He had a card but couldn't withdraw money, didn't know his family's contact information, and didn't even know where his hometown was.
Unfamiliar with the place, unable to speak the language, not knowing which bank the card belonged to, going to the bank and not knowing how to explain that he forgot his password, and unable to prove 'I am myself,' because the only information he currently knew was his new name, oh, and his age, fifteen…
This… was a dead end, wasn't it?
What to do? Will I have to sleep in the park starting today? What about food? How will I solve the food problem?
Akira walked aimlessly through the streets of this foreign world and country, a sense of being lost and not belonging here flooding his heart.
Just then, he saw a cat.
It was a cat that was entirely white, but only its tail was black.
The cat appeared in front of Akira as if it had a spirit, walking a few steps and then looking back at him, seemingly wanting him to follow.
Since he had nowhere to go anyway, Akira simply followed it.
Perhaps this cat would lead him to a rich woman who would be willing to take him in?
And he really did meet one.
A true rich woman… a wealthy old lady.
Kobayashi Mika, seventy-four years old, lived in a detached house with a two-story building and a small yard.
When Kobayashi Mika saw Akira, she seemed to immediately understand his situation. She directly waved to him and said in his familiar, true hometown dialect: "Come with me."
Akira initially thought he had misheard, but then he immediately heard another "What are you still standing there for?"
hai leng zhe gan shen me?
She really could speak it!
But why did she know he wasn't local?
Who exactly was this old lady?
In any case, Akira was thus taken home by Granny Kobayashi, ate curry rice, and even got a temporary place to stay… a room about four tatami mats, or about 12 square meters, in size.
Later, Akira learned that Granny Kobayashi helped him because her deceased husband had left a will:
"If you encounter someone brought back by Kuroo who speaks indistinctly, help them as much as you can."
It seemed that Granny Kobayashi's husband was also a transmigrator, and most likely from the same hometown as Akira, which was why Granny Kobayashi could speak fluent Zhonghua dialect.
Judging by the accent, Mr. Kobayashi was most likely from Xiangli.
Akira was moved to tears. Senior transmigrator! I owe you a great debt!
However, Granny Kobayashi also stated that she wasn't helping Akira unconditionally. She was only providing food, lodging, and tuition until he could support himself. After he could earn money, he would have to pay back the rent and food expenses.
In other words, it was similar to a student loan.
But even so, Akira was very grateful to Granny Kobayashi and her husband; otherwise, he would probably have experienced a second death on the streets of a foreign country.
In fact, besides Akira, Granny Kobayashi also took in two other people, but because their routines were quite irregular, Akira hadn't seen them much.
After his life stabilized, Akira began to learn the language and also familiarize himself with this world.
Because the Neon of this world had subtle differences from the Neon in his memory.
He first briefly scanned the geography. The world map looked mostly the same, with all four oceans and seven continents, but the land area… seemed a bit off?
Not referring to the island nation of Neon, but Akira's hometown from his previous life, separated by the sea from the island nation.
It was supposed to be a brooding hen, but how did it grow a comb, a tail, and even drumsticks?
Feeling puzzled, Akira folded the world map, pulled out a world history book, and quickly flipped through it. There wasn't much difference from the history he remembered; everything that should have happened had happened, and all the famous people who should have appeared were there.
However, when it came to modern times, things took an unbelievable turn.