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Meet Vitor, a young man who, after his death, awakens not in oblivion, but in the mystical celestial plane. Confounded and teeming with questions, he is thrust into the kaleidoscopic universe of Konosuba - a realm he once di...
Look, I'm not sure if waking up in a new world is supposed to be so...desolate. If you've read any fantasy book or played any RPG, you'd know that a portal, divine light, or even an enigmatic villain usually transports you to the square of a bustling city, where adventure awaits with open arms. However, as I slowly opened my eyes, I found nothing, Literally nothing.
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The damp grass beneath my sneakers, the vast moonlit plain... wait a minute, what kind of moon is this? It was still somewhat gray, like Earth's, but seemed much more prominent and with fewer craters. And the starry sky above me told me one thing: I was utterly alone. Don't get me wrong, I do appreciate my solitude, but when you find yourself in a completely unknown universe, realizing that you don't recognize ANY of the constellations, solitude is not exactly what you're looking for.
"What the hell is this?!"
My voice echoed across the plain as if the echoes dodged me. I thought the goddess, with all her babble, would have at least had the decency to send me close to Axel. But clearly, she decided that I didn't even deserve that...
Lost in thoughts and frustrations, I wandered aimlessly across the plain, hoping a city would somehow emerge on the horizon. And before anyone says, "Hey, maybe she sent you to a safe place?" let me tell you, I thought about that. But honestly, the prospect of being in the middle of nowhere, where I didn't even know where the nearest person was, just irritated me.
However, amid all this frustration, I couldn't help but feel a strange twinge of excitement. I mean, here I was, in the world of Konosuba, in the world of KONOSUBA!! Completely lost and without a single acquaintance nearby... It wasn't exactly the kind of adventure I had imagined, but, well, it was an adventure, it's awful, but it's thrilling!
So, there I was, walking what seemed to be the end of the world, when I spotted a hill not too far from where I was. Maybe I could see something more than this endless steppe from the top of that hill. With that thought in mind, I decided it was better than wandering aimlessly. The climb was steep and really uncomfortable, but when I finally reached the top, the sight I encountered was exactly the same. The vast plain continued without a single sign of civilization. What a bummer, huh?
When I was about to give up, I spotted a faint light in the distance. I wasn't sure what it was, but it was the only thing that stood out amidst the darkness. "There's my light at the end of the tunnel!" I murmured to myself. Even if it was a long and potentially dangerous path, it was at least a path.
And so, I began my journey toward that unknown light with nothing more than a vague hope. Because if there's one thing I've learned from life (and from the New York subway), it's that the light at the end of the tunnel can be an exit... or a train coming in your direction. And, honestly, at this moment, I was ready to face either one.
02
I'll tell you, this business of putting one foot in front of the other on uneven terrain with only the moon for illumination isn't exactly thrilling. The light, which seemed like salvation, increasingly seemed like an unreachable beacon. But damn, I had to keep going. There wasn't much else to do, right? But even with this uncertain walk, something strange happened. I was feeling... a kind of excitement...
