Huh… It really happened to me. Yeah, great! It's awesome! I got teleported to ANOTHER WORLD!!!
In a street full of crowds, where everything looked different, I saw people unlike normal humans. Some were taller, some shorter, some had pointy ears, and some had animal ears and tails. As I looked at them in confusion, there was fear in my heart mixed with joy—a joy that I had been chosen for this incident. I didn't know who chose me to be teleported here, or if it was just random, but one thing was clear in my mind: this world was not the Earth I lived on before.
At first I thought I was dreaming, but that doubt vanished the moment I felt the heat of the coffee in my hand. Wait… speaking of coffee, I had it in my hand, right? I looked down, but to my surprise, there was no cup. WAIT, WHAT…? I'm not dreaming, and I definitely had a cup of coffee—I know that.
Well, I guess I'll just forget about it and think about something else.
Yeah, right—I'm in another world now, and it seems exactly like what my friend told me back on Earth. He said there are multiple worlds, and some even have magic in them. He also said that those chosen by a world are granted insane magical powers. Could it be… that I have some kind of superpower now? But I didn't feel anything unusual inside me, though.
As I wondered about it for a while, I zoned out again. Moments later, I looked up at the sky and couldn't believe my eyes.
"Hey, what is that?!" I said, a mix of fear, excitement, and curiosity rushing through me.
I saw the sun in the sky, but right beside it was a Saturn-like planet that covered a huge portion of the sky. I zoned out again, lost in the sight, until I finally snapped back to reality.
"Hey, hey, hey—stop it, Sushanth," I told myself. "I don't have time for this right now. I need to find out why I'm here in the first place. Once I figure out the reason, I'll finish whatever it is I'm supposed to do… and then I can explore this world properly."
As I thought about it and tried to remember how I could discover my purpose, an idea came to me.
"Hey… let's just wander around this place and collect some information. If I find something useful, maybe I'll be able to survive here."
With this kind of dumb plan in mind, I started wandering around the area. Surprisingly, the place was huge—I almost got lost and couldn't find my way back to the teleportation spot. But during my exploration, I saw so many things: shops run by these human-like beings with animal ears and tails. I even saw a whole family with dog ears and tails. I walked into one shop, and they asked me what I wanted. That's when I realized we spoke the same language, but their writing was completely different. After that, I left the shop saying "No, thanks" and ran through the streets until I lost my breath. I stopped to catch it and looked ahead.
There was a huge park with children's play equipment. In the park, I saw someone—a familiar face. A face I had seen in the mirror in my dream: red eyes, silver hair, pale skin like diamond.
"Hey, wait… isn't she…? Yeah, it's her—the girl from my dream. She looks exactly the same."
I thought about it for a second and wondered if she might have some answers to my questions. But then I started thinking about how I should approach her.
Ugh, so what do I do now? Maybe go straight to her and ask something like: "Hey, are you by any chance the person who had a dream where you switched bodies with a guy?"
No, no—what am I thinking? That's the weirdest thing to ask. So what else could I do?
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Huh… what the hell? I don't know what to do, but I have to do something. She's the only lead I have to figure out why I'm here.
As Sushanth was thinking of ways to approach the situation, a voice suddenly spoke behind him: "Go to her… now."
A chill ran down my spine. Without any control, my body started moving toward the girl. I tried to stop myself, but it was no use—I couldn't control it. Before I knew it, I was already near her, just three meters away.
Anyone in this situation would panic: suddenly teleported to another world, seeing the girl from your last dream, your body moving on its own, and hearing mysterious voices just before it happened.
"Oh wow… what just happened? My body came here on its own—like in that dream. I have no idea why this is happening. Oh god, is this how things are supposed to go when you get isekai'd?" I said to myself and looked at her.
Just as I noticed that she had pointy ears, she looked at me. Her face was full of fear. I wondered why she was scared—then I realized I was surrounded by guards pointing spears at me.
The guards demanded answers:
"Hey, who are you?"
"How did you get this close to the princess?"
"Tell us, are you…?"
Before they could finish, a melody began to play. The entire area was suddenly covered in dark mist. Strange noises rose from within it, and chaos erupted. A hand grabbed my wrist and dragged me away. One of the guards spun his spear and instantly blew away the mist—but I was already gone. Everyone stood there, confused.
On the other side, someone was carrying me on their back as they ran. I realized it was a girl. My mind was still spinning from the commotion, now filled with even more questions and doubts.
What is this?
Why is this happening?
What's going on here?
Why did I come to this world?
Why is the girl from my dream here?
Why did my body move on its own when I saw her?
Why were there guards around that girl?
Why did this woman help me escape?
Wait… why am I acting like a kid this whole time? What happened to me? This isn't me.
What's going on with me?
Hey… wait…
WHO… AM… I?