‘So there I was, going about my life as any typical twenty-year-old college student would on any typical weekday in America. A class here, a class there, cafeteria trips for lunch, random naps when I’m supposed to be doing homework, and of course my favorite ramen noodle nights. Well, it wasn’t really my favorite, but I was forced to grow to love it.

  ‘Nothing crazy or out of the ordinary really, just a typical day for a typical guy you know. What do I mean by a typical guy you ask? Well, you know, I’m in college with no actual plan, I play a lot of video games, I watch a lot of sports, and I'm interested in women just as much as the next guy, pretty typical right? Well, I think so…

  ‘Ah there is also the fact that I really love anime. More than almost anything in the world, in fact it might be kind of unhealthy just how much I love anime.

  ‘It’s not just anime either. I love manga, light novels, web novels, and everything in between, I mean can you blame me? It’s literally the greatest thing to grace this planet of ours, surely most people would agree.

  ‘I do think I have one teeny tiny problem though, nothing crazy... It’s just that I secretly wish that whole reincarnation thing was real. Like could you imagine reincarnating into a world away from all your problems in life and becoming an overpowered fOrce with your own kingdom?!

  ‘Maybe I’ve been watching too many Isekai recently since there’s a new one out every other month it feels like. But I just can’t get over the idea of suddenly finding myself in a fantasy world where I could fly and fight against dragon and a whole host of other things.

  ‘Ah, where’s truck-san when you need him am I right.

  ‘Oh, don’t worry. I’m not gonna go on a suicide mission in front of a truck to try my luck at reincarnation or anything like that. I know reincarnating in other worlds simply isn’t real, but a man can dream, right?

  ‘Well, that's how I used to think about it all, until it happened.

  ‘What happened to me? IT, of course!! THE thing I’m constantly daydreaming about! I’m talking about REINCARNATION!!! IT ACTUALLY HAPPENED TO ME!!

  ‘Yeah, I couldn’t believe it either. Like it's all real. Everything I’ve not only dreamt about but read about as well. It’s all real, who would have thought?

  ‘Not me at least, but the way it happened was definitely not like any of the books I’ve ever read, I didn’t meet truck-san; I didn’t save a random kid and die; I wasn’t even murdered. All I did was go to sleep after my last class of the day, then boom, I was in another world. Was it always that easy?

  ‘I couldn’t help but wonder if this was actually just a really long, drawn out and painfully realistic dream. I didn’t meet any sort of god telling me they made a mistake, and reincarnation was a way to fix it. Absolutely nothing crazy at all happened.

  I just remembered falling asleep and then I woke up to where I am right now. It was all very weird.

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  But, seeing that I got my dream, you’d think everything would be sunshine and roses, right? I finally got my wish for peace’s sake! I reincarnated into another world!! And I wasn’t told I had to go kill a demon king or anything. It was great! Except for one small, teeny, tiny problem.

  ‘I'M A DAMN GOBLIN.

  ‘Yes, a Goblin! Are you kidding me? A Goblin?! Why a Goblin?! Why not an elf or a dwarf or maybe a strong dragonkin? Literally almost anything else would be better. I basically reincarnated into a starter mob for some beginner adventurer somewhere, didn’t I? This is the worst I’m telling you.

  ‘I wanted to continue complaining but I gotta roll with it.

  ‘I finally got my reincarnation!

  ‘Sorry mom and dad! I know you're probably gonna be crying when you find out I’m gone, but It’s for the best! Well at least that’s what I’ll be telling myself to get over the fact I probably won’t see my parents ever again.

  ‘Before that thought could truly sink in, I decided to focus on my current situation, or it would’ve got really depressing very quickly.

  ‘When I came to, I found myself in a cave of some sort and there were no other Goblins nearby.

  ‘It wasn’t too big, and it didn’t seem like anyone or anything else lived here, which is a good thing, I guess.

  ‘I’m not sure how tall I am, but I feel a lot shorter than I was before, so maybe around three feet-ish? I don’t have a mirror of any kind, but there was a small water puddle nearby and walking over to look at it made me realize I was as Goblin as it gets.

  ‘Some sort of potbelly, short, stubby feet, and long, skinny arms. Oh, and how could I forget? I’m green.

  ‘It definitely took some sort of self-reflection to realize that I did indeed reincarnate as a Goblin in another world. A world I know nothing about, but what else can I do other than do what humans do best and adapt to the situation.

  ‘Okay I’m not human anymore but it works all the same.

  ‘Yeah, I’m definitely gang green from now on. Team gob if you will. I will not stand for any Goblin slander from anyone! From here on out, Goblins rule and no human or anything else for that matter can tell me otherwise.

  ‘Look out world! Rick the Goblin is here and ready to rumble!

  ‘Alright…ahem…now that my little monologue is over, I’ve realized my first problem.

  ‘I’m hungry.

  ‘Ah, I’m starving. Where did this hunger come from?! It wasn’t a slow approaching hunger. It just came out of the blue, like a predator pouncing on unsuspecting prey. Which is what I have to become now, right? A predator. That sounds a bit weird…but maybe I can find a rabbit or something to kill then eat?

  ‘But wait... I know it's Goblins' rule from now on, but aren’t I currently at the bottom of the food chain? Shit. Can I even fight? I don’t know how to make weapons or anything like that. I don’t even know which type of plants to eat or not to eat. I wasn’t a damn botanist.

  ‘Wait... I’m forgetting something big. I’ve reincarnated into a different world as a Goblin, meaning this should be some sort of fantasy world, and assuming I’m not the only beast in existence, I should have a way to level up or evolve or something along those lines, right?

  ‘Maybe I have a status or som-...

  ‘Would you look at that? The second I thought about it, a small green screen came out showing what I assume to be an accurate depiction of my current status.’

  { Name - Rick }

  { Age - 20 }

  { Race - Royal Goblin }

  ‘Hmm, it doesn’t show categories like strength or agility. Maybe I gotta unlock those? We’ll figure that out later, but more importantly, I don’t see any type of Experience (XP) Bar, so how will I know what I need to level up?

  ‘Speaking of leveling up, there is no level listed. Hopefully, there are more features that come later. It’d be really annoying to live without it.

  ‘Now…MUCH MORE IMPORTANTLY…!

  ‘Royal GOBLIN?!?!? Am I some kind of lost prince?! Is this how a Goblin prince looks? Can I order other Goblins around? So many questions, but where are all the answers eh?

  ‘Either way, it’s fine. I can definitely make this whole Goblin thing work, right? Right…

  ‘And with that being said, let's go hunting, shall we? I’m starving.’