When I woke up, there was an unfamiliar sensation all around my body. I remember that I finished the game Rise of the Fallen yesterday.
However, I don’t remember doing some heavy activities that would result in this kind of heavy tiredness all over my body.
After stabilizing myself and getting rid of the drowsiness, I found a chance to observe my surroundings clearly.
Well, it seems like I am still dreaming or something like that because the ceiling, the room, the bed, the furniture, and all my surroundings are strange to me. I don't think I have ever been in a place like that in my entire life.
In the first place, even though I was not very rich, I was not that poor to live in a room that showed clear signs of falling apart and had, at most, 10 m2 of space.
The lighting of the room is very weak; it is like I am in some sort of basement.
And what is with this messiness? There are trashes everywhere; how can a person even live there? I swear the person who brought me to this place is clearly trying to make me angry.
I hope I am not kidnapped or something like that.
<System initializing.>
"What was that!" I unconsciously blurted that out loud.
Wait, it is weird. Were my arms really that short? Wait, wait, wait, what is wrong with this skin color, and tiny arms? Why are my arms like sticks?
Wait for a second; I clearly remember going to sleep last night after playing Rise of The Fallen for 20 hours. I don't remember going elsewhere after that. Did I catch a strange disease? Hmm, it seems impossible for any disease to affect this much in a single day.
Let's wash my face before jumping to any conclusions, and what was with that sound just now? I can't see anyone in this room other than me. Is my eyesight just bad, or am I going crazy right now? Well, I must keep calm and assess the situation first.
And with that, I decided to wash my face and think with a clear head.
However, who is this person in the mirror? When I stepped in front of the mirror, I could see a kid, not a man, but it was just that the kid was not me.
In the first place, I am twenty years old college student, and there is just no way that I can be this tiny. Moreover, I have brown hair, brown eyes, a beard, and, most importantly, a good physique. I don't want to brag, but I really have a good body. In high school, I have been exercising 5-6 times a week.
However, it seems this is not the case for the kid in front of me. This kid has raven black hair, black eyes like an abyss, and a tiny body. I must admit, he is kind of handsome, maybe not world-class, but it is still good, nevertheless.
It seems like right now; I am in control of this body. Is this some kind of lucid dream? And this person seems a bit familiar. Where did I see this guy before?
<System initialization finished. Starting the transfer of memories.>
It is that sound again, and what is with this system thing and memory transfer? While thinking like that, a sharp pain assaulted my head, and I fainted.
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After the seemingly endless type of sleep, I woke up with a sharp pain in my head.
It looks like I fainted after I heard that robotic voice.
"Urghhh, what? My head hurts. What happened just now?"
The moment I managed to come to myself, I saw a blue screen in my front. I tried to touch it but to no avail. It is like this screen is here but not here at the same time.
"What is this blue screen in front of me?"
Everything seems odd. It is weird that I still haven't woken up after experiencing this kind of pain. And what is this blue screen? It seems it would be best to examine this screen first.
[ Darius Nightborne – Joshua Roberts
14.5 years old – 20 years old
Status
- Strength – G-
- Agility – G
- Constitution – G--
- Intelligence – G
- Mana – G
Traits
- ???
- Perfectionist
- Sociopathic Behavior
- Observer
- Calm Mind
Talents
- Arithmetic – Mastery %32
- Geometric Eyesight – Mastery %29
- Foresight – Mastery % 12
- ????
- ????
Skills
- Dash – Common grade
Increases speed to double the base amount for 5 seconds
Cooldown 30 seconds
- Hawkeye- Rare grade
Increases the range of the sight proportional to the corresponding mana input
Cooldown double amount of the usage duration
"I see; this really is the body of Darius Nightborne. It looked a bit familiar too."
I never imagined that I would be transmigrated to the body of Darius Nightborne.
Although the concept of transmigration is weird and unrealistic, there is nothing I can do aside from accepting this since everything I am seeing right now is pointing out transmigration.
