Journey Through Realms: Fulfilling Last Wishes

Chapter 2 - The Innocent Little Lotus of the Demon Sect

Chapter 2 The Innocent Little Lotus of the Demon Sect

Anran groggily opened her eyes and found herself lying in an empty room. Everything she saw was white—so much so that it hurt her eyes if she looked too long. Confused, she wondered where she was. How could a hospital be decorated like this? And why wasn’t her father by her side? There wasn’t even a nurse around.

I really did let go of everything. But now that I’ve fainted, people will probably think I collapsed on purpose to ruin their wedding. What a misunderstanding! There’s no need to cause trouble over a jerk like that. Now I’m more interested in seeing what happens without me—without the person they believe was ruining their love and stopping them from being together, she thought.

Will they still be madly in love after the wedding when they face the friction between their parents, the daily grind of life, and all the social obligations that come with marriage?

And my dad—will he believe me? How am I going to convince him that I’ve really moved on? My dad is so stubborn. I had to swear and promise so much just to get him to agree to that jerk marrying my sister. What should I do now? This is so hard.

Just as Anran was thinking about how to convince her father, a voice suddenly echoed above her head.

“Do you have any regrets from your life? Would you like to go back and complete them?”

“Huh?”

Anran was startled by the question.

Regrets from my life? What does that mean? Am I dead? No way—I only took a few pills. Could the side effects really be that bad?

Still dazed, Anran stammered, “Uh… am I dead? What did I die from?”

The voice above her responded definitively, “Yes, you died. Cause of death—cardiac arrest.”

“Cardiac arrest?”

Anran froze when she heard those words. She suddenly remembered the pharmacist’s warning when she bought the pills—Don’t take more than two or you might experience cardiac arrest.

No way, she thought, I didn’t even take extra!

Before she could ask more questions, the voice above her continued.

“It’s strange. You didn’t overdose, yet you still died.”

Shocked, Anran wondered, Wait, how does this voice know what I was thinking? Can it read my mind?

The voice answered her unspoken question.

“I can’t read minds, but I can sense what your brain is thinking.”

Anran blurted out, “Isn’t that basically the same thing as reading minds? How is that not?”

The voice didn’t respond to her remark but instead repeated the earlier question.

“Do you want to go back and finish what you regret?”

Anran, now excited, asked, “Wait, I can come back to life? That’s amazing! But there’s gotta be a catch, right?”

The voice replied, “Of course. But first, you’ll have to complete a task.”

Anran thought for a moment.

This is starting to sound like a plot straight out of a novel.

She then asked, “What kind of task? How many do I need to complete? And after I finish, can I choose when I come back?”

The voice, unfazed by her string of questions, answered calmly, “The task is simple–fulfill the wishes of those who died. As for the number of tasks, complete 99,999 of them. And no, you can only return to the moment of your death.”

Anran’s eyes widened.

Fulfilling wishes doesn’t sound too difficult, but 99,999 tasks? Still, she thought the number was oddly auspicious.

She asked again, “What happens if I don’t accept? Do I just die for good?”

The voice answered coldly, “Yes.”

Hearing this, Anran sighed and, with a resigned expression, said, “Well, what other choice do I have? I might as well accept. At least there’s still a slim chance for survival.”

As soon as Anran agreed, the voice began a countdown.

“Contract initiation in–19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.”

After that, everything went black again, and Anran lost consciousness.

At that moment, a faint voice muttered, “Finally, I’ve tricked someone into becoming a tasker. Turns out the key is not to explain too much. I must’ve explained too much before, which is why nobody stayed. Good thing I didn’t this time. Otherwise, this one might have run away too.”

The voice continued, “I need to share this good news with Yuyu and the others. Let them know that I, too, can find someone to take on tasks.”