System PP naturally wanted to assist Finn in completing missions to help him achieve his long-held wishes, but at the same time, it could not deny that it also had its own selfish desire to help this world's Peter Parker as much as possible, which caused System PP to constantly encourage Finn to have more contact with Peter in secret.
As the Misery Value accumulated more and more, System PP seemed to vaguely sense what the true meaning of accumulating Misery Value was.
Finn Osborn was being pulled bit by bit into this vivid world by these 1%, 1%, another 1% of Misery Value.
He went from being a detached bystander to gradually forming close bonds with the people around him, becoming an irreplaceable presence in their hearts.
System PP thought—
Although his mission conditions for assisting the Host to clear levels were different from those of Finn, who had once been a System, their goals were certainly both to hope the Host could have a perfect ending.
System PP also personally witnessed the "Peter Parker's Grandest Open Crush" that went viral across the entire internet.
This feeling was wonderful, yet he looked forward to it so much.
System PP knew its slow-witted Host too well; as long as Peter didn't take the initiative to make it clear, Finn would never be able to figure out this subtle affection.
Even though it was an open secret to everyone, his host was still doubting it—
Is it possible that Peter actually doesn't like me?
When he called just now, could it be that he wanted to explain to me that everything online was just a misunderstanding?
At that moment, System PP replied firmly and immediately: [Peter Parker likes you.]
Finn even asked him strangely why he was so certain.
System PP was, of course, very certain—
Because he was Peter Parker.
Even though they come from different parallel universes, System PP believes that Peter Parker's souls are connected.
While the eighteen-year-old Peter was completely unaware, the twenty-eight-year-old Peter, under the identity of System PP, had been persistently helping Peter from the shadows. He even used a rigorous system tone to advise Finn, who was full of anticipation for love, to be brave and give it a try: 【Peter Parker is a very good choice.】
Unexpectedly, Finn was still worrying about the System's regulations, saying that the rules strictly forbade the System from falling in love with its Host.
System PP was stunned for a moment at that time.
It was at that moment that the Misery Value inexplicably rose by 0.5%, System PP wasn't even sure if he was the one who contributed it.
That's right, this rule only means.. that he, as the System, Finn, as the Host, have no chance together.
But it doesn't matter, this world's Peter Parker can fall in love with Finn.
After Peter Parker and Finn successfully entered a relationship, System PP, who had silently played a major role in the background, felt both relieved and worried.
System PP also didn't know if he actually hoped.. that Finn would stay in this world, or if he wanted to encourage Finn to fulfill his original wish and go to another world to start the brand-new life he had always wanted. But System PP thought that no matter what decision Finn made, he would support Finn.
Moreover, System PP thought that the eighteen-year-old Peter in this world must have thought the same way, otherwise Little Peter would never have taken the initiative to propose a "one-month speed-dating relationship" to Finn; such a proposal was clearly meant to leave a way out for Finn.
Even System PP was somewhat surprised that eighteen-year-old Peter could come up with such a mature idea. After all, once this contract was in place, Finn, with his worries erased, would have no reason to refuse Peter's proposal to date.
It was just that even System PP hadn't expected—
They started kissing right after they began dating.
And then, they skipped straight to the "every night, every night" activities.
It was practically like using a Fast Pass.
System PP, who had been forced into isolation in the Little White Room, was completely numb; he felt that eighteen-year-old Peter Parker was truly shameless.
Yes, he was cursing himself.
Every time it is bathed in white light, System PP acts like it has schizophrenia.
While cursing Peter, he was also editing a CP-themed video of Pinfinity.
He was shipping [another younger version of himself] by himself.
Silently cheered:
【Pinfinity is real！】
System PP had always known that his Host was a very determined person, once Finn truly made a decision, he would not be easily shaken. Therefore, when the one-month term arrived, Finn chose to extend the one-month lover term to forever, System PP knew that Finn had already made his decision.
At that moment, System PP thought this was already an end, or rather, that the task was about to end very soon.
As it turned out, this was actually the real beginning.
Finn's sudden episode brought to light many things that System PP had not noticed before.
Is this repeated onset of illness actually a passive debuff choice?
Or is there a hidden reason behind it that triggers Finn's mental illness?
Why was the mission Finn received to accumulate Misery Value?
Is it possible that the mission itself is to follow the traces of pain, to unearth buried stories, to touch those forgotten pasts that no one knows about?
Searching for the Missing Felix, who lies hidden in dark corners, concealed beneath the halo of perfection and brilliance that surrounds Finn Osborn.
Too much misery.
Forget about eighteen-year-old Peter Parker being unable to handle it; even System PP felt like his programs were crashing from the sheer misery.
System PP knew the truth about Felix much earlier than Peter; since that day, his heart had been in constant suspense, even though he no longer had a heart. But Peter was completely unaware, the young man still immersed in the excitement and joy of his passionate romance with Young Master Osborn. System PP also felt great worry and fear; he feared that the happier Peter Parker smiled now, the more pitifully he would cry once the truth was known.
As it turned out, that was exactly how it was.
