Really? I'm fighting the Dark Emperor.

The sky was a clear blue, and a gentle breeze carried the clouds as they drifted by. The Moe Academy was just as it always was.

On the far side of the universe, on the centaur planet, Ribusi is munching on the grass she painstakingly and secretly brought back from outside.

A jumble of electronic sounds suddenly rang in her mind, and she almost dropped the grass in her hand.

Want true freedom? Want endless wealth? Want to travel the universe without a care in the world? Just complete a few tasks, and the Merit System will take you soaring!

What kind of cosmic garbage is talking in her head?

This familiar yet strange, and extremely annoying way of doing things—she thought it was her former boss coming to her door.

It was a close call; I almost knelt down and begged for forgiveness, crying and shouting to shift the blame onto my deceased colleague and my nemesis, whose fate I don't know.

I am part of the laws of many smaller worlds; you may call me the "Great System." I descended upon this world for cosmic peace. Simply complete a limited set of tasks, and I will bring you boundless benefits!

what--

This cosmic garbage is just spouting empty promises; its level is nowhere near that of her former boss.

Back then, her former boss made more promises to people than the people on Centaur Planet combined, from small promises to huge ones, from simple and unpretentious to luxurious and extravagant—everything except reality.

Rui Bu Si swallowed the grass, which tasted good but was a bit unpleasant:

"To be honest, I am a part of the quark goddess Hissna."

Actually, I didn't die. I ended up here by accident during the Dark War. I was penniless at the time, and I'm only 500 Centaur Gold Coins short of returning to Quark. Once I find my true form and defeat the Dark Forces, I will give you two mining planets even larger than Quark as a reward!

The system emitted another burst of noisy electronic sounds.

Rui Bu Si didn't take the little incident to heart at all. She chewed the grass for a couple of bites, and suddenly a shiny gold coin appeared in her hand.

Shiny, shiny gold coins!!!

The grass landed peacefully on the ground, but she didn't even glance at it.

Simply complete simple tasks to unlock more benefits; rewards are paid immediately and will never be withheld!

Her former boss had done countless favors and small perks in exchange for greater future benefits.

But it was a whole gold coin after all! She silently gripped the gold coin tighter.

"Money is not important, my friend. Maintaining universal peace has always been my lifelong pursuit."

[Current Mission: Rescue Princess Nyarlathotep.]

"Varied......"

The system gave her no further chance to speak; in broad daylight, she vanished from the spot in a flash.

It is known that her true form is the Dark Moon Stone. Princess Naya and the Holy Sword of Sorey are natural enemies of the Dark Clan. Her current mission is to save Princess Naya.

The solution is: This self-proclaimed cosmic debris from the Merit System is willing to pay a huge price—a single gold coin—to take her life.

Moe Academy, located on the other side of the universe.

It was the start of the new semester, and Nya was carrying a book as she passed by a phone booth. The phone booth rang with its usual ringtone, and before the thick smoke had dissipated, a person wearing the uniform of Moe Academy rolled to her feet.

Even though freshmen come out of phone booths in all sorts of strange ways the first time is, rolling is something I've never seen before.

The host has been successfully delivered to the mission location.

To ensure a good start to the mission, automatically redeem one Earth Orphan identity, one admission notice to Moe Academy, and one set of Moe Academy student uniform.

Since the host currently has no merit points accumulated, one gold coin has been automatically deducted.

A gift will be given to initially shield oneself from dark aura; valid for three days.

"Hey, are you alright?"

The classmate who rolled out of the phone booth looked up and sat on the ground staring at her intently, his face filled with deep sorrow.

Naya glanced at her gloved hands and was certain that she hadn't touched her at all.

"It seems like something's a little off."

With a trembling voice, he managed to utter a complete sentence with great difficulty.

She has something to do, something very serious, more than just a little.

Half-tricked and half-forced, I was pulled onto a pirate ship. If the ship sailed forward, it would be met with Princess Naya's sword; if it didn't sail forward, it would be met with the wrath of my former boss, the Dark Emperor.

What was once uncertain is now certain, and the three-day countdown has begun.

Just as she was about to stand up, the phone booth rang again, and two screams came out at the same time along with the ringing. Rui Busi, who had not yet fully stood up, was knocked to the ground.

Her long separation from the Dark Emperor rendered her unable to cast any spells, and her prolonged barren life had weakened her body. After a brief series of attacks, she collapsed to the ground.

The students watching shouted in alarm, "Help! Someone has fainted!"

I woke up to three faces staring at me, and as I sat up, I heard the infirmary staff speaking earnestly:

"Young girls these days are willing to risk their lives for beauty. Health is the most important thing. Look at you, you're severely malnourished."

First of all, based on her age, she could easily be the ancestor of everyone here.

Secondly, she is very beautiful and her figure is unlikely to have any health problems.

Secondly, she suffers from energy depletion due to her long-term separation from the Dark Emperor, and this condition persists no matter how much she eats.

Finally, since this is someone else's territory, even though she disagrees with at least three points in a single sentence, she still wisely keeps her mouth shut and nods silently.

The only staff member in the health room is Head Nurse Da Tian Tian.

The two classmates who rushed out of the phone booth and pinned her to the ground were Lanbao and Lieyan Jianni from Earth.

"I'm really sorry about what happened just now." Lieyan Jianni and Lanbao looked guilty.

"It's ok."

They, the Dark Clan, have always been very tolerant when infiltrating enemy territory.

Oh, it seems she wasn't here to infiltrate this time; she was tricked... into coming to save the universe.

"Genny, she really looks like a delicate porcelain doll!"

Although the two were speaking softly, Rui Busi could hear them clearly.

Hmm, of course, she's the prettiest of the five spirit stones.

Although the forms of the other four spirit stones refused to acknowledge this fact.

"Indeed, even her height is like that of a doll."

A confident smile instantly vanished. "Lieyan Jianni, very well, she'll remember this."

Muttering something in non-quark language, Lieyan Genny looked over curiously:

Were you just speaking?

Complaining is a habit, and stopping it is actually very simple. You can't change the objective fact of your height, but you can look at the world from a different perspective.

Cursing others reduces your merit by 10.

What the hell?

Merit can be used to exchange for basic spell uses of the Quark race, such as the Binding Spell and the Softening Spell, which cost 25 per use.

It can also be used to shield oneself from dark aura. (250 per day)

This pirate ship is not only blatantly treacherous, but it also secretly curses you.

"No, you heard wrong."

"Oh."

Although still a little confused, Genny didn't investigate further.

"By the way, Teacher Sweetie," the student who had unexpectedly fainted finally woke up, relieved, and then asked the question that mattered most to her at the Moe Academy, "Where is Rika?"

Lika?

Rui Bu Si was somewhat curious—

When these two Earthlings mentioned this name, their eyes shone brighter than the lights in the infirmary.