O que é, o que é?

“Joy, are you sleeping? It's 3 in the afternoon.” 

The girl loved to take a nap after lunch … actually, scratch that, she seemed to be always taking a nap. 

Even fresh out of waking up, her long dark hair doesn't get messy at all. She has the caramel skin of her father and honey yellow eyes of her mother. Her big, tired eyes and big eyebrows makes her glances always feel a little imposing, yet tender and beautiful, which she leverages to talk to random people without them immediately dismissing her.

It was still possible to hear her playlist playing Gonzaguinha that she set up before falling asleep

“[…] Mas isso não impede que eu repita. É bonita, é bonita e é bonita”

“How do you fall asleep hearing such upbeat songs?”

“Come on, Mom. I already told you, I'm always usin' 200% of ma brain, thaz why I'm always tired”

“That is not a thing Joy, besides you're barely using your brain at all. How were your grades?”

“TSK”

That was the only answer and the mother understood perfectly

“At least use all of that brainpower to study sometimes”

The girl thought, 'why does that even matter? Are there even jobs for us out there?'. However, she knew it very well that her mother wouldn't understand. Her generation might have suffered enough, but that entails a lot to do.

The mother added

“You know what that means? 'Ke a veeda deeveria ser beng merror i será, mas isso não impede ke eu repita.' “

“Not really. I think it is in braxilian.”

“Haha. Braxilian isn't a language, dear.”

The mother says, while putting her hand on top of the girl's head, lovingly. 

Joy takes a better look at her mother. She is visibly tired, no makeup and wet blond hair, but somehow her yellow eyes are still mesmerizing. She is still in her uniform — Didn't get to eat with them, just arrived, even though she was in the police precinct since last night. Apparently, a high profile case is being transferred.

She hugs her mother. It lasts some time while they embrace. It is not atypical for them, but they always take their time.

“I wish your job wasn't so … hard”

“Your brother seems to think it is cool”

Whoosh …

It seems to be the sound of planes. The last interaction between mother and daughter. The town was leveled by foreign planes in response to the operation that captured Daniel and many other fighters.

Joy sees herself in what seems to be space. A vast place with a translucent floor and huge doors in the distance. There are a lot of kids around.

She had seen enough anime to know what this is. In fact, she has seen way past enough anime …

“Okay Joy! This is your time to shine! Finally, I am in a world that people shouldn't know anything more than I do. I'll just take initiative and become stronger faster than anyone else. Then, I'll get a good plot of land for defeating a big bad, find a boyfriend and live there with him. Then I'll beat the overlord of the world and get myself a reverse Harem. Then I'll conquer the whole world. Then I'll have 7 children. Nah, that seems painful, scratch that. I'll have 1 … Still seems a bit painful. Maybe if I get a lot invested in HP status, I'll be more resistant to pain? What kind of defense should I get to not suffer that much with giving birth? […] “

I'd facepalm if I could. Perhaps she is onto something when she says she uses too much brain power, I kinda wish that our heroine would use it for something useful.

"Joy, are you daydreaming again?"

Her little brother, José. He looks like his mother. A bit short, blond and yellow eyes with paler skin than his sister.

"Joy, isn't that boy from your class?"

"Oh, yes. Biel. He is running towards a door. He is very smart, we cannot let him get ahead of us."

She was thinking that there would probably be some kind of orientation for the newbies, but she didn't need that, so it was better to make sure she would not fall behind. 

In her mind, he is probably going to recognize her. 'I'm pretty popular myself, I tell the best stories to everybody there ever heard'. Biel seems to be with two other friends.

She recognizes one of the other, it is also from her class, but he doesn't seem very interested in anything. Cannot remember his name, but cannot lie, he kinda looks good without the school uniform.

The other one seems to not even be 10 years old yet, but the three of them are going to enter the portal labeled "Clã de Ataque". She follows past the portal. 

-*-

They are suddenly in a camp deep into the woods. Not a lot of people, they seem to be gathering a fair bit ahead. Even though faint, the light still blinds them.

How many meters did she run? Not even a football field, and she is already out of air. Kinda wants to throw up.

"I thought for sure we would get completely new bodies once we got past the portal. I cannot go on, José"

”Sis, you're so sedentary. It is honestly a bit pathetic …"

[Her answer was redacted]

"Such a lady. Hahaha. Come on, stand up. Let's see what this world has to offer"

She thought: "He is a certified gamer and plays soccer regularly. We will do very well." and answered.

"Let me check the skill tree"

She then thinks:

"なに? How is there so much stuff? There are so many tabs. Engineering, Survival, Hunting, Gathering, Farming, Arts, Warfare, Philosophy, etc. It doesn't seem to be anything magical, though. All of them seem so full too. What? Why isn't there anything under Arts? Why is this even here? Goddamn second rate isekai is this?"

While she was checking every possibility, she derails and starts imagining the different build she could go for. Her brother on the other hands already knew and had already used the 5 starting points to get spears, staff, dagger, gladius and, finally, Swords.

He checks some crate around, there are some weapons, and he managed to get a sword and some daggers.

"Let's go, Joy. Time to have some fun." 

"I'm not ready!"

"If we wait that, we'd die here. Your friend is talking to that guy, must be some kind of NPC."

She gets to the boys and starts yapping.

"How did you already choose what to do with the skill points? There are so many options, feels like deciding a real life profession. I am actually getting anxious."

The boys didn't seem to know what she was talking about. Shortly after she explains, the little boy seems in deep meditation. 

Without the least warning, the boy advances towards the supposed NPC with a powerful knee. Doesn't seem possible for him to be so strong. The NPC is knocked out cold as the rest of the camp converges to get to them.

Biel doesn't seem to have picked any skill useful for combat, he is quickly neutralized. Joy tries to hide behind her brother, but José is having too much fun swinging his sword.

"Now this is what I'm talking about! Who is this boy?"

His sword clashes with a tall guy and another one comes from his left flank. He feels a deep fear for a second, but his assailant hesitates, and he grabs the blade and directs it into the first guy. They seem very shaken and José takes advantage of that situation to help the boy, Daniel, who was fighting 3 other people while dodging most of what they throw at him.

Her brother seems to be having too much fun to remember her. Joy is knocked out, while she thinks: "Did that other boy really only use 5 skill points?"