Do you want to understand the meaning of life?
Do you want to know what it truly means to live?
[Yes / No]
‘No, no, no!’
…
Natsuyu Rurikawa opened his eyes, finding himself lying flat on dark, pitch-black soil.
He stared up at the clear blue sky and drifting white clouds as a flock of crows cawed and flew overhead.
Holding his forehead, he felt a dull ache pulsing behind his temples.
‘I swear I picked No…’
In his previous life, his name was Dong Daren.
In this life, he had transmigrated into a Crossover Anime World, becoming the young master of a small noble family in Japan.
He had grown up comfortably from infancy, living a completely peaceful and carefree life.
Late tonight, Natsuyu was feeling a bit down while lying in bed when an eerie prompt suddenly flashed inside his head, asking him about the meaning of life.
It was the classic Main God Space trap.
Natsuyu had zero desire to get dragged into the Main God Realm and risk his neck every single day!
So, without a second thought, he selected “No” and went right to sleep.
Yet the moment he woke up, he found himself dumped in this godforsaken place.
‘If this is a forced abduction anyway, why even bother giving me a choice?!’
Having already experienced transmigration once before, Natsuyu adapted to reality quickly and began assessing his surroundings.
First off, there was no sign of the Main God’s floating light orb.
He had spawned in an endless, desolate wilderness.
The black soil stretched all the way to the horizon, dotted with sparse, towering oak trees whose lush green leaves had wilted yellow tips.
Right behind him stood a wooden door about three meters tall, its frame wrapped in twisting flower vines.
At the top of the frame, a glowing golden gear clock was mounted, displaying a time scale of [08:15].
The center of the doorway swirled with vibrant, mesmerizing colors like a spinning kaleidoscope.
Staring at it for too long made his head spin.
Natsuyu shook his head, looking away from the strange portal, and shifted his attention to the unconscious girl lying right next to him.
She seemed to be his teammate.
She had short, golden-brown hair and wore a casual white home shirt paired with safety shorts, showcasing her smooth, fair, and slender legs.
It was a very refreshing summer outfit.
As she slept, her hands rested neatly over her lower abdomen, looking incredibly cute.
Her chest, in particular, was surprisingly well-developed—definitely larger than that of Natsuyu’s younger sister, Tsubaki.
‘Wait…
I feel like I’ve seen her somewhere before…’
‘Kikyo Kushida?’
Natsuyu recognized her immediately.
She was the infamous “Class Bomber” and “Fallen Angel of Secret Destruction” from his high school, the legendary girl who had single-handedly caused her entire middle school class to collapse and drop out.
After creating such a terrifying urban legend, she had vanished from school, becoming a mysterious rumor among high schoolers.
It was Kushida’s existence that had first made Natsuyu realize he lived in a Crossover Anime World.
Back then, Natsuyu had searched the internet thoroughly and discovered that alongside his own family, there were institutions like Advanced Nurturing High School (You-Zitsu), Sobu High School (OreGairu), and various other familiar settings.
‘To think I never talked to her once in school, and now we’re stuck on the same survival team…
Though judging by her build, her combat stats are probably garbage.
Who knows when she’ll wake up.’
Natsuyu mentally channels his inner veteran survivor monologue
‘You newcomers are the worst batch I’ve ever carried!’
‘Besides, where the hell is the Big Glowing Orb guide?
Main God Space, don’t play hide and seek with me, show yourself!’
Realizing this wasn’t the actual Main God Space, Natsuyu gave up looking for an official guide.
He kept an eye on his surroundings while waiting for Kushida to regain consciousness.
Suddenly, a glowing yellow exclamation mark popped up in the corner of his vision.
‘Did my cheat system finally arrive?!’
Natsuyu’s eyes widened, excitement flashing across his face.
The transmigrator golden rule never lied!
He had been waiting over ten years for his cheat code, and it was finally delivering!
As Natsuyu focused on the yellow exclamation mark, it expanded in his field of view, transforming into a intimately familiar interface bar.
