A space filled with white mist.
[Hello, host. I am the "Resentment-Soothing System," system number 1008. Please open your eyes now. Stop pretending to be asleep. You are already dead.]
My eyes snapped open.
"What? How did you know I was pretending to sleep?"
[Host, your ability to identify the key point is truly breathtaking.] The cold mechanical voice seemed faintly speechless.
"Okay, okay. What did you mean when you said I was dead? And what's this about a system?"
[Many readers felt heartbroken and dissatisfied with what happened to the characters in these stories. They repeatedly gave feedback to the authors, but nothing changed-or things even got worse. Those feelings gradually turned into resentment.] [This resentment is extremely powerful. Over time, it will disrupt the balance of the worlds, so the "Resentment-Soothing System" came into being.] [And you, host, are the chosen girl. You have been selected! We're about to enter an anime world, where you can get up close and personal with the characters!]
The system's voice grew louder and louder, with a guilty undertone. It was clearly covering something up.
"Speak like a normal person!"
[I'm sorry, dear host. The truth is, I made a mistake and caused you to die suddenly in your sleep, even though your time wasn't up.]
I felt the corners of my mouth twitch. I was about to lose it.
Just then, a little white rice dumpling with black stick arms and legs fell out of a rift torn open in the misty space.
[I'm sorry, waaaaaah! I'm a rookie system, and I messed up right after starting out. Now our lives are bound together, waaaaaah! You have to complete the missions or you'll be erased. I can apply for compensation for you, waaaaaah...]
1008's voice had turned into that of an adorable little boy. Combined with its rice-dumpling appearance, it made me feel a little bad.
The white rice dumpling, otherwise known as 1008, knelt on the ground in an utterly ridiculous pose, clutching its head and bawling. Its stick arms couldn't even cover its little beady eyes.
"Okay, okay, stop crying. I didn't have much tying me to that world anyway. Tell me what the mission is first. Let's get started." I pressed a hand to my forehead and smiled wryly.
1008 wiped away its tears. [Here's how it works: you can draw an anime world to visit yourself. Once that's confirmed, you can draw your personal attributes and skills.]
[As compensation, you will receive unlimited rerolls and a special cheat. After completing the missions, you can choose to return to the real world and receive a reward of sixty billion Hua yuan.] [Please draw the world you will visit now.]
A white screen of light appeared before me.
I examined it curiously, then tentatively pressed the draw button beside the words "Upcoming mission world."
The words quickly changed, rearranging themselves.
[The world you will visit is: Bungo Stray Dogs.]
What?! I've never watched this anime! No, no, try again, try again.
I tapped the draw button again. It had now become a reroll button.
[The world you will visit is: Detective Conan.]
No, no. My best friend loves this one, but I've never watched it.
[The world you will visit is: Fox Spirit Matchmaker.]
[The world you will visit is: The King's Avatar.]
[You will soon...]
Aaaaaah! I haven't watched any of these! Is heaven trying to kill me?!
Drama. So much drama!
At last, I rolled an anime I'd watched halfway through. As for why I hadn't finished it, obviously it was because jjxx was infuriating.
[The world you will visit is: Jujutsu Kaisen.] [Confirmed.]
If I could do it all over again, I'd definitely be a better person (scratch that), a better anime watcher.
It's all jjxx's fault!
My most powerful cheat-knowing the plot! Waaaaah!
While I was losing my mind, the screen changed again.
[Please draw your attributes now.]
Confirm.
[Appearance: 8 Comprehension: 3 Constitution: 1 Spirit: 9]
Could I really survive a cursed spirit with this constitution...? Those cursed spirits are huge and ugly. Wouldn't a single slap kill me...?
And my comprehension is only 3. Even ten copies of the strongest teaching me together would probably have a breakdown...
As for spirit, does that mean mental power, or does it have something to do with the strength of my soul?
Nope. Reroll.
[Appearance: 1 Comprehension: 9 Constitution: 8 Spirit: 7]
The stats are pretty good, but I'll have to live with this face for a long time, so that's a hard pass on ugly.
I rerolled again.
[Appearance: 8 Comprehension: 8 Constitution: 8 Spirit: 0]
Uh...
I don't know what spirit means, but it feels pretty important. Better try another one.
I rerolled again.
After five hundred and five rerolls, I finally got a set of stats I was happy with!
[Appearance: 10 Comprehension: 9 Constitution: 4 Spirit: 10]
[Author's note: The writing style is all over the place early on-it's pure unhinged chaos. If you can, I'm begging on my knees for you to keep reading. This is my first book, so please go easy on me if there are things you hate or plot holes. If you curse me out, I won't see it, and even if I do, I won't reply. I'll just pathetically hide in a corner and cry because someone doesn't understand my soul. Please read the author's notes.]