[center][h2]Rentarou "Ren" Kusabe[/h2][/center] 

"[i]Where am I?[/i]" Ren thought, slightly out of focus. 

The last memory he had was the overly crowded event's place of Comiket, and then there was Mikumin, she was trying to call him up on stage. Just by the thought of it makes him a little queasy. 

"[i]Mikumin![/i]" Ren exclaimed as the thought dawned on him. He's supposed to be at [url=https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Big_Sight]TBS[/url] right now, in the middle of Mikumin's performance. But where is this place? Is this part of Mikumin's act? No, this is far too realistic. 

"[i]VR?[/i]" Ren tried to touch his face for any signs of a VR set but found none. 

"[i]Alright, I have to calm down and think this through.[/i]" Ren thought to himself. He tried touching parts of his body, making sure that it's still there. Then he tried touching the grass around him and then the ground beneath him. "[i]This looks pretty solid to be VR. But where exactly is this place?[/i]" 

He started to look around, this time, making sure to take note of everything he sees. The sky looks pretty normal to him, blue and a few clumps of clouds rolling overhead. The stretch of grassland looks plain — no trees, no road, not even a hill, just a long stretch of grass. However, if Ren squint enough, he could make out an outline of mountains far north, or was it east? 

And then he saw them — six figures moving not too far from him. Ren instinctively lowered down his gaze, a reflex he had whenever he's in the presence of other people. He can feel the panic creeping up at his chest — he's not alone. Suddenly he felt extremely conscious of himself. 

"[i]Get a grip of yourself![/i]" 

When he has mustered enough courage to look up, Ren had a better look at the strangers. They all appear to be around the same age as Ren, however, they don't look Japanese at all, plus, they wear weird clothes that looked rather outdated.

After a while, one of the kids attempted to initiate interaction on one of the bigger kids but was immediately answered by growls and shouts of anger, or at least that's how Ren heard it. And then... 

[quote]"[i]Translator level 1 acquired![/i]"[/quote]
Ren jumped at the sudden sound. No, it wasn't sound, it almost feels like a thought inside his head, except that its not his own. And then, for some reason, he started to understand what the other kid is saying now.

"[i]Why does this situation feel awfully familiar?[/i]" Ren thought nervously while thinking about the games, anime and manga he has read. 

[quote]"[i]Welcome to Kairelith. Your new life begins here. Please accept the goddess Kaireth's blessing as a commemoration of your arrival[/i]."[/quote]
With this, Ren can virtually hear all his hope crumbling away. What he heard only confirmed his suspicions, that this is no longer the usual Earth he knew — he's been transported to another world.

At the last word of the mysterious speaker, Ren suddenly felt a strange sensation going through his entire body. It faded just as quickly as it came.

[quote]"[i]Decide your path. A second chance was given to you by the merciful goddess, use it wisely.[/i]"[/quote]
He's totally screwed. Living outside the four walls of his room is not Ren's strongest suit, much less surviving in an alien world.

As if on queue, several orbs of light appeared not too far from where the biggest kid is standing. The orbs just hovered there for a moment and then, all of a sudden, each one popped and came a person. Soon enough they are surrounded by an army — a mix of men and women clad in full medieval armour.

"This is where we detected the sudden convergence of magic, sir." A woman from the group said.

A burly man started to make his way towards Ren and the others, "This place is under the jurisdiction of the Froviel Empire." Barked the man, one hand against his sword. "Explain yourselves! Who are you? Where did you come from? Are you spies from another country?" The man pressed on. By the looks of him, he seems to be the one in charge of this battalion. 

"[i]This is starting to sound like a regular RPG.[/i]" Ren thought ridiculously.

"Well? Are you?" The huge man repeated.

Ren decided to leave the interaction to the other kids, and see how things will play out. Anyways, it's not like he'll be able to speak with this many people around him.