Here I am, Haruka, reading a book.
Another typical lunch break. Don't call me a loner. Fine, I really can't argue.
Everyone around me is so chatty. How do they have endless things to talk about? Second-year high school nonsense pours out nonstop, and some are still glued to their phones. Me being in the middle seat means surround-sound chatter in every direction. Why does the whole class cram in here anyway? Am I bait?
Anyways, back to the book. I've been reading since picture books. It's been an endless loop. You'd expect that I'd have ruined eyesight, but no glasses yet. My glare just got fiercer. Leave me alone.
OMG, Too noisy. Can't concentrate. Why does a regular guy like me end up in this disaster zone? Noisy. So noisy.
Hm? Something… approaching? What is this sensation—wait, what?!
The floor glows. A circle of symbols and geometric patterns lights up. Magic circle. Yep. Oh, here we go. An isekai! Wait that would be bothersome. I'll stick to my books, thank you very much.
There was no question that this is a summon to another world. If this turned out to be a surprise geometry pop quiz instead, that would shock me more. Poor math teacher.
Body moves before brain catches up. Back door, yup locked. I kick the door, solid. Heck, even threw a chair at the window, it didn't shatter.
Standard procedure. I'll just jump on the back lockers and momentum carries me up the tall cleaning-supply one. Inspection hatch right above. I'll pull it open. There's enough ceiling crawl space. Safe.
Glow intensifies. Room floods pure white.
Crawl farther. Why bother? Isekai transfer in real life? Light novels, anime, manga, it's too saturated. If reality joins in, just teleport the whole country. That'd make a hilarious book. I'd buy it.
This distance should be fine… ugh.
Crap. Total cliché.
Pure white room.
if this level of trope means no sword-and-magic. Space war? Near-future sci-fi? Please skip mental realm or horror.
Magic circle for sci-fi though? Probably still fantasy. Nah.
I appear in a white space.
Why is it empty?
No one coming out? Then don't summon anyone!
Normally there's a greeting… (etc.) Like a fat king or a princess no one has a shot with!
I know my stuff, heck, I read pretty carefully. But fast. People accuse me of skimming, so yeah, fast.
It's really light stuff. In one day, twenty books easy. Quiet, good light, perfect temp, lying down, perfect reading heaven.
But odd, no one's showing up.
Wait, there's an old man? Staring. Wandering lost? Grandpa, isekai isn't for dementia patients! Wandering old-man isekai story?!
"Why are you here?" He claimed
Those words went straight to my mind. Classic mind read ability?!
White-room classic: self-proclaimed god… senile edition.
Irritable geezer. Stroke incoming. He shouts, "Don't write me off!" Demented people yell more, apparently. "I'm not demented! Listen!" Everyone says that, even the sane ones.
"Back to the order of business, why are you here?" He asked again.
You summoned me. Senile confirmed.
Mind-reading, yelling, and flailing about. What is this? Reverse tantrum?
Dementia grandpa old-fart saga.
"Sigh. Listen. Everyone else transferred. Why weren't you in the room?"
You called the group as one. I ended up elsewhere. "Checked, one missing, you were far off." Your fault for yanking me here? I guess.
Pfft. Omnipotent misses the maintenance hatch. Classic.
"I didn't expect it! Who expects a weird hatch in the ceiling?!"
You got me there. And now you lost me. But yes, I tried escaping.
"Total mass and wavelength matched for summon. One missing breaks it. You clung to the edge, landed somewhere ridiculous, and ignored the calls.
"Sorry. Your world sends matching groups/individuals elsewhere, probably by providence. Not my choice."
He continues to vent. "Listen!!" Hurry up. Old people ramble. Bet it's the cliché line.
"… Others prepped and left. Hurry or you'll be solo. You won't catch up. You'll be left behind."
Cliché confirmed.
Old man then stated. "Prep now."
Prep? What for? Is there a snack limit? Heck, it'd be funny is there was some banana crisis.
