My Idle System

Now, sitting back in front of the screen as his sister finally went away, after hugging him for a long time, giving him numerous kisses on his face, and, of course, reminding him that she would be waiting.

After also eating with the company of his sister, who insisted on helping him, and he barely managed to refuse in the latter half due to the embarrassment.

Finally, Christian sat in front of the screen, thinking about his altered plans once again.

He had planned to continue investigating the background of Damian and Eva, at first. He intended to confirm his suspicion that Damian was responsible for his parents' accident and was also going to look for countermeasures against any future threats. But now, all of that had changed.

After all, being exposed to his sister's intense emotions, her outburst, their hug, and everything that had happened since yesterday made a considerable impact on him, shaking his every thought.

Actually, since some time previously, he had planned to inform his sister about everything except his Idle System. It's just that he intended to do it after everything was over and he felt the situation was stable enough.

Then, later, he changed his mind and thought that while he should still wait until this incident ended, he should still tell her soon after.

But, again, he changed his mind and moved up the date of informing her.

Christian had actually felt that he was blinded by his emotions, no, more accurately, by his anger at the culprit and his concern for his sister. So, he felt that what happened earlier was a wake-up call for him.

If every time something happened, and he said, "Just after this incident ends," only for something else to occur before the first was even resolved, then thinking, "Okay, really just after this one," convincing himself that it would truly be the last time.

If he kept falling into this kind of cycle, when would he ever be able to extricate himself from these situations?

Every time, he would say, "After I finish this, after I finish that." How long would this continue? He felt that now, after everything he had discovered, the problems he was going to face were quite big and wouldn't end anytime soon. So, he thought he should inform his sister, ask her opinion, as she had the right to this revenge just as much as he did.

After all, the problems he was facing were really only increasing instead of decreasing, and he couldn't guarantee that things would change going forward.

Christian felt like he needed to acknowledge that circumstances wouldn't move according to his wishes, and if he insisted on waiting for the perfect time, it might never come.

So, the initiative, the first step, had to come from him.

At that moment, when he hugged his sister, he felt that no matter what, she had the right to know about their parents just as much as he did, as for the other things, many of them she would come to know in the future anyway. So, was there really a need to hide things to this degree?

He felt like his sister was a strong woman who deserved respect, who deserved to be the one to make the choice, and now, she was asking, urging him this strongly, after all.

So, he had made his decision to tell her everything. If he was able to endure everything, then his sister should be able to as well, right?

'Wait, was I really able to endure everything properly?'

While doubting himself, Christian felt that he truly needed that kind of invisible support from her.

Then, after coming to his decision with all these thoughts, why was he still not saying anything immediately?

It was actually because he wanted to hack the government database first. He wanted to investigate a little more, and his attempt to hack, originally scheduled for a few days later, had to be done now.

He was too enthusiastic at first and nearly blurted everything out before she went away. But after quickly cooling his head, he was luckily able to delay things a little bit.

He wanted to see if he could find some kind of excuse for the changes brought about by his Idle System. After all, he felt that, at the very least, this should be hidden a little more, and he hoped he could find the answer he wanted with the help of the extraordinary power.

Most importantly, with everything he was currently facing, if he were truly able to obtain this extraordinary power, he would be able to face everything more confidently. He would also be able to reassure his sister more firmly, later.

So, with his decision already made and his sister waiting, he placed his hands on the keyboard and began his work.

Time passed, and it seemed that even in something like hacking, experience was not irreverent, as Christian was able to finish much sooner than he had anticipated.

So, while he was pleasantly surprised, he still asked,

"Iris, did you finish scanning and sorting the important information I wanted?"

Instead of replying to him, Iris just displayed a percentage in very large font on the screen that was nearly finished, and Christian just watched it rise quickly.

[99% -> 100%] Your next journey awaits at мѵʟ

[Done.]

Finally hearing her voice, Christian was filled with nervousness and anticipation as the most important question in his mind would finally be answered.

"Did you find anything related to the extraordinary power, and how to acquire it?"

[Yes.]

"Huh?"

"Like, really?"

Christian took a moment to digest the answer, which was just a simple confirmation, and finally couldn't help but break into a huge smile. He felt like shouting in happiness at this kind of news.

Still, knowing he couldn't be too childish, he tried to calm his racing heart and asked,

"So, how does one acquire the extraordinary power?"

[Through a technique, I will display the file with it immediately.]

Christian felt even more joyful, realizing that not only did he now know how to acquire the power, but he could actually obtain it, as the method was in his hands.

[Breath of the Shadow Blade]

Looking at the name, which felt like it came straight out of a fantasy book, made him raise his expectations even higher, and Christian finally started reading, or more like skimming through it, as what he wanted was just to understand how it worked and to get a general idea about the extraordinary power.

So, while it was actually a long book, in the end, it didn't take him much time to finish it, especially with his Passion Reader skill, and how he just focused a little more on the introduction, ending, and the information Iris had provided regarding the technique at the side.

Christian finally grasped how the extraordinary power worked in general and how he could become more powerful. Yet, more than that, his eyes widened as he couldn't shake the sense of bewilderment at what he had uncovered on the side.

He found that this book was actually a translated one, and if it had been just that, he wouldn't have been so surprised, but it turned out to be a translation from an otherworldly language, as the technique had originated from people outside his world.

From outside this world!

Christian, who had just started to learn that there were ancient families out there with the extraordinary power, was now being told that there were actually another world, and people, or like aliens, lived there.

The fact that the technique came from them was naturally very shocking for him.

So, many thoughts and doubts surfaced in his head, and in the end, he couldn't help but ask.

"Iris, is there any more information about the people from the other world? Like, are they humans, the same as us, or is there any other information?"

[Actually, there are very few things written about them, as they were just mentioned here and there. So, if I were to explain things properly, it would be like this.]

Hearing Iris's answer, Christian was not disappointed that there wasn't much information. On the contrary, he was happy and grateful that the government had at least left something in their database for him to read and get acquainted with these many things.

Moreover, her explanation meant that the information was too scattered, indicating that there was no explicit document or file related to them from the "places" they hacked, and this meant that they could just hack more places later.

For now, he could listen to her explanation after she had sorted things out. If necessary, he could also read the original parts where the people from outside were mentioned.

[It actually all starts from the changes in the world.]

'Again?'

Hearing what she said in her first sentence, Christian couldn't help but feel like cursing, as it seemed like a phrase he was hearing all too often lately.

Then just as he was about to voice his irritation, Iris continued her explanation with her sweet voice, seemingly uncaring about his inner frustration, her tone steady and unperturbed.