The white space between the plane.
Name: Bjorn
Earth call no.: UKV246
Title: Slahtr
Grade: A
Age: 30 (!)
STR: A
DEX: B
END: A
INT: D
WIS: C
CHA: D
HP: 255
SP: 179
MP: 0
Skill: {{Troll regeneration (S)}}{{Hyper Sense (A)}} {{Zeal of an Orc (B)}}
The female operator checked the transparent status thoroughly before looking at me.
"Is there a problem?"
"Who are you?"
"I am Bjorn."
"Why do you have three skills?"
"Why can't I?"
"Of course you can."
It was evident that my status had shocked her.
Her body posture changed from that of a casual street vendor to that of an air hostess in a private plane.
She bent forward a little, saying, "Please wait a moment. I need to call my superior."
I didn't get to ask another question before she vanished from the white plane.
Has the Earth turned into a fantasy novel? Or is there an apocalypse?
Then again, the last 8 years were nothing but fantasy. Even if I couldn't use magic, that world still had magic.
"Did you say magic?" The first operator returns with her superior. "You can call me Lily. I am a team leader from Otherworldly Custom for System Space. You have already met Pansy, right?"
"Can you tell me what is happening here first?"
"This plane, or the planet you know as Earth, has crossed paths with many other planes. It made dimensional travel possible between different planes, like the one you are coming from."
"Does that even make sense?"
"Don't worry. Someone will brief you on this matter soon." Lily smiled, adding, "You must go through the otherworldly custom process first."
"Custom?"
"It is not much. It is just a process to record those returning to this dimension."
I don't get what she was talking about.
"You have three skills? That's rare. A S grade, an A grade, and a B grade. Wow! Were you a non-human creature in another world?"
"I was human."
"Okay. The sense skill is one of the common types of skill. But the grade can be counted in the top 1%. Not bad. And the Zeal…" Lily looked at me with a cheeky smile on her face. "Looks like someone has quite a lot of fun in another world."
I couldn't bring myself to say that I was still a virgin just a few days ago.
"It is rare for someone with multiple skills not to have a unique skill."
Feeling the question gaze, I said, "How would I know?"
"Of course, you wouldn't know. It is your first return, right? Do you know about the return condition?"
"I am not sure about that."
"With a D-grade wisdom and C-grade intelligence, it was understandable."
I looked at her but decided not to say anything.
"I hope you will inform us before leaving."
"How do you expect me to do that? I don't even understand what is happening."
"As I have told you, you will soon understand. Now, let's see where you are from. Oh! You are from Aisa."
"Yes, I am from a country…"
"Wait, you might not know, but only eight countries are now. Aisa, Eporue, Acirfa, North Acirema, South Acirema, Ailartsua, Acitretna, Sitnalta, and Iguyr."
[Author: If you want to know where these places are, please reverse the letters.]
"How can that happen in just eight years? Isn't the name of the continent?"
"They have been united. And the last two are new lands that have appeared."
"Where?"
"Listen to me, you little boy. You will have time to learn about it. Now is not the time. The place you were supposed to live had turned into a forbidden land. Should I check for your parents?"
"I was an orphan."
"Good. Your original body was destroyed in a dimensional crack when you first isekaied in the other world. So, you will need a new identity to go back."
I understood what she was talking about. Still, it didn't make much sense to me.
"Let's see if there is a new identity… around Aisa… around 30 years old… Do you have any other criteria?"
"I need a healthy body and enough money that I won't have to work."
"Enough money that you don't have to worry about spending… Well, I can do that. But as a returnee, you have to work though."
"Sorry!"
"You don't have to be sorry. Oh!" She checked for a long time before adding, "This one would suit you quite well. From now on, you are Bjorn Thorov."
"What is that? Do I have to kill someone?"
"You are overthinking. It is just the identity of someone who had failed or had chosen not to return from the other world."
"Wouldn't people around him recognise me?"
"Nah! They are inert. It will be easy to change their memory a little."
"Inert?"
"They are the ones who didn't go to the other world. They are like the normal people just you were before you left this world."
