The young Assoi lived a tedious life. He would wake up early to go to school, return home after lunch, and head straight to work. At night, he locked himself in his room, spending hours playing games or watching anime. His parents no longer had expectations for his future.
One day, Assoi decided to work overtime. He wanted to buy a new game that had just been released. It was already late at night when, on his way home, he stumbled upon a crime scene.A tall man was hiding a body in a dark alley — the same path Assoi always used to get home. But that night, everything would change. The man, noticing Assoi's presence, panicked. Assoi had witnessed the crime.
BANG!
A gunshot echoed, accompanied by a flash from the man's hand. Before Assoi realized it, he was already on the ground.
"Damn... I think he shot me..." he thought. Yet, he didn't feel despair. On the contrary, his face showed a strange sense of relief."It'd be nice if I could reincarnate, like in the anime I watch..."
[Notice: Reincarnation unlocked... Processing.]
"Feels like I can actually hear that voice... Just like in the anime."
[Notice: Conditions for reincarnation have been met... Searching for an ideal world.]
"Whoa... I think I'm really going to reincarnate... Anything but a slime... Anything but a slime."
[Notice: Request accepted. Race will be chosen randomly, excluding the slime race.]
"DAMN... I should've been more specific. A super-strong slime would've been nice... Or I could've asked to be human."
[Notice: Request for super strength is being processed... Compatible race found. Request granted.]
"I need to be more careful with my words... Super strong, got it... What about super rich?"
[Notice: Searching for family... Rejected... Increasing parameters... Wealthy family found. Request modified and granted.]
"Could be worse... Not too bad so far."
[Notice: Changing family to wealthy and malevolent... Granted.]
"You're kidding me, right?... Damn... It hurts... So cold... Dying sucks."
[Notice: Request misunderstood... Processing... Pain, cold, and death... Can be avoided.]
"I don't get you either... I guess I was always pretty dumb..."
[Notice: Genius trait... Processing... Granted. Title of 'Sage' acquired.]
"Can't... think... anymore... So tired... Guess... this is it... I just want to be better... The best..."
[Notice: Processing request... Denied... Increasing parameters... Capacity to become the best... Granted.]
The world went silent. The pain and cold were gone. Assoi felt surrounded by something damp and sticky. He tried to move but seemed trapped inside a cocoon.
The journey of his new life was about to begin.