'Tick, tock..'
⌜◁System: 'Time Worldview - Lvl. ???'
- Adelcross: 4:40:23 PM [Configure]
- Silvena: 3:42:43 PM [Configure]
- Velderre: 4:40:24 AM [Configure]
- Reinzville: 2:05:32 AM [Configure]
- Zeldina: 2:05:32 AM [Configure] ▷⌟
Juno's eyes reflected a golden-brown wall clock aura, hovering over to the time system with her brows slightly furrowed.
"Con..figure?"
She could not believe what was in her sight. It was no wonder she was ranked #1.
'Tap'
⌜◁System: 'Time Worldview - Lvl. ???'
- Adelcross: 4:40:56 [↑|↓] ▷⌟
- Reverse or forward [Adelcross - 4:41:03]?
Reverse.
- How long?
..By 10 minutes..?
Was this not a trick by the system? Surely, the system had to have some humor, right?
'Tick, tock, tick...'
⌜◁System: Time has successfully reversed to: 4:30:00 PM - (All worldviews affected.)▷⌟
"What?"
The smart watch's minute hand truly reversed by 10 minutes.
It was that simple. Juno's position had shifted back to the exact same one 10 minutes ago. She checked her wall clock, which reflected the same time as on her watch. Juno inspected her body, with an unfamiliar feeling of mana gushing through her. Although, Juno had felt some of her energy wither, but not as much.
She would dare test her limits here and now.
'Tick, tock, tick..'
This time, the smart watch's minute hand forwarded by 10 minutes.
⌜◁System: Time has successfully forwarded to: 4:41:00 PM - (All worldviews affected.)▷⌟
Phenomenal..
Juno's position sat on the edge of her bed, the same one before she reversed time.
All of a sudden, Juno felt a punch in the stomach, the air seemingly vibrating as she lied back down on her mattress.
⌜◁System: You have exhausted your mana. Rest is needed.▷⌟
"Ugh.."
Perhaps it was one of the side effects of using such a powerful skill in short notice. A shockwave was sent all over Juno's body, placing her arm over her head. A little nap wouldn't hurt, right? Besides, Juno had spent her whole afternoon inside Headquarters. All she needed was her comfort.
...
A whole day had passed.
As soon as Juno woke up, she was changed into her sleepwear, and the sun shone brightly right outside her window. It was luck, as she called it, that she had no prior schedule for that day.
..However, if the servants had changed her clothing..
Her father definitely knew she had passed out. Almost immediately, she got up and reached for the hairbrush.
'Creak'
Juno gestured for the person to enter.
"Young miss, sir Delford has left a voice mail for you."
The servant stood at the door, pushing the tray of food in along with the digital mail. As soon as they left, Juno tapped on the pending message.
⇥ Juno. I'll be off early today. Eat your breakfast, and don't purchase anything on that videogame. I won't say this twice. Love, dad.
Her face slightly paled, faking a smile.
"How did he find out?" The 12 year old hadn't told a soul about her plans on purchasing that limited offer. Juno held back the urge to punch the mail.
Games aside, he went to work on his day off? Juno found that suspicious. His calendar definitely said he had no schedule for today, as the teenager double checked on her smartphone.
Just what was her father up to?
He always found a loophole and change the topic whenever Juno attempted to question his work. All she knows is he's some sort of inventor, whatever.
'Sigh'
And now, thanks to this system, what could've been Juno's bonding time with her father turned into suddenly being a hunter! She scrolled through her smartphone, stumbling upon a particular headline.
- World's first SSS+ ranker? Adelcross has received a miracle!
A miracle for the world, not exactly for me, Juno thought.
'Click'
- Who is this person the media refers to: 'Blessed By the Gods?' The first SSS+ Ranker had just appeared this afternoon of x/xx/2xxx! Adelcross's continental status has risen to the 2nd ranking, and as researchers calculated, an additional 31,042,819 mana was recorded. Reporters are yet to discover who this future heroine truly is.
