I Can Copy Curses

"I heard it's connected to us?" Orion said with some uncertainty.

The old man nodded. "Well, you're somewhat correct. As I said, after the story ended, I couldn't interfere with the book. So how did I transmigrate you three? All those transmigrators? How did I do it?" he asked, looking at the three of them.

Seeing their curious faces, he continued, "It's simple. Since I couldn't do anything from within, I decided to interfere from outside."

His face grew solemn as he looked at Orion, Mark, and Mei Lin. "I chose souls who were destined to die on Earth and transferred them to my book, to your world. But since you came from outside of the book, your arrivals created extra pages in the book, which scattered around the world each time I transferred souls from Earth into my story."

He added, "These pages are all connected to your characters, your souls. If a page is destroyed, one of you will disappear too, and vice versa. It may seem similar, but they are different in essence. Your existence in my story is tied to these pages."

Orion's eyes narrowed. "If a page is destroyed, one of us would die?" he asked, his eyes widening.

"Indeed. If a page is burned to ashes, the transmigrator linked to that page would also have died somewhere," the old man replied, looking at Orion.

Orion's face darkened at the old man's words, though he felt no particular remorse.

"Why do these pages have world-changing abilities? Is it because they are part of this book?" he asked, changing the topic and pointing to the book on the table.

"Indeed. The pages hold the power to rewrite reality itself, but they won't work if the reality manipulation requires more energy than the power of the transmigrators linked to them," the old man replied patiently.

"And it doesn't work on us because our souls aren't from this world?" Mark asked.

The old man nodded. "These pages can alter reality, but their power is limited to this world—the story within the book. They cannot affect beings like you transmigrators."

Orion understood many things he hadn't understood before.

"You still haven't answered why you summoned us here," Mei Lin interjected, frowning. "You've been going off-topic a lot."

"Have I?" The old man chuckled. "Alright, I'll tell you why I summoned the three of you."

His face grew serious as he stood up. "As I mentioned before, you three have the most potential among all the transmigrators, which allows you to lead them—to lead all the transmigrators."n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

"The war is on the brink of starting. Humans lost the war when they were fully prepared, so imagine what will happen if the war begins now, before they're ready. Only the butterfly effect caused by transmigrators could change anything. The butterfly effect generated by the characters in the story is like a calming wave when you toss a pebble in the ocean. So, it's all in your hands."

Orion frowned. "You said you didn't want to change anything, so why ask us to do this?"

The old man smiled. "I'm not asking you. I'm warning you. The fate of transmigrators—especially those with talents that surpass the norm—will always lead to a bad ending. It's not just the three of you; all transmigrators are fated for a bad ending."

"In my book, in my story, the bodies you occupy were destined to die. But now, because you're alive, the story—the world itself—will do everything in its power to kill you. It recognizes transmigrators as outsiders, and it will go to any lengths to eliminate you. Even if you hide away peacefully in some village, the world will come for you, delivering a death you couldn't imagine."

Orion, Mark, and Mei Lin's eyes widened in shock. They were stunned, and most of all, terrified by the old man's words.

"Why do you think the Archons or those who know about transmigrators hate them?" the old man asked, looking at them. "The hatred comes from within their very souls. So if you want to avoid being hated by the world, by those around you, keep your identity as a transmigrator a secret. Otherwise, your names will be right below Orion's on the wanted list."

Orion, Mark, and Mei Lin's expressions grew grim as they realized that while they had been trying to save the world and its people, the world itself would do everything possible to destroy them.

"No! I'm different. I'm not like them!" Mei Lin protested, her usual calm replaced by fear and anxiety. "I have a loving family; my family is one of the strongest in the Martial Domain. Nothing will happen to me if I just stay there."

"Sigh, you don't understand, my child," the old man said, sighing. "You are inside a world that wants to kill you. It doesn't matter who you are, how strong your family is, or anything of the sort. Everything ultimately falls under the world's domain, and if it wills your death, then you will die. It's as simple as that."

"I don't believe it! I don't believe it!" Mei Lin shouted, her face contorted in fear and distress.

Orion and Mark looked at her, feeling conflicted as they processed the knowledge that their fates would likely end in a similar way.

"If you don't believe me, let me show you what happened to the two transmigrators who I dare say is in the safest location of this world," the old man said, looking at Orion, then at Mei Lin. He then swung his hand and a big screen appeared in front of them which displayed 'Loading...'.

Orion's heartbeat quickened at the old man's words. 'The safest place in the Montreux Universe...? No! It can't be!'

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