"Oh, this extreme weather is going to kill me, Rather than that does this company wants to kill their employees?"

It is mid-August and in the middle of summer, I'm walking under the blazing sun with a bag full of documents in one hand and a suit in the other while I’m heading for my client's office.

I can’t take any kind of transportation as the company is cost cutting, and so I had no choice but to walk three minutes to get to the client’s office in this hot weather.

I've plenty of time till the appointed time so I don't have to run but I'm getting really sweaty just by walking.

And I'm told that the travel time has nothing to do with work and so they won’t pay me. I already have a very low salary and they don’t want to pay me for this.

“Hah, I don't want to work anymore.”

I was able to join this company right out of high school, but I didn't expect it to be such a black company. The daily hours of work exceeded 14 hours, and the time spent traveling, and a lot of other things aren't paid. The company told me that I could use my travel time as I pleased, but I had to be on time for my appointments.

This company is busier in the evening and at night than during the day, so they aren’t willing to pay the time spent making rounds during the day. That’s why I’m walking towards there as I have a lot of free time.

My senpai told me to take a bus or a train to the site early and take a break nearby, but I had to pay for my own transportation, and of course they won’t compensate me for any food or drink that I will bought during the break and it is impossible to go into a coffee shop without ordering anything, so I decided to walk there, but I guess doing that at this time of the year was not the right thing to do.

“Oh, a lottery booth."

Halfway to my destination, I spotted a lottery ticket booth.

Although I had no money due to my low salary, I had been buying lottery tickets for a while now, thinking that if I won one, I could turn the tables on my life.

I live by the motto, "You can’t win the lottery unless you buy a ticket”. Even though I have a very low chance to win, I couldn't help but to buy a lottery ticket.”

I've bought so many lottery tickets but thinking that “maybe this time I'll get lucky”, or “maybe I'll be lucky today...” all these reasons for buying lottery tickets keep coming to mind, and because of that I ended up using the little money that I have left.

I'm having such a hard time that sometimes I even cling to things that are impossible just to escape reality while thinking that I thought maybe God, who is seeing me like this, will let me win the lottery this time.

I know it in my mind that my chance of winning is close to nothing, but still, the thought of a maybe or a just in case situation will occur and as a result, I bought a lottery ticket.

“If I win, I can quit my job, oh well let’s do this.”

I know this is a bad idea, but the heat seems to have made fried my brain that I’m unable to think clearly.

Five minutes later, the "tiger cub" in my wallet, Yukichi, disappears, and I have several dozen lottery tickets in my hand. (Note: 虎の子 or literally translated to tiger cub or tiger child and it is a kind of saying in Japanese which meant that "It is something that is cherished and you mustn’t let it go" like your last money for example, another note: Yukichi is the person that you will see in the 10k Japanese yen note.)

I usually only buy a few tickets, and with this many tickets, I thought I would probably win in one of them. Positive thoughts fill my head as I flash back to a scene the other day, where I saw a YouTuber who bought a million-yen worth of lottery tickets and none of them was a winning ticket.

Immediately I get anxious, but I kept saying to myself that it’s fine. I started walking while thinking about what I would buy if I win the prize.

I’m imagining of buying a ticket to another world while living in a villa surrounded by a harem.

*Cliiiiiiiiiiiiiing*

I have so many dreams that I want to fulfill.

While thinking that my consciousness fade into darkness.


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When I woke up, I found myself inside the darkness I couldn't see or touch anything, I couldn’t even see my own hands.

The last thing that I remember was I was walking in the city, I also remember buying a lottery ticket, but I am not sure where I went after I did that as my memory is a bit hazy. I have never experienced anything like this before, and I had no idea how long I’ve been to this place. This is the first time it happed to me and with that fear is starting to consume me.

“Oiiiiii, Is someone there?”

Suddenly, an old man's voice came from the darkness but I had no idea where the voice was coming from. Was it coming from the front or from behind? I tried to look around, but everything was so dark that I couldn't even tell if my eyes were moving.

“Ah, it's no use looking for me as you can't see, or hear anything.”

(Eh? What are you saying…. I can’t speak? Wait, what happened to my body?)

“Calm down, for if your mind is disturbed, you will become unconscious again also don’t worry I can hear you properly.”

(Am I…. dead?)

"Well, I'm sorry to say that you are dead. You died instantly that you felt no pain and probably you have no idea that you died.”

I knew it. I can't feel my body, could this mean I’m only a soul right now? Also, I have no eyes or mouth, so I can't see or speak. Huh?　But why can I hear and talk to him?

“I can hear all the voices and my voice can reach all things there’s no exception even for a soul.”

(Are you God?)

“For you to easily understand it then yes in a sort of way I’m God but I’m different to “The God” that you are thinking about.”

(I’m not good at riddles as I understand it you are God but you aren’t “The God” right?) (Note: I had a hard time translating those 2 lines so basically “The God” he is referring to is probably the Christian God and he is saying that he isn’t that God but he is a different God altogether.)

