SIDE STORY A1

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"Where am I?" I looked at my surroundings. It's all forest. If I am not mistaken. We were in an accident after that, I went unconscious, and this is the scenery I get after waking up. Is this the afterlife? The view looked like hell. Am I in hell? The sky was dark, and that castle in the far distance looked like it was out of a horror movie. I am not that evil, right? Why am I in hell, and am I alone? Where are the others that were in that bus accident? I can't be the only one that goes into hell from a hundred or so passengers, right?

After that, I wandered around the forest, looking for civilization. Even hell should have culture or at least something similar, right? And wait, this isn't hell. There is no such thing as tormenting devices, and there are no devils.

"Now, what do I do?" I mumbled to myself as I wandered through the forest. First, I need to get out of here, find some civilization, and ask for their help. That should be the standard, right? I am not in a virtual reality game, so this must be another world. Do I get summoned, or do the others also get summoned? But why am I alone? That castle gives me the creeps, but it is far better than dying in the middle of nowhere. I am also quite hungry. What time is it?

“giik!gik!” (Humans!)

"Eh?"

"gigigik!gigik!" (Let's capture them! we can sell this boy the vampires!)

"Gigigik!" (we will be rich!)

"Waaa!!" I ran away as fast as I could. What is that? This is real, right? Why do creatures like goblins exist? It is far more disgusting than in the game! Their body looks slimy, and their putrid smell reaches here from 10 meters away. I could puke just from smelling this.

“Gigigik!” (capture him)

Damnit! The goblins are too fast! Aren't they supposed to be small fries here in games? Moreover, they are armed, and their number surpassed 10. How could they sneak up on me like that? If it were only one, I could bet my chance to fight, but I am unarmed against 10 armed? No chance. They are now still tailing me! This forest is thick, and the bushes are hindering me! If only it were open plains, I could outrun them! Wait for a second. This direction goes further from the castle. If I run here, I might end up in the forest longer. I need to turn back, but there are armed goblins behind me. I need to circle around.

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"gigigi!!" (Got you, humans) the goblins were now only 2 meters apart. I don't even need to look back. The sound and the creepy feeling are prickling my back. They are going closer and closer.

"HELP!!! HELP!!" I used my last weapon. I screamed like crazy with all of my breath, hoping someone would rescue me. The castle was visible from here, so there must be a town nearby. Maybe some woodcutter will hear me. Anyway, it doesn't have to be a woodcutter. Someone, anyone, please save me!

*swoosh*

Just like in the movie, someone really appeared in front of me. This one looked like a person. He was pretty handsome and wore a coat, just like a noble from Middle Ages or anime cosplay in the modern ages. I stopped and turned back. The goblins halted, turned their tail, and ran with all their might.

"GIK!!" (someone is coming, it is a vampire!Run!)

"dem sit. Grin bod aper in may teritori. Naw wu is dis? A kit? With blod? Luk delis." (damnit, goblins running in my forest. Now, who is this kid? He isn't a vampire, he looks edible.)

"Erm. Thank you. Thank you very much." It is useless. He speaks other languages. Is this the infamous summoned to another world story I heard of? Damn fantasy, at least give me a language pack of this world! Aren't other stories about reincarnation or summoning usually come with a language pack and tutorial? What kind of story is this throwing some innocent high schooler boy right in the middle of a forest without any information and suddenly chased by 10 goblins! Now, what should I do? I can speak 3 languages, but it is all from earth. Ah! International body language, usually in more than 90% of the earth's population, and bowing your head express respect and gratitude. I should do it now.

"Once again, I thank you for my life." I bowed my head like a Japanese person. I remembered that anime and manga might save me from this predicament. I should read more of them.

“veri wel, kum wit mi, I don now wat yu say but I wil mek gud yus of yu. Hi sim testi" (Hmm, he doesn't seem to fear me. let's take him with me to the castle. I will make good use of this kid. He looks delicious too.)