From Another World (DISCONTINUED)

Artix Grace Special: Am I from another world?

I opened my eyes and saw a white ceiling.

The Primordial Dark will hasten its awakening, Omegaɑ's words echoed in my ears.

"Crap! The battle!" I jumped up and looked around for any danger.

But I realized that things were somehow wrong when I saw a black-haired boy who was around my age.

"Mikage-kun! You're finally awake!" he smiled.

"H-Haruto-kun?" I couldn't believe my eyes.

He was the one and only Domyoji Haruto, my gaming friend in high school. What was he doing here? Was he summoned too?

"I was surprised to find out that you got involved in a car accident just after you bought Demon May Cry! I wondered why you weren't online in Ancient Tales and when I visited your house, your mom said that you are in the hospital!" he patted my shoulder.

What was going on? Accident? Ancient Tales?

I ran towards the nearest window and opened it. Modern buildings were nearby and I could see cars. But the most surprising part was that when I saw the people, all of them were humans.

No one had horns, animal ears and tails, and all other weird things. They were wearing clothes that should be expected in the 21st century. And then I saw that there were signs with Japanese words.

"Hey... Haruto-kun... What happened?" I asked.

"You got involved in a car accident, dude. It was a rainy night so the driver couldn't see clearly so he accidentally hit you. He immediately drove you to the hospital and you were saved. But you were unconscious for an entire day", Haruto answered.

What? What's going on? Was this a plot of the Unkindness? Could this be an illusion or a falsified reality?

I felt pain when I touched my head that had stitches. Anya once told me about one surefire way of getting out of falsified realities and that was the only thing I could do.

After taking a deep breath, I slammed my head on the wall.

"Hey! What are you doing?!" Haruto-kun ran towards me.

Blood came out of my head and the pain made me grit my teeth. Aside from that, nothing happened.

"This is reality", I muttered.

I began laughing. So that's what it was! It was all a dream!

Primordial Dark? Unkindness? Westa? Administrative officer?

Those were just fantasies. I wasn't involved in anything strange. My life was just being a regular high school student who loved playing video games! I wasn't in danger and I had no responsibilities like managing the paperwork of an entire knight unit! There was no organization who was out to take me and the Primordial Dark inside me! The Primordial Dark didn't even exist in the first place!

"Mikage-kun... Are you okay?" Haruto-kun asked.

"Why wouldn't I be? All my worries and anxieties are gone! I'm so relieved!" I continued laughing.

"Then why are you crying?"

I noticed a different warm feeling on my face. It was a different feeling from blood and when I touched it, I saw a clear liquid.

If that was all a dream... Then Anya, Temma, Captain Noel, Oga, and all the other friends I had weren't real... That meant Amelia also wasn't real.

Tears flowed down my eyes as an indescribable pain clenched my heart. Why? I should be relieved that I was just a normal high school student so why was I wishing to be back in that dangerous world?