I slept for quite a long time.
Itâs kinda weird how nobody told me to wake up, although Iâm sure Iâve slept in for quite a long time.
Since Iâm already up anyway, I decided to just open my eyes and be up by my own.
When I looked at my surroundings, itâs not my own room.
âEh?â
Oddly enough, my voice reverberates throughout the whole room.
No, I am not sure if this is a room at all.
There is no wall, nothing at all.
Aside from my bed, the wall, the floorâeverything is pitch black.
Can I even set my foot on the floor?
Is this a dream?
What a weird dream this is.
Also, how can I be conscious if I am dreaming? I meanâone doesnât normally realize she is in a dream, no matter how weird that dream might get.
Aha, I know!
Is this some sort of illusion?
âAlt-nii? Daddd?â I called out to the two people who can use illusion magic very well.
âHey, come on, if this is your prank, then itâs not funny! I wonât fall for this!â I proudly announced.
...
...
And my announcement was returned by a silence, that follows after the echoes.
â...Uhm, seriously? Cut it out already!â
...
This is not a joke, but the eerie atmosphere is making me afraid.
This is all weird.
I started to shiver.
I tried to stand up on my bed. I donât know what will happen if I try to set my feet on the pitch dark floor.
This is why I kinda hate dark element...
Itâs scary.
âUhm... please, if there is anyone here, please show me your face...â
My voice trembled.
âIt doesnât matter if you are that ugly, that scary, or my enemy... please.â
Nothing else is scarier than noticing yourself all alone in an unknown, eerie place.
But I got no response, again.
I sighed and decided to wrap myself in the blanket, again.
Perhaps if I close my eyes, I will wake up from this horrible, weird dream.
***
I donât know how long have I closed my eyes, but when I decided to open it again, I was greeted by the same scenery I witnessed earlier.
â...â
I am utterly speechless.
Please, can anyone tell me what is going on?
As I was about to despair, suddenly, a spectre of light made its way and passed by me.
I reflexively stood up.
â!! God!! Is that you?!â I shouted, calling out desperately to the familiar spectre of light.
The light suddenly stopped moving, and went to approach me.
âGod, thank goodness youâre here! Can you tell me whatâs going on here?â
The same kind of communication happened. His words were being sent out to me via telepathy.
âHuh, what do you mean by that?â I asked, I clearly didnât understand what he meant.
â!!â
WHAT?!
That means... Iâm already dead...
?!
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!
âHey, stop joking around!â
But the spectre of light didnât waver.
â...Wait, is this real?!â
I looked down... Everything feels so surreal.
No, no, no, this canât be true.
â...Yes. I truly enjoyed my second life... as Lyra... But I thought... my lifeâs barely started... Why should I die at the age of six, God?â
â...But, arenât you the one who control life and death? Why are you so cruel? You gave me back my hope, but then crushed it with your own hands?!â
I canât hold back my emotion.
â...wait, what about my parents? Alt-nii? Niina, Chloe, Vince, and Clavis-nii...? Grandpa, grandma..., everyone else?â
âNo... please, please return me to life, I donât want them to be sad because of me! Please, I finally got my will to live!!â
I desperately clung to my wish.
I didnât even want to live when I was Reinst, but God forced me to reincarnate on a whim, and now here I am, wanting to live.
He successfully converted me from [not wanting to live] into [wanting to live]. Was it all for naught?
...I didnât even know my first lifeâs raison dâetre, and now I donât even know my second lifeâs raison dâetre, as well?
...God, please, Iâm tired of this!!
âThen, return me to life. As Lyra.â
âThen, can you just... let my soul rest? I donât want the same thing to happen again.â
Yeah.
Thatâs it. Finally. An [End Game], just for me.
Although the timing is not right, as I still want to live...
I closed my eyes, trying to let go of all my regrets as Lyra. Funny, I didnât have any regret dying as Reinst, but I have a lot of regrets and unsettlement as Lyra.
...?!
I opened my eyes in a shock, and blinked several times in succession.
â...you got to be kidding me.â
My heartbeat is increasing rapidly.
This is just... way too ridiculous.
âHOLD ITTTTTT!!â
But God showed me no mercy and plunged me to the world, once again, as I felt the same sensation.
Wait, the first one is a chicken nugget, huh?!
What. The. Heck?!!!!
WHO THE HELL IS THE AUTHOR OF MY LIFE?!
Please donât turn my life into a big joke!!!
***
And that is how, Lyraâs adventure comes to an end. And coming on as a new series, [The Long Ridiculous Reincarnation Story]!
Planned length : 9999 chapters!
Bear in mind that we will get to see how one lives as a chicken nugget, a dinosaurâs poop, a demonâs horn, and so on...
***
I reflexively woke up, gasping roughly, opened my eyes widely, and sweated profusely.
âLyra, whatâs wrong?â I was greeted by Mom, who just entered my room.
âUh, huh?â
âYou just shouted,
in a very loud voice. Is something the matter?â
âUh... I...â
Come to think about it, what was wrong? I got the feeling that I dreamed something really horrible...
âUh... I had... a very awful nightmare, but I donât remember what is it... I just remember that... itâs truly, truly frightening.â
âAww, there, there. No need to bring yourself to recall something that frightening.â
Mom proceeded to hug me and pat my back.
I instantly feel calmer.
âNow, now, breakfast is almost ready, I think. Letâs take a bath first. Are you ready to greet this new day?â
Another new day.
As Lyra.
With my beloved family and friends.
I nodded.
âYeah!â
Alright, sorry for this Aprilâs Fool chapter! I even intended to cut it off at the time she was off to the long reincarnation journey and that â~finâ writing!
Sorry for the troll, but I hope you enjoyed this troll chapter, as well! ^^
The real chapter 49 will be updated in a few hours' time, so stay tuned!