"Mr. Ethan, welcome to the world after death. Unfortunately, you have just passed away. It was a very brief life, and the tragic reason for your departure grieves me deeply. Please accept my condolences."
In a pristine white room, a young man with black hair named Ethan was suddenly informed of this.
It was all very sudden; in fact, he hadn't comprehended anything yet.
A small office desk and chair were placed in the center of the room, and the person who informed Ethan about the end of his life was sitting on that chair.
If there truly exists a being called a goddess, then surely it must be the person in front of Ethan.
She was completely different from the cute appearances of idols Ethan had seen on TV; hers was an extraordinary beauty, far beyond that of humans.
She had long, snow-white hair, skin so delicate it seemed it could be pierced, dressed in holy nun's attire, with pure, unblemished blue eyes that gazed at the black-haired young man named Ethan like a small animal. Even the terrifying words she spoke seemed to have turned into a goddess's blessing from her small, cute mouth.
Ethan tilted his head, thinking, "I... died? How strange... How did I... die?"
His deep black eyes, comparable to the night, suddenly narrowed!
He remembered why he... died.
It was a pitch-dark day... the sun hung high in the sky, yet it seemed like night!
Ethan, an otaku, had finally overcome his morning grumpiness after a fierce battle with his bed and, after a simple face wash, headed to the game store.
Then? His head started to hurt, he seemed to remember the sun in the sky falling...
Then, he seemed to have died because of it...
"It seems Mr. Ethan has calmed down, so allow me to introduce myself."
The being who appeared to be a goddess maintained a gentle, kind smile, as if having great tolerance for Ethan's silence.
"First meeting, Mr. Ethan, my name is Eris, a goddess who guides those who died young to the other world. I feel deeply sorry for you who died for such a helpless reason, but you have two choices."
"One is to start your life again, return to your own world, Mr. Ethan, and begin your life anew as a baby. Since Mr. Ethan has suffered such misfortune, this reincarnation will allow you to live in a prosperous, wealthy family..."
"Of course, if you do not wish to start from scratch, I can let Mr. Ethan take a cheat like in the game world and live a smooth life in another world..."
"One is to be reborn as a human, welcoming a new life. The other is to go to a place like heaven to enjoy your old age like grandfathers..."
However, before the goddess named Eris could finish speaking, Ethan interrupted her while holding his aching forehead.
"I remember the opening line was like this..."
This strange remark made Eris's cute eyes suddenly narrow, her small cherry-colored mouth murmuring, "This... is Big Sister Aqua's opening line... How does Mr. Ethan know?"
To this, Ethan smiled bitterly, "I don't know either, when you said those words, my head started to hurt and many images appeared..."
After being startled for a moment, Eris then resumed her gentle goddess smile, "That must be a special ability Mr. Ethan possesses, then Mr. Ethan will be more superior than others."
Ethan shook his still aching head and answered, then gestured for Eris to continue.
"If Mr. Ethan is willing, we will give you a cheat unmatched by anyone and then travel to another world to save people in distress..."
"There, like the other world games Mr. Ethan often plays, there are strange monsters, human warriors with unique characteristics, but humans are constantly being crushed by the Devil King's army, and eventually, the people there do not wish to be reincarnated in that world, so the world faces a difficult situation where the birth rate is far lower than the death rate..."
"But, don't worry! If Mr. Ethan travels to that world, you will have a super cheat feared by the Devil King's army, so if Mr. Ethan travels to that world, you will surely have a happy life!"
Eris patted her ample chest, as if guaranteeing, Ethan gazed at the undulating scenery and began to daydream, which made Eris's face blush, "That... Mr. Ethan... harassing a goddess will be punished by heaven, you know~"
"That's a chest pad, right." Ethan as if revealing the truth of the universe, pointed very rudely at Eris's pride.
"How do you know!?"
The figure of goddess Eris collapsed in an instant, and her shy appearance covering her pride with her hands also indirectly told anyone that Ethan's words were indeed true!
"This, I don't know either, as if I know these things." Ethan shrugged helplessly, he seemed to have lost a lot of memories, but also seemed to have many things that he shouldn't know.
For example, he forgot most of the things in his life, but also seemed to have memories like Aqua or Eris that ordinary humans shouldn't know.
"Is this also Mr. Ethan's ability!? This is too strange!? Why can even the secrets of a goddess be seen!?" Eris shouted as if about to collapse, the previous gentle and kind goddess appearance had disappeared, which made Ethan chuckle.
The so-called goddess, actually just a bit purer than humans?
"Well, although you say that, actually I don't know your size, this ability is still useless in various senses." With a mischievous smile on his face, Ethan spoke very rude words.
This made Eris also retort shyly, "Isn't that how it should be!? If even such things can be known, then Mr. Ethan's ability is too evil!?"
Ethan seemed very satisfied with Eris's reaction, then he asked another question.
'Me? How did I die?'
Ethan remembered the last scene of his life, the sun that seemed to burn the sky falling?
No! It was a beam of heat comparable to the sun that erased all of humanity!