As the lesson concluded, Raika glanced at her watch—3:00 p.m. A wave of nostalgia washed over her. In her past life as Tatsuya, she had been the smartest student, a title that had filled her with pride. Now, in this strange new reality, she was filled with a bittersweet feeling.
"I died playing that game, Cyborg Online," she muttered under her breath, clutching her shoulder bag tightly. "What a pathetic way to go." Her knuckles whitened as she clenched the bag, the memory of her past life stinging her heart.
"Why did my soul reincarnate into Raika's body?" she wondered, her thoughts racing. "And why does this world resemble the game so closely? The same features, the same abilities, but now, I'm not an AI or a cyborg. There's nothing special about me here."