1.12

[By the way, Host, The bug is inside this premises.]

"!!!"

He Míng perked up and looked at the closed door, seriously? He thought the bug has the consciousness to hide its presence and make it hard for He Míng to find it and finish his tasks, however, in the end, that just an insect.

"I've wasted enough time being idle, let's look for that bug!"- He Míng said in an eager tone as he walks towards the door.

[Fox: Host, you need this to take the bug out of the character's body. If the body died while the bug is inside, the extraction will be useless.]

He Míng looked at his right hand and saw a silver dagger that is shaped like large fangs. The length of the dagger is as long as his hand, he stirred it in his fingertips and let the sunray lit the sharp edge of the weapon. A smirk went up to his lips before he walked outside the room and started to follow the instruction of the system to track the bug.

'I take back my words, what brainless insect? It kept coming to the most crowded parts of the building! Annoys me to death!'- He Míng frowned as he walks through the crowd.

[Fox: There! The child in the blue dress!] He Míng wasted no time to hit the fire alarm that was conveniently near to him and everyone started to panic while running to exit the building. He took the chance to grab the child and went with the crowd in the hallways before climbing the stairs going up.

'Start the scan, Fox.'- He said tapped the neck of the child's acupuncture point to make it lose consciousness. The system started the scan and suddenly felt the anomaly.

[Fox: Host stop!]

He Míng abruptly stopped and waited for the system to speak. He was in the middle of the staircase for the emergency exit.

[Fox: Bug classification: Cloud of Malice- The bug manifests itself in a host shrouded with malice and resentment. Once it reached a physical form, it'll multiply and spread to other characters as well. Host, if we got out of range with the bug's source of Malice, it will flee on its own!]

He Míng arched a brow and looked at the child in his arms, he saw the scars, bruises, and bandages that hide the wounds. He smirked before patting its head.

"A child is so pure and not aware of the schemes of the cruel world. However, being exposed to abuse and disgusting spouse, of course, even the naive will cradle malice towards its offender. This insect is not so dumb."- He said before asking the system for a container for the bug.

[Fox: I have it here with me, once it left the body of the character, it'll be easy to capture it. Wait... Host where are you going?] The system asked its host while they walked towards Takeru's room.

"What else other than giving it a bait? Prepare yourself to catch your bug."- As soon as he opened the door, The child's body twitched. He Míng went closer to Takeru and set the child's body dangling above his.

"Takeru Furukawa, what a helpless pathetic scum. Nobody believed your words, your reputation is ruined, and your family is probably inside the jail already. Hey, is it fun playing the rebel to save yourself? Penniless beggar! Lowly commoner, Uncultured animal!"- He Míng threw a lot of insult to Takeru's face that made the Fox twitched and wanted to grab its bleeding heart.

[Fox: Host so vicious, I need a medic, wuwuwu! I'm bleeding!]

"Ready the container."- He said and watch the small body twitch uncontrollably on his grip.

"Takeru Furukawa, in this life... you're bound to be alone, so give it up and succumb to darkness."- He Míng watched at the dark mist immediately left the child's body and plummet down to Takeru's body at a rapid pace.

"Now."

[Fox: Container sealed! Bug extracted. Initialized to extermination.... extermination completed. Congratulations Host, Side task: "Kill the bug" is marked as done.]

"I have a question, Fox. Will the influence of that bug leave the couple or something? and how did that bug jump into someone else? It's not even in your "story" or progress."- He Míng asked the system with a tilted head, the dagger touching the unconscious child's skin on the nape.

[Fox: That- I do not have a concrete answer about that, Host. I'm sorry.]

"No answer? Then run back to where you come from and ask about it! Do you want me to finish or fail this mission world? Your incompetence and stupidity are not helping in any of these situations. Leave and come back after a day's worth of time!"- He Míng frowned and send away the system before sitting on the sofa inside the room.

He played with the unconscious child like a porcelain doll, the child looks like an Asian, three years old and abused. However, he lost his interest in it almost immediately and left the child on the fire exit. Coming back to Takeru's room, he saw something interesting.

"You're crying... and you're unconscious. Are you aware of the real world while being in a vegetative state, Furukawa? heh. That's interesting."- He Míng said and wiped away the tear cascading down his face.

