Re:Shut-In

Third Choice

Here is the new chapter, thanks for all the follows/favorites, and kudos! It really motivated me.

I am trying some new stuff with this fic that I didn't see before. I hope you guys will like it. Arc 1 might be the most important arc so please don't think like "When this will end and good stuff will begin?".

By writing this chapter I realized that I don't hate Fanon Emilia at all. That was a revelation. But still, she needs to get hit before you make her rise, that's in my opinion best way to write her since she has the plot force backing her constantly in canon. She is more likable when she gets hit by consequences.

I am not in my world anymore.

That's what I stated to myself, yet my reaction was out of the ordinary... the feelings rose from my heart, they are not bad at all. There is no panic at all.

The potential future. Adventure.

"I-I... never felt this alive in years!" I can feel the difference in my voice! it was monotone and deep but now...so alive.

What about mom and dad?

What am I going to do? I need to think about that. A quick start is important.

" I felt like I was ripped apart from my world and now... It feels natural."

But still, what am I going to do?

Whenever I fantasized about this specific situation I would imagine myself jumping on an adventure and letting fate decide everything for me but that seems foolish now. I can't be dumb.

"But it's not like I can act like I have a chance with the safest action."

I wasn't in a rural area where I can easily find a job I can do physically. This place is crowded so I doubt everyone has a job let alone someone like me who cannot read.

"Actually, there is no guarantee I can do any physical labor either. Demi-humans seem common here not to mention the probability of them being naturally jacked, and magic obviously exists so who is to say that there aren't people who can just boost their muscles and make someone like me ineligible, that's quite depressing."

If I could, my choice would be working at some place where I can do paperwork but I don't know how to read or write.

I secretly hoped that I would automatically know how to read, write and—

Oh, fuck!

Can I even understand people here? Or do they understand me?

Oh no! I should quickly test that and If I can't, I have to act like a mute to not be ridiculously suspicious since probably Japanese would be like an alien language or any language I know for that matter.

"I should just walk."

As Subaru walked he watched his surroundings and the people around him, he started counting different types of demi-humans by looks. There didn't seem to be any slaves which was a good sign so far. But he could not reject that possibility just yet.

He looked at his plastic bag which he was glad that he was in contact with. He just sneaked a peek to check if things inside were affected or not. He had to be cautious if he were to show off his newly turned from 'Common' to 'Legendary' rarity items people might catch interest in him and he was the weakest person in the world right now... he can't accept being a target.

He also checked his pocket... he didn't know if it was fortunate or unfortunate that he took his old phone for that night.

Well, at least it had a crazy long battery life. That was something. And one other thing was that... time on his phone was changed drastically but as he was thinking about that—