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Chapter 4 - Goddess of lantern guide of the dead

"Got damn it my head hurts!"

Ryota looked around and saw himself from a dirty room like a basement.

"Wait, where am I? I remember I fall in the middle of a huge forrest and no one should be around that time to rescue me since it's night time and besides why am I in a basement sleeping? Does this world have no culture of being hospitable? Well, I don't know anything about this world so I can't judge at all."

"Alicia come here!" That name I think I heard it before. Oh right, that rotten prince called me that why did he call me in that name anyway?

"Yes, I'm coming!" Wait, did I just speak up on my own? Am I going crazy? Wooh.

Ryota was surprised when suddenly her body moves on its own.

Why am I running like crazy? What is going on?

Ryota entered into some kind of room and as he walks in she saw the maids and butlers looking at her pitifully.

Why are they staring at me like that? Also why I can't control myself?!

She entered a dining room. There's a long table with a lot of food. At the table and there are 4 people eating like they are having a family dinner. 

There are 2 girls, 1 man who's in his 40's, and 1 blonde woman who's in her 40's as well. What a typical rich family so why am I here exactly?

The woman stood up, pick up a plate and smash Ryota with it.

Blood starts to drip out of her head like his skull was cracked open.

"Goddamn it I can't speak and control my body. Just what the hell is going on and why smash my head?! It hurts like hell?!"

The woman angrily looked at Ryota and said, "You foul wrench. How much more do you want to anger me, huh?! You are already a burden to us and now you want us to be drag down with you?!"

"What do you mean?" Oy, what's going on here? This is going out of the manga book routes this is already turning into soap opera which is I'm not big fan of and I haven't seen at least one of it. This is going out of control. Damn it, I should have at least read one

"Don't act dumb, we all know what happened at the academy yesterday and the prince is looking for you! Do you want our whole family to be killed?!"

I don't even know who is she so I don't know why is she talking like this to me. Is she crazy? If only I can talk I will say "Mam I don't know you so shut the fuck up and leave me alone." That's what I'm going to say but I can't because my body is moving and talking on its own. Wait, she hit me with that thick plate so at least I'll hit her as well. I can't let that slide, right?

One of the girls who's also blonde speak up and said, "You don't have to get angry mom all we just have to do is to send her to the prince and abandon her and everything will be solve."

The man speak up and said, "Are you an idiot. If we do that to her what do you think will the other nobilities think about us?"

The other girl speak up and said, "Daddy, you're being a scaredy cat. We can just sell her to slavery and have his highness buy her out of there. Then it will solve all of our problems with her.

The woman supported it and said, " That's a nice idea. We can contact my friend who knows about slave trading. I'll have him visit us later, hahahahaha!"

"What, you're going to sell your own daughter?" Wow this is turning into some kind of shitty family drama featuring medieval era theme."

Cut, let's take a moment of break. It's too boring to just watch and do nothing. I think I should name them just to kill time. Wait, I can stop the scene? It's probably because it's my dream.

Anyway since I have no idea who are they I'll just call that woman as Side character A, that guy who seems like the father and also I think he's useless will be Side character B and those 2 brats will be Side character C and D.

Alright, I the director have already named them let's resume within 3… 2… 1… action

Alright Side character A answer the question and go, "Have you forgotten that you're just a child from the outside of our family born out of infidelity."

Alicia bow down like she knows it and said, "You're right."

Oh, it's really turning into a family drama. Damn you Side character B your an arsehole causing a rift between your family. Hey! Don't look away and face it like a man!

The woman smugs like she's showing off and said, "Good thing you know your place. Well, we will forgive you if you don't make it hard for us. Just be his slave and it will be all done."

"Yes. I'll be his slave."

This shitty old hag wants to make her suffer at all cost. Side character A you're going crazy. You gotta knock it off. Damn, if only I can move my fist would have hit her face.

Side character A claps her hand and said, "Guards, take her to the dungeon!"

Knights entered the scene and drag her out.

