Nesia-chan and Indonesia's Special Day

Nesia-chan’s Side Diary No. 2: Indonesia’s Special Day Is My Birthday?! After living in this world for a few days, I had finally discovered something very important. The months here had the same names as the ones in my old world! January, February, March... even August! How strange! Today was August 15, and my first friend in this world, Karta, told me that Indonesia would celebrate its Independence Day on August 17. I simply nodded along since it had nothing to do with me... Wait. August seventeenth?! T-That’s my birthday! I shouted so suddenly that she looked startled, but honestly, I was even more surprised! Out of all the days in the entire year, Indonesia’s special day was the exact same day as my birthday?! What kind of coincidence was that?! Then she told me that this year would be Indonesia’s 81st year of independence. Eighty-one... I sighed. I thought there would not be any more coincidences. I am not that old, okay?! I was only turning eighteen... Huh? 81 and 18...? T-They were backwards! No, no, wait. This was becoming suspicious. I had transmigrated into Indonesia just a few days ago, my name Nesia was even part of the country’s name, my birthday was the same as Indonesia’s Independence Day, and now Indonesia was turning eighty-one while I was turning eighteen?! Was this really just a coincidence?! For a moment, I had completely forgotten that I was supposed to feel sad. Back in my old world, I had imagined celebrating my eighteenth birthday with my neighbors in the village. Thinking that I would never see them again still made my chest ache a little. But... maybe being here was not so bad after all. Actually, what if this was fate? What if I had been brought to Indonesia for an important reason? My heart started beating faster. Could it be...? Am I actually the main character of this country like in a fairy tale?! Hehehe... I grinned to myself so much that Karta could only shake her head and call me a chuunibyou. I did not know what that meant, but I was pretty sure she was making fun of me! Well, whatever. I had no idea what would happen on August 17. But suddenly, I really, really wanted that day to come faster!