Vol 1 Prologue (1/2)
[Status open]. When I said that in my mind, a translucent bluish-white hologram window appeared in front of my eyes.
Game-like status are shown in the window? The status screen was projected just as I wanted to comment on that.
Name:
Undefined
Age:
15
Job:
Undefined
LV:
1 (Body level)
HP:
200 (Vitality)
MP:
50 (Magic amount)
STR:
20 (Physical Strength)
INT:
20 (Intelligence, Comprehension)
VIT:
20 (Endurance)
MGI:
20 (Magical power)
DEX:
20 (Dexterity)
RMG:
20 (Magical Resistance)
AGI:
20 (Agility)
SP:
100 (Skill, Status point)
【Skills】
None
【t.i.tles】
「Altered Destiny」 (All status +10)
[Almost as if it’s a game. Haha … ]
The man laughed helplessly.
Why am I in a situation that seems like it was written in a novel’s prologue? The man stared at his status in a daze as he recalled.
This all began when the man lost his life.
It doesn’t mean that his death had any special meaning.
“The delivery date will be next Wednesday. I will be in your care from now on director.”
The man was in a business that provided office solutions.
“I’ll be in your care as well. Oh yes, would I be seeing you next Wednesday as well during the delivery?”
The good-spirited director asked in a friendly manner.
“Of course.”
The man nodded while smiling.
“I see. Then next week give me a call before you arrive.”
“Understood.”
The conversation ended as the man left the director’s office.
“Okay. Looks like I’ve achieved this month’s quota. With this I’ll be promoted!”
The man muttered with a grin.
After roughly half a year the man has finally secured his promotion from chief to a.s.sistant manager.
In the current psychological state, he would have skipped in joy if there wasn’t anybody around him.
He was in such a great mood.
But as the man was lost in happiness, as if ridding on an elevator, he suddenly accelerated downwards towards misfortune.
As the man walked towards the exit of the building, the string of his leather shoes loosened and he bent down to retie them.
Right at that moment as the man exit the building.
『Pa~an”』
The man heard a noise like a dry gunshot.
“Uwoo”
Immediately after his surprise, the man felt a sharp pain in his left chest, driving him to his knees.
[Due to the shock from that noise just now? I who have only just entered the thirties … My heart … ]
The pain pa.s.sed after just a few seconds.
[What was that sound just now? Did something collapse? Ah..I dirtied my knees.]
As he murmured, the man noticed the eyes around him and tried to stand up but he could not bring energy into his leg.
[Eh? This is bad. Don’t tell me the shock from just now affected my strained back? I’ve heard of such cases before. Eh? But even so I don’t feel any pain?]
As the man thought frantically, the surrounding people stared at him while shouting “Call an ambulance!”
[Eh? Maybe the sound just now … Ahh I see. That really was the sound of a gunshot]
The man guessed. At the same time he felt his body rapidly turn cold.
[I see. But I’m a man about to be promoted? All my hard work up until now, I will not die in such a place!]
The man inspired himself.
But the man could not move. As he knelt, his consciousness gradually left.
During a convenience store robbery escape, the robber shot a bullet to intimidate the chasing store clerk but ended up hitting the man.
It was a warning shot from a convenience store robbery. The man was accidentally hit on the left chest as he exited the building.
The robber could not withstand the pangs of guilt from accidentally hitting the man and surrendered at the police station hours later.
Promotion.
That was the only thing that supported the man.
As if he allowed himself to die!
He had an extremely strong will.
He was going to invite that girl on a date on the day of his promotion.
That alone was the man’s driving force.
Maybe due to that? Using that strong will, the man regained consciousness.
He himself thought so.
Because he woke up normally.
But the place he woke up at was not normal.
The man woke up in a pure white s.p.a.ce with nothing at all.
The man laid there alone.
There were more strange points.
The man should have been wearing a suit, but now he wore unfamiliar clothes.
From which era were these clothes from? He felt puzzled.
If I was shot I should be in hospital clothes or sleepwear.
But the current clothes seems like it was made haphazardly.
Other than that there was something else I found weird.
There has been no change to my body at all.
There wasn’t any wound on the left chest that was shot.
The man kept thinking while confused.
Where the heck is this place? What kind of place is it? And who changed my clothes?
Various thoughts float in his head as he frantically dispelled them while exploring other possibilities.
The man was a salaryman from of around age 30.
A bachelor but he has dated and had plenty of friends.
But in recent years he drifted apart from friends due to the busy workload. The man was thinking of finding a long term love and marriage partner.
As the man decided, he slowly changed his behavior little by little.
Especially this past year his efforts amazed the people around him.
And finally the result proportional to his effort appeared.
A slight change in topic. The man’s hobby was reading.
He started reading when he was in primary school. The books he read in middle and high school added together number in the thousands.
Since entering university he started reading mobile novels. He proceeded on to light novels and without noticing he became a light novel otaku.
Well not an otaku to the degree that he did not miss any light novels or anime.
It wasn’t to the level that would interfere with daily life.
Lately to proceed full force to be promoted, this hobby was sealed.
[Don’t tell me this development?]
The man did not want to believe it.
But reality is heartless.
{O unfortunate soul. I reincarnated you}
A voice resounded in my head.
[Could you return me to my original world?]
The man asked immediately.
{You cannot return to a world where there is already a dead body}
As I suspected I died?
[…So which world would I go to?]
{A star called Galdardia. It is a planet made of water and earth similar to Earth.}
[So it is the same as my current world?]
The man asked cautiously.
{It is a world where there are magic and demons}
[That is impossible for the general public. Of course I am aware that there are such light novels and anime. In the past I somewhat wanted such a world. But now that I have became an adult, I don’t think I will enjoy the adventure.]
{O unfortunate soul. You and 9 other souls with similar circ.u.mstances are going to be reincarnated soon in your current condition. If you don’t want that then listen to my explanation}
The man winced and was genuinely scared.
[I am sorry. Please go on.]
The man immediately bowed to the unseen voice.
Is that man a G.o.d? He did not expected that he would be threatened so soon.
{As you imagined, you will be reincarnated into a world of swords, magic and demons. I will only reincarnate you there. I will not interfere in anything from then on. Now open your status by saying [Status open] in your mind.}
[Status open]
The man did as he was ordered. His status appeared as he recited the phrase in his mind.
Name:
Undefined
Age:
15
Job:
Undefined
LV:
1 (Body level)
HP:
200 (Vitality)
MP:
50 (Magic amount)
STR:
20 (Physical Strength)
INT:
20 (Intelligence, Comprehension)