Alicia looked at Side character B and said, "Father please help me. Have mercy on me! I'm begging you."

Hey Side character B. You are her father and she's asking for your help so you better take responsibility.

Side character B gave him a cold glare and said, "You're a disgrace to our family so you should just disappear."

Ryota suddenly gain control at her body and said, "Goddamn you! You are her father and this is how you'll threat her?!"

Everyone was surprised at what Ryota just said and he said, "Hey, why are you looking at me like that? Wait, I can finally speak and move. Does that mean?" Ryota gave a devilish smirk.

I gotta do the first order of business, hehehehe.

Ryota pick up a thick plate and smash it at Side Character B's head and said, "Take that you old hag!" It's hurts a lot when you smash my head earlier. Even now it's still hurting so it's payback.

Side character A screams in pain as blood sprouts out.

Side Character C and D aka the 2 brats immediately rush to their mother to help of course that's normal thing to do its their mother. Alright, let's see what the side character C and D will do.

Side character D shouts and said, "Guards, kill this bitch!" The 2 knights draw their swords out and attack Ryota.

Ryota just smiled and their sword didn't pass through her infinity and she said, "Did a mosquito just tried to bite me? I don't know if I should say ouch because I don't feel it at all." I think I should fight back.

Ryota snaps her finger and said, "DISSECTION." The one knight suddenly blows up like his body was cut into tiny pieces.

The other knight was terrified and immediately let go to run and said, "Monster!"

Ryota snaps his finger again and said, "Do you really think you can just run away after picking a fight with me? Take this, AERIAL PILLARS." The knight was riddled with holes as wind shape like spear sprung out of his body."

The man finally stood up and said, "Enough with your madness, Alicia! How far do you want to bring down my family?!"

This man is infuriating as hell?

Crack! A sound of a cracking glass can be heard.

"What is that sound?"

Crack!

"There it goes again." As she said it the whole scene breaks like glass including the side characters and Ryota falls to the darkness and said, "What the hell is going on?!"

The whole place was reformed again and it's a different scene and Ryota falls into it.

"Ouch, damn it, it's so painful! What is this place? Am I inside a prison now?"

Ryota's body started crying as it was holding into something.

I see, I can't control my body again. Anyway why am I crying? Wait, is that a rotting corpse?! What is going on here?!

A woman in pure bright white like a nun called out to Ryota saying, "Is that you, Ryota Kun?"

"Who's the-" woah, she's so beautiful. I wanna marry her. If only I can move my body I will kneel like a romantic gentleman and kiss her hand and immediately propose for marriage.

"Uhm Ryota San?" 

"Ah right, I'm Ryota. Wait, how did you know my name and who are you?" A

Wait is she talking to me? I can't move or speak so how the hell was she able to do that? Anyways, actually I want to ask first if she's available to be my girlfriend but I'll have to stick with the proper etiquette. By proper etiquette means introduction is always first.

The lady smiled and said, "You're jumping to so many conclusions Ryota San and I'm not available to be your girlfriend or wife."

What?! Did she just read my mind. Wait, aside from that she said she's not available. I wonder why?

The lady wisphers, "Wow, he's amazing. This man had his priorities straight. Wait, has he even realized that he got reincarnated as a girl?"

Wait, judging from her clothing. Is she a nun?

"Pfft, ahahahahaha, You're so hilarious Ryota San. You've come up with the conclusion that I'm a nun without even looking closely."

"Looking closely? What do you mean?"

"Wait, you can't see a person's aura?"

"Aura? What is that? Wait, I think I already know that. Aura is like a energy that a person releases around his body like a blazing fire." Those are just information from manga.

"Oh that's great, you have a general idea of what is aura. Now look at me and tell me what you see."

Hmmm I knew it, I really can't see it, "Well, I can't see your aura no not just your aura. I can't see anyone's aura."

"I guess Ryuk forgot to give you that gift."

"What gift? Wait, how did you even know Ryuk?" Did they met each other before and got reincarnated here just like me? Oh she's also from earth like me.

