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Reborn As A Mayfly: What did I do to deserve this…

🇬🇧Monotones
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Chapter 1 - Huh!? Second chance at life..? Score!

"Well I died. rather anticlimactic huh? I didn't think the afterlife would be a giant void of nothingness…I can only vaguely remember the feeling of falling…well at-least truck-kun wasn't the one that got me! Instead it was my cold hearted sister…man. I was just about to get my promotion too..well no point in dwelling on the past" as I uttered those last few words I heard a voice that sounded strangely soothing

[User has died. User has unlocked the &;)/@£ System]

"Huh? System? Oh gods..don't tell me I'm going to be reincarnated into some prince or something, that's too much id rather just have a simple life!"

[Understood. User has requested for a short lived species]

"Huh? That's not what I meant by too much!"

[Error! User's statements contradict, fulfilling original request]

"Oh whatever at least let my life be something that's convenient"

[Understood! User wishes for a convenient life]

[Error! Request has been deemed impossible by the system]

"Eh!? Seriously…man this system sucks can I at least become some sort of god level of powerful eventually?"

[Request has been granted, one more request remains]

"Typical, that works but a convenient life doesn't, man this thing is a scam!"

[Warning! This request could cause irreversible changes to the Users personality!]

"Huh? I didn't even request anything!"

[#*%**%] [Understood! Request has been granted]

"What!? That's not fair! I don't even know what it is! What is up with this glitchy system? It can't even tell me what it's called and now this? Ah whatever..I'll just have to… deal with it…" I'd say as my voice became weaker and I slowly started to doze off, my eyes getting heavier by the second

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As I began to open my eyes again I cursed the system. "Damn you! Stupid system! I'm still in this damned void! I thought I was supposed to be reborn!" As I yelled out in frustration one of my legs kicked out at the void and I heard a crack "huh! that's different…there was no noise except me and the system in the void.." As I continued to barrage wherever I was I heard more cracks until eventually light! Huh? Water? Where the hell am I!? System! Menu! Status!

[System Start!]

Name: {Currently Unnamed}

Race: Mayfly Nymph

Level: 0/5

Stats:

STR (5)

AGI (10)

VIT (5)

INT (0)

WIS (0)

Unique Skills:

[Sealed] [Water Breathing] [Devour][Insect Communication][Swim][Dive]

Titles:

[Ancient Insect][24-Hr-Life][Member of the Swarm]

Unique Traits:

[24 Hour Species]

"Whaaat!! Seriously a mayfly!? What is wrong with my system! Well whatever I might as well just accept that I'm going to die by the end of the day..maybe I can find a way to cheat it so I've got to get off my butt and get to work!"

As I begun swimming through the river my hairs suddenly began to stand on edge I apprehensively looked behind me to the horrific sight of a trout!

Name: ——

Race: ——

Level: 3/10

Stats:

STR (35)

AGI (40)

VIT (15)

INT (5)

WIS (0)

My smile immediately fell from my face as I picked up the pace and swam as fast as I could back to where I hatched, the only place I knew that might have enough shelter to save me from this demon! Why is it so strong! What the heck! As I caught my breath where I hatched I started looking around me realising there was other eggs here too! 'How could I have just left them? The lil fellas would've been eaten up at once if I left them to fend for themselves…but why should I have to take care of them..? Our mother is bound to be near us right?'

As I scanned the area frantically my eyes finally landed on her corpse, our mother had died giving birth it seems, this saddened me for some reason, maybe it was just instinct, 'after all mayflies are doomed to die quickly anyways so why grieve over them…anyways…that trout has gone I believe thanks mother for laying us in a discreet place!'

I slowly looked around for any food I could find near me unfortunately I could only find plants, being primarily a meat eater in my last life I was a bit iffy on this, 'it's not like I'm a picky eater but there's definitely some better food out there…' I reluctantly ate the underwater vegetation but to my surprise it was delicious!

[-Plant- Defeated]

[Level Up!]

Eh? Seriously I can get xp from just doing this? Maybe it's because I'm such a weak creature…well time to eat I suppose!

[-Plant- Defeated]

[-Plant- Defeated]

[Level Up!]

Huh…maybe this is going to be harder than I thought, this plants help me level fast but the amount increases as I do so, not to mention there's only 3 more of these things near me and I'm sure my siblings will need food, well whatever survival of the fittest right? Their fault for not hatching quicker than I did!

[-Plant- Defeated]

[-Plant- Defeated]

[-Plant- Defeated]

[Level Up!]

Level 3 huh…same level as that trout earlier…but I'm so much weaker! I reopened my stats only to be surprised.

Name: {Currently Unnamed}

Race: Mayfly Nymph

Level: 3/5

Stats: 30 Points Available

STR (5)

AGI (10)

VIT (5)

INT (0)

WIS (0)

Unique Skills:

[Sealed] [Water Breathing] [Devour][Insect Communication][Swim][Dive]

Titles:

[Ancient Insect][24-Hr-Life][Member of the Swarm]

Unique Traits:

[24 Hour Species]

T-that many!? Maybe I overestimated that trout from earlier he isn't that strong at all! hmm let's put 15 into my strength and 15 into my vitality, that'll bring me to 20 for both of them! Now I'll at least last a while in a fight! Is it even worth it though!? I'm gonna die anyways! T-T man I'm truly cursed by the gods! Curse you system!

[Urgent Quest Started!]

[Swim To The Surface!]

[Reward: Skill Shop]

Huh? What? So suddenly!? But why!? It's safe down here! Just let me live my short life in peace!