So, I got isekai’d

!

Once again, I woke up, but this time, not in a void, but in a forest

"Just like any other isekai themes huh? My start is also in a middle of a forest..."

I stood up, only to notice that something was different

"Hm...?"

"This isn't my body..."

But it is at the same time...

I tried to look around for a source of water, luckily, there was a lake nearby

"Oh, I'm younger again, so that's why..."

If I remember, this was the face that I had since I was 18 years old...

The body I have is the same as I had when I was 18 years old also...the frail, yet average body physique of an average guy...

"But why am I in my body of an 18 year old me?"

This doesn't happen in isekai games or isekai animes right? Or does it?

"Guess there's no use in figuring it out right now. I kinda want to know what kind of skills I have, or what the passage of text said, was it a blessing? or a gift?"

One after another, a question just keeps raising in my head, with no answer to back it up

"If there's no way for me to open and take a look at it, then is it one of those isekais where its not shown as a menu or a GUI, but rather through a book or something?"

...

"This is harder than I thought..."

...

I need to figure it out soon before something shows up. In episode 1 of some isekai animes, there are main characters who usually gets attacked by a creature straight away...

"And I don't want to end up like that!"

I said to myself

Suddenly, I heard a rustling between the bushes

"And here's probably one right now, waiting for its moment to strike at me"

...

What showed up beneath those bushes was a small creature, seemingly like a rabbit, but also in a form of a mouse

"..."

If that's what showed up...then my guess is-

"Who are you?"

He said, as I felt something pointy at my back

Yep, I knew it, I knew something was up other than that small creature, just like in horror movies

"I want to answer that question, but I feel like I'll die by your sword pointing at my back before I can even reply to you"

"..."

The man put his sword down, giving me a sign of relief

"Now answer me, who are you?"

"...Rui, Rui Hanzawa"

"I wasn't asking for your name"

"Huh?"

"I'm asking why are you here"

Is this guy have a screw loose on his head or what? Didn't he just asked me who am I?

"...I'm here to explore the forest..."

"..."

"..."

...

...Was it a bad answer...?

"Are you dumb?"

"Make some sense then!"

"*Sigh*, You don't even have a single equipment with you, and looks like there's no sign of you carrying any items either, are you lost by any chance?"

"No. I'm just taking a stroll, is that a problem?"

That should be a good answer now, right?

"HUH? You really are dumb!"

"What now?!"

"Nobody takes a stroll this far in this forest!"

Urk, I really messed up big time huh...

"Look, just leave me alone"

"Listen kid, I can't, even if this forest is the Myriad forest, I can't leave someone like you in here alone"

Myriad Forest? So this forest has a name...

...also, I may not look like it right now, but I'm 20 years old in my past life old man!

"Besides, who knows when the next Rare Crimson Moon will be coming"

"Rare Crimson Moon?"

"Surely you're joking right? You took a 'stroll' this far, yet you don't know the Rare Crimson Moon?"

"..."

"*Sigh*..."

After the man shook his head, he looked at me with a straight face

"I'll drop the act, so you drop yours too"

"...?"

"You...you're not human, are you?"

"Huh? I am"

As far as I know, I am human...I mean, I didn't had any extra parts anywhere in my body, that means I'm human, right?

"..."

"...?"

...

"Come with me, kid"

"Sure..."

And with that, my first encounter in this forest wasn't a creature, but rather, it was a person, a seemingly 40 years old looking man...