(Old ver.) De Novo [BL]

0002

[Hi Ivy, welcome back to SS!]

Ivan was surrounded by the familiar garden again. The System's Space. Zack appeared in front of him, the first Zack Ivan saw at his first day in the SS.

Sigh, so he really did die.

And for the second time, by another truck!

'Argh! How did that firetruck driver didn't see me at all?!'

[Because Ivy's height is too small.]

'...'

[Waah! Don't punch me! You're being mean again~]

Ivan sighed for the nth time and stopped punching Zack. He remembered the pain of being hit by the truck and shivered. Nope, don't want to experience that anytime soon again.

He thinks he's starting to develop fear of trucks.

'Hey Z, I failed the mission right?'

[Yeah, but don't worry Ivy, the previous world was just a practice world so the punishments are light. Though you're the first host to fail their first world. Well done!]

'Is that supposed to be a compliment?!'

Zack mischievously chuckled at his host. Ivan grew a tick mark on his temple in irritation. What a system.

'What's the punishment?'

[500 points will be deducted from you. You'll know the second in the next world.]

'Argh.'

[By the way, would you like to learn a skill? You earned one skill learning last time. To learn, you'll have to stay here in SS for a period of time until you master it.]

'Okay then, I'd like to learn about all kinds of medicine and treating injuries.'

[Alright!]

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I know this is short, but please treat this like a commercial, an intermission chapter of sorts

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