"Welcome" said a voice in the empty blank room.
"H-hello" I replied, totally at lost.
'Is it what people call heaven? Why is there only another person? Does everyone go to hell? I am not really surprised'
By chance I was fluent in English since I worked in computer science.
I just died after defending a woman that was gonna be raped… 3 guys were harassing her... I am sure they will go to hell too.
"I decided to give you a second life since you are a good person" said a woman appearing in front of me.
I could not help but laugh. Tears appeared in the corner of my eyes.
'Me a good person? What a joke… I am not sure that kind of person exists… people acts for their own benefices, that is what I believe. So call charity helps people sleep better at night for example'
"Your thoughts are quite interesting… Should I talk in your native language?"
"No no it is fine. So you can read my thoughts?" I managed to say after calming myself.
"It is trivial for me"
'Oh'
"I know that you did not believe in gods but I am one of them"
'Oh'
"Anyway let us not loose more time. I was saying that I decided to give you a second life. It is the first time I do it, so let us collaborate. You will have to give me your feedback. Is it alright?"
'Second life? I am lost… Is she talking about living in heaven?'
"No that is not heaven, I will send you in another world"
'Another world? She must have read to many fantasy stories… maybe I am on a TV show…'
I began looking around, looking for a camera.
"How could a human read your thoughts? Just try to follow what I am saying"
"Oh right, sorry"
'Seems like I vexed her'
"I was telling you that I will send you in a new world. In fact I created it" she said proudly.
"Impressive! Congratulation" I praised her.
I have to catch up. I don't wanna leave her in a bad mood. She is a god if what she says is true. She might punish me somehow.
"I am sure you will like it. Every intelligent races live together in different cities. There is only one country, so there is no war. They try to survive in a harsh environment filled with monsters… so you will have a lot of adventure… moreover there is three times more women than men… quite the heaven you thoughts about, right?"
'I am not sure there should be monsters in heavens' I wondered.
"It would be boring without them… I even created an obligatory and free school where they can learn 3 capacities that will help them survive. If you want to intend it will have to be between 12 and 15 years old"
"Oh free school, that is great" I nodded.
As a French, I also went to school for free until I was 18 years old.
"Well then, at which age do you want to be reincarnated? Oh, I should add that people have levels. The higher it is, the higher your lifespan will be. You will not be able to reincarnate with an age superior to 15 since it is the age where your lifespan began to be dependent of your level"
"Well then 15"
"Oh you do not want to attend school? You know, I am proud of it, you should try"
'I already studied for a lot of years you know…' I sighed internally.
I am still not used to the fact that she can read my thoughts. It really is disturbing.
"Oh yes that is true, a few years is a long a time for a mortal like you… well now you should choose 3 capacities" she said before a book appeared in my hands.
'What the hell? Where did it come from?' I wondered while looking at it.
She giggled. Could a god giggled? I am still lost. She does not seem a lot different than humans? Then why does she have pointy ears and white wings?
"Open it and you choose 3 capacities" she insisted.
'So many things… magic? Does that really exist? I just wonder how people in earth know that concept… does that come from a god? Maybe it existed on earth in the past'
"Focus"
"Yes, yes! I am sorry!"
'Let us see. There are just concepts, not spells… maybe I will have to learn them later… there is so many of them… maybe I should have inspirations from the things I know from… since that world seem to be a fantasy one, I should remember about the popular characters from manga… who were the more powerful ones?'
"Just so you know I am not sure that kind of thinking will help you… there is no such things as spells… in that world you can be granted access to a concept but then, you will have to use your imagination in order to use it"
"Oh"
"Also some concepts are not there, such as time for example. If I give them to you, it would disrupt the balance I am trying to have in that world"
"Oh then let me think again"
"Yes take your time but not too much"
'First let us take something offensive and something defensive. I will think later about the third one. Now what seems to be the most offensive one?'
I kept turning the pages.
'I found it! How could I forgot her? Megumin form kono subarashii! Explosiooon!'
"So explosion first?"
"Yes please!"
"It has been granted. No one use it since you can easily arm your companions with it"
'Ah shit… I did not think of this…'
"Well then choose the second one now"
'Let us not repeat our error, shall we? A defensive one… well in fact most of them could be used for defense as well as for offense… troublesome it is… oh sand, interesting. Gaara from Naruto had a strong defense right? Moreover those little grains of sand can allow me to be precise which is difficult with explosions. Let us take that!'
