ᴘʜᴀɴᴛᴏᴍ ᴘᴀɪɴ (ᴍ!ʏᴀɴᴅᴇʀᴇs x ʀᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ)

if you see a bitch in the alley with a bad bob that is NOT me, go the other way

You thought your love for novels was extinguished, you didn't read them in record time like you used to but when you discovered "I got isekai'd into the post-apocalyptic game I played but I'm overpowered!" You know the name is long as fuck but most isekai novels have an absurdly long title nowadays. It had a basic overused plot, the protagonist is overpowered, he gets a harem and he has to save the world!

You think you fell in love with the novel because the characters were so relatable, they weren't all perfect, and they made mistakes and did shitty things to others. The protagonist was definitely the most relatable though, usually, the protagonists in isekai animes or novels are a bland harem mc, mean and stoic, or straight-up evil.  Luca was not like that though, oddly enough he seemed more like a comedic relief character than a protagonist. He would complain and be rightfully scared during operations, he left his teammates to die because there was a strong enemy there.

None of them died there but you'd do the same as well! You're not some selfless person, you're selfish! You would never do something so noble unless you received money. The novel felt so real at times as well, the secondhand embarrassment you would experience made you turn off that phone and walk around your room. Anyway, you were craving a snack but your fatass had finished your last one yesterday, it was currently 11:45 PM.

Is Target open? Walmart? I don't have gas in my car though...

Well, looks like you're going to your ghetto 7-11! You put on a hoodie and grabbed your phone and your Temu taser. You really doubt your knockoff taser is gonna do any real damage but it's better to have a bluff than not to have one! Hopefully, you don't get that weirdo cashier, he literally sold alcohol to some middle schoolers, FUCKING MIDDLE SCHOOLERS! You heard he got arrested though because there were a bunch of cops outside the store for a whole day.

You made it to the store and walked in, there were barely any people inside. You went to the chip section, you kind of wanted something spicy but the white cheddar popcorn was CALLING your name. You haven't had popcorn in so long but the spicy chips sound good too, you were contemplating which food should your biggie self get when the lights suddenly went out. You were immediately on edge, you got your phone and turned on your flashlight.

"Hello...?" Nobody replied. Okay, you were starting to get creeped out...

You cautiously walked down the aisle, you jumped when you accidentally knocked over something. You called out once more but nobody replied, you were ready to bolt out of the store but then something, no...someone grabbed your ankle. It was a hand, it felt cold and slimy, you tried getting out of their grip but you ended up falling.

"Get off me, please!" You pleaded as you desperately tried to get the hand off you.

This is what I get for being big! Fuck, it's starting to hurt-

You pointed your flashlight in the direction of the unknown person to identify who was grabbing you. To your shock, you saw it was a single hand attached to an unnaturally long arm. Before you could react, multiple arms emerged out of the darkness, grabbing and pulling you toward the unknown entity.
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Ugh, it feels like I have a hangover...

Your head hurts and you feel like shit, you know you look like shit too. You're wiping your eyes and fixing hair when you realize, you're supposed to be dead. You got killed by some ghost or demon, you don't know okay? But now you're in some sparkling squeaky clean room, you're sat on top of a bed, it's squeaky and unbearably hard. You're confused but you're alive at least, now you have to figure out where you are. It doesn't take someone with two brain cells to know you're probably reincarnated or isekai'd.