Chapter 6: Past Lives and Plans

After system roast Umaru finish, e quiet.

Why you resemble somebody like this?

My mouth freeze, heart skip.

Me and system na people wey near die for real world.

Na why we enter here, dey do quest, find way survive.

My real name na Ijeoma. I be like that child star wey act for Super Story, but after wahala, everybody forget.

But after that wahala...

If system recognize me, e go hate me more.

Fear hold me, my body stiff, hand dey sweat.

System finally remember:

Halima Bello.

You resemble am well, e shock person.

I use Umaru crocodile fin clean sweat, sigh.

System pause, voice calm:

Your tail still dey pain? We be villains, na others we suppose dey wound, not ourselves.

No dey do anyhow next time.

Some things flash for my mind, I shake head, eyes red:

But my papa talk say, as long as result good, process no matter.

System no agree:

Your papa head no correct.

System soft small, e dey awkward.

Na you I pick. I no go let you suffer.

I happy, eyes begin shine.

Omo, out of all hosts, why you choose me?

System no waste time:

You cheap, your matching points low.

Bro dey always roast people, na why all him points dey reduce from host complaint.

System add: Just do the quest well, make we go home. When we reach, bro go buy suya for you.

After small time, I nod:

Okay.