It was a common day with people going about their usual routines. Meanwhile, a boy barely out of his teens was walking along the sidewalk, his eyes distant as he cursed the unfairness of his life.
"How unfair can life be? I went to the same college, learned the same things, taught some of them myself, explained what teachers couldn't, took the same exams, went to the same interviews, and even had exceptional training in the last semester. Yet all I get is rejection, again and again and again."
"Maybe understanding someone with emotions or helping someone without asking anything in return only gets you so far, huh? Finding others using you and not doing anything about it leads to repeating the cycle, again and again, like a tire moving along the same axis, leading others to their destinations before being replaced once it's worn out. Is it irony or a grand joke played by something undefinable to us 'losers'?"
Lost in his rant about unfairness, he failed to notice where he was walking or the speeding vehicle with loose brakes heading towards him. Unfortunately or fortunately, he met his end in an accident.
And that's what happened before you came here, or should I say, before you were brought here to this realm as a soul with some cleansing, which is also my home.
Soul: "So what now? I didn't do anything grand to be here. I just died, that's it."
Entity: "Well, nothing grand in this incarnation of your soul, but your previous ones were quite helpful in the evolution of humanity. But we aren't here to discuss that, are we? Before moving forward, I want to tell you something—consider it guidance or advice. Before you came here, when you were venting your frustrations, try to remember all those times when you experienced the results of your patience, your forgiveness, and all those acts of kindness that made you... you."
Soul: "....."
Entity: "Think of it like this: the transition of a seed sown today into a fruit, shade, oxygen, and shelter-providing tree takes time. So did your destiny—time-consuming, demanding hard work, but pleasing and soothing to both your mind and soul."
Soul: "....."
Entity: "Now, now, all that's done is done. Let's move forward, shall we?"
Soul: "...Y-..Yes."
Entity: "So, how about reincarnating as a novel or fan-fiction character? Or do you want to continue in the usual cycle of death and life?"
Soul: "Can I choose... you know, the world? If possible, that is."
Entity: "It is as possible as possible can be. You can even customize your character with powers, but with some conditions like being at a certain level according to that specific world. Exceptions like not asking for things that can disrupt the world's functioning—for example, asking me to remove sorrow from the world or making you have infinite potential that can exceed the universe itself—are a no-go."
Soul: "I get it. So like an upgrade or mix-and-match of something similar from that world, but no overpowering or earth-shattering abilities."
Entity: "Not exactly. For example, if you want to be in the DC Universe as Superman, I'm not stopping you from asking for some immunity or adaptable resistivity to kryptonite. But asking for ancient Doomsday's adaptability and almost complete immunity to death is a BIG NO-NO."
Soul: "Okay..."
Entity: "But the possibility of something like in the Justice League when they awakened Superman using the mother box, due to the mother box's capabilities and some of Doomsday's DNA inside Superman's body, getting some abilities can't be discarded. You know, as I mentioned, something within conditions is totally doable."
Soul: "Yeah, that sounds great. So how about in the world of Tensura as Rimuru the Slime himself? With some extra skills like a humanoid body before assimilating Shizue."
Entity: "Okay, continue. I'm listening."
Soul: "Firstly, a skill that can cycle the magicules or something similar to enhance or strengthen my body, mind, and soul, as well as the people I choose to be generous to."
Entity: "See? Kindness, you have it in you. And yes, this can be done. I know who you might want to use it on, especially—Shizue, right?"
Soul: "Yeah..."
Entity: "Go on."
Soul: "Secondly, a skill that can produce magicules like an arc reactor to avoid the 3-day magicule replenishing cooldown phase. You know Milim has the magicule breeder reactor, and Rimuru got it too."
Entity: "Hmm, quite a skill, huh. But it will put weight on your soul. How about increasing the rate of replenishing while also decreasing the total required to do something similar? This way, we won't be off script and it will help in the long run."
Soul: "Yes, and a body like Gogeta but with long silky hair rather than spiky."
Entity: "This is an easy one."
Soul: "And what about memories?"
Entity: "Hmm, you can retain your memories, and it can be done so that your memories are unreadable by others, only Satoru Mikami's memories will be available for others to view, for example, Veldora."
Soul: "This will be a huge help. Thank you for this chance to live again."
Entity: "You're welcome, dear. Enjoy your life and remember, patience is a virtue that allows the kind to reap the rewards of their hard work. Now off you go."