- 01 - Reincarnated
Adam slumped on the creaky cashier stool, the cold metal biting through his worn-out jeans. His head throbbed as numbers swirled in his mind—rent's shadow loomed like a guillotine, food prices sneered at his empty pockets, and his savings? A pathetic joke, barely enough for a cheap meal, let alone a future. A car of his own, a wedding ring for someone he hadn't even met, a small business to call his legacy—those dreams felt like cruel mirages in this dead-end country.
Why did I even bother with that master's? he wondered, bitterness coating his tongue. Computer science was supposed to be my ticket out, but here? It's a graveyard for dreams. Four part-time jobs, fourteen hours of grinding shifts, and he was still drowning.
He rubbed his bloodshot eyes, glancing at the clock—its hands crawling like they were mocking him. Just fifteen more minutes, he told himself, though it felt like an eternity. His body was a wreck, muscles screaming, bones aching like an old man's. I'm so damn tired. Can't wait to get off work.
The door banged open, shattering the stale air.
"Yo, Adam!" Mr. Ralph the shop owner swaggered in, his grin so wide you can see his ears moved backward. "You've been bustin' your ass—shift's over, kid. Get lost, will ya?"
Finally, Adam thought, a flicker of relief cutting through the fog. He's in a good mood—must've had a decent day, or maybe his wife stopped nagging him. , "Alright Mr.Ralph off i go take care and have a good night".
He snagged his jacket, the rough fabric scraping his calloused hands, and trudged into the biting night. Each step felt like wading through mud, his legs begging for mercy. The walk home blurred into a haze, the streetlights flickering like dying stars. Fumbling with his keys, he unlocked the door to his shabby rental and staggered inside, the darkness swallowing him whole.
He collapsed onto the lumpy bed, the springs groaning under his weight. Above, the ceiling stared back, a jagged map of cracks and stains that mirrored his fractured life.
I didn't eat yet, and I stink—need a shower, he thought, but the bed clung to him like a trap. Exhaustion sank into his bones, his vision blurring as the cracks faded into shadows. Just a minute… I'll get up in a minute…
The lie barely formed before sleep dragged him under, pulling him into a void where even dreams couldn't reach.
Adam woke up with a headache *ah my head is throbbing* , looking at the ceiling and not recognizing it , seems like the cracks from his house got magically repaired or what , wait ...this is not my room , Adam rose from his bed so fast and checked his surroundings, it is nothing like his room not in the sense that it is better but seems like it's too different because the walls and the ceiling and all the furniture is different from his room.
Adam with a puzzled look tried to check his surroundings more to find out what's going on , a million possibility came into his mind, like he is kidnapped ,or he is in a variety show or he is hallucinating from over-work or someone is playing tricks on him but none of them seemed to be reasonable because he is literally a nobody who would pull such tricks or kidnap him.
*Knock Knock* a knock resonated from the door with a hoarse old voice saying : "My lord , Are you awake?".
Adam looked at the door and thought, Seems like it's an old man's voice, but did he just call me lord in a formal way???
Adam played it cool and tried to go with the flow and see what happens and try maybe to understand what's going on , "Yes i am awake , you may come in."
an old man in a butler's suite came in the room elegantly while spectating the room and said while bowing : "Good morning my lord it's time for breakfast , your brother Ethan is waiting in the dining hall." the old butler locked eyes with me with a dignified look like he is trying to read what am thinking about or maybe waiting for my reply.
*Cough Cough* "Alright but before that can you reply to some of my questions please." i said while trying to keep my composure because what the hell is this situation , a lord you say and i have a brother and he is waiting for me in a dining hall, and what's with that look on this old fox.
the butler had a questioning look in his eyes but he replied :"Yes your lordship , you may ask me anything you want and i will try my best to give you a satisfying reply."
Before i could ask any questions a rush of dizziness took me by surprise and my eyesight became so blurry with a splitting headache that couldn't let me think of any questions , first i thought it was my
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[Baldric de Vaux]
Profession: Head Butler of house Blackthorn.
Age: 63.
