Chapter 2

The angel who brought me here, and after looking at me, the extremely important-looking old man began to speak.

"Earth 25673888, I believe today is your first day, but... it seems you messed up right away, didn't you?"

In response to the old man's question, laced with a sigh, the angel, standing at attention, trembled slightly. By the way, I'm floating next to them. ... Floating? Then why did you drop me?

"Y-Yes! Due to the tension of my first day yesterday, I couldn't sleep well, so I played some Earth games until I fell asleep. Before I knew it, it was morning, so I went to work and did the soul-cleaning for about an hour. Then, I realized I had knocked the soul off! It must have been the work of a monster!"

Knocked it off, huh.

"There are no monsters in Heaven! In other words, you fell asleep and lost control of your hands, causing the soul to be awakened."

"Then, like a Goll**m..."

"None exist!"

The old man glared at him.

"Mostly correct..."

"Hmm... I understand the cause. Now, as for you... your individual name is Yoshida Masaru. What do you want to do?"

What do I want to do? What does he mean?

"About what happens next. Your soul's memory has been firmly overwritten in Heaven, so you can't be reincarnated as is. It's possible to shatter your soul and create a new one, but it doesn't seem like you committed a sin worthy of such a punishment. Since the mistake was on our side, we hesitate to take such measures."

Shattering a soul? That sounds terrifying. I'd rather avoid that if possible.

"Then, can I be brought back to life... or something?"

"It's not possible. From your perspective, it might seem like you just woke up here, but in reality, a considerable amount of time has passed. Of course, your physical body is already gone."

Ah, I see... Mom, I'm sorry. I was a disobedient child. I can't say I was particularly filial, so I have some regrets.

"Your mother remarried a man from her part-time job six months after you died. She seemed to have been considerate of you, who was somewhat of a mother's boy."

Damn! I always thought she was wearing too much makeup, even when she went to her part-time job!

"You didn't have a lover or close friends in the mortal world, did you? So, you probably don't have any lingering regrets, right?"

I feel like I'm being called a loner, but I just didn't have any particularly close friends. I still had colleagues and friends I talked to and went out to eat with! I really did!

Still, since my mother, who I was disobedient to, seems to be doing well, maybe I don't have any regrets.

"Alright, then. You can't return to the mortal world. As it stands, you can't even join the journey of reincarnation. So, I have a proposal for you."

Ah, getting to the point. What is it?

"Would you like to be reincarnated into a different world?"

Oh, here it comes.