-No One's P.O.V-

In another world, very far back into the future, at a peaceful mountain village in the west. We see a small village and a couple of villagers, minding their own business.

That's when we see a young lady with blue eyes, wearing ordinary village clothing, chest-nut brown hair with twin braids on her shoulders.

???: The sun feels amazing! Today's weather is perfect! No one can blame me for sleeping in past noon on a day like this, right? Heehee!

This young woman's name is Ricca, and she is just your regular village girl living in a peaceful mountain village with her older sister, Miria. Ricca has a tomboyish, slightly spoiled personality.

Ricca: Anyway, Miria's really worried about me. Well, I guess she's always like that. I'm glad she's always looking after me and all, but I wish Miria would find herself a husband soon. She keeps asking me if there are any boys I like telling me that a girl's true happiness is in having a family, but she should be telling herself that. Maybe she hasn't gotten married so she can keep taking care of me...

Ricca says to herself before dismissing it.

Ricca: No, I don't think so. I know she said she wanted to get married too...And I'm not a kid anymore, either. She doesn't have to baby me.

Ricca then walks up until she was spoken to by a woman who comes from a general store to sell goods.

General Store Lady: Ah, good morning, Ricca.

Ricca: Hello, ma'am.

General Store Lady: Are you picking out wild plants again?

Ricca: Yup! Your husband and my sister asked me to gather some herbs.

General Store Lady: Oh, I think he mentioned something about that. Anyway, be careful. It looks like there's been more monster activity lately.....

Ricca: Heehee, Miria told me the same thing. She's such a worrywart...

General Store Lady: That's because you're very important to her. *Chuckles* You are precious little sister, so of course, she's going to worry.

Ricca: Heehee...Thanks! But, to be honest, I think she would stop looking after me so much. She could easily find a husband for herself if she tried...

General Store Lady: I agree, Miria is a beautiful lady, just like you. She gets so many opportunities to talk to travelers at the dining hall. If she just wore flashier clothing instead of the plain dress she always wears, she could get all the men she wanted...

Ricca: Flashier clothes...?

General Store Lady: Yes, yes...If I were pretty like Miria...I would wear a blouse that showed my cleavage, and a frilly short skirt that exposed my thighs and just barely hid my panties...And then every time I served a customer, I would use a sweet flirty voice. I bet I could've gotten a richer husband if I was her. Agh..curse my rotten luck...

Ricca: Umm...What's wrong, ma'am?!

Ricca asked, feeling concerned.

General Store Lady: Oh? It's nothing. I'm just saying, I think Miria could find a nice man if she dressed in sexier clothes. Heehee.

Ricca: Sexier, huh...Ahaha...I-I guess so. I think she would look better in cuter clothes too, but she dresses really drab...

General Store Lady: Absolutely. She didn't want to dress plainly, you know. When Miria first moved to this village with your parents, she was fashionable just like girls her age ought to be.

Ricca: Oh really? I've seen her dress like how she does now...

General Store Lady: No wonder, this was around the time you were born. By the way, I heard from my husband that Miria's been looking a bit down these days. Is she alright?

Ricca: Oh, he said that? I didn't notice anything strange about her...

General Store Lady: Is that so? My husband must have misunderstood something then. Sorry to worry you. *Chuckle* Well, I'll let you get back to your errand. Don't make your sister worry too much, alright?

Ricca: Yes, ma'am!

And just like that, Ricca left the village to go to the mountain to get herbs for the merchant and her older sister.

-Mini Time Skip-

Throughout her walk, Ricca fights the green slimes on her way to get to the mountain only using a wooden stick.

Upon reaching the mountain, she sees all the herbs around were growing healthily.

Ricca: Alright, time to pick them up.

Ricca says as she was about to pick the herbs until she notices a young male with (H/C) who was wearing casual clothing and was lying unconscious in the center.

Ricca: Is that... a person?

Ricca asks in confusion as she ran up to the unconscious boy's aid (aka you)

Ricca: H-Hey, are you alright?

Ricca asks in a worried tone and there was no response coming from the (H/C) male.

Ricca: Is...he okay?

Ricca then puts her ear onto the boy's chest to listen for a heartbeat, and to her relief, it was beating normally.

Ricca: *Sighs in relief* Thank goodness he's okay, but...why would this boy lie out here in the hill of herbs?

Ricca questions as she takes a good look at the (H/C) male's outfit.

Ricca: His outfit...I'm not too familiar with that kind of strange design. I've never seen anyone wearing that out in my life. Hmm...

She thinks for herself for a bit until she came up with a decision.

Ricca: I think I should wake him up.

Ricca then kneels down and starts gently shaking the (H/C) male.

Ricca: Wake up! Please, wake up!

-(Y/N)'s P.O.V-

Everything around me was just blackness...it's just like that I'm floating into the abyss...

It was...peaceful...and quiet...but I can feel my heart beating again. I was about to do something until I hear an unfamiliar feminine voice.

???: ...ake up! Please, wake up!

(Y/N): H-Huh?

I slowly woke up my eyes and I can see the sun rays blinding my eyes as I covered them using my right hand to block them.

