《Project WaN: My School Life should be normal... Right??》 Prologue: Running... Lots of running Prologue: ¡°Haah. Haaah¡± I was running, running as fast as I could. Around me, trees could be seen everywhere. Looking at the map at bottom left of my view, I saw that we were in the located at the south end of the island. By "we" I meant me and the little girl running behind me. She is a small girl that one would mistake for an elementary student. She wore a frilly white dress, and was holding or should I say, hugging a large book. Her long wavy blue hair danced in the air as she ran. It was captivating. In a normal situation, I would be mesmerized by this scene; and would even take pictures if I could¡­ But unfortunately, that¡¯s not the case right now¡­ *RRAAARR!* As I glanced at my back, I saw large wolves about 70 meters away chasing after us. ¡°Eeeek!¡± The girl shrieked and gave me a look of desperation as she stopped and turned her head to look behind her. ¡°No! Don¡¯t stop. Just keep running. If we can just run a bit further, we¡¯ll reach the town and be safe.¡± I gave her a serious look and pulled her hand. We then restarted our sprint. I loosened my grip on her hand and began to assess the situation. According to my map, a few hundred meters north from here and we¡¯ll arrive at the meadow close to . ¡°Right. Just a little more and we¡¯ll arrive at the town.¡± ¡°¡­¡± *RAAAWR!* The girl¡¯s hand tensed as we heard the wolves slowly catching up. I grasped her hand gently and said: ¡°Hey, nothing bad is going to happen to you. I won¡¯t let those things hurt you.¡± ¡°Really? Can you promise me that?¡± ¡°Yeah, sure!¡± I said in a carefree way. ¡°Are you really sure about that?¡± I glanced at her again and saw she was giving me a sad and expecting look. Looking at her doll-like face give that sort of expression, I couldn''t help but feel a manly urge to protect her. ¡°Absolutely! I promise that I will protect you and keep you safe.¡± Her face became tinted in red and she lowered her head. "Thank. you." Then she lifted her head, and smiled at me.. Hey... that''s cheating.. **** A few minutes later, we escaped from the forest. Stolen content alert: this content belongs on Royal Road. Report any occurrences. I examined the scenery in front of us. A few trees here and there, and one or two hills. When I looked closely, I there was even a small cottage complete with a chimney and a garden. Almost like an image straight from a painting. *GRRRRR!* No wait¡­ now¡¯s not the time to appreciate the scenery! We have to run! I glanced at the girl and saw that I wasn''t the only one mesmerized by the sight. I gently tugged on the girl¡¯s hand, and once again, we began to run. ¡°Haaah.. Haaaa.¡± My breathing was heavy and ragged. Like anyone else who would run full speed for a while, I was slowly becoming tired. Wait, if I¡¯m already this tired¡­ what about the girl?¡± ¡°Hey, are you alright?¡± ¡°Haaah. Haaah. I¡¯m¡­. Haaah. Just¡­haaaah. Fi-Aaagh!¡± I felt a sudden tug at my hand. Just as I expected, the girl''s stamina was much lower than mine. And when she tripped on a rock, she fell down. I quickly went to her and tried to lift her up. But then¡­ *GRRRR!* The wolves finally caught up with us. They growled and bared their fangs at us. ¡°No. Just leave me! You¡¯ll get hurt if you try to save me... I.. I don¡¯t want that.¡± Looking at her face that was on the verge of tears, I felt the manly urge to protect building up inside me again. The wolves slowly approached us¡­ observing every move we made. I gave the girl a smile and valiantly said: ¡°I¡¯m sorry about this but¡­ I can¡¯t really do that. Didn¡¯t I tell you already? I promised that I will protect you¡­ and-¡± I turned my back on her and faced the wolves. I unsheathed the sword on my back and readied my stance. ¡°-a man never goes back on his words.¡± I took a deep breath¡­ and then charged forward with all my might.. ¡°Astral! No!!!¡± I could hear a cry from behind me. But I ignored it for the moment. Looking at the past, I would never have guessed in my life that I would be in a situation like this. Well, just last week, I was still living a normal high school life. I guess I can say that this all started on that day¡­ . . . The day when my whole life changed¡­ Chapter 1-1: Game? Hello there! Kilroy here. After noticing someone actually read my ff, I finally decided to post another chapter..... But not a complete one... For now, I only be giving a brief over view of the setting so if your not really interested in these kinds of stuff. I''d advise you to skip this and go to the next part. (I''ll be posting that at a later date. SORRY about that) Now let us begin: =============================================================================== Chapter 1 Part 1 In the year 2119, a great war had decimated the whole world. Places which were once known as capitols of the world now lie as huge craters in the earth. The ever growing population which had once threatened continuity the food supply is now less than one third of the original. The one''s who caused this war were a group of greedy business men who tried to convince the world leaders to wage war with each other. Whether through the use of black mail, bribery, or seduction. They did there all just to push the countries to war. At that time, most of the Leaders had just refused or ignored such petty attempts. But all of that changed when the first bomb dropped at a certain unsuspecting city..... Not knowing who fired the first shot, the countries started doubting each other. Then peace treaties, world organizations, and ceasefires had started being lifted one by one. Countries began amassing weapons. Others began preparing defenses. But in the end, everyone knew where all of these preparations would lead to... War. Bombings became an ordinary occurrence. Tanks, battleships, fighter jets, heck~even foot soldiers were brought into the battle field. During those days, no one was safe. Support the creativity of authors by visiting the original site for this novel and more. Only when the World leaders died and the governments crumbled did the war finally end. Then, as the people began to rise from the ruins, an idea, a dream, and an ambition voiced out countless times has finally been realized: World Peace. Through acts made by a group of scientists, the countries had buried their hatchets, and worked hand in hand to rebuild the world. The next question would be: What happened next? Even though it has been said that there is world peace.. the mere thought itself is practically impossible. Humans are social beings. But before that, they were once like primal beasts who rely on their instincts. Animals that would prioritize their own well being before others. The instinct of self-preservation is ingrained in each and every on of us. This is a fact we can''t deny. But then again, that''s why we form governments and create rules and laws which would control protect the people. However, that is when the slight variations in belief begin to affect the thoughts and attitudes of the people. Some laws or customs of a country may go against the laws and customs of another. And when two groups of people with disagreeing laws and beliefs begin a dispute, this would ultimately lead to violence and war. So, before any wars would start in this new world, a certain proposition had been given by someone. A proposition that would change the way people thought about the word: War. [Why not settle disputes through a game?] And that''s how the Virtual world know as Wars and Nonsense began.