Chapter 2:

Back to school, motherfucker

That Time I Died


The sun was shining bright in the sky. Under it was me, soaking wet from the sweats I have produced. It has been three weeks since I remembered how I died and during those weeks I have found out that there is some kind of school system.

"At least I didn't have to walk far", I thought while looking at the large building in front of me.

The building was entirely made out of wood and after opening the door, you would find stairs leading to the downstairs. This is how every building in this village is made actually: a wooden house with stairs leading to the downstairs.

While walking in the hallway, I saw many kids because you know...this is school. The kids all had the same kind of clothing that was made out of leather, which gave me two hypotheses: either I'm in the medieval era or they are all just poor. As much as I liked to imagine this to be a classical isekai, where the main character gets transported to the medieval era, the medieval era couldn't have been the option. Every metal I see here is made out of bronze, which shouldn't be the case. Leading me to think that this is somewhere in 2000 BC. Then again, there wasn't any school system back then, as far as I can remember.

"Anyway, I'm lost", I said in my head while trying to find the right way.

After opening door after door I finally realized how the other kids were all going to the same room. There was also this tall guy who looked at me and shouted:

"Hey! Where are you going? Everyone was supposed to go this way!".

The decibels of that voice lead all the kids to stare at me.

"Man, the first day of school in a new world and I already embarrassed myself", I said in my mind while walking swiftly to wherever I was supposed to be.

Even though I walked into the right room, the majority of the kids were still staring at me. I chose my desk and sat and the kids were still staring at me. It was not long after that, that I realized what they were staring at.

"That guy has a big head!", one of them shouted.

It was then that my kid hormones started to kick in and the impulsiveness of my kid body took over me as I stood up, looked right into his eyes, and shouted:

"Oi, how about you shut up, aye? I bet my head is bigger than your daddy's dingdong, aye? I bet you have never seen anything bigger than my head because your mommy's titties are even smaller than your tiny baby dick!".

Hearing all this, the kid stood up shouting:

"What did you say?".

"You want me to repeat?", I answered.

"What did you mean by 'dick'...and 'titties'? What are they?", he asked.

It was then that I embarrassingly sat down remembering:

"Shit! These all are mere kids after all!".

The class door opened and a man with a leather shirt walked in (of course it's leather).

The guy looked at us and started talking:

"Alright, as you all may know, the village has been under attack multiple times during these ten years. Of course, we have many capable people to protect us, but they keep dying and we need more and more people to stand to protect all of us. This is why the village chief has ordered that every child, at the age of three, shall be taught the mysteries of fighting. This place is called 'school', and starting from this day, you all shall come here and learn about fighting. About our village, and our ancestors".

After the guy's speech, which lasted for one hour, we finally got some free time. We walked out of the classroom and went to the stairs leading up to the outside. We found ourselves in an area, surrounded by fences. The area was meant to be a place where we could chat with each other and establish some kind of friendship.

"Come on", I said to myself, "It's finally time to get some friends and start a new life. These are mere kids after all. How could they harm you?".

Feeling motivated to socialize, I looked around for prey. I saw a group of three girls and of course I went to hit on them.

"Hey, girls", I said confidently.

"It's the guy with a big head", one of them said.

I looked at her and stood there quietly feeling how my soul crushed into a million pieces and believing how I was already destined to be alone. Fortunately and I say, fortunately, a guy came to me and changed the subject.

"It's the same kid from the classroom!", I thought.

"Hey, you", he said, "What's your name?".

"My name is Victoros", I answered.

"Okay, my name is Dem", he said.

"And why exactly did you tell me this?", I asked.

"To befriend you, of course! Aren't we here to make friends? My mommy said being friends helps us to stay together and protect our village!"

"Your mommy sounds like a communist"

"Cum...what?"

"Nothing, forget it"

"You speak oddly"

"You look odd"

"No, you! You're the guy with a big head"

After saying this, he started laughing and so did the three girls we were with. Normally, I could've handled it. I was an introverted otaku, after all. There is no socially awkward otaku, who has never been a victim of school bullying. But this is a totally different situation. Embarrassing someone in front of a bunch of girls is unforgivable. Ruining someone's chance of getting a girl is unforgivable. And this. This is both of them combined! With all the anger in my heart, I stood there ready to raise my fist. Ready to smack a stupid kid trying to ruin my chance of getting girls! I'm a harem character with pride, after all! I cannot forgive this!

But before I even had a chance to punch him, he proceeded to speak:

"And what's the 'dick' you were talking about in the class, anyway?"

"Yeah", one of the girls said, "And what is a 'dingdong'? Is it something you can eat?"

Realizing this was my chance to change the subject, I turned to look at her and answered:

"Yes! It is indeed something you can eat"

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