Godess reincarnation with human

The long and short of it was this:

There’s another world, different from our own, that is home to someone

called the Demon King.

The Demon King’s invading army threatens that world. It’s a place of

magic and monsters—in other words, a fantasy setting pretty much like those

found in popular games like Dragon Hunter or MonsterQuest.

“So people who die in that world… Well, see, the majority of them were

killed by the Demon King, right? And they don’t want to go through that

again. So most of them refuse to be reborn. That means fewer and fewer

babies are getting born there, and eventually the world will be ruined! So we

thought…why not send someone who died in some other world off to this

threatened one?”

I can’t imagine the headaches around that immigration policy.

“And we figured as long as we’re sending someone, it might as well be

someone who died young, a blank slate. We’d send them with their body and

memory intact. What’s more, since it would be silly to send someone over

there just to die again, we decided to allow them to bring along any one thing

they want. A powerful special ability, an incredible talent… Some people

choose a legendary weapon… So how about it? You get another shot at life

in a new world, and they get someone battle-ready to come to their aid. What

do you think? Not bad, right?”

It really wasn’t bad.

I could feel my excitement ramping up, though. I liked games, sure, but I

never thought I’d have the chance to live in a world just like one.

But before that, first things first…

“Um, just asking, but—what about the language in this new world? Can I

speak it?”

“No worries there. Through the kind support of us deities, the language

will be loaded into your brain when you go over, allowing you to learn it

instantaneously. You’ll be able to read it, too, of course. There’s a slim

chance that it would result in an overload that makes you go poof, if you’re

not lucky. So! All that’s left is to pick your awesome ability or gear.”

“Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. Did you just say I might go poof?”

“No, I didn’t.”

“Yeah, you did.”

Even though she was a goddess, I found myself speaking bluntly, without any of the anxiety I’d felt until a few minutes ago.

…I had to admit, it was an attractive proposition.

True, I was worried I might go poof, but (not to brag) my luck had always

been my only strong point, so I figured I would be fine.

Aqua ****** something like a catalog in front of my face.

“Take your pick. Any one thing. I’ll give you power second to none.

Look. This one’s an amazing special ability. Here’s a legendary sword. Come

on, anything at all. Just say the word, and you can bring it with you to your

new home.”

I took the catalog from her and thumbed through the pages. It listed

everything by name: “Super Strength,” “Profound Magic,” “the Sacred

Sword Arondight,” “Muramasa, the Demon Blade.”

I got it. They wanted me to pick some power or item from this catalog.

Aww, man…how could I ever choose?

Maybe it was my gamer’s intuition speaking, but everything seemed

totally broken.

What to pick, what to pick? Well, if there was gonna be magic there, then

of course I would have to try it! So maybe some power that would involve

the use of magic…

“C’mon, hurry up, will you? It doesn’t matter what you pick, anyway. No

one’s expecting anything from some hikikomori video game otaku, so just

grab something and get outta here! Come on—we haven’t got all eternity!”

“I-I’m not an otaku. And I died outdoors, so I’m not a hikikomori, either.”

My reply was quiet, and my voice trembled. Aqua, toying with her hair,

answered with complete disinterest:

“Look, I don’t care. You think you’re the only dead guy I’ve got to ferry

to the afterlife today? Pick up the pace!”

Aqua leaned back in her chair, not even looking at me as she spoke. She

was shoving some little snack in her mouth…

This girl! She meets someone for the first time, and what does she do?

Make fun of how they died! She thinks she can do whatever she wants just

because she’s kind of cute…

Naturally, her attitude made me pretty ticked off.

So she wanted me to hurry up and decide?

Fine, I’d decide.

Any one “thing” I wanted to take with me, right?

“…You, then.” I pointed at Aqua.

Aqua looked at me blankly and put another snack in her mouth.

“Hmm. Okay, stay inside this magic circle…”

Suddenly, she caught herself.

“W-wait. What did you say?”

At that moment…

“Your wish is received. Then, Lady Aqua, I shall tend to your duties

henceforth.”

A winged woman appeared out of nowhere in a bright flash of light. She

looked like some kind of angel.

“…What?” Aqua said stupidly. A blue magic circle appeared at her feet,

and at mine.

Ooh, cool effects. Were we really headed to another world?

“Wait—what?! Y-you’ve gotta be kidding me! That wish doesn’t count,

right? No way it counts! Wait! Waiiit!” She flailed ineffectually, tears flying

from her eyes.

“Safe travels, milady,” the angel said to her. “Leave things to me.

Whensoever you do defeat the Demon King, I shall send someone to retrieve

you. Until then, allow me to attend to your duties.”

“Wait! Seriously, wait! I’m a goddess! I can heal people, but I don’t know

how to fight! How am I supposed to defeat the Demon King?!”

The angel only glanced at the sobbing, prostrate Aqua, then gave me a

gentle smile.

“Mr. Kazuma Satou. I will now send you to this new world, as one of the

candidates for the hero who will defeat the Demon King. Whensoever you

should do so, you will receive a gift from the gods.”

“A gift…?” I asked.

“Yes. One commensurate with the worth of a world saved. The gods will

grant any one thing you should ask.”

“Cool!”

If I ended up getting sick of this new place, I could ask to go back to

Japan, for example—

If I ended up getting sick of this new place, I could ask to go back to

Japan, be filthy rich and surrounded by beautiful women, and spend the rest

of my life playing video games! Just how decadent could a wish get?

“Hey, wait! That’s a great line—and it’s supposed to be mine!” It was

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