He remembered what happened before he woke up in this place. One of the ghouls appeared behind them. It immediately attacked the old man, but Nameless' body moved on its own and he pushed the old man to save him.
Following his action, the ghoul's sharp teeth sank into his shoulder and that was followed by the pouring of a lot of blood and his vision gradually blurred.
"If that's the case, I might have died that time."
That could also explain what he read inside the first translucent rectangle.
According to the text in the first translucent rectangle, [Reincarnation Complete]. It means that he really came back to life but in another body. For how it happened, he did not know.
This also meant that his consciousness merged with Tim's body. It could also be said that he and Tim were the same person from there on. According to this body's memory, the name of this thing floating in the air was called… System!
He didn't know what kind of technology or magic this was, but even in the memory of the previous host of this body, he could not find anything that could give him an answer about this so-called System, whether it was the result of advanced technology or the work of magic, the answer was as vague as the universe.
However, it seemed that this System appeared in the fiction stories that the former host read in novels and anime, all according to this body's memory. How did such a fictional thing come out real? What a mysterious thing it was, no?
Anyway, good thing that he was still an Alcryan. He saw that the hair was red in the reflection in the water. However, he immediately pushed aside this argument that he was an Alcryan because he saw the answer in his memory right away.
His hair was not really red. It was just dyed red to look cool and badass. His real hair color was dark brown.
This meant he was not an Alcryan but… wait.
"Earthling? Blue planet? What?!"
"Does this mean I'm in another world now?!"
He stood up in shock at what he found out.
"Eh? Wait...blue planet? Is this the same blue planet that the Alcryans planned to conquer? If this is the case, everything in this world is in danger. Little did they know that a powerful conqueror was coming to this world in the coming year. If so, then I'm also one of those in danger, no? Surely, those bastards will not let a single one survive. They are definitely going to kill all the people in this world!"
"Tsk! I have to find a way to survive!"
"But how? I'm a lame—"
"….."
"Lame?"
He was surprised to notice that he was standing without the help of a cane.
"Right! I'm in another body now so my lameness is gone too!"
This was good news for him. However, before he could completely celebrate, his body suddenly hurt, and lost his strength.
Urgh!
A loud groan escaped his mouth and he immediately vomited blood. He writhed in pain and a mixture of saliva and blood flowed from his mouth into the water that was swept away by the water current.
"I remember. This body was badly beaten before being thrown into the river. Dammit. I did come back to life, but in a body like a withered vegetable."
His attention was once again caught by the popped-up of another translucent rectangle.
[Initial Mana Core selection is available. Speak [Proceed] if you want to select now, and speak [Cancel] if you want to postpone the selection.]
[Proceed] or [Cancel]?
Suddenly, a new translucent rectangle appeared in front of him and gave him an instruction.
"Initial Mana Core selection? Does this mean I will have Mana in my body? Then, will I become an Awakened Human too?!" He asked himself but could not get excited because of the pain he was suffering at the moment.
Without a second thought, he said [Proceed]. After mentioning it, another option appeared next.
[Mana Core Selection: [Physical Mana Core], [Elemental Mana Core], [Auxiliary Mana Core], [Healing Mana Core], [Beastial Mana Core]]
He was stunned by the choices. And based on each one, he believed that each of these cores related to what kind of profession he wished to pursue.
In the Alceria Empire, those like him who have Magic Essence, also have to choose the profession they would pursue. He chose to become a Warrior because his Control-type magic skill was really good for melee combat.
According to the memory of this body, here in this world, the profession you would follow would depend on the type of your Mana Core. Good, because even though the previous owner of this body was not an Awakened Human, he knew something about things about Awakened Humans.
According to the memory of his new body, the [Physical Mana Core] provides the ability to strengthen or enhance the physical strength of an Awakened Human. This one focuses on body enhancement then. This Mana Core seems to be for Warrior-type, Fighter-type, or Tanky-type Awakened Humans.
The [Elemental Mana Core], on the other hand, enables an Awakened Human to conjure elements such as fire, water, wind, ice, and so on. This Mana Core suits to Mages.
Next was the [Auxiliary Mana Core]. This one provides more extensive capabilities. But, it's like a jack of all trades. This one fits the Assassin Class.
The fourth is the [Healing Mana Core]. As its name suggests, this Mana Core suits Healers.
The last one is the [Beastial Mana Core]. He tried to find information about it in his memory, but he was surprised because he didn't find anything.
There was no record of this type of Mana Core yet. This means that there was not even one Awakened Human who possessed a Beastial Mana Core!
Using his right arm he wiped the blood from his mouth. He stared at the Mana Cores and thought deeply.
He closed his eyes as he touched his chin and crossed his legs while sitting on top of the boulder. And when he opened them again, a new spark could be seen in his eyes.
It looked like he had already chosen which of the Mana Cores he would choose.
He immediately opened his mouth and mentioned his chosen Mana Core.