They Hated Me in My First Life, But Now I Have the Love System

Chapter 319: Close Calls

This job… this is not what I signed up for.

And just like that, he vanished around the corner, walking off to make yet another painful call, knowing well it would be filled with yelling, accusations, and disappointment.

The elusive five were right under their noses yet they escaped again!

The crew settled quietly in Lumna as night fell. The city was dimly lit, buzzing just a little, but nothing compared to the intensity of the escape they had just pulled off. Now, the focus had shifted to preparing for the next dangerous phase, entering the Black Forest.

First, they planned to exchange some of their Lionara currency for Lumna’s.

It was not a simple task, but Lumna was more open to foreign currency exchange than most neighboring countries. As a business hub, where goods were bought and sold by people from all over the world, Lumna had a well established system for handling currencies from different regions.

However, it still came with its own set of challenges and costs, and the crew had to know where to look and whom to trust to get the best rates. It had to be done right.

They needed supplies, food, water, protective gear, everything they could afford.

Abuchi had finally begun to forgive himself for what he considered his reckless mistake earlier. If only he knew the bigger mistake he had made. One that still lingered, quietly dangerous.

The letter Ruth had sent him, the very last piece of her, he had not been able to destroy it when she told him to. He had held on to it, telling himself he would burn it before they left Lionara. It was the only thing of hers he had. And when the time came, he did try to burn it… but in his rush, he had not checked it properly.

The paper had not turned to ash completely. A piece had survived. A piece with just enough information to be dangerous.

A mistake that almost cost them everything.

saved them all from it. None of them,

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edge of her bed, still drying her hair with a towel. Her mind replayed everything. The

She frowned.

Those were close calls.

Too close.

called out silently in

“Yes, Nnenna?”

I thought

its

me not to do anything unless

Nnenna blinked.

was hooked to wires and machines and overwhelmed by too much information and thoughts. She didn’t want the system to act on its own. She wanted

need to rethink

just

calmly. “You told me not to act without your

let me ask now. Do you think I should change

The Love System paused.

me to act automatically, yes,

“But what?” she pressed.

quite high because danger is always around you now. Every intervention will deduct points. At this stage, I advise against turning the function on unless you have a solid point

how do I

more lives you impact, the more good points you generate. Eventually, those people will even generate good points for you passively, when they help others, or grow because of you. Think of it as a ripple