I wanted to ask many more questions. Lily raised her hand to stop me.
"You have a big day ahead of you. So I have decided to give you a surprise. I hope you will like it. Someone will contact you after you settle down. By the way, there is one more thing I want to know."
"Yes?"
"Why are you wearing the dress of a woman? What type of life have you been living till now?"
The space in front of my eyes distorted before I could answer. And I reappeared in a lightly lit room.
{Activating {Absolute Mana Denial (U)}...}
{Failed to deliver knowledge about Bjorn Thorov.}
{The Host is advised to read the details about the new identity…}
A long description of the identity appeared.
He was the youngest son with an elder sister and elder brother.
His family can be counted as the world's top one per cent.
First isekaied at 17, returned to earth about 20 times… last returned 7 months ago.
The real Bjorn was registered as an exploration league leader for the Andlang Exploration League, an independent exploration league not affiliated with any guild… established by himself.
{Author: The league is like a group of other returnees who explore the forbidden land or dimensional cracks.}
He had two graded A skills. Physical stats were grade A, and magical stats were grade B.
Ring
Ring Ring
Ring Ring Ring
"Witch!?"
That was the name that appeared on the screen. My best guess was it was either his mother or sister. However, I need to decide whether to take it or not.
The call cut off on its own. A list of almost 47 missed calls from seven different people appeared.
"It couldn't be that people were trying to reach him for seven months, right?"
{When a host returns to the other world, the identity of the world gets timestamped. When the host returns to this world, they would be able to start leaving when they left off}
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"Huh! Then how have eight years passed since I returned?"
{The first journey is unregulated and forcefully triggered by the world collision. As the host will use system space from now on, both of the host's lives will be time-stamped.}
"Wait a minute. How is the system answering?"
{This ability to converse is only available in the host's home world.}
Ring
Ring Ring
Ring Ring Ring
"Mother! System, can you get the details about her?"
{Illya Thorov
Age: 57
Attitude: Cordial.}
"Hello."
"Where are you?"
Well, the voice sounded anything but cordial.
"Why? Are you still in Eropagnis?"
"What? Where?"
I pulled the curtain. The first thing I noticed was the room I was staying in was almost 500 feet in the air. Half of the sun had already dipped behind the horizon. Although I have never been here, I knew of this cityscape.
"I am at Kokgnab."
"What the hell are you doing there?"
How the hell am I supposed to know? The call came before I read everything about the character.
"Wasn't you and your friends going to Eropagnis? How did you end up there?"
"I just woke up. Can I call you later, Mom?"
"What? Call me later!? No matter where you are, catch a flight and get here now."
"Get where?"
"In Iabud."
"Why?"
"Mr. Bjorn Thorov, answer me. Are you getting cold feet again?"
"Cold feet?"
"It has already been a third time. If you do this again, I am unsure what your father would do."
"Mother, I am getting none of it. What the hell are you talking about?"
"Bjorn, are you doing... no, no. No need to answer. No matter where you are, catch the next flight and come here."
"Okay."
"It is not okay. Take the flight and come here. If you do that… If you do that, I would sponsor your club or whatever you do."
Club!? Could it be that she is talking about the expedition leagues? Lily said the inert wasn't supposed to know. That means he might have disguised it as a club.
"Okay. I am coming." There is no reason to say no to some extra money.
"Do it. And don't take any calls."
"Why?"
"Just do as I say. Don't take calls from your brother and sister. You must not take calls from your father either."
"Okay."
Despite agreeing to all that, she repeated the exact words before cutting the call.
"System…"
I didn't need to say the rest before the system sorted out the most essential information.
{The host had flown to Eropagnis for a trip with his friend on 1st May 2088.
After spending two days, the host split up from the group and came to Kokgnab on 3rd May 2088.
The host was supposed to go to Iabud by the morning of May 4th, 2090.
The host has chosen to miss the flight.}
"The hell. At least tell me why I need to go to Iabud."
{The host is getting married on the morning of 5th May 2088}