clenching her little fists, speaking in what she thought was a powerful tone. But with her sweet and soft voice and demeanor, it seemed more like she was deliberately being cute.

Regarding this, one could check her Integrity Points; they surely increased significantly in that instant!

"Alright, since you're so obedient, I'll tell you some good news. Once you complete five tasks, you can unlock the instance space. That's five tasks in total, including both main and side tasks."

Ayase blinked and floated in front of Chu Lian, pinching her cheek and said, "The so-called instance space exists in various worlds across all dimensions of time and space. They all truly exist. Even if some have materialized through human imagination, many aspects are still different. Don't you want to see them?" With just one sentence, she ignited Chu Lian's eager heart.

Upon hearing her words, Chu Lian jumped up from the bed, energetically clenched her little fists, and said, "Just five tasks, no problem! When the instance space is unlocked, I really want to see all kinds of worlds I've longed for, whether they're from novels, movies, or anime..."

Chu Lian was in a great mood, but she didn't notice the fleeting smile on Ayase's lips. If she had seen it, she would have realized, "Hmm, I'm definitely being set up..."

Driven by some strange motivation, she didn't care about Ayase's prank of uploading her daily life video last night. Instead, she sat down in front of the computer again, opened her video, and was immediately shocked by the statistics...