Otherworld Nation Founding Chronicles

Possession

Death had suddenly come to me.

From an unexpected place and time.

In front of a large truck.

Time had moved slowly. Things that I had left undone appeared on my mind one by one and disappears.

My boss from my previous part-time job, my friend, my university professor. That reminds me, I haven’t submitted my report yet……

And lastly everyone from the orphanage.

I don’t think they would end up thanking me for my life insurance.

I still wanted to live with more thrills in my life if possible.

When I though so, I heard a voice of a kid laughing, and every bone in my body was broken.

I was in the forest when I woke up……

I looked around and towards the sky.

The moon, which I felt was bigger than the moon that I knew, was shining in the sky.

The trees that were illuminated by the moonlight were very big. I wonder how many times taller the trees had grown compared to me?

Was this the afterlife?

There was a story about a flower garden and the Sanzu River, but I didn’t catch a sight of it.

This was a shabby afterlife.

Where the hell am I……?

Suddenly, I felt something bitter in my mouth.

It was some grass when I spat it out.

Why did I eat some grass?

And then I realized that I was famished.

Dizziness, fatigue and the general feeling of malaise assailed my whole body.

If I don’t eat something I will die for sure……

I must look for something that I can possibly eat.

Acorn, mushrooms too, anything is okay.

I need something I’m able to eat.

Suddenly, a big centipede entered my field of vision.

Usually, I would scream and run away from that place, but I just stared it for some reason.

Looking at it carefully, I think I could clearly see it had so much muscles.

I’m certain the poison was on the mouth, aside from the mouth, will I able to eat it……?

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Can I eat it?

For the first time, I ate an unappetizing centipede.

“Come to think of it, will I be okay from the parasites?”

After the centipede settled in my stomach, I became worried.

I was a little worried……

Will I become stupid if I don’t have enough nourishment?

However, I don’t now how to start a fire. Oh well, might as well eat it raw since I need to survive.

Since I chewed it well, it’s going to be all right, going to be all right. Probably.

If my brain worked half as much and hesitated, I might die from starvation.

I just wished that there wasn’t any parasites present.

“I’m thirsty……”

I began to walk to look for water.

I want to wash out the aftertaste of the centipede in my mouth quickly.

I felt it was ten minutes of walking when I found a brook.

The words that came to my mind was to not drink the water, but there’s no way around since I don’t know how to start a fire to boil it.

“I have returned to the living……”

Water was important after all.

Because the water looks clear, I think I’m safe from parasites. Probably.

I looked at the water surface on the brook.

My face was illuminated by the moonlight……

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Who was this guy?

An emaciated gray-haired kid was reflected on the surface of the water.

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Wait, wait, surely the reflection on the water was wrong. Even the reflection of the light may sometimes go wrong.

I rejected the reality before me because I don’t understand what this means in my mind.

I touched my cheeks timidly.

I could see that my cheek bones were visible.

I was not fat, but I’m not that skinny for my cheek bones to be visible.

Next, I tried pulling my hair. My hair was gray.

A typical Japanese should have raven-black hair……

This was reality.

In other words, this was that, it’s that famous…

“It’s reincarnation……”

I looked up at the night sky.

The size of the moon that was shining in the sky was twice as big as the moon from Earth.