"Sand it is. Now the last one?"
"Is there space as a theme?"
"Yes there is"
'Space could be nice… Let us see if there is something else interesting… if not I will chose space…'
I kept swiping the pages until I arrive at the last one.
'Illusions? Is that some kind of Genjutsu? Itachi from Naruto was quite badass when using it… but is that better than space? How troublesome to choose one of them'
"Can I have four of them?"
"No"
'Well I tried…'
"Both of them has not been discovered yet in the world I will send you" she added.
"So I will not be able to learn it after, right?"
"Well you can discovered it but I should tell you that world is a lot bigger than your past one. There is nearly no chance that you find a new concept"
"How much bigger?"
"Twice as big as what you call sun"
"Ah"
'Holy shit I will never find it! I did not even traveled in every part of Earth… how I am supposed to find that?'
"Every cities are connected, if anyone will find it you should be able to now… then you might be able to be granted that theme"
"Do you mean that once I appear for example with my illusion concept, others will be able to learn it?"
"Yes for the stake of balance… be careful of what you wish, monsters will also be able to learn it"
"Oh"
'Everything is about balance'
"Then what is your choice?"
'I guess monsters with space capabilities are more troublesome than illusions…'
"Illusion please" I declared.
"Very well. Then take that gift from me" she said while the book I had was replaced by a long katana.
'Katana? Did she believed I was Japanese? Could not she give me a sword? Or a gun that would be better'
"Guns do not exist there… and do not think about creating them" she warned me.
"Oh ok… but can I invent other things?"
"No. That katana can cut any soul, not godly one of course, so do not try anything funny. Now go" she said before waving her hand.
"Soul? Does that exists?" I asked before noticing that the environment changed.
'What about my feedback? Where am I?' I thought.
Then I realized that I was falling from the sky.
"What the fuck? I am supposed to know how to fly?" I complained angrily while seeing the ground getting closer and closer.
'Damn it she said she gives me a new life but try to kill me. What is up with that woman!'
'Think Alexis! Think! That damn woman! Explosion! Megumin! No! No! No! Nothing happen! I cannot fly with an explosion! Sand! Gaara! Naruto! Sand cloud! It does not work! Damn it!'
Too late, I land in a river. By chance I land there.
'That damn woman!' I thought while ascending to the surface.
'Well at least she was precised… if she missed the river I would have die again'
My head finally reached the surface and I was able to breath again.
"Are you ok?" asked a fisherman.
'Eh? He speaks English?'
"Yeah I am good" I said before reaching the border of the river.
I then noticed that he has cat ears.
'What the hell? Was that story of other world really true? How come I can understand what he is saying?'
"Nice sword" he commented while pointing at my shoulder.
'Eh? Why does he call my shoulder a sword?'
I looked at it and could see the handle of the katana.
'So it was there… I thought it was in my hands and that I lost it while falling'
"Oh thank, it was a gift"
"Oh the person that offered it must really like you"
'I am not sure of that'
"You do not seem surprised that I fell from the sky" I said.
"You know at my age I saw so many things that I stopped trying to understand" he said before chuckling.
'I guess old people are the same in any world… what I am supposed to do now? She did not ask me to do anything right? Oh what a mess… she talked about levels and lifespan'
"Do you know where I can know my level?"
"Level? You are quite a strange one… you should go to the adventurers guild, they will tell you" he replied.
'Adventurers guild? What is that stuff? Does that god played a game like that and decided to copy this in her world? I do not understand, am I supposed to be an adventurer? She said that there were monsters. Maybe I can be a monster hunter. I played a game like that when I was young. It was fun. Oh my wife must miss me… and my kids too... I should have ask if I could bring them here. No it is not a good idea. It means forcing them to die too'
"Are you ok? You seemed quite sad" said the old cat man.
"Oh yeah no problem. Adventurous guild you said? Where can I find it?"
"I said adventurers guild. Just go there, you will find a big building with written adventurous guild on it. If you are lost do not hesitate to ask other people" he said while pointing behind him.
"Thank you old man. Sorry for disturbing you while fishing" I replied as I begin walking toward the direction I was given.
"Old man? That human is quite strange to call me a man… does not he realize that I am a woman? I guess it is better to not think about it… what a strange one" she muttered before resuming his fishing.