Alex's eyes fluttered open, his vision hazy. The first thing he registered was the throbbing pain in his cheek, followed by a pounding headache. He winced, groaning softly.
But then—
[Hahahahaha—oh, gods, I can't—pffft—]
The system's voice echoed inside his head, convulsing with laughter like never before.
Alex blinked in confusion.
"What the hell…?" he muttered. "Why the hell are you laughing like you've just binged a rom-com?"
[Nothing… Pfft.]
His brows knitted together as fragments of memory tried to resurface.
"I was… dreaming. Everything was white. And someone was pulling on my tongue… it got harder and harder to breathe…" He rubbed his face, groaning.
"And then out of nowhere, a damn truck-kun slammed into me. Felt like I got isekai'd all over again…"
The system howled even harder.
