When I came to, I slowly opened my eyes. I can see some light. Not glaringly bright, just a stream of it.

Then I felt slightly chilly from cool wind drafted pass where I was.

The first question that popped up is “Where am I?”

I seemed to be lying down since I can see a plane of pale gray. The ceiling is grayish white and had a crack that allowed sunlight to stream in.

I quickly sat up and looked around me. I was lying on top of a bed of soft moss.

There seemed to be shining markings encircling me, in letters I’ve never seen before …

Perhaps I’m sitting in the middle of a magic circle that was used for teleportation? Or is it a protection circle?

Where am I?

I rose onto my feet and looked at my own body. Only then did I notice that I’m naked.

The bare body of a young boy was what I saw.

“What the…??!”

I surprised myself from the voice that came out. Seem pretty young.

Then I remember what pedophiles and perverts may do to young boys and leave them alone in a deserted place like this.

Oh hell~~ no!!

I instinctively looked around for any person that fits the description but saw nobody. I quickly sprang onto my feet and examined my body to see whether I was violated in anyway.

No, nothing… No scars, no wounds... No bleeding in the ***... Whew!! Thank God!

Suddenly I realized I’m much… smaller. What gave it away?

Because I’m much smaller, there... And hairless too, there…

I looked at my hands and I saw tiny hands, much smaller than a grown man’s hand.

Can it be I became much younger now?

I looked around and saw a pool of water and I looked into it to check out my reflection.

Sure enough, a cute young face of a human boy stared back at me. I should think that I’m between 10 to 12, maybe?

An Asian shota with fairly large eyes, this face I have should have potential to be quite good looking, an 8 out of 10, I suppose.

Wow… I look pretty awesome! I could see a row of neat, white teeth… Thank God I hadn't been left in danger and most importantly, I hadn't been violated by anybody.

Hmmm… Who am I? Why do I seem to be amnesiac??

Then I thought to myself, I could spend time to figure things out later.

First I need to check the surroundings for any danger. I need to figure out where am I…

Then I saw stacked neatly like a pillow under my head was a large cloth pouch with a sling.

Somebody left me survival equipment?

I quickly opened the pouch and rummaged through the contents of the pouch.

First I saw some clothes from medieval times---a plain white cotton shirt, a large pair of trousers. Not the best texture but quite clean. Not bad, I guess...

Next, I found a long piece of fabric that looked like a brown sash and underwear which looked like a pair of shorts. There were even a pair of leather shoes and a leather belt folded neatly inside.

One problem though… The clothes are fitting for a grown man.

How am I supposed to wear this?

I thought for a moment and finally decided to make use of what I have. I put on the shirt like a loose robe which covered up to my knees. Then, I used the sash and wrapped it around my bottom to form some sort of underwear.

I suppose I need to get used to walking barefoot soon…

Everything else is too big for me now.

I continued to search into the pouch. Suddenly I touched something furry at the side.

I almost screamed as I quickly withdrew my hands for fear of a small animal of some sort waking up and attacking me!

When I finally mustered courage a good few seconds later, I grabbed the furry thing in a quick motion and lifted it up!

......

It was a bundle rolled and tied with two knots at both ends by strap and tied in a ribbon. When opened up, there was a large piece of cloth. It looked like a thin mat made of some animal’s fur that can be folded as a blanket, some sort of a sleeping bag.

Good Lord! I could have got myself a heart attack!

The surface that was folded inside seemed to be lined with another layer of soft fur. The outer layer had very thick yet soft fur.

This is most probably a fur hide of some animal. I wonder what it is for?

Next I saw a leather skin with some water and some stones that seemed to be used to start a fire.

There are also a scroll listing basic magic spells and how to cast them. I suppose I can cast them if I followed them.

Are there any weapons? Nobody should be unarmed in a strange place right? *rustle rustle rustle* Ah ha~~!!

It is a large knife in its decorated sheath of brown leather!

The sheath has two pieces of long cord attached at the end near the handle, which folded into a leather pocket on one side. This should used to be tied onto a belt or something, but I think it can fit around my waist just about right!

The knife itself was so large in my little hands that it looked like a single-bladed short sword. It had a wooden handle is a hollowed out leaf shape, embedded with a single large crystal at the end.

Unsheathing it, I saw that the metal blade was shining from reflected light. The edge was quite sharp and the back had a row of sharp teeth. The large crystal which faintly glows light blue that was embedded to the end of its handle.

