Alex is a 17-year-old, withdrawn young man who lives in a poor family. He has no friends or anyone who loves him. He has black hair, dark brown eyes, and is 1.73 meters tall. He is of average appearance. Because his family owes money everywhere, he sneaks to school through back alleys to avoid being caught by creditors. He doesn't do well in school either. He constantly appears poor and quite depressed. One evening, he lies in bed, exhausted and demoralized.
Alex says, "I'd rather die than live this life." He wants to escape this life. Falling asleep with these thoughts, Alex wakes up in a completely different world.
"What—what? Where is this place?"
Looking around, he realizes he's amidst giant, lush trees, in a place where nothing else is visible.
"Why am I naked? What happened to my clothes?"
How did I get here? Where is this place? I was last in my bed, what happened to me?
Alex's eyes widen suddenly. A golden holographic screen appears in front of him: [...system...loading...]
"System? What's going on? Is this real?"
Alex slaps himself in the face in surprise.
Slap!
"Aaah!"
I feel pain... So this isn't a dream, it's real. So... have I reincarnated in another world?
Alex grasps his situation at least a little and looks back at the system screen.
[...system...loading...]
"Huh? Is it still loading? It never used to be like this in the manga. This system is so slow."
I guess I should wait a little longer. It's not a good idea to wander around right now. I'll look around once the system loads.
Alex leans against a tree and begins to wonder why he's naked.
"Ugh... Why am I naked? You could have at least left my clothes on, tsk..."
Being naked is really uncomfortable...
Turning his head around, he notices a large leafy tree in front of him. He stands up and walks over to it.
"I can at least cover my lower half with these," he says. He plucks three or four leaves, ties them together, and wraps them around his waist. Then he checks the system again.
"It's a little annoying, but... Anyway, I wonder how the system is?"
[...system...loading...4%]
"What? Why is it so slow?"
"This isn't going to happen. I should look around a bit. Maybe I'll run into someone."
Alex sets off to explore the surroundings. Because everything is densely covered with trees, he moves slowly and cautiously, lest anything dangerous happen.
He's been walking for a long time. Occasionally, he glances at his system screen and sighs when he sees the loading screen. Walking has tired him, made him hungry and thirsty.
"I've been walking for a while, and everything's the same... Damn it, there's nothing to help me."
Just then, the sound of a stream catches his attention, and he heads in that direction.
"Water! I hear water, haha!"
He runs, step by step.
"Finally... I found a river."
He squats down in the river, sticks his head out, and drinks heartily.
Glup glup.
"Hah... It feels good. But drinking water makes me even hungrier. What am I supposed to do? It's getting darker..." he mutters. He has no choice but to spend the day like this. He walks a little distance from the river, leans against a tree, and closes his eyes. He mutters, thinking about his unlucky days and drifts off to sleep.