2 Starting my life as a prisoner

"Is that a door in front of me?" I thought it so. In this room, there is only one door here. Maybe, I could find my answer beyond that door. As I opened that door, I found that there was one table in front of me. There are some biscuits, a cup of tea that is still hot and one piece of paper with a pen on it.

I tried to sit in front of it and try to read the text, but I couldn't manage to understand it. It was some kind of ancient language to me. Also, it was my first time looking at the language. I was exhausted and hungry. At that table, I attempted to eat a biscuit and drink a cup of tea. Then, I tried to confirm the text again.

I am a bit surprised as I can read the text. The text on the paper said,

"To the ruler,

If you want to know, our world has an enormous conflict that happened between us. I represent all of them and want you to stop this conflict. As you want to know, this conflict makes people suffer in the war between factions. We cannot live in peace for a long time. We want you to help us settle this war. Make this world peaceful again. We asked you again. Please, become our peacemaker. We also had something prepared for you. There are ancient devices on the drawer table. Use it. Maybe it can help you on your adventure. As a person who does not live here, known as WHO_LIFE.

"Good luck, ruler. "

"Woah!" I was a bit stunned when reading this text. Wait, did they want me to help them stop the war? It was quite an interesting task to do. Also, maybe I can become more noticeable in this world. As this text mentioned, it was their world, so that means I am in another world. Impossible. Yeah, it was impossible. I think this is just a dream. For a human to go to another world, it was like throwing one needle into a straw. It's extremely difficult to locate.

Maybe I should look up an ancient device first if I want to test if it was a dream or not. I pulled out the drawer and took out the box. In the box, I found a device that looks like it belongs in the regular world. There is one smartphone, a smartwatch, and a loaf of bread. "What? Bread?" It said on the plastic, "to let you resurrect over and over." Because I was hungry, I just ate it. I tried to wear the smartwatch and put the smartphone in my pocket.

"Okay, right now I should test whether it is true or not that I am dreaming. I tried to fall with my body on the floor." I just realised that I was in the desert near the ocean as my head happened to touch the floor. Woah, it was a dream. This time I tried to fall on the sand. but this time my head and my body were smeared with the sand. "Ouch, it hurt me so much, so confirm it was not a dream anymore." I tried to wash my head with the ocean water, but it smeared with the sand.

Suddenly, the smartwatch rings with a notification, and there is a text on my smartphone. As the text said,

"Due to the rampant war, people have no desire to rejoice in places prone to threats. The sea is very dangerous because it is controlled by the Beta country. Seawater is their main source of electricity and their main source of food."

So, the place where I got this device really existed. I think there might be some sort of teleportation mechanism when I try to fall on that floor. Is this some kind of device that tells you some information only? I hope it can do more crazy things. Right now, where should I go? I cannot cross the ocean, but maybe I can just travel around this desert.

I walked around this desert for around 4 hours or more. I am thirsty and sweat a lot. I hope I find the city or village soon. It was my first time walking in the desert. Right now, around 1 p.m. It's the peak of the hotness right now. I thought I would melt soon. I hope I have a guide to go around here with. As I realised, I have this smartphone. Why did not I think of it sooner?

Now, open the phone and find the guide or map for here. "Oh, there is around 10 km from here to find the city." I inhaled and exhaled for a moment. "What the hell should I do right now?" I shouted out loud. Maybe it was my end in this world.

I walked at a slow pace as I thought about what I should do to go to the city. My legs become numb from walking too long. I am not quite good at athleticism, but I am quite good if it's a survival instinct. I did not become the king's scout for nothing. But I did not learn to handle it when it became a desert.

I moved and moved until I found one merchant or something like that with a horse and carriage with them. I shouted at them, but my voice could not reach them. Right now, they are resting for a moment and letting their horse drink some water. They simply moved ahead as I approached."Argh!" I shouted.

I thought that my luck here would not affect me. I collapsed to the sand there due to exhaustion. "It was too hot, and I couldn't think rationally."It was dark and I couldn't feel anything. I just do not really care whether I live or die anymore. It was a moment I felt despair. Suddenly, my body was sacked by someone. I could hear them asking me.

"Hey! Hey! Are you all right?" I cannot move my body, nor can I speak. "He does not feel all right, but he still lives."

"Quick! Take him into the carriage and let us move faster."

"OK. OK." I felt my body being lifted by someone and put on somewhere that was less hot. "How long will we arrive there?"

"Around 10 to 20 minutes more, ma'am."

"We must hurry."

As time passed, we arrived in front of the city entrance. "Hey! Does he have an ID here?"

"No, sir."

"Ah, please take him out of there."

"But sir, he was hurt."

"It is too dangerous to help people right now. We don't know if he's just a villager or an enemy spy."

"But sir, please recover him. At least they gave him some water. I do not think that he was a bad person."

"Okay. First of all, we need to investigate him first. If he was an enemy, he was doomed, but if he was a villager, he was safe.

"Okay sir, thank you very much."

"No problem, ma'am."

Right now, I'm in a shady place. I can relax for a moment. I hope I can get some water soon. Suddenly, someone is splashing one bucket of water on me. It was quite strong enough to wake me up.

"Hey, wake up. Who are you, and are you from what nation?" As I woke up, one man with a well-built body asked me. He was big and looked like a veteran soldier.

"Where am I? What happened to me?"

"Hah! I am asking you. You should not ask me. Just answer my question first!" Even though we are close, he still shouts at me.

"What question?"

"Ah, he is dumb! Okay! Answer this, who are you and what nation are you from?" He shouts again. Maybe I can call him Shout Man.

"Oh, that question. I am Hulaif and I am new here. Also, I do not know about other places yet."

"Hey! Who life?"

"It is my name and it is not 'who life', it is spelt Hu...la...if.

"Ah, never mind! Who cares if he life or death."

"Sir, he looked confident. Are you sure he is a spy?" One man next to the shouting man asked him.

"Whether he is an enemy or not, he does not have any identity card. He has been arrested. It was ruled here."

"Okay, sir."

"So, could you answer my question?"

"Hey! Who gave you permission to talk? Okay, now talk."

"Could you answer my question before?"

"Hmm... okay. You are in Sigma Nation. This is the central city of the desert. If you want to know, your life has probably been saved by some merchant here. You should feel great that you were alive."

"Is it?"

"Yeah, Because you are going to do the prisoner job soon."

"What? Where is my lawyer?"

"There is no such thing as that here."

"What proves me guilty?"

"You are guilty because you do not have an identity card. Also, our system does not detect you as a part of our citizenship. You could not lie to us. Even children have their own citizenship. For the time being, you must serve as a prisoner for years in order to gain the authority of a Sigma. Hahaha... "

Then, I was sent to prison after that. So, from that time, My life is in another world. No one knows that I live here as a prisoner.