The world is very unfair to the weak.
At that time, many of them lived in very poor conditions, and even just meeting their family's needs was very difficult.
Because the world seems to hate the weak and only cares about the strong and those in power.
Meanwhile, on the other hand, there's a young man who's currently twenty years old. He's been living alone in the house his parents inherited from him since he was a child, around the age of five.
The young man is Alex, a man who is currently twenty years old and works as a programmer at Asia's largest IT company, which develops the most popular games throughout the world.
Alex's life is so sad.
Alex has lived alone since the age of five in the house.
However, when Alex was still a baby, he had a grandmother who always educated him, also raised him for five years.
However, the grandmother also died due to old age.
And before he died, Alex was taken by his grandmother to an orphanage, until finally someone was willing to adopt Alex when he was seven years old.
The parents who adopted him also turned out not to have any children, and at that moment, Alex smiled because he thought he would get much better love.
Like a parent's love for their own child.
However, all of that was just Alex's imagination; it turned out that the two parents only wanted something that Alex had.
They only wanted Alex's family inheritance, which at that time belonged to Alex himself.
However, Alex remained silent and refused to reveal the truth. He simply wanted to live a peaceful life and have a family.
Then, the surprising thing for Alex was when his parents gave birth to a child.
And that made Alex's heart drop; he didn't even want to accept this truth.
Alex actually wished that the child would just die, because he didn't want Alex's parents' love to be taken away by the biological child of those two parents.
However, what Alex feared came true when he grew up without the love of his parents.
....
When Alex was twenty years old, he finally lived alone in a dirty apartment, because at that time, his parents did not give Alex any money.
In fact, it was Alex's property that they took by force.
However, Alex didn't think too much about it, because he finally managed to get the job he had been looking forward to.
He was a very smart person in the field of programming until the age of 20.
Alex finally got a job that was decent and suited to his abilities.
"Finally… I managed to reach this stage."
"Becoming a programmer has been my dream since I was little."
Then, Alex stood in front of a large building and saw a magnificent IT company.
He smiled widely, with a sense of pride in himself.
Not long after, Alex also received greetings from several people in the company.
"Wow... the people here are really friendly," Alex said in his heart, and was amazed by the culture in the company.
However, Alex did not know that the greeting given to him was just a formality in the world of work.
They greet just to get the attention of their superiors that they are very active and care about each other.
However, the reality is that they only make slave workers for new employees.
And that's what Alex felt during the few days he worked.
"Ugh, I thought my life after getting a job would be better."
"It turns out I'm torturing myself even mor.e"
At that time, Alex had to complete several development programs for a game that would be released next year.
He works from morning to midnight every day.
31 December 207X ...
Until finally, on the night when the year will change.
Alex also managed to complete the coding of the development program for next year's game.
However, at that time Alex also could not feel what it was like to celebrate New Year's with his family in his entire life.
"Huh, somehow..."
"Why is my life filled with lies?"
"Just knowing the truth is very painful for me, so what's the difference with making up a lie?
Alex, who was currently lamenting to himself on the top floor of the company where he worked, while looking at the view for the New Year's celebrations.
At that moment, Alex really hoped that the truth and lies he had experienced would disappear next year.
And he also really wants a decent life for himself.
"If only I could live in a world that could change my current fate."
"I would definitely be very grateful."
And soon, the clock struck midnight, which meant a New Year's celebration had begun.
So many fireworks appeared in the sky, and Alex, who saw it from the top of the company building where he worked, was so amazed and very grateful to have survived for these twenty years.
However, that feeling of gratitude is only temporary.
Suddenly, the world seemed to stop.
"WOOSH!"
All the fireworks visible in the sky seemed to be motionless, and at the same time, the air temperature felt cold.
Not only that, but the people who were seen having fun celebrating the New Year were not moving.
It was as if their bodies were frozen, and it was as if something had stopped the flow of time.
That's what Alex saw with his own eyes.
