What is going on…? What is that saying? I couldn't help but question to no one. When I opened my eyes, I was just surrounded by darkness, I couldn't see my body. Only in front of me there was a blue being. Its mouth moved, saying incomprehensible words, or nothing at all.
Just what are they saying? Where am I? Seriously, what is going on?! I tried shouting, asking this blue whatever it is; nothing came out, nor did it respond. Hey! Can you at least hear my thoughts?! Nope, nothing… What the hell am I supposed to do? C'mon!-
For what felt like forever, its mouth stopped moving. For some reas- Wait, wait why am I getting pulled into- Ho- What is go-
And just like that, I found myself staring into the sky. A warm ray of sun shone down onto me, what a beautiful view… If only I knew what the hell was going on! Did I die and reincarnate? Sure, I've read those types of novels, and series; but was that really a thing, in real life?
Oookay, let's see. I definitely have the body of a human… Small hands, and fingers. Did I get reincarnated as a child? Would make sense… I guess? As soon as I took a step up, realization struck me…
"Am I in a forest?!" I exclaimed, although it was pretty obvious… I really did get reincarnated, but in the body of a human? I think? Yup, all around me were just dense trees. I don't hear anything coming I think, I think I am safe.
"Calm down… Calm down. So I really did get reincarnated? Or is this just a dream?" Hm? Is it because I got reincarnated as a child, or just a dream. My voice is really high pitched… And I feel so much shorter. "Ow, ow…" So, this really isn't a dream. That really hurt my cheek!
"Must be because I got reincarnated as a child, was I just placed here?"
There was just nothing but trees around me, nor were any animals… Or monsters, if this was a– This definitely was a fantasy world. I don't hear any snapping of branches or footsteps, I assume I'm safe, at least for now.
Was there any way to check out my… Why does my chest feel soft? Hold on, did I get reincarnated as a girl?! What the fuck?! This seriously has to be a dream right?! I was a guy! I just graduated high school, I swear this has to be a dream!
No matter how many times I pinched my skin, I couldn't wake up. Nothing changed, did I seriously get reincarnated? This isn't a dream?!
I wanted to curse at the top of my lungs, but thanks to this damned forest I am apparently in, I couldn't!
From a just graduated high schooler, to now a little girl– Stuck in a forest, of who knows where the hell I am! Isn't this just great?
Isn't there some memory I could have that led me to this shit? How could I have died? I can't remember how… C'mon focus, I'll have to worry about that later! I have to make sense of my surroundings.
Worry about it later, be careful… C'mon… I have to be careful. I tried to carefully creep my way around. It was just forest, trees, oddly colored plants. Some of them passed over my head! Is this really a fantasy world?
How long have I been walking? My feet are starting to hurt, this forest seems rather empty. No life, I don't hear the chirps and noises of bugs.
"Hm? Is that…"
"There's water nearby…"
Although it sounded distant, I forced myself to find where the water noises came from. Worst scenario? Finding some creature, animal or whatever is in this forest- I can't tell you. The best scenario? I can rest my legs. It feels like they're on fire….
"Phew…. Is my body just this weak? The distance… didn't seem that long?" A beautiful, crystal clear river flowed in front of me. Obviously the source of all that water, I couldn't help but fall to the ground. Either my body was extremely weak and fragile– I hope not! I thought characters in light novels were supposed to be strong. Damn you, Fantasy world!! Where's my OP cheat skill!!
"I guess, that's just fiction. Maybe, this time I'm just pathetically weak, huh?"
"I think this would be a better time to inspect "My body" I guess."
"Yep… I seem to have… Boobs, although small. My clothes…" Was the owner of this body a slave before? They were all torn, with holes everywhere. It seemed super big on me, they covered most of my thighs. The skin seems peachy, and no scars or wounds. It's still possible… This body really seems like an early teenager's body.
Next up, how do…
As I brought myself up to the water, a black furry pair of ears were the first thing I noticed. Were they dog ears? I can't tell. The further I went, I saw a teenage girl, who looked to be thirteen or so. Yep… This is how I look now. From an adult, or there. Now, I look like a young beastkin girl… Young beastkin girl with completely black hair, and light some odd eye color... It looked like she had heterochromia, purple and pink...? That's such a weird color!.
"Sigh… What the hell am I going to do?" The urge to cry overwhelmed me.
So to get this straight… I died, in some way. The last thing I can remember was being in my room; then out of nowhere I was sucked into something, now I'm here. As a beastkin GIRL? Even worse, in a forest, no equipment or anything! I guess the only good thing is I didn't get reincarnated as some creature. What kind of fantasy scenario is this, right? It's like I did something absolutely crappy in my previous life…
Did I at least get something to help me out? So many things, do I get something special? Just as my thoughts were about to explode with hope, a bright blue screen appeared in front of me.
Name: Yukina
Age: 13
Sex: Female
Race: Wolfkin (???)
