Chapter 1: A New Beginning

Gojo Suzuki, a 29-year-old man with a monotonous life, finds himself in an extraordinary situation. On his way to work, he notices a car speeding toward a little girl. Without a second thought, he jumps in front of the car, saving her life but losing his own in the process. As he lies on the ground, his vision fading, he reflects on his life.

"Is this really it for me? Am I dying? I'm so cold and hot at the same time. It's so dark. I guess I don't have any regrets but…"

A mysterious voice interrupts his thoughts. "No regrets, cold nullification and heat nullification granted."

"Who is that? Well, I guess it doesn't matter," Gojo murmurs.

"Matter manipulation granted."

"My ribs, they hurt," he winces.

"Pain nullification granted."

Gojo feels a pang of hunger. "I'm a little hungry, but what does that matter?" He chuckles.

"Hunger resistance granted."

"Maybe it's better I die now. Nobody liked me here anyway. I didn't even get to finish my anime. It's scary to think, but nobody probably cares. Why am I so calm? I'm about to die right now," he chuckles again.

"Fear negation and still composure granted."

"Well, I guess that's it for me then. I mean, the world's probably better off without me, so it doesn't matter."

"Due to lack of self-confidence, charisma boost and lady killer have been granted."

"Hey, I do have self-confidence!" Gojo says angrily.

"Finding perfect body for all requirements. Success. Acquiring mana for all skills. Success. Intelligence wizard has been granted. Upgrading character's strength. Success. Mana absorption has been granted. Mana manipulation has been granted. Mana configuration has been granted. Infinite capacity has been granted. Teleportation has been granted. Infinite stamina has been added. Error, infinite stamina will not be added. Intelligence wizard is being upgraded. Intelligence wizard has been upgraded to IMP. Traveling to new world."

"What is all of this and what new world? Hell? Heaven?" Gojo wonders aloud.

"IMP: You are now being transported to a different world. Please choose a name for yourself."

"A name? A new world? Okay then, call me Sinji."

"Affirmative. New name Sinji. Do you want to travel to the new world?"

"Well, I guess I don't have anything to do in this one, so I guess I'll just have to go."

"Affirmative. Transporting to Engrendal, the land of the monsters."

A warping sound fills the air. After a little while, Sinji wakes up.

"Ughhh… where am I?" he groans.

Looking around, Sinji finds himself in a cave. He gets up and sees a small puddle of water. Gazing into it, he notices his reflection and realizes that his facial features and body have changed significantly.

"So, is this the new body that voice was talking about?" He smiles.

"Welcome to Engrendal, the land of monsters," the voice says.

"Monsters?" Sinji asks, shocked.

"Monsters are common here."

"So, what do I do if they come here?" Sinji asks, nervous.

"You can hide or fight. Your choice."

"Fight monsters? No thank you. I can't even beat a normal person, let alone a monster."

"You have been given abilities called skills that can aid you in your fights."

"Wait, you're telling me all the things you named when I was dying are my skills?"

"Correct."

"Okay, can you tell me all the skills I have?"

"You have cold nullification, heat nullification, matter manipulation, pain nullification, hunger resistance, fear negation, still composure, charisma boost, lady killer, intelligence wizard (upgraded to IMP), mana absorption, mana manipulation, mana configuration, infinite capacity, and teleportation."

"I have a lot," Sinji says, extremely shocked. "So, how do I use them?"

"You can call out the ability or think about it in your head. Then attempt to project mana into it. Mana can flow through your body like air, so think of how you breathe and attempt to exhale."

"Okay, let's try this," Sinji says, putting out his hands and starting to glow a little bit. "All my life I had to suffer."