New World

"...Huh?" I'm at a dinner table, I see a girl with short white hair and green eyes. She's wearing a simple blue blouse while eating her meal excitedly.

"AAAHHHHRRRGGGG" I scream in pain as I fall off the table, holding my head.

'It hurts so much...so many memories...strange...' I feel confused, it seems like my head is going to explode. I see that girl run up to me with a worried look on her face.

The girl says something, but I can't hear it. It hurts so much, it's the most painful thing I've ever felt. I feel dizzy as my vision completely blurs.

Soon, everything goes completely dark.

"..."

"..."

"...W-Where am I..." I slowly open my eyes, my head still hurts a little.

'What happened...' Soon, a flood of memories explains part of the situation. I remember my past life and how my girlfriend Sayuri killed me. She said something about a curse, but I didn't understand 100% because I couldn't breathe right.

I look around, it seems to be a hospital bed. The room around is a simple room with a small cabinet that has a display case with medicines, a small table with some things.

And white walls along with the uncomfortable smell that hospitals usually have.

Initially, I could say it was a hallucination, but I have strange memories. I remember that my name is Shizune Accursed, but that's not me since I'm Akiyo Oshima.

I look at my body, although part of it is covered by the hospital blanket, I know very well that I shouldn't have breasts or be a girl. I'm a man and this is not a hallucination.

So why am I a girl now? In addition, I have more memories as Akiyo Oshima than as Shizune Accursed. I remember everything in my life as Akiyo Oshima.

But I don't remember everything from life as Shizune Accursed, just a few things. I'm a high school student, currently living alone because my mother Aika Yuzuki is traveling.

I have a friend named Himari Mizuki, who is the girl who was at the table with me. Now that I have these memories, I realize her true appearance. She has very large breasts and a short stature compared to her bust.

Soon, I remember my death.

"W-Why?... this can't be real..." I can't believe I was killed by my girlfriend who claimed to be [Death] and then sent to another world as a girl.

I move my hand and hold my hair. They are very dark black, while my skin is clear and my hands are thin and soft.

"Oh, you're awake, that's good" A doctor who enters the room sees me playing with my hair. I was so shocked that I didn't notice when he opened the door.

"D-Doctor... what do I have?" I ask to know if I'm not crazy. I can't believe this craziness, it's totally unreal. It's impossible for my girlfriend to be death and me really have died after she beheaded me.

I must be hallucinating, this can't be real. I don't want to believe this, I must have hit my head very hard and gone insane in the process.

"You had what we usually call a Neural Overload. After going through that, you passed out and a colleague brought you to the hospital. Unfortunately, we couldn't contact your mother."

"Do I have a brain problem?" I don't know what a Neural Overload is.

"Hahaha, no young lady, a Neural Overload is an overload that the brain receives. The symptoms are a lot of pain, dizziness, and fainting... although we couldn't identify what caused your Neural Overload."

"Could you tell me how you feel? And what caused this overload?" The doctor asks while holding a pen to write things down on a clipboard.

"I...I don't know" I lie to him. I can't say that I was killed by my girlfriend while she cursed me and then reappeared again as a girl.

"Are you sure?...we can help you, just trust us" He clearly doesn't believe my lie, I feel like I'm going to have a panic attack if this conversation continues.

"Yes, I am."

"..." He's silent for a moment, then puts the pen away and takes a deep breath. His gaze is like he's looking at an irresponsible teenager.

"We did a full check-up and you're fine, so you'll be discharged today. Your friend is waiting in the next room, if you want you can leave now, you're free to go..." The doctor speaks as he puts away the file.

"H-How much do I have to pay?" My new voice bothers me, it's so feminine. In my past life as a businessman, I know how expensive hospitals can be.

From the memories I have, I'm not rich in this life, I doubt I can afford very high values.

"Your friend paid the bill" He says as he leaves the room.

"You can stay if you want, but you should leave tomorrow, and your friend seems quite anxious, I think you should try talking to her...besides, avoid taking too many medications" He says as he leaves, leaving me alone lying in bed. I didn't understand what he meant by too many medications, but I ignore it because the current situation is worse.

"What do I do...I've lost everything...my money...my position...my companies...and even my body...and worst of all, I'm cursed...wait, what is my curse? What would be an uncontrollable love?" I feel like paranoia will kill me.

"Wrong...why am I being so paranoid...I wasn't like this in my past life..." I don't understand why I'm so paranoid and scared of everything.

'Is it because I've taken on part of this life? Was that what she meant by getting certain aspects of personalities?...does it mean someone is going to try to kill me...' I wonder who, the mere thought scares me.

