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001 I was
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It was like a dream.
In a white space, I
encountered a beautiful woman who seemed artificial, and I rejected her
proposal.
"I won't go with
them."
At my clear refusal,
her expressionless face contorted.
"I'll send you
somewhere else. Just make do with that."
"...Okay."
I thought there was no
going against her will even if I refused, but it's worth a try.
Immediately, my
consciousness faded.
Was that a dream or
reality?
Looking at my current
situation, I could somehow tell.
The surroundings were
overgrown with trees, and there was no one around.
"A forest... I
guess."
It was truly
overgrown.
That god—probably a
god—kept her promise.
But why does it have
to be in the forest?
At my feet was a
backpack—a rucksack.
Inside were hard
bread, dried meat wrapped in leaves, a water bottle, a dagger, a blanket, a
wooden cup, a wooden plate, a small towel, and a few other items.
In a brown leather
pouch were what seemed to be gold coins, the currency of this world, but I had
no idea how much they were worth.
"If I had known,
I would have asked more about this world."
It was too late for
regrets.
For now, there seemed
to be money, so I guess I can get by for a while.
First, I'd have to
find a village.
I wasn't enough of a
survivor to live in a forest where there wasn't even a hint of civilization.
"Where am I, and
which way should I go?"
I had no idea. So, I
decided to go south.
"Even so, which
way is south?"
A little sunlight
filtered through the trees, so I figured there must be a star like the sun.
But would the sun rise
in the east and set in the west, just like on Earth?
"No idea."
I stopped thinking
about directions and decided which way to go with a branch that had fallen nearby.
I walked in the
direction indicated by the branch, which had landed quietly on the grass.
"Ohh!"
Fortunately, I was
able to get out of the forest quickly.
In front of the forest
was a road, and the presence of few grasses and remaining ruts indicated that
someone was using this path.
"The problem is
whether to go right or left."
It was a crossroads of
life. I thought hard but couldn't come to a conclusion.
"Should I ask the
branch?"
I entrusted my luck
again to the branch I had brought as a walking stick...
"Alright, let's
go right."
As I walked right, I
felt thirsty. I took out my water bottle from my rucksack, intending to drink,
but there was no water in it.
"Come on, what's
the point of this...?"
I thought it felt
strangely light, but for it to be empty, the god was unkind.
Reluctantly, I kept
going, and then I found a small bridge. It was a very simple wooden bridge with
no handrails or fences, looking rather flimsy.
I stepped onto the
bridge spanning a stream about three meters wide and stopped in the middle to
look down at the stream. I could see small fish in the highly transparent
water.
The presence of small
fish meant it was drinkable. I crossed the bridge, went down a small step, and
put my hand in the water. It was cold.
I lightly rinsed my
hands, cupped them, and scooped up some water to drink. It was quite tasty
water. If it didn't upset my stomach, it would be perfect. As I filled my water
bottle and stood up, I suddenly noticed something off about my reflection in
the water.
"Huh?"
Was that me reflected
there? I hastily crouched down and looked at my face in the water.
I looked Western, with
no trace of my former self. My semi-long hair was not white but silver. My eyes
had also turned gold.
"Come to think of
it, weren't my clothes a school uniform...?"
It only just occurred
to me that my appearance had completely changed to that of a different person.
That god said that
because a hero summoning ritual was performed, everyone in my class was
summoned.
I thought it was a
transfer because of the summoning, but it seemed I had possessed or
reincarnated into a different body.
"They made me
awfully cute..."
My appearance wasn't
particularly striking before, but my current face was quite cute. It was like a
girl's.
"Wait a
minute!"
I checked what was
between my legs.
"It's
there~"
I thought for a moment
I had turned into a girl, but it was definitely there.
However, my height,
which was 175 centimeters, was probably less than 160 centimeters now. My
physique was already delicate, but it felt even more so now. In terms of
appearance alone, I was just like a flat-chested girl.
"To think my
appearance would change this much... and so completely at that."
Was this a divine
revelation to start over in this world?
In my original world,
I had failed and was living a miserable high school life. I would take this as
a chance to make a fresh start and live a fun life.
