"So this is where they suck you in huh?"
The tired young man puts the manga back on the shelf before going up to the counter to pay for his things
"Oh a groove edged ten"
He takes his stuff and walks out the store until his vision starts getting blurry
"The hell? I guess that's what happens when you stay in your room all day..."
Until...
It was bright
Too bright
"Huh? What's going on? Where am I? Is this... have i... BEEN ISEKAI'D INTO A WHOLE NEW WORLD?!
Our excited Subaru started wandering everywhere his eyes could see, through the market, into bars, accidentally walking into a female demihuman restroom...
"Oh jeez I cant read any of this..."
He was interrupted from his thought by the stall owner
"Hey kid! Wanna but an appa?"
Woah that was surprising
"Appa? Don't you mean apple-"
[would you like to become this person?]
[Y/N]
Huh? What's this? Why is it infront of me?
His hand hesitantly goes to touch the yes option until...
Hundreds of memories flooded into him at once. combat skill, adventuring, loss, fatherhood, all pouring into his mind in a fraction of a second
"Oh uh... no thanks I don't want an appa..."
Subaru walks away and goes into an alley
"What was that just now? I felt like I had just lived an entire life in a fraction of a second it was like I just... became him for a moment-"
"Hey you! Give us all your money!"
Subarus gaze sharpened, he didn't even realize he did, it felt as if he's been doing this for a long time as he dispatches the thieves in a surprising amount of skill
"How did I do that? Why did it feel so natural"
Subaru was buried in his thought until a girls voice pierced through them
"Hey you! Give me back my insignia!"
But the same option appears...
[Would you like to become this person?]
[Y/N]
His hand hesitantly pick the yes option and then....
PAIN