Fear of the unknown

What the hell happened? Why did I see a man in front of me when I stared at the mirror? Well, it seems like the guy who created this world miscasted me. I was supposed to be this heinous villainous or some random typecast of a female character and I was supposed to do all kinds of crazy things. Instead, I'm stuck in this man's body.

However, now that I think about it, being a man has its own advantages, doesn't it? I mean, think about it. Just by taking a quick glance around, I kinda understand the setting I was in. There were a lot of ancient looking stuff and that means that I'm way back in the royalty period of history right now.

Here's the thing, yea? Although I truly believe that this world is an otome isekai world, I just don't trust the creator of this world. I mean, if this person can make the mistake of putting me in a guy's body, there is a big chance that I'm in some historical melodrama seen in the ancient literature books. And whatever the case is, being a man is kinda advantageous. If it's the Otome isekai world, then yea… it kinda doesn't matter if I'm a guy or a girl, right? Wait, I guess I'm wrong about that. These worlds try their best to emulate the historical scenarios and try to oppress women. And that's how the main lead just pops up, crumbles the system by being different than everyone and makes the people around her slightly uncomfortable while making the male leads flutter around due to the typical trope named 'That girl is different from all the other girls that I have met'.

Anyhow, I feel like we're going off topic now. What I was trying to explain was the fact that everyone other than the transmigrated female lead and the original female lead gets the oppressive treatment while the other two are seen as holier than thou. And honestly speaking, I don't think that I can pull off what the transmigrated female leads in the Otome isekais usually do. I mean, those lot are crazy. If I tried standing against oppression as a heinous woman or a random side character, the inquisition would come and pin me down. So, that's a definite no in my books. So, in that case, being a man—I don't care about the status this guy has, but the fact that he is a guy allows me to immerse myself in this world without being the focal point of literally every single thing going on in this world.

Now, the second scenario. If the creator of this world is a sadistic bastard that wants me to suffer and has intentionally put me in a historical world which is not Otome the rules still apply here. Being a man in the old ages allows to just be as free as you want—unless you are a slave though. I mean, if you are a slave, then you are screwed.

However, I don't think this guy is a slave. There is some expensive ass stuff placed all around me and I don't think they would even dare to put a slave in a place like this. Unless, this guy actually sneaked in and tried on the expensive looking clothes, got caught and was punched to death leading to me inhabiting this body or something. Now, if that is the case, I'm screwed.

Or alternatively, maybe I might be the concubine for the Queen of this country, which isn't that bad, but I'm still kinda screwed now that I think about it.

Ha… This is the problem if you left me in a man's body in a room that I have no recollection about. I will go on a damn frenzy. It's kinda weird now that I think about it. In some transmigration cases, the person transmigrated manages to get the fragments of memories of the previous owner of the body. Although it doesn't happen to anyone, if that was true in my case, things would have been way more easier now that I think about it. Because now I'm left with more questions than answers and that in itself is bugging me off.

Anyhow, what I need right now is human contact. If I don't get in contact with a normal, functioning human in the next few minutes, then there's quite a chance that I'll just go crazy. Now, this is the time when someone just barges in for absolutely no reason and introduces themselves and tells me about myself and the world—at least that's what usually happens. But it seems like the creator has set the difficulty of the world to the hardest and is intentionally trying to screw me over by making me find everything by myself. But that's now how the script usually goes! Screw you, creator of this world!

Now that I've learned that the creator dude has pitted everything against me, there's just one logical choice left for me. I have to step out of this room. This safety net created just for me for the tutorial stages… I have to cross this net. Although that would mean that I would be faced with extreme danger right after stepping my foot out. However, I have no choice at this point. It's either do or die. I have to commit to the deed and just believe in myself and everything holy. I'm a bit nervous though, not gonna lie. I mean, who wouldn't be if there is a fifty percent chance of getting shot right when you step out of the room. I mean, I'm not saying that I'm getting shot for sure, but amongst the infinite ways that this could go, there would be at least five times that I might get shot, you know? Anyhow, the fear of the unknown shouldn't stop me from taking the step in the right direction. If it does, then that means that I've basically lost right from the start. So, that means that I have to just trust in myself and wing everything else!

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