"Huff, huff, huff" I feel like I'm having a panic attack. It's hard to breathe, my heart is racing as I hug myself tightly. I feel dizzy as my body shivers.

The tears start to fall. I've lost everything, I don't know what to do. I'm in a strange body, and if everything is as said, I'm in a different world, besides having someone who will try to kill me.

I try to calm down, but it's so hard. I've never had a panic attack before, so it's the fault of this new body.

Regret also appears along with the pain. If I hadn't betrayed Sayuri, this wouldn't be happening. My feelings are strangely sensitive and messy. A mixture of the feelings of this life with my real feelings.

The tears don't stop falling as I sob. Soon I feel a comforting touch on my body.

"Shh, calm down Shizune, I'm here" I look up to see two big breasts covering my vision. Himari's touch is strangely comforting and soothing. The masculine "me" never knew this girl.

But because of the memories I've gained, I know her. She is my only friend and the closest person I have. Her embrace is so warm and her voice is so gentle.

Slowly I let myself sink into this warm feeling as I calm down. Her embrace is strangely comforting.

"I'll take you home, okay?" She speaks gently. I nod, although it's not good to trust "strangers," I don't have much to do in this situation.

A few moments ago I had a panic attack, what will I do if I have another one? I need someone with me.

The situation was so bad that I even forgot that I was in a hospital and could have asked someone for help.

"I've already packed your things Shizune, so we can go right away" she says in an excited tone. I nod as I get out of bed.

My head still hurts a little, but nothing serious. I notice a little injection hole in my arm, probably medicine for the Neural Overload I had.

"Are you feeling better, Shizune? If not, I can talk to the doctors and maybe I can get some more tests done?"

"N-No need...I want to go...home" It's even hard to say that. I don't really have a "home" of my own. My home was my mansion in the other life, but now I have to go to a strange house in a strange neighborhood surrounded by people I don't know.

'Himari seems like a nice person... I think I can trust her...' I don't know much about this world, but she was at my house for a dinner when I woke up here, and she even paid my hospital bills, so it should be safe to trust her.

Himari guides me out of the hospital where we wait for a taxi to arrive. This contrast just reminds me of my old life. If it were that life, I wouldn't have to wait, but would drive my luxury car.

'What do I look like?' I still haven't seen my reflection. It seems so irrelevant considering everything that has happened. As I wonder about this, we get into the taxi that arrived and leave.

"Do you need anything, Shizune?" Himari speaks, and it's only after 5 seconds that I notice she's talking to me. I'm not used to the name that wasn't supposed to be mine.

"N-No...actually, do you have a mirror?" I ask as we're in the taxi. When I look out the taxi window, I only see unfamiliar buildings, as well as ads and commercials that I've never seen in my life, although some of them are in the memories I've acquired.

"Here you go" She takes a mirror out of her bag and hands it to me with a smile. She also hands me makeup.

'How do I use this...' I don't know, so I give up on even trying.

"Thank you, but I don't need the makeup..." I give it back to her while focusing my attention on the small mirror. I look at my appearance, in general I'm very beautiful.

But my black eyes seem a little dull. It's completely different from my past life. I feel like I'm going to cry again seeing my appearance, because it's a reminder of everything I've lost.

What I see in the mirror is a girl with long, very dark black hair, also black eyes that are a bit dull, clear skin, and a slightly curvy body. I have medium-sized breasts and I'm wearing simple casual clothes.

I didn't even fully understand what my curse is, I just know that someone will try to kill me in each world or something like that.

Himari is very energetic and is constantly trying to talk to me about various things. She seems to be trying to cheer me up.

"Have a cookie" She hands me a cookie while looking at me expectantly. From my memories, she usually gives me a lot of things to eat.

"Thank you, I'll take it" I take the cookie and eat it while observing the view through the window. After 1 hour, we arrive at the "my" neighborhood. The taxi stops and we both get out.

"Shizune, wouldn't it be better if I stayed with you? We don't know if you'll get sick again?" Himari says with concern.

'She's right...besides, I can't stop my paranoia that someone is going to kill me...I need help to survive...' I barely have time to mourn, my life has been turned upside down very quickly.

"Thank you, Himari, I don't know what I'd do without you" I've known her for just a few hours, but I feel so comfortable around her. If it weren't for her, I'd probably still be in the hospital crying.

"Hahaha, no need to thank me, we're best friends, it's natural to help each other in times of need" She says as she guides me to my house. She takes a key and opens the door.

'...' I don't know what to say about the fact that she has the key, but I decide to accept it. It's better this way, because I don't have any keys with me. Besides, it would be bad if someone found out what really happened to me.

I can't let it be so obvious that I don't know almost anything.