[Sorry for changing the blurb... Apologies to everyone who had it bookmarked before!]
Blurb:
The Different World Reincarnation Simulator is a game with a terrible name but absolutely fantastic content. Its playable races include, but aren't limited to, humans, elves, fairies, descendants of the gods, and demons.
By the way, descendants of the gods and demons are hidden characters. They only appear after some unlucky players trigger certain historical storylines. And, by the way, I'm the unlucky player who triggered the demon race.
Wondering why I was unlucky?
Ha! Doesn't it sound impressive? But the first player to trigger the storyline is forced to change races, and has all their levels and skills wiped out.
So I got mad, made a new account, and played it all the way to the top.
Then I started a glorious retirement, and even unlocked every crafting and gathering skill.
Oh, did I forget to mention that the game lets you create skills yourself, although the only way to do it is by combining existing skills?
I was so busy enjoying my retirement that I only remembered my original account was still a pathetic level-one character when I saw a "Newbie looking for a carry" message in world chat.
I thought about the face I'd spent an hour customizing... and decisively logged in on my tablet.
I used my high-level account to carry my level-one account. Ah, life is good~
In the end, I looked at my two accounts, each sitting at the top of a different ranking, and smiled as I held my phantom-pain liver.
Then the story took one twist after another: I apparently died suddenly while gaming and reincarnated into my demon-race game account. But that account hadn't unlocked a single life skill, so I was at risk of starving to death. Then I discovered I could switch to my other account. But first I had to reclaim that account before I could switch...
After all that, I was still going to starve to death. But just before I did, I met a kid in ragged clothes by the river, roasting! a! fish!
And just like that, I became a temporary babysitter. Heh heh~
In short, it's the story of a demon king who's useless at daily life, gets raised by a kid, and searches for his own account along the way.
But...
"Why are there so many rumors going around the Demon King's castle?" my other account asked as he peeled grapes for me.
"Who knows? Don't worry about it," I said, gaming as I opened my mouth to be fed.
"You're letting grape juice drip." Being the thrifty sort, I licked the juice off his fingers. It was mine anyway, so I didn't mind.
"That's true. Then let's ignore it."
Dating myself? I'm narcissistic, but not that narcissistic.
P.S. I came up with the title in three seconds, and will probably change it. Feel free to leave suggestions in the comments.
It's a goofy, fun story, inspired by a sudden idea while watching an anime.
This is my first original story, so please forgive any shortcomings.
If you really can't stand it, please leave quickly. There's no need to leave a comment about it.
Cutoff: 2022/3/26
Theme: Perseverance will eventually bring good results
