Chapter 209
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After System No.00110399 dropped the bombshell on him, Alec truly felt like he'd taken too many shocks in a short period of time.
"So, the Main Character that I was searching for the entire time was supposed to be my other half," Alec said dryly, almost absently. "Why me? Why am I being attached to another Main Character when I'm not a Main Character myself?" Alec said, like he was talking to himself.
System No.00110399 rolled his eyes so hard that he could practically feel an incoming headache. The way Alec was talking, it was like he was asking a rhetorical question that he didn't want answered. "Do you even listen to yourself talk? Why *else*?"
Alec fell silent.
The System snorted. "Don't think you're fooling me by trying to deny it. Your EQ might be on the lower end of the spectrum, but your IQ definitely isn't low. The only reason why you aren't making the connection is because you don't want to admit it. Even if it's only to yourself."
System No.00110399 crossed his arms when he saw that Alec still refused to acknowledge his words.
"I'm not."
System No.00110399 sighed loudly. "You *are* a Main Character, whether you admit it or not," System No.00110399 said seriously. "It doesn't matter even if you want to deny it. You aren't *just* a System. You're a Main Character. Especially now that your link with the Mainframe is broken."
Alec wanted to deny his friend's words very badly, but he for some reason, he couldn't open his mouth to give words to the thoughts that swirled around in his brain. It was like the words stuck themselves in his throat and refused to come out.
Maybe it was because deep down, he knew that the other was right.
It had been something that he'd been avoiding, whether it was subconsciously or not.
How could he, a System, be a Main Character?
That had to be some sort of cosmic joke that the damn Mainframe was playing on him.
In actual fact, the first time he saw that his [Main Character Page] contained a list of all the Neils he'd grown up with, he already had a faint inkling, but he always shoved that voice deeper down to avoid thinking about it.
However, now that System No.00110399 had thrown the facts into his face, it wasn't so easy to avoid.
System No.00110399 hid the sigh in his heart when he saw that Alec was still silent.
It wasn't like he didn't understand that Alec never wanted to be a Main Character.
Though he still didn't understand the other's aversion towards them, Alec now has Main Character friends, doesn't he?
So, he liked them enough to continue keeping them as friends, but he himself didn't want to be a Main Character?
"Ye Sha," System No.00110399 said instead. "My name from my previous life. You can call me that."
"Ye Sha," Alec said slowly. "It suits you."
Ye Sha smirked. "Of course. Anyway, I'll walk you through it. Don't say anything. Just listen to me. You say you're not a Main Character, but how true can that be? This body was destined to be a Main Character from the start. Even before you were sent to it by the Mainframe, there was already a system attached to the body.
Think about everything that's happened to you since you've been reborn. Even if it was only because of the Main Characters by your side, what about the times that they aren't with you? Are you just going to blame that on bad luck? Once, perhaps, but multiple times?
That isn't just luck or coincidence anymore."
It was true. He didn't want to admit it, but it was true.
Alec gave up for once. "Fine," he said shortly. He could admit it, but that didn't mean he was happy about it.
Perhaps it was because he felt like his life was sort of predetermined by the fact that he'd become a Main Character. Did that mean he had free will at all? Or was it some sort of predestined fate that awaited him?
The thought unsettled him greatly. How much of what happened was because of himself, and how much was inevitable?
It was a slippery road, and one he started thinking about it, the more he felt as if he was hopeless in the greater scheme of things, and less control over his life.
"Look. It's not like Main Characters are just following a plot route. As a System, don't you already know that? A single deviant action can change things completely. You've had this system for a while now. Haven't you managed to cause the plot route to deviate? Even that Main Character in [Stage 15]. Haven't you completely changed his course of destiny?"
Alec thought about it.
Indeed, he had. He'd caused Dominique to meet Tatiana and Dietrich, drastically changing the plot route, and Lukas' plot route had almost completely deviated from the normal path, perhaps for the better.