What is just as painful as being unable to protect the person you want to protect most at your most powerless age is—
To be unable to save the person you cherish most, who is right before your eyes, at the very moment you clearly had the power to do so.
Everything is collapsing, yet everything is being reshaped within the ruins.
In the end, Finn still chose to take Peter along to face it together.
Just as Finn said before, he doesn't need anyone to save him now.
Finn would personally save.. his past self, who was locked away in the coldest, narrowest, darkest corner of the world.
Fate is truly wonderful; twenty-eight-year-old Peter Parker would have thought the same if he had seen eighteen-year-old Peter. So, when Finn suffered from repeated high fevers and Peter, overwhelmed by excessive stimulation, asked in a daze whether he was there, System PP did not hesitate to speak to Peter from within its robot shell:
Everything will be alright.
Later, everything really did get better, so much so that it felt like a fairy tale.
Sometimes, System PP even feels like it's a bit unreal.
But System PP thought again, Finn had saved the dim lives of a hundred people who should have shone, Peter Parker had also saved countless lives as a superhero; given these circumstances, why shouldn't they have earned a chance at a fairytale ending?
But there were two very miraculous things—
Sometimes System PP feels that Finn has already guessed his true identity.
But Finn had never asked System PP for confirmation.
Finn also felt that Peter seemed able to hear his inner thoughts.
Even System PP felt, upon careful recollection, that it seemed Little Peter could accurately respond to the words in Finn's heart every single time. Furthermore, without any clues, Peter could determine the connection between Finn and Felix. Peter even went out of his way to create a robot named "PP" specifically for Finn; clearly, Peter had realized very early on the secret hidden within Finn's body.
But Finn never asked Peter, either.
It was as if he knew the two of them would find it difficult to answer, so he truly practiced not asking, not thinking about it, not caring.
Having been a System since the age of eight, those many years of experience naturally allowed Finn to develop many powerful abilities. One of Finn's most remarkable traits was that he truly possessed a brain as precise as a machine; the things he deemed unnecessary to dwell on, he would truly delete from his mind, choosing instead to accept them with calm composure. System PP thought that this was perhaps a way of avoiding mental exhaustion.
When the mission was completed so unexpectedly, System PP was also surprised, but—
At this moment, as his host shines on the stage before the eyes of thousands, at this moment, as his host is filled with eager anticipation for the not-so-distant future, at this moment, when everything is on the best possible path, why shouldn't this be the perfect time to say goodbye?
As a form of Schizophrenia, he had stayed for so long, stubbornly like an undocumented system; he needed to pack himself up and leave quickly, allowing Finn to break free from mental illness and become a healthy, normal person.
For System PP, this first journey was truly fulfilling and profoundly meaningful.
System PP would, of course, still feel regret when leaving.
He would regret that Finn Osborn was not in his twenty-eight years of life, but he was also relieved that after his accidental death at twenty-eight and becoming a System, his first Host was Finn.
What he was even more thankful for was that there was a Peter Parker from a parallel world.
At the age of eighteen, at the most youthful, most vigorous, most vibrant age, he met Finn Osborn.
And he was also able to witness all of this with his own eyes in his capacity as the Assistant System PP.
As System PP was in the middle of a countdown to separating from Finn, it suddenly thought of the previous conversation Finn and Peter had about [like] and [love].
System PP also had his own [like] and [love].
Like is—
The [System PP high-fived you. gif] countless times.
And love is—
Only when the moment of leaving arrived did it dare to send out a [System makes a finger heart. gif].
The progress for the Misery Value task was forever frozen at 100.09%, System PP thought this number was perfect.
He was not the 100% that made up Finn's perfect life.
But, he is that extra 0.09%.
System PP hoped that his existence would make Finn feel more fulfilled.
As for the final settlement of the System's tasks—
Although Finn had told System PP that a lack of ambition would result in point deductions, Peter hadn't taken it seriously at the time. He felt that as long as he could stay by Finn's side, he wouldn't mind leaving with nothing. As it turned out, when the settlement arrived, he really did end up with nothing.
Although the points reward for being the first novice mission system was very high, he violated many of the rules in the system's regulations.
Especially.. he communicated with this world's Peter Parker again and again, which was strictly forbidden.
Finally, his points were pitifully low—only 50 points remained.
50 points could exchange for too little, almost nothing at all.
Out of curiosity, System PP even went to specifically check the exchange points for the [Birdman] race; that value was an absolutely enormous number for the current System PP. Then System PP went to check the [Angel] race.. Oh, alright, just as Finn said, the [Birdman] race is indeed very cheap.
Even though Finn had repeatedly instructed System PP to use all the points from the final settlement of novice mission rewards on itself, warned it never to think about pleasing or benefiting the future Host, but instead to think more about its own future, System PP still wanted to save a little something for Finn.
But he only had a pitiful 50 Points.
Peter quickly accepted this harsh reality; after all, he felt that being by Finn's side in the capacity of the System was far more important than Points. Even without Points, he would do exactly as Finn said and move forward with determination.
Perhaps because his points were truly too few, the Main Brain also gave him an additional, one-time-only novice mission reward.