Chapitre 4: Villainess System, 000, Zero

July 12, Year 4444, Earth, Y Island

Saskia stood still and fixed her gaze upon the distant sunset, admiring the beautiful gradient of colors that spread across the sky. She watched as the pink clouds slowly faded away, leaving behind a sense of tranquility and calm.

It had been three months since Saskia arrived in this new world called Earth. She spent the first week getting familiar with the memories of her new body and acquainting herself with the environment. She also took on all the responsibilities that belonged to the original owner of the body. It was her way of making amends to the person whose body she now inhabited and now, she was determined to make the most of her new life and embrace every experience that came her way.

After spending her first two months on earth dealing with work, she finally found time to relax. Over the past month, she has been traveling to different places, and the experiences have been exhilarating.

She has seen and admired the beauty of both the familiar and unfamiliar scenery around her. The landscapes on Earth are breathtaking, and it's a rare luxury for her to witness such natural wonders. This is a stark contrast to the destruction and death that she had witnessed back on her home planet, Solaris.

Saskia let out a sigh and, amidst the soothing sound of waves crashing against the damp sand on the beach, she turned around to walk back to her cottage, as the sound of the water receding and then returning to the shore echoed in the air.

"Ding! Loading... System Successfully Awaken..."

As soon as Saskia heard a voice, her body tensed up and she swiftly scanned her surroundings. She was all alone, yet the sound of someone speaking was unmistakable.

"Greeting Host, I am Villainess System 000, you can call me Zero anytime."

Saskia's eyes widened in disbelief as she heard the all-familiar mechanical voice again. She stood there, dazed and confused, as she realized that the voice was emanating from inside her own mind!

The sound echoed through her head, making her heart race as she struggled to comprehend the situation. A sense of uncertainty washed over her as she tried to make sense of what was happening. She couldn't tell if it was just her imagination or if she was going crazy.

"You may find this hard to believe, but what you heard was not a figment of your imagination, nor are you losing your mind. I am known as Villainess System 000."

"Villainess System 000? Who are you? No, What are you!? Why are you in my mind?" - Saskia frowned as she asked hastily

"I am Villainess System 000. I am a higher artificial intelligence system and the reason why you can hear me in your mind is because we have a contract."

"Contract?" - Saskia asked in confusion because as far as he can remember, this was the first time she met this thing calling itself a system.

"When you made the decision to self-destruct in Solaris, I was awakened, and fortunately, I could intervene in time to prevent your soul from dispersing.

Through the utilization of the energy emitted during the self-denotation, I was able to generate a portal and transport your soul before it was destroyed. After that, I needed to undergo a shutdown process to ensure I could adequately process and utilize the remaining energy that I managed to absorb from your nucleus explosion. "

"You never answered my question. What Contract? I don't recall entering into a contract with you." Saskia asked pointedly.

"We have a 100℅ compatibility so the contract automatically binds us."

Saskia's tone was serious as she asked, "Then how to break the contract? I do not want to be bound to you."

She was determined to keep the artificial intelligence out of her head!

"In the event that you wish to sever the contractual agreement, there are two viable options available. The first option would be to forfeit your soul, ultimately leading to your demise. The second option, however, involves successfully completing all assigned tasks and missions.

By choosing the latter, you will be able to continue living your life, whereas the former option would result in death, with no possibility of reincarnation."

Upon Saskia's contemplative silence, Villainess System 000 inquired, "What is your preferred course of action?"

Saskia did not respond, instead, she asked, "So you are the reason why I am still alive and here on this Earth, right?"

"Yes. It was the only way at that time. You cannot stay in Solaris since your body is already destroyed, and Solaris does not have a suitable body for you to inhabit."

"Then what is the task and missions that should be done?"

"In this vast universe, there are countless small words with different grades, and in this small world, The worlds have their chosen protagonists, and our target is the lead protagonist of this world, who also happens to be the enemy of the body you are occupying.

As you are the body's owner now, you are the primary antagonist of this world, and the protagonist will eventually kill you. To evade death and survive, your task is to defeat the protagonist."

Saskia's eye flashed a dangerous glint as she said, "Who is the protagonist? And where can I find her?."

"The protagonist is currently at C Country."

"Then let's go kill her now to finish this task."

"You can't kill her!"

Saskia was stopped in her tracks, hearing 'it' screech.

"Why? Killing her now would prevent future troubles."

"I'm sorry, but you cannot do that. This world is only considered an F-class planet, which is second to one of the lowest classes. If you were to kill the protagonist of this world, it would become unstable, and in the worst-case scenario, the world's rules would notice you, an intruder.

Although you came from Solaris, a higher class world than this, The rules cannot kill you; however, they can remove you from this world, and it can injure your soul if you are evicted. And to inform you, Soul injuries are very hard to heal, so it's best not to kill her directly or indirectly. Otherwise, the rule of this world will surely notice you."

"So troublesome." - Saskia grumbled.

"As we are not from this world, it is impossible to kill the protagonist. However, We can remove her protagonist halo without being noticed by this world's rules, and the only way we can do that is to take everything away from her.

To achieve this, I will provide you with a series of specific tasks to complete. And Since you've been asking a lot of questions, I assume you've chosen the second option, which is to continue living."

"Yes, I want to continue living. Will I really be free once I complete the missions and tasks?" - Saskia confirmed.

"Yes. You will be granted your freedom, and You can stay in this world until you want to."

"Then let's work hard." - Saskia curled her lips as she continued to walk back to her cottage.

She treasures this second life of her, and there is no way she will stand by and wait for the protagonist to kill her.

Since she cannot kill the protagonist directly or indirectly, then I will definitely snatch away everything from her, and I will definitely do it. I would not leave even a single thing for her.