The septillionaire's superstar system

Give you a hand

Merely looking at her face annoyed him, and he resented the system for sending him on such a senseless mission.

“At a time you should be thinking about how to strategize and rebuild the legacy that was lost because of you, bring the traitors to their knees, fish out the mastermind hiding in the dark, destroy everyone involved in this pain you are experiencing, and let your family be relieved in the netherworld, you're here being dramatic. Instead of earning your parents forgiveness by making amends, you want to die and disappoint them even more while the enemy lives on in happiness and comfort. You are a big idiot, go and die since you're so stupid and lack common sense.” Alvin shouted, kicking a can beside him.

The girl began to cry heavily while Alvin heaved and huffed in anger. After a while, he squatted before the girl.

“You're afraid of being alone in a cold, cruel world where you have lost everything. You don't have a dime to your name and don't even know where to start. Wherever you go, you're mocked and humiliated. The people you once helped, people who once looked up to you now spit on you without reserve because your crown is gone.”

Alvin hit the nail on the head, the reason she wanted to die wasn't because she missed her parents. It was because she had no means of survival, turning from a princess to scorned dirt. It was the humiliation and berating she kept receiving, alongside her empty bank account that fuelled such stupidity, not a sense of loyalty. She was truly another epitome of a selfish woman.

“You don't even know where the next meal will come from. For someone used to a soft life, all these are very terrifying and you don't know where to start from. And something probably triggered you, making you think death is the best way out. Dying and letting social security service officers pick up your body seems better than starving. At least, the immense guilt and anger in you will be soothed. But what next? What if I tell you I can take away all your concerns and hold your hand through the dark till you're able to stand on your own again? What if I help you become strong enough to get revenge? Will you still want to die?” Alvin asked, cupping her cheeks.

She looked up at him, her eyes surprised, unfocused and relieved, as if she finally found a savior.

“Leah, how old are you?” Alvin suddenly asked.

“I'm nineteen.” She murmured, avoiding his eyes.

‘Just nineteen? Which means she began to sponsor her boyfriend when she was sixteen, and probably began to date from fifteen. What kind of parents raised her? They let their underaged daughter be with a jerk. Or was she obstinate, ignoring their concern? She looks really stupid and misplaced her priority, dating at a time she should be improving herself.’ Alvin thought, trying to keep his expressions plain and avoid showing his disdain towards the pathetic blockhead.

“What about you? You got married at nineteen.” The system said with a sneer in its voice, making Alvin speechless.

After a while, he finally found a comeback.

‘Mine is different. Grandpa forced me to marry Sonya to see if she would stop being rebellious. Besides, I didn't contribute a dime to the marriage and wedding, except for the salary they forced me to hand over.’

The system chuckled, its voice low and mocking as if Alvin was lying through his teeth.

‘Furthermore, grandpa paid off my student loans, and completed my fees which were not covered by the scholarship, letting me graduate successfully at twenty years old, and procured my results. He also secretly paid for me to get my masters degree at the cyber university. So, you see, I only got married that early because it was beneficial to my future. I didn't become stupid because I got married. I had all my senses intact and trod carefully. Just that Sonya was lower and more irredeemable than I expected, going overboard after the tragedy grandpa encountered. I think they're the ones who made him suffer a stroke.’ He quickly argued, desperate to redeem himself.

‘So, if you check our situation, I'm nothing like this dummy. Not at all. She's a girl yet she's spending her money on a man she's not married to.’

Alvin smiled at the girl and caressed her face, showing nothing of his true thoughts. The girl would probably faint if she could enter his mind and see what a low opinion he had of her.

“Don't blame yourself, alright? I will support you till you feel like leaving. Will you come with me?” He whispered with a deceptively sweet smile as he stroked her face.

The girl waited for a while as if considering his words and nodded, making a wide smile spread on his face.

“Good! But you have to promise me not to think about suicide or do such a cowardly thing like putting yourself in danger.”

“I promise. I will never try to kill myself, ever again.” She whispered, making a genuine smile spread on Alvin’s face and he pulled her closer for a hug.

“Ding! Congratulations on completing your mission. You have been rewarded with fifty million dollars, a real estate coupon to cash out any villa of your choice as long as it's below seventy million dollars. One revival pill and one weapon coupon.” The system announced, making Alvin's heart skip multiple beats. The screen appeared once more, showing his account balance and inventory dashboard.

“Do you want to manifest your unlimited black master card now? It will help you to easily pay for products later.” The system added, making the bewildered Alvin even more excited.

Finally, all his suffering made sense now, fifty million and a villa to save the foolish princess, totally worth it.

“This system is truly real.” He muttered, nearly dancing from joy.