The Another World Grimoire

Chapter 1.0: Prologue (Beginning Arc)

The end of my life is near.

It flashed through my mind after seeing my blood-soaked body on a building floor. Looking at my already difficult body, I could only be silent in silence staring at the several medics coming at me.

I just looked at them without saying anything. Even to move my own mouth has added to my present suffering. I'm really gonna die.

I haven't even said a word, after I was shot by a bullet. At that time, I just came home from buying my favorite manga. How sad it was when I realized that what I bought had become my manga for the last time.

“Ah..”

Muttering silently, I was shouted with a loud voice from the medics. What are they yelling at me? I don't know, I can't hear them, not even a decibel.

In a lying position, I just try to move every finger of my hand. Even so, it seems that I can't move anymore for ever.

I remembered.

It happened about ten minutes ago, when I ran out of the bookstore, drinking coffee at a shop on the edge of the city street. It was still a hot day, my body was still in control.

Served by a pretty cafe waitress, I couldn't take my eyes off her. Every second, I looked at him even I remembered how he looked and his voice in just two minutes.

The coffee I enjoyed symbolized the serenity I lived as an otaku and a neet. Physically and from an age, I still go to school. I still like these things.

And it all happened so quickly, I didn't even notice it in the slightest.

A robber then came to the place, carrying a small gun in his hand, and pointed it at everyone there.

He shouted, “Give me your money! Or I'll kill you all!”

All the employees and customers there were surprised, even some of them felt scared, to the point of not being able to move as usual.

They accepted the robber's request. The coffee shop waitress who was serving me was heading towards the back of the kitchen, and then back towards the customer place with a lot of money.

The woman intended to obey the robber. As a man, I can't let this happen. Seeing the injustice and deprivation that made me so sick to live.

“Hahaha! Thankfully, nih!”

I braved myself as I walked towards the robber, without hesitation or fear.

“Oi!”

The robber set his sights on me. His face looks very confused.

“M—mau what are you?…” said.

“Give me the money you robbed earlier!” i said loudly.

The whole view leads right to me. They were absolutely astonished by my actions. I was unarmed, while the robber had a small revolver, which should have been an antique.

“What did you say? Wanna take this? Try it if you can!” said the robber while laughing.

“Please stop! You'll get hurt.”.

The cafe waiter I saw was worried about me, saying this out loud to me who was dealing with this fucking robber. I feel like what I'm doing is right.

I ran suddenly towards the robber.

— Not without reason that I did this.

Do humans live alone? Well then, I will definitely not be served like this seramah.. Only this time there was a friendly person in serving his customers.

Social life now—which I have believed all this time— will not lead you to peace or prosperity. They care about others, but do not care about themselves, or the people closest to them.

— But women are different, very different.

I can't explain it in words. He's very kind.

Returning to the incident, I ran confidently, and ignored the revolver that pointed at me and could be fired at any time when he would really want to kill me.

“Stop!”

“Damn it! I'll shoot you right now!”

— The sound of gunfire from a firearm breaks the tension there.

I can still stand, I thought. I won't let you!

Blood was pouring right on my waist. My body feels pain— worse than that. It was so hot, I even vomited blood. There was a worried expression on the faces of the waiters and other cafe customers.

Don't worry about me! I say this in my heart.

The robber smiled while looking at me.

“But..”.

I saw an expression of pleasure on the robber. He has no regrets about killing the man who tried to prevent him from committing a serious crime.

“Still... not yet!”

I ran as far as I could, and I reached the collar of the robber's shirt.

Everyone was surprised to see me, even the robber.

Suddenly, I hit his hand, and he dropped his revolver.

“What?” The robber was surprised.“How did you—”

He was surprised to return for the second time in a row.

That revolver is in my hands now. I pointed it right at his neck at a very close distance. He (robber) looked very scared when I deployed this attack.

“You can't run anymore.” I'm ready to pull the revolver trigger when it comes back.

The robber was so scared, he even shouted so loudly.

“Stop...it's you right now..”.

