Coincidentally finding one of my friends while exploring the new world around me:
After Khaled woke up in another world in the body of a young boy who belonged to a noble family. But to his surprise, when he woke up in his new body, he found out that he was bleeding from his head and due to blood loss, He passed out. After waking up an hour later, Khaled saw that he was lying on a king-sized bed in a luxurious room. Beside him was a middle-aged noblewoman who appeared to be quite eloquent and beautiful, but she was sobbing because her son had an injury on the back. With the lady, 3 other people were also present in the room. A doctor, A middle-aged, and a boy who appeared to be around 16 or 17 years old. At least, that's what Khaled had guessed. The name of the young boy was Ross who also seemed to have an enthusiastic personality. As for the Doctor, and the middle-aged man, Both of them seemed to have a reserved and calm personality. The middle-aged man was comforting his wife that their elder son was fine, and the young boy also told his mother that his big brother was a strong guy and he wouldn't die from an injury like that. However, what the Doctor had revealed in the next moment shocked everyone. He revealed that the oldest son might've lost his memories.
We'll delve into Khaled's mind to see what is going on inside his head.
'So, I got reincarnated into the body of a young noble boy. Though, this guy seemed to have some screws loose... Bro had some serious mental issues. A cruel and sadistic bastard who didn't care about anyone around him but rather himself. Intellectually gifted and also an expert at swordsmanship. Something that fueled his ego even more.'
Khaled thought to himself, getting extremely annoyed that he got reincarnated into the body of a scumbag. The type of scumbag who was despised by Khaled.
'Now that I am in this bastard's body, I'll fix everything. I will start everything anew and I will make sure that I don't become like this bastard in any way. I need to accept my new name and new reality with a positive mindset. To make this a non-cliché and non-boring isekai, I have to be creative with my approach. For now, I have to calm down the current situation.'
After Khaled, now known as Graham, thought that, he got up from his bed in a sitting position, looking at everyone with a smile, which made them surprised. Graham then started speaking in a calm tone.
Graham: "Mother, Father, I am perfectly fine. And also, Doctor Jack, I did not lose any memories. I know everyone in this room-"
Before Graham could finish speaking, His mother hugged him tightly and started crying tears of joy. The Father, on the other hand, showed a calm smile on his face.
Nicole: I told you, Cecilia. Our sons have our blood. The blood of two 'Divine Visionary Lords'. He isn't going down with a petty injury like that.
Ross: Father is right, Mother! Big Brother Graham is stronger and much more durable than you think he is.
Ross, the younger son spoke in a jolly tone. Graham, who was hugging his mother, chuckled lightly. He (Khaled) knew that Graham cared greatly about his family and would do everything to make them happy, which made him happy. Graham then spoke out in a calm tone again, while rubbing his mother's back, comforting her.
Graham: "Well, not everyone is invincible, Ross. Every one of us has their limits. And the same case applies to me as well. I am not invincible nor am I a limitless individual. I too am a human just like anyone else."
Ross then shook his slightly as a sign of approval. The Doctor, on the other hand, was having an internal conflict. Because, from his experience, every single victim of accidents similar to Graham's accident were either dead on the spot or had a memory loss if they had survived. But, in Graham's case, He was an anomaly. Of course, He was the son of two 'Divine Visionary Lords' but even then, it all seemed too much bizarre. The Doctor then wanted to say something but seeing the Crown Family, He decided to not say anything. Instead, he got up from his seat and took his leave.
Timeskip an hour later. Currently, Graham is reading a book. From the appearance of the book, it looks quite new and it is also quite thick. In short, the book has a lot of pages. Graham is currently 130th page of the book. He scans through the entire page in a second before closing the book.
'This book is quite handy I must say. It had everything that I needed to know.'
Graham thought to himself, smiling afterward.
'I got reincarnated into the country of Edelgard. The country of Edelgard has a land area of 3.5 million km² with 455 Million people living in it. Among these people, there are 2 classes. And these are the nobles and the commoners. This country is quite prosperous, from which I can guess that the nobles aren't that trash compared to the nobles in every isekai anime. And because of the nobles not being that trashy, the commoners are living in this country peacefully and safely. And none of the people in this country suffer from poverty, which is a good thing. There are also people from different races living in this country. Demi-humans, Elves, and Dwarves. Aside from that, there are also Vampires and Dragon-Folks as well. But they don't live in this country. Most importantly, Magic exists in this world! One of the main attractions of Isekai!'