Ye Sha moved the conversation before Alec's thoughts started going off tangent. The best way to distract him from having a meltdown was to obviously… use the existence of his 'destined one'.
"Anyway, are you excited to meet The One? She's here, after all. Or he. Do you have a gender preference?"
The habitual smile on Alec's face froze lightly. He still couldn't get rid of the habit, and he wasn't sure if he really wanted to. Anyway, he was able to change his expressions at will now, so it didn't really matter.
He didn't know if he even wanted to meet the other person who was destined to be his half. Did he want to?
He truly didn't know. The fact that there was someone out there for him scared him more than he thought.
He didn't know how Chers lived with themselves, knowing that every time they walked outside, there was a chance that a random person they met passing down the street could be The One for them.
One glance, and that was it.
It was like love at first sight, but only a hundred times more terrifying.
All because a part of your biology said that this was the person you were destined to be with.
Alec let out a breath. "I don't know. I don't think I have a preference," he told Ye Sha. "Besides, does it really matter? If what my other half of my Societype tells me, it wouldn't matter even if they were the most hideous person on the planet. I'd love them anyway."
Alec, very suddenly, felt like fleeing this place, and he cursed Ye Sha for having made that decision for him – without giving him time to contemplate whether or not he wanted to meet them.
For fucks sake, he didn't even know that he was a Cher before today!
"Hey, look, I'm sorry. But do you really think you would have chosen to come here if I didn't startle you into doing so?" Ye Sha's voice was almost disgustingly earnest, and that made it hard for Alec to remain angry at him for taking the decision out of his hands.
"No," Alec said a little sullenly. "But that's the point. To *avoid* inevitable fate."
Ye Sha rolled his eyes.
Honestly, he kind of just wanted to see this surly bastard be happy for once. Alec tended to hold himself at arm's distance, but it seemed to have gotten better, if what he remembered from seeing five years of Alec's life in [Stage 15] was true.
"You know what? I think you're thinking of yourself too shallowly. Do you really think your actions will change when you meet him or her? Both of us know that whether or not you fall in love at first sight, there's no way that you'll allow your feelings to dictate your actions." Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click www.webnovel.com for visiting.
Ye Sha blatantly lied, because he could totally see Alec losing control of himself for once in his life. It would be glorious to see, but he couldn't let the other know about what he was thinking right now.
Even if Alec didn't want to admit it to himself, he was obviously quite enraged when that alien, Te.ake, had harmed Dominique under his nose.
It seemed like a running theme in Alec's action process. He always tried to deny that his actions were based off both logic and emotions like the rest of them.
Alec brushed his hair in frustration, but resolutely walked forward into the unknown.
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After System No.00110399 dropped the bombshell on him, Alec truly felt like he'd taken too many shocks in a short period of time.
"So, the Main Character that I was searching for the entire time was supposed to be my other half," Alec said dryly, almost absently. "Why me? Why am I being attached to another Main Character when I'm not a Main Character myself?" Alec said, like he was talking to himself.
System No.00110399 rolled his eyes so hard that he could practically feel an incoming headache. The way Alec was talking, it was like he was asking a rhetorical question that he didn't want answered. "Do you even listen to yourself talk? Why *else*?"
Alec fell silent.
The System snorted. "Don't think you're fooling me by trying to deny it. Your EQ might be on the lower end of the spectrum, but your IQ definitely isn't low. The only reason why you aren't making the connection is because you don't want to admit it. Even if it's only to yourself."
System No.00110399 crossed his arms when he saw that Alec still refused to acknowledge his words.
"I'm not."
System No.00110399 sighed loudly. "You *are* a Main Character, whether you admit it or not," System No.00110399 said seriously. "It doesn't matter even if you want to deny it. You aren't *just* a System. You're a Main Character. Especially now that your link with the Mainframe is broken."
