Lookism: New Life

It was a sunny morning at 9:00 AM. Rio and Ryu were brothers—Rio being the older one and Ryu the younger.

Ryu loved reading Lookism, and Rio often read it with him after coming home from work. Their parents had died when they were young, leaving them to rely on each other.

As they finished reading the latest chapter—Chapter 544—Ryu sighed. "I wish I were Daniel. He got so many cheat codes! With my knowledge, I'd be even stronger!"

Rio scoffed. "Yeah, sure. You'd probably end up crying from the pain instead."

That night, Ryu woke up—only to find himself dead.

He looked around. It was pitch black. He screamed, but nothing happened. Only his voice echoed through the void. Then, suddenly, a red orb appeared in the sky. His eyes widened in shock.

"Calm down, little boy," the red orb spoke.

Ryu frowned. "Where am I? And also, I'm not a little boy—I'm 18 years old!"

"You have died. This is the Dark World. You would have been sent to the afterlife, but because of your brother's wish to send you to Lookism—since you wanted it so much—you will be sent there instead."

Ryu's eyes widened. "Because of my brother? Then what happens to him? Will he also be sent to the Lookism world?"

"Yes, he will," the orb replied. "You will take the role of the fat Daniel, as you are the younger brother, while he will be in the perfect body, as he is the older one."

Ryu was stunned for a moment, then broke into a wide grin. He didn't envy his brother for getting the perfect body—he was just happy that they were both going together.

Suddenly, the Dark World turned white.

Before Ryu entered the body of Little Daniel, the red orb spoke once more. "You have received a gift—a system. Though it is not particularly powerful, it will allow you to see the stats of others."

For Ryu, this was an incredible advantage. "This is perfect! Now I'll know who to fight and who to avoid!"

With newfound excitement, his vision faded to white as his journey in Lookism began.

Ryu opened his eyes as the morning sun shone directly into them. Squinting, he sat up and immediately rushed to the nearest mirror.

His heart pounded as he stared at his reflection in the mirror near the bathroom. There was no doubt about it—he was truly in the Lookism world, inside the body of Daniel Park (fat).

But something was wrong. His brother, Rio—who was supposed to take the body of big Daniel—was nowhere to be found.

Confused, Ryu glanced around the small room. That's when he noticed a piece of paper lying on the mattress where he had been sleeping. He picked it up and read the message, his eyes widening in shock.

"Hey Ryu, it's me, Rio. I'm heading out, and you'll probably not see me—only hear about me from other characters. I will reveal myself when the time is right. But don't forget, this is Lookism. Keep your promise of conquering this world with the knowledge you have. If you don't train, you might die."

Ryu's hands trembled slightly as he finished reading. His brother had disappeared, just like that.

Taking a deep breath, he forced himself to calm down. I will surely find my brother, he thought, determination burning in his eyes.

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Author's Note:

The main character, Ryu, isn't very smart at the start, so don't expect him to make perfect decisions. However, he will get smarter as the story progresses. I also plan to include some slice-of-life moments along the way.

This is my first time writing a novel, so it might not be perfect, but I hope you enjoy it! Feel free to suggest plot ideas. See you in the next chapter!

Also Author's Note doesn't take the word count. As this is the first chapter this may feel short but I will try to make it longer as I go on writing.

Also Ryu's death is supposed to be a mystery and also no his brother did not kill him.

And how Rio got his wish fullfilled is also going to be a mystery but Ryu is a bit stupid and also overjoyed to question about it.

Word count: 534