93. 【SYSTEM: ♥】
(Translation: The administrator wants to see you) (1)
“Hmm… the system window is broken. Did it get damaged on the way here? Or was it intentional?”
The administrator tilted his head in curiosity.
“Well, whatever.”
He blew softly onto the system window, and the broken text suddenly re-encoded correctly.
Ding!
【SYSTEM: Mission! ‘Deliver Personal Item’】
“Oh, a mission!”
The administrator’s eyes sparkled with excitement.
“Perfect! I didn’t have anything to do anyway. Might as well show off my skills a little!”
In a world with no content, even a mission became something to enjoy.
“Come to me, challenging mission!”
He braced himself to tackle it. But then he read the details:
[Details: Say, “Ah.”]
[Success Reward: Personal Item_Smartphone
Failure Penalty: ―]
“That’s… lazy.”
The mission was so simple it felt almost insulting.
Grumbling, the administrator quickly regained his enthusiasm.
“Well, at least they’re giving a smartphone! What’s the story with the Narrative Enforcement Bureau doing this~”
Issuing missions was the Bureau’s authority. The appearance of a mission window meant they were involved in some way.
There had been some tension in the past over reversing Roselia’s mission success judgment, but the reward was a smartphone—a treasure trove of content! The only communication device linking different dimensions!
As a smartphone addict, he couldn’t refuse.
“I thought they were all so rigid, but they even prepared something this cute.”
The administrator beamed.
“Aaah—”
Ta-da!
【SYSTEM: Congratulations! You have completed the ‘Deliver Personal Item’ mission!】
【SYSTEM: Mission rewards have been granted immediately!】
[Personal Item_Smartphone]
“Thank you, thank you so much.”
Though the congratulatory fanfare was formal, the administrator savored the moment like an award recipient at year-end.
The smartphone was now in his hands.
“Ahhh… I’ve missed you, my little one. Screen broken? Don’t worry, I’ll fix it as soon as I’m back at the office.”
He turned it on carefully, like handling a sacred treasure.
The device booted up, and he instinctively opened the ‘Possession Live’ app.
But then:
【WARNING! Access restricted due to limited functionality.】
“Nooo!”
Of course, a fully functional smartphone couldn’t be handed to an administrator isolated outside the dimension.
Even in formal custody, handing over a personal device—especially one that could affect another world—was an enormous risk for the Bureau.
Every app he tried to access was locked. The administrator whimpered.
“No… I need to check on Roselia…!”
But…
But…
His desperate cries echoed through the empty dimension.
Wiping the tears from his eyes, he sighed.
“Guess there’s no choice.”
Taking something away after giving it is the worst. Stripped of hope, he resolved to use his last resort.
He accessed Possession Live again.
【WARNING! Access restricted due to limited functionality.】
Still limited, but there was one exception—a function untouched by the Bureau’s censorship.
“So, they didn’t touch this part.”
He activated the bypass route—a feature he had developed himself to release Roselia’s penalty enforcement.
Humming to himself, he executed the bypass.
“Maybe with a little more modification, I could do even more…”
May, when crimson roses bloomed in full.
Days stretched on, bright and alive under the summer sun.
“Haah.”
Yet, despite the beautiful weather, her heart felt heavy with worry.
‘Since that day, even the anonymous subscriber has disappeared.’
She had tried everything to provoke the subscriber into revealing the administrator’s whereabouts, but nothing worked.
[Anonymous Subscriber: Wait for the administrator for now.]
She was told to wait. After that, even the anonymous subscriber vanished.
“How pointless.”
All she could do was wait. She had tried everything within her power, but no solution emerged.
Would she never see the administrator again?
The fear gnawed at her.
‘I’m not usually the type to mess things up.’
Someone’s absence could even create depression where none existed—a realization she hadn’t wanted.
One day, while brooding in her foggy emotions:
Ding!
【Unknown: [?ｸ?? ?ｵ?･? ?ｼ?ｸ?? ?ｵ????]
???ｬ?専ｰ? ?､?ｴ﨑俾ｳ? ?溢慣?壱共.
