When I woke up, all I saw was a bright light. Looking down, I couldn’t see or feel my body. All around me stretched a vast white room that seemed endless.
As I tried to process what was happening, a large vintage TV suddenly appeared in front of me out of nowhere. With a sizzling sound, a glitched block of text flickered onto the screen.
[SYSTEM NOTICE]We regret to inform you that you have died.
Due to your merit exceeding standard thresholds, you have earned the right to reincarnate in one of the random worlds under our control.
Dead? Merit? Reincarnate? A random world?
None of it made sense, but the screen continued.
[SYSTEM NOTICE]Merit Score: 101
Reward Granted: 1 Random Roulette Roll
Retry Attempts: 0
Before I could make sense of it, the TV vanished and was replaced by a slot machine. The retro device lit up, playing cheerful, vintage casino music.
The first symbol: a colorful sphere resembling planet Earth.
The second: a shining star.
The third: a lotus flower.
With a soft puff, the machine disappeared into white smoke. The TV reappeared, displaying another message.
[SYSTEM NOTICE]Congratulations, Host!
World Assigned: Asthena
Gift Acquired: Star Store
Species Assigned: Nymphaea
Initiating transfer...Then everything began to melt—the walls, the TV, even myself. It all dissolved like wax, swirling together into a vortex. I felt myself sinking, like being pulled into mud, unable to scream or even think clearly.
And then… darkness.
When I woke up again, I couldn’t see anything. My surroundings felt dense, like I was submerged in something, trapped.
What’s going on?
My head throbbed. My body felt completely numb. My memories were fragmented—just flashes of a white room, a TV, a slot machine.
I… died? Asthena…? Where is this? Who am I…?
My thoughts were foggy, but instinct screamed that I needed to act.
I tried to move—nothing. It felt like being fully anesthetized while still conscious. No matter how hard I tried, my body wouldn’t respond.
What am I supposed to do…?
As I searched through my fading memories, a single word surfaced.
'Status...?'
InformationName: -----Level: 1Gender: ----Age: 0 YearsHp: 5.1Sp: 2.4 Mp: 0.2Race: Lunar NymphaeaAttributes Str: 0Vit: 1.7Def: 2.1Dex: 0.5Spe: 0Magic: 0.1Hp Regen: 0.2MpRegen: 0.01Luck: 0.2Skills[Root Growth] - Lv 1
Use your Sp to make your roots grow
[Nutrient Absorption] - Lv 1
Absorb nutrients from decomposed materials
[Photosynsis] - Lv 1
Use water and nutrients to create Sp
[Blooming] - Lv 1
Create flowers that can bear fruit
[Lunar Conversion] - Lv 1
Use your leaves to convert moonlight into MP
[Summon Nymphs] - Lv 1
Use your MP to summon and maintain water nymphs that can protect you.
[Filtering] - Lv 1
Use root formations and SP to absorb nutrients present in the water and filter it
Titles-={Reincarnated}=-
Get a permanent bonus of 100% XP gains
Oh… so I’m a Nymphaea? That’s… a plant, right?
My mind was slowly stabilizing. I still couldn’t remember much, but I was starting to understand my situation.
I focused on [Root Growth], and information flooded my mind—how to use it.
So… I just need to…
Following instinct, I stretched outward. After a moment, I felt something give—like breaking through a barrier. Then came a cold, wet sensation.
Water.
Soon after, I realized I had successfully formed a small root.
Good enough…
The effort drained me. My thoughts grew heavy, and I drifted back into sleep.
A few days passed… I think.
Fragments of memory returned. I was human. At least, I think I was. I couldn’t remember my name or face—just that I used to be human.
The memories were too broken to rely on, so I let instinct guide me.
Using my abilities, I extended my roots. I eventually realized I was at the bottom of a lake—or some kind of water source.
My body was a seed. Roots spread outward into the soil, while a stem grew upward. Strangely, I could perceive everything around me in a full 360° field of view. It was disorienting at first, but I adapted.
I tried using other skills—[Photosynthesis], [Blooming], [Lunar Conversion], [Summon Nymphs], [Filtering]—but instinct told me I wasn’t ready yet.
[Nutrient Absorption], however, worked.
I fed on nutrients from my seed and the lakebed. Small creatures occasionally passed by—fish, insects, things I didn’t fully recognize.
I assumed it was freshwater. I had seen what looked like tadpoles… though I wasn’t entirely sure anymore.
Time passed.
I kept growing.
One day, I would reach the surface.
Time became meaningless.
Days? Weeks? I couldn’t tell.
I woke, absorbed nutrients, grew, slept—repeat.
My roots spread across much of the lakebed. Occasionally, debris would fall and nourish me further.
But the nutrients in my seed were running out.
That worried me.
So, against instinct, I used [Filtering].
