Chapter 2

"Damn it, what the hell was that?"

The flash from my smartphone blinded me, and I started to cry.

Do modern smartphones emit such a blinding light...?

Even if it’s for effect, isn’t this amount of light ridiculous? Give me a break.

"I can’t see... Wait, what’s this wind?"

Despite being inside the room, I felt a strange wind.

I wondered if a window was open, and thought I would close it once my vision cleared, but then I felt something odd under my feet.

My room should have a wooden floor, but now the sensation under my feet was incredibly rough.

It felt like I was stepping on the ground outside barefoot.

It couldn’t have been this rough just a moment ago... Did I spill food crumbs when I was eating?

"Even before going to bed... I need to clean up. Ah, my vision is finally... huh?"

The tears that had been streaming down my face stopped, and I opened my eyes. I could see, though blurry, that I was in an incredibly vast place.

Wait... I was supposed to be in my room, right? But it looks like a savanna... Am I just imagining it?

As far as I could see, there was a vast grassland stretching to the horizon.

I was in my room just a moment ago, playing a game. But now I’m standing in the middle of what looks like a savanna. It makes no sense at all.

Could I have fainted from the shock of not getting Luna, and now I’m in a dream?

...Yeah, that’s it. This is the first time I’ve had such a realistic dream.

Besides, when I was pulling the gacha, it was past midnight, but now it’s a sunny morning.

...Ah, if this is a dream, I shouldn’t feel pain, right? Let me check.

"Ouch... Ouch? So it’s not a dream... No, it’s too early to jump to conclusions."

I pinched my cheek, and it hurt just fine. Judging whether it’s a dream or not based on pain alone is not a good idea.

Honestly, I feel like running and screaming, but I need to stay calm.

Maybe it’s because I’m in an unfamiliar place, but my heart is pounding and I can’t calm down. If this is real, it’s a very bad situation.

First, I’m in my pajamas and barefoot. It’s too reckless to walk in such a vast place.

And if I’m attacked by wild animals here, I’m done for.

I should look for a place to take shelter.

Looking around the vast land, I saw a spot with trees a little distance away. I’ll head there and check if I can climb a tree for safety.

From a high place, I might also be able to see where people might be.

...I just hope there are no snakes, leopards, or bears.

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After walking for a while, I got pretty close to the trees.

Since I was barefoot, I had to be careful of my steps, so it took a while.

But since I started moving when the sun had just risen, it should be a while before it sets.

If I spend the night in the grassland, I’m definitely going to the other world.

Can I survive the night in a tree?

The tree I’m heading to is about 5 meters tall, and I should be able to climb it even barefoot.

"Kyaa? $%#&! $%#&!"

"Huh?"

While I was lost in thought, I suddenly heard a voice from behind.

I turned around and saw a purple, bipedal creature about the size of a human child. It was holding what looked like a wooden club and pointing at me excitedly.

Before I could figure out what it was, I sensed something dangerous and started running.

"Huff... Huff... Damn, what the hell is that thing?"

I quickly reached the base of the tree and climbed up as fast as I could.

I’m in my early twenties and do physical labor, so I can climb a tree... It was pretty close, though.

After climbing about 4 meters, I sat on a thick branch and leaned against the trunk to look down.

"$%#&! $#&!"

The purple creature was looking at me and shouting something.

It was definitely after me. I’m proud of myself for figuring that out so quickly.

Now that I’m relatively safe, I’ll observe the creature calmly.

It looks like a goblin from a fantasy game, doesn’t it?

I’m lucky it’s not the type that climbs trees... It just shouted and didn’t try to climb.

I watched for a while to see if it would try to climb, but after hitting the tree with its club, it ran off somewhere.

"Huff, to think such a creature exists... It’s like another world."

Relieved to have survived, I realized something.

—Another world. ...In other words, a different world. When I came here, the item I used in GC must have been an invitation to a different world.

So, is this all because of that item?

...Ha, what a joke. There’s no way using an item in a mobile game would send me to a different world.

I instinctively searched my body for my smartphone, and found it in my pajama pocket. The power was already on, so I pressed the home button.

Instead of my usual home screen, the top screen of GC appeared.

Right, I was playing it before I came here. I pressed the home button twice, but the screen didn’t change.

"Huh, that’s strange. Is it broken?"

I pressed the button repeatedly, but the smartphone only showed GC.

Damn, I thought, and decided to check inside GC.

"Huh!? 1... Level 1!?"

My level, which was over 200 just a moment ago, was now 1.

My name had also changed from Schwarz to Ohtsuka Heihachi.

Could it be... I checked the unit and item lists, and everything was gone.

"Are you kidding me! Hey, all my data is lost!"

My anger was rising, and I almost threw the smartphone, but I held back.

Stay cool, stay cool. My hands were shaking from anger, but I couldn’t afford to lose it.

It’s probably the only clue I have left.

I fiddled with it for a while, but didn’t find much.

However, I noticed that the GC screen had changed significantly.

All the sections except for units, items, and the gacha were gone.

It’s barely a game anymore. I thought all the units were gone, but one remained.

A unit named Ohtsuka Heihachi with my face as the icon. It’s incredibly creepy.

And 50 magic stones, needed for the gacha, had been replenished.

In GC, you use these 100-yen magic stones to pull the gacha. The invitation that brought me to this world came from the gacha... So, is there something in the gacha?

The gacha section had a banner that read [First 11-Draw UR Unit Guaranteed]. I thought it was unlikely, but in this situation, I tapped to pull the gacha.

I really shouldn’t be pulling the gacha to this extent, but I’m desperate. Even if it’s ridiculous, I pulled the gacha.

A treasure chest appeared on the screen, changing from silver to gold, white, and finally rainbow.

It seems the guaranteed UR unit is true.

[R Camp Set, R Food, R Cloth Armor, R Copper Armor, R Copper Leggings, R Boots, SR Pot Lid, SR Excalibur, R Potion x10, SSR Book of Languages, UR Noelle Fanya]

Damn, Luna didn’t come out... But what are these R Camp Set and SSR Book of Languages?

These shouldn’t be in GC.

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● Book of Languages

Allows you to understand the language of a different world.

Using it may cause a slight headache.

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What the hell is this...

I tapped the Book of Languages to try it out.

The smartphone screen started glowing, and a book materialized from it.

"What the... It materialized. Hmm... Ouch!"

I picked up the book and opened it.

The moment the text came into view, I felt a slight headache and my body involuntarily flinched.

"Maybe? No, it hurts! But whatever. More importantly, it materialized..."

If items in GC can materialize...

What about the units? I felt a surge of excitement.

The unit I just pulled is Noelle Fanya.

This unit is one of the top-tier, broken units in GC. Even among URs, which are already broken, this one stands out.

I suppressed my excitement and tapped the summoning stone for Noelle Fanya.

In GC, units first appear as summoning stones in the item list, and you can summon them by tapping later.

The screen glowed as before, and light emerged from the smartphone, forming a human shape in front of me.

When the shape was complete, I saw her.

"You are—Ah? Aaaaahhhhh!"

She appeared and tried to say something, but then screamed and fell.

"Oh... I completely forgot I was in the tree..."