Chapter 1: The reincarnation
Leon at 22 was a weeb like any other, his bedroom was a temple of waifu figurines—busty elven mages, tsundere demon queens, and cat-eared assassins—lined up on shelves like sacred relics.
Posters of sword-wielding protagonists plastered the walls, their chiseled faces staring down at his gaming rig, a glowing beast of a PC he'd nicknamed "Portal-kun."
Every night, after marathon sessions of Tales of Auralis or Dragon's Summon, he'd kneel before his figurines, muttering a 500-word essay he'd written to the "Isekai Gods."
It was half-joke, half-prayer, a plea to be whisked away to a world of magic, monsters, and, naturally, a harem of adoring heroines.
"Take me to a fantasy world," he'd chant, "where I'm the hero, not the NPC!"
One unfortunate day, or fortunate.
Leon was deep in a VR session, dodging virtual goblins in Auralis Online.
His room was a mess—empty energy drink cans littered the floor, their neon labels glinting under his RGB lights.
He was hyped, heart pounding as he swung his virtual sword, shouting, "Imma kill you all you green fucks!"
Then it happened. His foot caught on the VR headset cord. He stumbled, flailing, and knocked over a can of Bluebull energy drink.
The neon liquid splashed onto his PC's open case, sparking and sizzling.