Where the hell am I?
All I remember before I got here was that I was just going to a comic con after I finished playing metal gear solid: peace walker. Damn it! I have things to do games to play! But now, I'm in an unknown meadow dressed in my cargo pants, t-shirt… wait. This is my cosplay as an MSF soldier.
I know my friend wanted to go with me as venom and naked snakes, but I wanted to wear the balaclava so we just went as MSF and DD soldiers instead. Damn it. Why is my luck this bad? Was I kidnapped? Where am I? Are there are any people here that will use me as a sacrifice for an evil dragon and be its sworn attack dog?
Well, survival time. Remember the basics of CQC… wait, wrong one. Ah, here it is. In case of being lost, gather as much information as you can anywhere you go and be careful. Luckily, I have a bag full of essentials thanks to me being a hardcore cosplayer (even if I just recycled this from my existing clothes save for the jungle boots which I bought with my allowance).
I am dressed right now like a random MSF soldier in jungle fatigues with the 2x US LC-2 Individual Equipment Belt w/ QR (Quick-Release) Buckle, 2x US 1-Quart Plastic Canteen w/ LC-1 Canteen Cover, and a US M1967 Nylon Field Pack (Butt Pack)
My butt pack was filled with things such as a small multi-tool, an extra pair of gloves, a beret with the diamond dogs logo, two cases, one containing my reading glasses and the other containing my favorite Oakleys, a small notebook, and three pens (two black and one red), my wallet, my phone, a can of Axe body spray, a case of guitar picks, another small notebook filled with songs that I wanted to play and sing, and a pack of menthol cigarettes that Sam probably snuck in my pack.
Oh, I was also holding my guitar as we were going o play love deterrence. There it is.
Pushing myself up, I started to walk and pick up the bag of my acoustic guitar and my phone was underneath it. Huh, neat. No bars and it was around 10:45. Man, this is a pain. My phone won't even show the date and I don't know where I am.
I wonder how my family is doing and if Lux is trying to seduce a girl… again.
Stretching a bit, I looked around to see that there was a village of some sort. Better get in there and find out where I am.
Now, as a regular 17-year-old teen born in the modern world, I should be tired and complaining about how far away the village is, but I am not one of them. I just kept my pace and walked regularly to not tire myself out. It took me around 15-20 minutes before I got there and it was way bigger than expected.
Some of the people were staring at me, well it must be because of the balaclava I was wearing.
"Uhm…" Great, hello my beloved introvertism and apparent lack of people skills. "Excuse me, do you know the name of this place?" I asked while trying not to wince. There was a reason as to why I do not handle conversations well.
The stranger, who was probably a resident here, looked at me and it seems like he was one of those country fair guys from the U.S. huh, weird. Well, like I'm one to talk. I'm dressed as a soldier without borders, willing to fight anywhere regardless of different factors.
"Ah, kid. Welcome to Southtown. Are you a traveler?" The man asked happily. Shouldn't you be more cautious if an unknown young man looking like a soldier approached you? Well, it's easier for me then.
Southtown… that sounds familiar. Better make a mental note of that.
"Southtown?" I asked as I looked around. This is a lot of effort for some cosplay video shoot.
"Aye, Southtown a village in the country and continent of Ylisse." Ylisse, hm… that seriously is familiar. "Ah, you must be a traveler."
"Y-yeah, something like that, I have been traveling for a while and I lost my map." Well, better play along, this might be a play or a shooting and I would not want to ruin anything.
"Oh, come in then, traveler. Don't be shy. I'm Zack. We rarely get visitors these days due to bandits running wild in the countryside." Bandits? Countryside? I was in a city before I got here…
"Bandits?"
"Aye, merciless lot all of them. Robbing towns and villages blind and destroying them. You're lucky you haven't met any of them." Zack said as he motioned for me to follow him. Zack, you're a good guy but are you sure you should do this.
"Y-yeah, guess I'm a lucky guy," Not really. I spent my luck on getting Booba blade shogun and got her but missed Zhong dong's banner. But hey, waifus are life.
This village is peaceful… or should I say quiet. After all, in the words of Dr. Strangelove during the events of the Peacewalker incident of November-December of 1974: the illusion of peace. Oh yeah, I did get an A+ from my informal speech about the illusion of Peace. Nice. Seems like I zoned Zack out during my monologue.
"Here we are, traveler. This is Southtown's library…" Library? Really?! Let me in! "We probably can get you a map here. Come on."
The library was small. But it had a world map.
…
…
…
Okay, is this a dream? Because I'm pretty sure that the world map contains eight continents, not just two…
Did I get rayshifted?
Did I just die and got in hell only to get stuck in one of the circles.
I didn't even get laid back home!
Why did you do this to me? Don't you have any mercy!
"Traveler, are you alright?" Zack asked. The good guy probably noticed my inner torment. Oh, Woe is me. Dying without knowing the touch of a woman. Woe is me, oh, woe is me.
Stupid late puberty messing with my hormones and mind.
"Yeah, I'm fine." Maybe I should light a cigar to calm down. "It's just… I'm not somewhere from here." Well, I'm not really anywhere from this world, Why do you ask how I know this is not earth. Because I observed and I am pretty sure that there was no way in hell that normal people would be running around killing people while burning houses, right?
