A new world

Chris

I woke up on the grass in a little glade in the forest, the sky above me was so blue, the air was so pure, there was no one around, only me.

At least it was what I thought.

Just after I stood up from the ground, a giant bear appeared out of nowhere.

It was around 7 meter high, with black fur and big sharp claws and red eyes.

It was howling as it tried to hit me with a sweep of the right anterior hindfeet.

I was stunned at seing it but I was fast to recover my calm. It wasn't too hard with the experience I got from my previous life.

I quickly dodged the blow by putting myself flat on my stomach.

It was close I barely felt it claw grazing my hairs.

My move made it lose his balance and made it falling ahead.

It was the right moment for a counterattack.

But I didn't have any weapon with me I was bare hands against a giant bear, that must be what the goddess meant.

'I need a weapon !' I thought.

But suddenly time seemed to stop as I thought of that and something appeared in front of me, it was like a screen

「Do you want to equip a weapon?

Yes/No 」

There was no time for hesitation, so I said 'Yes'

Then a list of available appeared

「Available weapons:

Knife

Small dagger

One hand sword

Spear

Staff

Notice: you can equip one weapon in each hand according to the type of weapon ! 」

The only weapon that I could choose was the one I had already used before, so I chose 'Knife'

「Knife has been equipped on the right hand!」

It was announced by a voice that seemed to encompass the whole area.

And the knife appeared in my right hand like it was said.

the screen appeared again

「You can also equip dagger on the left hand!

Do you accept?

Yes/No 」

A dagger was very similar to a knife so I said "yes" and then the dagger appeared in my left hand.

Then I thought that it was time to attack bur the time was still frozen.

As I was questioning myself about how to make the time run again, it start to slowly run.

I had no time for being surprised, it was time to attack.

Then I immediately stab the bear in the belly as I rose up from the ground.

And I widened the the wound with my weapons as I was moving away from the falling beast.

I was barely able to avoid to be crushed by the heavy falling beast.

The blood was flowing out of the bear like the water flowing from the the source.

It immediately stopped moving, I surely have damaged some vital organs with my attack.

It was my win.

As the goddess said in this world we need to be strong to be able to survive.

Then a screen appeared again,

「 You have leveled up! 」

"Huh?"

I was confused, it was like if I was in a RPG videogame.

I got a level up, it meant that I have got something like 'experience points' by killing the beast.

'What is happening to me?'

I questioned myself.

The screen appeared once again in front of me,

「Hi! It's Eris!

This is one of the gift I gave you!

This system will help you to live in this world!

I thought that it woud be more suitable to use something that you would be more accustomed so I've chosen a RPG game design!

Take care an enjoy your second life! 」

I smiled a little at seeing that notice.

It looks like I'll be able to get strong quickly.

Then another notification appeared,

「Quest: Base building 1

Choose a place to install the base

Do you accept?

Yes/No 」

"Nice for a first quest!"

I said with a smile, I was enthusiastic, this looked fun.

I chose 'Yes' and began to search.

I walk sometime in the forest before finding a great place.

It was under a big tree, that tree looked like a hug japanese cherry tree, it was at least 15 meter high.

It was a pretty place, it was in little glade the sun could illuminate it well and no one would go there!

I was satisfied!

"It would be nice here!"

I said and then the screen appeared,

「Do you want to choose this place?

Yes/No 」

I said 'Yes',

「Quest: Base building 1 achieved

You received 100 XP 」and then a little circle appeared in the lower periphery of my vision.

It was a mini map!

And there was a cursor indicating my position and the forest around me was also shown on it, and at the place I've chosen, there was an icon that looked like a house.

That must be a marker to help me to find my house from anywhere.

"I see!

Pretty useful !"

I said, my face couldn't help but smile.

Then I looked like a I could use it at greater scale, there was and icon that looked like this"↔"

I was about to touch it but it suddenly opened a wider map before I was even able to touch it.

"So it is activating by thought!"

I said as a conclusion.

It was quite practical.

"This system is the best gift I could wish for!"

I said with a wide smile.

It was fully detailed, I could even see the distance at the corner of the map.

It wasn't all, the was another option, the "world map" function.

I thought at activating that function and it was activated.

As I thought, the system work by thought, I then looked at the map closely, it seemed that I was in a place near a city named "Ovneodu" in a country called "Gusshei".

It was an Island in the middle of the world map.

Map

It was just the beginning of my new life!

I swore to myself that this time I would enjoy my life without any regret.

「Quest: Base building 2

Collect some materials.

Chose materials depending on what kind of base you want.

Do you accept?

Yes/No 」

It was obvious that I would answer 'Yes', and I did so.

I then went in the forest again.

It was late when I finally returned.

I was carrying a lot of wood with me.

I thought that building a house would take several days so I decided to find some wood to make a fire and begin the construction the next day.

I didn't only collect wood when I was in the forest, I hunted some rabbits as well.

I grilled the meat with my camp fire, it was a solo camping.

The fire was also there to drive away the animals.

I sleeped I found a river near my base, so I could easily collect water.

And I got some XP from my hunting.

But I didn't got a level up that time, it seemed that the bear gave me many XP than the rabbits, thought it was natural, a bear is plenty more dangerous than a rabbit.

Then I concluded that killing things gave me XP.

I then slowly began to sleep.

The next day the work would begin.