My vision was blurry and I can see a figure kneeling down at my level. My vision cleared as I see a young lady with blue eyes staring into my (E/C) eyes.

(Y/N): What the...?

???: Ah, thank goodness you're awake!

The girl spoke in relief as I sat up from the ground and started holding my head as if I were in pain.

???: H-Hey, are you okay...?

The girl asked next to me.

(Y/N): Yeah...I'm fine...just a little light-headed.

???: *Sighs in relief* O-Oh, I see.

The girl says as I start to look around to see that I'm not in my bedroom anymore, but around me was just a bunch of herbs and a girl who was wearing village clothing that women would wear.

(Y/N): Where...am I?

I questioned.

???: Um...you're sleeping on a mountain with herbs around you.

(Y/N): No kidding. What's your name?

Ricca: I'm Ricca.

(Y/N): Ricca, huh? That's a nice name. I'm (Y/N) (L/N).

Ricca: (Y/N) (L/N)? I've never heard such names like that.

(Y/N): What?

Ricca: It's nothing. It's just that I find you a little strange.

(Y/N): O-kay then...

Ricca: Can you stand?

(Y/N): Yeah, I can still feel my legs active.

Ricca: Let me help you.

Ricca says as she lends out her hand to me. This surprises me a little before I accepted her hand as I got up with the help of Ricca.

I then looked around my surroundings to see a bunch of hills and mountains around me.

(Y/N): (How did I get here? The last time I remember is when I got back home from where and fell asleep at night.)

I thought to myself as I touched my chest and my back, feeling no pain.

(Y/N): (How odd...did I get Isekai'ed or something?)

Ricca: Um...excuse me?

(Y/N): Hm? What?

Ricca: Do you know where you are from?

Ricca asked curiously.

(Y/N): Me? I'm not from here. Not in this world.

Ricca: Eh? What do you mean?

I then sighed and explained who I am and where I am from.

-A few minutes later-

Throughout the explanation, Ricca seemed quite shocked at what she was hearing because I came from the 21st Century very far to the future.

(Y/N): ...and that's how I got here.

Ricca: I...I see...hearing all this from you is quite...bizarre and crazy...

Ricca says and was trying to process everything in her head after I explained everything to her.

(Y/N): Yeah. This outfit of mine proves that I came from the 21st century.

Ricca: Okay then.

(Y/N): So...what are you doing out here?

Ricca: Oh, I was just getting herbs for my older sister and for the merchant until I found you lying on the ground.

(Y/N): Is that so? Who is this older sister?

Ricca: Her name is Miria. She's been taking care of me for a couple of years after our parents died of an epidemic after I was born two years.

(Y/N): Damn...that's pitiful. I can tell that your older sister must've been quite hard to take care of you.

Ricca: Yeah. Miria and I've been living together for quite a while now. Anyway, where do you wanna go now?

(Y/N): Good question. I'm homeless since I traveled back here far back in time, so no, I don't have any places to go.

I said with a slightly annoyed tone.

Ricca: Well...if you don't mind...you can stay with me and my sister's place.

I looked at her with a surprised face.

(Y/N): Wait, for real?

Ricca: Yeah. My sister is quite kind, and she likes to help out others. We live in a mountain village in the west. Not too far from here. However, it can be a little troubling that I brought a mysterious boy like you into our house...

Ricca says awkwardly.

(Y/N): I see. Anyway, should we go back to your village?

Ricca: S-Sorry, I have to get these herbs first before I take you to my village.

(Y/N): Eh, okay. Would you like me to help?

Ricca: A-Ah, no need. I know the herbs that I will collect.

(Y/N): Okay, but I can't just stand out here and do nothing, but watch you get herbs. It's best if you need a bit of help from me.

Ricca: Well...if you say so. So the herbs will be collecting is...

Ricca then began to explain what herbs I should collect from her list.

-Time Skip and No One's P.O.V-

Time passed as (Y/N) helped Ricca collect the herbs that she was looking for.

Ricca: Okay, I think that's all for now.

(Y/N): Huh, seems a little easy.

Suddenly, both of you heard the bell chiming in the distance.

(Y/N): What was that?

Ricca: It's the church bell from my village, it means that evening is already here.

(Y/N): Isn't it already sunset?

Ricca: Yeah. I think it's time we should head back to the village so we can drop these herbs off at the general store.

(Y/N): I see.

Ricca: Plus, I got a bunch of Magic Stones too. I wonder what should I get for Miria.

(Y/N): Wait, Magic Stones?

Ricca: Yeah. Look.

Ricca then pulls out a couple of magic stones in her back pocket and shows them to you.

Ricca: You can exchange these magic stones for goodies from a store and even trade with other merchants.

(Y/N): (So basically like Minecraft or like from the Zelda games?) So these magic stones are the currency of this world?

Ricca: That's right. Oh yeah, do you have any ideas to give a gift to Miria?

You think for a moment before speaking up.

(Y/N): Honestly, I don't know,  but we should go check on the store in your village. Maybe there might be something new in stock.

Ricca: Good idea. Come on, let's head back.

You nodded as you and Ricca headed back to the village.

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(A/N: That's that! Stay tuned for the second chapter!)