This place is a park by the river. The place where my lonely days turn into happiness. I look back and it's a beautiful memory. But that only happened in my childhood.

When I was little, I always played alone in this place because the other kids didn't want to be friends with me. The reason they don't want to be friends with me is because of my family. However, my days in solitude ended when I met him. When I was playing alone in the park, suddenly a boy appeared.

"Hey, why are you playing alone? How about we play together?"

The boy asked me with a big smile on his face. However, I ignored him so that the other kids wouldn't ostracize him for hanging out with me. But he doesn't seem to understand and keeps forcing me to play with him.

"Don't be so quiet. Let's play together."

I don't know what's on this kid's mind, but I think it would be good to play with someone.

"Alright, let's play together."

The boy looks thrilled.

"Really? You really want to play with me? Hooray."

The first game we did was rock paper scissors with the loser having to obey the winner's words. It was a fun game. Unfortunately, I kept losing. He told me various things like climbing trees, making weird faces, and so on.

Day after day we spend playing together in this park. Even though it's just the two of us, we feel thrilled to play together. He always smiled and tried to look cool in front of me.

But one day he did not come to the park. I waited for him while playing alone, but he never came. I'm worried if he doesn't want to play with me anymore and doesn't come to this park anymore. But the next day he came early with a smiling face.

"I'm sorry I couldn't accompany you to play yesterday because I had to do something."

The boy looked so sad, like he was going to cry.

"It's okay. I'm also used to playing alone. You don't need to apologize."

The boy smiled again.

"Then how about we play together one last time?"

I knew this day would definitely come when this boy wanted to leave me.

"Last time? What do you mean? You don't want to play with me anymore, do you?"

The boy shook his head.

"No, no, it's not like that. It's just that I have to go somewhere very far away."

His smiling face changed, and he shed tears.

"I'm really sorry. This wasn't what I wanted, but I had to go somewhere very far away."

My previous friends who want to stay away from me will also usually use words like that until I tire of hearing them, but this boy was the only one who wanted to play with me for a long time.

"If so, how about we make a promise? We'll meet again at this place when we grow up."

He wiped his tears and looked at me seriously.

"Alright, I'll definitely keep that promise. I'll definitely come back to this place and see you once again when I'm an adult."

We intertwine our little fingers as proof of our promise. Even though we've been playing for quite a while, I still don't know his name. So far we only call each other as you and I. Therefore I asked his name.

"Can we exchange names to make it easier to remember each other?"

The boy stretched out his hand as if inviting me to shake hands

"Of course, my name is Takuma Jin. And you?"

I took a handshake from the boy.

"My name is Takahashi Rei. Keep that in mind."

The boy smiled widely.

"Of course!"

After that we played our last game before splitting up, and the game was fun. Of course, I lost badly as usual, and the big smile on Jin's face has returned.

When the sun was about to set, Jin said goodbye and walk away from me. But he looked back with a big smile and waved at me.

"Make sure you keep our promise, Jin!"

The boy's face looked like he was being awkward, but I didn't think it really mattered.

"O-of course, Rei!"

Jin never came to the park again, and my days of solitude returned. I kept going back to the park every day until I graduated from college. But Jin never appeared.

"Should I put an end to this nonsense? There's no way he'll ever come back to this place. Maybe he's even forgotten about me."

I bought a board and a carving tool. I carve an inscription on the board and hung it on the tree I used to climb with Jin.

The text reads like this.

'Jin, if you really remember our promise and come back to this place, thank you. I've been waiting for your arrival for a long time, but you didn't come. That's why I left this board here for you to read.'

I went to see the cleaners who always take care of this place. I told her not to throw away the board I was hanging on because one day, someone would definitely come looking for me.

Day after day passed. I've never come to that park again. I focus on my work as an office worker. Even though I'm an adult, I still find it difficult to relate to other people. They seem afraid of me.

I don't know what their problem is, is it because of my face? Or my body odor? Or maybe my family? Why does everyone always stay away from me except Jin? This made me want to see him again.

However, I don't mind even if they stay away from me. Besides, I don't think being on good terms with them would benefit me either.

Today, when I came home from work after overtime, I saw a person I really wanted to meet. I'm sure that figure is Jin. He was in the middle of a walking crowd.

"Jin!"

I screamed his name as loud as I could, but he didn't even turn around. I walked through the crowd and headed towards Jin while continuously shouting his name until I can hold his hand.

"Jinn! It's me, Rei! Did you forget?"