The skill created strange fruit-like structures on my roots. They grew into sponge-like forms, absorbing nutrients from the water.
It worked.
The water, however, seemed… dirty. Thick, green, and filled with life.
Maybe this was a swamp.
I finally reached the surface.
My stem broke through, and for the first time, I saw the outside world—plants, algae, trees surrounding the lake.
I grew my first leaves.
They resembled lotus leaves, but with glowing bluish patterns that shimmered in the dark.
They consumed a lot of energy, and I worried I wouldn’t survive.
But when the first leaf fully opened…
I fed.
Energy surged through me—warm, steady, alive. It felt incredible.
For the first time, I understood how precious life was.
When night fell, things changed.
As the moon rose, the blue patterns on my leaves glowed brighter. A new energy filled me.
Is this… MP?
Magical energy.
I had never experienced anything like it.
What if I…
I activated [Summon Nymphs].
The water trembled. A small floating bubble formed.
That’s it…?
Then it spotted an insect on my leaf—and fired a jet of water, knocking it away.
Oh—nice. Thanks, little nymph.
I could feel it draining my MP, but it was manageable now.
'Status.'
InformationName: -----Level: 1Gender: ----Age: 3 YearsHp: 21.2Sp: 12.8 Mp: 2.3Race: Lunar NymphaeaAttributes Str: 0Vit: 21.5Def: 8.1Dex: 0.8Spe: 0Magic: 0.1Hp Regen: 0.8MpRegen: 0.01Luck: 0.2Skills[Root Growth] - Lv 6
Use your Sp to make your roots grow
[Nutrient Absorption] - Lv 4
Absorb nutrients from decomposed materials
[Photosynsis] - Lv 1
Use water and nutrients to create Sp
[Blooming] - Lv 1
Create flowers that can bear fruit
[Lunar Conversion] - Lv 1
Use your leaves to convert moonlight into MP
[Summon Nymphs] - Lv 1
Use your MP to summon and maintain water nymphs that can protect you.
[Filtering] - Lv 3
Use root formations and SP to absorb nutrients present in the water and filter it
Wait… three years?! When did that happen?!
Time had slipped by unnoticed.
At least my skills improved…
Hold on… what about my “gift”?
The Star Store.
As soon as I thought about it, a new interface appeared.
NoticeYou have accessed the "Star Store" feature for the first time! Therefore, you will receive an explanation of its uses and purposes!
Star StoreWhen using Star Store services, you can convert points into skills, titles or XP. To earn points you must generate them by collecting stellar mana, or by converting common mana into stellar mana.
Star StoreStar Points: 0Random skill: 40 Star points - Or more
Random Title: 500 Star points - Or more
Conversion: 10 MP - 0.1 Star Point / 1 Star Point - 10 XP
Whoa… that’s useful. And insanely expensive.
I’d need around 4000 MP for a single random skill.
Well… not like I have anything else to do.
Star StoreDo you want to use 40 Star points for a random skill?After a year of constant effort. I had expanded across the lake. My leaves dominated the surface. My filtering structures purified the water. Slowly, the lake was changing.
'Yes.
NoticeYou have gained the skill [Mud Critters]
Notice [Mud Critters] - Lv 1
Use your MP to create and mantain mud minions, who can fight for you.
…Seriously? That’s just water nymphs, but made of mud.
A whole year for this?
Hp: 21.2Sp: 12.8 Mp: 2.3Race: Lunar NymphaeaAttributes Str: 0Vit: 21.5Def: 8.1Dex: 0.8Spe: 0Magic: 0.1Hp Regen: 0.8MpRegen: 0.01Luck: 0.2Skills[Root Growth] - Lv 6
Use your Sp to make your roots grow
[Nutrient Absorption] - Lv 4
Absorb nutrients from decomposed materials
[Photosynsis] - Lv 1
Use water and nutrients to create Sp
[Blooming] - Lv 1
Create flowers that can bear fruit
[Lunar Conversion] - Lv 1
Use your leaves to convert moonlight into MP
[Summon Nymphs] - Lv 1
Use your MP to summon and maintain water nymphs that can protect you.
[Filtering] - Lv 3
Use root formations and SP to absorb nutrients present in the water and filter it
When I woke up all I saw was a big light, looking down I couldn't see my body or feel it. All I saw was a big white room that didn't seem to end at all.
As I tried to process what was happening around me. Suddenly in front of me a large vintage tv appears out of nowhere in front of me, and then with a sizzling sound a glitched image of text began to appear.
"We are sorry to have to inform you, but you have died. As your merit exceeds the standards, you have earned the right to reincarnate in one of the random worlds under our control."
'Dead? Merit? Reincarnate? Random world?' I didn't understand anything, but the screen didn't stop.
"Your merit score is: 101. Therefore you have won the right to 1 random roulette wheel, with no chance to try again."
