Life is unfair.

That's what I learned when I was young. There were no heroes, no villains, the world ran on power. If you had power then you'd could do anything.

I mean take a person drunk driving.

Let's say one person was the son of a police chief or a highly influential figure. What do you think is going to happen? They wouldn't face any consequences.

But if a normal person were to drink and drive?

Straight to prison.

Then there is the matter of god. 

You'll hear -God is almighty, God is all loving, God is all forgiving and finally God is Fair. 

God's fair? 

Tell that to the starving children, tell that to the people who need to survive wars in their countries while others live in luxury. 

Tell me, what exactly is fair about that? 

Growing up I personally saw this unfairness.

For example on Christmas.

I would walk around in the cold observing the snow and all the bright lights. There were many happy families walking around getting presents. They could share joy with each other…something I couldn't have.

I never knew my parents. From what I could infer I was left at the doors of the orphanage and it was really the only place I knew. No one wanted to adopt me so I stayed there until I graduated and went to a third-rate college. Thankfully I was able to get a job

It was a good job, too, as a game developer. However, despite being worked to the bone, I could live peacefully.

But I knew this couldn't last long.

"I'm definitely getting fired," Exhaling the smoke from my lungs I put out the cigarette on the ashtray.

My colleague next to me who was also smoking nodded "Yeah but hey at least you knew and weren't blindsided like Phill,"

I sighed "You're right but in fairness we warned him,"

"True," 

"Welp I'm gonna hand in my 2-week notice," I waved toward him while I entered the building. Quickly making it to my office I grabbed a letter and went toward my manager's office. 

Knocking on the door I heard him grunt telling me to come in. When he saw me he scowled making it a comical scene as he looked like a tode.

Putting the letter on his desk I told him what it was "This is my 2-week notice sir," 

"WHAT!?" 

Ignoring the yell I repeated the statement causing him to lecture me on why I should consider the company as "Family". 

Bowing I simply made my way out. It wasn't surprising that he was pissed. We were working on a big project and I knew once we were finished that I would be fired so he could hire his nephew. I knew because the dumbass forgot to close his computer allowing all of us to see that most of us were going to be fired. So we quickly looked for new jobs and pushed the deadline back.

After finishing my work I decided to head home despite my colleague's pleas for me to join them for a drink. 

Once I made it to my apartment I opened the door and laid on my bed. Opening my phone I then opened an app I liked.

It was where I could read web novels. It was something I found after I explored the library computers in the public library. Thanks to that I was able to learn about the world of webnovels. One day I decided to write my own story. It was based on my favourite novel on the app so I started to make the world. 

It was my first story and people seemed to like it. However, it was thanks to it that I was able to survive high school and make some money.

I called it [Spearman's Legacy]

The story follows a boy by the name of Isaac Prescott a spearman. Like any cliche protagonist, both his parents were dead leaving him in the care of his sister. His father was a descendant from a family of great spearmen and Issac seemed to have found this technique in his father's study. 

After making money as a mercenary he meets his teacher who gets him into one of the big academies. 

Of course, there was a plot about another race conquering worlds.

At first, I wanted him to be all alone. However, I felt that would mirror my reality too much which is why I gave him a family member.

I sighed as I remembered the story 

-Ding

'Hm?'

Hearing my doorbell ring I was confused. 

"Who is that?"

While I did have friends at work none of them knew where I lived and well I didn't have any relatives. When I opened the door I didn't see anyone but instead, there was a package. Tilting my head I looked around to see if there was anyone there but no one seemed to be around.

With confusion, I brought it inside and tried to see if there was any sort of identification on it. But I didn't see it.

It was like someone just got a box and then taped it up.

When I opened it there was just a single book in there. Confusion filled me as I looked at the book. I picked it up and flipped through it.

There were many words on it causing me to read them unconsciously.

"The hell?"

Flipping to the beginning I brought out my phone.

"Is this a fanfic?"

The book was similar to my novel [Spearman's Legacy]. No, rather it was literally the novel from a different point of view. 

The point of view of Arthur Irwin.

Who the hell was Arthur Irwin though? I don't remember him from the story…

Nevermind that how the hell do they know where I live? I mean barely anyone knows my address let alone that I wrote a webnovel. 

However, before I could think of anything else I felt dizzy. I grabbed the table for balance but my vision started to turn black.

I then collapsed.

"Argh," a painful headache hit me and I grabbed it to try and stop it. 

But when I got up I realized that I wasn't in my apartment. I was in what seemed to be a bathroom. 

"How the hell did I get here?" as I was confused something appeared in front of me making me flinch. But when I looked at it my eyes widened. 

The mirror had reflected a boy with wavy ebony hair and grey eyes. He would best be described as handsome and probably would've been a successful model. But that face was me. 

Suddenly I jumped back as a weird window appeared in front of me.

---——-[Status]---——-

Name: Arthur Irwin

Gift: [■■■]

Rank: 1 star {Intial} 

[Stats] 

Strength: G+

Agility: G+

Intelligence: G+

Stamina: G+

Magic Power: G+

Preception: G+

[Skills]

[None]

[Technquies] 

{Grade 3} [Omni-Combat Mastery]

_________________

"Arthur Irwin? Wait don't tell me…" I looked through my memories to see that they were infused with mine. 

"I'm Arthur Irwin?"

However, as I was observing my appearance another hologram appeared causing me to step back in shock. 

"The Fuck-"

[Congratulations, Cadet Arthur Irwin! You have passed the Entrance Exam and have been accepted into Nexus! You have been ranked 600 out of 1,200…]

'Nexus'

The name was familiar…but where did I-

My eyes shot open as I remembered where I heard that name before. 

Nexus was the academy the protagonists attended to giant strength and allies. It was also where many enemies were made and where the protagonist foiled some of the demon's plans.

But I was going to attend that academy?

Where does the strong basically rule the weak? 

Not just that but how did I even get here?

Then I remembered what happened.

Right that book!

Before I passed out and ended up here I was reading that book which was fanfic…

I mean that has to be the cause right? It wasn't like I was overweight or had cancer or something. I was perfectly healthy!

However, I then let out a breath. After calming down I punched myself and felt pain "Guess this isn't a dream"

I then started to go over my options. There was no way I would be able to survive in this novel. That was evident when I was going through some of the memories that were in my head. However, the more I went through my memories the bigger my frown was. 

As I was going through my memories I had realized something.

I couldn't remember the first 10 years of my life. I know some people forget their childhood but to forget it entirely was something else. 

The only things I didn't remember were living in an orphanage until I was 15 where I was kicked out with a bus pass and spare clothes. Right now I was living in a small apartment with some money from an inheritance but I didn't think it was illegal though I was clearly able to remember everything from 11 and above. 

I decided to put those questions to the back of my mind. 

The most important information was this though. I had a potential of 6 stars which wasn't bad actually but it does explain how I got into Nexus with the rank of 600. That being said 6 stars wasn't going to cut it if I wanted live.

'I guess I could take a few things, right?'

Not like the protagonist is going to care.