Suddenly, there was an earthquake. There were screams everywhere. People ran to the safe zone in panic. I dragged Jin's hand, but when he turned his head, he was not Jin, but someone else.

"Who are you aunty?"

I see the person to have black eyes and hair, unlike Jin, who has black hair and brown eyes, and he also looked very annoyed.

"Sorry, I got the wrong person, but we have to go to the safe zone for now."

The earthquake was getting stronger. Cause I don't have time, I lifted and carried the person I was holding hands with.

"Hey! Put me down! I can walk on my own!"

He hit me on the back with his right hand.

"Don't move too much. We have to get to the safe zone as soon as possible."

He hit me harder with both hands.

"I'm just asking you to put me down! Why are you so stubborn?!"

He is constantly nagging, but I didn't listen to him and continued walking towards the safe zone. When we arrived at the safe zone, I drop him off.

"Hey! What's wrong with you?! Can't you be nicer to me?!"

I don't understand the word nicer that was he said.

"I'm sorry for that. You can take my business card so you can contact me later."

He took my business card rudely.

"Who do you think you are, huh?! Don't feel like an important person!"

The surrounding people stared intently at the two of us. When he read my business card, his face became frightened.

"This is impossible, Takahashi Rei? from the Takahashi clan? They are one of the famous Yakuza families in Tokyo."

Everyone was more afraid to be near me than an earthquake occurred and they took a step back. Things like this always happen to me until I get used to it.

Suddenly, there was a voice from the sky, and it sounded like a tinkling bell. When I looked up at the sky, the sky gradually turned red. All the clouds in the sky gathered and formed a vortex. From the vortex emerged the figure of a handsome man with white hair wearing an office shirt, and he landed unharmed. The man walked towards the safe zone with a scary smile on his face.

"Oh... Look at them. It turns out that there are still this many living sheep."

A police officer stepped forward and confronted the man.

"Sheep? What are you talking about?! We are humans!"

The police officer pointed at the man with his index finger.

"Please calm down. Let me explain what I came here for first."

The man approached the police officer and patted the police officer on the shoulder.

"Fine, I'll listen-."

The head of the police officer suddenly floated in the air. Several people screamed at what had just happened.

"I told you, let me explain the purpose of my coming here first. Please don't interrupt or answer."

Everyone, including myself, was quiet and listened to what the man had to say.

"First of all, let me introduce myself first. I am a messenger with code JP-S162, you can call me Alan."

Alan slightly bowed to us as he introduced himself.

"Now, let's move on to the main problem."

Alan snapped his fingers and then a 3D hologram the size of a basketball shaped like the earth appears.

"This is your planet, and you call it Earth."

Alan looked at the hologram then looked back at us.

"Your ancestors are indeed interesting, they created various kinds of stories that are beyond reason, even today there are still many people who believe in it."

I yawned because I was sleepy. But suddenly Alan was in front of me without a sound. His eyes were red and there was a sinister smile on his face.

"Hey, I'm explaining here. Please pay close attention."

Seen a beautiful woman with black hair wearing an office uniform like Alan. She winked at me, like telling me to talk to Alan.

"Then what? You want to make my head fly like the police officer earlier?"

Alan's face looked very annoyed with what just I said.

"You damn human!"

Suddenly there was a strong wind that was heading towards my neck, but the wind was like being blocked by something. Alan looked confused because nothing happened to me.

"What happened? I believe I've beheaded her."

The woman walked closer towards Alan.

"Hey, continue your explanation. It looks like someone has been watching you for a long time."

Alan looks confused by what I'm saying

"Huh? What are you talking about-"

The woman patted Alan on the back very hard.

"Was the JP-S162 too scary for you guys? I'm sorry about that because he's having a bit of an emotional problem."

The woman bowed her body along with Alan as a sign of apology. Alan didn't seem to like the woman.

"What are you doing here, code JP-S093?"

Alan seemed to be very annoyed by the woman's arrival.

"I've sent the sheep in my area to the tutorial zone. You're too slow."

The woman's face looks like she's looking down on Alan and makes Alan look more annoyed.

"Then you take over the one here, too. I want to rest. Bye."

Alan disappeared in the blink of an eye, leaving no traces.

"I apologize for the trouble my juniors have caused."

I thought it would be safe to ask this woman what really happened.

"Can you tell-"

The woman covered my mouth with her right hand.

"I think the explanation can be later. Now please go to the tutorial zone."

