Chapter 1: Red Mist in the Sky
"Your mom is a bicth."
"????? What the f—"
***
Hah, boring~
Wake up, get ready, go to school, come home, and sleep.
This never-ending cycle eventually makes me bored. I want to grow up quickly and do whatever I want.
Work and build a family, isn't that wonderful?
BRAK!
"Evan! Pay attention to the board!"
SWOOOSH—
I see it!
A marker measuring 7 cm in length, 2 cm in width, and 2 cm in height flew towards me. The marker flew at a speed equivalent to an intercontinental ballistic missile traveling at more than Mach 7.
DING—DONG!
The sound of the bell rang loudly throughout the room, marking the end of the lesson.
Flick—
"Heh, I caught it."
Evan smiled and grinned at the teacher.
"Oh? So you caught it? Hmmph, after school meet me in the teacher's room!"
The teacher took his equipment and put them into the bag he brought out of the classroom.
"... Hah~ how many times have you been called by Mrs. Vera in the teacher's room? Aren't you tired?"
Said one of the friends sitting next to Evan.
"Haha, I don't care. Isn't the teacher very beautiful? I heard she just graduated with a master's degree from the university, didn't she? Already beautiful, smart at teaching, caring towards students... she is truly perfect!"
His desk mate frowned.
"Tsk, no wonder no one want to be your girlfriend. Such a pervert.
***
Ding~ Dong~
The school bell rings once again, but now it's time to go home.
In the bustling school corridor, Evan walked slowly towards the teacher's room.
Because his classroom and the stairs are close together, he has to push through a sea of people before reaching the teacher's lounge.
After struggling for almost ten minutes, Evan finally stood in front of the teacher's room door.
Dok- Dok-
"Excuse me."
Evan opened the door and entered.
Among the many students who meet their respective teachers, whether to submit assignments, ask about lessons they haven't understood, request extra credit, or, lastly—trouble.
After passing six tables and turning right and left, he finally arrived at Mrs. Vera's table.
"Sit down, Student Evan."
Nod—
Evan nodded and sat in front of her.
Ms. Vera clasped her hands together, staring at Evan with her serious gaze, which was said to be intimidating by various students.
"Recently, your grades have significantly dropped."
A piece of paper was extended towards Evan.
He took it and read.
[Name: Evan Mayer
Age: 17 years old
Class: XI
...
...
Mathematics: 90
Physics: 96
Biology: 88
Religion: 64
Indonesian: 78
English: 90
Art: 50
.. ]
"Looks the same as before..."
"Hah... some dropped severely, except mathematics and physics."
"But that's not a problem, right?"
Mrs. Vera was shocked to hear Evan's words.
"Ah, I understand. You're going through puberty, aren't you?"
"???"
***
A few minutes later.
Outside the school gate.
"Why is today so heavy?"
I feel something strange in my body, my focus has diminished, making it hard for me to think clearly, and my fitness has also weakened these past few days.
"Am I going to die?"
Haha, impossible.
I shook my head.
"Hey, don't say strange things. You haven't submitted today's math homework, don't think you can die today."
The person who answered my words was Aceng, my desk mate. He is a bit foolish and silly, but has a gentle and loving heart. It's a pity because of his fierce appearance, I feel a bit embarrassed when walking with him. Maybe it's also because I'm friends of this 'gorilla,' that women trying to avoid.
"Hmm... You must be thinking of something inappropriate!"
"What?"
"Shhhh, let me guess. She must be Shelly from the next class. She is indeed beautiful, but I heard she has a sharp tongue. Do you remember our classmate named Indra?"
"... Yea?"
"He was cruelly rejected by Shelly! Eh, haven't you heard it yet?! Even this news spread quickly in less than an hour, even the teachers know about it..."
It seems that we indeed have various similarities when it comes to gossiping.
Honestly, Aceng the Gorilla has an extraordinary ear for issues. Even the teacher scandal case was solved by him. We both went home walking together, some students went home using public transportation or motorcycles. Aceng is actually someone who is not well-off, just like me hehe. Maybe that's why we can understand each other's suffering and become friends.
Finally, we parted ways on the highway, as his house was at the end of a different highway compared to mine, which is near the industrial area. Along the way, motorcyclists and cars passed by.
Ten minutes later—I arrived to my home.
Although it is made of fragile wood, I am quite proud of my father who struggled to build this house from scratch all by himself. I heard he doesn't even have any previous experience in construction, but the results he created are quite good.
Our surroundings are a bit dirty due to the air pollution produced by the factory where my father works.
