[BL] A Collapsing Apocalyptic World

1：Reincarnation

[This is quite an unfortunate situation we have but I must inform you that you have been mistakenly killed.]

Qing Lianmu stared blankly at the man. The man was wearing a black suit, short black hair which was combed back in a neat style; he had a very clean and pristine aura around him but his face was emotionless.

"Oh." Qing Lianmu scratched his cheek awkwardly while smiling.

[You may call me system 001, the administrator and overseer of the system bureau.] 001 said. Qing Lianmu felt very awkward with 001, who, first off, looked and wore weird clothes he didn't recognise.

"Alright then... System 001."

Even his name was weird.

001 nodded and explained. [Although you are not the first to be accidentally killed by a host, you have been given the privilege to reincarnate while retaining your memories. Do you understand?]

With Qing Lianmu's comprehension skills, 001's words were understood in an instant and he nodded. "So I was mistakenly killed by one of your hosts and this system bureau you work for, gave me the chance to reincarnate while retaining my memories before I died?"

[It's good that you understand. The system bureau has given you the chance to reincarnate into any S rank world as your soul is too powerful for worlds below S rank. However, there is also a condition for letting you reincarnate.]

"And what is it?"

[The world that you will be reincarnated to will be on the verge of collapse. Therefore, the condition is that you must stabilise the world and keep it functional.]

[This is done by supplying the world's core with chaos energy, it is similar to spiritual energy in a sense to make it easier for you to understand. However, it is not spiritual energy.]

Adding to that, 001 continued to explain. [To supply the world's core with chaos energy, I will be giving this to you.]

A necklace suddenly materialised in front of Qing Lianmu and fell on his outstretched hands. He examined the necklace and looked at it with some confusion.

The necklace looked simple yet elegant. The thread was black but it felt soft, like silk and the pendant was made of silver with two round squares crossing over each other. In the middle, a transparent jewel was placed there and the inside was faintly hollow.

"What is this for?"

[This necklace is a chaos energy collector. The jewel in the middle absorbs chaos energy in the vicinity and transfers it to the world's core. As more chaos energy is collected, the hollow jewel will fill up until it the jewel is no longer transparent. This shows that the world's core is fully stable and means the job has been completed.]

[To help, a Delomia will be dispatched to work alongside you. It is similar to a spiritual beast using your world's terms. Any more questions?]

Qing Lianmu thought deeply for a while. "Erm... So if I want to live, I only have this choice?"

[Yes.]

"Then will my name be the same?"

[Whether your name is the same or not depends, it is not within our jurisdiction.]

Finally, Qing Lianmu asked the question he was most curious about. "Will I ever get to go back to my previous world?"

001 was silent for a moment. [No. Once you have died, there is no possibility once you reincarnate into another world.]

"...I understand."

[Do you have any more questions?]

Qing Lianmu shook his head.

[Then we shall begin.]

001's snapped his fingers. His figure became hazy, like mist and Qing Lianmu watched as his own body began to vanish, like dust in the wind starting from below his torso.

He had a gentle smile on his face, his eyes displayed a hidden deep meaning but it was never noticed. Qing Lianmu waved goodbye to 001, his fingers dispersing. "Bye-bye."

……

Once Qing Lianmu was gone, 001 made his way back to the system bureau, reincarnation department.

"I've completed my job." 001 said.

He submitted his work and another system took it and stamped it off. "Good work, 001."

012 was on the side eating potato chips and peeked over at the stoic-like 001, munching loudly. "001. You're back. "

001 nodded at him. On the side, system 009 came over and greeted him, "Did you do it?"

He looked over 001's shoulder and saw the file that had been stamped and clapped. "Good job! You're as dependable as ever 001."

"En."

"Wasn't his assignment to persuade a human soul from the upper worlds to reincarnate to a different world?" 012 asked.

009 smiled and replied, "Yes. He will ensure that worldline ********* doesn't collapse."

012 felt that he vaguely remembered something and wracked his brain for a moment. "Wait- isn't that world classified? You've been starred!"

"Yeah, what about it?" 009 asked back.

"Then..." 012 didn't continue his words but the meaning was quite evident. The poor soul that was chosen was quite sad, they had to deal with a very chaotic and unreasonable world.

To make it even worse, 009 spoke mysteriously and smirked. "The soul 001 chose will definitely have one hell of a time. There is a little surprise for them in that world."

012 thought about the many hosts who had failed their missions in that world to the point it had been categorised as a starred world, "..." Tragic!

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