The woman snapped her fingers and then everyone was suddenly transported to a place that looked like a colosseum. It looks like there are other people who came before us. Their characteristics are not like Japanese people, so I can assume that they are from other countries.

[Please imagine the most suitable weapon for you]

Suddenly, a message screen appears out of nowhere. I didn't really understand the situation, but if I had to choose the weapon that suited me the most, I'll choose a katana.

I imagined a black katana with a length of 70 centimeters weighing about 1 kilogram, which was forged by the best smith in the world with the finest materials as well.

And subconsciously, I was holding a black katana I had just imagined. The katana really feels real. It's been a long time since I last held a katana. Even though I imagine it weighs 1 kilogram, but it is very light in my hand.

[Kill other creatures who try to be a candidate and be the best candidate who can survive the tutorial zone]

"I really don't understand what this message screen wants. Everyone has to kill each other to be a candidate? Who would do this kind of crazy thing?"

Suddenly, I heard a lot of gunshots. The gunshots came from the crowd of people fighting each other.

"Do I have to kill them all?"

A little girl approaching me.

"Excuse me Auntie, where are we now? I was separated from my mother during the evacuation earlier."

The little girl looked terrified, with her whole body shaking. I feel bad for having to face such an innocent little child. But I felt a murderous aura from her.

"I'm not your aunt and goodbye."

I beheaded the little girl with the katana I held.

"Aunt-"

[You killed one candidate from JP-S162, you receive 100 event points]

"This little girl is also from the same place as me, huh?"

I beheaded the little girls's head in the blink of an eye. I think the katana I'm holding is really sharp because it can cut off a child's head like cutting a piece of paper.

From the pocket of the little girl's pants fell a syringe. After that, the girl's body, along with her severed head, turned into particles of light and disappeared.

"It turns out she's planning to kill me with this syringe."

When I tried to touch the syringe, suddenly my hand was electrocuted.

[This weapon cannot be wielded by any creature other than the person possessing it]

"So, the weapon that is already mine can't be owned by anyone else, huh?"

I feel bad for the little girl, but I have to survive. I don't want to die before I can meet Jin. I have to kill them all or they will kill me.

I ran and lunged at the crowd of people who were fighting each other, then I cut off their heads one by one.

[You killed one candidate from CN-S027, you receive 100 event points]

[You killed one candidate from KP-S016, you receive 100 event points]

[You killed one candidate from KR-S003, you receive 100 event points]

...

Some of them ran as far away from me as possible, but since this place is only as large as a colosseum, I definitely won't lose them.

I kill and kill. I keep killing until my katana is covered in blood. I stopped and cleaned my katana, using the clothes left over from the people I had killed. I kept repeating this until I felt bored because there was no opponent comparable to me.

[Congratulations, you were the only one who survived the tutorial]

"Is this is the end? I don't know how many people I've killed, but somehow it feels a little nice."

The woman previously called by Alan with the code JP-S093 appeared in front of me.

"Ohh... It turns out that the one who survived was you. Congratulations!"

The woman's face looked thrilled as she clapped her hands.

"I didn't expect there to be such a cold-blooded, murderous psychopath among the candidates following this tutorial."

I don't know what that woman meant, but I'm tired now.

"Hahh... Just to get to the point, what do you want to talk about?"

The woman smiled and looked at me seriously.

"All right, let me explain briefly."

The woman briefly explained what really happened to me.

She said that the characters from the famous stories made up by the human ancestors have come true and they have the same characteristics and traits as described by the human ancestors. These characters are called as The Legends. A few decades ago, most of The Legends connected whatever came from their stories to the real world and that led to the emergence of messengers tasked with selecting humans who deserved to take part in this.

"That's all I can explain to you now."

I wonder if this woman has a name like Alan.'

"Thank you, and can you tell me your nickname? I think you have a nickname too, like Alan."

The woman approached me and whispered into my ear.

"You can call me Lin~"

Lin flicked her finger and then appeared three pieces of equipment.

"Now I'll give you your reward for completing the tutorial. Take your pick."

Lin showed me three items, the first a heavy armour, the second a light armour, and the third a black suit. Both the heavy armor and light armor that Lin showed didn't suit me at all. They looked like it made especially for men.

"What's so special about this black suit?"

I was curious about the black suit because it looks very simple and will be comfortable to wear.

"It has the effect of increasing your evasion ability and also speeding up your movement."

I think it would be better to choose this black suit as it can increase my evasion ability and also speeding up my movement.