A/N: Don't forget to read chapter 0!
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[Ding! The host's new identity is "A Chul."]
What do you mean by "new identity?" I've never asked for a new one!
[Ding! The host has arrived in the world of Numen, a world full of mana and magic beasts. To avoid suspicion of the host's identity, the host automatically received a new name and look.]
World of mana and magic beasts? Is that why I had mana in my status? Why is it zero?
[Ding! The host's mana is zero because the host's soul has not adapted to the host's new body. The host's mana will increase over time.]
New body? What new body? Wait a minute, now I look at my hands more closely- they're smaller, I feel slightly shorter, and my hair feels longer. Didn't I go to the barber recently? I think I need a mirror-
I ran to the bathroom, not searching, but running like my new body knew where everything was. Of course, my body instinctively slid open the door like it had done it hundreds of times. After tapping the light switch, there was a bizarre image, and my body shouted in surprise with a youthful voice. A teenage face with small amounts of baby fat appeared in the mirror, with shamrock green hair that's too short to be tightened up, two small fangs peaking out from the gap of the mouth, and bright amber eyes.
Ah- it's green.
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Why is it green!? Out of all the colors! Does it have to be green? This color reminds me of Røronøå Zø®o from "Øne Pieçe" and ñ from "Pøkémøñ", and both of them are near the main characters.
Why am I not mentioning Déku from "M¥ Hérø's Åçådémy?" In any story, except for the genre of Slice of Life, the main characters are the only person who suffers the most. Why did I mention the other two? The main characters are walking calamity: there are disasters wherever they go. Who suffers the most from the disaster catnip? The villians and supporting characters.
I'd rather be an NPC on the other side of the planet, read some manga, and watch some anime, and when I have the energy and the motivation, I go outside and work in a safe environment.
[Ding! The citizens in the world of Numen entertain themselves through battles and watching actions in person. The libraries in the world of Numen hold records of magic beasts and experimentations with mana stones. "Televisions" are known as "Bulletins," where the people of Numen from different sides of the planet receive recent news. Many profitable careers are related to magic beast subjection or research.]
Not even novels?
[Ding! Novels are illegal since they have a history of motivating many careless Skilled to meet death.]
Nice, nice. Understandable.
Are people in the world of "Numen" idiots? How does the average citizen survive?
[Ding! The stats of an average human being on Earth is 1, while the stats of an average human being in the world of Numen is 1.5.]
Aren't I under average here? Why am I in this world?
[Ding! The host's luck is in the thirty percentile on planet Earth, which drove the host to transmigrate into the world of Numen.]
So out of thirty percent of the Earth's eight billion population, I was isekaied?
[Ding! The host transmigrated into the world of Numen because the host met all the requirements.]
What requirements?
[Ding! The host has no surviving blood relatives and no one to care about you.]
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What do you mean there's no one that cares about me? What about my work? My college roommates? We had a fun time together over the past four years!
[Ding! The host was an introvert who barely interacted with any other human being, including the host's roommates. The human who employed the host found another human to replace the host. The host's blood relatives are-]
I don't think I care about my blood relatives; I was an orphan.
[Ding! To anyone who doubts the host's identity, the family relationship and personality are similar to the host's previous family.]
Now I wonder if this system is fake or not. How am I lucky?
[Ding! The system never mentioned the host being lucky. The system selected the host because he met the requirements.]
Those requirements can go into the trash! My life will be way better if I'm with my existing blood relatives than being orphaned..
[Ding! The host's blood-related father had passed away due to heart failure 16 years before the host's transmigration, the host's blood-related mother had passed away due to lung cancer seven years before the host's transmigration, the host's cousin from the host's material family side passed away from a car accident 2.701 seconds before the host's transmigration, and the host's previous biological parents were in debt, the host would own a debt of 304,294,795 dollars at the age of 23 years old.]
Is the system hating me for liking money?
[Ding! The host's last year's record includes: debating with the local grandmother about the price of fish 94 times, holding 382 unexpired coupons in the host's wallet during the transmigration, recycling 4102 water bottles, picking up 46,392 pennies-]
Got it! Thank you, I know.
[Ding! The system is glad that it can help the host.]
I'm a bit annoyed: the system isn't being helpful.