He was very surprised and confused.
"What happened?"
"Why did everything suddenly stop?"
"And why am I the only one who can move?"
Not only that, even all the work computers turned on by themselves, and blinked, then a message "Error" appeared on all the computers.
It's like someone hacked the computer.
Alex also thought that it might have been the work of his senior, who was still in the office.
However, he didn't even see a single person, and Alex also knew that everyone at the moment looked like they were frozen.
So it is impossible for his senior to come to work in the middle of the night.
"Ugh, what the hell is going on?!"
Shortly after, when all the computers were displaying system errors, Alex suddenly saw a small card, located on the desk where he was working.
He approached his desk and took the small card.
The card was black, and it looked like something was written on it that said something like a greeting to him, "Greetings, 001-E - Earth".
At that moment, a voice from the world was heard that only Alex could hear.
[...]
[Greetings, the Chosen One]
[Your name is written in the pages of destiny]
[For the safety of your home world, you were chosen as the world's representative]
[Don't be too proud!]
[This is not an Award]
[But sacrifice]
[...]
"Huh... what actually happened?!"
"Why do I hear a strange sound?!"
"And... why should it be me?!"
Then, Alex laughed so hard, and it was like a very sad laugh.
Living in the world for Alex is like a game, because Alex's life is very useless, just a toy of the world.
"Why is my life so sad?"
"What's wrong with me?"
Then, a world system appeared before Alex's eyes.
[DING!]
[Selected Subject:001-E - Earth]
[Congratulations! You have been selected as a world representative.
[The world will be saved if you pass the Test]
[If you fail, you and the world will be destroyed]
[...]
Alex was getting more and more confused and feeling a little scared of what he was facing now.
In fact, he seemed to have resigned himself to his own life.
The world system re-emerged.
*****************
[The Exam Begins]
[Topic: Trauma, Moral Values, Personal Truth]
[Question 1]
(Have you ever blamed yourself for someone's death, even though you knew it wasn't your fault?)
[Options: Yes/No]
At that time, Alex remembered the face of his deceased grandmother. He seemed to feel guilty that his grandmother struggled to raise him, even though he only lived until the age of five.
Alex also chose
"YES"
[Answer Accepted]
____________________________
[Question 2]
(Do you want to be reborn, not as you are now, but as someone you love?)
Without thinking twice, Alex chose his answer,
"Yes..."
[Answer Accepted]
____________________________
[Question 3]
(If you had the power to take back the world that has hurt you, would you use it?)
"...YES"
[Answer Accepted]
____________________________
[Question 4]
(Would you rather be respected because of fear, or loved because of weakness?)
At that moment, Alex seemed to feel scared.
He is only afraid that if he is weak, then he will always be oppressed by the strong.
Therefore, Alex prefers not to want to be weak anymore.
[Answer Accepted]
____________________________
[Question 5]
(Are you willing to sacrifice yourself to save your home world, even though you know the world has never cared about you?)
At this last question, Alex looked hesitant and confused.
He never thought that he would be so useful to the world, even though the world itself didn't care about Alex.
And in the end, Alex had made his decision.
"Yes... at least I can be something, even if only for a moment"
[...]
[Test Completed]
[Congratulations! You have successfully saved the World.
[The name 'Alex' will be removed from the world]
[New identity]
[...]
[Successfully Obtained!] - [New Identity: Ashen Duskreign]
[Starting the Transmigration of Body and Identity to the New World]
[Warning: current biological body does not meet Transmigration requirements]
[Emergency Solution: The soul will be implanted into the nearest body in a near-death condition]
[TRANSFER ACTIVE..]
*****************
Shortly after passing the test, Alex's home world began to return to normal, but something was different. Alex's name and identity disappeared.
As if it had never existed in that world before.
Because right now, he is not in his original world, but in a new world.
....
A few moments later, Alex opened his eyes.
However, he was very surprised because there was something different about his body now.
"This!?...."
"What happened to me?!"