It seems I became this third-rate villain. I wouldn't say I like to use swear words, but I really hate Darius and the person who transmigrated me here. In the first place, Darius was the only villain I couldn’t stand in the game.
This guy was just a pathetic type of human who couldn’t even finish the thing he decided to do.
Even though you liked someone and decided to give in to your desires, at least finish it and see it until the end, even though the thing you are trying to do will mess up with your life.
And he must have known that too. The moment he decided to rape the Saintess candidate, his life was already over, then why not just finish it? Why did he hesitate at that time? If he hadn’t hesitated at that time, he would have been successful even before we reached the scene.
Well, there is no use in criticizing him anymore.
Since right now that I am in the body of Darius, I naturally won’t follow the plot.
I must change this guy's fate. In the game, this guy was just a scum who raped a girl he liked; however, there is no way I am doing that. Don't be mistaken. I have no attachment to this world, so I am not planning to play a hero.
It is just that I hate people who succumb to their desires and, in the end, destroy their lives themselves, and I refuse to become one with such a pathetic life.
And the other reason is that I want to see the end of the game and whether Darius’ role is important or not.
What would happen if I decided not to play the part of the role myself? Would that lead to the world's destruction, or would everything stay the same? Will the storyline differ from the original or not?
If everything is the same as the one in the game, what is the funny part of living here? If everything is going according to a script, won’t it make everyone living puppets controlled by a puppeteer called 'fate'? If that is the case, what is the point of living?
Well, enough with questioning life. I must take action. To think clearly, firstly, I must begin with this room.
Let's start with the cleaning. How can one live even in a room like that? It looks like Darius is quite the opposite of me. Well, whatever; it is what it is, I guess.
After cleaning for almost 3 hours, I decided to stop, not because I had finished but because it seemed like this guy hadn't eaten anything for two days. With a loud growl from my stomach, I decided it would be best to continue after eating.
Well, as some may think that this guy is poor. However, this is not the case. It is just that he is stingy and does not like to spend money on trivial things like “eating”!
He didn't even buy a single meal after he came to this city. His fridge is empty. It seems I need to do some grocery shopping first. After that, I will cook some dinner. And while eating, let's decide on a plan to follow.
I must say, I am impressed. Although this guy has not had much money in his account, it is still a pretty good amount for an orphan like him. It is just that he didn’t want to spend too much money on a room he would stay at most two weeks; thus, this room is that bad. Yes, he doesn’t have parents. Darius was found on a stormy night in front of Purple Rose Orphanage. The Nanny on the night watch heard him crying and decided to check if anyone was in front of the door. After that, she found him and decided to bring him in. At that time, there was pair of earrings in his hands, which had Darius writing on them. And after several calls to officials, they let her register him in the orphanage. The manager and nanny decided to name him Darius Nightborne. The name Darius comes from the earrings. His surname is Nightborne because he was found in the middle of a stormy night and has black eyes like an abyss. His childhood is expected in a sense if you exclude the bullying he had to go thr
Is it really helpful to wake up early in the morning? Most people don’t like waking up early, and originally, Darius was not an early-morning person either. However, that was not the case for me, and now I am in control of his body. This is changed; it is like we are the same but not the same at the same time. When I say ‘status’ in my mind, the status windows open in front of me. Status Strength – G- Agility – G Constitution – G-- Intelligence – G Mana – G Traits ??? Perfectionist Sociopathic Behavior Observer Calm Mind Talents Arithmetic – Mastery %32 Geometric Eyesight – Mastery %29 Foresight – Mastery % 12 ???? ??? Skills Dash – Common grade Increases speed to double the base amount for 5 seconds Cooldown: 30 seconds Hawkeye- Rare grade Increases the range of the sight proportional to the corresponding mana input Maximum increase of the range and usage time are related to the user’s mana level. Cooldown: Double amount of the usage duration Quest (Press