He didn't respond to me or do it. He tried to move and dodge from there.

“I will count it starting from, ten.”

He was scared, even unable to move.

“Nine, ... eight, ..seven, ...”

He started screaming very loudly.

“... Six, ... five, ... four, ..”

“... Three, ... two, ..”

His eyes were pale, and so was his face. His screams still echoed throughout the cafe.

“... And one.”

His shout this time was louder than the one before. I abandoned my intention to shoot him. I feel that I don't have to do it.

And it seems like it's all over. The robber fainted from fright and hysteria. That shout I'm sure has consumed all his energy and mental as well now.

— It's all over, so have I.

I fell down after that, and felt that I could no longer move. Several police officers in my vague view, accompanied by several medics, then came to secure the robbers and also treated the injured.

The cafe waiter who helped me a lot even approached me, accompanied by several other cafe waiters. I could only look at them without doing anything.

“Hey you! Why are you doing that far?” The woman's servant shouted at me. Apparently, her tears suddenly flowed.

“Oi, hurry! If not soon, I don't know how much longer we'll lose him.”

Some of the cafe waiters then picked up the First-aid Kit box that was right near them.

No injuries there—exclude myself—or any fatalities. The situation can still be fairly conducive and safe, until they see me who collapsed with blood in the corner of the cafe building.

The police have arrested the fainted robber. While I—yang rebah— at the moment, treated by medical personnel.

— At least that's what I can tell you.

And now, I'm in the ambulance, in critical condition. I can no longer do much. Not even standing and walking. The possibility that I survived is still there, but under alarming circumstances.

The thing is, now what happens to me after that.

My eyes are getting dark, so dark. I didn't see anything.

The boy's name is Shu Hizashi, a teenager from Japan who experienced this tragic situation.

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Hizashi then awoke to an empty black space and there was no contents.

"Where am I?!" ask Hizashi.

Then a light appeared from above, blinding Hizashi's eyes.

"What's that?!" ask Hizashi

The light became even more dazzling, until Hizashi could see nothing.

Shortly after, the light dimmed, and returned to normal.

[Confirming Name : Shu Hizashi]

A game cursor appearing before him reads so.

"What the fuck? Just like in the game" asked Hizashi.

[The body has been detected along with all its data]

"Detect, body?" ask Hizashi in astonishment.

Then, a voice appeared from the light above, like a female voice.

"Shu Hizashi, welcome to Bazylian."

"Bazy..lian? What's that?!" ask Hizashi.

"The place where you're going to live your new life" the figure said.

"New life? So I'm dead?" ask Hizashi.

"Yes. You're already dead. You've had a lot of bleeding because of the shot" the figure explained.

"Is that so? And, how's the waitress I'm trying to save?" ask Hizashi.

The figure was silent for a moment, looking at Hizashi who was waiting for his answer.

"You, even though you're dead, are still asking about the condition of the servant you're protecting? You turned out to be an attentive person, huh?" said the figure.

"Yes. How's he doing?" ask Hizashi.

"He's fine. And the criminal who shot you has been arrested by the police" the figure said.

"Thank God — And now, I will live in that world called Bazylian?" ask Hizashi.

"Yes. I seem to have explained enough to you," said the figure. "Follow the instructions from the cursor in front of you later."

Then, the light began to dim and the figure seemed to stop talking.

"Wait!" shout Hizashi.

The light was still dim, yet to disappear after hearing Hizashi's scream.

"What's your name?" ask Hizashi.

"Another, just call it that," said the figure.

Then, the light began to disappear, while Hizashi still asked.

"Another, what do you mean?!" ask Hizashi.

Hizashi seemed too late, the light was gone and no more. However, he reappeared in the form of a woman.

"I just changed. You're so easy to fool, aren't you?" he said with a small laugh.

"This girl.." muttered Hizashi furiously.

Shortly after, a cursor appeared in front of Hizashi.

[Welcome to Bazylian]

(CONNECTED

STORY BY : JOHN GEVAR)