Graham got quite excited by the thought of magic. He was extremely eager to use it and do some pretty cool stuff. He was daydreaming about all the stuff he could do if he learned magic. But then, his daydreaming got interrupted when he suddenly recalled having friends who were reincarnated in the same world as him. Took him a while to realize that.
'Come to think of it, I asked the Voice for a message program to be able to communicate with my friends. Let me try something random real quick...'
Graham then holds out his right hand and points the index finger at the desk in front of him.
Graham: "Message Box!"
He says those words in a hushed tone, while pointing at the desk, and to his surprise, a black interface appears. The interface looked similar to Discord and there was a transparent keyboard. Feeling amazed and excited, he clicks on the message icon of the interface and there he sees a group chat. The name of the group chat was 'Random Group Chat'. This made Graham feel at home. He remembered all of the times when he used to chat with his friends and have a good laugh because of their chats. He then saw that several people were typing in the group chat. And the last message was sent by 'Veldora' telling how he had died. Graham let out a silent laugh when he read that 'Veldora' died due to severe food poisoning. And everyone had sent a laughing emoji after that message. Indeed, it was quite an unusual death, but for some reason, it was hilarious as well. After a few moments of reading what everyone was writing within the Group Chat, Graham got a gist of how everyone had died in their past life.
'Hmm, Axiom's death was quite cliché-ish. He died to truck-kun. As for Voixer, He died because he tripped while walking down the stairs and hit his head afterward. Ironically, the best friends died the most funniest deaths-'
Graham started snickering after he remembered how the rest of his online homies had died. Velzoyr died because of a heart attack, and Dark died because of overwork.
'It might seem cruel and sadistic to laugh at someone's death but the thing is that we are close enough to laugh at each other's death. But I must say, Star had the most American Death. He died because there was a shootout at his school-'
Graham kept on snickering, though he felt bad for Star and the others as well. It may seem like Graham is having a good time after reading how his friends had died. But on the inside, he was hurting a lot. The people whom he could call 'friends' died so early in their lives, it was heartbreaking. Though, Graham still kept on smiling knowing that his friends were now with him in this world. He just has to find them and be their friend again.
Graham closed off his 'Message Box' and got up from his seat. He then headed towards the door, before stopping in his tracks after he had remembered something.
'Come to think of it, I haven't even seen my new appearance... I should go in front of a mirror to check that out...'
He then headed out of his room and walked down the extremely lavish hallway. There was a big mirror at the end of the hallway, or at least that's what he could remember from Graham's memories. After walking for a few moments, He sees the mirror. Graham is extremely surprised to see his appearance.
A long-faced handsome male with medium-sized long black hair and scarlet red eyes. He is wearing a black and red three-piece shirt with a long collared jacket which has a golden chain connecting two sides of the jacket with a red ribbon strapped on both ends of the chain. As for his height, He is about 6'1.
'DAYUM! I look super hot, and my outfit looks stunning! I am also taller than I was in my past life! YIPEEEEEEEEE'
Khaled, or Graham, was super excited and happy to see his appearance. However, He would quickly compose himself after he heard a faint laugh coming from Ross's Room, and it was at the left of Graham. He then approached the door of Ross's room and opened it slightly. What Graham saw surprised him. He saw that Ross was using the 'Message Box' on his table which would typically be used for study purposes but is now being used for another purpose. Graham then realizes Ross's real identity but to confirm his suspicions, He enters the room without making a sound.
After Graham does so, He slowly creeps up behind Ross without him noticing. He sees that Ross is chatting in the 'Random Group Chat' with Velzoyr and Voixer, chatting about how his life here in another world is. Graham then puts a hand on Ross's shoulder and speaks up in a calm tone.
Graham: "Yo, Veldora."
Ross looks back at Graham with an extremely shocked face.
Ross: "How... How do you know... who I am..."
He asks in a nervous tone, but Graham's reassuring smile puts Ross at ease. Graham then speaks up in a calm tone.
Graham: "I know it because I am also another person like you who got reincarnated into this world after I died in my past life. As for my identity, I am Khaled."
Ross gets even more shocked after Graham reveals that information. He then tries to speak but no words would come out of his mouth. The person whom he had considered one of his closest friends in his past life was standing right in front of him. Graham then pulls Ross into a hug, rubbing his back.
Graham: "I don't know if you died alone in your past life or not, but I am going to promise you something. This time, I will not let you die alone. We were best friends in our past lives, but now, I am your older brother. And as an older, I will be there for you. To support you, and to stop you if you ever decide to walk down the path of evil."