Statistics:
Strength(aura): 27/100. (F)
Magic(mana): 10/100. (F)
Politics: 96/100. (A+)
Strategy and Tactics: 57/100. (E+)
Loyalty: 95/100. (Loyal to death)
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Adam tried to remove it from his eyesight by moving it with his hand but his hand moved through it and he couldn't get rid of it no matter how much he tried. Seeing the weird questioning look on the butler Adam got embarrassed and he stopped, then took a second glance to the window and was astounded that it resembled a game window that shows a character's details .
"Baldric can you see this window here?" said Adam while pointing at the window. "what window sir i can't see anything where you are pointing at , are you pointing to that closet my lord? i don't think that's a window , this is a window " he said while pointing at the window in the room. "Argh, nevermind Baldric don't mind me".
*so i am the only one who can see this window over here , alright then let me see if i can see my stats if i take a look on the mirror*. "Baldric can you grab me a mirror." i said , Baldric straight up gone outside and came back with a mirror in less than 20 seconds, this is not surprising considering he got 95 loyalty to this lord i possessed. the moment i looked at myself in the mirror i was astonished of how good looking this man i possessed looked , Blonde straight hair with blue ocean eyes that looked so deep you might drown on them ,with a lively white reddish skin , a pointy nose and a sharp jawline...truly a masterpiece of a human being.
*alright so this are my stats* i thought while looking at the window.
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[Adam Blackthorn]
Profession: Lord of the Blackthorn Barony - (Baron) - click here to see the details about your barony - .
Age: 20.
Statistics:
Strength(aura): 39/100. (F)
Magic(mana): 0/100. (F)
Politics: 77/100. (C+)
Strategy and Tactics: EX (undefined due to very high statistics)
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*is this supposed to be good or what? maybe i need to appraise more people to know what's good and not , but the interesting part there is my strategy and tactics stats , is it because of my hobby of reading books of art of war and Tactics and my unlimited hours reading about battles of the best generals and commanders*
time to make my way to the dining hall and gather information about the whole situation and why i am here because even an idiot would realize that i had transmigrated to another medieval world with mana and aura from the appraisal window i had seen , so best to be cautious on my steps and prepare for my next steps.
"Baldric lead the way to the dining hall Ethan must have been waiting for a long time already." i said firmly . Baldric replied :"Alright your lordship, follow me." . we walked through the corridor and there was portraits of different middle aged men probably the ancestors of this family , there was ones with armor on and others with a scholar suites and some others had an attire that screamed "wealth" a costume adorned in gold and jewelry , *seems like i hit the jackpot i may live this life as a gold-spooned kid haha* i laughed inwardly then i was interrupted by Baldric's voice : "We have arrived my lord." opened the door for me and bowed.
i was met with a spacious room that had a huge dining table in middle and there sat who supposedly to be my brother Ethan , whose gaze had locked onto me and with a welcoming smile he shouted :"Brother what took you so long i have been waiting for half an hour to have breakfast with you come fast." as he gestured and pointed to the chair that seems to be in the top of the dining table probably reserved for the lord , i made my way there and sat there while looking at my brother , *Seems like this Ethan is not like those ambitious siblings that want to usurp the power from their lords , i am pretty lucky to have this person as my brother, but let's see what i came for here* i looked at him and the appraisal window popped out :
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[Ethan Blackthorn]
Profession: Prince of the Blackthorn Barony - Vice commander of the Knights.
Age: 16.
Statistics:
Strength(aura): 72/100. (C-)
Magic(mana): 20/100. (F)
Politics: 12/100. (F)
Strategy and Tactics: 55/100. (E)
Loyalty: 100/100. (Family over anything).
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*Wow loyalty of 100 even better than Baldric , impressive little bro...and what's with that strength i need to ask him to show me his skills after having breakfast to see how strong he is and get the way this rating works.*
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how ratings work :
-50 ==> F
50 - 59 ===> E
60 - 69 ===> D
70 - 79 ===> C
80 - 89 ===> B
90 - 99 ===> A
100+ ===> S
EX ===> UNDEFINED .(even better than SSS+)
then each 3 points the grade changes likes this example :
E- ==> 60-63
E ==> 64-66
E+ ==> 67- 69
same for other
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