Chapter 6

The doctor ran a whole battery of tests on me. When the repeated checks confirmed I was fine, he finally signed off on my discharge. From there, I headed straight for the bank. At the sight of the lengthy figure in my account, I let out a slow, steady breath of relief. At that moment, the system's voice echoes in my mind. "Host, I'm leaving now. Would you like to know the truth?" Rubbing the bank card between my fingers, I stayed silent. Despite abandoning me in another world for 15 years, the system did grant me a new life. After a moment of thought, I slowly nodded. At that, the system began, "An unforeseen tragedy took the life of Caroline Bergling, the female lead who shares your name. With her gone, that world's started breaking down. "As a last resort, we had to locate a replacement from a parallel timeline. You shared her name, suffered from a terminal illness, and were on the brink of death. Thus, you were the optimum choice." Then, the system replied, its artificial vo