Chapter 5: Chapter 1: Reincarnated in Another World

I felt the rough sensation of pebbles rubbing against my fingertips.

Huh? I thought I was dead.

As my eyes gradually adjusted to the light, I was able to see more and more of what was around me. The cold breeze brushed up against my skin as I slowly regained control of my body. My entire body was sore as if I had just run a marathon.

Was I... alive?

I looked up and noticed that I was in a dark alleyway. It was a completely new place which I didn't recognise at all. Suddenly, words appeared in front of my eyes.

[You have gained {1} new friend]

Huh? What was this?

More words appeared in front of my eyes.

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<Tutorial Chat>

[Helper]: hi, I'm your first friend, I'll be helping you get used to everything

[You]: oh, um, hi

[Helper]: I'll start with the basics

[Helper]: first of all, you can access all of your chats in the main menu

[Helper]: secondly, you can unlock new friends by accessing the contracts menu

[Helper]: if you have any more questions, just ask

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I was starting to get the gist of this 'system'.

The Helper notified me of different menus I could open, however, at the moment, I wanted to get some knowledge of my surroundings. I made my way out of the dark, cold alleyway—back here, you wouldn't even be able to tell that it was practically midday. As soon as I peeked my head around the corner, I was met by the sight of something that shocked me to the core.

It was a view of what looked like medieval society. There were a plethora of stalls selling various different goods, from fruit to jewellery to weapons, they were all here, like some expansive Sunday market. Each different stall had a relatively unique design, with different coloured roofs, different layouts and vastly differing storekeepers.

I saw what seemed to be beastpeople alongside elves alongside normal humans. It was something straight out of a fantasy world. Even walking around, all the civilians appeared to be wearing clothes that would be considered way out of style in modern society, from capes to robes to armour, there were plenty of designs for the eyes to see.

I slowly began making my way through the marketplace, and no one seemed to bat an eye at me whilst I walked through. I was wearing some plain clothes which somewhat fit the era, I guess I didn't really stand out that much despite literally just being transported here from some unknown place.

Despite the groggy feeling of death seeming uncomfortably recent, I couldn't remember anything of what I was doing before I got here. It was like I had lost all my memories or something, everything was... off.

[You have a message]

It seemed that I could open my system with my mind. After concentrating a little bit, a screen appeared in my sight. As it appeared, I looked around to see if anyone else noticed, it seemed that I was the only one that could see it.

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<Tutorial Chat>

[Helper]: by the way, you're in a different world now so try collecting some resources and levelling up, you can access the normal progression page in the main menu

[You]: I see, by the way, I notice that this is called a group chat although you're the only other person here

[Helper]: it's a bit awkward at the moment but you'll make some more friends soon, I hope, and then the name will actually make sense, this is just called the 'group chat' because whenever you add an NPC, they are automatically added into this chat

[You]: NPC? So you're not real?

[Helper]: yeah, basically, whilst my knowledge is definitely real, I'm not an actual person, however, your system allows you to friends real people as well, you'll see when you actually meet someone

[You]: okay then

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The Helper told me to try collecting some resources. I made my way through the bustling marketplace towards a large plains area. As I walked past numerous stalls, I eventually felt the sensation of grass on my feet.

Ah, how calming.

As I strolled further onto the open grassy plains, the sounds of the market gradually dissipated. There were already some people here but it was much less congested. I noticed that some other people were picking some of the flowers which were on the ground. Seeing that, I decided to try picking some as well.

[+1 Black Eyed Susan] [+1 Experience]

The flower immediately vanished and seemed to have been transported to my inventory. I was then prompted to open my progression menu.

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<Your Attributes>

Physical Strength: 4 (99th percentile)

Speed: 19 (98th percentile)

Mana Capacity: 3 (99th percentile)

Mana Power: 1 (99th percentile)

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<Your Abilities>

- None

- None

- None

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<Your Experience>

1/10

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I see now, that this fantasy world had a system that was like an MMORPG. I had to collect items in order to gain experience to level up, I had seen systems like this before, however, what I haven't seen before is the weird group chat thing I had. I guess it was a special gift to me or something? I guess I won't be able to find out the reason for a while.

I opened my inventory.

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<Armor>

- {Leather Tunic} (Def: 4) - No abilities [Equipped]

- {Leather Boots} (Def: 3) - No abilities [Equipped]

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<Weapons>

- {Wooden Short Sword} (Atk: 2) - No abilities

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<Items>

{x1} Black Eyed Susan

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<Currency>

- None

!

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It seemed I was given some items to start with, I pressed on the {Wooden Short Sword} and it suddenly appeared in my hand. I looked down at the crudely-made wooden weapon with an edge hardly sharp enough to slice a stick of butter. I won't be needing this right now, and at my command, it disappeared, entering back into my inventory.

[You have a new message]

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<Tutorial Chat>

[Helper]: you should try collecting more of the {Black Eyed Susans}, once you collect 30 of them, you'll be able to craft a {Flower Crown}, which will help you gather more experience

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Alright, I guess I'll start picking then.

I sifted my hands through the long green grass, picking out all the flowers that I could. It seemed that {Black Eyed Susans} was a yellow flower with a black centre, however, there were many other different types of flowers out here.

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