novelzi Chapter 1 1:Pulled Into Unknown
Chapter 1 1:Pulled Into Unknown
"YAAAAAAA!"
"Finally... Finally... I have done it... Did you see this, you bastard? I have finally achieved perfection."
"Now watch, fucker...This is my peak."
William's voice rang through the classroom as he yelled at the top of his lungs, demanding everyone's attention. "Told you, there is nothing one can't do if he or she sets his mind on it."
His declaration carried both triumph and a note of challenge.
After basking in envious gazes from his classmates, he turned to the score before him.
A perfect 1000 out of 1000 across ten subjects.
Feeling euphoric, he shot a triumphant look at a dark-haired, gloomy kid sitting in the corner. With a smug grin playing on his lips, he approached the boy and slammed the report card on the desk.
"Now, what do you have to say?" William shouted, his voice dripping with arrogance.
"Now we are the same..."
"TSK!"
The boy, who seemed utterly uninterested, slowly raised his head to meet William's gaze. His dark eyes carried a calm intensity as he slowly opened his lips to speak.
"Listen here, William..."
"You are misunderstanding something..."
William's brows furrowed and his confident expression faltered as a premonition welled up in his heart.
"You got this because that's the best you can achieve," the boy said, his tone measured and unyielding. "Whereas I got full marks because that's all there was to get."
"We aren't the same..."
"WHAT?"
The smile on William's face crackled as disbelief washed over him. Just as he was about to open his mouth to say something, the boy got up and was already on his way, ignoring the murmurs of his classmates as if the commotion had nothing to do with him.
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Grades... I was always at the top of the class and always scored full marks.
Sports...
Whether it was running, swimming, fencing, kendo, karate, taekwondo, or team sports like basketball, football, baseball, and many more, I was first and excelled in all of them, going up straight to the regional championship and even earning recommendation for the nationals, but...
I refused since I was feeling bored.
I achieved everything I could... I pushed myself to the edge, to the point where I sacrificed my sleep, forgot to eat, and even the lure of my smartphone.
I practiced and exercised until my body couldn't bear any more...
I did everything, leaving no stone unturned to improve myself...
The reason?
I wanted her to be happy. To smile at me.
I can even remember the last time she asked me to do my best in everything. And I always did.
No matter the job, I always finished it to perfection.
Sadly, she wasn't present to see it. As for being in the army, I too was fascinated by them.
The world... The world around me seemed too ordinary and my heart yearned for the thrill of something more—adrenaline-pumping action.
Perhaps it was an effect of being influenced by manga and anime—an otaku.
While contemplating about my life, I peeled the banana but before I could take a bite, I heard a beeping sound.
Upon turning my head toward the source of the sound, I was greeted by an unexpected sight: the computer screen was flashing a vivid, blood-red colour, emitting eerie, ghostly noises.
"Now what is this bullshit?"
I squinted my eyes wondering how the fuck had the screen turned on when I hadn't even touched the monitor switch or powered on the CPU.
Curiosity got the better of me and I decided to investigate.
But before I could take more than a few steps, an unsettling sensation coursed through my body. A sudden wave of dizziness washed over me, causing my steps to falter. As my vision blurred and my balance wavered, panic gripped me and I struggled to regain control.
"Kurgh!" I choked, my voice barely audible. Struggling to stay upright, I gasped for air. But no matter how much I tried, the disorienting whirl of my surroundings made it impossible to think straight.
It felt as though I was slowly losing my mind, my sensation and perception of the world as if my very soul was disengaging from this world but just then, an intuition honed after reading thousands of demonic scriptures with the godly intuition of an otaku, I shouted:
"I don't know which fucking god you are, but if this is some prank to throw me into some shitty fucking isekai world, I ask you to reconsider. I will commit suicide and bring down all of your fucking plans!"
SWOOSH!
The dizziness disappeared immediately and my vision started to clear as if all that happened to be a moment ago was nothing but an illusion.
"Haaa...Haa..."
Once the effect subsided, I clutched my chest and gasped heavily for breath and sucked it voraciously. My entire body trembled, drenched in sweat and for a fleeting moment I felt as if I was collapsing as my knees gave up.
Fortunately, I managed to hold myself by gripping the edge of the table and supporting myself. That was when I noticed something new—a message being reflected in my eyes.
[Congratulations, player Mr. Per781 for clearing all hidden conditions. Now, you are eligible to play the hidden route, as deemed by the game developer.]
[Do you want to proceed?]
[Yes] [No]
"What the hell is going on? Are you really a God from another world?" I murmured.
"And seriously, don't you think this bullshit way of reincarnation is a bit too overused and bland? Instead, use truck kun or taxi chan or kill me..."
BANM!
KYA!
A blood-curdling scream erupted from the screen and before I could react, a blackened hand shot out and grabbed my face. Following that, an overwhelming, dark aura enveloped me, turning my vision crimson.
With a sickening gurgle, the hand yanked me with it.
"Wha—AH!"
My voice was cut short as my face smashed against the screen and soon, the world around me dissolved into a red haze.