Chapter 2

The system could not even name itself as it was rejected even before the introduction could begin. Perplexed the system chose to speak again.

[Host, I still haven't explained anything.]

"Well, I don't need an explanation. I already know where this is going, and I choose not to be a part of it."

"My time is already up, and I am meant to be in eternal slumber, so send me to it."

[Host, That's not how death works.]

"Really? Then how does it work?"

Suprised by the question system 473 chose to answer truthfully.

[When a soul passes away, it moves into the circle of reincarnation, or Ouroboros, and is then judged for its deeds.]

"I see."

"Then I would like to be sent to Ouroboros for my judgement."

Ignoring Hecate's statement the system continued to explain.

[Once a soul has headed for reincarnation, the soul is wiped clean of its memory and life, while the good deeds it has done are used to strengthen it and the bad deeds are used to strip the soul of its talent and strength. The strengthening of the soul is always performed first before the stripping, then what remains of the soul is sent to be reborn in one of the many worlds existing in our cosmos.]

"I see."

"Then when can I get to that process, as we seem to be wasting time?"

[The host seems to have died in an accident after living a very hard life, so the administrator has decided to give you a second chance by bestowing upon you a transmigration system.]

"I know what you are, which is why I do not want the gift. You may please return to the administrator and tell them that the gift is appreciated not needed as i rather not get a gift i can't afford. Besides I have already lived one life, so my soul is ready to be cleansed and reborn."

[However, if that occurs, the current you will cease to exist, and the soul may never have the same personality and consciousness again.]

"Yes, I already know. That is the reason why I want to head for the Ouroboros, as I want to disappear completely!" Hecate exclaimed, showing her impatience with the system.

At this point, it could be said that the system went into shock, as, according to its database, humans are creatures that seek immortality and live in fear of death. But the woman in front of him was completely the opposite, and she seemed quite impatient at the fact that her reincarnation was being delayed. The more the system processed the situation, the more confused it got, as this was not a normal response to this situation. After all, the soul was just offered a chance to live again with the luxury of going to different worlds and accomplishing tasks that would be rewarded by the administrator themselves. So the system could not help asking, [Host, may I know your reason for rejecting this offer?]

"Sure, the answer is simple. I would rather completely disappear than have myself contracted to a strange system created by an unknown entity whose goals I don't even know. If you also count the fact that in transmigration novels the characters are forced to do all sorts of crazy tasks, and in a lot of these novels the characters don't even have the skill set for the job and only get by due to luck. And unfortunately, I do not have the skills or the luck for these tasks."

"I can not act, and I do not have the brain to come up with some complicated plans or see-through schemes, nor do I have the economic or financial skills to run a business. I am also not some martial artist that knows how to defend herself or some great cook. I am not even a beauty, so the art of seduction is not even something I can achieve." Hecate stated it in a very matter-of-fact manner.

[The system can provide you with all these skills for the points you earn, and the bodies possessed by the host also give skills and points to the host.]

"I said I already know what you are, so you don't need to explain yourself. Besides, what I've read and seen about transmigration is enough to last me a hundred lifetimes, and I'd rather not go through the drama myself. For example, there are those stories where someone is always chasing the MC to every world they go to while stalking and acting all possessive, and that's just scary. We also have the ones where you are given tasks to make the target fall in love with the task giver, which is just strange as you are not the task giver. Is that even called love? After all, wouldn't the other party notice a change in personality or attitude if you left after your mission was over? Or are you saying that I will leave only after the body's lifespan has elapsed? Wouldn't that mean the original task giver is watching someone else take over their body and all the people around her don't notice, and the person also takes away the person they love for the rest of their remaining life?"

"Or let's say you are given a task to kill someone, and this is another living, breathing person. How is it that you believe people can do this so easily? Even if the person getting killed deserves it, why can't the law just handle that? After all, the MC always seems perfectly fine with taking away someone's life and away from the people around them. At this point, the task-takers are not even human. Even if they were at one point, as you read along, the story so easily strips their humanity away, and they become murderers and deceivers as they trick different people into falling in love while completely disappearing, or they completely take over the task givers' lives without the task giver ever accomplishing anything."

The system immediately understood where the host was coming from and immediately replied stating [Host it is not what you think rather than losing their humanity is more like they had to do it for the greater good of the world. After all, for every task the task takers carry out the better it is for the world they visit.]

"Well, I don't care about the world after all am going to cease existing very soon."

"So would you kindly disconnect and return to the administrator and tell them I don't need this job and that I never submitted a job application so they should find someone willing to go through the stress? After all, I would rather live my life for myself rather than for someone else or for some goal like saving the world."

[Very well then host, you would be sent out of this space and straight into reincarnation as you have wished.]

[... Disconnection in the process ...]

Hecate immediately felt at ease as she was finally going to get her well-deserved rest and end. She was even beginning to feel joyful but that didn't last long.

[... 10%, 35%, 55%, 73%, 88%,..., process forcibly interrupted by the administrator.]

[... To the intervention of the administrator the host has been forcibly bound to the system and the first task has been forcibly issued.]

Hecate was frozen for a minute before she let out a string of curses aimed at the administrator.

"You fucking bastard, how there you fucking do this to me, I swear I will make you fucking regret, just you wait I promise to run a pole through your ass, mark my words"

The system could only silently pray for the administrator as it sent Hecate to her first task.