The lady chuckles and said, "You're half correct. You almost guessed it right." She read my mind again.

"I almost got it right? Does that mean you're not from earth but you've seen Ryuk."

"Yes you're right. We've seen each other countless of times already and I'm not from earth."

"Does that mean you're a God?"

"Sigh finally, you've guessed it right. Sorry for the late introduction my name is Preya the Goddess of lantern, the guide of the dead to the after life. I'm also the God who manages reincarnation cycles so you could also say that I'm the Goddess of reincarnation."

Now I met 3 Gods in a row is she the same as that bitch (reminiscing his past encounter with the other Goddess.)

"Hmmm you're right, Ariel has a bitchy attitude."

So that's the bitch name.

"I think you should stop calling her bitch ones you're out of here."

"What? Is she going to kill me or something she's really is pathetic resorting to such thing."

He's something else, he doesn't know how powerful that Goddess is. Not even Ryuk can save him. "Anyways you have guts. She already have put a powerful curse at you and you still insult her."

"Oh right, I remember she cast a curse at me but I don't know what kind of curse is it."

"What? Are you kidding me? Have you ever looked in a mirror or at least sneak a peak between your legs?"

"Why do I have to look at it?"

For God sake, is he stupid or what?! Fine I'll just do you a favor.

Preya snapped her finger then suddenly a huge mirror appeared right in front of Ryota.

"Now looked at that mirror." 

"Wow, this girl in the mirror is so beautiful. She have sky colored hair, a beautiful skin complexion, and a radiant blue eye like the sea. Oh she's also crying right infront of a rotting corpse? Wait, that rotting corpse looks like the corpse that my body is crying at. Wait a minute that's me?! What the hell is going on here?!"

"Took you a while to realize it?"

Ryota got surprised and said, "Hey can you explain to me what is going on here?"

Preya smiled and said, "Long story short you were cursed to get yourself reincarnated into a girl that has one the most miserable life in the world."

"What?! Are you for real? Is this how much she's angry at me?!"

"Hmm, knowing Ariel I think she's not angry at you but she hates you to the core."

What the hell? That bitch turned me into a girl?

"Took you a while to figure that out."

"Can you undo the curse? I'll do everything you want me to do just undo this curse."

"It's a tempting offer but I can't"

"And why is that?"

"It's the strongest God who cursed you do you want me to get myself killed?"

Ryota was disappointed and said, "Oh I see, I guess I'm asking something impossible, I'm sorry." So that bitch is also the strongest God. I guess I was wrong about her but even so I will not apologize to that bitch even if I turn into a shit.

What a strong headed guy. 

I guess there's nothing I can do about my situation ,"Anyways, where am I? What is this place? Why can't I move or speak the way I want to?"

"That's a lot of questions you got there but first to answer your question tell me what is the last thing you saw before all these happened."

Ryota tried remember what he can and said, "All I remember is that I lost consciousness when I was flying then I fall in a middle of a huge forest and here I'm."

"This is just my guess but I think that you're inside the dream memory."

"Dream memory? What is that?"

"Dream memory is a natural phenomena when someone got reincarnated into someone else's body that just died. At this event the brain of the body that you took shows you the moments before the original owner dies. This only happens to those exceptional people like you who got reincarnated with their memories of past life."

"Wait, does that means she's going to die later?"

"Yes, that's why I'm here. I'm here to lead her soul into it's rightful place where she would have good life because all through her life she's been the kindest girl I've ever seen so far, at least she deserves to have happy life at her next life."

"Does that mean that you're not in the time that I'm in?"

"Yes, I just saw you during my watch over her. I've been watching her since now because she's bound to die today. Probably, at the current time that I'm in your past self is still busy arguing with Ariel and insulting her as well and that puts you in this situation."

"Well, I never regretted what I said earlier because it's all true. She's the worst God that I know. Anyways, so what you're saying is that this is the moments before she die and I'm just seeing this inside my dream?"