Status: Malnourished, cursed
Lvl: 1
Str: 4 Dex: 5 End: 2 Int: 10 Agi: 3 Luck: *
"...."
"...."
"..."
Is this some kind of sick joke? They seriously had to rub it in? I couldn't help but glare at this blue screen, staring at a certain word for a long period of time. Whatever! There's literally nothing I can do. I guess you could call this a "status window" . It's a lot different than what those series have put them to be.
No SP, no points to put in. I do have a level, I can assume those "Stats" of mine would go up with level. Although, what can I do with them? I doubt much, they all are extremely low aside from int.
Whatever. I sat straight up, unsurprisingly my status window followed my vision. Seemingly part of my mind. Just below my pathetically weak stats, there was a skill tab. Split into two, active and passive.
"Not really different from an mmorpg game." I mumbled, scanning this short list.
[ Active skills
N/a
Passive abilities: Experience Boost: Grants the user a quarter of increased experience from slaying monsters. Bloodlust: ??? Curse of ?@$!: Blessing of the Beastgod: Enhances all senses by many times.]
"What a fantastic second life…" Seriously?! Why are all of these so vague?! Just reading this caused me to cover my face.
After so long, I just slumped back onto the bank. I cannot do anything about my situation, this world's already out to get me. Forest, weak status, no weapon, no useful skills. As my mind started to wander, something entered my now furry ears.
Plap… Plap... Plap
Kept getting closer, and closer. What is it? Turning my head towards the sound, the distant shrubbery twitched. Two squelches later, they parted. A small, gelatinous cube sprang out. A slime? Aren't they usually round? I couldn't help but wonder. In nearly all media, slimes were these cutesy, small little things.
But, this one, it had so many small chunks of… Bones? Two black beads were stuck in there, they aimed towards me… Are those its eyes?
"He- Ow! What the hell! Ow, ow ow!"
What the hell was that?! Was that acid?! It splurted a green, gaseous liquid onto my skin. I couldn't even react to move out of the way. It stings, it feels like my skin is melting off!
No, no, no not again! Again?! Thank god it gave me a chance this time. Even more, it kept splurting out this liquid. Moving out of the way each time, by the fourth time I could see it visibly shrink.
Quickly, I found a rock- Just enough to fit into my hand; as soon as the slime sent out another acidic shot I pushed the rock onto its goopy body.
Did that kill it? No notification? Nothing? Is it dead? It didn't seem to reform, or attempt to. That's a relief- Is my leg okay? The area where that slime-thing or whatever spat that green liquid turned a deep purple. Oddly, I now felt no pain.
That's steaming hot, what the hell? Did it have some pain dampening effect…? Y'know what nevermind… I shouldn't worry about these yet. This isn't a good place to be! Everything's starting to be noisy! I heard somewhere that if everything in a forest goes silent, run. Is that still applicable here?
Anyways! I'd rather not stick around to find out… Quickly, I ran towards the source with no noise. I think that'd be best… That river flows far, as far as I can hear. Although as loud as it is, did everything get louder once I saw my status…? Was that to register everything?
"Well… I guess that's better for me, avoiding whatever comes at me." I muttered to myself. Looks like this world doesn't entirely hate me. Phew, gotta give myself a minute here.
Thankfully I found a tree to sit against. If I somehow get out of this forest, I need to strengthen my body. Just walking for some distance tires me out. Imagine a fight… Well, I already did, but that really couldn't count as one.
"Hm, would that've leveled me?" I thought out loud. "How do I pull out that status window though?" What a coincidence, as soon as I said status, it pulled up. Nothing changed, nope, not even a level.
"Act- Oh great! One thing did!" I complained, holding my head and looking down at my now purple looking leg. "That slime… It…" What else could have added onto this 'fantastic' new life? That slime poisoned me!
For god knows how long, I just looked towards the sky. I need to get out of here, fast. For those slimes, I just have to be on my feet. I attempted to get up, my leg… C'mon work you stupid thing!
Get up! Work! Don't just give up on me! Just let me walk! C'mon! I just have to find a safer place, can you just let me walk till then?
I just have to follow the path that's silent, keep away from the noises. I have to stay focused, even with this "new" but already horrible life, I don't want to die already. I mean… What's at the end? Another horrid life?
Thankfully there was nothing interesting… I guess I was reborn later in the day; the sun's already setting, I'll have to find somewhere to sleep- something safe and away from any monster or creature.
My worries didn't have to last long, thankfully. Found this cosy hole in a small hill. I couldn't hear anything nearby, or smell anything. I hope this was just an ultra realistic dream. It happens, not often from what I've heard. But, for the night I guess I'll have to deal with this rocky ground.
I just laid here for a while, staring at the mossy "roof" of my temporary home. That blessing from the beastgod or whatever, enhanced my eyesight to a degree that darkness seemed pretty bright. Eventually, I could feel my consciousness slipping.
Whatever happens… I'll have to deal with it.