Wait… Killing people? Oh!
My body reacted on its own, I tackled Zack out of the window's way and into the wall to hide us.
"Bandits!" One of the people shouted as screams of pain filled the air. It was horrifying. What the hell is going on! What the fuck!
Wait, no! Don't.
Reaching in, I tried to grab Zack and pull him down but it was too late. A freaking burst of wind shattered the glass window, sending shards of glass on Zack's face, killing him. Poor bastard...
Not being able to control it, I threw up as soon as I raised my balaclava in time at the sight of Zack's mangled face. Poor bastard.
Oh, God! Did I get Subaru levels of Isekai difficulty? Please, no!
Reaching into my butt pack, I took out my pair of gloves that I can use to not damage my knuckles. There is no way I will be dying in here. My whole body was shaking. I might have trained, but the first time was always the hardest. Holding my guitar bag, I started to silently crawl away from the area. What the hell! This is real!
I can't…
I can't die here.
I need to go back home!
I promised my little sister.
The door of the library opened and my heart stopped. Setting my guitar down in a safe place, I took some dust from one of the shelves. God, combat tactics and video games, don't fail me now. Making sure, that the handful of dust in my hand was secured, I peeked over the shelf I was hiding in. There were four bookshelves in the library, two on each side. Zack and I were on a table on the right side when it happened and I'm leaning on the first one on the right side.
One, two… slow steps. A man dressed in a pointy hat and funny robes, holding a tome came to my vision. Looks like He did not see me yet. Reaching in for my balaclava, I lowered it fully to hide my whole face. The shadows will hopefully give me time.
Staying in my crouched position, I carefully moved to the side of the bookshelf. One wrong move and I will die probably.
Peaking carefully, I noticed that the guy stopped moving to take out a book.
One…
Two…
Three!
A normal human being processes information and stimuli in a quarter of a second. That small window of opportunity is enough to make this work or not. Raising my hand and calculating the trajectory, I threw the book towards the windows, breaking the glass.
"Huh?" Now!
Coming out of my hiding spot, I kicked off the ground as hard as I could, closing the distance between us.
"What the!" 0.3 seconds from the earlier event and 0.3 more made it easier for me to get close. He was about to speak, to say something, but I stopped him by grabbing him by his robe and threw him with a shoulder throw to the ground as hard as I could.
What the hell?! This is…
Reacting almost by instinct as I saw him twitch, I soccer kicked him on the head. My foot connected to his neck and resulted in a sickening crunch.
This is awesome!
The thrill, the feeling of a fight. I want more.
Looking at the guy, I noticed that he was around in his 20's. A rookie probably. Sorry man, live strong. Doing a body search, I took out his bag containing a pouch of coins, A bottle containing some liquid, and a small knife.
Well, luckily this guy did not think well enough to use it.
Five inches, a hunting knife. Sorry man, mine now.
Securing the bottle and pouch on my butt bag, I headed out while carrying my guitar bag with me. The knife held in reverse grip and close to my chest, I exited the building through the window and walked carefully.
The ruined village/town, the smell of soot. This feeling, the sense of dread at every turn, the rush of adrenaline making my thoughts go wild.
It's Addicting…
I arrived at the plaza thenI saw a strange sight. A group of people was fighting the main group of the bandits and they were winning. Blue guy with sleeve allergy, yellow-haired stick-basher, a guy on a horse, and long coat duo.
Oh, that guy just killed one of the brigands using a sword.
Well, I'll let them take care of the bandits and I'll just nick some apples to eat on one of those stalls.
You know, for a rookie on the battlefield, I am quite calm, minus my shaking hand as I grabbed an apple to eat.
What? Fighting makes one hungry. Besides, no one's gonna notice.
Wait… did they just… leave their medic while they fought?!
Oh, it's that guy. He's getting up and silently trying to creep up on the blond with his sword.
Poor girl, she looks so young… around her teens, a few years younger than my little sister…
Oh, me and my bleeding heart.
Running towards them, I kicked off the ground at each step with all that I had. Shit, I have to make it!
Come on! Don't fail me now!
"LISSA!"
Once, I was a few meters away from them, I aimed the apple I was eating and threw it at the man's body, distracting him long enough that I was able to push the girl out of the way and stop him by giving him a good old tackle to the ground. Getting on top of him, I just went wild.
Punch, elbow, backhand, slam. Any move I can think of and learned, I used to gain the upper hand and knock him out.
By the time I was done, My gloves were already stained with blood and I was panting for air… yet, I want more.
Getting off the male, I watched the girl whimper in fear as she looked at me. Having nothing to say,
"Hey… you okay?" I asked as I knelt in front of her, hands raised and knife on the ground to show that I meant no harm.
"Lissa!" Looking to the side, one of the long coat duo was rushing towards our location. Judging by their figure, long coat duo member #1 is a girl with… bountiful assets.
Noice.
The wind blew her hood off revealing an albino Tohsaka Rin with silver-gray eyes. Huh, neat!
"Reflet!" The girl, Lissa said as she looked at the girl in relief…
Great… what am I? Chopped liver?
At least that Reflet chick is
"Pretty cute." The girl, hearing this, blushed lightly before a neutral look formed on her face.
Did iI say that out loud?
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