"... Tsk, it's that smell again..."-He Míng twitched and balled his hands into a fist. Why is there such a strong earthy smell coming from Takeru? He noticed it from the time he first met him until now, and it gets stronger and stronger- too strong that makes He Míng was overwhelmed and want to puke.

"Urgh! The hell is this?"- He Míng gulped back the bile from his throat and gagged. He felt pressure forming and pushing him down to his knees, he cannot do anything than resist. He felt weak and pathetic, how can this guy emit such a high and glowering presence over him?! While he's unconscious at that!

"... Who do you think you are? Do you think I'll bow down to you? Such a weak and pathetic character with nothing but himself on his side, do you think you can best me? Huh! Keep dreaming! Whether I'm Ling Wǔshì or He Míng, I will never- NEVER succumb to anyone!"- He Míng shouted and pushed himself to stand up from the pressure. His face has a frowning expression and teeth grounding together as he glared at the body on the bed.

"... What kind of entity are you?"- He asked as he panted for air. He was exhausted and tired, however, the vigilance in his eyes never left. The pressure slowly disappeared but lingered around Takeru's body.

There was no response, He Míng clicked his tongue before going back to the couch, waiting for the mission to ping him before he leaves this place.

"Great, first I have to wait for two years to clear a mission. I also have to face discrimination and assault in my position as the student council president, after that, I need to play hero and save the unidentified couple and few other miscellaneous things, and now! I have to worry about what kind of entity this waste male lead was. Tch!"- He Míng ruffled his hair in annoyance before sighing. He has no choice but to suck it up and create a master plan for his missions to be achieved in a smooth and domino-like effect.

"But first, I need to identify the right couple in the mission. So that master plan should be at the back of my mind."- He Míng said as he lay down the sofa and yawns. He was about to rest and take a nap when his phone suddenly rang. He fished out his phone and answered the call without looking at the caller.

"Ling Wǔshì! What did you do?!"- A panicked voice of a female shrieked that almost made his ears fall off from the high decibels she produced. He Míng's face scrunched up before he moved the phone away from his ear. His mood is already bad and getting shouted by a banshee in the middle of the day was enough to make his mood plummet further.

"The hell? Who's this?"- He Míng rubbed his ears and asked with a tone unfriendly and rude.

"You! It's Lalaine! Why did you block my number?! How dare you, Ling Wǔshì! Come to the Pheonix Restaurant at C Block! I'll be waiting for you! and don't you dare run away!"- He Míng almost threw his phone away from the high octaves of Lalaine's voice from the call.

He Míng rubbed his face with both hands before sighing loudly.

"Ahhh What the hell! Trouble keeps looking after me! Gah!"- He Míng groaned before standing up from his previous position. He looked at his mission board and found that there is still one more hour left for him before the mission is finished.

"Nevermind, I'll just come back later. I should do something with Lalaine."- He Míng, said before walking out of the room.

The room was quiet, only the beeping noises from the electrocardiogram machine were the only thing you can hear. Nobody knew that Takeru's body emitted a dark violet- almost black light from within his body, radiating and being absorbed by his body. It started to slowly run and condense towards his heart, each thump of the organ, the more the color of the unknown light darkens with an aura of animosity within.

His fingers twitched once again and his dry mouth opens and mouthed something.

"...Míng-er..."

The EKG machine on heart rate spiked up and doubled, almost frighteningly as if he's going through a heart attack. The available group of nurses and doctors were notified and immediately rushed to his room for a quick scan of his situation.

"Doctor, what kind of abnormality is this?"- The other doctor asked the person who's using a stethoscope to hear his heartbeat.

"It looks like a heart attack, but he was fine yesterday!"- The doctor said and asked the nurse to ready the defibrillators.

"Ready at 200! Clear!"

"EKG machine states no pulse!"

"Rise at 250! Clear!"

"Still nothing Doctor!"

"Raise it at 300! Clear!"

"We're picking up pulse! Good!"

"I thought this guy is a goner! Thank goodness!"- Everyone sighed in relief. This guy is someone that was currently being taken care of by the Ling young master! If something happened to him, then the hospital and the individuals involved will face grave danger. The nurses tidied his bed and fix his comforter before hooking an I.V. drip and oxygen mask to him before leaving the room.

...

"... Ming-er."