Volume 1 - Chapter 2: The Old man who reset his level (2/2)

[Could this really happen…??] (Yuuya)

As I wondered to myself, I entered the hidden room. My heartbeats became harder and louder, and my expectation was growing more and more.

[What the hell is this room?] (Yuuya)

I turned off my torch as the room was illuminated by a magic stone called Photonic Crystal.

At the back of the room, there was a statue of a goddess made by chalk. It was the very same statue that appeared in my mind. The vision I saw turned out to be reality, I did find the room that contained the level reset function. However, I did not know what to do.

[How do I activate the level reset function.] (Yuuya)

I was clueless and afraid. I knew that this place existed and what it could do, but I did not know how to activate its function. When I thought that I might not be able to reset my level despite discovering this place, I couldn’t stop shivering in fear.

[Wait a minute, what’s that?] (Yuuya)

As I looked around the room, I noticed a large transparent crystal at the side of the room.

[A girl with animal ears… and a tail?] (Yuuya)

The crystal contained a girl around the age of 14. Her eyes were closed and she had beautiful reddish golden hair with animal ears and a tail. If they were dog ears, she would be a dog-kin, however it was obvious that her ears and tail was much larger than a dog-kin.

For some reason, I felt myself being drawn to the crystal as I extended my hand and placed it on the surface of the crystal. As if I knew what would happen, I quickly extended both my hands. The crystal shattered as my hand touched the surface and I grabbed the girl in a princess carry. Any normal adventurer would never do this. It was a risk to expect the girl not to be a monster, especially when the person was alone. However, I knew that she wasn’t.

[Are you alright?] (Yuuya)

As I carried the girl, she started to open her eyes. She sloppily turned her eyes and looked at me.

[I…Was…..Waiting…Forever…] (Girl)

[What do you mean by that?] (Youya)

[It’s time to remember. The memory of your distant past.] (Girl)

The girl extended her hands, placing them on the back of my neck. She pulled my face towards hers, and I felt my lips connect with hers. After kissing me, the girl went back to sleep, and I laid her on the ground.

Information started flowing into my brain like an open dam. Information that felt like memories. A huge influx of memories starting swirling into my brain. Memories about a man, born into a country called Japan. He grew up and became a typical salary man. It was a normal life where the man worked everyday without any trouble, but he would not be successful in life. No matter how much he tried, his achievements would never be his. Other people would present the results he produced and gain the achievement. Even so he continued trying his best. That man felt strangely familiar, as if he was close to him. As if it was him himself.

[What the hell is this?? What is going on?? This isn’t me. That CANT be me.] (Youya)

No.. It definitely is me, but yet it isn’t. That isn’t me.

[It’s my previous life…] (Yuuya)

As I came to that conclusion, the memory about the man, spending all his leisure time into playing a game flowed into my brain. A game that looked exactly the same as this world.. My world.

[If that was truly my previous life, then according to the memory, I know how to activate the level reset function] (Yuuya)

I took one of the light crystals that was set onto the walls of the room, and placed it into the necklace of the goddess’s chest. The light crystal fit perfectly into the necklace and starts to emit a soft light.

[Welcome, adventurer with power. Congratulations on your journey thus far. I am an artifact created with the goal of making adventurers stronger by sacrificing their levels. Are you willing to give up the levels you have built up thus far, in exchange for becoming stronger?] (Goddess statue)

According to the memories, this statue allows a person to reset their level, in turn sacrificing all the experience gained. My journey had been a painful one. I had no choice but to stick with my weak status, fighting battles with a handicap. I wish to restart and be reborn, and be rewarded for all my hard work.

[I do.] (Yuuya)

[The ritual has been accepted. Adventurer Yuuya. From now on, your level will be reset back to level one, and you will be reborn.] (Goddess Statue)

The soft light starts to illuminate even further, becoming harsher and hotter. The light started to overflow from the necklace and envelop my body. My body started heating up, as if I was being disintegrated. After a brief moment, the light starts to dissipate.

I was reborn.

[You have been reborn. You are now level one and every skill you have attained up to this point has been lost.] (Goddess Statue)

A status card was displayed from the statue.

My status had reset back to how it was at level 1, and I was no longer a “Warrior” class. I was released from the miserable status that gave me the worst stats ever possible.

[Exactly the same as my memory…] (Yuuya)

In addition, I received a 10 point bonus for each stat and 20 skill points. Normally an average person’s stats increased by 2 points and gained one skill point per level. This meant that I had a 5 level and 20 level bonus respectively.

[With this, I will be able to aim for the top. To be the strongest again.] (Yuuya)

I walked to the fountain in the middle of the room, and looked my reflection.

I saw the same 36 years old middle-aged face.

However, this time it looked full of vitality, as if it was a young adult who had the face of an old man.

[I am convinced now. That the reincarnation was real.] (Yuuya)

Apparently I was reincarnated into a world similar to the game that I had played, and lived without any memories of my past life. It was a blessing in disguise. If I had my memories right from the beginning, I wouldn’t had been able to adapt to this world. It would had been impossible to fight monsters and endure the rice in this world.

[Looks like I have finished my first round in this world.] (Yuuya)

Normally it would be a disaster to have your level reset back to one as an adventurer. It would be impossible to accomplish anything and death would come before you even hit level 50 again. Normally.

With my accumulated experience as an adventurer from round one, and my knowledge accumulated from my previous life. If they are used together, nothing is impossible. I will be able to become much stronger.

It is about time I was rewarded for my efforts.

There are many things I want to do, but for some reason, I know that I absolutely must not abandon this girl.

[I wasn’t planning to anyway] (Yuuya)

I placed a mantle over the girl’s body.

This was the start of my second round in another world.