Sam open his eyes,
'Where am i?'
He was no longer in the restaurant. He looked around, there were many cabinet filled with book. Sam grab one of the book, he looked at it.
'What? Piercing fist manual? ... no way!'
Sam quickly ran up to the nearby window to look outside. He widened his eyes as he look outside.
'Did i... reincarnate into the novel?!'
He couldn't believe his eyes, reincarnating into the novel 'path of the strongest', seeing the world in the novel became reality. A big smile appeared on Sam face. He was overjoyed.
'So this is what you mean by reward author. Im really grateful.'
Suddenly, Sam's head hurt so much, memory were flooding into his head. Sam quickly fall down lying on the ground.
"Guagh!"
Grabbing his head, he hold the immense pain in his head. After a few minute, the pain slowly became less painful. Sam crawl to the nearest chair, and hold onto it. Moving his body, he sat on the chair.
Calming his breathing,
'Calm down, calm down.'
He hold his breath and then let go of it.
'I got the gist of it now.'
He digested the memory from the original owner of this body. His name was Nan Heng, he look at the glass near him. a 15 years old kid figure with a brown messy short hair, wearing a blue coat was reflected in the mirror. Right now he is here in Huangzhang prefecture learning literature.
'So he want to become a scribe or a librarian. Both are actually a decent job in this world. Better than being martial artist for sure.'
"Hello Nan Heng?"
Sam still focused on his thought, continue to ignoring the voice.
'Then let's learn literature like what this boy wan-'
Plak!
Someone slapped Sam's back from behind. Sam holding the pain, he looked behind him.
'Who just slap my back-'
An old man wearing a black robe, stood behind him. Sam immediately know him,
'This guy, is my literature teacher?'
"I was wondering where did you wander off, i thought you ran like before."
'Wait what, the owner of this body ran away before?? Doesn't he want to learn literature? Why would he ran away?'
"Why would i ran away teacher?"
Sam smiled at the old man.
"Is that so?"
The old man was grabbing his beard,
'Something changed about this boy.'
Sam stared at the old man, looking at every bit of detail from the old man.
'If im not wrong, this guy name is Bang Jin? Well, i never heard this guy name in the novel."
"Then let's go back to the lesson shall we?"
"Yes, teacher."
Sam smiled at him. They both walked together to the table infront of them. They took a sit facing each other. The literature lesson lasted for 4 full hours.
"That will be it for today. You can go rest."
"Thank you for your lesson, teacher."
Sam bowed down his head, Bang Jin left the library room. As soon as he leave, Sam took a seat.
'Im drained.'
He lean back, learning about literature drained his energy and his mind. Back in the previous world he always slack off, but now, he must work hard. So he can get money and doesn't get involved in any conflict. Becoming a scribe oe a librarian.
After learning the literature for 4 hours straight, he learned something. The great war that happened already ended 20 years ago, probably only a few sect was at a conflict right now.
"So it has been already 20 years since then huh? This is what you mean by the story hasn't ended yet?"
Sam laughed, he can enjoy the world in the novel he like, without having to worry about any war upcoming.
'You truly are the best, Author!'
"Time to go home, im really tired right now."
Nan Heng went outside the library building, walking to a small inn near a river. His father always send him money every month for his rent. He went inside and jump into his bed. He then slept through the entire night.
Next morning, Nan Heng walked around the street.
'Might aswell, do some walking for exercise.'
While walking, he saw so many people gathering in crowd outside a large building.
"What is happening there?"
Nan Heng slowly walked to the crowd, looking at the sign infront of him.
'Martial art tournament? Ahhh, i see now.'
There was a martial art tournament held in Huangzhang.
"Well, should i watch? But i don't want to miss my literature lesson."
Thinking for a while, Nan Heng decided to just go inside to watch the tournament. Handing over 2 silver coin to the guard for entrance fee. He looked for an empty seat inside the arena.
Looking for awhile, he finally found one. He sat on it and watched as the martial artist entered the arena one by one. Introducing themselves
A girl with a long black hair, with a blue butterfly robe.
"My name is Yuang Meili, i wish to have a great match and learn something from this tournament."
"It's the blooming butterfly!"
"I can't believe she is attending this tournament."
People began speaking to each other. While,
Nan Heng widen his eyes,
'What? Yuang? Isn't that the protagonist surname?'
Nan Heng looked around him, searching for a person that fit the description of the protagonist in the novel. He locked his eyes on a man with a white hair wearing a white robe, and a sword at his waist.
'Fuck, why is he here? In the ending he is supposed to live in Ganqing. That place was really far from Huangzhang. Shit.'
Even though he was the protagonist of the novel. Nan Heng didn't like his character, too good-willed, too overpowered, and too soft. But he continue to read the novel because of the side character, they were more relatable for him than the protagonist.
Yuang Guai, the protagonist of 'Path Of The Strongest' the one who ended the great war 20 years ago.
'Ignore him, ignore him.'
Nan Heng keep repeating those word in his mind, Trying to ignore Yuang Guai. Nan Heng then decided to look at the other participant introduction. Right after Yuang Meili,
"My name is Gan Hao, I wish to have a great fight and strong opponent."
"The young prodigy!"
"Praise the young master of Gan family."
Nan Heng dropped his jaw.
'What? Gan?'
Nan Heng look around his surrounding for the second time. And his eyes locked once again toward a woman, she was wearing an elegant black dress with a golden tiger pattern on the front while wearing a black robe. Gan Jangran, one of the main character in the novel 'Path Of The Strongest'
'Wow what is this tournament, why are there so many offspring of the main character here. What is this? Are they the new main character or something??'
While Nan Heng was surprised about their parent. Gan Hao and Yuang Meili both stared at each other.
"I will beat you today."
Yuang Meili was the first one to talk.
"Sure, sure go ahead if you can."
Gan Hao replied back with a taunting voice while smiling. The other participant introduced themself right after them.
"The tournament, will now begin!"
The voice from higher place could be heard. Nan Heng look to voice direction. It was an old man wearing a golden robe while holding a staff.