Alec wanted to deny his friend's words very badly, but he for some reason, he couldn't open his mouth to give words to the thoughts that swirled around in his brain. It was like the words stuck themselves in his throat and refused to come out.
Maybe it was because deep down, he knew that the other was right.
It had been something that he'd been avoiding, whether it was subconsciously or not.
How could he, a System, be a Main Character?
That had to be some sort of cosmic joke that the damn Mainframe was playing on him.
In actual fact, the first time he saw that his [Main Character Page] contained a list of all the Neils he'd grown up with, he already had a faint inkling, but he always shoved that voice deeper down to avoid thinking about it.
However, now that System No.00110399 had thrown the facts into his face, it wasn't so easy to avoid.
System No.00110399 hid the sigh in his heart when he saw that Alec was still silent.
It wasn't like he didn't understand that Alec never wanted to be a Main Character.
Though he still didn't understand the other's aversion towards them, Alec now has Main Character friends, doesn't he?
So, he liked them enough to continue keeping them as friends, but he himself didn't want to be a Main Character?
"Ye Sha," System No.00110399 said instead. "My name from my previous life. You can call me that."
"Ye Sha," Alec said slowly. "It suits you."
Ye Sha smirked. "Of course. Anyway, I'll walk you through it. Don't say anything. Just listen to me. You say you're not a Main Character, but how true can that be? This body was destined to be a Main Character from the start. Even before you were sent to it by the Mainframe, there was already a system attached to the body.
Think about everything that's happened to you since you've been reborn. Even if it was only because of the Main Characters by your side, what about the times that they aren't with you? Are you just going to blame that on bad luck? Once, perhaps, but multiple times?
That isn't just luck or coincidence anymore."
It was true. He didn't want to admit it, but it was true.
Alec gave up for once. "Fine," he said shortly. He could admit it, but that didn't mean he was happy about it.
Perhaps it was because he felt like his life was sort of predetermined by the fact that he'd become a Main Character. Did that mean he had free will at all? Or was it some sort of predestined fate that awaited him?
The thought unsettled him greatly. How much of what happened was because of himself, and how much was inevitable?
It was a slippery road, and one he started thinking about it, the more he felt as if he was hopeless in the greater scheme of things, and less control over his life.
"Look. It's not like Main Characters are just following a plot route. As a System, don't you already know that? A single deviant action can change things completely. You've had this system for a while now. Haven't you managed to cause the plot route to deviate? Even that Main Character in [Stage 15]. Haven't you completely changed his course of destiny?"
Alec thought about it.
Indeed, he had. He'd caused Dominique to meet Tatiana and Dietrich, drastically changing the plot route, and Lukas' plot route had almost completely deviated from the normal path, perhaps for the better.
Ye Sha moved the conversation before Alec's thoughts started going off tangent. The best way to distract him from having a meltdown was to obviously… use the existence of his 'destined one'.
"Anyway, are you excited to meet The One? She's here, after all. Or he. Do you have a gender preference?"
The habitual smile on Alec's face froze lightly. He still couldn't get rid of the habit, and he wasn't sure if he really wanted to. Anyway, he was able to change his expressions at will now, so it didn't really matter.
He didn't know if he even wanted to meet the other person who was destined to be his half. Did he want to?
He truly didn't know. The fact that there was someone out there for him scared him more than he thought.
He didn't know how Chers lived with themselves, knowing that every time they walked outside, there was a chance that a random person they met passing down the street could be The One for them.
One glance, and that was it.
It was like love at first sight, but only a hundred times more terrifying.
All because a part of your biology said that this was the person you were destined to be with.
Alec let out a breath. "I don't know. I don't think I have a preference," he told Ye Sha. "Besides, does it really matter? If what my other half of my Societype tells me, it wouldn't matter even if they were the most hideous person on the planet. I'd love them anyway."
Alec, very suddenly, felt like fleeing this place, and he cursed Ye Sha for having made that decision for him – without giving him time to contemplate whether or not he wanted to meet them.
