My reincarnation

I am Hikaru Yoshida.

28 years old, someone who hasn't had a social life with anyone other than my younger sister.

At least, that would be my description if I were to ask someone...

The truth? Well...

My life isn't that bad, so far I haven't had any problems with this way of living.

I've spent the last 13 years of my life like this without any major stumbles.

I feel like I should change things up a bit. Maybe a girlfriend?

Nah, that wouldn't change much.

Actually, it would take away more time from my younger sister than I currently invest in her...

Hmm, if this were a forbidden love story like in manga, I would have been the most generic protagonist of it.

Maybe I'm not the most interesting person, but I have a background straight out of a depressing novel.

Think of it this way, a negligent alcoholic father who only knows how to spend his money on gambling, where he loses more than he wins...

Sounds like a tragic past, my sister and I are lucky it didn't go further.

Our mother.

She, who had a marriage based on lies and fights, chose to simply abandon us when she saw the deplorable condition of our family.

She made a decision that could be described as the "icing on the cake."

Instead of doing what a mother would do, giving love to her children, she decided to leave us to fend for ourselves and left.

Quite a cowardly move if you ask me.

But what can I do? Somehow, I don't feel resentment towards her.

I think it's because she's our mother... Pfft, yeah right.

Anyway, after that separation, our father didn't take long to do the same.

At that time, I was only 15 years old, wondering what our life would be like in a dark room with a strong stench...

Such an unusual youth, isn't it? I didn't enjoy it much.

I saw no other option but to leave school and start working. At first, I was scared of the idea.

But I couldn't just sit around waiting for our life to magically sort itself out...

It was time to grow up.

I thought it would be difficult to find a job given my age and education level, but it was actually quicker than I thought.

One day, I started as a delivery person for printer paper, and within 3 years, I had a position in an office company. If you put effort into something, you can achieve it.

But life wasn't all rainbows. There were times when my sister experienced bullying at school, and it got so bad that she considered the idea of suicide."

As her older brother, I had to step in. I suggested to her that until she felt comfortable returning to her studies, she could stay home for as long as necessary. Sometimes, I take her out to eat her favorite food, buy her favorite books, or visit amusement parks.

And... that brings us to where I am now. I haven't had any stumbles or setbacks since then, my sister is still at home under the pretext that she's not ready yet.

Clearly, it's just an excuse to not leave the house and play her dating sim games.

But that's okay, she's my little sister, and since the day our parents abandoned us, I swore that I would do everything in my power to make her live the childhood she lost back then.

It's okay like this, but... how do you plan to change things now? Will she be willing to step out of her comfort zone and seek something more in life?

Perhaps meeting someone or finding a new hobby would help her have a more interesting and fulfilling life.

I can't just stay in the same place and wait for things to change on their own. I have to take action and do something about it...

Anyway, even though my life isn't the most exciting, I try to be a good brother and I'm doing what I can to take care of my sister. That's something I should value and be proud of.

In summary, I need to take the initiative and do something to change her life and make the most of the opportunities that come up.

Right now, I'm buying a game she wanted.

And a few days before its release, I looked up the game's story and played it...

Unfortunately, it's an Otome game.

Why am I playing an Otome game?

The answer is...

It's for my sister.

"Fantasy Otome Romance School."

Let me give you a brief summary of the story.

In short, it's called "OFS," and yes, as the name suggests, it's a dating game aimed at a female audience.

I don't hate it, but as a guy, I prefer gal games.

The story is about a middle-class aristocratic girl named Emilia who enters a prestigious institute, meets a prince, and they fall in love.

Sounds like a good story, right?

Yes, it is a good story, but the villain in this story is an organization of assassins.

What has happened, you might wonder?

Emilia, the middle-class aristocratic girl, falls in love with the prince while studying at an exclusive elite institute. However, her happiness is threatened when an organization of assassins hired to kill the princess and the queen is discovered, and Emilia is blamed for the events. With the help of the prince and his friends, Emilia must fight against the organization of assassins to prove her innocence and save her life and the queen's life. Meanwhile, her relationship with the prince deepens as they together face the challenges.

"I believe..."

I played it reluctantly, so my memory is hazy.

Oh, there's also a secondary character. This character has high magical attributes and great magical power.

But they never reveal or display it.

However, they're killed under false pretenses.

It's a hidden story in the game, and I accidentally unlocked it by a twist of fate.

And I had no choice but to play it and read their diary. My opinion? It left a bad taste in my mouth.

