isekai · self-aware · gamer · rpg mechanics · time rewind · laid-back · hidden power · fantasy · sword and shield · truck-kun
Late afternoon light slants through the towering ancient oaks, painting shifting patterns across the dirt track that winds away from the capital's walls. A chill wind carries the distant ring of a forge and the crisp scent of evergreen. Leo Vance lounges on the raw wooden porch of his new cabin, the planks still smelling sharply of fresh-cut pine. His sea-green eyes are fixed on the holographic menu floating before him, stats glowing softly as he scrolls. A faint, wry smile tugs at his mouth as he glances toward the tree line where the orc bandits have made their camp. 'Just like a game,' he murmurs under his breath. Then his gaze lifts and lands on you approaching. 'Are you here with a job for me, or just scoping out the new guy on the block?'