It's been a long while since I've been able to look at myself in the mirror. I knew something felt strange about my eyes, but now I can clearly see the difference when I look at myself. The eyes of a cat: That's what I have. It was only several hours ago when I met my girlfriend at the café on the way home from a long day at high school. If things were going according to normal, I would be playing some Final Fantasy 14 at home with friends right now. However, fate had something different in mind for me.

After I left the café with my wonderful, beautiful girlfriend named Hikuminmai Asaho, we were having a pleasant conversation as we were about to cross the street. However, things would suddenly take a turn for the worse: A car was rampaging down the street, hurling itself towards my beloved Asaho. I couldn't let such a wonderful girlfriend as mine die here, like this. I lunged and shoved her out of the way, fully expecting death in my efforts to save her. Death did not come. Instead, I felt a hole form under me in that instant. It felt as if a portal was sucking and swallowing me into another world, and now I believe that is actually what happened.

Shortly after, I found myself lying face first in a field of grass. My mind felt different, and it wasn't just the impact from hitting the ground after the portal spat me out. It was almost as if I knew a whole language that was supposed to be foreign to my Japanese mind. I stumbled about for a bit, but I finally came across what looked to be like a farm. As I approached the farm, I noticed a few interesting details. Nothing about this farm looked modern. It was almost as if it were from the middle ages or something. Maybe it was Amish, but as far as I know, there are no Amish people living in Japan. Anyhow, I decided it would be best to knock on the door of the farmhouse to see if anyone was home. To my surprise, I got a response, but the response isn't what I would exactly call "friendly".

"What is it? Do I know you? My god, you're a freak of nature! Speak up or I'll grab my pitchfork you ploughin' mutant!" I was surprised to understand the words coming out of this man's mouth. Is this the language they call Polish? "S-ss-ssorry sir. I don't know what you mean by "mutant". To tell you the truth I'm a bit lost and I have no clue where I am. Could you help me a bit?" The man wasn't very cooperative. "How in the bloody hell could you have no idea where you are?! This farm of mine is very fucking close to Novigrad! How could you not know that? Don't tell me that you don't even know that Novigrad is Nilfgaard Territory now!" I didn't know how to tell the man that I was definitely not from this world at this point. "Sorry, I don't even know what Nilfgaard is! I just want a bit of help, please!" The man looked at me in disbelief for a few seconds, but after an awkward moment of silence, he opened his mouth again. "Look kid, I haven't a clue why you don't seem to know a bloody thing about anything. I mean, you look to be a god damn Witcher, so you should know a thing or two about the world right now. Tell ye what, if you slay the drowners by the river down there, I'll let you stay the night and I'll tell you what you need to know about. Keep your hands off my daughter though!" Slaying monsters sounded scary, but I knew I had a new power in me that wasn't in me before. I couldn't refuse the man's offer. "Alright, I will slay these monsters, so you better keep your word!" The man let out a sigh. "An honest peasant like me will always keep my word."

I travelled in the direction the man pointed me towards, and eventually I found myself by the river where these so called "drowners" were supposed to be. It wasn't long until I saw some humanoid figures approach me with intent to attack. "These must be the drowners", I thought to myself. "Killing these shouldn't be different to all those video games I played back at home. Wait, why do I even have a sword on me to kill these things? This makes no sense! Well, no time for complaining now." The sword that should've felt heavy was a perfect fit for my hand. I had no trouble wielding it. Time slowed down for me as I saw each drowner approach me. It was the moment of truth. It only took one slash to cleave each drowner in half. It was almost as if I was born to do this. I had to prove to the man that I had done the deed asked of me, so begrudgingly, I cut off the disgusting head of one of the drowners and brought it with me.

As I approached the farmhouse once more, the sun began to set. The man gladly accepted my proof and let me into his home. As I entered this primitive but cozy space, I spotted a pretty girl in the corner of the room with a surprised look on her face. She opened her mouth and said, "Papa, who in the world is this? I would never expect you to let a Witcher into our home!" "Not to worry darling, he seems harmless and he doesn't even know a thing about the area! I've just agreed to help him for the night and make sure he knows how to get around, ain't that right Witcher?" I nodded in response. "So Witcher, I'll tell you the nitty gritty. Novigrad used to be a free city within the country that was once known as Redania. However, King Radovid of Redania was assassinated, so the city, as well as the kingdom of Redania fell to empire of Nilfgaard. Things have been tough, but we've been getting by. There might be some work for you in Novigrad though, so I suggest you head out in the morning. Here's some coin for the drowners you took care of". "Thanks! I shouldn't take this, but I need it!" I grabbed the pouch of coin he was holding out to me with excitement. "There's no need to thank me Witcher, this is your job. Anyways, we have a spare room here, so make yourself at home!"

I decided it was best to collect my thoughts and relax for the night. The candles in my room were lit, emitting a warm light that put me at ease. The man should've gone to bed by now, but somehow I heard a quiet knock at my door. I got off my bed and opened my door to see a sight for sore eyes. It was the man's pretty daughter in her sleepwear of all things! "Hello Witcher, you look like a nice chap, and I'd thought I'd keep you company for a while and make you feel more comfortable". I hesitated for a second, but I couldn't refuse her. We sat on the bed for a while, having nice conversations until she said something a bit weird. "Witcher, is it true that you are sterile? Do you ever get urges?" My face lit up with a bright red color. "U-uu-uhh, what urges? Of course I get urges, I'm a normal boy!" The girl looked at me with a slight grin. "To tell you the truth Witcher, as soon as you walked in that door, I wanted to try things with you. Let's do it." "What about your dad? Won't he notice? And by the way I have a girlfriend!" "Shhh…. Don't worry Witcher, just let me take care of you". At that moment she pulled down my pants and the rest is history.

After the affair, the girl left my room and I decided it was time to take a good look at myself in the mirror by my bed. I've definitely changed since going through that portal. Cat's eyes, huh? I guess this might be what make me this "Witcher" they've been calling me. What a day. Time I got some rest. My name is Notarin Dokusha and this marks the beginning of my life as a Witcher.