"Choose skills. First come, first served."
"Old maaaan!!"
"God!! Who calls a god old man?! First be proper. Anyhow, choose."
Forty-three ahead. All the good skills are gone. Last skills all suck.
I checked anyway.
"Choose. Hurry. Never thought godhood would exhaust me…"
Suddenly a black panel appeared, with huge text. looked like a tablet. Old hates tech.
My reading skills scanned fast. Massive list… almost all grayed. Good skills unavailable.
Status: Dice? Why is dice up there. Let's say I got two dice, and rolled a perfect 6, that's only 12 on what skill I select! Bad odds.
Items: potions 5P, gear 5–30P, sets 50P.
Potions survival, but inefficient. Heal magic would've been better.
No starter weapon scary. All got taken. That's unfair.
Only "Villager A Set" left. Knight/Sage/Warrior 50P got taken too. Wow.
Mine comes with a stick, cloth, and diary. Rip-off!
Contacts? Does that mean better eyes? Can there be better than 20/20 or 20/15 vision? That'll also might leave me at a disadvantage.
Sword etc. all are gone.
Just Staff Arts left. Combat is needed. What am I to do? Whack with a stick?? No way.
Left: Health 30P good, probably no hospitals. But 30P. Peaceful? Doubtful.
Walking why? Were they thinking they'd summon a toddler?
Gymnastics? In an isekai debut? Dead.
Sensitive? HELL no!! What am I to be? Sensitive boy? Sounds like BL?!
Magic also gone. MAN! Elements, lightning… gone. That would've been exciting. God looked away.
Temperature? Most people already have body heat!
Packaging? Is this one for couriers?
Weight? Just lighten carrying!
Movement? Well i guess this is normal. Movement, weight and Packing = courier career. Am I going to be a delivery boy?!
Report-Contact-Consult, who to?! Now i reborn as a deliveryman or salaryman!?
DUMMY? Am I going to be dumb? Or someone's follower??
Sword Saint etc… sold out? No way! There go my mid-teen dreams!
Better than these…
Hikikomori also known as loner. No home? How can one be a shut-in? No books either.
NEET? Do I even need explain this? I'm going to lose to the monsters.
Done? I'm done. Shal I just end him?
What does he want?
"Hey, eye-avoiding old man. Something to say? Look at me."
Avoiding since panel.
Time passed. Old man kneels.
Lectured nonstop. What do you want?
Normal teen abducted.
Reason exists. Necessary.
I still can't accept. I'm unprepared got nothing.
So special skills. Right?
No purpose, should've been no transfer.
Was it accident? Give me survival, that's a god's duty.
So, what do you want?
You showed a list. Told me this is survival? Said there's achievements? This is my duty? Answer!
"Usually 30 max. Plenty skills. Many yielded." He shouted
"43 skills grabbed selfishly."
We argued a bit back and forth.
"Here—the answer!!"
What Answer?
"All the remaining skills will go to you!"
Huh?
"Everything left goes to you!!"
Everything? Clerks? Couriers?
"All skills!!"
"Wait!! Idiot!! No!! Hell mode!!"
"Farewell~~"
"Farewell no!!"
…
Suddenly, i find myself in a forest.
He really did it.
I'm all alone.
"Status." I say, with a deadpanned voice.
(Roll dice)
All skills were pushed. What was this? A clearance sale?
Toss dice. Both "M". "What does M mean? MINUS?" I shudder "oh gawd, maybe Masochism?
(Add to?) Okay good, not masochism!
"…Luck."
Need luck the most, especially with these skills.
(Added to Luck.)
All-in.
