'Damn it.'
'Fine, I will try to solve it then.'
I grabbed the marker and stared at the whiteboard. The problem seemed simple enough, but the longer I stared at it, the more impossible it became.
"Well, are you going to stand there all day?" The teacher's impatient voice echoed in the classroom.
"If you didn't know how to solve it then why did you stand up when I asked who would solve this question? Just sit down and be quiet," the teacher said as she shook her head and sighed.
'Well, f*ck.'
"You're a complete waste of time. I am not asking you any questions from now on."
'Damn, that hurt a lot.'
The teacher took her first step and started to walk toward me.
But before she could reach me, the system replied, [The answer is x + 1,] the voice instructed, its words flowing smoothly.
Yes!
"Wait a minute, teach," I said, holding up my hand.
"Huh?" The teacher froze, staring at me in confusion.
I turned to the board, and quickly started solving the question...
[Why are you trying to solve it? Just write the answer down, and no one will question it.]
'Just don't worry about it. As long as I know the answer I can solve every problem.'
'I will show you my greatness, system.'
"Well, the answer is x + 1," I said, pointing to the board.
"W-what?" The teacher's jaw dropped, and she stared at me, disbelief written all over her face.
The rest of the students were also shocked, their eyes wide and mouths agape.
I stood there, grinning smugly, confident in my answer.
"Teach, can I go home? I don't think I am feeling better," I said, holding my stomach and feigning sickness.
'F*cking math. Let me go already.'
The teacher nodded, her expression still frozen in shock.
With a quick wave of my hand, I walked out of the classroom, leaving behind the stunned faces of my classmates, and my bag.
'F*cking hell, I thought I was going to die again.'
'Thanks system. If you hadn't told me the answer then I wouldn't have been able to solve the question and that would have been embarrassing.'
[Huh, did you seriously thought you were going to die? Even though I was right beside you the whole time. How stupid are you?]
'Hah, what are you saying? Even I know that math is a dangerous subject. And I think you don't know everything about me.'
[What is it that I don't know? Other than you being stupid and not being able to solve such a simple question and panicking when I regressed you some hours before your death and you not believing it too and—]
'Shut up! I can't even keep up with your speed.'
The system went silent.
I heaved a sigh of relief and stepped outside of school.
'And it seems you really don't know. Maybe I should show you.'
[What?]
'Wait and watch....'
'STATUS WINDOW!' I shouted in my mind.
But...
.
.
.
Nothing happened.
'Huh, why?'
"Status window," I muttered under my breath.
...
...
...
Still, nothing happened.
Why isn't it working? Something should have happened just like in the manga and novels I have read.
'Maybe, I should ask the system?'
'Hey, System. Why is the status window not showing up? Shouldn't I see some sort of stats page or something?'
Silence.
'Don't ignore me. Are you there, system?'
After a few more minutes of silence, the system replied,
[Are you kidding me? You expect to see the status screen when I had to nerf it by 99.99% just to make it compatible with you?]