NOVEL NEXT Chapter 2: I will call you Wiz
When he saw the window screen in front of him, he was surprised and thought to himself, Is this really the same as the window screen in novels and games? But why is it here? Does it have any relation to me being summoned here? If it does, it must also know how I can escape from this novel. So the only way to find out is to choose one of the systems.
He was quiet and lost in thought for a moment, but then he smiled with a large grin when he looked at the window screen:
[• THE VARIABLE WILL DESTROY THE WORLD ALONG WITH HIMSELF]
So, the system wants me to destroy everything. This is indeed exciting. And this must be related to my escape from this novel.
"If this world wants me as its villain, so be it. Heroes die forgotten, but villains... their legacies burn forever."
His tiny hands were shaking, not from fear or cold, but from excitement. He chose the villainous system. Then another window appeared:
[DING!
DO YOU REALLY WANT TO CHOOSE THE VILLAINOUS SYSTEM?
IT WILL DESTROY YOU ALONGSIDE THIS WORLD. IT WILL KILL YOU.
YES / NO]
He smiled and touched [YES]. After that, the window started to behave weirdly. Its color changed from blue to blood red, and a series of errors and bugs started to appear.
[DING!
DING!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!
DING!]
Text started to appear on the window screen:
[DING!
THIS IS INDEED EXPECTED FROM A PERSON WHO HAS NEARLY DESTROYED HIS PLANET.
"MR. ###$#%"]
STATUS WINDOW
NAME: WILLIAM MEDICI
LEVEL: 0
RACE: HUMAN
AGE: 6 MONTHS
STATS
HP: 10/10
ESSENCE: 0/0
STRENGTH: 1
AGILITY: 1
INTELLIGENCE: 180
DURABILITY: 1
• WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT THE SPECIAL ABILITIES?
YES / NO
William was shocked and puzzled to see how much the status window knew about him. Even his real name. William noticed that the status window was exactly like a game. He was not surprised to see his stats points so low, but he was thinking about his intelligence points, which were 180. My intelligence points being 180 must relate to my mental powers. It aligns perfectly with my IQ.
When William saw the next option, he was curious about his abilities, so he clicked on YES.
[DING!
ABILITIES:
ABSORPTION
GLUTTONY
THIRD EYE
WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO EXPLAIN THE ABILITIES?
YES / NO]
Absorption, Gluttony, and Third Eye... these are additional abilities, different from the essence of corruption. Do they have the same effect as I think they do? With this, WILLIAM CLICKED ON YES.
[ABSORPTION: THROUGH THIS, YOU CAN ABSORB THE SKILL OF THE PEOPLE YOU HAVE KILLED, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, BUT REMEMBER, THE LEVEL OF THE SKILL MUST BE LESS THAN YOURS.
GLUTTONY: THROUGH THIS, YOU CAN ABSORB A PORTION OF THE STATS OF THE PEOPLE YOU HAVE KILLED, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY.
THIRD EYE: WITH THIS, YOU CAN SEE THE STATUS WINDOW OF THE PEOPLE YOU USE THIS ABILITY ON.]
[WITH THIS, YOU CAN DO ANYTHING YOU WANT.
YOU CAN EVEN DESTROY THIS WHOLE WORLD.
BUT...
YOU HAVE TO ENTERTAIN THE SYSTEM.
|^_^|]
"As you wish, your majesty," William said to the system. "But how can I entertain you? As you know, I am no more than a mere mortal. How can I entertain your excellency?"
The system found William's way of speaking intriguing and laughed.
[HAHA, HAHA, HAHA, HAHA
KEEP ME FROM GETTING BORED WITH THAT INTERESTING AND CHAOTIC MIND OF YOURS.
SHOW ME CHAOS AND DESTRUCTION.
I CAN SENSE CHAOS, DESTRUCTION, RUTHLESSNESS BEHIND THAT KIND AND INNOCENT FACE OF YOURS.
(✿◠‿◠)]
"Let me guess. If I am unable to entertain you, I will die, right?" William asked the system.
[OH MY!
SUCH A SMALL PRICE FOR MY AMUSEMENT.
BUT DON'T WORRY, ENTERTAINMENT SEEMS TO BE YOUR NATURAL TALENT. |^_^|]
"Please, be my guest, your majesty," William said to the system. "But I can't always call you 'system' or 'your majesty.' Don't you think you should tell me your name?"
