Chapter 2: Woke Up in Another World
"Ughhh..." I slowly opened my eyes. My vision was still blurry, and my head felt like it was spinning. My entire body was sore.
Realizing I was in bed, I glanced around in confusion. The ceiling above me was unfamiliar, as was the room itself. I didn't recognize the mattress or the design of this place at all. It looked outdated—like something straight out of the medieval era, back when nobles held absolute power.
"Hey, wake up, you lazy bum!" A sudden system notification popped up in front of me.
"What the heck is this?! Wasn't I supposed to be dead?" I blurted out, baffled.
"Goddess of Benevolence... Reincarnation..." Memories of meeting the Goddess of Benevolence and her offer to reincarnate me came flooding back.
"Calm down, idiot! Did you forget everything already?" the system scolded me.
"Why is this system so rude? Did the Goddess forget to set its personality or something?" I muttered, annoyed.
"I can hear you, you know. I've always been like this!" the system snapped back.
Somehow, I could feel its irritation through the text on the screen.Ignoring the system's snarky remarks, I shifted my attention to my surroundings. The Goddess had said she'd reincarnate me into another world, so... could I really be in a new world now? I tried to get out of bed, but a wave of pain shot through my entire body. I glanced at the mirror in the corner of the room.
"What the—?!" I gasped in shock.
The person staring back at me looked to be around my age, with black hair and black eyes. The face was eerily similar to mine back on Earth! But this body was taller, a bit more muscular. The hairstyle was also different. While my hair on Earth was a messy, shaggy style, this guy had neat, middle-parted curtain hair. It actually looked... pretty cool.