Man, I hate this dumb story.
Another wannabe protagonist who just magically gets transported to another world
Why the hell is this dumb genre so popular???!?!?!?
It’s like ruining all creativity in the world. These cliché, corny-ass stories are sprouting up everywhere and people just eat them up. Ahhhhhhh, why did they have to become so popular! It’s like can’t there be a limit on escapism. Do you really have to be so bored of your life so much that you want to start everything over in a setting that caters to you? I don’t get it. The people who like this stuff must be like the dullest people in the world.
Wait, hold on a second. Why don’t I start my own wannabe novel about a guy getting transported to another world. Hell yeah, bet I can easily get popular riding this current. I won’t even have to put in that much effort, What an easy way to get some money. Lol, I’m a genius.
These were his last logs on the message board before he disappeared from the world.
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He stared at her.
She stared at him.
He stared at her.
She stared at him.
He stared at her.
She stared at him.
The baby dragon released a sleepy growl.
There were two people seated at a table, drinking tea.
The room seemed to expand forever, the crystal floor shining translucently, giving off an atmosphere of emptiness and silence.
The baby dragon rustled on the man’s lap, making itself comfortable.
“So, let me get this straight. I got transported to another world in order to help you defeat this demon lord.”
“Yes.”
“This demon lord awakened after a millennium and proceeded to destroy all your major heroes. You people devised a plan to ask other worlds for help. Through this, you stumbled upon our world where you discovered the internet.”
“As I told you.”
“Through tremendous research and effort, you people found that there was a community who enjoyed tales of people traveling to other worlds.”
“Yes, it was quite a shock to us that there were multiple stories detailing our exact circumstances. To think a world existed where people could create such an accurate detail of our life, the discovery was……. well disturbing if I’m being honest. It felt as if you people had been observing us for centuries, and then to think you people viewed it as fiction, we were truly at a loss.”
“Yea, I guess it must have been quite a surprise to see us taking your guys lives as an entertainment value.”
“But that also came to be our salvation you know, so in a sense we are also grateful for it.”
“And after finding this community, you decided to establish relations with them and start a program where you would teleport those people here.”
“Yes, we contacted them, but they didn’t believe us so we decided to bring an individual here. When we did, it’s like there was a new spark in his eyes. He was ecstatic to be able to do this. We were all astonished that he believed everything so quickly and was more than eager to do this.”
“Yea, I bet he was. It’s not like those types have anything better to do with their lives”, I muttered under my breath.
“Excuse me?”
“Ah nothing, I was just amazed at how fluffy Tya is here”, I said as I stroked her smooth, azure fur.
“Awwwrrrppph”
“That’s her favourite spot to get rubbed on. She’s truly a delight, isn’t she? I was surprised at how quickly she warmed up to you.”
“Really?”
“Yep, you’re the first person that she has taken a liking to”
I couldn’t help but give her an extra cuddle after hearing that. In response, Tya nuzzled her head in my stomach. Too adorable!
“Anyways, so this is where it gets kinda confusing. Your organization decided to teleport people that are interested in this sort of stuff, right?”
“Of course, we by no means wish to inconvenience your people. We were panicking so much on how to even make a deal, how to convince your people to help us. When we found this community, we were excited that there existed people who understood us and truly wanted to do this…”
She paused for a bit. It seemed as if she was having some sort of trouble speaking her mind. Well, if she’s uncomfortable with something, it would be rude of me to press on. I decided to drink some of the tea before it went cold. As I brought the cup, a thought flashed by mind.
Wait a minute! What if this leads to a dumb misunderstanding!!! How many times have I criticized those protagonists for being air-headed doofuses and I’m about to do the same thing. Doesn’t it look like Miss Clara is glancing at me? She’s probably wondering how to approach me on something and I’ve decided to leave her alone. What is wrong with me? Gah, Ask her before the subject changes you idiot!
I gulped and looked across.
“Please Miss Clara, if there’s anything troubling you, do let me know. I don’t think it would be wise to create misunderstandings between us with the current situation being as troubling as it is.”
Miss Clara looked relieved. It seems my guess was right. She wanted to talk to me about something personal.
“Well you see……. how do I put this? Your personality is quite different from what I expected. I imagined you would be a more…. rude and intolerant individual”, she uttered with an awkward smile.
So that’s what it was. Of course, she would think that that when you consider everything. It’s not like I was the politest person online.
“Ahahaha, I can’t blame you for thinking like that. After all, I do have a reputation for not leaving the nicest comments. Hmmmm, I don’t think I’m really that angry or mean as a person, I think I just have a low tolerance for things I find annoying. It’s just a trait that just sticks with me I guess?”