Before I could understand what was happening, the Tv was replaced by a slot machine, and then the very retro-looking machine started playing with a happy vintage and iconic music of cassino.
The first symbol was a colorful ball similar to planet Earth. The second was a symbol of a star, and the last was a symbol of a lotus flower.
Then the slot machine disappeared in a white smoke with a "puff" sound and in its place the Tv appeared again and started emitting a text.
"Congratulations host! You have gained the opportunity to Reincarnate in the world of: Asthena. With the randon gift: Star store. With the species: Nymphaea! Your transfer will begin immediately!"
Then everything started to melt, the walls, the TV, and even myself, everything melted like wax and mixed into a whirlpool soon I felt myself like sinking into the mud, unable to scream or even understand what was happening, and then everything went dark.
When I woke up again I couldn't see anything, my surroundings seemed to be full of something, and I felt trapped in something.
'What is happening?' My head hurts, my body feels completely numb, and I can't remember much, all I can remember is being in the white room, watching a TV and a slot machine, and then everything disappeared.
'I... I died? Where am I....Asthena? Where is this?... Who am I?' My head was fuzzy and sore, and I couldn't tell what was happening, but my instincts were telling me that I should do something now.
Trying to move I couldn't do anything, it was like having your body completely anesthetized and still being conscious, no matter how much you try to move, nothing moves and everything seems scary.
'What I need to do?' I tried to search my memories, but soon I started thinking of a word.
'Status?'
InformationName: -----Level: 1Gender: ----Age: 0 YearsHp: 5.1Sp: 2.4 Mp: 0.2Race: Lunar NymphaeaAttributes Str: 0Vit: 1.7Def: 2.1Dex: 0.5Spe: 0Magic: 0.1Hp Regen: 0.2MpRegen: 0.01Luck: 0.2Skills[Root Growth] - Lv 1
Use your Sp to make your roots grow
[Nutrient Absorption] - Lv 1
Absorb nutrients from decomposed materials
[Photosynsis] - Lv 1
Use water and nutrients to create Sp
[Blooming] - Lv 1
Create flowers that can bear fruit
[Lunar Conversion] - Lv 1
Use your leaves to convert moonlight into MP
[Summon Nymphs] - Lv 1
Use your MP to summon and maintain water nymphs that can protect you.
[Filtering] - Lv 1
Use root formations and SP to absorb nutrients present in the water and filter it
Titles-={Reincarnated}=-
Get a permanent bonus of 100% XP gains
'Oh- Uh... So I'm a Nymphaea? Is that a plant?...' My brain seemed to be working again, I still didn't remember many things, but I was beginning to understand my current situation.
I tried to focus on my [Root Growth] skill, and soon my mind was filled with a lot of information, the information to use the skill.
'So... I just need...' Following my instincts, I try to stretch myself out, until I start to feel something, and it feels like I've broken something, then I can feel a cold, wet sensation, which makes me feel cold and wet. it gave the idea that I was in the water, and I could soon feel that I had successfully created a small root.
'Good enough.' The process made me very tired, and I felt sleepy and heavy, so I soon fell asleep.
Lotus Year 1
A few days had passed I think? And in the meantime I remembered some things, I think I was a human being in my "other life", I don't remember my name, or what I looked like. But I think I was a human being.
I don't really know what to do with these memories, they are so broken and fragmented that I can't do anything with them, so I just used them to guide me in my new life.
I used my abilities to grow my roots, and now I knew that I was at the bottom of some type of lake or water source, my body was a small seed with several roots that curled around the ground, connected to what appeared to be a black seed. , and a plant stem that grew upwards, I could see everything around me, with a 360° degree view, it was quite confusing at first, but I soon got used to it.
I tried using more skills, like [Photosynsis], [Blooming], [Lunar Conversion], [Summon Nymphs] and [Filtering]. But my instincts told me that I needed to grow first to be able to use these skills correctly.
I was able to use the [Nutrient Absorption] skill, absorbing the nutrients from my seed, and remains from the bottom of the lake, I could see some little creatures that paid me a visit from time to time, which seemed to be fish, insects and animals that live in the lake. water, I think I'm in a lake because I saw what looked like tadpoles, which is an indication of fresh water. But maybe they were just geriatrics that can live in salt water.
Time passed, and I continued my journey towards the surface, one day I would get there.
One day.
Lotus Year 2
It seems like a few days have passed, maybe weeks, my sense of time seems horrible. I wake up, eat, grow, sleep and then repeat the cycle, going on and on without stopping, my roots had spread across a good part of the lake, and every now and then something would fall on top of them, which helped me grow.
My nutrient supply in my seed was running out, so this made me very worried, so I started using the [Filtering] skill. Even though it contradicts my instincts.
The skill created some "fruits" on my roots, which then grew until they looked like sponges, these sponges then absorbed the dirt and nutrients contained in the water, and gave me a good supply of food.
