Hua Manman deliberately adopted a defiant, "do your worst" attitude.
"In any case, I can't complete two tasks at once. So, why should I bother struggling?
Punish me however you see fit.
If I really can't take it anymore, I'll just end it all. One and done."
System: "You wouldn't kill yourself."
It had chosen Hua Manman as its host precisely because it knew how desperately she yearned to live.
As long as there was even a sliver of hope for survival, she would never choose to die.
Hua Manman smiled.
"It seems you don't know me as well as you think.
The reason I want to live is because I promised my grandparents.
I promised that no matter what hardships I encounter, I will live on.
That was my vow to them, and I must honor it.
But if the price of living is a fate worse than death, then I'd rather just die.
If my grandparents knew about this from the great beyond, I'm sure they would understand."
The system fell silent.
