Ichiro woke up and saw himself in a large room of a large mansion.
But suddenly someone kept his foot on Ichiro. Ichiro was not able to get out of the foot.The man who kept his foot on Ichiro started yelling and said,
"What the hell is this place?"
Ichiro made some voice and said to the man who was keeping his foot on Ichiro's head that he was keeping his foot on his head 'accidentally'.
"Huh, so what? Are you the king? The boss? It doesn't seem to be." Said the man.
And the man took Ichiro's collar and raised him and gave a slap.
"What will you do? Cry or ask for mercy?"
Suddenly a man arrived and loudly said to not bully someone.
The man who was holding Ichiro's collar left Ichiro and said,
"Huh? Are you his guardian or guard or something else? Whatever you are, just remember to not interfere in my work or soon we will have to make a grave for you."
And the man left.
The man who tried to save Ichiro came near Ichiro and gave hands. He said,
"Are you alright? Do you want any help?"
Ichiro replied,
"No, thanks. I am alright. And thanks for saving me."
The humble man said,
"Oh, good."
Ichiro asked for the name and the humble man answered, "Akio, nice to meet you."
Ichiro also introduced himself to Akio and then Ichiro and Akio went in their own directions to explore the mansion.
Ichiro was just wandering in the mansion and trying to recall that before waking up in the mansion, where was he? And how did he suddenly come into the mansion?
And suddenly a projector screen appeared in front of Ichiro saying,
[ Dear survivor, please reach at the party room where you woke up. ]
Ichiro didn't understand what was actually happening but rushed to the party room.
After reaching the party room, Ichiro saw a girl who was sitting on the one and only throne.
The man who at the start was keeping his leg on Ichiro's head was arguing with the sitting girl. But she was ignoring him and was looking at Ichiro and Ichiro remembered what happened before waking up in the mansion.
( A few hours ago )
Ichiro, a high school student who was moving to the school.
Today was the result day of the final exam and the last day of being a high school student if Ichiro passes the exam.
Ichiro was an average student who didn't fail but also never passed as a topper.
Ichiro said to himself,
"Today is the last day of school. I will remember the memories I made in the cage to which I am loving when I am going to leave it."
Ichiro was never able to make any friends due to his silence. Each classmate of Ichiro just ignored him but such things didn't affect Ichiro.
Ichiro liked going to school because he loved to see the dramas but never become a drama for others.
Ichiro was a very silent and smiling guy but the fun fact about him was that nobody remembered his name, not his classmates, not even his teachers.
Every time when the class teacher did attendance and when the names came of Ichiro. Firstly he asks who Ichiro actually is and on these things, Ichiro laughed silently.
Ichiro was like a charming crystal who never was recognised by others. A stone which is actually a diamond hidden by dust and sand.
When Ichiro was heading towards his school, he saw his schoolmates but ignored them.
When Ichiro came near an abandoned company building which was just in the direction of his school. He heard a screaming voice.
Ichiro looked upwards of the building and saw a student from another school was trying to jump from the highest floor of the building. Ichiro also saw that a girl was trying to save the boy who was trying to jump.
"Really? Seriously? I know from which school both students are from and their result must be out 3 days ago. If he is trying to kill himself, then the reason shouldn't be the result. The reason can be anything but I think I should save them."
Ichiro rushed towards the highest floor of the abandoned building.
In 10 minutes Ichiro reached the top and saw the girl that she was also going to fall because of that boy.
The girl was just going to lose the grip of the building bricks and was just going to fall with the boy but suddenly Ichiro caught her hand and pulled her out of the danger.
The girl struggled to take out the boy as well and Ichiro helped her and took him out as well.
"Now I definitely will be late for school." Said Ichiro
The girl started thanking Ichiro whereas Ichiro was in a rush for the school.
Seeing the girl talking to Ichiro, the boy became jealous and jumped from the highest floor of the building.
The girl saw it and shouted loudly.
Ichiro said to the girl that the boy will be ok. The girl started screaming at Ichiro for what he was saying.
Ichiro said that he had kept a soft and bouncy bed which he found in the building as precautions if he is not able to save the girl and the boy.
The girl looked down and saw that the boy was bouncing by the bed safely. She said sorry to Ichiro.
Suddenly a huge rough sound came from the air. Ichiro looked at the direction from where the sound came.
Ichiro was shocked.
"The outer space layer has been torn!!!" Said Ichiro.
He turned towards the girl and saw that her head had been separated and in a few seconds she disappeared.
Ichiro looked downwards at the building and saw that the boy had also disappeared.