"Yes, it might take while before she dies and when she die that's where the dream memory ends and you will wake up having your mind filled with her memories since she was born until she die."

"So I'm like I'm just going to sit here and watch? Well that's kind of boring."

"It is going to be pretty boring so you'll have to bare with it." It's my first time seeing this kind of reaction. Usually anyone will complain at his situation. You can't move nor speak the way you wanted. Wait, just earlier he managed to gain control to himself? What happened there? 

It's my first time seeing someone who got reincarnated that managed to break the Dream Memory but the Dream Memory was never kind enough to let him do as he please and force him to stay at that situation and change the scene of the Dream. 

The dream God must have already noticed this. This might grow into a big issue among the council of Gods and his existence might be dangerous. Just what the hell are you thinking Ryuk?

Alicia finally stopped crying and suddenly a blinding light appeared out of nowhere. Everyone looked at the light including Preya and Ryota.

They keep on staring at the light as its slowly disappear and a long familiar Excalibur appeared when the light disappears.

Everyone was surprised but Preya was the one who was surprised the most.

Wait, don't tell me? This is that Excalibur? What the hell is it doing in here? It should have been sealed away for eternity so how come it is here?

"Wait, isn't that the sword Ryuk gave me before I came to this world?" What?! 

"Ryota are you sure Ryuk gave this to you?"

Ryota innocently answered, "Yes, is there something wrong with it?"

"Yes, a lot!" Wuuh, why are you so mad?

"What makes it so dangerous? What's wrong with it?" Wait, I think I already know now what is going on. According to my Manga Expertise that sword is very powerful. It should belong in a high classs of weapon. If a Goddess like Preya recognize it as a dangerous weapon that means it's a legendary class weapon! 

"This weapon very dangerous. It can destroy space, time, and spirit. It truly lives up into its legendary name called Sword Disaster." Oooooh! it truly is a legendary weapon. Thank you for giving me such a awesome gift Ryuk. 

Inside Ryota's mind… 

"Thank for telling me all this my Manga Expertise from now on I'll call you professor."

"I know everything my boy. You can call me anytime when you have questions."

"Yes, I will professor manga."

Ryota's body started moving towards the sword and Alicia said, "What is this sword? I feel something weard about it."

Preya speak up and said, "Stop don't get too close from it, Ryota."

"Huh?! Why are you asking me?! I can't control my body and you know that! And besides I'm curious about this sword so just let us touch it." This bastard is crazy.

"Don't be so stupid if you touch it's blade it will instantly destroy both of your souls."

"Huh?! What kind of stupid person will touch the blade of the sword firs-? Wait, stop Alicia! Don't touch the blade!." Damn it, she's not listening and she's about to touch it.

"Preya do something! I don't want to die yet! Ahhhhhh!"

Damn it, I'm not allowed to interfere at someone's death but I have no choice. This is a searious matter I have to stop her no matter what, "Alicia."

Alicia immediately looked behind her and saw a beautiful maiden in a white Nun's clothing. She immediately recognized her and kneel down.

"Wew, finally I'm safe. I nearly died out there. Good job stopping her Preya."

"Well this is a serious matter. Wait what?"

"Goddess Preya, are you here to personally guide me to the after life?"

Preya just gave her a silent treatment.

Alicia looked at her and she saw Preya frozen in fear looking at something behind her. 

"Hey Preya, she's asking you question. Wait there something with the sword doesn't it?"

"Yes, it moved on it's own. Like it wants to kill both of you."

After hearing this Alicia and Ryota looked at the sword but before they could look at it. Ryota/Alicia vomits blood and saw the sword stabbed right through their heart and they both lost their consciousness and the sword disappears.

Preya's fear shift into anger and

said, "What the hell just happened?! The sword just moved on it's own and kill the both of them. Ryuk, I'll be coming to get you! You have a lot of explaining to do!"

Preya angrily left the scene and disappear like magic.

THE END

The main character is already dead so it's done.