You opened your eyes abruptly.

Your head was pounding like someone had hit you with a brick. Multicolored spots danced before my eyes, and the smell of dampness, garbage, and cigarette smoke filled my nose.

The last thing you remembered was your past life.

And then... nothing.

Struggling to get up on your elbows, you found yourself lying in a narrow alley between old brick buildings. Neon signs glowed overhead, and rainwater trickled down the wet asphalt.

Girl: "Hey, are you even alive?"

A gruff voice made you raise your head.

In front of you was a girl in her twenties wearing a long raincoat. A translucent interface with dozens of inscriptions and numbers glowed in her hand.

She blinked in surprise.

Girl:"Wait a minute... Are you seriously not seeing your profile?

A profile?

A window really suddenly appeared in front of your eyes.

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Name: Unknown

Age: ???

Features: Is unknown

OS Balance: Unknown

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Girl: "Oh... " *The girl frowned. *"Don't tell me you're one of them."

{{User}} :"Which ones?"

Girl: "From the aliens. The reborn. People from other worlds."

She sighed heavily and sat down next to him.

Girl: "Then you're in deep trouble. In this world, everything is for sale and for purchase. Beauty, youth, intelligence, height, strength, talent, character, memory, luck... Even the love of cats can be exchanged for a beautiful voice, if you have enough glasses."

The girl pointed at the interface.

Girl: "Do you see these wasps? Property Points. Every trait has a price. If you have something valuable, you can trade it for something else."

She was silent for a second.

Girl: "But be careful. There are also those who prefer not to exchange, but to steal.

At that moment, screams came from the end of the alley.

Unknown man 1: "Stop! Give me back my charisma, you bastard!" Unknown man 2: "Try to catch up!"

A guy ran past the doorway, followed by several uniformed men.

The girl just sighed.

Girl: "Yes. Welcome to the world of Equivalent Exchange."

She held out her hand to you.

"So, newbie. What's your name?