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Chapter 1 - Welcome to Liria

The system booted with a nervous ping.

“Initialization complete. System 000 reporting for duty... I think.”

In a sterile digital hallway full of flashing screens and floating manuals, 000 hovered awkwardly near the Transmigration Terminal. It was his first deployment. His first world. His first human.

The screen blinked.

[TARGET IDENTIFIED: Transmigrator Jay. Role Assigned: Innkeeper, Town of Liria. Objective: Unknown. Time Remaining: Unknown.]

A soft whirring noise pulled 000 into focus.

—

Jay groaned as cold air brushed against his skin. The wooden ceiling above him creaked with the sound of wind.

Where am I?

He blinked, sitting up from a modest cot. Dust filtered through the air. Wooden beams. Lantern light. The smell of stew and pine.

[Welcome, Jay. You have been assigned the role of INNKEEPER.]

The voice was soft and unsure.

“What the hell—?”

“I mean, greetings! This is your guide, System 000. I’ll, uh, be helping you.”

“System...?”

“Yes! Um. Congratulations! Your inn is already functioning. The first player arrives in... three minutes.”

A bell chimed downstairs.

Jay scrambled to the mirror. His reflection was unfamiliar — older, broader shoulders, long brown hair tied back in a rough ribbon. A name tag gleamed on his vest: Innkeeper Jay.

[DING — NEW QUEST UNLOCKED]

    Main Quest: Solve the Mystery of the Missing Children
    Every night, a child disappears from the town of Liria. Help the players find the truth — or it will come for you.

“Great,” Jay muttered. “Nothing like kidnapping and curses to go with your first transmigration.”

Behind him, System 000 buzzed nervously. “You’ll do fine. I think. Probably.”
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