CHAPTER 2: FIRST WORLD

Scarlet frowned as she took in her surroundings- the void around her. She realized she couldn't see anything except a vast field of clouds. "Where is this?" Mumbling, she tried moving forward, but the fear of falling tied her to a spot. 

Fateball rolled around, seemingly enjoying itself. "This is my space." It twisted its fur gently. "It's formless now because I'm still an infant..." Trailing off, it rolled closer to Scarlet and poked her nose. "But we can grow together, right?" 

Scarlet nodded her head in a daze. 

"Good. Now, let's start with your mission." 

Immediately after Fateball mentioned "mission," a string of words appeared before Scarlet...

[Conquer 100 worlds, and you will be able to save Carlos. Conquer another 100 worlds and restore Carlos' happiness. Conquer another 100 worlds and wipe his memories of you.]

"Are you ready?" Fateball asked. 

Scarlet stared at the words, reading over and over again as she wondered what was going on. It wasn't her first time seeing something like this, but it had only been in books. She never imagined herself experiencing it. 

Scarlet sighed and closed her eyes. "Let's start." She needed to save Carlos. 

Carlos couldn't be ruined because of her...

Fateball revealed a toothy smile the moment it heard Scarlet's reply. It quickly rolled around, turning in the void until things changed again, and Scarlet realized she was being transferred. 

DING!

[WELCOME TO THE FIRST WORLD!]

[MISSION: Punish Klaus: 2000 points. 

                   Punish Lyn: 2000 points. 

BONUS MISSION: Win Cyn's heart: 3000 points.]

●WORLD STORY:

The host began a relationship with her long-term crush, Klaus, on her 18th birthday, had sex with him, and sealed their bond. Not long after, she got pregnant, and surprisingly, Klaus accepted the pregnancy and rented an apartment for her. She dropped out of school, hoping to focus on her baby for a while, but things went awry when her best friend, Lyn, and Klaus got together behind her back...

"Is she dead?" Scarlet questioned, her voice low and cold. 

Fateball pressed its lips in a straight line. "Yes." It replied. 

"Did she give birth to her baby?" 

"She didn't." 

Scarlet's eyes trembled, and her lips twitched. "Then... She lost it. She lost two lives." Her voice faltered. 

"Which is why they have to be punished," Fateball responded. She sounded angry. 

Scarlet nodded. "Okay." She slowly clenched her fist as she sucked in her lower lip. She felt extremely irritated in her heart listening to the host's story. She didn't need to listen to everything. She just needed to know that the host was deceived, ruined, and forgotten - the same reason she never wanted to fall in love___

Scarlet opened her eyes, finally ready to register her new environment, and around her were numerous seats, occupied by students in uniforms, laughing and chatting amongst themselves. She looked at their young faces, realizing they must all be about 18- 19___, high school students. 

Her eyes settled on the couple beside her, capturing a male with a head full of short brown hair, long nose, full lips~ he was the kind of guy that could only be described as handsome. Looking like he could occupy a front page in a magazine. While sitting beside him, smiling coyly,  was a delicate-looking young girl with waist-length black hair and bright eyes. The two indeed looked really good. However, Scarlet felt like something wasn't right...

'Fateball,' She called in her mind. Having gotten used to reading numerous transmigration books, Scarlet needed no teacher to tell her Fateball had a link to her mind. 

As expected, Fateball's voice rang in her mind. "What's up?" 

'I don't think you know this, but I'm a terrific face-con...'

"Say no more. Isn't that why Carlos is your only idol?' Fateball replied with smugness. 

Scarlet rolled her eyes. 'Then, why do I only feel disgust when I look at these two beside me? They look so good, but they somehow disgust me instead." She lamented. 

Fateball cackled. "That's Klaus and Lyn. Go pull out their eyes!" 

Scarlet squinted her eyes. Indeed, slags would never entice her. 

They were always disgusting!

The couple seemed to feel her gaze on them as they both turned to look at her. Klaus gifted her a bright smile as he stretched his hand and ruffled her hair. "You're awake." He said, his tone filled with adoration. 

Scarlet winced. She swiftly pulled back, dodging the hand snaking toward her head again. "I will visit the bathroom." She said and quickly stood up. 

Klaus looked taken aback. He stared at Scarlet, revealing a bewildered expression as he slowly nodded his head. "Do you need me to come with you?' 

Scarlet scoffed inwardly, but her expression never changed... Maybe she wasn't good at anything else, but her facade never failed___ "No, I'm okay." She said, and without sparing Lyn a glance, she walked out of the classroom, making her way toward the bathroom. 

Standing before the mirror, Scarlet gasped at her reflection, unable to believe her eyes. Staring at the messy face in the mirror, with messy bangs covering her eyes, black rimmed glasses covering over half of her face, and chapped lips, Scarlet shook her head, suddenly feeling sad. 

"You didn't tell me the host was so ugly!" She lamented. 

Scarlet might be anything, but she never compromised her appearance!

[Appearance: 90/90

Charm: 10/100]

Fateball revealed the original host's data before Scarlet. 

Scarlet shook her head. "Bullshit." She cursed and raised her fingers to remove the glasses. She had only held the glasses when her stomach churned. 

She bent forward, pressed a hand on her stomach and another on her chest as she rubbed gently to suppress the uncomfortable feeling in her chest. 

Her throat felt blocked and hollow at the same time. She kneaded her chest again, gagging uncomfortably. 

Scarlet ran to the toilet and rested her hands on her throat as she threw up everything the original host had eaten before she crossed over. 

She spent minutes throwing up, reflexive tears streaming down her face. She spat out the irritating saliva in her mouth and slowly stood up, her breathing haggard. 

"Fateball, Fateball, don't tell me I crossed over when she's already pregnant..." Scarlet's heart trembled.