When I entered, the first thing I noticed was that it was well-maintained with a professional impression; it was nowhere close to the fictional ones with drunk adventurers brawling and swearing at each other. This is not a tavern, so it is expected, I guess.At the receptionist’s desk, there is a beautiful lady. She has long black hair, red eyes, slender figure with no disturbing portions. Her name is Cassandra. However, it seems she worked overnight, and she is showing signs of insomnia as well. She was also working at another job, which is related to the blacksmith, because of the calluses in her hands. She also has a boyfriend whom she flirted with not too long ago, which I can understand from the act of trying to cover the hickeys in her neck.It seems the trait observer on effect. Anyway, it is not good to stare at someone you don’t know for too long, and it seems she was a bit uncomfortable as well.“Hello, how may I help you, sir?” she asked with a slightly tired voice.“Good m
How would you feel if you were going to a place where you could lose your life at any moment? Most of you probably feel anxious, but for some reason, I feel very excited. It is probably because I am going to feel the atmosphere of the game in real life. Right now, we are on the borderline between the Raikan Kingdom and the Republic of Cynthia. In this world, there are two continents. However, the existence of the second continent is kept secret. The first continent has five countries, each occupying one cardinal direction. In the south, there is the Raikan Kingdom. The Raikan Kingdom is the least strong one of the human countries. It is ruled by King Nicolas Banks. There are two duke households in Raikan Kingdom. Its capital is called Clomery City, which is the place where Purple Rose Orphanage resides. In the game, as Percy, we could adventure in this place freely because of the lack of power in the administration. The Raikan Kingdom does not have a strong standing on the cont
After I stepped into the wilderness, I could see that there were several other people who wanted to start early as well. Because this place is close to the entrance point, there aren’t many dangerous monsters around here. Some of the merchants turned this place into some sort of safe point and sold some potions, maps of the terrain, tents, food, etc. “Wow, a merchant can sell everywhere, I guess.” I muttered. ‘Now, firstly, I need to find a good place to ambush and position myself.’ I thought. Because, in the first place, without the element of surprise and range advantage, being a ranger is useless. ‘If I remember correctly, in the outer region of this area, there are white-horned rabbits, and red wolves reside.’ ‘It will be tough to aim them accurately once they are aware of my existence, so I need to land my first shot.’ I thought, and with that, I started to delve into the wilderness. My talent [Foresight] is very helpful in combat. Because when Darius was getting beaten
How would you answer if I asked you what is the most problematic trait of the wolves?It is their strong territoriality. In the first place, wolves are one of the most dangerous predators on earth, not because they are the strongest. If we talk about the physical strength of wolves, they are below tigers, bears, lions, etc.However, their strength lies in their numbers and their strong sense of vengeance. If you kill one of their kin, they will record your smell and hunt you to death.Well, aside from their magical evolution, most of the Red Wolves’ traits are the same as the ones on earth.And, right now, in my front, there are 3 Red Wolves showing signs of attacking.“Grrr,” “Grrr” “Grrr”‘It seems like avoiding combat will be impossible; then it would be best if I attack first.’ With that thought, I immediately started to act.I drew my bow almost instantly. Nocking a smoke and fire arrow at the same time will affect their sense of smell, hearing, and sight at the same time, which
What strategy would you use if you were trying to escape? In most cases, you need to have a good understanding of your environment to use some of the possible places you can access to slow down your pursuers. In my case, this place would be a narrow slit with a 4.7 meters width. Because of its small width, there can be, at most, two wolves attacking me from behind. And I still have one explosive arrow left in my bag, which I can use to make the hill collapse on the wolves. With that in mind, I started to use my every bit of muscle to reach that place as fast as possible. Because my body has G-- constitution, it would be impossible to maintain this kind of speed for a very long time. And there is also the injury in my back which hurts quite a lot too. After parrying and evading for 15 minutes, I finally managed to reach the slit and immediately fired another smoke arrow at its entrance. I have constantly been using [Dash], and because of that, I don’t have much mana left. I can,