For fucks sake, he didn't even know that he was a Cher before today!
"Hey, look, I'm sorry. But do you really think you would have chosen to come here if I didn't startle you into doing so?" Ye Sha's voice was almost disgustingly earnest, and that made it hard for Alec to remain angry at him for taking the decision out of his hands.
"No," Alec said a little sullenly. "But that's the point. To *avoid* inevitable fate."
Ye Sha rolled his eyes.
Honestly, he kind of just wanted to see this surly bastard be happy for once. Alec tended to hold himself at arm's distance, but it seemed to have gotten better, if what he remembered from seeing five years of Alec's life in [Stage 15] was true.
"You know what? I think you're thinking of yourself too shallowly. Do you really think your actions will change when you meet him or her? Both of us know that whether or not you fall in love at first sight, there's no way that you'll allow your feelings to dictate your actions." Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click www.webnovel.com for visiting.
Ye Sha blatantly lied, because he could totally see Alec losing control of himself for once in his life. It would be glorious to see, but he couldn't let the other know about what he was thinking right now.
Even if Alec didn't want to admit it to himself, he was obviously quite enraged when that alien, Te.ake, had harmed Dominique under his nose.
It seemed like a running theme in Alec's action process. He always tried to deny that his actions were based off both logic and emotions like the rest of them.
Alec brushed his hair in frustration, but resolutely walked forward into the unknown.
After System No.00110399 dropped the bombshell on him, Alec truly felt like he'd taken too many shocks in a short period of time. "So, the Main Character that I was searching for the entire time was supposed to be my other half," Alec said dryly, almost absently. "Why me? Why am I being attached to another Main Character when I'm not a Main Character myself?" Alec said, like he was talking to himself. System No.00110399 rolled his eyes so hard that he could practically feel an incoming headache. The way Alec was talking, it was like he was asking a rhetorical question that he didn't want answered. "Do you even listen to yourself talk? Why *else*?" Alec fell silent. The System snorted. "Don't think you're fooling me by trying to deny it. Your EQ might be on the lower end of the spectrum, but your IQ definitely isn't low. The only reason why you aren't making the connection is because you don't want to admit it. Even if it's only to yourself." System No.00110399 crossed his arms when he saw that Alec still refused to acknowledge his words. "I'm not." System No.00110399 sighed loudly. "You *are* a Main Character, whether you admit it or not," System No.00110399 said seriously. "It doesn't matter even if you want to deny it. You aren't *just* a System. You're a Main Character. Especially now that your link with the Mainframe is broken." Alec wanted to deny his friend's words very badly, but he for some reason, he couldn't open his mouth to give words to the thoughts that swirled around in his brain. It was like the words stuck themselves in his throat and refused to come out. Maybe it was because deep down, he knew that the other was right. It had been something that he'd been avoiding, whether it was subconsciously or not. How could he, a System, be a Main Character? That had to be some sort of cosmic joke that the damn Mainframe was playing on him. In actual fact, the first time he saw that his Main Character Page contained a list of all the Neils he'd grown up with, he already had a faint inkling, but he always shoved that voice deeper down to avoid thinking about it. However, now that System No.00110399 had thrown the facts into his face, it wasn't so easy to avoid. System No.00110399 hid the sigh in his heart when he saw that Alec was still silent. It wasn't like he didn't understand that Alec never wanted to be a Main Character. Though he still didn't understand the other's aversion towards them, Alec now has Main Character friends, doesn't he? So, he liked them enough to continue keeping them as friends, but he himself didn't want to be a Main Character? "Ye Sha," System No.00110399 said instead. "My name from my previous life. You can call me that." "Ye Sha," Alec said slowly. "It suits you." Ye Sha smirked. "Of course. Anyway, I'll walk you through it. Don't say anything. Just listen to me. You say you're not a Main Character, but how true can that be? This body was destined to be a Main Character from the start. Even before you were sent to it by the Mainframe, there was already a system attached to the body. Think about everything that's happened to