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“So, how did you end up here?” She asked.
“I got hit by a car on my way home,” he admitted. “I looked both ways before and everything, but that doesn’t matter when the other guy runs a red light.”
“So, I’ve been told,” she sighed.
“What happens to me now?” He asked.
“Reincarnation, what else?” She explained.
“You can do that?” He was taken aback.
“Of course, I can. Didn’t I tell you that I’m a goddess?” She proclaimed. She looked the part with the robes, angel wings, and halo.
“Well yeah, but I was still kind of out of it,” he sheepishly stated. ‘I swear, I’ve seen her before somewhere. Maybe in a movie? A video game?’
“So, what are you looking for?” She pulled out a long scroll. “For this eternity cycle we have: heroic adventure, space opera, post-apocalypse, the harem dimension, life as the opposite gender, reborn into your favorite story as the hero and reborn into your favorite story as the love interest…”
“Uhhhhh,” he stuttered.
“Shall I go on?” The goddess inquired.
“It’s just a lot to consider,” he scratched his neck. ‘No, really, I’ve seen her somewhere before.’
“You can always throw your life into fate’s hands and pick random,” she suggested, “but then you might get reincarnated as a water flea or something equally short-lived. You could still get something fun, though.”
“Yeah,” he averted his gaze, wishing she didn’t wear such expressive clothing. ‘Wait, I know where I’ve seen her before.’
“If you’d like, there are several worlds very similar to your own. You could just live out another simple life,” she continued.
“You know, you look exactly like…” He started.
“Of course, you can always go to a fantastical utopia and live in luxury forever,” she suddenly interrupted.
“But don’t you look like that girl on…” He tried to continue.
“You know, a more rugged world could give you a new lease on life,” she ignored him.
“What did you say your name was?” He raised an eyebrow.
“I didn’t,” she put on a forced smile.
“So then, is it Lufiata?” He guessed.
“Hmmmm,” she struggled to maintain her straight face.
“Yeah, you look just like that V-tuber Lufiata. Is it a coincidence, or did you lend your likeness to…” He asked.
“Well, what else am I supposed to do on weekends?” She exclaimed.
“Wait, so that is you? You know the community always made jokes about you being a recluse. Guess they just didn’t know…” He commented.
“Baaaah!” She burst into a furious scream. “So, water flea then?”
“No, um, I’ll take reincarnated into that fantastical utopia, please,” he backtracked.
“Excellent,” she went back to a genuine smile. “You’ll love it there. It’s where I spent most of my childhood and where we harvest most of our celestial-themed V-tubers.”
“Harvest?” He froze.
“If you’re really lucky, you’ll be reincarnated as one,” she materialized a lever next to her. “What are we waiting for? Let’s roll the dice and see what your new life has in store.” She pulled the lever, and he fell through a trap door in the floor.
“Whhhhhhyyyy meeeeee!” He screamed as he fell screaming into his next life.
“Damn, that makes the eight people who recognized me this week,” the goddess groaned. “Soon, the other worlds will be full of idiots spreading those embarrassing stories,” she mulled, “screw it, I’ll pull some strings. Soon he’ll be the one living out embarrassing moments live to audiences in the tens of thousands.”
And so, our intrepid reincarnate would, in fact, find his way to a world where they “harvested” new V-tubers. Thanks to his guts, a little bit of luck, and political maneuvering, he’d end up behind the most popular V-tubers in seven worlds. Alas, he would not become a V-tuber and instead be nothing more than an amorphous mascot character, but that’s a story for another time.
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Second chances don't always come around, so always try to take advantage of them when they do less you end up regretting two missed opportunities.
Until next time, Read, Comment and Enjoy.
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