Ugh. Why is my body hurting so much? I slowly opened my eyes but couldn’t see anything. It’s midnight, hm. This is strange. I remember that I sleep in a bed, but why am I lying on a wooden floor? The pain in my body slowly starts to disappear.


    When I feel free from the pain, I notice that my clothes are fully wet. Hm. I stand up quickly and start looking for my room’s light switch, but why is it not here? After thinking about it for a few seconds, I notice that I am not wearing the same size clothes that I wore before getting into bed.


    What happened to me? I try to remember if something strange happened before I got into bed, but I can’t recall anything.


    While thinking about this, a little bit of light comes into the room from the right side. I quickly move there. The light is coming from a tiny hole in the window. Hm. I think it’s morning. I start searching for the window lock, and after a few seconds, I find it and open it.


    After opening the window, a very strong red light hits my face. Hm. What the hell is happening? I step back a few steps and see a big red moon glowing.


    I start looking around. I am in a room with a single bed, a Western-style table, and a diary. On the floor, there’s blood everywhere, like a murder happened here.


    I look at my clothes. I am wearing a white shirt and blue pants covered in blood. Hm. What the hell is this? I don’t have any injuries on my body. Hm. Could that pain I felt earlier have been something else? I remove my shirt to check my body. There is no mirror, so I can’t check fully, but as far as I can see, there isn’t a single sign of injury.


    I can’t see my face because this place doesn’t have a mirror. By now, I already know I am not in my world. That’s why I start gathering my thoughts and calming my mind.


    I move to the table because, after opening the window, there is enough light in the room to see. When I reach the table, I pick up the diary and move toward the window.


    When I reach the window, I see the year printed on the cover: 1790.


    I open the diary, and as I am about to look at the front page, my head starts hurting, like someone is hitting it with a hammer.


    "Ahhh! Ahh!"


    Through the pain, fragments of unknown memories start flooding into my mind.


    After a minute, the headache stops.


    "Thank God that stopped."


    I have also gained some information about this world and the owner of this body. His name is Kai Frostwolf. He is a second-year college student in Carlos, the capital of Falvoria. This country is called the Kingdom of Flame, and Falvoria is one of the great nations of the continent. There are a total of eight countries on this continent.


    After recovering some memories from this body, I start looking at the diary. Hm. Why are there no words in it? I turn the pages again and again, but there are no words. However, when I reach the last page, there is something written in the corner: Road 5, Shop of Cards, See the Future, City of Luki.


    Hm. Is this the address of a card shop? If I want to know what happened to this man, I have to go to this shop because I clearly don’t have the full memories of the body’s owner.


    I move toward the table again and pick up the gun. It’s a 4mm gun with a beautiful dragon engraving on the metal. I have a vague idea of how this gun works. After some time, I pull out the magazine. There are five golden bullets. Hm. This is the first time I’ve seen golden bullets. After checking, I reload the gun for safety because whoever did this to this place might come back.


    Currently, I live in my grandfather’s house in the poorer part of the capital. The owner of this body doesn’t have any parents because they died in an accident. He lived with his grandfather in this place, but his grandfather died two years ago. He was very good at his studies, and he managed to get a scholarship.Support the creativity of authors by visiting Royal Road for this novel and more.


    While thinking this, the sun starts rising. Before going to the city of Luki, I need to wash my body.


    From the memories of this body, I know that there is a bathroom on the first floor. But since I don’t have anything else in this room, I leave and go to my grandfather’s bedroom to find some clothes. When I enter his room, it is dark and covered in dust. I think not even his grandson opened this room after his death.


    I move and start looking for the window. Ugh, there are so many things in this room. After some time, I find a window and open it.


    When sunlight enters the room, I see the whole place is a mess. There’s a circular table and two chairs with flower patterns, a bed, and two large wooden cabinets. This room has so much more compared to mine, but except for the bed, everything is in bad shape. There are also some bloodstains on the flowers. This blood seems quite old. I try to search my memory for anything related to this but can’t find anything, so I ignore it and start looking for clothes. I see some family photos, money, and eventually find a black pair of pants, a burgundy shirt, a jacket, and a white towel. I take these and leave the room.


    I go downstairs to the first floor and enter the bathroom. There’s a mirror. Hm. A mirror. I finally found a mirror.


    There’s also a bathtub. I look in the bathtub, which is already full of water. I remove my clothes and look in the mirror. Finally, I see my face. Blue eyes with black hair. He is quite good-looking.


    I lie down in the bathtub. Ahh. The water is very cold. After taking the bath, I put on the clothes and stand at the front door. I take a few deep breaths, open the door, and step outside. I take the gun and diary with me.


