Reincarnated in a VRMMO: I'll be the strongest

CHAPTER 2 : Reincarnation in the Orphanage

Zest! What happened!?

Leeds rushed over.

I thought I heard some kind of noise...

Ah, no, it's nothing.

Oh, okay...?

Let me calm down for a second.

I understand that this is the world of ARO.

There's probably no doubt about it anymore.

But where is this place?

I don't know any rundown location like this.

Um, you're Leeds, right? Where is this? What is this building?

Huh...?

Ah, no, I just forgot a little. It's not that I don't know, I'm just sleepy and groggy. I wanted to hear it from you, Leeds. Yeah.

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Stare...

If that's the case, I guess it's fine...

Then please tell me!

That was close.

I think I managed to avoid suspicion.

This is... the orphanage where we live...

An orphanage?

Yes... that's right.

So I've been living here all this time?

Yeah. I've been with you the whole time too...

Ah, right. I remember now! You've been with me all along, Leeds.

I see. So this was an orphanage.

But that's strange.

Was there ever an orphanage in ARO?

I've played this game for a long time, but I don't remember any orphanage.

Maybe it was added in an update. Or perhaps it's some unknown village.

Either way, I'd like to at least get a grasp of the surrounding area.

Do you know which orphanage this is? What town is it in?

Well... this is on the outskirts of Celestia...

Celestia? You mean the royal capital Celestia?

Yes.

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I moved to a nearby window and looked outside.

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I see.

So that's how it is.

Right nearby, I saw familiar terrain.

So this was the massive city, the Royal Capital Celestia.

Celestia is a super huge city, one of the largest in the game.

New players are first transferred to this location.

That's where their adventure begins.

This is lucky. I was worried it might be some unknown place, but I've visited Celestia so many times I'm sick of it.

I have a pretty good grasp of the surrounding area.

Hey, are you... okay?

Ah, yeah, I'm fine. I was just a bit sleepy.

That's good...

Oh, I think I'll go for a walk to clear my head. I feel like walking a bit.

What? Right now?

It's fine. I'll be back soon. See you later.

Ah, okay...

I left Leeds and headed out.

When I entered the orphanage common room, I saw several other children.

So there are other orphans living here besides me and Leeds.

Well, I suppose that's only natural.

I walked past them and went outside.

I sat down a short distance away from the orphanage.

Now then...

What should I do from here?

I never thought I'd actually end up inside a game world.

So using the reincarnation system really does reincarnate you.

That's a pretty unfunny joke.

First, let me check what I can do.

Logout.

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Yeah, no luck. I had a feeling it would be like this.

Next up... Inventory.

Then a window appeared in front of me.

Oh, so this works.

What I called up was the item inventory.

The window showed my item slots, containing various stored items.

Good, good. This would be pointless without this.

The reincarnation system allows you to carry over items.

I was worried I might lose all the items I worked so hard to collect.

But it seems everything carried over safely. That's a relief for now.

Of course, equipment is also included.

This should make the early stages relatively easy.

Right, I need to test my skills too.

Since I just reincarnated, my level should be back to 1.

My stats are probably at their initial values too.

But skills can be carried over without being reset.

That's a major advantage of the reincarnation system.

I'll try using a skill I remember learning.

It should activate, I think.

Let's see, first...

Um, I think it was... Fire Arrow!

Then a fire arrow appeared from my palm.

Good, good. It activated.

Fire Arrow is a skill that generates a flame arrow to attack.

This skill can be charged, and if I keep charging, I can create multiple arrows.

I'll just go with one for now. Target... that rock.

I released the fire arrow toward a rock a short distance away.

The arrow hit the rock, shattered, and disappeared. The rock was slightly chipped.

Well, that's about right.

Normally, that skill should have enough power to half destroy a rock like that.

But with my stats nearly at base level, I can't bring out much power.

Still, I've confirmed that skills work fine.

I was a bit worried after reincarnating into another world, but this looks manageable.

I should head back to the orphanage.