I don't know what's in that water, but it looks dirty, everything is very green and slimy, and it seems to be full of insects and things like that, maybe I'm in a swamp, or something like that.
Lotus Year 3
I finally reached the surface! My stem could finally see the outside world, and what I saw was a lot of plants, trees, and algae growing around the surface of the lake, I was very excited about this, and I grew my first leaves.
The leaves looked like normal lotus plant leaves, but they had some cool bluish spots that glowed in the dark. These leaves grew attached to my main stem, and my stem just served as a connector for everything.
The leaves took a lot of energy, and I was getting worried that I wouldn't survive, but when the first leaf opened, and I was finally able to "feed" myself for the first time, it was incredible.
It was like a wave of energy that slowly recharged my body and made me feel incredible, made me feel how precious life was and how little things should be appreciated.
When night fell, things got more serious. As soon as the moon appeared in the sky, the blue spots on my leaves began to glow even brighter, and I could feel my body being energized with a different type of energy.
'Is that the MP?' Magical energy, something I had never touched before, and now I was generating this new magical energy.
'What if I...' Activating my skill [Summon Nymphs]; I could see the water around my leaves start to tremble, and soon a small bubble of green water rose up and began to float around.
'That's it?' The nymphs didn't look like much, but as soon as the water bubble spotted an insect that was resting peacefully on my leaves, it began to vibrate and then shot a small blast of water that knocked the insect into the lake.
'Oh!! Thank you lady nympha!' I could feel the nympha was sucking my Mp, but nothing I couldn't handle nowadays.
'Status'
InformationName: -----Level: 1Gender: ----Age: 3 YearsHp: 21.2Sp: 12.8 Mp: 2.3Race: Lunar NymphaeaAttributes Str: 0Vit: 21.5Def: 8.1Dex: 0.8Spe: 0Magic: 0.1Hp Regen: 0.8MpRegen: 0.01Luck: 0.2Skills[Root Growth] - Lv 6
Use your Sp to make your roots grow
[Nutrient Absorption] - Lv 4
Absorb nutrients from decomposed materials
[Photosynsis] - Lv 1
Use water and nutrients to create Sp
[Blooming] - Lv 1
Create flowers that can bear fruit
[Lunar Conversion] - Lv 1
Use your leaves to convert moonlight into MP
[Summon Nymphs] - Lv 1
Use your MP to summon and maintain water nymphs that can protect you.
[Filtering] - Lv 3
Use root formations and SP to absorb nutrients present in the water and filter it
'Wow!! 3 years?! When did all this time pass?!' I hadn't opened my status in the meantime, because it didn't seem like a long time, but 3 years had passed by me like it was nothing.
'At least I gained a lot of skill levels'
'Wait a minute... What about my "gift"?' I had received a "gift" in the white room, but until today I didn't pay attention to it.
'Damn... If I'm not mistaken, what was it? Mania store? Mana Store? Star Store?'
As soon as those words came to mind, a new tab appeared for me.
NoticeYou have accessed the "Star Store" feature for the first time! Therefore, you will receive an explanation of its uses and purposes!
Star StoreWhen using Star Store services, you can convert points into skills, titles or XP. To earn points you must generate them by collecting stellar mana, or by converting common mana into stellar mana.
Star StoreStar Points: 0Random skill: 40 Star points - Or more
Random Title: 500 Star points - Or more
Conversion: 10 MP - 0.1 Star Point / 1 Star Point - 10 XP
'Damn!!! That's quite nice! But it's too expensive!! I can't afford it... I don't even have 10 Mp, so I would need around... 4000 thousand mana points to gain just a random skill?!' This thing would take days, months, years to fill.
'It's not like I have anything else to do I guess...'
Lotus Year 4
Star StoreDo you want to use 40 Star points for a random skill?The last year has been busy, in the morning I create leaves on the surface and more sponges underwater, at night I focus everything I have on generating Mp, and then I convert everything into star points.
After a long time, and a repetitive process, I finally got the first 40 points, at that point I already got a lot of leaves, and my roots spread across the bottom of the lake, my leaves were very good at competing for space, growing on top of algae and other vegetation, killing them and taking their place, so it was an easy task to dominate the surface of this lake.
The sponges made my surroundings brighter and healthier, causing the dark green water in the lake to be slowly converted into purer water. Currently the water was still very green, but if I spread my roots further across the bottom of the lake, and create more sponges, it will only be a matter of time before this lake becomes a source of drinking water.
'Yes' was my answer to the star store purchase, and soon I received my random product.
NoticeYou have gained the skill [Mud Critters]
Notice [Mud Critters] - Lv 1
Use your MP to create and mantain mud minions, who can fight for you.
'Oh... This is basically the same thing as water nymphs, the difference is that these are made of mud.... I spent 1 year of my life for this?