Boom, Boom!!!
I heard a loud boom in my ears every second. Breathing was hard, and my eyes felt heavier with each moment.
But after a few minutes, the pressure that covered my eyes faded, and then came a pounding headache.
When I opened my eyes, my strange shiny grey eyes looked at a beautiful view in front of me.
A modern city with no problems. Everywhere you looked, there were tall white buildings with lights.
You could see shops, stands, and many other things.
As the warm wind touched my skin, lying under the sunlight, I wondered how I got here.
While I rubbed my forehead, trying to calm the headache, memories suddenly came to me.
"Right..."
After I remembered what I was doing, I thought maybe that caused all this.
But I quickly forgot what happened, because the pain all over my body made it impossible to think clearly.
I stayed under the sunlight for five more minutes, waiting for the headache to pass. No matter how hard I tried to remember, my brain just couldn't bring it back.
When the pain was finally gone—but some weakness remained—I felt goosebumps as soon as I stood up.
Then I blinked and noticed I was suddenly home, and an even stronger pain hit my body, like it was about to tear apart.
No matter what I did, every time I blinked or closed my eyes, I ended up in a different place.
Sometimes I was in places I knew, sometimes in places I didn't.
A panic attack hit me, until I opened my eyes again, but this time, after I blinked... I didn't move to another place.
Darkness stood before my eyes.
Complete darkness.
I couldn't see anything but black, but after a few minutes of stress—when I started to think I died—a glowing white screen suddenly appeared.
Just like in manhwas and web novels.
Maybe it's some kind of system?
Like those novels I used to read.
One of them was my favorite, and it was pretty popular.
In it, the main character wrote a novel and got pulled into it.
He ended up in the body of a background character he didn't write about. His head hurt too, and after saying a few words, he opened his status.
But my case was different.
~•~ Info / Message ~•~
You have successfully passed the Paranormal Candidate test.
You may now begin your work.
In a few minutes, your stats will be revealed.
~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~
What, what?
My head still hurt a lot—and now it got even worse... I thought it was going to explode.
"Damn it."
...
In a blink, the message disappeared...
After that, only silence. Deep darkness.
...
Then, a few minutes later, another glowing screen appeared.
Because my head hurt even more, the pain moved into my eyes. I could barely see, but I squinted as hard as I could and read the white glowing text.
~•~ Paranormal / Statistics ~•~
Classification : Paranormal.
Paranormal Class: Gluttony, Low Tier E, Second Rank – 80%
~•~
|||#→ Extremely Dangerous Paranormal Job:
#1: ﴾Low Tier E Summoner, First Rank – 0%﴿
A very dangerous job that always deals with paranormal activity. But at your low level, the danger is much smaller.
You'll get all the ritual tutorials in your mind. Just think about which spirits you want to summon, or wish to call someone, and the ritual steps will appear in your thoughts.
~•~
|||#→ Paranormal Art of Gluttony:
#1: ﴾Gluttony Tier﴿ — ×Doesn't exist or was deleted× Mastery: 10%
~•~
|||#→ Low-Level Gluttony Library:
#1: ﴾Peak Tier﴿ — ×Not in library or deleted× Level 1
#2: ﴾Low Tier﴿ — ×Not in library or deleted× Level 1
~•~
|||#→ Paranormal Physical Skills:
#1: ﴾Mid Tier R﴿ – Stamina, Charm
#2:﴾ Low Tier R﴿ – Sixth Sense, Strength
#3: ﴾High Tier E﴿ – IQ, Body
#4: ﴾Low Tier E﴿ – Aura, Mind
#Unknown: ﴾Hidden﴿ – ???
#Unknown: ﴾Hidden﴿ – ???
#Unknown: ﴾Hidden﴿ – ???
Report: Low Tier R, First Rank 10%
~•~
|||#→
Student at the Paranormal Training Academy.
Class Level: 2
~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~
After seeing the text on the white screen, I understood absolutely nothing.
I didn't understand because the screen disappeared too fast, and my head was shaking more and more every second. So I couldn't really remember what it said.
But there was one thing I did get:
I became some kind of Gluttony.
I really didn't like the name, but thinking about what was ahead, the corners of my lips curved up.
"I'm in an isekai now, where I'll have everything I want? But... no phones or gadgets there... That's sad."
But before I could really enjoy it, I fell into a dark abyss.
The ground under me disappeared into darkness.
...
I woke up and opened my eyes.
I was in my small apartment again. The evening light from the window shined into my room.
There was a lamp beside me, giving a warm light that made the room feel cozy.
Next to it was a desk with my computer. And beside that desk, another small table.
On that table were my phone and backpack.
Since my head didn't hurt anymore, I decided to stand up after sitting on the bed for a few minutes.
...
Everything felt normal. But to make sure everything that just happened really happened, I shouted across the apartment:
"Status window!"
And instantly, the same glowing screen appeared in front of me.
I was shocked.
...
Okay, who am I kidding? No screen appeared.
My words didn't work... Maybe I need to say another phrase or something specific?
"Status!"
...
It was quiet. Nothing appeared.
Only the sound of birds singing outside.
"Guess it was just a dream."
But a really weird dream.
Every time I try to remember what happened, I break out in sweat and get goosebumps.
If that head pain was real, I'd probably go insane.
But right now, everything was perfect. I felt like the calmest person in the world.
But just then, my phone rang.
A friend?
"Unknown number."