[DING!
I DON'T HAVE A NAME.]
"Well, that's too bad. Why don't I give you a name? I will call you 'Wiz.'"
[IT'S NOT BAD, BUT HOW DARE A MORTAL CALL ME BY A NICKNAME.
:(]
"Don't be stingy, Wiz. It's actually a really charming name for a charming… whatever you are."
[DON'T CALL ME THAT.
(╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻]
The status window turned off. Before the status window could complete its sentence, William turned off the status window. "Wow, it actually works."
William was lying in his cradle. He raised his tiny hand to shade himself from the light reflecting from the ceiling.
"Wiz, answer me," William called for the status window.
[DING!
DIDN'T I TELL YOU NOT TO CALL ME THAT?
HUH… YOU KNOW I CAN KILL YOU, RIGHT?]
"I know, but you wouldn't kill me because only I can entertain you.
[TELL ME, WHAT DO YOU WANT?]
"How can I escape from here?"
[YOU WILL HAVE TO FIND OUT YOURSELF.]
"So escape is possible. Care to give me a hint?"
[DING!
WHERE'S THE FUN IN THAT?
AND IT WILL BE BORING IF YOU KNOW TOO MUCH.]
"Tell me, Wiz, who created you and what is your purpose?"
[THAT IS AN AMAZING QUESTION, AND ITS ANSWER IS...
DRUM ROLL!
I AM NOT TELLING YOU.
BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT MY PURPOSE IS TO MAKE YOURS AND MINE LIFE ENTERTAINING.]
"Okay, Wiz, now tell me, who summoned me?" William asked calmly.
[DING!
I AM NOT ALLOWED TO TELL YOU THAT.]
"So there really is someone who summoned me here?"
[WHO KNOWS.]
William smiled and said, "All I need to do is kill the one who summoned me here to escape from this fate and world. Right?"
[HA HA HA HA
INTERESTING, INTERESTING.
IT WAS NOT A MISTAKE TO CHOOSE YOU AS MY HOST,
WILLIAM DE' MEDICI.]
Their conversation was interrupted when the sound of a door opening was heard. A number of maids entered the room, wearing elegant and neat uniforms. The maids gently picked William up. They washed him and changed his clothes. William noticed that all of them were fully trained and elegant, but among them, one maid was exceptionally noble. She emitted an aura of nobility, as if she were a noble. All the present maids obeyed her.
"The only servant I remember William having who was noble also was his nanny, Alice de' Mowbray. She is the baroness of the Mowbray barony. Despite being a barony, the Mowbrays have quite an influence on the capital's finances. And the baroness of Mowbray being my nanny shows how influential the Medici family is."
[HA HA HA HA
IT IS THE PRIVILEGE YOU GET WHEN YOU'RE BORN INTO A WEALTHY FAMILY.]
When Wiz appeared in front of William, the maid didn't show any reaction, as if they couldn't see him. William smiled, "So, only I can see Wiz."
Suddenly, William noticed something and told Wiz to use Third Eye. When Third Eye was activated, he saw the status window of the maids. There were a total of 5 maids whose levels were between 20 and 30. And Baroness Mowbray, being a noble lady, had a level of only 10. William was surprised and excited to see their levels.
"So even the levels of Medici family's normal maids are so high." William remembered that, other than the normal maids, there were the upper maids who guarded the Marchioness of Medici family, his mother. The upper maids' levels were at least between 40 and 50. There were a total of 10 of them.
Suddenly, the door opened, and a woman entered the room. It was William's mother. When she entered, every maid in the room bowed in respect. "Welcome, my lady," Baroness Mowbray welcomed her. "How is he feeling?" She inquired about William's health.
"Young master is well today. He doesn't have a cold or fever," William's mother smiled when she heard that. That smile was full of affection. She then came near to William.
When William saw her, he raised his hands as if telling her to pick him up. "Do you want to go out with Mommy, William?" she asked. She picked him up and took him out of the room. William smiled with a grin.
"Enjoy the show, Wiz," William said to Wiz. Wiz laughed menacingly, and a large grin appeared on its red screen.
[HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
AHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHA
AHAHA!]