Transmigrating hurt almost as much as drowning.
As pain once more rippled through his body, Nicholas stumbled into a corner of the small room he found himself in. Back pressed into the corner, he slid down the wall and rested his head on his knees while attempting to catch his breath. From the corner of his eye he could see a maroon curtain that stopped approximately a ruler length from the ground. Opposite him was a cream wall with a full-length mirror. It was obviously a changeroom, but unlike any changeroom Nicholas had ever been in before. The carpet he was sitting on, was soft and plush, while the curtain appeared to be velvet and rather than hooks to hang clothes up while trying them on, there was a wooden coat rack with several items of clothing on hangers.
<Welcome to your first mission: Save the Cannon Fodder>
Nicholas blinked as the videogame style dialogue box appeared in the air before him.
<Choose your Character Name>
"What?" Choose his name? Didn't this body already have a name?
<Choose your Character Name>
"Ah... Nicholas Kim." He may as well choose his own name— less chance of forgetting who he was supposed to be if he used the name he was most familiar with.
<Character Name: Nicholas Kim.
Mission: Save the Cannon Fodder Nicholas Kim
Save point established>
"Hey!" What was this? He was the cannon fodder? How is he supposed to save himself if he doesn't even know where he is? "Some help would be appreciated."
<You have selected the Help Option. Choose from the following options:
Introduction to World Plot
Sync Original Memories>
"Because that was helpful," Nicholas scoffed at the System before making a selection.
<You have selected the Help Option. Choose from the following options:
Introduction to World Plot
Sync Original Memories>
A life flashed before his eyes like a movie on fast forward.
The body he was inhabiting had lived in Chicago for the whole of his thirty-one years. His life till now had been unremarkable, yet happy. His next door neighbour growing up, a freckle faced boy called Gabe Seljaro, was his best friend and the two of them had gone to Chicago University together; the original studying law and Gabe studying business. It was while studying in the D'Angelo Law Library (rather, the original was attempting to study while his best friend flirted with the librarian's assistant) that the pair met the female lead of the World's plot. The original never knew why, but sparks had flown the moment his best friend and the female lead laid eyes on each other. Louisa Silvestra was a tiny ball of energy— barely reaching the original's shoulder and able to be tucked under Gabe's arm. They knew this for a fact because upon seeing the petite brunette struggling to reach a book on a higher shelf, rather than offer his assistance, Gabe had instead decided to lean casually against the shelf, with his hand tucked behind his head, and ask if she was old enough to be on campus unsupervised. When she turned to retort, her face went straight into Gabe's armpit and their immediate argument elevated to shouting insults in Italian, and ended in all three of them being expelled from the library indefinitely. Fortunately for the original, he was known to the librarian who agreed to lift their ban on the condition that they serve time as library assistants and restock the shelves of a night for the remainder of the semester. Over time, the original found himself stocking shelves by himself while the pair took advantage of the deserted library. They married after graduation and it was only when standing as best man that the original felt his heart break and realised he'd fallen in love with his childhood friend.
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The Harmony of the Spheres
RomanceA Transmigration Novel of Seven Arcs. Nicholas Kim's future unfolded after his death. Despite thinking his rescue of the drowning child was just pure instinct, and his subsequent death merely an unfortunate consequence, the world regarded him as a...
