Hey there. My names Axel Savoncho. I’m a twenty-three-year-old office worker who was currently taking a break from his job.
So what was I doing with my spare time, well I’ve just been playing through a bunch of visual novels. However, for me, that’s nothing new. After all, I’ve been playing visual novels for ages now.
Some of them were good, while others were bad. However, there was always one thing that remained consistent throughout all of them. And that’s no matter how many girls there are, you can only win over a single heroine.
Whether you choose one girl, one guy, or one something or other, no matter what visual novel you play, it was only possible to choose one.
The closest thing you can get to having more is by just going through everyone's routes and collecting all the CGs. But that’s just not the same.
Now, there are a few games that let you choose more than one, but none of them are that good in terms of their overall story.
So what type of games am I looking for?
Why, they’re none other than harem games of course!
“…..”
D-Don’t look at me like that! I’m one hundred percent serious. I…I just really like the idea of multiple girls falling for the protagonist and him returning all their feelings. The idea of no one being left out is such an amazing thing that I could talk about it for hours on end.
Sadly though, as I mentioned, there aren’t too many harem-based games out there that are actually that good.
Most just make the girls fall for the main character for practically no reason other than he was nice to them.
There were never any events that caused the girls to fall for the MC. Just compliments were enough for the girls to start blushing and swooning like crazy. Honestly, it makes me kinda sick.
That’s why I mostly just play visual novels without harem endings.
They may not have what I want, but at least the writing for each heroine is usually pretty good.
Right now, I’m playing a visual novel called Medieval Fantasy which is the first part of a multiple-part series.
The way the story begins is you’re a young boy around the age of sixteen about to go into the High School of Magic and Swordsmanship.
But when everyone looks at you, they make fun of you and think you’re just some street urchin who snuck into the school despite the fact you're technically a noble.
Of course, none of the five heroines nor the sixth secret one see you that way. In fact, they’re the only ones who treat you with respect because of course they do.
Later on, it’s revealed the MC is actually pretty skilled in both magic and swordsmanship. Because of this, you can go on to choose which one of the six heroines will support you in future endeavors, and that sets things up for the route you play on for the rest of the visual novel.
As of right now, I’m just about to finish off the sixth and final route in this game. And while the story’s pretty generic, it was still pretty fun.
Thus, as I clicked my controller one last time, I happily laid down on my back while the credits started to roll.
Letting out a sigh of relief having finally finished this game.
In case you couldn’t figure it out, I’m somewhat of a shut-in who only really goes outside to go do his job so he has money to purchase more games.
Since my mom died when I was six, and both my dad and step-mom died when I was ten, I don’t have any other family except my step-sister who just turned twenty-eight this year. That made her five years older than me.
Sadly, though, she doesn’t seem to like me very much, probably due to how clingy I was when we were younger but whatever.
I’m not in any relationships, and I don’t have any real friends other than the people I talk to on the internet.
My house is just a small apartment and I tend to keep it fairly clean so I don’t piss off the landlord.
I guess this information really isn’t important though. So it might be best for me to just get some sleep while I let the credits roll.
In the end, my life as a shut-in will only get more lazy from here.
“...”
“…but what if you could change that?”
Hearing a voice, my eyes immediately shot open and I pushed myself up. Only to find myself in an empty white room.
“Huh!?! Where am I?! What's happening!? And why is this light so bright!?! This isn’t something a shut-in should deal with!”
“My. You’re an energetic one aren't you?”
Looking around the blinding room with a confused look on my face, I struggled to see anything so I put my hand above my head to block out some of the light.
Sadly, that did absolutely nothing.
“W-Who are you!? Where am I!?”
I couldn’t explain why, but I felt like when I asked that, the room rolled its eyes.
“My name is the God of Games. As per the request of a close friend, I’ve been asked to send you into their world where they hope to meet you someday.”
“What the-!? Who the hell would be close friends with a god!? And at that, how do they know about me!?”
I didn’t understand why I blurted out these thoughts, I just couldn’t help but question what this God of Games was saying to me.
“It doesn’t matter if you understand or not. The fact of the matter is, as of right now, I will be sending you to another world. Though, I won’t be able to use the traditional methods.”
“Traditional methods?”
“Yes. Normally, you’d be reincarnated into a new body, however, this person requested I just refresh your body and send you down with just a few extra gifts intact.”
I found myself confused by the room's words.
“So you’re saying I’ll still have my old body?”
