Chapter 1: Death and Shizu.
My name is Karna. My parents, who are great devotees, named me after the demigod Karna, the son of the Sun God Surya Deva.
Growing up, I was considered a little genius. People would look at me with envy, and my juniors would always praise me with their first-class bootlicking. However, some people would occasionally make fun of my name. Because of that, I decided to join an archery class, and I excelled in it.
I am currently traveling to the Asian Games archery competition. I was selected from my country, and at sixteen years old, this is a significant achievement for me.
Suddenly, air rushed into the flight, and I felt like I was suffocating. Before I could even blink, a piece of the exploded chair plunged into my chest. Small beeping sounds and glaring alarms from the flight rang out, and I closed my eyes and passed out.
The next time I opened my eyes, I saw fire and destruction everywhere. My legs were crushed under the rubble, with only my upper body free.
'I'm going to die, aren't I? I wish that I could've participated and won the archery competition.'
<<Confirmed.. Acquiring Unique skill "Archer"... Successfully acquired.>>
Wha! Now I'm hearing voices too. I'm going insane from trauma; that's the only conclusion I could come up with.
'I am going mad, aren't I? I'm low on blood, my vision is going dark, these flames will consume me. No! I don't want that! At least let them find my body, please!'
<<Confirmed.. Construction of the humanoid body, successful... Acquiring Extra skills "Control Flame" and "Cancel Flame attack", successful. Acquiring pain nullification, successful.>>
'If only I had the foresight to see things like this happening. Though if I had been invulnerable, then this would've never hindered me. Heh.. What am I even thinking..'
<<Confirmed. Acquiring extra skill "All-seeing eye", successful. Insufficient data; searching memories for information... successful. Acquiring Unique skill "Divine One", successful.>>
I once again closed my eyes, unable to say anything more. My limbs went numb, and my mind went blank. I... died.
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"Ugh." Shifting around slightly, I sat up in the bed. I opened my eyes. Wait? What! Why am I in a bed? Didn't I die in the explosion that happened in the flight? I looked around and saw a small moderate room with a bed--In which I'm currently sitting-- and a chair next to it.
Hearing the creaking of the door opening, I looked at the door as a stunningly beautiful teenager, likely 16-17 but she had a mature and slightly sorrowful expression as she came next to me and sat down on the chair.
"You must be confused." Her voice was soft and light, somehow making me feel at home. I don't know why, but she seems like a pure soul.
"I am, where am I? And why am I not dead?" I asked her, and I saw how her expression became downcast as she explained the situation to me. I keenly listened to her.
"So, you are saying that I died and am transported into another world, and you took care of me?" She nodded. I understood that I'm not in my world anymore, and I am immensely thankful to her for taking care of me.
"Thank you for taking care of me. If I was left in the place I initially appeared, who knows what would've happened to me." She had said that I was found in the forest without anything, not even clothes. I'm thankful that she did not molest me or anything.
"It's not really a problem. By the way, what's your name? My name is Shizue." She said as she smiled and accepted my gratitude. She had such kind eyes.
"My name is Karna. Nice to meet you, Shizue." I said as I joined my palms to greet her formally. After all, I am taught these manners from my childhood, and I won't be able to forget them, even if I'm in a different world.
"It's a good name. Well, nice to meet you too, Karna-san." She bowed her head a bit as she also greeted me formally.
"So, what do you plan to do next?" She asked me once again, and I am currently at a loss for words because I don't know what to do.
Before I died, I wanted to be the champion of archery. But now that I am no longer in that world, and in a new and more dangerous world–Shizue told me about this world, how there are monsters and magic– if that's the case.
"I want to explore this world and enjoy the small good things which come from it while also helping people to the best of my abilities."
"I see, that's a noble goal," Shizu said, looking at me. "If that's the case, I would love to invite you to be my adventuring companion and as an apprentice as well. I'm sure you got one too, right?"
Got one? What is? I was about to ask when she once again said, "Unique skill, people usually acquire a unique skill when they are transported here from other worlds."
"I heard something like that, but I can't put a finger on it. I heard a voice saying something to me," I said, and I saw a look of recognition appear on her face.
"Voice of the World," she said as my expression morphed into confusion and I asked her about it. "Voice of the World? What is that?"
"Oh, you don't know. That's right, how can I forget." She had a small red tint on her cheeks as she shook off the embarrassment. Did she forget that I'm new here?
"It is a voice we hear when we acquire skills and such, sort of like a reminder." As she said that, I remembered that the voice did say something about construction- construction of the body!
I quickly jumped out of the bed--startling Shizue in the process--and ran toward the mirror on the other side of the room. I hastily looked at it and was stunned beyond words.
There stood a young man with long, white, unkempt hair that almost appeared transparent. His light blue eyes and sharp, handsome face were a stark contrast to the ominous dark aura he was emitting, standing there menacingly.
"WHAT THE FUCK!!" Was the only words I have, the only problem was the ominous dark aura the person who I thought was such a gentle person was emitting, she was standing there, menacingly.
"Were you never taught language?" She said that darkly while slowly approaching me. She looked like a pissed-off mom. I shivered, thinking about my mom with slippers. I remember--Oh... Right, I cannot see her again anymore--seeing that, my expression took a nosedive. Shizue patted my shoulder and comforted me.
Surprisingly, she was calm about this. I wonder what she has seen in this world. "I heard the Voice of the World say I got a Unique skill, but I don't know what it does. But judging from the name "Archer," I think it's about archery?"
"Hm, try to find the answer about your unique skill, and you will get the information about it in your mind. But what do you say about joining me in adventuring?"
I closed my eyes and reached inside my mind. I used to meditate before I participated in national levels in archery, so I had a clue about what she suggested.
The answer came in the form of a slight pain in my head. Information about my unique skills and extra skills poured into my brain. Now I know that my skills relate to my desires.
"I'd love to become an adventurer and go with you. Please take care of me!" I said as she smiled once again. "I knew that you would say that!" She beamed as she began to talk about what we are going to do from now on.
I am quite sad because I won't be able to see my parents again. I can't see my friends too, but I am also happy to have met her and I look forward to traveling with her.
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