Juno silently glared at the screen, placing her spoon back on the tray. It took some time to process such information, especially when the culprit is a 12-year-old having breakfast in bed with a phone in hand.
Why meee!....
Juno swore she felt her soul leaving her body at the sight of: 'Blessed By the Gods.'
A summary of her previous days: a soon-to-be teenager finds out she's the only SSS+ ranker. Officials force her into a deal to save the world. Her existence is broadcasted everywhere, safety and privacy at a huge risk! And now, Juno had to deal with controlling her powers to prevent her from practically dying!
Who knows? The future headline could be: 'SSS+ Ranker dies of pressure to save the world!'
It wasn't that Juno didn't want to help the people.
It was just that she was too young! Her safety? a piece of thin glass pushed slowly into a cliff! Juno wasn't one to fall for the sacrifical characters from novels she had read. She definitely wasn't about to become a protagonist that failed to fulfill their mission.
'Ding!'
⌜◁System:
- Other attributes:
- Time WorldView Lvl. ???
- Watch Blades Lvl. ???
- Aura Lvl. ???
- Warp Lvl. ???
- [See more] ▷⌟
Oh, curse you system!!!
Juno's fist warped through the system's window, earning nothing but a slight woosh from it.
⌜◁System:
- Other attributes:
- Aurum's Timekeeper Lvl. ???
- Barrier Lvl. ???
- [See more] ▷⌟
See more? How many skills do I even have?!
Juno then closed her eyes and took 4 deep breaths. In silence, she continued chewing on her breakfast. It was quite immature of her to throw a fit.
But still!
'Zap!'
Juno lifted a brow and eyed the system in curiosity. It seemed pretty normal.
'Zap!'
⌜◁System: Personal Attribute 'Aurum's Timekeeper - Lvl. ???' has been activated!▷⌟
What?!
I hadn't done anything, so why did this skill suddenly activate?!
'Shiing!'
Juno's hand immediately scrambled onto the edge of the nightstand for balance. Her head abruptly tilted downwards, stopping right before she hit the desk.
"Damn it."
She looked at her trembling palms, the mana's aura overflowing around her fingertips. It was too much for her body to handle, spilling itself outside of the host's body.
'Drip, drip'
Juno clenched her fists, brows furrowed in concentration to calm herself down. Just how much energy does this skill require for the mana to overflow? It did not make sense.
Her energy was powerful, but her body was weak. Nothing added up. Juno was in a daze, struggling to keep her consciousness. Just then, a familiar noise resounded in her ears.
⌜◁System: Your body is in critical condition! Rest is needed].▷⌟
Critical condition, huh?
"..Ugh." Juno's eyes closed shut, taking deep breaths to ease the pain.
⌜◁System (2): Personal Attribute 'Aurum's Timekeeper - Lvl. ???' has failed. Retrying. . ▷⌟
No, don't retry!!
'Ding!'
⌜◁System (3): Your body is in critical condition! Rest is needed.▷⌟
'Too.. many, notifications!'
'Whiiiiiiiiiiiir'
Golden-like aura rushed over to surround Juno, followed with an unknown dark aura that slithered in between. At that moment, she was caved in mana that was too powerful to control. Juno felt like she was being devoured. Her fists banged on the table in an attempt to fight back. As soon as she heard footsteps approaching, she knew she was done for. She closed her eyes, and covered her face on the small desk.
'Knock, knock'
The voice outside the door called out to her.
"Is everything alright, young miss?"
Juno couldn't decide whether to respond. She felt her consciousness slipping away, giving up as her body slumped to the ground.
'Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing!
⌜◁System: Personal Attribute 'Aurum's Timekeeper - Lvl. ???' is successful! ▷⌟
The servant outside closed their eyes to sense Juno's slight movements, their expression darkening as they spoke.
"I'm going to break this door open if I hear no response."