- Chapter 1
- It’s been eight years since I started my
- mission to win over the supposedly disabled
- spiritual leader, Elijah. Finally, his affection
- meter reached a measly one percent, and he
- took me to a concert.
- The lead singer, however, looked exactly like
- his first love.
- Heartbroken, I was about to leave when
- terrorists attacked.
- Elijah, miraculously leaping from his
- wheelchair, shoved me aside and rushed
- onstage, taking a bullet for the singer.
- His push sent me sprawling, and I got shot
- too.
- The system declared my mission a failure,
- and in that moment, I activated the emotion-
- blocking system.
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- With it, I would lose all feelings–love
- included.
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- Chaos reigned at the concert. Elijah clutched
- Jessica tightly.
- His arm was bleeding, but he ignored it, eyes
- fixed on Jessica.
- “Are you okay? Don’t scare me.”
- “Please, don’t die.”
- It was the first time I saw Elijah so distraught.
- He was known for his stoic demeanor, never
- letting emotions show.
- Now I knew he’d deceived me for eight years.
- He wasn’t disabled at all; he’d faked it.
- I lay on the ground, watching my blood pool.
- My heart ached, fiercely.
- “Host, mission failed. You’re dying.”
- The system’s voice echoed.
- Only then did I remember the eight years I’d
- spent pursuing Elijah.
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- I’d been so happy that his affection had
- finally inched up.
- But now I realized it was all for Jessica, the
- singer who resembled his deceased first love.
- “The exit portal is still being built; it’ll take
- three days. Host, you can leave in three
- days.”
- As the system spoke, I saw Elijah scoop
- Jessica into his arms.
- His eyes were red; he frantically searched for
- help.
- “Doctor, doctor! Help her!”
- His concern was solely for this stranger, not
- for me.
- It was pathetic. Eight years, and I hadn’t
- earned his love.
- “System, I’ll leave, but activate the emotion-
- blocking system first.”
- My voice cracked, tears streaming down.
- The emotion–blocking system was a reward
- from a previous mission. I’d never used it.
- The system was surprised. “Host, you only
- have three days left. Are you sure you want to
- activate it?”
- “Yes.”
- I answered without hesitation, my gaze fixed
- on Elijah.
- He’d already carried Jessica away, not even
- glancing back.
- My heart died in that moment.
- “Okay, host. Emotion–blocking system
- activated. You’ll gradually lose all emotions;
- you won’t love anyone.”
- I closed my eyes, shedding one final tear.
- Elijah, this was my eighth year of loving you.
- Today, I finally gave up.
- Someone once said you can’t wake someone
- who’s pretending to be asleep.
- Just like I tried for eight years, and Elijah
- never loved me.