    Looking around, I see two-story buildings. The whole place feels like 1800s Europe.


    After taking some time to look around, I take the right-side road and move toward the bus station.


    While walking, I pass a small shop selling newspapers. The front of the shop has blue and green-colored glass windows, and the floor is made of stone. I enter the shop, pick up a newspaper, and pay 4 re coins. The coins are made of metal, with a picture of a pillar on one side showing the coin’s value and a phoenix on the other side. The lower part of the coin has a manufacturing date: 1780.


    After giving the shopkeeper the money, I leave and continue toward the bus stop. After walking for 10–15 minutes, I reach the stop. There isn’t a specific bus station, but instead, a large circle. I know I must enter the circle, but first, I have to buy a ticket. However, I don’t know where to buy one.


    While searching, a voice calls out to me. "Hey, young man."


    I turn around and see an old man standing there. "What happened, sir?" I ask.


    "Are you going to the bus for the first time?" he asks.


    "Yes, but I don’t know where to buy a ticket," I reply.


    "Oh, come here. I’ll help you. You need to throw money into this circle first, and then you can enter," he explains.


    After hearing this, I throw a 50 re note into the circle. The note has a picture of a middle-aged man who was the fourth king of the Falvoria Kingdom. This note started being produced in 1770, after he became king.


    The old man tells me, "You can enter now."


    I thank him and step into the circle. In the next second, I’m in a bus. Hm. That was fast. I didn’t even see it coming.


    A person approaches me and asks, "Which place would you like to go?"


    Looking at his uniform, I think he’s an employee. "Luki City," I reply.


    After hearing this, he gives me a ticket and says, "In ten minutes, throw this ticket at your feet."


    "Hm, what?"


    He doesn’t respond and moves to assist someone else.


    I sit by the window and look outside. The land is dotted with temples and churches. Most of the buildings are two stories, but there are also some larger towers and buildings in the distance.


    Far ahead, I see 25 to 30 flying buses and 8–9 cities floating in the sky.


    As I’m taking in these sights, a voice reaches my ears. "Hey, you can use your ticket now."


    "Hm? Oh!" I quickly throw the ticket at my feet. A blue light starts shining, and in the next second, I’m standing on solid ground again.


    "Wow, that was a good experience. If I get the chance, I’ll do this again."


    I check the diary to find the card shop’s location. Hm. Road 5. Where is it?


    At this moment, the place seems deserted, so I can’t ask anyone for directions. While thinking about this, a person suddenly appears in front of me.


    I quickly pull out my gun and point it at him. "Who are you?"


    "Oooh, calm down, boy. I’m not your enemy," he says.


    "Then why are you here?"


    "This is a public place, but I came here to pick you up."


    "Pick me up? Why?"


    "Don’t you want to go to the shop called ‘See the Future’?" he asks.


    "How do you know why I’m here?"


    "Let’s go to the shop," he says, ignoring my question. He waves his hand, and a crack appears in the sky. "Let’s go," he says again, stepping through the crack and disappearing.


    Before entering, he tells me, "Come through this portal. Don’t worry, nothing will happen."


    I gather my courage and jump through.


    "Ahhh!"


    The next second, I fall to the ground.


    I quickly stand and look at the man. He says, "Let’s enter the shop."


    It’s a small, old shop with no windows, only a wooden red door.


    The man enters the shop, and I follow. Inside, there is a circular table with three chairs. A single candle on the table lights the room. Another person is already sitting there.


    The first man gestures for me to sit. "Come, Kai, take a seat."


    Without asking any questions, I sit down.


    The man hands me a blue potion. I ask, "What is this?"


    "It’s a potion to acquire power. If you drink it, you can gain the strength to find the answers that bother you."


    "Hm. Do you already know what’s bothering me?" I ask.


    "Yes, we know."


    "Who are you?"


    "If you want to know, you’ll have to find out for yourself. We can only tell you this: you must discover the truth behind the mysteries," he says.


    After saying this, he adds, "Goodbye. If fate allows it, we will meet again."


    He then tells me my original name: ..........


    The whole place starts getting darker and darker. "Hey, come back! Tell me!" I repeat these words again and again, but no one replies.


    As I turn to leave the shop, I fall to the ground.


    "Ahh!"


    A crimson red light comes into my eyes. "Ahh!" I close my eyes and slowly open them again.


    It’s already night. I notice I’m wearing a necklace, and there’s a tiny bottle attached to it. Not wanting to attract attention, I stand up and look around. Some people are closing their shops.


    It seems they teleported me to a different place. I look ahead and see a hotel named Midnight Star.


    To be continued