She gave a troubled expression. “I see………. well I can’t say that’s a very good explanation but at least you aren’t a troublesome person. And you have been very patient and understanding so far. But still, you shouldn’t just give in to your anger like that you know, it’s not a very healthy way to live life”, she said, chiding me.
Ah, it felt like my mother was scolding me. It really is an embarrassing thing to admit. But wait, that means she knew about my message logs!
“Miss Clara!”
She jumped at my sudden exclamation. “What happened? Are you okay?”
“Ah, sorry for the exclamation. Miss Clara, you thought I was a rude person because of my messages, right?”
“Yes, what of it?”
“Then it makes no sense. You told me how you selected willing candidates for this, but there’s no way you could have thought I was a good candidate for this! What gives?”
She traced the teacup with her fingertips, looking like she was trying to make heads of the situation herself “Well, you see, initially we thought that as well. But the thing is other people vouched for you.”
“WHAT?”
“They said that you would not only be a valuable asset but that they were your friends and said you had a furious passion for these things. They even mentioned how you would be angry at first, but that would only be because you’re terrible at stress-handling”
I was slack jawed. I didn’t know what to say. This is a joke, right? Who the hell would do something like that? Wait. No way. I felt my stomach starting to churn. Those assholes. There’s no way right. Right? I glanced at Miss Clara. No malicious intent could be felt from her. She truly looked as if she didn’t know where I was going with this.
“Urrph” I felt a slight nip on my hand. I looked down to see Tya gaze at me. Her eyes shone brightly, as if reassuring me and telling me to stay calm. I wondered if dragons could tell how their master was feeling the same way a dog could. But I’m not her master. Wait, none of that matter right now.
But Tya somehow had managed to ease my tension a bit. “Thanks, Tya, you’re truly the best” I petted the back of her head.
“Eeeerrrrphh”, she squeaked. It seemed she really liked that spot.
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“You know, I’m quite jealous of you right now. I’ve been wanting to pet my cutie Tya for a while now but you won’t hand her over, will you?” Clara said, a mischievous tingle present in her voice.
“Well, I can’t help it. She’s way too adorable.”
I had my suspicions for a while now. I had to confirm them.
“Listen Miss Clara, just asking but who was it that told you about me?”
“Well, there was more than one. There were actually 3 of them.”
My face darkened. It was those assholes.
“If I remember correctly, there usernames were; NightmareKaiser, GeoEnigmaEX and where_dem_thicc_elves_at”
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Yep. I should have known those assholes would do something like this. Of course, those good-for-nothings would have nothing better to do than this type of stuff. I could feel the anger boiling inside of me. But I also felt acknowledgement for my actions. I guess this was karmic retribution. Maybe I shouldn’t have gotten into all those flame wars over which anime was superior. Maybe I shouldn’t have tried to raid their guild and mess with their loot farming on Nova-Ultima. But to be fair, they also tried to mess with me all the time as well. Huh, I guess we somehow became fated enemies along the line. Who knew the internet could give birth to such bonds. I’m totally going to murder them if I have to do this saving the world bullshit.
“Listen Miss Clara, I’m gonna make this clear. Those guys set me up, all to get me here.”
“What! Why would they do something like that? Though, that would make sense of their suspicious behaviour but still……on what ground are you assuming this?”
“Well you see, I may not be on the best terms with those guys. I may also hate their very existence. I may even consider them the accumulation of what’s wrong with the media in our world. You know, the garbage type otakus who decide to abandon the real world in pursuit of a fake happiness–”
“I get your point! Jeez, it’s no wonder they would do something like this”, Miss Clara’s smile had turned into a frown. “I thought there was something up with them but if only the board had listened…”
Those guys really were dumb. How could they not have considered the obvious solution to their plan. I couldn’t help but smirk as thought up my brilliant plan.
“I believe the solution is really easy, Miss Clara”
“What are you talking about?”
“Well, obviously just send me back.”
“What.”
“You heard me, it’s really simple. If you brought me into this world. Just send me back.”
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“Hey, do you really think I would be so upset if I could simply do that.”
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I’m an idiot.
I felt too embarrassed to respond.
Tya struggled out of my lap and flew into Miss Clara’s arms.
“Wow, even Tya thought you looked like a complete fool right now.”
Tya had now settled in Miss Clara’s lap.
“I realise I sounded like a complete idiot. But how did you expect me to know that? Besides, I also wish to know the reason why?”
“Acting so smartly, doesn’t help you look less like a fool. But you do have some sort of point.”
Hah. What do you think about that Tya! A pretty good rebound I’d say right?
Tya looked completely disinterested. She seemed to be absently playing a piece of thread that stuck out from the chair.
Tyyyaaaaa.
