1 Waking Up in a Whole New World

I am an ordinary thirty four year old office lady living in the big city. Like what others do, I work for a living. What others do not know is, I am an office lady by day, and an otaku by night. Like most otakus, I like watching anime, reading mangas or manhwas and webnovels, and I definitely love playing video games.

A new game came out recently, one of my most awaited game of date. It was an action adventure game, a genre I love playing. It was set in medieval period where there was no technolgy like in our world. But even without technological advancements, there was magic. This magic is what shaped the world of the game.

I played the male protagonist of the game. His background was set rather well. He was born in a ducal house, the first born son of a duke. He was set to be a great lord, but of course that will not be the case.

The male protagonist was betrayed by his own flesh and blood, his mother. His mother who allied with the emperor of any allied empire, betrayed the male protagonists father and gave their dominion to the empire.

I cried seeing as to how the male protagnist experienced heart break and hardships in his life. Playing him was such a satisfaction.

One night I was at least ninety percent done with the game and was agonizing if I would still continued on playing.

"I guess I will call it a night." I sighed.

I turned off my console and put down the controller. I looked at the game box and saw the male protagonist on the cover.

"If you are just real."I blurrted out. "I had my fair share of character crushes on many platforms but you take the cake." I smiled.

I maybe an otaku but I had my fair share of romances. But alas, I am currently single and this male protagonist in front of me is just my cup of tea.

He has the perfect muscular body. Wide shoulder blades, bulky chest, and a slim waist with six pack abs. His face was also to die for, those blue saphire eyes, black hair, a bridged nose and a short rigged beard.

"I do not like men with beards but this hotty is an exception." I said out loud. "I will miss you after I am done with this game." I sighed.

I still have ten percent more to play but I can see the ending in this game. Like many typical action and adventure games, many of the protagonists sacrifice their lives for the world and their loved ones. I can name many such games out there.

"It would be heartbreaking to see you die, now that I got an attachement to you." I said. "But this is just a game." I told my self.

"This is just a game." I repeated.

But it never felt like any other game to me. I felt some connection with the male protagonist, knowing that he was really my ideal type.

I lay in bed with the game casing. I looked at him in the cover some more and sighed.

"I guess it is time to sleep." I said to my self. "See you tomorrow my prince." I smiled and turned off my light.

'How I wish you were real.' I thought when my mind was drifting into sleep. 'I would do anything in my power to save you from your faith."

**

"Hey..." A voice from a distance calls. "Wake up..."

"Hmmm..." I mumbled because my eyelids were still heavy.

"What am I going to do with you." The voice sighed. At first it was distant but now it was like the voice was above me.

"Hmmm, it is still early, mommy." I instictively said.

"Hey, I am not your mother, hmp!." The voice felt irritated. "Well then just listen then."

"Okay..." I replied sleeply. I tried to open my eyes but the surroundings felt very bright. I only saw a silhouette of a woman standing above me and looking at me directly.

'So it is a woman.' I thought. 'But if she is not my mother then who is she.' I wondered. But I did not wonder too long because her voice sounded beautiful. I am not sure but I felt at ease while listening to her.

"I need your help." The voice said. "And you are the only one that could help me."

"Hmmm..." I replied sleeply.

"Please help my world." The voice said. "You are the only one that I know that could do it."

"Hmm... why me?" I asked thinking that I still have work tomorrow morning.

"Because you are the only one I saw that cares." The voice said. "Please... help me. Help us."

Her voice sounded sincere and pleading that I nodded in agreement.

"Yes? You will help?" The voice sounded merily. "Yey!"

I smiled feeling her laughter.

"There might be hardships ahead, but do not worry I will give you the edge when you need it." The voice said. "After all of this, I will grant you a wish. One wish, remember that."

"Okay..." I replied and then the darkness took me again.

**

My consiousness was starting to awaken with the birds chirping outside. I was snugging under a thick blanket feeling cold.

'Hmm, did I turn on the AC last night?' I thought to my self feeling cold.

I turned around on my bed feeling the soft fabric. I loved the feeling and wanted to drift into sleep once again when I heard the door open.

"My lady, it is time to wake up." The woman that came inside said.

"Hmm, just a few minutes." I said sleeply thinking that it was my mother.

"My lady, you cannot stay in bed." The woman that I thought who was my mother said. "Today is a special day. It is the name day of the young lord Heathfield, Sir Vladfort Heathfield."

"Vladfort..." I said. "Isn't that the male protagonist of my game, Sir Vladfort Heathfield? How did you know that mom?" I asked.

"What game are you saying my lady? I do not know of what game you are saying." The woman replied. "And why are you metioning your mother my lady? She has not been with us for at least three summers."

"What?!" I was shocked with what I heard. I shot up off the bed and looked around.

I was inside a room that looked all new to me. I was laying on a canopy bed that I only saw in movies. The furnitures looked like they were plucked out of the midieval ages. There was such an entricate fire place just across my bed, something I only saw in the movies.

I looked at the woman that I tought was my mother. She was wearing a dress that I could only think off at an old themed movie. She had an aprond on and a bandana on her forehead. I looked at her wide in surprise. The woman was also surprise with my expression.

"My lady, are you alright?!" The woman jumped to me and held my forehead. "Maybe you are sick? Pricsilla, go call the doctor!" She shouted outside.

I was still in a state of shock with what is uncovering before my eyes.

'Is this what you call an isekai?' I thought to myself.

I secretly pinched my self under the sheets and it hurt, meaning I am not dreaming.

'Oh my gosh, I am not dreaming.' I thought to my self. 'This is actually hapenning! I am in another world!' My otaku self was jumping in joy inside.