Chapter 42: I feel better

I woke up feeling much better than I had the day before. The fever was gone, and although my body still ached, it was nothing compared to the previous day's misery. I stretched, savoring the sensation of my muscles slowly coming back to life. Then, as the events of yesterday replayed in my mind, I remembered something with a jolt.

"Oh shit, yesterday I didn't do my daily mission," I said aloud, panic rising in my chest.

Before I could fully descend into worry, the familiar chime of the system activating rang in my ears. An iridescent hologram appeared before me, hovering just above my bed.

"You have been authorized not to do daily missions for two days," the system intoned in its usual calm, mechanical voice.

I let out a relieved sigh, sinking back against my pillows. "Thank goodness," I murmured. "I don't think I could've handled any extra stress."