I am a salaried employee of a small and medium-sized company in a provincial city in western Japan.
The only thing unique about him is his unusual last name, Manashiro, which has nothing to do with my own resourcefulness.
If you introduce yourself to a thousand people, more than 999 people will think of the hatena mark, and this surname seems to be a prestigious one in its own right, but unfortunately, in my below-average life, I can only remember it being notorious.
In school tests, when I finished writing my name, the person next to me had already finished one of the questions, which made me feel like I was losing money every time.
I'm a dull guy with no particular talent, my age = no girlfriend, and my right hand is my girlfriend, but when I woke up, a beautiful girl suddenly said those words to me.
...Uh, surprise?
I can't blame myself for giving such an uninteresting answer.
In fact, if you think about it a little more calmly, the fact that you were even set up for a surprise
I'm sorry, I'm not sure who I'm dealing with.
I've lived a life where nothing stands out for the better, as you might say.
Yes, let's not talk about this!
It's not a surprise, sir. You're dead.
The beautiful girl repeated.
Upon closer inspection, her well-groomed face was somewhat covered in tension, and her brand-new suit, which looked like some government agency's uniform, made her look like a new employee in a suit.
"Manashiro Seiya Manashiro, 32 years old. He works for a small and medium-sized company. His parents died in an accident when he was young, and he was raised by his paternal grandparents. After his grandparents died, he has been alone in the world. His hobbies are watching late night anime and reading cool light novels. No girlfriend, virgin.
Yeah, it's definitely me.
If I wasn't a doppelganger for my entire life, this Manashiro Seiya person would definitely be me.
But is the last item necessary?
Why is this very sensitive personal information?
Or does the other world's my number system include whether or not you are a virgin as a field of entry?
So, now that we have our confirmation...
The beautiful girl clears her throat in a cute little way.
My name is Alyssa Cohen, I'm in charge of the Kansai region of the otherworldly reincarnation bureau, which is in charge of the reincarnation of the other worlds. It's a pleasure to meet you, Seiya Manashiro.
Hi, nice to meet you...
My feelings of confusion in the face of an overly abrupt development are blown away.
The beautiful girl, who introduced herself as Alyssa Cohen, went on to explain vaguely.
The truth is, this is my first time to work as a reincarnation support person, and I know I may not be able to do everything right, but I will be working vigorously with my energy, motivation and perseverance, so I look forward to working with you.
I can't keep up with it all of a sudden, and I'm still only able to give the same mediocre answers.
Is it a dream? I twist my cheek, thinking, "Yeah, that usually hurts.
'It's not a dream,'
That's what Alyssa said when she saw my actions.
As I recall, yesterday I was forced to attend a party with my bosses and I was forced to listen to them complain about it all the time, and they kept making me drink until I got drunk and I was completely blind from the middle of the party... yeah, I got hit by a truck on the way home. Is it?
But.
It didn't matter now.
'You have a right to know. As to why you died--
No, I'm not interested at all.
Yes?
What had happened to me and why did I die?
Such "trivial" matters are no longer important.
It's just a trivial matter that can be found anywhere.
Rather than that, all I could think about was that super miracle ultra hyper deluxe power word I heard.
'Eh, so that means--'
Is that what you're saying?
You don't think this is--
Again, I repeat, suddenly and unexpectedly, you have died. And congratulations, you have been chosen to reincarnate into another world--!
Those words, Alyssa said...
I-I-I don't--
'Iii? Is that your friend's name? Unfortunately, posthumous wills aren't allowed.
What the hell is this guy's problem?
I don't know if I'm a bloke or a serious person, but that's not the point at all.
Because, you know, this is all about--
That's what you mean!
I jumped out of my seat and struck a full-body gut pose.
She shakes her clenched fist over and over again, her whole body expressing her overflowing joy.
Thus.
My dull life had come to an end at the last moment, when I hit a miraculous substitutional goodbye home run with a grand slam to win the game.