KWANGYA?
I.... felt SUPER EXCITED! Like my freakin' isekai fantasy was finally turning real! I have dreamt about it for like forever. Venturing somewhere new, unexplored away from this mundane life that gave betrayal and emotional numbness, stress and anxiety. I am able to finally shut myself out for once! Somewhere far away from all this! I feel exhilarated and happy!
"What about my life here though? Wouldn't people suddenly wonder that I went missing?"
"We can manipulate their memories, at least I can!" Felix winks at me. My cheeks grow a little red. Is an angel flirting with me now? LMAO.
"And what about when I come back from KWANGYA? which brings me to my other question, Can I come back from KWANGYA? I still don't understand what you meant by winning?
"Of course you can come back, once you do we will again alter the memories of the people. As to not create a lot of discrepancies, the time runs really fast in KWANGYA as compared to Earth. You might spend a year there with only 3 days passing in the real world. AND about WINNING, you gotta figure these mysteries out yourself K."
"What if I die there?" I ask
He looks at me seriously."That is a possibility. The chances are really less but they are there. That's because malicious people are also given a chance. That is why it is also a test of your goodwill."
"Why do you give chances to those malicious people though? You are an angel. You must be able to read people right?"
Felix smiles at me and then says" The human race is the most deceiving one.They know how to wear the cloak of humbleness while being vicious from inside all the time. They even fool us angels. And there is that thing though that some people might be evil but they haven't discovered that side yet and hence it doesn't exist yet. For all we know, you could be one of those once you see the power and wealth KWANGYA can offer you. You might even be shocked to discover how power and greed corrupted you. "
Ohkayy...
"How do I enter?" I asked while looking at the glass portal.
" Just jump in babe, I swear you won't break your limbs." He says while chuckling.
I grow red again! HEY, a handsome man calling you babe does that to you. More so when he looks so cute chucking!
I was getting.... FREAKIN' EXCITED! HAHAHA! KWANGYA, HERE I COME! I feel like a psycho right now idk but I feel so kilig.
I take a deep breath,walk near the glass portal, I see those lush green landscapes,beautiful seas, a town full of people and a lot of other things. The excitement pumps my adrenaline and before I know it, I have taken the leap to KWANGYA.
"AAAHHH, FUCK!" I don't even know what loop I am in, things are just buzzing by me. Like the peripheral vision you have when a car is running really fast and you just feel the trees dashing by. Before you are able to process that image of trees, they are already gone. Exactly that! I felt a lot of colours, rainbow and then suddenly.. BLACK! "Where am I?"
I start panicking a little, it is so dark and it feels like I am the only one here. Alone! I start breathing fast and suddenly...
WHOOSH
I open my eyes. Where is this place? I look around and it seems like an attic? It has a little bed, a window and a cupboard. Beside the bed is a desk! I look outside the window and before I is a magnificent sight! There is a widespread market stretched as far as the eye can see. People chattering,laughing,arguing and birds chirping SO loud, one could confuse it being artificial!
It was so colorful,so decorative, colorful flags tied around, multiple banners,shopkeepers advertising, attracting customers,bargaining prices. It was so eventful. I was awed. I felt like I was in some medieval market area. Do they speak English here? What if there is some other language spoken here? What if I am not able to communicate here and have to live alone? What the frick, I am already stressing out and I came here to escape the stress. No, take a deep breath K. Yes, the first step is to collect information about this world and to survive. Like Felix said, "You gotta figure things out on your own, K."
I looked inside the cupboard to find some clothes. The clothes seem normal. Top and Jeans and sneakers. Cool! This world is quite similar to my own still different. DEFAMILIAR!
I change into those clean clothes and move out from.. the house? Doesn't anyone live here? I walk out, this place was insanely beautiful! No, don't get distracted! I look for a place with little to no customers so that I can talk, and collect information more precisely.
I walk for a while before I see a shop, not crowded at all! I walk there and she looks at me. Okayy, now what?
"um..hii?"
She smiles at me."Welcome, how may I help you?" Hush! so they speak English here! Good!
"Um.. I am kinda new here. I want to know...are you from Earth?". She looks at me puzzled!
"What?". NOW,I am confuzzled!
"Where were you born? Which continent? Which country?" I ask.
"I was born here only. In state A". So, this is state A, wait, she was born here?
"Since how many years have people been living here?" She looks at me suspiciously now, like I freakin' asked her how to spell a cat?
"Since mankind ever came? I don't know when this town was founded but we have been living here since thousands of years already. Why are you even asking?"
I was... shocked? They don't know what is Earth? They have been living here for years already. Does this mean KWANGYA is a world of its own? I thought people who are being given the chance are here but it surely doesn't seem that way. The civilisation here has already been thriving since ages.
"Um... last question? Do you know who lives in the brown house that is two right streets from here? The one that is a little unmaintained?" Yep, that's the house I woke up in.
NOW,she seemed really sceptical of me."Nobody. That house has been abandoned for a while now. But why are you asking'? quick, make some excuse.
"Nothing, um it is just... I saw some lights there inside but it looked empty?" Can I come up with a worse excuse? Like what?
"Um..Thank you so much and... haha see you later." I quickly walked away.
So, from my understanding now
1. The house I found myself in when I woke up is empty so that is good. I have one of the basic physiological things from Freud's pyramid which is shelter. Great!
2.Kwangya has it's own history which I have to figure out. The people don't seem to know about Earth but they feel so similar. AND, they know English? There is definitely some connection! I don't know what freakin' stupid test Felix was talking about BUT, first I have to survive here.
Damn, isekai in animes used to seem so much fun however I am getting so much intimidated with the surroundings here. It is always difficult to adjust to a new place i guess. I feel a little scared, kinda miss mom and dad and sister too. OH GOSH! However I have finally got the opportunity,my dream then I will make the best out of it. This chance!
With my determination set on I walk forward. I have to find other earthlings here. However how do I find them? How do I recognise them?
OH, I think I did find one!