???ｬ?尖･ｼ ?誤ｘ?ｼ?ｸ??
[?ｱ?ｵ ? ?ｴ?? ???ｽ?? ?懍ｰ削葺?? ?護､啄復 ?卓侃孖ｸ?ｼ ?ｱ甯疹
[?､甯ｨ ? 寬俯ю寀ｰ: ???ｬ?川攪 ?､?ｴ]】
“Huh?”
A system window appeared, filled with unreadable text.
“What is this… a virus?”
It felt suspicious, like ransomware. She closed the window uneasily.
The next day:
【Unknown: 돫ꂳ뚋雬ꂅ藣₠诫ꖞ뒕ꓬ⺘】
“It’s back?”
She closed it casually, but the following day:
【Unknown: 髬邗韬邗韬ꖗ】
Ignored.
And again the next day:
【Unknown: ?ｴ? ??ｧ ?ｻ ?ｸ?? ?ｴ?ｬ ? ?ｰ?ｼ.】
“A spam message, maybe?”
The mysterious system window appeared almost daily, like an ad popup.
‘At least filter your spam messages… why not manage the system window?’
She had never received such messages while the administrator was around. His absence was now painfully evident.
Just as she closed the window in irritation:
“Miss, come here quickly! I found something fun!”
Maid Lia called her.
The maids had noticed her gloomy mood and suggested a walk along the grounds.
“Something fun?”
“You have to see it yourself.”
Smiling, Lia grabbed her hand and led her to the lakeside.
They heard the voices of Maids Anne and Kelly by the shore.
“Miss, look! Someone played a prank!”
“What is it?”
“There’s a glass bottle floating!”
Indeed, small bottles, about the size of two or three fingers, floated on the lake.
“Wow, not just one or two…”
Hundreds of them.
Kelly clicked her tongue.
“Right? Whoever did this really put effort into their prank.”
“I think there’s a note inside too. I wonder what it says.”
One bottle drifted toward their shore.
“I’ll get it!”
Lia waded in and retrieved it, handing it over.
Inside, a small note about the size of a palm was rolled up.
Unrolling it, she saw:
“Oh… it’s blank?”
“Huh?”
Blank? That couldn’t be.
But then she read:
[URGENT EMERGENCY!
Someone who wants to see Roselia is crying uncontrollably. ㅠ_ㅠ
Their tears form lakes, rivers, and eventually cover most of the Earth, then rain down causing floods…]
Filled with ridiculous commentary.
Despite this minor incident, life remained peaceful for a while.
After the storm, calm waves settled.
Visiting Ikart in the hospital had become her routine.
At first, Ikart had refused treatment, but he seemed to have grown accustomed to being bedridden.
‘Working from his hospital bed again today.’
So focused on his work, he barely noticed her arrival.
“Brother, shouldn’t you rest sometimes?”
“Roselia, you’re here?”
He smiled faintly upon noticing her. The afternoon sun illuminated his serene face.
‘He’s my brother, but so handsome.’
The early summer breeze added freshness to him.
And she wasn’t the only one captivated:
The Count Vermon across the room stared openly at him.
‘Still hopelessly in love, I see.’
But suddenly, a question arose:
“Brother, why is Count Vermon still here? I gave him the antidote.”
She lowered her voice to ask Ikart. The love potion’s effect should have worn off by now.
“He said he wanted to stay.”
Count Vermon answered from the opposite bed.
‘Sharp ears.’
She felt caught gossiping.
“Count?”
“Yes. I realized true love watching the young viscountess.”
“?”
“During the carriage accident, when the fire threatened the young viscountess, I reflexively put my body in front. That’s when I knew.”
“Knew what?”
“That she was the one.”
“……”
“That I could never leave her.”
“……”
“My true love wasn’t just the potion’s effect. This heart, boiling like lava for her, has never changed.”
“……”
“I will devote my whole being to protect the young viscountess forever.”
Watching someone else’s pure love, she couldn’t help thinking:
‘…Oh, how cheesy.’
Even a thousand-year love could cool off compared to that line.
Poor Admin