*Bedroom*
Adjacent to the bathroom door, a cupboard stood open, seemigly ransacked completely.
But the intent didn't feel like robbery… more like a raid.
*Zain POV*
"Gosh… what a drag…"
Should've sorted the clothes yesterday when packing.
'Dammit.'
Like every youth on the verge of starting a journey, Zain was having a full-on wrestling match with his trip attire.
Arms through wrong holes, pants backwards… absolute chaos.
A knock interrupted the battle, followed by Khan's voice.
"Young master…"
There was a familiar uncertainty in his tone as he continued.
"I hope you have packed for the journey."
"I have called the cab to the station."
"Please be ready within."
After a short pause, Khan added.
"Also, I have arranged everything you requested, including spares in the space bag."
"Do tell me if there are any last-minute additions."
Hearing this, Zain froze mid awkward stance, still tangled in his clothes, thinking.
"No, there is nothing extra…"
'Except me… hehe…'
That ridiculous thought broke his concentration, making him lose balance and nearly fall.
Total embarrassment to his internal ego.
"Damn…"
He whispered.
"Is everything alright, boy?"
Khan's voice came again, concerned after hearing Zain struggling.
"Nothing, Uncle, just getting on my clothes."
And thus the shenanigans of our extra continued until he finally dragged himself into the car.
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*Inside the Car*
What else besides a futuristic car?
Certainly not some dumpster-on-wheels, but a proper vehicle with comfy interiors and a sleek infotainment system for each.
But the highlight of this is the ongoing interaction of a butler and his young master.
"Yes… I will not be dead… I promise, Uncle…"
Apparently Butler Khan had a very realistic idea about Zain's survival skills, because he was nagging intensely.
"Alas… goodbye, young master."
"Please do return in one piece…"
He pleaded.
To this, Zain did exactly what any weak emotional creature would do... absolutely nothing.
To add salt to the already festered worry, our extra did something every weeb would do in this situation.
'Heh… One Piece.'
Zain smirked with the trademark deranged villain look.
Seeing Khan's anxiety level shoot up, Zain immediately urged the driver to get moving before the man forced himself into the trip.
"See you soon, uncle… now let's go!!..."
And thus began Chapter 2 of our extra's grand adventure.
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*Train Station*
Zain reached the station within minutes and boarded the train, maintaining his expression like someone new to this world, albeit he is.
Eyes wide, pretending to be composed, but every bit amazed.
The extravagant cityscape, luxury in the train, and customer-centric design made him admire the government of this world even more.
"Such beauty…"
'No wonder The Ten are still in power…'
'Would they ever die though?'
Zain's thought process took an enlightened turn.
"Oh… right."
"Chakras…"
The realization struck him, and he used the long journey to the neighbouring Labur District to think about everything while relaxing in this absurdly comfy public transport.
"That thing really exists here, huh? Psions and all…"
"Mana, Aura, Contracts, and Berserk energy, huh…"
He counted mentally, getting even more impressed.
'This covers internal, external… everything.'
"Psions are really versatile, ey?"
He sighed, deflating like a balloon.
"Now that I think about it… I need to unlock Root Chakra by sensing and absorbing psion to activate the system."
'No wonder this guy was ranked last.'
"It's honestly impressive he passed the hardest entrance exam in the world with pure intelligence and base human strength."
He remembered how the original body entered Alanda Academy.
Ofcourse as in all cliched academy genre novels, Alanda was the highest-rated institution directly funded by the Alliance, meant for top talents of every race.
'I need to do something about that and properly understand how this world works…'
He sat up straight, suddenly serious.
Then slouched immediately like a potato.
"Meh… can wait till the Library storyline…"
This earned him a few worried and disdain-filled stares from other fellow passengers, which he ignored as he continued planning.
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*Labucha Mountain Range – Entry Point*
"Phew… that took way less time than I expected."
Now that he saw the place…
"It's beautiful on its own, even though people call it barren."
'Now then…'
"Come on, my awaited destiny…"
Saying embarrassing chuuni-tier lines even chuunis would feel akward in public, our extra walked confidently toward the mountain range, home to his self proclaimed cliché power ups.