On a cold night in Japan, there is a girl 17 of age in an alley. That girl is lying in a pool of her own blood. She wants to scream for help but a knife is currently in her chest so even breathing hurts badly to her. She would walk out the alley but in the event of her getting stabbed she fell and a sharp broken off metal pipe impaled her from her lower spine thus paralyzed her from the waist down. She could have crawled but it's too late for that now. All she can do is wait as she slowly dies from blood loss.
All she can think is how stupid she is to follow a group of boys in her class who she thought just wanted to hang out. Unfortunately, they didn't just have hanging out in mind. It's well known that the girl here is very friendly and is easy to get to do things that are in the acceptable range for her. So she is quite popular around the school with everyone, even delinquents.
Sadly this too trusting and caring personality of hers leads to her own death. It isn't that she's stupid she's just very gullible and somewhat easy to trick if you try.
Right now she is playing everything that leads up to this moment on repeat in her head.
( Couple of hours ago)
"Yo Natsutki-chan wanna hang out?"
"I don't know I got something planned for tonight and I want to be ready"
"Cmon all it probably is just a game event for that game you play"
(A/N: Only Hiroko's thoughts will be the only ones displayed unless she's talking to someone else mentally)
'Well the event last for 3 days straight so I see why not hang out for an hour or two'
So Hiroko and three other guys set off to go to a nearby arcade that Hiroko basically destroyed the three guys in her class in every game they played but they didn't get salty over getting annihilated. One of the boys brought up karaoke and said that they should go do that instead. Hiroko didn't mind at all so she just went with them.
They sang their hearts out but again Hiroko stole the show. Rintoro the boy who asked Hiroko to hang with his friends ordered food and drinks but he didn't touch any himself. Unknown to Hiroko Rintoro is staring at Hiroko's rear but he stopped so he wouldn't be
noticed.
After 20 minutes Hiroko told the three boys she has to go use the restroom. She went out and as soon as the door closed Rintoro's face became serious.
"Rin what's up?" asked one of Rintoro's friends.
"Should we do it this time?"
The other two guys' faces became serious and nervous at the same time because they knew what their friend is asking.
"Are you sure about this she could tell someone if we go through with this"
"Yeah, I don't want to go to jail. You heard what they do to guys that force themselves on women…"
Rintoro just smiled and said "Don't worry well take pictures and threaten to spread them if she tells anyone. It will be our little secret till we are done with her"
The other two guys are deep in thought but they steeled themselves and nodded saying they want to go through with their future actions. Just as they are done Hiroko comes back into the room.
"Hey guys I think I want to go home now its almost 8 pm"
"Ok let us take you home"
Rintoro is waiting for a reply from Hiroko and Hiroko seeing nothing wrong with this agrees with Rintoro's suggestion. Rintoro and Hiroko left out the room but Rintoro stopped at the door.
"Clean up we'll wait at the entrance"
Then Rintoro left with Hiroko while the two left in the room by themselves.
"Wait shouldn't we get her in here since it's soundproof?"
"Dumbass there is a camera in here"
He said that while gesturing at the camera.
"Oh…"
(10 mins later)
You can see three guys and one girl walking down the street and it's a bit cold right but they are not bothered. They are chatting about things not worth mentioning but suddenly One of the guys, Rintoro started clutching his stomach and had a face full of pain. This surprised Hiroko but she quickly asks whats wrong.
What's wrong Kengaki-kun!?"
"My stomach hurts from eating all that food"
'That's strange I didn't see him eat? Must have eaten when I wasn't looking'
"Let's go in that alley over there till he stops hurting" suggest one of the guys with them.
"Um, are you sure? We can just sit out here"
Looking around there is no benches insight. So Hiroko thought it could be a good idea to go in the alley since there could be a couple of boxes Rintoro can sit on. So they headed inside the alley and Hiroko started grabbing clean looking boxes so Rintoro can sit or lay on them she turned around to tell Rintoro his makeshift bench is ready.
"Ok, you can sit here till-"
Suddenly she got pushed down on the boxes. When Hiroko looked to see who pushed her it's no other than Rintoro.
"Huh!? What happened to your cramp!? This isn't the time to play games!"
Suddenly Rintoro and his friends start to bust out laughing.
"Hahahaha you- you really are that easy to trick!"
"Kengaki-kun what are you-"
One of Rintoro's friends cut Hiroko off.
"Dumbass we trick you into coming with us so we can have our way with you every time we asked you to hang out this is our objective but didn't get the chance to do it"
"Natsuki-chan you're too trusting and gullible"
Hiroko couldn't believe her ears cause she thought of Rintoro as a really good friend to hang out with, but it turns out he just wanted her body all along. These thoughts were cut off as Rintoro suddenly approached Hiroko but she isn't gonna sit there and let this happen to her.
When Rintoro got close enough Hiroko kicked him in his family jewels causing him to groan in pain as he fell to his knees. His two friends were shocked cause they thought it was going to be easy to hold down Hiroko. Hiroko quickly got on her feet prepared for a fight cause she been taught self defense encase a situation like this arises. The two guys got out their shock and charged Hiroko hoping to bring her down but she isn't gonna let it be easy for them.