The sadness and injustice that character felt deeply resonated with me.

Perhaps you could delve deeper into that hidden story, delving into the motives behind the character's death and the emotional consequences it had.

Moving away from the game's story.

It was 40 super painful and lengthy hours, why?

I accidentally told my sister that I had played it.

I know her personality...

She would pester me day and night to talk about the game.

The hardest part is that I've spent 6,297 yen just to please my sister.

Ugh.

I was walking down the street while having a conversation with myself. I was wondering if a new episode of my favorite anime, which aired every Tuesday, had been released. Before I knew it, I had arrived at a bus stop to wait for the red traffic light.

Suddenly, a young woman with her child approached me.

"Mom, I'm hungry! Please give me the chocolate you bought."

The child was crying and asking for some chocolate. The mother tried to calm him down, but he insisted on having it now.

"Just wait until we get home."

"Mom, I want it now."

Finally, she gave him a chocolate bar, and he started eating it happily.

Long brown hair and honey-colored eyes...

Too beautiful to see up close, maybe she's a model?

I was taken aback by the mother's beauty, with long brown hair and honey-colored eyes. I couldn't help but think she might be a model.

Well, it doesn't matter.

As she tried to find something in her bag, I watched her struggle with her child and felt a wave of empathy towards her.

While lost in my thoughts.

I snapped back to reality and noticed that the young mother exchanged a look with me, accompanied by a smile.

Yes, she's very beautiful.

If you look at that young mother's index finger, she's not married or anything like that...

"Mmm."

I wanted to say something kind, but my shyness and lack of self-confidence held me back. However, I gathered the courage to approach her and flirt with her a bit, and she blushed slightly.

"Dear mother, the two parts of your body that do the dirtiest things are-"

"?"

"Mmm, I..."

But that's easier said than done. I'm a shy guy with little self-confidence, which makes it difficult for me to approach women.

Moreover, my job as a graphic designer in a small company doesn't leave me much free time to socialize.

But today is a different day.

I snapped back to reality and noticed that the young mother exchanged a look with me, accompanied by a smile. I mustered the courage to flirt a little, and she blushed slightly.

"Can I help you with anything?" I asked, getting a bit closer.

"No, no... I'm fine," she responded with a shy smile.

"You look very beautiful today," I continued, watching as she blushed even more.

Now, I'll apply my legendary 3 steps.

"Oh my..."

She's blushing.

Step 1: Say something nice - done.

"By the way, would you love to have a coffee with me?"

"Oh, but... I'm really busy, I'm sorry."

Step 2: Invite her for coffee - failed.

What a shame...

I really wanted to have coffee with her...

It's not time to give up yet!

I recently saw a social experiment from a university, it aimed to find out what kind of men women liked, of course.

This was outside Japan, and it might be different... but it's worth a try, right?

This experiment involved figuring out whether women prefer nice and attentive men or indifferent and attractive men.

In the first case, a less attractive man passed by a beggar, he stopped and gave the beggar a food tray.

In the second case, the attractive man just walked by while looking at his phone.

Of course, the winner was the kind and less attractive guy.

"If you'd like, I could invite you another time, but... Have you ever been told that you're as beautiful as a Goddess?"

I took the opportunity to get closer and tuck a strand of her hair.

"U-uh... This..."

I got closer and whispered into her ear as I touched her chin. "Could you give me your phone number?"

"Yes... But, I have a son... and we don't know each other."

She had a shy reaction.

"U-uh... This..."

I got closer and whispered into her ear as I touched her chin. "Could you give me your phone number?"

"Yes... But, I have a son... and we don't know each other."

She had a shy reaction.

"That's true, but we can get to know each other better, right?"

When I tucked the strand, she thought, "Wow, what a handsome guy, wouldn't it hurt to get to know him better?"

"Would you like to?"

I asked again.

"Y-yes!"

She responded with excitement, but within seconds of her taking out her phone to give me her number, she turned toward her son.

"Eiji!"

The shout that the young mother let out at the top of her lungs was the realization that a truck was speeding toward her son, who was in the middle of the road.

Grabbing the cat she had seen seconds before.

I started feeling a tingling in my legs and the need to run as fast as possible.

He could die...

But that doesn't matter. With a willpower I had never felt before, I ran towards the child. It was the only option.

Vague and painful memories flooded my mind.

Memories I had sealed, memories I didn't want to reopen.

Memories of cruelty I didn't want to experience again, and among those memories were three kids...