“Looks like you’ll need more than that to win Tya back.” She started stroking her fur, and only now did I realise how painful it was to watch someone else pet her.
“To answer your question, we simply don’t have enough energy to send you back. It’s easy to teleport you here as we simply delete your body there and reassemble it here. But it’s harder to forcefully send your body back the way it came from. We would have to go against the flow of energy that brought you here and visualize your location at the same time, which is too demanding.”
“Is there no way to obtain the amount of energy required to send me back?”
“Well, there is one way……….”
I could tell from her tone that it wasn’t something I would like. Well, how could it be worse than having to go on a journey and fight a demon lord. Wait, I really shouldn’t be thinking this right now. Damn it. Now that’s going to be the solution she’s going to suggest isn’t it?
I could only release a sigh and accept my fate.
“What is it?”
“You defeat the demon lord.”
I knew it.
“If you defeat him, the energy released can be captured and used to power your trip back home.”
Oh fate, you sweet, sweet mistress.
“I realise this may not be what you expected but I’m afraid it’s the best solution for you.”
I really have to do this, don’t I?
“You won’t be alone. There are so far 6 other heroes that we have summoned. You could team up.”
Oh yea, lets team up with the guys I was planning to kill earlier. Wait a minute, what if…………….
An idea started to form.
“Mr ________, what is your decision?”
“I’ll do it.”
“Eh”
“Why are you making that sort of expression? You told me this was the best solution.”
“Yes, but I expected at least some retort or complain from you.”
“Never mind that, I can’t be bothered to do.”
“I see…. In that case, let’s move on to the next or should I say last step.”
“You mean, granting me a wish”
“Yes, as long as it’s in our limits or can be manifested, we will give each hero one wish. To enhance your parameters, grant yourself a mystic weapon, or an ability unbeknownst to the world, it is up to you to decide. It’s the least, we as guardians of this realm can give to you heroes who would become our champions of justice.”
I see. Like a flower blooming, my plan was starting to become more and more solid.
“Before, you can be granted your wish, let’s start the ceremony.”
Okay, let’s do it.
Miss Clara rose from her seat. I followed her actions. She snapped her fingers and the chairs and table vanished. Now we were just standing in an empty room. But for some reason, the room started to elude a heavier aura. It took me a second to realise that the aura was emanating from Miss Clara.
“Now then, Sir _________, I will ask you a final time, are you prepared for this?” A gust of wind blew, the heaviness of her words could be felt. It was overwhelming. The aura emitting from Miss Clara was something I could never put in to words. This wasn’t like before. She was asking if I was truly ready for this. A part of me felt nervous, intimidated but I knew this was the only way forward.
“Yes. I accept it.”
“Then in the name of Elria, the light of heavens and Denaxia, the twilight that cascades our existence, through our devoted reverence to the creator, we grant this soul, the right to walk the path of the just, to uphold our enlightenment and restore the sanctity of this world. Now soul from beyond, what is your wish?”
Now or never. I’m going to take down the demon lord. He won’t know what hit him.
“My wish is to have a gun.”
“A what?”
“I said it. I want a gun.”
The aura vanished, leaving a very confused Miss Clara.
“Did I hear you correct? You want a gun?????”
“Well, not just any gun of course, I have conditions.”
This time it was her who sighed.
“You truly are a unique individual to say the least. Let’s hear it. What are you trying to do?”
“Miss Clara, do you realise what the greatest problem you guys have is? Heroes. I can’t blame your heroes for trying their hardest and failing but those that came from my world probably just want to escape to another world. They want to experience the fiction they adore so much, camaraderie, taking down rare beasts, obtaining sacred weapons, journeying towards a final goal. Me, I just wanna kill this demon lord. One hit, one kill. I just want to back home as soon as possible.”
There was a dumbfounded look on her face, one of confusion and bewilderment.
“I want a gun. Give it like I don’t know some sort of Divinity EX+++ ranking, allowing me to kill anything with one hit. Oh yeah, also I want to be the only able to use it, and it can’t leave my side. Also, give me full gun handling mastery. As well as unlimited bullets. Those bullets also should have the Divinity EX+++ ranking on them too.”
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“I see, I see, so you want a gun so powerful that no enemy can stand against it and then you plan to just shoot the demon lord. The being that has brought devastation to more than half the world. The being who sneers at us, and laughs at our futile attempts. Hehehehehehe that would be pretty funny. What I wouldn’t give to see what sort of dumb expression he will make, as he realises that he lost to a single bullet. It would be the perfect revenge for demolishing and defecating on my precious temple. I might finally have a chance to make him pay.”
I guess, she isn’t really too fond of him.
“So, ummmmmm, does that mean you’ll grant my wish? Or wishes I guess?”
