Transmigrating a third time took longer to recuperate from.
Nicholas wasn't sure if it was because of the number of times he'd transmigrated, or whether the manner of his death influenced the experience, but regardless it took him nearly the entire thirty minutes to finally feel the pain receding.
What was with the constant drowning? Was he fated to always die in the same way as his original death? Admittedly with slight variations but drowning is drowning.
Once more, Nicholas came up with a list of what his previous attempts at the World had taught him:
1. Transmigrating hurt.
2. Upon dying before completing the mission he would return to the initial moment of transmigration.
3. The system was voice activated (admittedly limited to a mere "Help" option).
4. The Help Option could only be activated once per mission.
5. Synching the original's memories didn't guarantee knowing all the details necessary to survive the world.
6. Simply letting the female lead die wouldn't be enough to save the original.
7. The original's car was the murder weapon.
8. The male lead was definitely involved in an organised crime syndicate. Most likely the female lead as well.
Here, Nicholas paused. It was never clarified whether Louisa knew about Gabe's mob ties but he couldn't imagine her being kept in the dark for nearly a decade. The memories from the original suggested that she was probably involved, at least in a supportive wife role, but Nicholas made a note to never assume she was either aware nor in the dark. It was better, he decided, to assume that everyone was more involved than they were and maintain his own ostrich act.
9. The male lead was not the friend that the original thought he was.
10. The original's apartment was bugged. Definitely with hidden cameras but possibly with a wire tap as well.
11. Logic dictates if his own home isn't safe from surveillance, then he would most likely have a shadow everytime he stepped out of the house too. Being the closest companion of at least one gang lord was obviously a prime target for corruption and having men follow the original would have let the male lead stay ahead of the competition.
12. The male lead knew about the original's crush.
It was this final point that most concerned Nicholas. The rest could be avoided (mostly through keeping his head in the sand and pretending he knew nothing of Gabe's real life while still side stepping any future plots), but Gabe knowing about the original's crush had nothing to do with Nicholas' presence in the World.
<World resumes in 5 minutes. Pause function will be temporarily unavailable until mission quests completed.>
"Hey! System! You fraud. What mission quests?" This bloody system needed to come with a manual. Or at least a copy of "Transmigration for Dummies".
<You have selected Mission Quests. Please select from the following:
Introduction to Mission Quests
Instictualisation of Mission Quests>
"Oh no... You won't catch me out a second time." Nicholas shook his head as he made his selection. "If absorbing the memories is this screwy then I bet that 'instinctualisation of mission quest' means I have no clue what the quests are, but find myself driven to do random stupid shit until I complete the quest. No thank you."
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The Harmony of the Spheres
RomanceA Transmigration Novel of Seven Arcs. Nicholas Kim's future unfolded after his death. Despite thinking his rescue of the drowning child was just pure instinct, and his subsequent death merely an unfortunate consequence, the world regarded him as a...
