Chapter 2: Status and Reflection

  "What!? My intelligence is 12!? Is this thing saying I have the brainpower of a goldfish? And my other stats… they’re even worse!"

  Frustration bubbled inside me as I scanned the numbers again. Then, my eyes nded on the Skill section. Before I could react, the text expanded, revealing a full description.

  [Intuition] (Lv.1)A passive skill that grants the user heightened awareness of their surroundings.

  "So… I can sense danger? Is that what it means?"

  But something was off. If Intuition was a passive skill, then why did the Passive section still say Locked? Was this skill considered both a passive and an active ability at the same time?

  Before I could dwell on it, memories started to surface.

  Yesterday… that moment.

  I had finally gathered the courage to do something I’d been waiting so long for. I asked her—the girl I liked—if she wanted to be my girlfriend.

  She said no.

  Everyone in css ughed at me. Not because she was trying to embarrass me—I don’t think she meant to—but because I was an idiot who blurted it out in the middle of css without thinking.

  That was the real mistake. Not the rejection itself, but the fact that I made a complete fool of myself in front of everyone. I wasn’t even that sad about her answer… I was just crushed by the fact that from that moment on, I’d be the css ughingstock.

  What was I even thinking? She had so many guys interested in her—handsome guys, rich guys, guys smarter than me…

  "Stupid intelligence stat."

  After that, though… it’s a blur.

  There’s something missing. I know something happened next, but no matter how hard I try to remember, my head starts aching—like something is blocking my memories.

  But now, here I am. Standing in the middle of an open grassnd. With a status screen.

  "This… this is just like those manga and anime, isn’t it? When someone dies and gets reincarnated as an overpowered protagonist…"

  What was it called again? Isekai?

  Now I really wished I had actually read more of those stories.

  Still, if this was anything like those, then I had a pn.

  Step one: Fight monsters and grind for levels.Step two: Find civilization—maybe a vilge.Step three: Become the strongest.Step four: Fall in love…?

  Wait. That part could wait.

  Yeah, let’s save the “falling in love” thing for ter.