“Yes. I will take all your requirements as a single wish. It maybe unorthodox but then again you are a special case. The other heroes treated this as some great goal to accomplish but you just view as an annoying chore. It truly is intriguing.”
“That’s because they are lost in their ideal fantasies.”
Miss Clara could only give a wry smile at my comment.
“While I don’t quite get your animosity for your peers, I do hope you will at least try to get along. Your journey won’t be a short one by any means.”
“Huh? No, can’t you just teleport me to the demon lord. I’ll just shoot him and finish this mess.”
“If such things were possible, we would not be in such a dire strait to ask people from another world to help.”
“Oh, sorry, my bad.”
“We, as guardians, have rules to follow. We cannot bend fate directly.”
“That actually does make sense.”
“Now then. Let’s grant your wish.”
Miss Clara started a chant. Light bubbles started to appear from around us. I could feel the particles being absorbed in to my body. Soon, the particles surrounding us started to become a single light. It started to get blinding. I couldn’t help but cover my eyes with my arms.
————Etrium———
And the lights dispersed. Uncovering eyes, I looked to see a basic handgun floating in a bubble. Is this it? I reached into the bubble and grabbed it. It felt more normal than I expected.
“I’ve decided to style it according to something from your world. It adds a unique flair, I would say.”
As I played around with it, I couldn’t help but ask.
“Is this really that powerful?”
“You were the one who designed it.”
“I know but when you consider a divinity weapon, I guess I expected something flashier. But I think I honestly prefer it this way. Don’t want to stand out too much.”
“I have modified the gun to automatically generate a bullet every time you wish to fire.”
“Now, that’s awesome.”
“So then, Sir __________, do you wish to change your name? All the previous heroes did so, saying something like it would be embarrassing for people to call us by our usernames.”
“Oh yea, that would be pretty dumb. Let’s seeeeee, how about Cyrus. Sounds pretty chill.”
“Sir Cyrus it is then”
“Now then, I believe it is time for me to send you on your way.”
“I see, then this is goodbye for now Miss Clara. I’ll probably see you later at some point.”
“Indeed, I do hope this will not be our last meeting.”
“ERRRRRRRPPPHHHHHH”
We both turned around to witness Tya fluttering towards us.
Tya landed at Miss Clara’s feet.
“Eeeerph. Errrph Erph Errphhhh. Eruuuuph.” She seemed to communicating to Miss Clara. She turned around to point at me and then looked directly back at Miss Clara.
Wait a minute. Is this what I think this is! Does Tya want to travel with me?!
“It seems you have understood Tya’s intention. I never could have seen this coming.”
She knelt down and picked Tya up by the arms.
“Tyyaaaaaa, do you really want to go on this journey? Are you that bored of me already?”
Tya’s response was several licks on the nose.
“Ohhhh, you adorable sweetie-pie, I wish I could hold you and never let you go. But you’ve really taken a liking to him, haven’t you?”
“Errph Errph.”
“I really can’t say no to you. Not when you look at me so longingly. Huummmm, okay, I’ll let you travel. Oh! hehehehehe, oh you silly girl, stop with the licking. Oh my, it’s getting too much for me to handle.”
Watching Tya’s assault of happiness was a site to behold. I started feeling bad at the thought of taking her away from Miss Clara. But those feelings were overcome by the happiness at the thought of travelling with Tya. She might turn out to be the only good thing to come out of this mess.
After finishing her assault, Tya sauntered over to me. I picked her up in my arms.
“Wow, I can’t believe you actually want to come with me. Well, I’m not going to pretend that I’m not the happiest person right now. Well then my trusted and charming companion, I believe it is time for us to leave.”
She twitched her nose and gave a gentle growl.
“I must say, you two certainly make a pair all right. Now then, please get ready to be teleported.”
“Farewell, and Tya, may you two always be protected by the light of devotion”
————Elmetra Disunomo———
I started to get lighter and lighter. I closed my eyes and held Tya tightly in my arms as I prepared for something to happen to me. But nothing did. I felt a nip on my hand. I opened my eyes to see what was happening.
A rich green meadow.
Birds chirping.
A gentle breeze.
The sight in front of me could only leave me wondering at what just happened. I never expected any of this. I thought I was going to be teleported in front of some temple or some landmark. Where am I, anyway? I was told to head towards the Central City but this didn’t look like anywhere near human civilization.
“Errrph”
“Oh. You’re right Tya. I guess standing around isn’t really gonna help us. Let’s see what we can find.”
And so it started.
The adventure of a man who wanted nothing to do with this world.
With a gun that had a Divinity EX+++ rating and an adorable baby dragon companion, he set off in this land.
“Oh yea, I’m totally gonna murder those guys if I ever come across them.”