"I can't go back
to my original world anyway. I have no choice but to start over in this
one."
Once that was decided,
I should think of a name.
I didn't dislike my
old name, but it didn't suit this appearance.
"No need to think
about it. My name is Toi. It's Toi."
The name of the
character I created in my favorite MMORPG was Toi.
It was a shame I
couldn't play that game anymore, but if I thought of it as the price for
starting over in life, I could accept it.
"Alright, shall
we go?"
As I continued along
the road, a group of five horse-drawn carriages approached from behind.
"Ah... that can't
be..."
I'm intensely moved
right now!
Among that group of
people on carriages and horses, there was a beast-eared girl!
I moved to the side of
the road and stared intently at the beast-eared girl. I think she was a cat
beastman, and her soft-looking triangular ears beckoned me.
My hands involuntarily
twitched with excitement.
"What?! ...An
elf?"
The woman with long,
pointed ears was beautiful, like a work of art.
When I stared, she
glared at me.
I loved this world.
Beast-ears, elves,
maybe there were even more different races. Such a world of dreams existed.
That god should have told me earlier!
The lingering emotion
didn't disappear, but while I was immersed in sentiment, the group of carriages
had gone quite far.
As I was about to
continue along the road, I heard a commotion.
To my surprise, the
group I had just seen was being attacked by someone.
"Seriously...? I
can't fight, you know?"
But if I left them,
the beast-eared girl and the beautiful elf might be killed.
"What should I
do? How can I save the beast-eared girl and the beautiful elf?!"
Ping!
"Whoa?!
...Oh?"
A game-like screen
appeared before my eyes.
When I tried to look
behind it, the screen moved too.
"Hmph!"
I moved at high speed,
but the screen followed. It seemed to stay at a fixed distance from me.
【Job】Traveler Lv1
【Skills】Strong Legs (Minor)
【Unique Skills】Detailed Appraisal (Minor), Item Box (Minor)
I figure this screen
is what you'd call a status screen in a game.
Don't underestimate a
gamer's brain. Mastering things like this is what gamers do.
"Detailed Appraisal!"
I appraised my Job.
▼Detailed Appraisal Result▼
Job: If certain
conditions are met, you can change to a new job. Job changes can be performed
by simply opening the status screen and willing it. Currently, available jobs
for change are Villager, Cook, Merchant, Carrier, Avenger, and Reincarnated
Hero.
As expected, Detailed
Appraisal was a skill that told me many things.
Some unsettling jobs
were included, but perhaps that was the karma I carried.
Leaving that aside,
when I willed to use the Item Box, the screen switched.
A screen like the face
of a Rubik's Cube appeared, with small squares gathered together.
It seemed items could
be stored in the small squares. With 4 rows by 5 columns, it looked like 20
items could be stored.
The top 2 rows, 10
slots, were filled. That meant items were in there.
I used Detailed
Appraisal on each item one by one, and as I looked, my cheeks relaxed into a
smile.
"Uh, to equip
these items..."
Above the Item Box
screen, 8 quick-equip slots appeared.
You could set items
for 8 locations: head, both ears, neck, torso, both arms, both legs, right
hand, and left hand.
If you set items here,
you could equip them just by willing it.
There were 3 types of
swords, 2 types of shields, 2 types of breastplates, and 3 types of potions.
Simply put, the 3
types of swords were a very strong sword, a strong sword, and a normal sword.
Without hesitation, I willed to set the very strong sword in the quick-equip
slot.
One slot in the Item
Box became empty, and the sword appeared in the quick-equip slot.
I tried to set the
breastplate and shield in the quick-equip slot in the same way, but while the
breastplate set easily, the shield did not.
"What's going
on?"
Puzzled, I used
Detailed Appraisal to find the cause.
"I see... Because
the equipped sword is a two-handed sword, I can't hold a shield."
It made sense when I
thought about it, but it was my first time, so these things happen.
"Oh, no. I was
supposed to go help them."
I had forgotten my
objective and gotten carried away verifying how to use the status screen.
Reflecting on this, I
started running towards the commotion.
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