you since you've been reborn. Even if it was only because of the Main Characters by your side, what about the times that they aren't with you? Are you just going to blame that on bad luck? Once, perhaps, but multiple times? That isn't just luck or coincidence anymore." It was true. He didn't want to admit it, but it was true. Alec gave up for once. "Fine," he said shortly. He could admit it, but that didn't mean he was happy about it. Perhaps it was because he felt like his life was sort of predetermined by the fact that he'd become a Main Character. Did that mean he had free will at all? Or was it some sort of predestined fate that awaited him? The thought unsettled him greatly. How much of what happened was because of himself, and how much was inevitable? It was a slippery road, and one he started thinking about it, the more he felt as if he was hopeless in the greater scheme of things, and less control over his life. "Look. It's not like Main Characters are just following a plot route. As a System, don't you already know that? A single deviant action can change things completely. You've had this system for a while now. Haven't you managed to cause the plot route to deviate? Even that Main Character in Stage 15. Haven't you completely changed his course of destiny?" Alec thought about it. Indeed, he had. He'd caused Dominique to meet Tatiana and Dietrich, drastically changing the plot route, and Lukas' plot route had almost completely deviated from the normal path, perhaps for the better. Ye Sha moved the conversation before Alec's thoughts started going off tangent. The best way to distract him from having a meltdown was to obviously use the existence of his 'destined one'. "Anyway, are you excited to meet The One? She's here, after all. Or he. Do you have a gender preference?" The habitual smile on Alec's face froze lightly. He still couldn't get rid of the habit, and he wasn't sure if he really wanted to. Anyway, he was able to change his expressions at will now, so it didn't really matter. He didn't know if he even wanted to meet the other person who was destined to be his half. Did he want to? He truly didn't know. The fact that there was someone out there for him scared him more than he thought. He didn't know how Chers lived with themselves, knowing that every time they walked outside, there was a chance that a random person they met passing down the street could be The One for them. One glance, and that was it. It was like love at first sight, but only a hundred times more terrifying. All because a part of your biology said that this was the person you were destined to be with. Alec let out a breath. "I don't know. I don't think I have a preference," he told Ye Sha. "Besides, does it really matter? If what my other half of my Societype tells me, it wouldn't matter even if they were the most hideous person on the planet. I'd love them anyway." Alec, very suddenly, felt like fleeing this place, and he cursed Ye Sha for having made that decision for him without giving him time to contemplate whether or not he wanted to meet them. For fucks sake, he didn't even know that he was a Cher before today! "Hey, look, I'm sorry. But do you really think you would have chosen to come here if I didn't startle you into doing so?" Ye Sha's voice was almost disgustingly earnest, and that made it hard for Alec to remain angry at him for taking the decision out of his hands. "No," Alec said a little sullenly. "But that's the point. To *avoid* inevitable fate." Ye Sha rolled his eyes. Honestly, he kind of just wanted to see this surly bastard be happy for once. Alec tended to hold himself at arm's distance, but it seemed to have gotten better, if what he remembered from seeing five years of Alec's life in Stage 15 was true. "You know what? I think you're thinking of yourself too shallowly. Do you really think your actions will change when you meet him or her? Both of us know that whether or not you fall in love at first sight, there's no way that you'll allow your feelings to dictate your actions." Find authorized novels in Webnovelfaster updates, better experiencePlease click www.webnovel.com for visiting. Ye Sha blatantly lied, because he could totally see Alec losing control of himself for once in his life. It would be glorious to see, but he couldn't let the other know about what he was thinking right now. Even if Alec didn't want to admit it to himself, he was obviously quite enraged when that alien, Te.ake, had harmed Dominique under his nose. It seemed like a running theme in Alec's action process. He always tried to deny that his actions were based off both logic and emotions like the rest of them. Alec brushed his hair in frustration, but resolutely walked forward into the unknown.
