After patiently listening to System wail for a good long while, Chu Youning finally pieced together why he was crying.
Back in the day, this System had been a diligent, hardworking little system too.
Unfortunately, he had been too innocent. He had bound himself to the wrong person with wholehearted sincerity, and once that host gained his cheat, he gradually let it go to his head. Meanwhile, System was squeezed harder and harder. He spent years at that man's side, bowing and scraping without ever managing to level up, and still got complaints filed against him every few days.
In the end, his host brought about his own death, while System was deemed defective and sent back to be rebuilt.
System's spirit broke, and after coming out again, he spent a long time in a slump.
After binding himself to her, he had simply given up trying altogether.
Chu Youning had never expected there to be a story like this behind it all. For a moment, she didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"All right, all right. It's all in the past now. From now on, you can even slack off during working hours when there's nothing to do, as long as you answer my questions."
"If anything comes up, we can talk it over. Your host here won't threaten you with complaints anymore, either."
[Waaah... Host, you're the very, very, very best person I've ever met.] [From now on, if it's something I can do, I'll take care of it for you in the most hassle-free way possible.]
Hearing Chu Youning's words, System was once again moved beyond measure.
Chu Youning felt that her earlier judgment had been right.
This System really did have a bit of that sweet, innocent airhead streak.
One level-up card had