“That's what I meant. And I as you expect I’m here to reincarnate you.”

(As expected of God you can read the minds of the people.)

“I can tell as a few minutes ago your soul was dull with anxiety, worry, and fear but right now it is glowing with anticipation and joy.”

I was certainly anxious and frightened about being dead, but now I'm face to face with God, I’m trembling with the joy of being able to expect a reincarnation into another world like on those novels that I read, but wait my soul is glowing? Maybe part of me is glad that I had died.

“And with that since it’s a bit of an insult to the world that I created that you are happy about dying and reincarnating to another world and because of that I will reincarnate you to world where a hard and painful life awaits you.”

(I’m very sorry, please forgive me for being happy about dying to the peaceful world that God had created.)

“I had created that world for humans to live in easily because in that world there are no other races or threats that can destroy their peace. The people just don’t understand how it’s hard to live in a world where there’s a constant threat of being destroyed by another race. However, the fact remains that I let you die due to my mistake is true… So, forgive me for that blunder, and so in accordance to the covenant I would reincarnate you to another world.”

 (Wait why are you apologizing to me? Wait did I have a miserable life? Why is it that I don’t remember any of it?)

“Yes all of those happened, you just don’t remember it because I’ve been tinkering with your memory so that’s why you don’t remember the things about your family, your friends, the life that you had live and even the moment that you died. If you want to know, you died after you bought the lottery ticket while walking in the streets, a meteorite the size of a baseball slammed into you. The shockwave scattered your body and you died instantly, and your body was reduced to two pieces of flesh and almost vaporized. There was a small crater in the road, but no one was hurt except you. There were no witnesses, so no one noticed your death and you are considered a missing person. Normally, I would lead you to a deserted place, but when I saw the scene of some idiot with a lottery ticket in his hand, dreaming of shopping and harems in another world and not in my world I said to myself that I don’t know how he is going to go to the other world if he wins the lottery, but does he think he can go there with money? And I thought that what if it was a plan to make me lose control of the world and things won’t be able to stay the same…”

(I was wrong so please forgive me. Wait did I bought a magical lottery ticket instead of an ordinary ticket?)

“I'm not going to punish you for hearing me complains also you don’t get many chances to hear a God complains, right?”

(Please forgive me because I can't stand being there anymore. Also, about the lottery ticket It's already burnt black, so it doesn't matter which one it is now. So, is it okay for me now to go to a different world filled with fantasy, magic, monsters, and adventures with many other races?)

“Mm-hmm. It's not quite the world that you are thinking about, but it's pretty much the same. And, as you expected, I'm going to give you one skill. Since it was my mistake that caused your death.”

(Oh, is it a cheat skill? Because it’s the troupe of Isekai and it’s no exaggeration to say that you can’t go to another world without it.)

“It’s a lot more different in the past, a cypress stick would have sufficed but now I’ve been given a lot of cheat skills to a lot of people even the requirement for a hero is to have an invincibility skill that overwhelms all others. This is all because of their foolish meddling. Well, if you have any requests, just say it.” (Note: Cypress Stick is a Dragon Quest reference it’s one of the weakest weapons in the game.)

(Yes, …I really want that kind of power that can be found in a Musuo game, but wait come to think of it I don't think I'm suited for fighting and I don't want to work hard so if I am going to be reincarnated in another world, I would prefer to have production skills instead of fighting skills so that I can live an easy life. Oh, and please I don't want it to be a cheat skill, or the locals will hate me, just give me a skill that can be easily handled at a level that even ordinary people can achieve with effort.)

(Like for example I can use metals to easily make weapons with the smelting skill, or medicinal herbs can be used to effortlessly create medicines with the concoction skill, or a cooking skill that can be used to make all dishes, ancient and modern, without the conscious effort of cooking it. I want to be able to do things that ordinary people can do with their hands in a matter of seconds also I want to have a kind of skill that if I work hard, I will become a master at what I do.)

My ideal life is to work for fun while making money. 

I want to be respected by others because of the great skills I have that allows me to make a lot of money.

“This is the way young people who grew up in my world think. …… Maybe it’s about time to reset the world."

I heard something disturbing, but I will pretend that I didn't hear that. I've lost all memory of my family and friends anyway, so I feel like I've lived a life of solitude. I can remember the knowledge of my life and what was hard about my job, but I can't remember my co-workers and family members as if they were excluded from my consciousness. I don't even question it as It's an act of God.

“You don’t even want to question it because it’s an act of God so you do know how to buttered up with someone. Anyways the other side is waiting for you, I’ll tell the God to the other side about the things that you want. You can just ask for more details over there. So, farewell, and I’m giving my blessing to your life over there.”

(Eh? Is there a reason why you are suddenly transporting me right now?)

“There’s no reason at all it’s all in your mind. Then I wish you good health.”

The voice of God faded. My vision is still pitch black, so I can't really tell what is happening, but it seems that I’m rapidly fading away?　Oh, I feel like I'm losing of consciousness, is this really okay--?