How would you feel if the last thing before you lost consciousness was your fall?It feels like you know you are in danger, but you can’t do anything about it except embrace the helplessness.When I woke up, it felt like I had done a full day of military training. Every muscle in my body was in pain and screaming for me to rest.However, I can’t afford to rest right now. I don’t know where I fell and how deep this place is.Also, it doesn’t seem like I was injured from the fall; however, my clothes are all wet. It looks like I fell into some sort of underground water source.Well, it is good, nevertheless. Because water absorbed the impact of my fall, I didn’t have any injuries. Moreover, this place is warm, which makes the possibility of hypothermia very low.The injuries from my previous fight have also healed completely; it looks like I slept for at least three hours.Then, I started to observe my surroundings.It seems I am in some sort of a cave. The ceiling is 10.7 meters high,
No matter where you are, listening to a lecture that you know about is always boring.Since I had already studied those things beforehand for the entrance exam, that was basically boring. However, it is still the attitude that makes the change.If you are aiming for a good future where you are improving yourself, listening to others, no matter how knowledgeable you are, is a very important thing.That was the reason why I was still trying to listen to the boring lecture even though I was on the verge of sleeping.“Now, let’s talk about affinities. Anyone who wants to explain what affinity is?”Asking the question, Miss Delfina turned her attention toward the classroom.“No one? Then, Student Darius. Can you answer?”Looking into my eyes, she asked with a curious tone.“Affinity is basically the type of mana generated by the person’s own body, which is decided from birth. It is defined as the identity of the person’s will at the time of birth, and according to the affinity, one can com
[Darius, can you come to the sparring rings? Things may get messy here.]Seeing the message coming from Hannah, I made my way toward the sparring areas in the middle of the training grounds.Since there are those that like to spar with each other, the academy made an arena in the middle of the training grounds for those who wished to do so.And those four were headed there, too, to spar with each other.With my eyes open, looking around, I made my way there.“Hey, leave me alone.”“Come on. We just want a friendly spar here.”“We don’t want to.”“Heh? Are you scared of us?”“What?”“Just as I said before, I just wanted to have a friendly meal with you. We didn’t want anything else, right guys?”“Yes, yes. We just wanted to have a chat with you. Who would have thought you would refuse us like that? We are embarrassed, you know.”“So what? It is not like we needed to accept your invitation. Don’t you understand this…. We. Don’t. Like. You and your group. Leave us alone. I don’t have muc
Waking up early in the morning, I got up from bed and grabbed a morning drink.Yesterday, seeing the training wasn’t that effective just by running around, I ordered a bunch of weighted bracelets to harden the difficulty.Since they were yet to arrive, I just ran around for a while.Today is the day when the classes will start, so some of the students have already started their training.Returning back to my room, I trained with my sword for a while and took a shower to get ready for the class.Putting my clothes on, I left the room and started walking towards the class.Since Hannah is in Class A, she has her own place to attend classes. She messaged me yesterday, saying she had made some new friends from her class.It is pretty normal, considering she is already a friendly person, but still being a commoner might bring trouble, so I will be vigilant.When I left my room, I saw a pink-haired girl waiting in front of the dorm building.‘Hmmm?’Seeing me coming, she turned her head tow
Once there was a girl that was trying her best to survive in the harsh world.She was a girl with no parents, no one to rely on, and no one to get help from.Ever since she could remember, she was always alone.Those who live in a warm house with warm meals and warm baths would not understand the difficulty of life for those who don’t have anything to rely on.Alicia Lincoln was such a girl.Abandoned at birth, trying to survive on the streets, she was always alone.It was cold. It was hard. Her head was spinning. Her vision was being lost; her stomach was empty. She was slowly dying, mixing in the crowd of yet another dead oppressed.At the age of seven, an old couple found her on the streets starving and gave her a meal and a warm place to live.However, life kept being harsh to her.That old couple later died at the hands of a disease, leaving her alone in this world again.But this time, she wanted to stay strong.She wanted to be a good person to help others, just like that old c
