It was just an ordinary day. Like everyday.
I wake up, do my morning thing like brushing my teeth, take a dump or bath, work as a cashier in a 100 dollar store.
If I have to say anything extraordinary about me, then it is that I have a good memory(photographic), and I escaped from getting hit by a truck five times.
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The door opened and a middle aged woman came to the store. She is a customer. She has a hair styled like a Karen.
Surprisingly, she's just here to buy a baseball bat for her son. She is not here to create a massive problem and calling the store manager.
She brought the bat and went out of the store.
"Hey, Darren, you can take a day off tomorrow."
My manager, out of sheer miracle, gave me a day off.
"Manager,if I have to ask, why?"
"My wife have birth to my second daughter. So I have to be with her. Come to the store when I call you."
"Okay"
It was 9 pm on the Thursday.
As i walk to my home, I think about my whole life out of boredom. My name is Darren colt. I don't know my parents. The nana of the orphanage told me that they found me in the casket outside the orphanage in later years.
In the orphanage, some kids bully me but I fight back. It leads to me and the kids scolded by nana. As I grow up, the kids growing with me starts to decrease as they get adopted by others. But I wasn't adopted. I wasn't that sad. Nanny treats me and all the children's nicely.
I got the standard education upto high school. I aced my exams. I even have some good friends surprisingly. There is one friend who helps me against all odds.But i don't have enough funds to get into college. And i cannot bring myself to take any help from my friend because it makes me feel like im taking advantage of his kindness. But we keep in touch through the phone.
Later, I got a job at the store and the manager was merciful enough to give me a job. Although strict in the store, he treats me nicely. You can say he is like a father to me.
As I was reminiscing about my life, I see the middle aged women I saw at the morning and her son. He looked like eight years old and was playing with the ball, a baseball.
As he was playing, the ball (baseball) slipped out of his hand. The ball reached the road and he went to get the ball(baseball).
Then i saw at truck speeding up from a distance. And I saw that the truck was speeding towards him.
I didn't think. My body moved on its own. I ran like I want to break a record and reached the kids. I pulled him out of the way as the truck passed by me in a centimeters breadth.
The mother, who is middle aged women, thanked me. I didnt think much of it. I just told them to get to the home safely.Although I lived in the orphanage, some morals were drilled into me by my nanny. So, if I can save a person in front of my eyes, then i will.
By the way, this includes the sixth time I survived a truck near-accident.
I got to my apartment after some minutes of walking.
"I'm home."
No one answered. I just say it out of habit. Although i work as s cashier, I still get a nice salary. My apartment has all the necessities I need to call it a home.
I took a bath, got into my pajamas and opened my laptop.
I dont have much of a hobby.In the time I was alone (as always), i watch anime and manhwa and play some games.
It was 12pm. It was night. And it was silent.As I finished playing games and getting ready to sleep, I heard the knock at the door.
I thought I was having a hallucinations because I don't have any friends that visits me in a fucking night. But I still heard the knock. And there are many theft happening around the city. So I was careful.
So, i went toward the door. I looked outside through the peephole to find no one. So I braced myself to open the door after getting the crowbar.
I went outside. I looked at each side of the hallway and still finds no one.
Then i find something peculiar about the hallway. It's wider than usual.
Suddenly I hear the sound of the engine starting. I looked back to see the headlights on. It was the truck. I dont know what's happening but I know I should not stay here.
I went to open the door but it was locked somehow. Without wasting any more time, I ran toward the lift. I clicked the button to open the lift. But it was too late.
The truck sped up towards me. Then all I remember was my consciousness going dark after that.
******X******X*******X*******
I opened my eyes to see an unfamiliar ceiling. I got out of the bed in a fright and look around the room. It was a somewhat neat room but its not mine.
The room was clean. Not a single cloth was hung anywhere. There is a computer, vr box, a bed which could accommodate almost 2 people, a toilet. And everything a single person needs. And a photo frame near the bed. And i was laying on the bed.
"What the hell is--!!"
I noticed its not my voice. I looked down to see its not my body. I went toward the mirror. I saw an unfamiliar face. My face. Black hair, blue eyes and Asian features is present in the face. More handsome than my previous appearance.
Suddenly, my head started to ache and I fell to the ground. It was like listening to that thick of it and baby song back to back and head ache combining from both of them.
After 30 agonising minutes, i got up with a clarity.
First thing first, i died because of the ghostly truck. I mean how did the truck even came to the third floor?
"Did it work with paranormal department or something? Surely it shouldn't be possible for it to be on my floor."
"Whatever....*sigh*"
Second thing, that splitting headache is the result of me getting my memories of this life. I'm reincarnated.....or transmigrated or whatever. I just call it isekai or something because the world seems to be some kind of parallel world. My name is Kento mashima
Adding to that, my parents here died in gas explosion leaving me with enough inheritance.
"Gas explosion?
And the last thing is related to the world. And it is that im fucked. Like really fucked. Because from the memories i got. I realised the world im residing is related to honkai.
Why am I so sure? Because im in nagazora city. And somehow im a transfer student in an all girls chiba academy. And its June 2013.
Contrary to anyone's expectations of being a transmigrator, i didnt get any golden finger.
"...Damn."
All I got was somewhat money which would last for 3 years but will become useless after the eruption and a house. And vr box with a slip of paper.
"Wait...I dont have a vr box. Well, I might have forgotten I brought it."
After examining it, I took the piece of paper.
"ENJOY IT WELL"
it was written in bold letters. I think it is a piece of appreciation from the company for buying its product.
Then, I roamed around my house. I checked if there is anything useful. Around the TV hall, dining table, kitchen and backyard.
There is nothing useful.
Let's think about it for a minute. I'm in a world where it hates men particularly and being a man basically means death except few blessed ones. A paramecium forced to evolves into a single cell organism to save the world. A 500 year scheming bastard who stops at nothing to get his plan done. And a 50000 year old paramecium ancestor rose from the grave like an ancient cultivator to realise a plan that is most likely evil.
You may think why not emigrate to other countries. You think other countries are safe from homkai. Even if I did that, the honkai will find a way. Its always like that.
And do I have anything special? No. Believe me, I checked.
"Why did i even get transmigrated? "
I'm not even that sad that im going to die ( i am). But i know there are many bad events that's gonna happen and I am powerless to do anything.
Today is October 13th 2013, its Sunday. I went to my bedroom. I have nothing to do except contemplate about everything. I laid on the bed, looked around and found the VR box.
"Since I have nothing to do, I might as well play some games."
I took the vr headset, wrapped it around my head adn turned it on. It showed the company logo. Using the joystick, i moved through the system and stopped at one game which i didn't even remember getting installed.
MURIM WORLD WONDER
With nothing to do, I clicked on it. Suddenly i felt my whole body warped.
And the next thing i noticed, I was sitting in a wooden carriage. And in front of me was a blue screen showing my status window.
______STATUS WINDOW_______
NAME: Lee Minhyuk
AGE: 13
TITLE (Achievement): None
STATS
STR:10
STA :10
SEN:10
END:10
INT:10
AGI:10
ENERGY:0
Stat point: 100
Skills-
NONE
Abilities-
1. Black paradox flame
Physique-
Supreme heavenly body
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"....What the hell?"
I was shocked that this game is very realistic.
At that same time, unknown to him, the LOG OUT sign disappears from the window.