[Ding! The system is asking for suggestions from the host to improve itself.]
Wow, an AI that teaches itself, how cool! I wonder if it'll tell everything I see!
[Ding! The host can receive information on the item the host sees by using the Skill: Appraisal.]
I was being sarcastic, but I am curious about the Skills.
The system didn't reply. Do I have to ask to show my status again?
[Ding!]
- Status -
Name: A Chul (Alex Stanley)
Age: 16 (23)
Species: Human Male
Title: Transmigrator (Gives the Skill "Rosetta's Gift")
Strength: 1.20
Stamina: 1.22
Mana: 0.00
Dexterity: 2.11
Agility: 2.04
Luck: 1.12
Skill: Appraisal I (Tap for more details), Rosetta's Gift (Tap for more details)
Ah yes, tap for more details. What is this? A touchable screen?
I tapped on the word "Appraisal." I didn't know if I was holding onto some expectations or annoyed that the system had to "ding" every time.
[Ding!]
Appraisal I (Skill) - The lowest level of appraisal, the host can receive a basic amount of information. [This Skill can grow]
A basic amount of information? What if I appraise the mirror?
[Appraisal: Mirror]
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That's it? No more? I guess I should be glad that this Skill can grow.
What about the other skill?
Rosetta's Gift (Skill) - Blessing from the Goddess of Transmigration in the world of Numen, the Goddess gives the transmigrator an advantage: to be able to speak, read, and write every language in the world of Numen. [This Skill is at the highest level]
Finally! Something nice! Now I understand why I know how to pronounce a name like "A Chul" when I haven't learned a tiny bit of Korean.
Also, why is the Skill called "Rosetta's Gift?" Is the Goddess named "Rosetta" or something?
[Ding! To reply to the host, the temporary name of the Goddess of Transmigration is Rosetta, and the bestowed name of the Goddess of Transmigration is ˚̶͈̦̲̮̒̓̔̌͛ -]
Woah! Slow down! What is her name?
[Ding! To reply to the host, the temporary name of the Goddess of Transmigration is Rosetta, and the bestowed name of the-]
I mean only the bestowed name! Nothing else!
[Ding! To reply to the host, ˚̶͈̦̲̮̻͍̪̒̓̔̌͛∆̴̯̫̆´̸̡̉͐̇̄͒̏͘͠˚̸̩̯́͆̚̚͝͝ͅ˜̸̝̮̠͎̎∑̴̨̬͔̪̯̘̺͊̔̏̔̈́͜å̷̼͈̬͍͝ß̴͙̥͍͒̀̊̈́̊͛̔́̚̕¶̴̤̥͖̜̤̜̊͊™̷̤̰͖̠͇͖̝̥̦̀̾̒¡̸̣͕͚̺̙̜̑̃͒̋̅̆̔̀͝͝ß̴̧̟̟̗̠̜̤̂́µ̸̢̳̐́̾̓̋̾͌͠ƒ̸̺̥͍͆̌̓͗̉̒͠å̶̡̛͎͊͗̊̉„̴͔͉̜͙͖͕̌͗̈́̾˚̸͔̫̔͌̊͛͐͂͛͘ß̶̥͖̤̲͔̮̲̆͑̅̄̈́̕̚̕͜͝Î̸͓̥͕̄̇̈́͝Â̶̢͎̻͍̭̈́͒̉∑̸͎͕̩̩̯̥͖̤͚̋͂͑̓̓̐̈́̓̕͠ø̴̗̻͂͗̊͋̆͘̕ß̷̤͚̟̝͇͉̔͌̀̍̀̉̃̋̚ͅª̷̫̾̎̈́‡̵̧̟̭̫̲̼͋™̵̡̡̢̪͔̱͙͈͓̿̈́̅͜͝∂̶̲̥̠͇͈̳̌͋̂͆̓̇͝µ̴̛͍̫̦͌̅̈́̄̊̄̃͝Œ̴̤̹̪̭̹̌.]
I don't think I can read that. I thought Rosetta's Gift would allow me to read every language.
[Ding! Rosetta's Gift can only give the host the ability to speak, read, and write all languages in the world of Numen. The Goddess of Transmigration's bestowed name is not a language in the world of Numen.]
I thought wrong.