Kapitel 50: Experimenting With the Ability and the Next Morning
"Well, apologies for waking you up, it's fine though, I'm just going to take a shower and then go to sleep, I'm dead," Carl said as he yawned, to which Carla merely responded with a chuckle.
"Alright, have a good night, you deserved it," Carla said as she disappeared from the spot as Carl showered before going to bed.
He stared at the ceiling, and even in his current state, where he was exhausted not only from taking the pills but also because of the battle he had, he stared and extended his hand upwards.
'How does this ability even work, do I need to just imagine a bone coming out of my palm or?'
Before Carl was able to continue thinking, what he thought of suddenly happened as a bone truly came out of his palm.
"Damn, that actually hurts," Carl said through clenched teeth as he observed the bone. It was just a bone, it wasn't sharp, and it didn't have a blade or a spike at the end, it was just a regular bone.
'I mean, I could use this to whack people with, but that's not really useful.' Carl said as he suddenly imagined the bone becoming thinner. He imagined a blade, a blade similar to a katana, with only one sharp side.
As he imagined it, the bone that had come out of his body changed. Just as he was imagining, the bone started condensing and one side suddenly became very thin, and very sharp.
"That's better," Carl said as he observed the blade before it went back into his palm. He slightly furrowed his brows as the hole that had appeared on his palm closed and healed itself in an instant, which did hurt a little bit.
"Alright, this actually seems like a nice ability."
[ That's not good. ]
'Huh, what do you mean it's not good, I think it's a cool ability, a strong one even.
[ Correct, which is why I'm saying that it's not good. ]
'Oh, right, the next one.'
[ Correct, the next one will probably be awful, which means the next pill will be wasted as I doubt you will get an ability that is useful in the slightest. ]
[ In the worst case, you might not even get a chance to say yes or no to it as it might be added to you automatically, as I said before, it's some bad luck. ]
'Tch, so I might not just waste a pill, but gain a bad ability that I might not have the luxury of denying?'
[ Of course, after all, you are one of the lucky ones in the entire universe that gained the system, it allows you to become more powerful and even get abilities, have you ever heard of anything that can give you abilities like this? ]
'Well, that's right, I've never heard of abilities that one can buy and receive like this.'
[ Correct, the system will give you many benefits, which will allow you to rise high through the ranks of any organization and become a powerful individual, it is a heaven-defying power that has been given to you, which is exactly why the missions you are receiving in the beginning are so strict. ]
[ One needs to show some talent and intelligence together with ambition if they wish to truly be able to use the system. ]
[ Even though you have been chosen, it wasn't as if you were chosen by the system or any higher-ups, but because one person got lucky enough to be bestowed with this opportunity, which he in turn used to help you. ]
[ Really now, what the hell is your relationship with that brat Nicht, for him to actually give the system up and give it to you? ]
'We could be considered friends, I guess.'
[ And that's it, that's all? ]
[ You're seriously going to tell me that someone gave you the system just because you could be considered friends?! ]
'Well, no, I never said that.' Carl said in a calm manner as he continued staring at the ceiling.
'My speculation is that he simply didn't want Nacht to gain the system, with your help, I'm sure that Nacht would have been able to completely dominate Nicht, never allowing him to gain control over his body again.'
'He probably felt that if he couldn't use the system, then Nacht shouldn't use it either, which is why he chose to give it to me.'
'With you around, there is a good chance we can suppress Nacht in the future and give Nicht a chance to come back, right?'
[ Yeah, that is right. ]
The system sighed after speaking as Carl was certain she also realized just what kind of situation Nicht was in back then.
[ It's a pity, had he just taken the system, the issue with Nacht would have been resolved easily, the system can allow Nicht to regain control of his body, and even though Nacht would still be alive, he would only be alive in Nicht's head. ]
'Wait, what?'
[ Yes, Nicht has done something dumb, instead of trusting the system and taking it, which would have given him complete control over his body, he decided it was too big of a risk to take, so he gave it to you. ]
'So, you're telling me … if I give Nicht, well, Nacht, the system back, Nicht will have control over his body again?'
[ In your dreams, once a person receives the system like you have, it's impossible to give it away, as long as you are alive, I shall be with you, Nicht had a chance and he squandered it, there is no second chances that the system will give. ]
'Why the hell do you like talking about yourself in the third person?'
[ What do you mean, I'm not talking about – ]
The system suddenly went quiet before she finished her sentence, which was a bit weird in Carl's opinion.
'Not talking about what?'
[ Nothing. ]
'Really?'
[ You do not have authorization to know the information, so you can stop talking, you won't get a different answer. ]
The system's words made Carl chuckle as he closed his eyes.
'Alright, but sooner or later, I will find out what you are hiding.'
The system stayed silent as Carl fell asleep in mere moments. He was truly exhausted, and the short experimentation he did with his ability, coupled with his conversation with the system, made him even sleepier.
'Sooner or later, huh?' The system asked itself as she chuckled.
The next morning, Carl had gotten up and was sitting with Carla and Isabella and having breakfast.
"So, you're going to take her?" Carl asked Carla who nodded her head.
"Yeah, we can't have somebody try to take advantage of her, can we now?"
"Well, I definitely won't complain, you're the one that pulled strings to get her to do a test immediately, and with you there, I'm confident nothing bad will happen to Isabella," Carl said as he ate while Isabella said nothing and just listened to the two.
"So, when are we going, and how, you don't have a car, right?" Isabella asked Carl who chuckled at her.
"Even without a car, do you really think it's difficult for me to bring us to where the teleportation station is?"
Isabella suddenly remembered how yesterday, Carla had only needed to snap her fingers to transfer them all to a desert that was hundreds of miles away from their initial location.
"Yeah, I almost forgot about that," Isabella said before taking another bite.
"Yes, so don't worry, I'll bring you over to the station and go with you, I'm even going to wait for you to finish so that we can go and celebrate your success after that."
"Why are both of you so sure I will pass, you realize just how many people try to join every year, and almost all of them fail, right?"
"Carl trusts that you will pass, so I trust you too," Carla said in a nonchalant manner as Carl simply nodded his head.
"You're underestimating yourself too much, don't worry about it, I'm sure you'll do well," Carl said with a smile before drinking some orange juice.
'And even if you don't pass, I have my own ways of getting them to accept you.' Carla thought as she smiled at Isabella before eating.
"Not to mention, we're going to celebrate and have fun while Carl is stuck at work, what more could you ask?" Carla asked Isabella who chuckled.
"Humph, well unlike some of us, somebody isn't filthy rich and has to work in order to earn money," Carl said as he looked away from Carla and continued eating, which Carla found adorable.
About half an hour later, Carl left the apartment and got in his car while Carla was waiting for Isabella to get ready.
"Shall we?" Isabella asked as she got out of the bedroom, to which Carla simply nodded before snapping her fingers and making them both disappear. In an instant, the apartment was empty, and from the inside, what seemed to be steel shutters closed down, completely covering the apartment, making it impossible for anybody to break in.
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