Status:
NAME Haruka
Human AGE 16
Lv 01
HP 10 MP, 10 ViT, 10 PoW, 10 SpE, 10 DeX, 10 MiN, 10 InT, 10 LuK Max (Limit Break)
SP 0
Staff Arts Lv1
Temperature Lv1 Movement Lv1 Weight Lv1 Packaging Lv1
Health Lv1 Sensitive Lv1 Gymnastics Lv1 Walking Lv1 Domination Lv1 (New)
Shut-in Lv1 NEET Lv1 Loner Lv1 (New)
Unknown: Report-Contact-Consult Lv1 Jack Lv1 Puppet Lv1
Gear: Cloth Bag
M = Max?! Not bad for dice
Should've split. Messed up.
Thought trap/trash. Not Max.
Aaaah!!
Still not wasted. Luck needed.
Best unknown choice. No gamble with life.
Max + break = good?
Dice win. Big win.
Levels skip luck. Future jackpot. OK. We'll find out.
All skills? At first was thought to be bad or heavy.
Loner means no party. But what's the domination + EXP share?
Instant loner. Tiny harem hope dies.
Domination, I can tame since alone. Kind/sad/lonely tears. Maybe I'll get fluffies later.
Bag, from whomever Villager A is. Wait, is this bag limitless?
I pulled out, boots, cloak dark—camouflage.
Gloves and ring. Equip.
Bag still has stuff. That's convenient.
No one's here. There's no presence.
Aren't my classmates here? Maybe in an unknown direction. Guess they grouped up?
Obviously numbers help. They're grouped, cheaters.
But my issue.
Loner with means no party.
Aka, I'm dead weight. Untrustworthy.
Guess I'll solo. I'll explore.
Forest visibility bad. Missing monsters is risky.
cloudy visibility? Glasses regret? Wait, my contacts!!
Bag rummage there they are! I insert them in.
Woah!
I adapt to the fog. Everything is super clear. like a zoom ability.
Wait, it added Clairvoyance? And Appraisal!
Contacts effective. Must wear.
Got appraisal that's huge.
Even gave me language auto. like I'll be speaking to anyone with my loner skill, but life is easier knowing you gotten it.
Appraise makes walking fun. It's similar to a virtual guide.
Edible mushrooms! Must-have.
Poten-shroom, raises my potential up. What's hidden? Loner/NEET/hikikomori stay latent.
Mushroom hunt. HP/MP recovery plenty. Medical-type food.
Sorry Villager AI thought it was trash.
Item bag! It's gotta be top three wants.
Potions, and much more. Lucky bag.
Should noticed size earlier. Man, I panicked.
Appraise, and presence, good skills. Not sure what to do with stick grip. I'll probably use sneak.
Everything got brighter.
There's a river. Wow appraisal says perfectly good drinking mineral water! I take a drink.
I pulled a few bottles out, filled up with mineral water. Delicious.
Courier + water sales + book delivery.
Fish + mushrooms. Stick fishing without string is impossible.
There's a cave. I take a peek. There's nothing.
"Excuse me~?" Nothing responded back but my own echo.
I go to settle in.
It's very spacious.
Bag even has a tent!
Tent has auto setup!
Mana Lantern—on/off, repel.
Thanks Villager.
How do I pour mana?
I Tried chanting. Nothing.
Meditate, I feel nothing.
"Light."
On. "Off." "On." When I said this, i turned on the lamp by my tent.
Tent "open" assembled the tent before my very eyes.
Dark outside. I'll stop today.
Ring appraisal.
"Dire Soul Ring Life.? stats Life-saving ???"
I gotten firewood. Temperature up lights the wood. I'll leave it lit. Fire Magic Lv1 + Temp Lv2.
Fire = acquired? Unknown. From the Temperature skill?
Guess if monsters come all I can do is attack with a stick. Fire is useful. I'll find out tomorrow.
Status check.
[Updated with Appraisal Lv1, Clairvoyance Lv1, Presence Lv1, Search Lv1 from looking/watching.]
Clairvoyance helped me escape.
So, this is survival mode? Isn't it a Princess summon usually? Just dumped in a forest?
No mission, just live? Better than summoned to fight the Demon Lord.
But guess I'll either survive or die.
Day 1 over, guess I can be a courier in this new world!