As I asked that, I looked down at my body. Thankfully I had a fast metabolism so I was fairly skinny. However, since I struggled with going outside consistently, I didn’t exactly have any meat on my bones. I go out so little that even my blonde hair which used to be pretty short now fell all the way down to the bottom of my neck since I never really bothered to get it cut.
“Yes. You will. However, someone at your age is unable to enter the world without proper measures. So in order to avoid any trouble, I shall be aging you down so that you can travel without issue.”
“...What?”
Processing whatever that voice said, I looked around with a frustrated expression on my face.
“Won’t having a younger body make me kinda weak though? Isn’t someone transferring to another world meant to get overpowered abilities?”
After asking that, I could almost swear I heard the room laugh.
“Sadly for you, if you wish to gain power like that, you must win them with your own abilities. Now then, I have other matters to attend to so I must wrap this up quickly.”
As the god room thing said that, I suddenly felt a sharp pain hit my chest.
I clenched my fists tightly as I looked around once more.
“Wait! You haven’t even told me what my gifts are!” I shouted.
The room remained silent for a moment before speaking.
“You’ll find out in due time. All I can tell you is that I have bestowed upon you three gifts. One should be obvious upon your arrival. The other two…well let’s just say they're a surprise.”
“Wha-! Now hold on a seco-!”
At that moment, it felt like a hole had been shot through my chest.
I looked down to see my body slowly changing into something completely different. Something…younger.
As my voice started to rise in octave, I let out a scream of terror before the pain finally stopped. And then, after a moment, everything went dark.
After what felt like an eternity, I finally started to wake up. And for some strange reason, I could hear the sound of wind blowing past me.
“What the…what happened?”
My vision began to clear and I found myself looking at what seemed to be a big empty blue void.
At least, I think it was a void. Every now and then I’d spot a strange puff of whiteness zoom by so I guess it wasn’t all just a blue void. But I thought that guy was going to send me to another world. Honestly, I would’ve probably rejected the idea if he let me talk. Sadly, he made it clear that it was non-negotiable.
Well, I called the room a he, but I wasn’t too sure if it was a man or a woman talking to me. There was a bit of a masculine tone to it, but there was also a hint of femininity as well.
I guess I could keep pondering whatever the heck a room’s gender could be, but something else is bothering me. And that’s why a strange green circle below seemed to be expanding at a rapid rate.
Not just that, but it also felt like it was getting closer…wait a minute!
Coming to my senses, I realized I wasn’t in a blue void, but the sky! And I was rapidly zooming toward the ground.
Looking at what I could only imagine as my doom, I watched my doom get closer bit by bit.
Soon enough, the white puffs started appearing more and more frequently, and before long, It was easy enough to realize that those white puffs were actually clouds.
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Confused about this tun of events, I scratched my head in frustration before opening my mouth.
“Why the hell am I falling from the sky!?” I screamed as the ground below me grew closer.
“AAAAAHHHH!”
There was nothing to stop it. I had no parachute, and that damn room god thing didn’t teach me any neat tricks either so it looks like I was really going to die. This was so screwed up!
Six seconds before impact. I calculated in my mind.
If I didn’t do something soon, I was going to die.
Searching spell registry. Current amount available: six. Amount useful: one.
As that realization dawned on me, I let out a sigh.
“I guess I don’t have a choice,” I muttered.
Feeling energy flow into my hands, I visualized the spell in my mind.
“Bring forth the wind and enable its protection! Wind Terrain!”
Pushing my hand downward, a gust of wind began forming from below me, and almost instantly everything began to slow down.
Relieved, I let out a sigh as I landed gracefully on the ground before collapsing and waiting for my nerves to calm down.
“Man. If I didn’t activate wind terrain when I did, I would’ve been a goner,” I said aloud as I looked out at the blue sky.
“Huh? Wait a minute.”
Sitting up, I began wondering why the heck I even thought up something like that and what wind terrain even was. Also, how the hell did I know it was six seconds before I’d hit the ground? It was like my brain was put into overdrive and despite not knowing what to do, it all flowed into my mind so naturally.
Thinking back, I recalled how my thoughts were acting during the event.
And as I tried to think of a solution, it came to me.
Answer: a gift from that strange room thing.
That was most likely the right answer.
So it appears one of those gifts has heightened my thinking abilities.
However, there was something strange about it. Like, when I entered that state of mind, my emotions seemed to disappear.
It was like I had almost no emotion at all. Strange.
Also, my brain seemed to think almost robotically when it tried to comprehend answers. I guess this is what that room meant when it said I’d know the first gift when I arrived.
