Chapter 3 Balance the Equation

Percy looked horrified; he had read system novels but never read anything about a system having an identity. [Look, I can help you, but you need to help me out too; we are very similar and have many things we can give each other]

"Sorry, Jillian, I don't have any need for you; I am sorry."

[Really... Why did you think your life is miserable?]

"What do you mean by that?"

Percy frowned; he always wondered about that when he was much younger, when everything he put his hands in never succeeded, everything as if he were cursed never to grow.

[Do you think you are just unlucky...? Hah, wrong, you are beyond unlucky; you are the definition of bad luck itself]

"Okay, I am listening.... How am I so unlucky? If you give me an answer, I might consider you."

Percy's voice was calm, but his heart was beyond furious.

His reverse scale was not to be controlled; he just wanted a free life; now, it seems he was never free from the beginning.

[Everyone has their life planned out for them by destiny, rich, poor, intelligent, dumb, everything all planned out, but you...your life couldn't be planned out because you were born with so much negativity, so much bad luck]

[So basically, you are walking lousy luck. I am the very opposite of you; I was born eons ago with enchanting luck, luck, and fortune beyond your understanding, the perfect cure for your bad luck]

"So you are trying to tell me that you come from a different civilization, and you are not a human experiment; rather, you were conceived and given birth to, and to top it all off, you are even a prince from wherever you are coming from?" Percy said with a small smile.

[Exactly! That's my point]

"Yeah, you are such a joker; if you are not a virus of a system, what are you doing in my brain?"

"You claim you were given birth to; where is your physical body because I know you are occupying a portion of my head all this while."

"You claim you are so lucky and a prince; what are you doing in a place far away from your planet trying so hard to lure a bearer of bad luck into signing a contract with you?"

[That.... That's the thing. Have you ever heard the saying, too much of everything isn't good?]

"Yeah...so?"

[So... that's what happened to me; my luck was too powerful, arousing greed among my clan members. They all conspired to get rid of me and share my luck. I was lucky to escape, but I had to blow my body up in the process]

[I landed on the earth with barely any energy, and then I saw you, the beacon of lousy luck. As you were leaving your company, I rushed into your brain to afford to die; that's how I am in your brain]

"I see..." Percy frowned. He believed Jillian because he had felt the jolt of electricity a while ago after he had left the company. That must have been Jillian!

"Okay... I believe you a bit, but here is how I am supposed to help you, or rather, how we are supposed to help each other."

[That's easy. Will we balance each other out? I will give you half my food luck in exchange for having your bad luck]

[You would be able to get your ultimate wish, freedom, and you won't be unlucky anymore, and I would be able to recreate my physical body and go back to my planet]

"Fine ... how does your system stuff work?"

Percy thought after some time before he nodded. He was already helpless and might as well trust the system; he had nothing to lose.

[Yes....please say yes in your mind to activate the binding]

"YES"

Percy felt a buzz in his mind as a countdown began.

[1%.....5%.....15%....45%.....70%....99%.....100%]

[Congratulations....the multiple-choice system has been activated]

Percy immediately saw a dazzling blue panel pop out of thin air. Sitting on top of the panel was a beautiful golden-haired boy the size of a pinky finger. Without Percy's observant eyes, he would have missed the boy.

"Jillian"

Percy was shocked as he looked at the tiny creature before him. It was not what he had expected when he thought of Al.

["Yeah.... It's me. I got some energy from you, so I managed to recover this much of my body."]

Jillian nodded its tiny head with excitement.

"Ohm," Percy shifted his gaze from Jillian to the appeared panel.

[Host: Percy Grainger]

[Age: 22]

[Assets: None]

[Traits: stubborn and resilient]

Physical attributes [Strength: 67 (normal rate100)]

[Charm : 190(normal rate 100)]

[Agility: 44(normal rate 100)]

[Intelligence: 178(normal rate 100)]

[Dexterity: 123(normal rate 100]

System points: 0

System shop: locked (requires at least a million system points to open)

Looking at His stats, Percy cursed the d*mn lousy luck repeatedly.

He was so unlucky; none of his stats crossed the average rate, and the two that crossed it were the ones that most put him in trouble.

His good brain and handsome face brought nothing but trouble to him.

[Basically, I am a multiple-choice system; depending on the situation, a list of options would be created, and the host is supposed to decide from the options provided. That way, you lose your bad luck and get some luck from me; that's how you get system points]

"So I am supposed to pick options like I am taking an examination. Can I refuse to choose from any of the options?"

[Of course.... I do not restrict you; I provide some options; the ultimate choice remains with you; you own your life]

"Cool, happy cooperation, Jillian."

[Novice package: top healing elixir]

The system suddenly announced as it went back into Percy's head.

The pocket of Percy's suit grew heavy. He put his hands on it, and it came out with a shiny bottle.

"This must be the healing elixir."

Percy thought as he chugged the shiny liquid down his throat.

A stinging and burning feeling came from every part of his body; slowly, his entire flesh healed, and his body became fresh again as if he had never been beaten. Even some hidden illnesses he had, like back pain and eye issues, were all resolved.

"You are still here, you rubbish."

An annoying voice sounded from behind Percy.