"I'm home~"
After waiting for a few seconds, there was no answer from inside the house. It seems like they are all out this evening. I took off the shoes I was wearing and placed them on the shoe rack by the door.
To my right is the living room with two large sofas and a small table in the middle, all the sofas facing a small TV at the end of the room. On the left is the kitchen where my mother usually cooks with my younger sibling. The kitchen is also equipped with a dining table with 6 chairs.
Our house does look a bit shabby from the outside, but the interior is quite decent compared to other houses. I walked towards the stairs that led to the second floor where my room was.
My room is actually quite small compared to my brother's room, which is directly across from mine. But I don't have a problem with this, you know someone has to be more mature to handle things like this.
I quickly changed my clothes and lay down on the bed, which has been my best friend since I was born, my homie~
"Ugh."
The sensation I've been feeling often these past few days has struck me again. The feeling of drowsiness attacked my eyelids, slowly my consciousness faded. At this moment, Evan has completely lost consciousness.
Without him realizing it, his soul has vanished from this world, leaving behind a cold, empty body for his beloved family.
***
A gloomy room filled with an extraordinary sense of dread. The stench of rotting flesh wafts from the dismembered body parts left behind. Blood is splattered everywhere, the smell of chemicals stings the noses of those who inhale them.
Gasp—
My eyelids feel very heavy, as if burdened with a 10-ton dumbbell. When I opened my eyes, I woke up in a dark and foul room, filled with the smell of blood, rotten flesh, and faint footsteps.
"Damn, where am I?"
Was I kidnapped by criminals while I was asleep? They must be contacting my family and asking for a ransom! Shit! Why does my chest feel painful?
Unconsciously, I scratched my chest hard. It feels like my soul is being ripped from my body. After a few minutes of grimacing and writhing on the dirty floor, the pain finally subsided a bit.
Evan regained consciousness and immediately stood up, the first thing he saw was his body slightly stiff and covered in scars. He frantically groped his face.
"Fortunately, my handsome face remained untouched..."
It's just that my body feels like the body of a dead person! Heavy and uncomfortable.
"Did they do something to my body before?"
The long spear smeared with pale red blood caught Evan's attention, he also found stab wounds on his concave stomach due to malnutrition.
"... Crazy, did they stab that thing into my stomach?!"
Around him, Evan saw various strange equipment. Old laboratory equipment, and various strange liquids of different colors in test tubes.
"Wait, isn't that?!"
Human body parts and 'something strange' are scattered on the floor. Its shape is like a bat's wing but larger in size. Not just one or two, but many strange 'objects' like that are scattered everywhere.
"Fuck! Fuck!"
They must be mad scientists! I have to get out of here immediately. Sure they are conducting experiments that are beyond common sense here. Am I a human test subject?! Evan panicked, he tried to understand what was happening.
In his recent memory, he was an ordinary student who had just returned from school and was relaxing in his room.
"But my memory is a bit hazy..."
Evan frowned. He raked his hair with both hands, and for a moment, he saw a faint glowing mark on his chest.
"Eh, what is this?"
When he tried to wipe it...
Shhh-
"Argh!"
Damn, it's hot! That mark burned my skin! Fortunately, this pain disappears quickly.
"It seems that the pain will be triggered when I try to touch it..."
Actually, this sign has no shape and changes every time I see it, let's think about it later. The priority now is to escape. Evan calmed the panic symptoms he was feeling and tried to find something in this strange room.
This place is a bit cramped; it seems to be used as a laboratory room. He ran towards the table filled with test tubes, ancient books, and various documents.
"What language is this?"
The writing form resembles latin letters, but with more strokes compared to the alphabet letters.
"Ugh.."
A mild headache struck Evan, and slowly the letters that seemed foreign began to look familiar from Evan's perspective.
"... Subject 47. Vessel Project?"
Evan's eyes lit up with suspicion, he was sure the mystery would be solved when he read this document.
"... As a vessel for certain existential entities... but the subject died before the contract was completed?"
What this document means is me? Evan, who did not believe the contents of the document, lifted a large book and smashed the test tube.
Pyar!
He hurriedly picked up the largest shard he found and tried to look at himself in the dim candlelight.
"... This... This is impossible, right?"
His voice was slightly stammering, his eyes twitching and shaking.
"This body is not mine..."
He cannot accept what is happening to him. The figure he saw was a young man with jet-black hair and slightly brownish eyes. Due to the effects of malnutrition, his body became thin.
Somehow he could be in the body of someone he didn't know, is this 'Transmigration'?