Of course, when the term ‘noble’ is established in a world setting, that means there will be discrimination.It is how it is.In the first place, the fact that there are different segments of statues that comes from birth itself without achieving anything is a discriminative thing.And when there is discrimination, there are bound to be some dogs who think they own everything, like they are the ones that deserve all of the good things in this world.Elitism.This is what we call those types of actions.And elitist faction.Those are the ones that think blood matters.To be honest, it is a pretty cliched setting. However, the game has it, so it is what it is.And they are the ones that I didn’t like in the game most.Because they have some sort of ego that clouds their judgment, they can’t see the bigger picture.The danger is approaching, and the continent is reaching its end of safe days. This is pretty obvious from the increased rates of higher-rank gates appearing.Then, what shoul
After getting out of the shower, I started putting on the uniform that was delivered to me just now.‘As expected, magic is convenient, huh?’‘They are using spatial manipulation for deliveries.’Thinking that I finished putting on my clothes.A blue colored jacket, underneath a shirt and pants. On my collar, there is an ornament showing I am a member of the S-class—a normal type of uniform, I can say.However, there is a catch. Being the world’s best academy, the uniform is also a good one, differing from normal clothes.It has the function of changing shapes according to the lessons, cleaning students, and, most importantly, protecting the user from a lethal attack up to the A-Rank for once.That is basically what the uniform does.Anyway, putting everything on me and doing my hair, I left the room with my elevator.Getting outside, a calm breeze passed through me again, but this time being a lot warmer.Slowly making my way to the orientation gathering, I reached a huge stadium.An
After the announcement ended, I left the hall with Hannah.Out there, Euan was waiting.“How was it?”With a smile, he looked at his daughter.“I passed.”“This is my girl.”Seeing them hugging each other like that, I decided to leave them for the time being.‘Let’s leave the father and daughter duo to themselves. Once school starts, they won’t be seeing each other for months.’Thinking that, I started walking away.“Darius, where are you going?”“I will see you later.”Waving my hands to Hannah’s question, I left the place and started walking towards my room.‘Now, what to do?’Since the time was basically around noon, there was nothing to do anyway.‘Should I train again?’Thinking that, I started looking at the newly admitted students trying to find their way to dorms.Nowadays, I feel like I am becoming more and more of a training maniac, though it is necessary for my survival.Since everyone got their watches from the academy for the entrance exam, which was the one I got after t
Three days have passed by a breath. In the first place, aside from training like a maniac and watching some stuff on the Mananet, I didn’t have anything to do.So, it is just as it should be.If you have nothing to do, if you are free, then the time will pass at a fast rate.This is how it is.And right now, here I am, waiting in my room for Hannah to call.I am pretty sure she passed the exam.But the important thing is not passing the exam.It is that with what kind of score you have passed it.This is the place where the tricky part comes.Depending on the situation, I might even need to lower my rank forcefully.We will see.“Hmm, she doesn’t seem to be calling. What should I do?”“DING!”As it were to shut me up, my watch started ringing.“Hannah.”“Darius.”“Is the exam finished?”“For me, it is.”“I see. Wanna talk?”“Yes.”“Where are you?”“I am waiting in the same place we entered.”“I am coming.”“Okay.”Just like that, I left my room.Reaching the place where we gathered fi
Survival.It is a very harsh concept for children to be tested at the age of 14.However, if you are the Millennium Academy, this is a normal thing for you since they are the ones preparing the new generation for the possible incoming wars.Giving tools for the basic requirements in the wilderness will leave the children all alone, making them feel the hardness of life.And, of course, it will also have fights among the students.One by one, everyone got out of the scene, and I was left alone with those who wouldn’t need to participate in the event.In the practical exam, the main character and those who have practical experience will destroy every other person. It is inevitable since this is basically how this world works in the first place.Slowly making my way to the entrance, an instructor came beside me.“Hello. Are you the student Darius Nightborne?”“Yes.”“Firstly, I congratulate you on your admission to the academy.”“Thank you.”“We will conduct an academy tour. Please join