One stopped in his tracks while the other kept rushing. He charged up his fist but she caught his fist and threw him over her shoulder causing him to hit the pavement hard. The other guy tried to sneak up on Hiroko but she spun and kicked him in the stomach making him throw up the food he ate earlier. Rintoro who just barely recovered from that devastating attack for all men shouted.
"You Bitch!!!"
He suddenly pulled out a knife causing Hiroko to stop in her tracks. The guy she threw on the ground got up and grabbed both her arms so she can't retaliate.
"Haha looks who so tough now. Hold still while I cut up that outfit of yours don't want to cut you"
Rintoro now in front of Hiroko held his knife against her shirt and slowly cut upwards revealing Hiroko's perfect white skin but just before he got to her breast she suddenly jumped backward hitting the guy behind her lower jaw causing him to bite his tongue. Noticing an opening Hiroko elbowed Rintoro in the face but this caused Rintoro to thrust forward with his knife out of shock.
*STAB*
Everyone froze that moment but Hiroko fell backward out of the shock of being stabbed but there was another sharp object under her.
*SHUNK*
A sharp broken metal pipe is behind Hiroko and she fell on it. It stabbed her at her lower spine and it went straight through her impaling her. All feeling waist down disappeared and everyone present couldn't believe what just transpired. The guy puking his guts snapped out of it then ran out the alley as fast as he can. This caused Rintoro and his other friend to book it out of there too leaving the seriously injured Hiroko by herself.
She tried to yell for help but it hurts just to breathe even a little bit. Also tried to ignore the pain and yell out but all it did was cause more pain and gurgles to come out cause she just made it worse. If it was just one injury in her chest could make it out the alleyway but she's paralyzed from the waist down. Hiroko could crawl but she is afraid of making the wounds worse than they are. All she could do is sit here and hope some came.
(Present)
That is everything that happened leading up to this moment. She knows she doesn't have long left all she can do is just wait but suddenly she saw a figure enter the Alley.
'I'm saved! Please notice I'm here…'
Hiroko looked to her right and there is another metal pipe. Using all the strength she can muster she grabs the pipe brings it up and repeatedly hits it against the ground. This caught the other person's attention as they noticed someone else in the alley is trying to get their attention. Like a curious cat, the person walks deeper into the alley and sees the near death, Hiroko. This person can only describe this sight as who could do this to a cute girl like you.
"Oh, my this is pretty bad… Even if I try and get you to the hospital you could die at any moment"
'Just please help me I don't want to die… Im too young, my life just started…'
"Let me just-"
The woman in front of her can only be described as a supermodel but you can't see all her face only her eyes. She cuts herself off then her eyes start glowing and pressure descended upon Hiroko.
"Oh?… To think I am to find a fated one in this type of predicament"
'This isn't time to rehearse a line to an anime. I need to go to a hospital now'
"This is not one of those anime you speak of… It seems fate willed us to meet fated one"
'You can read my mind!?'
"Of course I can… I wouldn't call myself a god if I couldn't… Meeting you here will give me a major head start over the others"
'Others as in other gods?'
"How observant even in your current situation. Let me tell you this it's too late for anyone to help you and my divine power is mostly cut off here so healing out of the question…"
'So I'm going to die…'
Tears start pouring down Hiroko's face as she is told she has no way to survive. She has so many regrets and many things she wants to do. All she feels now is disappear all she can do now is wait for her suffering to end.
"There is a way for you to live but not here on earth"
'There is a way for me to live?'
"Yes, but you will have to die here and take over a body over there. I already found a suitable body for you but you will have to grow strong over there"
'Wait… This is an isekai! To think I can transmigrate to another world! I'll do it so can I give you my wishes'
"I can not grant you wishes and I can take you to that other world but there is a catch"
'Oh… What's the catch'
"You have to become my apostille"
'Apostille?'
"Yes but it's your choice. Die here and just enter the cycle of reincarnation but if you become my apostille when you die you shall wake up in another world. Keep in mind I will have to seal the memories of your death and family so you won't succumb to depression"
Hiroko is in deep thought right now. If she takes the offer she will have another chance to live but at the cost of losing memories of her death and family. Every second she's getting closer with the grim reaper so she has to decide quickly decide on what she's going to do.
'I'll do it'
The woman smiled with joy as she will be the first one to gain an apostille before everything goes down in the future.
"All you have to do is shake my hand to confirm the contract"
Even though Hiroko agreed she still felt a bit hesitant cause she feels like this person is going to take her soul and use it for whatever.
"I'm not gonna do anything to you but take away some memories so don't worry"
Hiroko took the woman's hand and shook it and unknown to her a stigma appeared on her chest. A circle with 9 Tomes in it.
Suddenly Hiroko's arm lost its strength and fell limply to the ground. It's becoming harder to stay awake. Her eyelids feel very heavy but she just stops resisting and just lets it happen. Right then and there Hiroko Natsutki died.
"Don't worry I'll grant one wish you liked video games correct"
The women just walked out the alley to who knows where but stopped to look back.
"Don't disappoint me, Hiroko…"