Ichiro again saw the teared space layer.
Suddenly the girl who further was sitting on the throne appeared and said,
"I guess you are someone special, I suppose. You know about the space layer, am I right?"
Ichiro replied,
"First you tell--" before Ichiro could say anything else, he was suddenly teleported on a running road and he collapsed with the moving truck kun.
( Back to present )
Ichiro remembered what actually happened. Suddenly a voice arrived in Ichiro's ears.
[ You are selected for the team "Survivors" and the qualification tests will start soon. Get ready for showing your physical and mental strength in the tests. Good Luck. ]
It was the projector screen making a voice.
The girl who was sitting on the throne said,
"Welcome Survivors. I am the queen of the world "Atlas". My name is Emi. The reason for bringing you all here is to save my world and make you all heroes. You all must have seen the projector screen in front of you. No one is able to see or seek in your own screens except those who will get magical powers of seeking in anyone's screen. Anyways, just in a few seconds later you will get your ranking based on your physical and mental strength and health and you all will also get your own magical powers to become heroes."
[ Hello, I am System, your assistant. I will guide you for your missions and I will try to answer your every question and doubts. I am joined with your brain for measuring your physical and mental strength. The ranking based on your physical and mental strength is just going to end and you will get your ranks. ]
[ Ranking process has been completed. Your ranks are stick on the rank board. ]
And suddenly a huge projector screen arrived in front of everyone and they were able to see their ranks except the rankers of top 5 and rankers whose rank are at lowest 10.
Emi said, "Ranks are out but I am not impressed by seeing your ranks except the toppers. Topper ranks can only see their ranks and are able to see ranks below to them except the lowest ranks. You all can increase your ranking by the two tests which will be starting soon."
The man who kept his foot on Ichiro's head said,
"I guess you gave me the wrong rank. I am supposed to be in the topper ranks. The rank board might be on a glitch."
Emi replied, "No, there is no glitch, the rank given is accurate because it is directly connected to your brain. Your brain might have some glitch."
The man became angry and caught Emi's collars and loudly said,
"My brain? Don't you know who I am? I am Jimmy, the most powerful and strongest in this whole mansion. I can easily kill everyone including the toppers."
Emi replied, "Oh, really I doubt it. You can't defeat the toppers so easily. Your System is perfectly ranked."
{ Jimmy Rank : 37 }
Jimmy became more angry and was just going to punch Emi but suddenly she snapped her finger and threw Jimmy colliding the wall and then he fell down.
Emi said, "And what did you do to--"
Suddenly a notification came to Emi in her System.
[ The first ranker has advised you to stop about these rubbish talks and explain the Survivors about the first test. ]
Emi tried to forget about Jimmy and brought her pet beast assistant, who is a small, talking and flying beast who will be the host of the tests and will explain about the test and rules.
"Your first test is to firstly group and make a team of 10 players each which means 6 teams will be formed. Each team will be teleported to different different places and have to survive. The theme of all 6 different places will be 'Zombie Apocalypse' in which you will have to fight with zombies. The main mission of you all should be not to lose all scores. The ranks are based on your scores and the scores are dependent on your physical and mental strength. If you lose your whole score in this test then you will be eliminated and will be killed. The test will also have violence restrictions, if you beat or even tried to kill anyone except zombies will lose scores. And about zombies, if you kill a simple zombie then you will get 5 scores and if you kill a beast zombie then you will get 10 scores."
Everyone was afraid and shocked by listening that if they lose their whole strength then they will die.
Akio asked, "What about powers which you will give?"
The host beast replied, "Um... I am sorry on behalf of Lady Emi for telling a lie but you will get your powers after finishing and being qualified in the test because elimination will also be done and Lady Emi wants every survivor to mainly depend on physical and mental strength."
Emi said, "Now stop talking and discussing and start making a team. Only 6 teams will be formed and so you should start approaching or building a team. Most important thing I should tell you again is that each team will have 10 players, not more or less."
Already 6 players made the team and other players started approaching team creators to select them as a player of the team.
Some team creators were asking for scores in exchange for selecting them as a member of the team. Whereas some were asking for powerful and strong survivors to protect them and some were friendly and letting anyone join the team.
Ichiro was just searching for a team because till now he was being rejected by some creators who were seeing and judging Ichiro that he can't survive for long. And he was also refusing to pay scores for it.
And Ichiro was having no hope from those who were making members in the team freely and allowing them without knowing if the person is selfish or not.
Kindness and Survival are two things which can never be on the same track.