Let me be lazy please!

arc 3.7

"Agreed. We need to gather as much evidence as we can to prove my innocence," he said determinedly, his eyes ablaze with determination.

Mr. Thompson nodded in approval. "I'll start by re-reviewing the evidence they presented. Then, we'll strategize our next move," he said, his tone businesslike.

With that, Ace and Thompson set to work, diving into the intricate details of their defense strategy. As they pored over evidence and legal precedents, Ace couldn't help but feel a sense dread. It felt as though he was missing something in plain sight.

Before he could ponder over it, bella brought him out of this thoughts

[Host I'm back!]

'oh? Welcome back, you were gone for long this time'

[Did you miss me host?~~]

'dont try to joke when you're bad at it.'

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Hearing no response, ace hid a smile as he stopped teasing the poor system

'so? Did you get the information I asked you for?'

[Ah yes host! But it was so difficult! You have to give me rewards for this!]

'first of all, difficult? For you? How come? And secondly rewards? Didn't I tell you that you're reward was getting a human body?'

[Yes it was difficult even for me and host, you didn't complete that sentence, you were getting me a human body so you can kill me and I go back to being a system ಥ⁠‿⁠ಥ]

'but iam still getting you a body with my hard earned points though, inspite of what happens afterwards'

[......] The poor bella had suddenly brain circuited.

Ace leaned back into the couch as he closed his eyes and controlled the urge to laugh bubbling inside him

'now tell me bella, what did you mean by the information being hard to collect about the knight family?'

Bella sounded like she was pouting from frustration as she replied,

[It's just that... there's not much information available about the Knight family. It's like they've gone out of their way to keep everything under wraps. I had to dig deep into some restricted databases to find even the smallest tidbits of information. It's almost as if they've been erased from official records.]

Ace frowned, processing Bella's words. The lack of information about the Knight family only added to the mystery surrounding everything. He had always suspected that there was more to their deaths than met the eye, and the elusive nature of the Knight family only reinforced his suspicions.

Bella hesitated once again, as if carefully choosing her words,

[I've been digging through various databases, trying to piece together their background, but it's like trying to unravel a tangled web, any kind of concrete evidence is very scarce.

It seems that the Knight family has a history shrouded in secrecy. I'm still trying to piece together the puzzle, but it's proving to be quite challenging host.

But I did manage to collect information on one member- it was fairly easy compared to others, it's about Lucas knight]

Ace sighed softly as he responded.

'but you already told me everything about him on the first day, is there anything more? If not leave it'

Bella continued with uncertainty,

[There is something I found that was not mentioned originally. While trying to gather information I stumbled across some of the classified documents about his life and something was very weird about it host!]

Ace's curiosity was now piqued,

'what do you mean bella? What were they?'

[I'm not entirely sure, host. The documents were heavily redacted- all very cryptic and the few bits of the documents I managed to access -it failed to mention anything about Lucas knight's birth date, place or parents names inspite of having a birth certificate and parents whom he loved with.]

Ace raised eyebrows at that,

'oh? Redacted documents, missing birth details, and no mention of parents' names...'

Ace muttered, his thoughts racing.

'It's almost as if Lucas Knight's entire identity has been....'

Ace didn't have to continue before bella nodded in agreement.

[Exactly, host. It's as if Lucas Knight is a ghost, a shadow with no past. and the spirit we see now is a fabrication.]

Ace's mind whirled with possibilities. If Lucas Knight's background was indeed shrouded in secrecy, it could mean that there was more to him than met the eye. And if that was the case, it could have far-reaching implications for Ace's mission in this world.

'Keep digging, Bella,' Ace instructed, his voice firm with determination.

"We need to uncover the truth about the Knight family no matter how deeply it's buried."

Bella sounded serious for once as she replied,

[Ofcourse host, I will do my absolute best!]

Ace's mind reeled with the implications of Bella's revelation. It was all too weird. Almost unnaturally so. There was this sense of a knife hanging above his head all the time. All of this raised more questions than answers.

'What do you think this means, Bella?'

Ace asked, his voice filled with uncertainty.

Bella hesitated before responding, her  voice filled with uncertainty and worry.

[I'm not sure, host. But it seems that we've stumbled upon something much bigger than we anticipated. it's clear that there's more to his story than meets the eye.]

Ace was about to reply when bella continued with worry,

[Host....this world, bella gets the feeling that it's going to fail...]