Redoing Life in Another World From Zero

Chapter 2

...:"It's getting late out huh? Guess i'm sleeping on the street tonight"

Wandering through the city ... noticed that the sun was starting to set. This had only added to the feeling that he was now homeless as it started to set in that he would be sleeping on the street for the first time of his life. He wasn't wealthy but he had lived a comfortable life and adjusting to life in a fantasy world especially one in poverty was going to be tough.

He had made progress during the day though even if it was just the bare minimum information of his surroundings. By asking around and getting many confused reactions he had learned that the country he is in is called "Lugunica" and is one of the four nations of the world alongside "Kararagi", "Vollachia", and "Gusteko".

...:"Unfortunately there are also no homeless shelters so I'm completely on my own here, maybe i should try asking some people if they're offering jobs still wouldn't fix my shelter problem though"

Shelter wasn't the only problem prevalent here however, food and water would be a concern soon enough.

...:"I think I heard you can go three weeks without food and three days without water although I don't want to push it that far but currently I'm getting very tired."

Because he has been suddenly transported to another world from night to day he has technically experienced two consecutive days and would rather get some rest sooner rather than later.

...:"I'd really like to find somewhere without any dirt or even a blanket but that might be asking for too much."

Currently he was wandering around the slums of the city which was noticeably in worse condition than the rest of the city displaying a clear wealth disparity between the inner part of the city and the neighborhoods surrounding it.

...:"Even after a few hours of wandering around here this place still feels unreal"

Looking around him as he looked for a spot to sleep he still had a feeling that this was some sort of dream after all this city was a true fantasy world from the varied species to the medieval style of the city. The technology seemed to fit the setting too, there was some sort of sewage system but nothing as fancy as electricity.

...:"This place should do fine for now"

Stumbling across an alleyway that looked okay enough to rest in as it at least has some cover from the sun. Although comfortable wouldn't exactly be the right word to describe it, it was better than nothing.

???: "Hey there buddy you wouldn't happen to have some valuables on you?"

...:"huh?"

???: "Yeah cough up everything ya got"

???: "Or we'll beat the shit out of ya"

As ... was about to settle in he heard three voices from behind him. Looking behind himself while startled he was met with three figures standing before him: one large, one small and one average sized. Though it was getting hard to see late in the day, all of them looked like stereotypical thugs.

...:"You've gotta be kidding me right?"

It was quickly apparent that he was being mugged.

...:"Though I suppose I shouldn't be too surprised I did just go into a dark alleyway at night"

Looking at his surroundings it appears there are no other exits to the alleyway making ... cornered, they likely waited outside for an opportunity to corner someone like this. None of the thugs look particularly strong but three on one probably won't end well. With limited options the group of thugs started approaching.

...:"Think think think what do I do"

Walking backwards in an attempt to avoid the inevitable there seemed to be no way out of this as the thugs continued to approach.

Big thug: "oh c'mon now are you scared?"

Average thug: "Just give us everything ya got and we might not hurt you"

There were only three potential options he could think of: fight, run, or comply with their demands. The first was likely to end badly and he found it hard to bring himself to the third so running seemed like the best option here however if it were to fail it would likely turn into a fight.

...: If I can push one of them aside and dash out of the alleyway into the street they might be less inclined to chase me out in the open.

With a plan in place he waited for the three to approach him. He would wait for them to be next to him to catch them off guard and push aside the small one.

...: Hey you know I don't really have anything of value so there isn't much point to this.

Small thug: oh yeah?! We'll be the judges of that!

...: That's too bad I guess.

As they reached him he made an attempt to maybe convince them to leave, though he didn't really expect much of it. He started feeling far more nervous now that they were right in front of him but he was determined to make his move.

Average thug: Well throw us all you got already if you don't want us to search you ourselves.

Small thug: Yeah! Get on with it alre... Hey what the hell!!!

As the small one was talking ... took his opportunity and shoved him with all his force and tried to start running away however...

Average thug: That's a real bold move buddy.

Just as ... had tried to make his escape one of the thugs had sprung forward and grabbed his arm. Shocked and fearing the worst ... tried getting the thugs grip off and succeeded however the feeling of relief was very short lived as there had been plenty of time for the large thug to catch up and forcibly pull ... back.

Large thug: You really think you can get away?

Small thug: Yeah! You're gonna pay!!

Right after being pulled back he was punched in the face by the average thug. Recovering as fast as he could ... retaliated by throwing a punch back knocking the thug back, however the large thug came into the fight putting all of his weight into hitting ... who fell backwards feeling the overwhelming blow on the floor holding his face and dropping the bag with his belongings due the impact.

Realizing how bad this was ... tried to get up as fast as possible but was swiftly met with a kick from the small thug forcing him back to the ground. It was apparent that there was no chance that he could win in the fight of one against three.

...: Ok ok!! I give up, take my stuff.

Small thug: It's too late for that.

After having said that the average thug kicked ... face in followed by the large thug kicking his stomach knocking the wind out of him. All three of the thugs had surrounded him and begun kicking him over and over again while ... tried to brace himself. He had never experienced being beat up like this, every blow knocking him into another. Despite bracing himself he still received blows that would show afterwards

Average thug: That's enough let's just take his bag and leave.

After kicking ... for a while considering the beat down to be sufficient the average thug walked away and picked up the bag that ... had dropped while calling to his friends to hurry up.

Large thug: Yeah it's gettin kinda late isn't it.

Small thug: Fine, fine but ya better not try to mess with us again!

He did nothing as they all walked away still holding his head protecting himself. The stuff they took wasn't that valuable, just some snacks that would at best last a day however...

...: It was all I had

It took a while for him to realize that he was crying, and it was at that moment that he truly felt like he had hit zero.