Suddenly, I had an idea and put on the sheath held it upside down in its sheath and suddenly I realized that the weapon somewhat resembles a wand!

The person who designed this must be a genius! This should be a rare weapon! It might be suited for magical spells too.

After beholding the impressive weapon for a while, suddenly a mental vision came to me in a sudden bolt. I can hear a harsh commanding voice in my head.

“Find the dungeons, conquer it and bring back the treasure! It is your duties as an adventurers. Fight for fame and riches!”

Whoa!

Immediately after, I hear a soft, gentle voice which was nothing like the other forceful voice, but it has a type of firmness was enough to make me to think that it has authority enough to counter the harsh voice from before with possibly equal power.

“There is more than one way to solve things than violence. Make love not war! Fight for the good of this world and defend the world from destruction!”

The voices faded and I was dumbfounded for a few moments. What was that?

These were the only clues of why I’m here and what I’m supposed to do. I still can’t remember anything from this world...

At least I remember that I am a working man in the real world. Is it normal to come to this world without any memory of the past? Is there something wrong with the hardware or software? Or are the game designers just plain mean?

I decided to look around after securing the sheath by the cord around my little waist like a rope belt. I tied it in a live knot from the side. This should hold on just fine as long as i don't pull it too hard...

I perked up my ears and from afar, I cannot hear anything except a faint dripping of water. The air is cool and seemed to be loaded with indescribable energy…

The cave is a dome of stone of about thrice my height. The floor seemed to be irregular, just like those naturally formed caves. My bare feet can feel the cool stone and I can feel the grittiness of some gravel.

How did I come here without any memory of this place? Or should I say, why do I don’t recall anything?

I scanned around me and did not see any creature, must less to say any signs of threat.

There are some miniature plants beside the patch of moss I was lying on that grew in the cave. I suppose plants can grow in anywhere, even in a cave with so little sunlight as this.

I suddenly look at the pool of water that I had checked out myself from and noticed something different. Is it getting further away?

Then suddenly I feel anxious from the realization that I might be in danger… I’m in a cave which entrance is separated by water from an underground river perhaps?

If I’m in a cave that can be totally immersed in water, I’m done for~~ I started to panic.

I think I better start moving before it's too late!

I walked a few steps, about to rush to the obvious exit when I stopped in my steps. That's after I thought about it again… Hmmm~~ The moss I was sleeping on is dry…

That means the place where I was lying was never touched by the water. And the level that I just saw was about the highest it will ever reach.

River tides are usually the highest at 9 am in my country. Is it about that time? Hmmm... But how do I know what pattern tides in this world is in?

That means I’m probably at most here for the night and woke in the morning... If until now no dangerous-looking creature had approach and no harm had come upon me, that means this cave should be safe.

After securing and putting back everything I’m not wearing or using at the moment, I took the pouch and wore it like a sling-bag.

I started to walk along the tunnel slowly, scanning for things that may trip me or eat me. All that can be heard are my footstep rustling and faraway swishing sound of water and dripping of water. No other creature could be seen except occasionally plants where cracks in the cave allowed light was streaming in. The tunnel was cold with the chilly breezes blowing through occasionally.

I could see places dripping with water and nearby places thick with moss. However, the sound of water dripping from the distance became louder and louder. I was almost expecting to see a miniature waterfall ahead. The smell of plants can be faintly picked up by my nose. I expect myself to reach a place where there are lots of trees.

Eventually, I reached a place where the ceiling started to heighten and came into a large spacious cave. Light shone brightly through holes in the ceiling.

Sure enough, there are a lot of trees. But to my amazement, the trees are much taller than any tree I’ve seen!

I looked around and saw a series of stages that I can climb up to which leads a high ledge at least 5 stories high. I should at least observe from above to see there's any danger right? So I decided to climb them.

After quite a long time, I found myself looking down from the ledge and I saw a green canopy made of several large trees.

To my surprise, I saw silvery white streaks splashed across the trees... And they seemed to be moving!!

Then it dawned on me… These are worms... Hundreds of smooth silvery white worms are in the trees.

From the distance estimated, the worms must be at least the size of a ten year old's arm!

Wait, that's my current arm... This fact is difficult to get used to immediately...

I looked closer again and I spotted fruits like clusters of grapes on the trees! The unusual thing is these fruits are white coloured with black spots.

Wow! White fruit trees and white worms...

I think I've seen this scene before... I thought to myself.

Can it be?

White mulberry? These are white mulberry trees?

Then what are those worms?

Are those... silkworms??!