Graham spoke in a calm and reassuring tone, making Ross feel protected and loved. He hugged back Graham tightly, not wanting to let him go. Graham, on the other hand, was thinking something.
'In my past life, I couldn't have said the words I have said just now. I didn't even have the mental strength to live my life properly, let alone assure someone like this. I guess, dying does change a person completely. It's like I am a new person. A person whose personality and mental strength are far higher than the person I used to be. I had a lot of things in my past life that I wanted to do. But before I could do any of them, I died. This time, I will live a life free from any regrets. I promise this to myself! The life of a main character!'
All of these thoughts may sound ordinary but to Graham, it was a big deal to him. Ross, on the other hand, looked up to Graham. He spoke out in a low tone.
Ross: "S-So... How did you die, Khaled?"
Graham looked at Ross, answering his question in a calm tone.
Graham: "I honestly don't know that myself. I don't know the exact cause. But I died in my sleep. It sounds kind of insane, but it is the truth."
Ross was quite surprised by Graham's revelation. He was wondering how someone could die in their sleep, but after he remembered that he and all of his other friends had died some unusual deaths, except for Star, his surprise quickly subsided. The reason why Star's death wasn't unusual was because he died in a school shootout, something fairly common in the United States of America. Graham then adds in a calm tone.
Graham: "Also, call me Graham from now on, instead of Khaled. People will get suspicious if you accidentally call me Khaled in public."
Ross nods his head in understanding. Graham then asks a question to Ross in a calm tone.
Graham: "How did you die, Ross? I know that you died due to severe food poisoning, but what I am asking here is, how did that happen?"
Ross then stops hugging Graham. He then offers a seat to Graham and he takes a seat in front of Graham. Ross then starts explaining how his death had happened in his past life. Ross drank a chocolate milkshake he had bought from a local grocery store while he was returning from his classes. After he drank the chocolate milkshake, his vision started to get blurry and his stomach was hurting a lot. Before anything could be done, He was dead on the spot. It took Ross 15 minutes to explain all of it, and after the explanation, Graham pats Ross's shoulder. Graham then comforts him with some words.
2 hours later. Both Ross and Graham are the library of their house. The library was huge and had a lot of bookshelves, each bookshelf containing at least a hundred books. Within the entire mansion, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that the library of the mansion was the second biggest room. Of course, the biggest room in the mansion was the Banquet Hall, being large enough to fit at least two thousand people in there. Not to mention, it was also quite extravagant as well. Anyways, in the library, Ross and Graham are both reading books about different topics. Ross is reading about the nobility system of this world while Graham is reading about the culture of this world. While reading, Graham comes across an interesting thing.
Graham: "Polygamy is a popular practice in this world. Most nobles prefer to have at least 2 wives. The reason why it is so popular among nobles is because the male and female ratio of nobles is 1:3. Meaning, for 1 male, there are 3 females. The same case goes for the general population as well."
Ross, who was intently reading the book about the nobility system, looks up at Graham with a smirk.
Ross: "Dark would be so much happy if he got to know this information"
Ross snickers under his breath after he says that. Graham also does the same.
A fair-skinned young man with black hair along with a reddish tip at the bottom and ruby-red eyes. He is wearing full black clothes with a black coat hovering over his shoulder. That is what Ross looks like.
Graham then asks Ross about what he had learned from the book he was reading. Ross then answers in an excited tone.
Ross: "There are 10 ranks in the nobility system. The ranks are Esquire, Knight, Baron, Viscount, Earl/Count, Margrave, Marquess, Duke, ArchDuke, and lastly, the Emperor. The Esquire Rank is the lowest among nobility while the Emperor holds the highest rank when it comes to nobility. As for the ranking, it goes like this: Esquire < Knight < Baron < Viscount < Earl/Count < Margrave < Marquess < Duke < ArchDuke < Emperor."
After Ross finished speaking, he could see that Graham was looking at him with a deadpan expression. Graham then speaks in a blank tone.
Graham: "You had to say 'lower than' every time after each rank to explain the ranking to me... You still haven't changed at all..."
Ross laughs at Graham's statement.
Ross: "Hahaha! I am still me after all!"
He enthusiastically adds. It was great to see Veldora, now Ross being himself like he used to be in his past life. Graham's expression then changes to a normal one.
Graham: "We should also research the Magic of this world and the Cosmology of this world as well. Mostly, Magic, because it is an everyday thing."
Ross then nods his head in agreement. Both Ross and Graham get up from their respective seats and head to the section that has books related to Magic. Both of them gather 2 books about the basics of Magic and return to their respective seats...