I ran across the crowd and rushed to captured him.
A brief summary of my life:
I am Reika, a specialist, my job is to make sure you will have a happy life as long as you are my patient, i will solve all of it, family problem, friends, lover? Rest assured, you feel empty? I will reforge you.
My sidelines? A online doctor who'll solve your problems, visiting my website, tell your problem, meet me, and pay me.
Today, im in a middle of my sideline, my job right now is to make my client's husband to return to his original self but he keeps running.
He's crying, why are you crying, does it hurt your pride? Do you think you're unforgivable, or simply running away like a coward, thinking things won't return to what it seems to be?
"DOCTOR! Please! Huff, please leave me now."
"No, can't do, after i catch you, i'll slap you with truths."
We continue running in a gloomy afternoon, raining, we are in a narrow lane, it's a long lane where garbage are placed
"If i return, i will only make it harder for her, my debts... Ha, ha, huff, i don't want her to be involved."
I rushed, he's out of breath.
"That's why...
I pulled him using my forearm but he pushed his body and i slide with a distance long as my arm span
...talk to her, so she can understand. So she can know why."
He's about to cry as he looked down on the ground but before i knew it.
"DOC!"
BEEEEEEP
Two sounds overlap as i tried to dodge the upcoming truck but it's too wide for a small step back.
I realized im in a middle of a highway.
...
I woke up but all i can see is darkness.
[Welcome host to a parallel world]
[What are you]
I communicated with this floating message, and it feels absurd, but when i realized i can't move, i thought i got sleep paralysis.
[I am Mechanica, i measured the karma you've accumulated in your previous life, and now you are here, you've gained a lot of good karma through bad karma and now you need to pay in order to keep you from living.]
[Really, is that all. Will i receive tribulations or something in wuxia? Got punished by god if i didn't do what you want? I've read enough manga, manhwa, manhua and novels to know where will this story goes.]
[.....Wrong host, you won't fail, and you won't resist the missions.]
[How will you know the human brain. human minds? Our mentality is dangerous.]
[I won't ask host anymore, you need to experience it first.]
[For a machine, you seem to be programmed to trust your host.]
[I cannot answer that, but i am free to choose.]
[Well whatever, why don't you explain what i need to do?]
[Receiving mission will give you karma points which you can use to strengthen yourself or buy equipments, after you wake up, you will see all the details, you can use points to decrease your karma points, with a certain milestone i have created, you are free to ask me with 2 questions about myself or why you are here.]
[Uhuh, i thought it's going to be 3.]
[Host read to much books.]
The conversation escalated quickly as i accepted my fate dying but i slightly expected this. And, it became true
This Machina respond to my thoughts after i finished, the sound of beeps is the only thing i can hear.
[Would you like to see your status?]
[With my old self or new self, i'm curious.]
[Host voice tone doesn't seem to sound like curious.]
[Well, i thought you can read my past so you should know why i'm talking in a monotone voice.]
[I don't read host mind, i can only respond if host ask me directly.]
[Oh, so you are different than the books, you didn't even talk in third person, but then how do you know my karma points.]
I asked without any thoughts in my mind, i didn't feel anxious or surprised anymore, any emotions dissipate in just seconds after i adapt the conversation. But despite that, it's still unbelievable that the system that only exist in the books i read actually is in my face now.
[I cannot respond to that question host.]
Hm, seems that it involves something higher, to guess what it is, it has something to do with my morality. But that didn't matter, i need to know my present self.
[So, if you can't, when will i wake up.]
[You can wake up at any moment host.]
[Then i want to wake up now.]
Suddenly, the blue screen in darkness disappeared and my body felt weak, especially my hips, the darkness slowly lose, my eyes feels heavy, i know that im lying down.
Considering how i feel like i want to stretch and straighten my legs because of what i'm feeling on my hips, i'm clearly a boy in his teens.
I wake up and saw the plain white ceiling and immediately look down to saw a man that is whispering 'He's awake.'
I seem to not having any injuries despite feeling a dressing on my head.
I tried to remember about my new self in this world but there's no response, unlike the books i read where they pick up some of the memories of character they got reincarnated to, i do not have any.
"You're awake now, do you feel anything bad?"
A man, looks like he's in mid 20's is showing a geniunely concerned face on me.
"I do not." I respond calmly
"Really? I guess that's a relief then, do you remember anything."
"I dont."
"So you got a memory loss, but it's cool to see you're calm."
"Thanks, who are you by the way old man."
I cracked a joke, will it work, i don't know
"I'm not an old guy." He narrowed his eyes and speak in a monotone voice which is clearly thinking 'This child should have a severe mental damage to call me old guy'
"Well, i just made a joke, but who are you mister."
He raised his eyebrows, he thinks he got caught off guard and smile for a second and sigh
"Well, i am Rariso, Rar from Rarphate which is my father and iso means literal miso ingredients because they said my mom is craving for miso paste during her pregnancy."
He looks like european with a hint of hard accent of japanese, he has dark hair which seems cool looking in europe but his warm yet affected smile gives off an japanese vibes.
When i was a doctor, i really wished to travel japan once but, i never got a chance. Majority of the books i read comes from that country yet i am stucked in that troublesome country.
"I may not remember nothing but my name is Reika."
"Reika?" He seems curious how i know my name
"It looks cool"
"Ah" He didn't pause, he's speechless
"Rei as in Zero"
"Oh, how is zero cool." He pondered but only for awhile
"So Mister Rariso, how did i end up here."
He hesitated for awhile
"Ahemm, well, i am driving to go back home in a certain bridge, i love winds so i open my window and then i saw your body floating on the river, i rushed down to confirm that it is indeed a body so i rushed and save you, how's that kid? Isn't it cool?" With a smug face
He's talking extremely detailed, even his name.
"Oh, then i'm sorry for such trouble but when you saw me, what is my status"
"Your skin is all wrinkly but it is certain you have a feint breaths so i rushed, it's been a week since you are here, i didn't find any information about you and when you woke up without memory, it makes more sad."
Rariso looked at me with pity.
I just reincarnated in this world, as a teen boy, i have a different attitude, but in this body, the fragile mentality of a youth is affecting me, such as sadness. I've been never depressed for a decade but now...
It feels the same during my teenhood.