Ch.1Chapter 1 – Reincarnated into a Game World (1)

There was a game called [Erasto Chronicle].

It was a cute girl collection RPG, and players often abbreviated it as “Era-Cro.”

Like most collection RPGs, Era-Cro had a “gacha” system where you could obtain characters by drawing with premium or free currency.

The game had a well-balanced PVP system, and the difficulty was manageable enough that free players could progress through the story, so the overall reviews were decent.

Oh, but people often complained that the gacha system was quite brutal.

This was because it lacked a pity system that most other games had.

A pity system typically alleviates the cruelty of gacha, but Era-Cro didn’t have one.

Because of this, you’d often see posts like this on community forums:

[Proof] Gacha destroyed me, FML | Author: Anonymous

I’ve been spending a million won monthly on Era-Cro,

but this time I blew over 20 million won on Erika’s limited pickup gacha and didn’t get a single copy.

Era-Cro developers, is this even a game?!

Anonymous(141.123): Did someone hold a knife to your throat and force you to pull?

└Anonymous(57.234): If it weren’t for the illustrations, I would’ve demanded a refund long ago

└Anonymous(141.123): I’ll give you that. Honestly, isn’t this game carried by its art?

└Anonymous(11.133): Not really. If that were the case, it would’ve died months ago

└Anonymous(57.234): Sigh, I’m going to charge another 500k for Erika’s illustration. Please drop this time, damn it

Posts like this one, lamenting spending over 20 million won on a limited character pickup without getting a single copy, would appear here and there.

[Proof] I got this in one pull as F2P, is it good? | Author: dd

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I’m a free player, and I had just enough gems to try the limited gacha once, and this came out.

Is this a good character?

Anonymous(57.234): You’re crossing the line with this BS. Stop trolling. This game is just luck-based garbage

└Anonymous(111.45): You spent 2500 and didn’t get it?

└Anonymous(57.234): 3000, you idiot.

└Anonymous(11.133): LOL what a moron

There was even a minor incident where community users banded together to mass-report someone for what they believed was a troll post.

Needless to say, I also enjoyed playing this game quite a bit.

Although I had a job, I was someone with neither money nor time, so I was a free player who invested what little time I had left.

“Sigh, when will I ever pull something good from the limited gacha?”

“Hey! Watch out there!”

While walking home from work, lamenting my inability to even dream of paid gacha due to lack of funds, I heard someone warning me of danger.

“What? What’s the—”

After hearing the warning, I turned my head and recognized a large truck approaching right in front of me. Everything went dark, and I lost consciousness.

And when I regained consciousness, what entered my vision were two moons floating in the dark night sky.

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Two moons floating in the night sky.

Something that could never be seen on Earth.

As I got up and looked around, I saw what appeared to be brick walls and pillars, broken and scattered across the ground.

Even the structures still standing weren’t in good condition and looked like they would return to nature before long.

‘What’s going on?’

I was quite bewildered by this sudden anomaly.

It was strange enough to see two moons upon opening my eyes, but the surroundings were littered with ruins of buildings that looked like they were built in ancient Greco-Roman architectural style?

My first thought was, ‘Have I been kidnapped?’

That made sense, considering the last thing I saw before losing consciousness was the front of a dump truck approaching me.

I wondered if someone had targeted me, hit me with a dump truck, harvested my organs to the extent that wouldn’t endanger my life, and then dumped me in a foreign country.

‘But who would have a grudge against me?’

I thought long and hard about who might hold a personal grudge against me, but couldn’t reach a conclusion.

After all, I was just an ordinary Korean man in his twenties.

Working at a small company, not even a mid-sized one.

I tried to stand up to examine where I was.

But.

“Whoa!”

Suddenly, a whitish form appeared before my eyes and gradually began to take human shape.

Thinking this might be what people call a ghost, I lay flat on the ground and began trembling.

[You who have crossed from another world. Do not be afraid.]

However, what reached my ears as I lay on the ground was a gentle, sweet female voice that seemed to melt my eardrums.

Curious about who was speaking to me like this, I raised my head.

“W-wow…”

What appeared before me was an incredibly beautiful woman.

Her flowing golden hair had slight waves, exuding sophistication.

The magnificent divine power pouches attached to her upper body inspired awe in the beholder.

Moreover, the clothes she wore seemed to be made of very thin material, with ribbon-like strips floating in the air around her despite there being no wind.

Her sapphire-like beautiful eyes, straight nose, sharp jawline, and ruby-red lips were clearly beautiful even to someone like me who hadn’t met many women.

“W-who are you?”

I unconsciously spoke politely.

Partly because my self-esteem had fallen from working at a small company, but also because I felt I shouldn’t speak casually to this woman who had appeared before my eyes.

[I am Epitrina, the goddess who oversees this world.]

“Goddess? Epi…trina…?”

Goddess? Epitrina? All names I’d never heard before.

[Yes. It will take some time for you to understand what has happened to you. I understand completely.]

This woman who called herself a goddess, Epitrina, showed a compassionate expression as if she knew what had happened to me.

Epitrina appeared to be an incredibly delicate woman, but strangely, facing her, I felt a pressure that didn’t match her fragile appearance.

“Where is this… and what happened to me?”

So I carefully asked her. My instinct was warning me that if I acted even slightly disrespectful, my life would be in danger.

[The reincarnated person who came to the world I manage seems to be someone with decent character.]

“Uh, what?”

[I’m sorry. Please pretend you didn’t hear that.]

A reincarnated person who came to the world she manages has decent character?

Does that mean there are other reincarnated people besides me? And are there other worlds besides the one she manages?

I felt a bit confused as suddenly a lot of information was flowing into my head.

At that moment, Epitrina placed her hand on my head.

My mind cleared, and I no longer felt confused about the situation.

[You were confused, weren’t you? I’ll explain your situation one by one from now on. So please listen carefully.]

This seemed to be her ability.

Still lying on the ground, I began to listen to Epitrina’s explanation.

[You, originally from Earth, were someone who shouldn’t have died that day. However… in the process of a goddess managing another world selecting someone to use as a hero, you got caught up in it and died.]

So, in the process of using a truck for someone else’s isekai reincarnation, I got caught up in it and died too.

No wonder. A truck suddenly appeared. That was the backstory.

[So the chief deity took pity on you and gave you the opportunity to start a new life in the world I manage.]

“A new life…”

A new life. Just hearing those words made my heart race with excitement.

[This world is widely known as ‘Erasto Chronicle’ in the place called ‘Earth’ where you lived.]

“Erasto… Chronicle? The Erasto Chronicle I know?”

Erasto Chronicle. My eyes widened the moment I heard that name.

It was the game I had been playing until my death, a game I enjoyed.

But, the world where I need to start a new life after my death is the world inside a game?

Epitrina’s words sounded like a lie to me.

Not isekai reincarnation, but game world reincarnation.

[That’s right. Now I’ll give you an ability that will help you live in this world. I hope you’ll accept it without feeling burdened.]

“What?”

While I was once again confused after hearing the name Era-Cro, Epitrina raised her hand and placed it on my head again.

It looked like she was petting a pet, but I had no time to think about that.

The moment Epitrina placed her hand on my head, I felt a warm energy entering my body from her hand.

“This, ability?”

I could instinctively understand what ability she had given me.

[The ability I’ve given you is the power of ‘Repair’ that can fix everything. The specific methods should all be in your head now. I hope you live your second life meaningfully in this world with this ability. Well, my time is up, so I’ll be going now. Hope to see you again sometime.]

After finishing her explanation of my ability, Epitrina said goodbye and disappeared into a faint light.