Three boys torturing a poor cat, and I wondered...

What did the cat do and why is life so unfair to people and beings who haven't done anything to deserve it?

Is it the person's fault, or is it because they haven't done anything to prevent this from happening?

Why does the world suck?

One of the boys, noticing my confusion and hatred towards them, approached me and whispered, "If you're going to stop thinking about it so much, why not give it a try?"

I couldn't get those words out of my head, I remembered them day and night for months and years, and to this day, I'm still scared.

But my fear wasn't just for those kids, it was for myself too. Hadn't I become what I hated the most? Hadn't I also caused suffering and pain to other innocent beings?

Sadness and regret overwhelmed me, and every time I closed my eyes, I saw the poor cat, suffering and crying.

I began to feel immense loneliness, a void in my soul that nothing could fill.

Now then.

What is death?

Death is a reality that's everywhere, and life is full of lies.

But that boy, that boy...

He doesn't deserve this.

Unlike me, he has a life ahead of him...

The words I hated so much came back to me.

"If you stop thinking about it so much, why not give it a try?"

I looked at the truck and started running as fast as I could to get the child away from his own death.

I had to save him. Because if I didn't, I'd regret not doing anything.

But the truck didn't stop, it was getting closer and closer, time seemed to have stopped.

The sound of screeching tires mixed with my gasps as I ran.

Meanwhile, a whole new world opened up before me...

A completely new world I had never experienced before...

You never know what you'll find until you're in the last year of your life.

But it didn't matter, I had to do something to help that child... I lunged toward the child.

The mother screamed in desperation as the truck got closer and closer. Everything seemed to be in slow motion, and I could see the concern in the driver's eyes.

The truck was getting closer and closer, and I was just a few meters away from the child, ready to jump and pull him off the road.

But then, something strange happened.

Time seemed to stop, and everything fell silent.

I looked at the truck and saw that it was suspended in the air, as if it were frozen in time.

That's when I heard a beautiful voice, a voice that seemed to come from another world.

"Stop, Hikaru," the voice said.

I couldn't move, I didn't know who was speaking to me, until I saw a beautiful woman with blonde hair and honey-colored eyes dressed in an elegant Japanese kimono.

I was stunned by her beauty, and for a moment, I completely forgot about the situation I was in.

"Who are you?" I asked.

"My name is Akira, and I am a messenger of fate," the woman replied with a reassuring smile.

"A messenger of fate?" I repeated in astonishment.

"Yes, I am here to guide you and help you on your path, but it won't be easy," Akira said.

I looked at the truck and saw that it was suspended in the air, as if time had ceased to exist.

"What's happening?" I asked.

"Time has stopped," Akira explained. "This is what happens when destiny calls."

I looked at the child and saw that he was safely on the side of the road, and then I looked at the truck driver, who was frozen in his seat.

"What should I do?" I asked, feeling the urgency to act.

"Let fate take its course," Akira said calmly. "The child is safe, and the truck driver can't harm anyone else as long as time is frozen."

I nodded in understanding, although I was still surprised by the strange situation.

"... Why are you here?" I asked Akira.

"Because you have been chosen for a greater purpose, an experiment. Your path will be difficult just like your destiny," she replied with an enigmatic smile. "You have a challenging destiny ahead, Hikaru, and I am here to guide you on your path. When the time comes, until then, please don't give up."

I looked at the truck suspended in the air, and then back at Akira.

"How do you know my name?" I asked.

"I know everything about you, Hikaru. I know you were born into a complicated family, I know you work day and night for your sister, I know you struggle to get a girlfriend, I know everything," Akira replied with an intense gaze. "And I am here to help you fulfill your destiny, your death."

A shiver ran down my spine, but at the same time, a strange sense of peace and certainty washed over me.

"I will die, that's clear, I have a damn truck inches away from my face, but what should I do? Let destiny decide?" I asked.

"You must move forward with your life, Hikaru, in a new world, a new person, a different lifestyle, different family members, a different environment. Suffering, just like life, will be different," Akira said with a soft voice. "Destiny will guide you to where you need to be, and I will be with you every step of the way, you just won't know it... until the day arrives."

I nodded silently, feeling the strange force of destiny guiding my life.

I looked at the truck suspended in the air, and then back at Akira.

"Thank you," I said in a trembling voice.

She smiled gently, and then time started moving again.

I felt a strong impact and total darkness. I could hear a loud noise and then... silence.

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