Record of Otherworld Transfer

A story of a transferred protagonist who learns Reiki and travels the world to uncover the true intentions of a predecessor transferee who is destroying villages.

Plot

Ren, a transferee, begins learning Reiki in Hinomoto. He witnesses the destruction of a village and meets a child with empty eyes, but the child is taken away by a predecessor transferee. From the informant Kei, he learns that there are three transferees in this world. The predecessor is known as the "Destroyer" and is destroying villages to gather Inousha (ability users). Ren trains at a dojo, fights Ayakashi, and gradually grows stronger. Eventually, he meets a protagonist from the native population, and the three transferees each make different choices. Ren wants to "confirm," Kei wants to "protect," and the Destroyer wants to "rule"—the ideologies of the three clash. Ultimately, Ren experiences the despair that "looking at the world provides no answers," yet he chooses to "keep choosing even without an answer." Done!

Opening scene

I saw flames. Smoke is rising. The village is burning. "...What is this?" I muttered. It was supposed to be a normal village until just a moment ago. People were walking. Children were laughing. And yet— Buildings have collapsed, roads are cracked, and fire is burning everything. "Help me..." I heard a voice. When I turned around, a man was lying on the ground. He was bleeding. "...!" Just as I was about to run to him, the man's body vanished. Literally, vanished. Without a trace. "...What just..." I can't wrap my head around it. What is this? Magic? No, does such a thing even exist? "...Is anyone there?" I called out. There was no answer. Only the sound of the flames echoed. And then— A child, alone. Standing in the center of the village. Maybe five years old. A small body. Tattered clothes. And empty eyes. "...Hey." I approached. The child didn't move. "Are you okay?" I spoke to them. The child looked at me. But there was no reaction. As if their soul had left them. "...!" My heart ached. What did this child see? What did they experience? "For now, let's get away from here." I reached out my hand. At that moment— "Wait." A voice spoke. Turning around, I saw several men. They were holding swords. "Hand over that child," a man said. "...What?" "Just hand them over." The man took a step closer. "...Why?" "Don't ask. Just hand them over." The man's eyes were cold. This is— "No," I replied. The man clicked his tongue. "Then, by force it is." He drew his sword. I shielded the child. And then— Light erupted. From around the child. "...!" The men were blown away. I also stumbled back a few steps. "...What is this?" I looked at the child. The child's eyes were glowing. And then— Space distorted. A hole opened behind the men. "Uwaaaaaa!" The men were sucked into the hole. They vanished in an instant. Silence. The light faded from the child's eyes. Then, they collapsed. "...! Hey!" I caught the child in my arms. They were unconscious. "...Are you okay?" No answer. They were just breathing faintly. "...For now, to a safe place." I started running, holding the child. With the burning village at my back. And then— "Leave that child behind." Another voice spoke. Turning around— A single man. Different from the men before. Black clothes. Cold eyes. And above all— "...You." I realized. Something from this man— "That child belongs to me," the man said. "...Huh?" "I will gather all the Inousha." Inousha? "It has nothing to do with you. Get lost already." The man reached out his hand. In that instant— Space distorted again. "...!" The child was torn from my arms. By an invisible force. "Stop!" I screamed. But it didn't reach. The child went to the man. "...Don't get in my way," the man said. "This world belongs to me." And then, he vanished. Along with the child. Without a trace. "...!" I stood there, frozen. What happened? What was that? "...I don't know." But, just one thing. Is certain. This world is— different from the world I know.

Characters

Tags: Fantasy Transmigrator MalePOV Adventure Multiple Teacher Student Swordsman Supernatural Magical Growth Mystery Angst Philosophical Amnesiac HiddenIdentity PoliticalIntrigue Male Human Introvert Rational Calm Kind Mature Gentle Principled Mysterious

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