The Author's POV

Ci Clank—

"I know a nice place."

Closing the door behind me, I followed Ren out of my apartment. After taking a look at our surroundings, we decided to move to a better place to talk. Simply put, my apartment was too filthy to stay in.

Just the stench of alcohol alone was enough to make the both of us want to leave.

As I followed Ren from behind, there were many questions that I wanted to ask him such as what was he doing here? And why was he in my apartment?...but, more than anything else, I finally felt calm.

Ren's presence and existence gave me a sense of calmness.

If he was here, it meant that everything that had happened to me wasn't merely some kind of dream. I wasn't in a coma, and I really did reincarnate back into that world.

'It's real.'

What I went through wasn't the fruition of my imagination.

Knowing this, I was able to recompose himself.

"After parting ways with each other, darkness completely overtook my consciousness. I thought that I was finally gone for good, but before I knew it, I found myself in this world."

Walking around the streets, Ren's voice reached my ears.

"It wasn't even for that long. Probably a day and a half. Just when I thought I would never associate myself with my old life, you suddenly showed up. I honestly, didn't expect to see you so soon."

My brows slowly knit together.

'Probably a day and a half. Didn't expect to see you so soon.'

Indeed, if I wasn't wrong, only two days had passed since I had died in this world. Just like the other Ren said, the time he had been here only amounted to around a day and a half.

"At first I was a bit confused about this world. As in, everything looks a lot less advanced than I previously remembered. There were no air trains, no holographic devices, or anything remotely close to that kind of level of technology..."

Ren's feet came to an abrupt halt.

"There also isn't any mana in this world."

His brows were knit into a tight frown.

Taking another step forward, Ren continued.

"At first I was very scared. Scared about the idea of coming into a world that I had never been in...but thinking about the fact that my family was fine, and that they were in your hands, I felt somewhat reassured."

Stopping in front of a cafe shop, Ren entered the place. I followed behind him. He then proceeded to order a coffee, and I did the same.

I was familiar with the place we were in. I remembered coming here a couple of times back in the past. It wasn't bad.

"As I was saying, just when I had come to terms with this world you suddenly appeared out of nowhere."

Raising and lowering his head, Ren's eyes passed on me before he squinted.

After a while, seemingly having made up his mind, he suddenly asked.

"Is that how you looked before coming to my world?"

My mouth twitched at his question. Eventually, I nodded.

"...Yeah."

"I see."

Ren took a sip of his coffee before his brows suddenly furrowed.

"Strange..." He softly muttered.

Hearing his words, my head tilted.

"What's so strange about me looking like this?"

Yes, I was fat. Very fat if I had to put it bluntly, but was it really so strange? Well, perhaps it was since he would've never have thought that the guy who took over his body was someone like me.

"Oh!"

Ren covered his hand with his mouth before waving them.

"Don't get me wrong. I'm not saying that the fact that you are fat is strange. I'm just more concerned about other things."

The frown on my face deepened.

"What are you talking about?"

cup down. His face turned

don't know...it's just that I

"Weird?"

memories. The view, the smell, the people, and

was so strange about

a thought suddenly struck me and a look of understanding flashed across

could be referring to the fact

lips as I tried to reassure Ren, but before I could finish my sentence, he

worry about it. Everything is the same as

"No, not that."

"...What do you mean?"

tip of his finger, Ren tapped the table with his other hand. For the next couple

perhaps have your ID on

head

you

be me? Indeed, he was a nobody in this world, but

have it or

impatient voice reached my

"...Yeah."

still complied. Reaching out for my pocket I took

"Here."

and analyzed it. A deep silence enveloped us as Ren carefully analyzed the card in his hand. It wasn't long before he was done looking at

"...As I expected."

card back

"What did you find?"

asked out of

my ID. His expression

a look at

my head, I lowered my head and stared

anything wrong with

slid the card before me. Lowering my head I took a closer look at my

"...What's going on?"

as I stared at my card. Lifting my

"Where is my name?"

me, my address, date of birth, and all the stuff that an ID card had, yet, there was no picture of

a minute. Something

the back of my

was my name again?

name...and now even my own ID card did not have

the world

call

other Ren

at him once again, I

"Yeah..."

used

nodded before he leaned back

you a couple of

"Go ahead."

remember the faces

faces of my

my eyes

Blank.

the faces of my

started to

"You can't remember?"

With my head still

me ask you another question. What was the name of the university you

lit up. This answer I knew.

"Unversity A."

"...Unversity A?"

repeated. Lowering his head and eying me from the top

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah."

This answer I

I forget

"Ren..."

brows furrowed after seeing his face. Was there something

eyes, I

something wrong with my

scratched the side of

should I say this, but, is there really a university called

I'm pretty su..." Pursing my lips, my voice slowly became

body as my mouth opened

that is indeed the place I wanted