To Be King (14)

Edited by: Kuro and Lille

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Three years after Grey became King, he finally heard System 225's chirp.

[*Chirp Chirp* Congratulations, Grey, for completing the Main Mission: Become a righteous King.]

Grey, who was in his study, responded to System 225 in his head, 'Thank you, System 225.'

[It's no trouble at all. I'm sorry I wasn't much help in this world. I will be sure to do my best in the next world.]

'It's okay. You already had your hands full with the Villain System's virus. You combating that is already plenty of help for me.'

It was the truth. The Villain System was a pain in the ass to deal with. It made the world harder than it should be. It could also make another case like with Arisa and him meeting in the same world.

[Well, I'm glad you think so. Alright, I will leave you be for now. Good luck in finishing the side mission!]

With that, System 225 left Grey alone.

"You okay?" Dean was in the room with him, wondering why he suddenly went quiet and stopped moving.

"I'm alright. I was just thinking about something."

Grey couldn't really say much about System 225, so he had to keep it vague. He didn't have the time to ask Dean how much he remembered about his identity, so he felt it was better to not say anything at all.

"Is it something you can't tell me?"

"Yes… How much of your identity do you remember?"

Dean was a little surprised about the question, but he still answered, "I remember who I am but I don't really remember too much. I know I was in some sort of space, commanding and protecting… Hmm, it's not a lot. Just fragments."

"I see… I can't tell you too much until you remember everything. Let me know alright? Then we can have a long talk."

He didn't want to risk hurting God System's soul. It was best to wait until he was fully healed before he could talk about everything.

"Okay, I trust you."

Grey was relieved. Well, he had plenty of time now so he might as well enjoy the rest of this world before the next.

Who knows what is going to happen…

*****

8 years after Grey came into this world, he finally decided on the heir.

It was Noah's daughter. Noah fell in love with a woman in the military. She was in logistics and was a couple of years younger than him. She had black hair and hazel eyes. She was really smart in comparison to Noah who was more brawn than brains. Even so, the two were a match made in heaven. They had three children together.

The child who had the makings of a ruler was their only daughter. She was a good mix between the two, intelligence and strength. She became the Crown Princess and studied under Grey and Dean.

Everyone wondered why Grey didn't want to have children until they realized that he was a couple with Dean. Even Dean adopted someone from a branch family to become his heir.

When he announced Noah's daughter as the Crown Princess to the whole Kingdom, he completed the side mission, making this his eleventh successful world.

Abner was able to retire successfully and live the rest of his days with his wife and kids. As for Hartley, she married a beautiful princess from another country, also her lover whom she was with during her time in the military. It was a shock to all that she was a princess from another country.

Grey grew old in this world and died peacefully with Dean…

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When he woke up, he was back in the system space. There, he saw System 225, Arisa, and System 505. System 505 was finally healed.

[Welcome back, Grey. Congratulations on completing your 11th world.] System 225 said before taking another sip of tea. Where he got the tea and cookies from, no one knew.

"Thank you, System 225," Grey said while sitting at the table. A cup of tea was already waiting for him. It was still warm.

Arisa put down her tea. "Welcome back, Grey! How are you feeling?"

"I'm feeling alright. Thank you, Arisa. Also, I didn't get a chance to thank both you and System 505 for the help while System 225 was gone. I appreciate it."

System 505 handed him a plate of cookies. "Oh, we didn't do much. It's not a problem at all. If you need help, of course, we will help you."

"Eat lots. If you want some sandwiches, we also have some tea. You need lots of rest for the next world." Arisa said as she also handed him a plate of sandwiches.

"Thank you, everyone. I will be sure to eat and rest up."

[Yes, that will be good. Next will be your last A-ranked world. Also, be prepared just in case I have to leave again. The Villain System can be quite relentless.]

"Of course… I'm a little nervous, but we are almost there…"

Grey was a little nervous because he felt this world would be pretty difficult. He had this strange feeling that the next world would be more than he could imagine…

Hopefully, his gut would be wrong this time.