On the left side were his character attributes
[Natsuyu Rurikawa — Level 0 (Exp: 0/10)]
[Physique: 0.9 (Healthy teenage boy)]
[Soul: 1.3 (High mental fortitude)]
[Charisma: 1.3 (Hostile towards all living creatures)]
[(Note: The average attribute score for an adult human in peak condition is 1.0)]
On the right side was the inventory grid.
[Equipment: None]
[Backpack Slots: Empty]
Natsuyu stared at the familiar panel in complete shock.
‘Minecraft?!’
[Ding!]
[Congratulations on unlocking the achievement “Open Inventory”!
Please recite the incantation “I open inventory!” aloud to claim your reward: Skill — Resource Gathering, Exp +10.]
As the achievement notification cleared, a stream of knowledge flooded Natsuyu’s mind.
“Resource Gathering” Allows the user to harvest various raw materials using their bare hands or tools.
Natsuyu looked down at his palms.
‘Did I transmigrate into the game world, or did I gain the actual rules of the game?
Can I literally punch trees and blocks with my bare hands now?’
“That incantation though…”
Natsuyu glanced at the unconscious Kushida lying beside him.
He cleared his throat softly and whispered under his breath
“I open inventory.”
Nothing happened.
Natsuyu took a deep breath.
‘Do I really have to shout it out loud like a total cringe lord just to get the reward?!’
‘Fine, let’s see who breaks first!’
Natsuyu had a pretty resilient mindset, but he still cared about his dignity and didn’t want to act like a lunatic in front of others.
He couldn’t help but feel that whatever entity designed this system possessed a deeply twisted sense of humor.
Still, trapped in this bizarre, unknown wilderness, acquiring supernatural abilities was his only guarantee of survival.
Fortunately, the “Fallen Angel of Secret Destruction” was still fast asleep.
Relieved, Natsuyu took a stance and shouted
“I open inventory!”
[Reward claimed: Skill — Resource Gathering, Exp +10!]
Natsuyu didn’t feel any dramatic surge of energy or warm currents coursing through his body like protagonists in novels did.
Yet deep down, he instinctively knew that with his bare hands, he could now harvest any resource in this world.
[You have unlocked the “Basic Achievement Tree”!]
[Basic Achievement Tree: Open Inventory ➔ Getting Wood ➔ ?]
[Unearth hidden achievement trees through exploration and discovery.]
Natsuyu found the layout absurdly familiar.
‘Isn’t this literally the Minecraft achievement tree?!
Is this really Minecraft logic?!’
[Your level has increased!
You have gained free attribute points.
Please allocate them.]
Natsuyu checked the left side of his inventory panel.
[Natsuyu Rurikawa — Level 1 (Exp: 0/15)]
[Free Attribute Points: 0.1]
Completing his very first achievement, “Open Inventory”, gave him 10 experience points—just enough to level up from Level 0 to Level 1.
Gaining a mere 0.1 attribute points per level felt a bit stingy.
However, considering that a healthy adult’s baseline stats averaged 1.0, this 0.1 boost was actually quite significant.
Examining his three core stats, Natsuyu pondered his options.
Physique.
This covered physical strength, endurance, agility, and overall health.
It was the absolute foundation of survival.
Soul.
The description noted “mental fortitude”, which likely referred to resistance against mental attacks, illusions, and sanity drain.
Charisma.
The note “Hostile towards all living creatures” provided the most crucial lore hint.
This unknown world was inhabited by other creatures.
And every single one of them defaulted to being hostile toward him.
If his Charisma stat was high enough, it might neutralize hostile mobs so they wouldn’t attack him on sight.
If raised even higher, it might even turn them into friendly allies who could assist him.
However, right now, Natsuyu prioritized physical survival above all else.
In the brutal wilderness, physical fitness wasn’t just about fighting—it was the ultimate defense against sickness and exhaustion.
‘System!
Add point to Physique!’