Question: Would it not be best to look around?
Wow, even my regular thoughts sounded robotic. But yeah, it might be best to look around.
Getting up onto my feet, I found my gaze turning downward.
It appears what the room said was true. My body really has reverted back to when I was younger. If I were to estimate, I’d say I was ten years old right now.
And not only was I younger, but also my hair was shorter and lighter.
“Whoa.”
Not to mention I sounded a lot younger too. Hopefully, this means I’ll grow up to look similar to my old self.
As I looked around, I found myself standing in what I thought to be a giant grass field.
Honestly, it was actually really beautiful.
But now wasn’t the time to be impressed.
Getting onto my feet, I walked across the open field for almost an hour while trying to keep an eye out for anything that looked off.
But even after an extra twenty minutes of searching, I failed to find anything. This field felt completely and utterly empty.
If I remember correctly, the room called itself the God of Games, and that was the case, did it mean I was in a game of sorts? And if that was the case, what kind of game just has a giant empty grass field?
Wandering around a bit longer, I started to worry about if I was stuck in this giant empty landscape.
That is until I finally saw something off in the distance.
“Is that…a house?”
It appeared to be a small wooden house.
It didn’t look dangerous, still, I tried approaching it cautiously.
I couldn’t explain why, but the gamer inside me said it was worth checking out.
Walking up to the door, I knocked on it as loudly as I could. However, no one answered.
“Maybe no one’s home?” I muttered.
Still a little hesitant, I slowly opened up the door and walked through it.
Once I was inside, I looked around and while it may have been small, this place looked like it well taken care of.
Giving myself a quick tour, I saw there was a single bedroom, kitchen, bathroom, and living room. The most basic rooms you’d need to survive on your own.
However, they appeared to have a medieval-like theme to them. The bathroom was more like an outhouse, and the bed was made of hay so it’s not exactly something I could sleep on with ease. Even the kitchen’s design was pretty primitive.
Looking through the cabinets, I found some wheat seeds as well as a few loaves of bread.
Suggestion: It may be best to save that bread for later.
“Makes sense.”
Dang, this strange ability seems to be working even when I don’t use it intentionally.
Backing away from the cabinet, I walked into the living room when something caught my attention.
A single book with a hard blue-colored cover was lying on the couch. And while you may not care, I noticed the couch was also made of hay.
Picking the book up, I flipped to the front page. Surprisingly, most of the pages were blank. The only pages with any words were the first twelve or so.
Reading it, my eyes widened as I flipped through page after page.
Since it would take too long to go over it all, I’ll summarize.
Basically, the book contained a letter inside it from the God of Games who appeared to have made this place for me to live for a while.
They even made sure to supply me with the necessary equipment in order to survive.
After the initial message, the rest of the pages went over a few necessities that I needed in order to keep everything in order, eventually, I reached the final page with words on it.
At this point, I assume you’ve learned the first gift I gave you. Whether you choose to use it or not is your choice. Well then, I wish you the best of luck. Enjoy your time in this new world of yours.
With those last lines, I let out a groan. Talk about a carefree god. They didn’t even bother giving me any information on what kind of place I’m in. Only giving me the bare necessities.
Sighing, I walked out of the house and looked around.
This place really was strange. Is there even anyone else that lives here? And If I was sent into a game, what kind of game was I sent into?
Well, no point in reflecting on it now I guess. Time to get focused and try my best to survive out here on my own!
Pumping my fist in the air, a flow of energy rose up from within me. I’m gonna do it. I’m gonna survive in this new world!
At least what I thought at first. Turns out that when you’re someone who’s always lived off fast food and instant ramen your whole life, surviving like a boy scout out in the wild is a lot harder than you’d think.
Standing on a stool, I cut into some vegetables I’d recently harvested.
As of now, it’s been a total of two months since I first came to this world.
It may be expected, but I’m struggling quite a bit to survive out here.
Since I was a shut-in, I never really went out of my way to learn too much about farming, cooking, or any other things you would need to know in order to hustle it out in a medieval time period.
Even though I worked a decent office job, I didn’t have many chances to learn more life skills. A rather unfortunate twist of fate.
And now that I have to constantly leave the house to tend to my fields, I struggle to really find any time for myself.
“Dammit. Where’s my overpowered journey with a harem of girls that all those dumb protagonists get?” I muttered angrily while continuing to chop up vegetables.
