Chapter 47 - Override

"Gem!!!" Fily exclaimed when she saw the smoke from my burning hands get thicker.

"I-it's fine," I said as I rubbed my hands ruthlessly under the mixture, trying to hurt myself as much as I can to trick this system into thinking that I need to release more Healing potions.

Come on… please work!!

'Help me!'

'I'm going to die.'

'I'm going to die!'

'Save me!!'

'Save me please!!!'

I shut my eyes tightly as I scream these words in my head.

The cooling sensation from the healing slimes that was saving my hands from the toxic mixture was being overwhelmed by the burns as I rubbed my hands together.

"AHHH!!" I exaggerated my screams a little bit more, thinking to myself that these burns are too much and I'm going to die if the potions won't save me.

Please work.

Please work!

[Overriding the system...]

I heard the stat-hut's lady voice announce.

What was that?

Slowly, I tried opening my eyes to see what was going on but what happened next almost gave me a heart attack!

"AHHHH!!!" I screamed as the horrendous pain finally registered in my brain.

"Gemm!!!" Fily came rushing to me as she saw my horrendous state.

She paused for a moment and then decided to pull my hands from the mixture but I said no.

I can't give up now!

"D-don't! AHHHHH!!!" I shouted when the pain multiplied in my hands as if the healing slimes stopped healing me!

'W-what's happening Mr. Gemini???'

[You have successfully overridden the system, Master.]

'What does that mean!?'

[You are now in control-]

Before Mr. Gemini could even finish what he was saying, I felt something tingling in my hands as if they were just waiting for my cue to go out.

With no clue of what was happening right now and more importantly with no time to waste, I let it go with all my might as I closed my eyes, afraid of everything else that was happening in this world.

I don't want to be a disappointment.

I want to help.

I want to live a meaningful life.

So, please…

Give me the means to fulfill my dream.

"G-gem.." Fily suddenly whispered as the room became quiet.

I opened my eyes as I felt a cooling sensation that was crawling in my hands.

There it was, a marvelous cyan liquid that was coming out from my fingertips.

It covered my hands like a glove!

"You did it!!!" Petunia rejoiced after seeing her almost ruined new Gummy being filled with the intense glow of the Healing slimes.

"You did it Gem!!" Fily sniffed as she hugged me lightly, her body felt so weak leaning against me.

She leaned her head on my shoulder and I felt her tears soak my dress.

"Why are you crying?" I took my hands out of the mixture to hug her but since it was still covered with the Healing slime I just let it dry in the air while Fily was the one who embraced me instead.

"I'm just proud of you, that's why.." She peeked at me for a split second before hiding her crying face back on my shoulders again.

I could not help but smile as I stared at my hands covered with the glowing fluid.

It just looks so unreal!

"Pet!!" Fily suddenly shouted while staring at Petunia behind me which made me look at her as well.

"Petunia!" I was worried when I saw her lying flat and quiet on the table.

"What happened?" I asked Fily who moved immediately to grab Petunia from the desk and faced her to us so we could see her face.

I was expecting Petunia to celebrate energetically after that success but I was caught off-guarded when I saw her covering her cat face with her paws after crying tears of joy.

"You worried us!" Fily complained and shook Petunia in between her hands.

"S-stop it." She meowed embarrassingly while still trying to hide her face from us.

My tears fell on its own when I remembered the reason why Petunia was so obsessed with the Healing slimes.

"Woi are you crying??" Fily was surprised to see both of us cry.

Maybe she didn't know about Petunia's situation yet?

"Thank you." Petunia said to me while peeking from her paws.

I gave her a smile and showed her my hands that were covered with the cyan glow, making me unable to wipe the tears out of my face.

"What's happening here?" Fily relaxed her hold on Petunia which gave Petunia a chance to get away from her and she jumped right at me.

Fily caught her from the back but Petunia was already licking the potion from my hands!

"Petunia!!" I tried to push her forehead as Fily reluctantly pulled her away from me but she did not want to let go.

"Is this even edible???" I looked at Fily worriedly and she shrugged at me.

'Mr. Gemini is this potion even edible?' I asked my alternative source of info and thank goodness he answered immediately.

[Yes, Master.]

Phew!

Fily raised a brow on me and I nodded at her after hearing the answer from Mr. Gemini.

Petunia is such a weird fellow, but I still let her lick all of the healing potions from my hands clean.

"Where will I wash my hands now??" I stared at my hands after Petunia finished licking all of the healing slimes from it.

"Go wash it there." Petunia pointed at the water surrounding the mini island with holograms using her right paw while still busy licking the other one clean.

I looked at Fily to confirm if it was okay for me to use that water but she shook her head on me.

So that was a no.

"You can use the trees over there." Fily pointed at the corners of the room where the trees were.

Thank goodness I asked Fily first before doing what Petunia said because as it turned out, the trees on the corners of this room were actually also functioning as sinks!

Well, that was a cool discovery.

When I came back to them, the cyan color was already gone from Petunia's Gummy but I was greeted by the majestic purple glow of the clear gummy mixture.

"This is the Perfect Gummy I have been dreaming of!" Petunia suddenly exclaimed as she laid the stainless silver bowl on her stomach happily.

"How do you even make this work? Are you the one making it fly or is it flying on your command?" I asked out of curiosity as I sat down on the chair beside Fily.

"Ah, you want to see me do the magic?" Petunia suddenly sat properly while wiggling her tail.

"S-sure?" I looked at Fily to ask permission too and she nodded with a smile.

"Okay. I'll let you both see the secret in exchange for helping me."