"Emph ...."
[Hello, Host. Welcome, Gian Everest]
Instantly, a pair of eyelids that had been closed opened. There was a beautiful bluish-colored eyepiece. The eyeballs moved slowly, scanning the surroundings. Strange.
'Where am I?'
Thin lips with wrinkles from dehydration, still closed. However, the body's owner's consciousness had fully recovered. Instantly, the memory of the previous incident surfaced which made Gian immediately shook off the blanket covering his body. He stood on the big bed with a gasp.
"What happened? Was... I rescued by someone and brought to this place?" he asked confused when he realized he was in a room that looked luxurious with a classic impression, like a king's room.
He remembered that he had been scratched by a coyote. However, there were no marks. Instead, he felt that his skin was so smooth. Gian felt his body slowly and instantly, his eyes widened.
"My pe-pen*s! I have a big pen*s!" he squealed as he held his manhood that seemed to bulge from under his cloth pants as he looked down. But since when did he not wear underwear?
Gian's heart was beating fast. He immediately got out of bed and looked for where the bathroom was.
"What?!" he screeched for the umpteenth time.
Gian stood transfixed in front of the large bathroom mirror. His eyes and mouth were wide open. He had to blink repeatedly to confirm his vision.
"Wh-what's going on?" he asked confusedly, holding his hair, which had suddenly become back-long and silky, but bright purple in color.
[Hello, Gian]
"Who is that talking? Oh! This house must be haunted!" he panicked and rushed out of the bathroom.
Gian was terrified. His hand quickly picked up a ceramic statue to display as a weapon. His eyes quickly scanned the surroundings, but did not find who the figure talking to him was.
"Young master?"
PRANG!
"Ugh! Sorry, sorry, I'm leaving!" screamed a woman whose face was barely visible as the man called Young Master suddenly threw the ceramic statue towards the door, scattering the fragments all over the floor.
Gian immediately stepped back because his action had almost hurt someone. He was really surprised. He thought that the person who had appeared earlier was the owner of the voice, like a ghost. But the voice that spoke in his mind was male. While the person who came before was a woman. Gian tried to calm his heart again. He sat down on the edge of the bed with a tense face.
[Don't be afraid, Host. I'm not going to hurt you. Introduce, I'm Z].
Gian's breathing was ragged. He was really confused by the events that were happening to him at that time. He tried to calm down by slowly regulating his breathing.
"Am I dead already? The last thing I remember is ...."
[Yes]
Gian was shaken. He held his head which suddenly felt heavy. However, suddenly, a memory emerged that made him sit upright instantly. Gian seemed to be able to see the past events that happened to the real owner of the body. The purple-haired man's eyeballs were fixed on the large full-length mirror beside the bed.
"He's planning to kill himself?" asked Gian with wide eyes.
[You're smart. You adapt quickly, Host. Yes, the owner of the body now inhabited by your soul is Lux Osiris. The Osiris family is a noble family. Lux, is the last child of the Osiris family. Lux has four older sisters. You can see that Lux's physique was perfect, but not his mental state. When he decided to commit suicide by drinking poison, Lux made a wish. He allowed the poor soul of a young man to occupy his body. As long as, he was willing to avenge Lux]
Gian was stunned. For some reason, his instincts told him that everything said by the man named Z made no sense. Gian shook his head strongly in disagreement.
[The system will provide a reward for your family if you successfully complete each mission given]
Instantly, Gian's face turned serious. He vividly remembered the fate of his mother and the two twin siblings he left behind.
"Does my family know that I'm dead?"
[The system has erased their memories of you, as if you had never been born on Earth. There is no Gian Everest. But the hard life they lived was the same. Marcos Everest was gone. He left behind the debts he owed his wife. Camela Everest lost her shop. Soon her family will lose their home. You can still see for yourself what their lives will be like].
Gian's breath caught. He couldn't imagine that his family would become homeless and live a miserable life. He was so depressed that his hands were shaking.
[The system will help your family's economy, as long as you accept the system's decision]
Gian's face wrinkled. He tried to regain his composure even though his logic was still difficult to accept this strange thing that had happened for the first time in his life now.
"System? Host? What are you talking about? Keep it simple. Don't make me even more confused," Gian pleaded trying to keep his mind clear, where the terms sounded familiar to his ears.
[You've integrated with the system, Host. I grant your request]
"Request?" Gian replied confused because the voice seemed to speak in his mind. The voice of the man who claimed to be named Z seemed to know about him.
[You want to change your fate. You are the chosen man. Welcome to the Showbiz system]
Gian gawked. He blinked his eyes repeatedly to understand the situation. Gian, who was now in the body of a noble man, stood up slowly. He stepped slowly towards the bathroom. He observed the face of the purple-haired man who to him, Lux Osiris' figure was the most handsome man he had ever seen in his life. Suddenly, a writing appeared like a hologram in the mirror. Gian read one by one in a sequence that amazed him.
"Wow! He's perfect! His physique is all A's!" he exclaimed in awe. Quickly, however, his admiration turned to curiosity. "Why are you calling me Host? Just call me Gian. Then... why is this guy Lux's name? What a strange name," Gian said annoyed because Lux's name seemed feminine to him.
[Lux Osiris was the handsomest man in the country. However, because of that extraordinary good looks, it brought disaster to him. That was what Lux thought. It was that reason that made Lux end his life]
Again, the memory of Lux's life was seen by Gian. He could feel the pressure of Lux's life. More suffering than happiness. His demands as the heir of the Osiris family who owned the entertainment business in that country, made him have a great responsibility. Gian smiled bitterly. He felt that Lux's fate was almost the same as his. However, the difference was that Lux was born in a noble family.
[Willing?]
Gian gasped as Z's voice came back to him as he thought of many things in his head.
"You know, Z. This dream feels very real to me. Was... I at some kind of event with hidden cameras? If so, I like the creative idea. However, involving my family and my dark life, that's too much! Find another actor! Why does it have to be me, who always has to experience so much bad luck even in an athletic body like this!" shouted an angry Gian who quickly picked up a comb and threw it at the mirror.
Gian came out of the bathroom with bated breath. He pulled the curtains of the window tightly closed, as if not allowing any sun or moonlight to enter. When Gian looked up at the sky, he was surprised to realize that the moon was pink. The moon looked so big like it was full. As if, ready to swallow him.
[I'm asking for the last time. Are you willing to undergo the Showbiz system? If you refuse, you know the consequences. I count to three]
Suddenly, Gian's eyes were wide open.
[One, two ....]