The only thing I can really say has made any progress over all this time was that I’ve been improving my expanded thinking. That’s what I’m calling the thoughts that come out robotically in my head. Thanks to things like meditating, I can almost make those thoughts sound like my own.
Suggestion: It might be best to check if the tomatoes are ripe.
As that thought crossed through my mind, I placed the chopped veggies and walked outside.
Oh yeah, before I forget to mention it, something else I learned through trial and error is that this world not only has a magic system, but it seems to run on oxygen instead of mana. Meaning that as long as you have some air in your lungs, it’s possible to cast magic.
However, once all your air’s gone, you can’t do a thing about it until you breathe again. That sounded easy enough to deal with, but it scared me to think what kind of stuff this world might’ve created to counteract such a seemingly limitless resource like magic. But enough about that for now.
Going back to my expanded thinking, there’s still progress to be made, so my hope is that soon enough I’ll be able to take full control of these thoughts and make them my own. Although, the real issue with it is my emotions. As I grow more and more connected with my expanded thinking, I feel like I’m losing more and more of my emotions. So right now my focus was trying to keep that from happening while also improving my skills.
Picking the tomatoes, I checked to make sure they were all good and ripe before plopping them in a basket and making my way back inside.
Once I was done with that, I cook up my first meal involving more than bread in almost a month and enjoyed every bite.
After finishing, I clasped my hands in thanks before getting up and preparing for a shower.
However, just as I was about to take off my clothes, I heard something strange.
“Caw! Caw!”
It sounded like a bird's call.
Walking outside, I saw what appeared to be some kinda seagull-looking bird flying above me.
Strangely enough, as it soared over my head, something that looked like a newspaper slipped out from the bag attached to its chest and I had to reflexively jump back as the paper plopped onto the ground in front of me.
“What the?”
Picking it up with a confused look on my face, I watched as the bird flew away seemingly ignoring that it left a newspaper behind.
Well, the bird's loss I guess. I was pretty bored anyway so this’ll pass the time for a little bit.
Without a second thought, I walked back inside and plopped the newspaper on my couch before going to take my shower.
After I was finished, I walked back to the living room and began flipping through the newspaper.
I know I lived in the middle of nowhere, but I was positive there was a bigger world out there. So if this newspaper could give me a clearer picture of where I was, I’d really appreciate it. However, as I flipped through the paper, most of the stuff seemed to involve countries I’ve never heard of before. It almost astounded me how much stuff there seemed to be outside my little shack here in the middle of nowhere.
Sadly, most of it didn’t really pique my interest. There also didn’t appear to be anything I could say sounded familia-huh!?
My fingers suddenly stopped at a page with a picture I instantly recognized.
“Th…That’s… The High School of Magic and Swordsmanship!”
Even though the paper was in black and white, with how many hours I went into playing this game it was easy for me to recognize the school's design. And if that’s the case, that means the world I’ve been put in is none other than that of Medieval Fantasy which was the game I had just finished playing before I was brought here.
When I realized that, I felt a thrill of excitement in my body. But moments later, that excitement turned to anger as that meant something else was probably here as well.
“This means…that MC is here too.”
The MC I’m referring to is the game's protagonist. Also known as Rito Ayoki. He acts as the game's protagonist which most people refer to as the MC or Main Character. And his bland personality irritated me to no end. Honestly, if it wasn’t for the girl's stories being so interesting, I’d probably have quit the game thanks to him. And the fact that we might be in the same world now made me won’t to go out and punch him in the face for being so bland.
But moving past that for now, memories of the game started flashing through my mind. And among those memories, one stood out more then all the others. And that was the moment when you choose which heroine to follow for the rest of the story.
Why was this such a prominent thought in my mind? It’s quite simple. It’s because that’s the moment this story made it clear there wouldn’t be a harem route.
Despite all five heroines being clearly into the protagonist by the time you need to choose, the rest give up the minute you select one specific person.
And thinking back, that choice screen still causes my blood to boil even now.
Slamming the paper down, I looked at the date the newspaper was released and realized it came out today in the year 1390. Upon seeing that, I let out a sigh of relief. The game's story took place in the year 1396 so the game's main story had yet to occur.
Why am I relieved you might ask? Why the answer is quite simple.
Pinning the picture of the school on my wall, I looked at it with a grin on my face.
“My plan is decided. In six years’ time, I’m going to that school and stealing those heroines from under the protagonist's nose and making them my harem!”
It was that day, I made this proclamation and planned to see it through. Little did I know at the time just how quickly that would all go downhill.