1 I'm Really in NBA...or not.

City C…

Year 2021.

"What to watch next? Saitama is so op."

Rome said in comical awe for Saitama.

Truly, Saitama is the strongest of them all.

Rome is a 33 years old and works at a shopping mall as a sales manager.

Not too rich but not too poor. He can buy what ever he want in his budget.

Single and ready to mingle.

He watched many other videos.

Mostly basketball highlight clips.

Looking at the clock on his Mac Book. He sighed because its late already.

Shutting down the laptop, he stood with gusto.

Forgetting the headset.

Plus his coffee on the right side corner of the laptop.

"Its 11. Time to sleep…."

But he got no chance to finish his sentence, he got electrocuted.

LA. California.

May 29, 2014.

University of Southern California.

Rome opened his eyes.

The night sky.

Billions of stars shined on him as he woke from slumber.

"Ughhh. What happened? What the!"

All of a sudden, Rome felt an intense pain at the back of his head.

Clasping it, he felt a warm liquid.

Upon seeing his hand. "Blood?"

"Ahhhhhh!!!!"

He suddenly felt a very very intense pain in his brain.

Then he passed out.

After who knows how long. Well in fact its just an hour and 12 seconds.

The eyes of Rome shined.

Then confusion, doubt and excitement.

"Im reborn?"

Is what all he can say.

Full of questions and doubt. Waiting for God to answer.

But nothing.

"This is amazing. I'm actually reborn. My God. Thank u. Thank u. hoooh"

Rome is happy. Obviously if anyone experiences what he is experiencing now, they will be happy too.

"But what the hell really happened."

His mind is replaying the last scene in his life.

Drawing to conclusion that he died my his carelessness. haha

A second life. A new start. That's just epic.

Calming down.

Rome slowly absorbs the memories in his head.

Rome Martinez-Smith.

18 years old half Filipino-half American.

Single mother household.

Father is dead because of some drunk driving when he was still in grade school. 5th to be exact.

Now he is with his mother who works as a health worker in the local home for the elderly.

Sorting out these thots quickly.

There's painful smile on his face because the experience of this Rome Martinez-Smith is worse than him, well, worse materially and has inferiority complex.

The inferiority comes from having no father and poverty.

What's Rome happy about is he is handsome enough. Yeah. Handsome.

And tall due to his father being a white american. He is 6 foot 8 inches. That tall.

But downside of it all? He is 235kg. Yeah. He is a fat man. Haha

Scratching his head looking at his big belly. "Damn. Ur fat and poor? So much for 2nd life."

He cursed himself.

"And maybe I'm the unluckiest rebirth ever. Even when ur poor, u still got mugged? Tsk"

Rome feeling his broken head.

"The original Rome got robbed. After that, the robber smacked his head with a bb gun. Passed out because of the force. And hit his head on the solid floor pavement."

Rome thot for a while before he stand up.

"Thank u Rome. I promise to take care of ur mom. no. she is my mother now. Hmm. Ill take care of our mother. Dont worry."

He forcefully trying to stand up and go to the gym to get his things.

Rome works part time in the basketball gym in University of Southern California.

He just graduated in High School last week.

With no money or scholarship, he is doomed not to go to school or college.

So, all he can do to ease financial burden, he found a relatively good paying job at the University.

Cleaner of the basketball gymnasium.

Rome accepted such fact.

He is now in a hurry because Ana, the name of his mom, now, should be freaking out because he is not home yet.

All of a sudden, Rome froze.

His eyes is fixed on the air because there's a roulette.

A transparent roulette floating in the air.

"Fantasy Draw."

"Fantasy Draw? What is this?"

Suddenly, information once again floated on his head.

"I get to have 3 fantasy draw?"

Reading the roulette. His eyes nearly popped. His mouth open so wide.

"Oh my God." That's all he can say.

Calming down for 10 minutes.

He sat at the ground rolling in the whole 10 minutes celebration of his apparent soon to be good life. Haha

The excitement cannot be stopped now.

"Draw!"

He shouted with all his lungs can muster.

The roulette seemed to understand him as it slowly turned.

"Ehh? Why is it now slowing down?"

Rome wondered as he massaged his aching knee.

Getting an idea. "Stop."

Rightfully so, the roulette slowed down.

With that, his eyes lit up.

"Ding. Congratulations….One Piece's Devil Fruit Tree."