—…Where am I? I remember reading a manga on my phone… Oh, I remember now! I left my part-time job at my cousin Eduardo's old car dealership. I was on my way home when I saw the notification that the latest chapter of the Mahou Shoujo Tokushusen Asuka manga was out. What happened then… I felt like I was losing my balance and everything went dark?—
Between murmurs and raised voices, the poor soul remembered after several minutes of meditating, rising up, elated.
"Damn public works , they forgot to put in the drain! Wait. Did I die? I really did die falling down the drain!... And where am I?"
Finally, realizing what was happening, the lonely, dying soul looked around, clutching its head in its hands.
A small furnished room, paintings on the walls, and a white ceramic floor.
On the oak table sat a tablet, the only piece of technology.
—A tablet?—
With no answer to her question, the poor soul looked everywhere, but couldn't find the door.
"How strange," she thought. "I panicked when I learned I might have died, but I've calmed down. Could it be that I'm in a coma and this is my mind? Or did a psychopath find my body and lock me up to experiment on me?"
Over time, the poor soul took everything and threw it against the wall, smashing it to pieces. Nothing was spared—not even the paintings, chairs, or furniture.
And what the poor soul found were two things.
"I'm still not getting tired, even though I'm doing squats, I'm not getting tired... I've wrecked the place, but nobody's shown up, nobody's come out to drug me, everything seemed expensive... The strangest thing is that tablet, even though I throw it against the wall and smash a piece of furniture, its screen is still intact, is it made like Nokias?"
Stopping his exercises when he saw he wasn't getting tired and not wanting to stay any longer in the room, which would leave a claustrophobic person on the verge of a nervous breakdown, he crawled to the tablet, looking around before turning it on.
"How light... well, as the legendary detective Conan said, there is only one truth!... hahaha, how embarrassing to say things like that."
Turning on the tablet, what appeared on the screen were some questions that left the poor soul bewildered.
"Maybe this will be like the anime Death Parade, where I'll be judged for my sins in games with someone else..."
[Message: Hello user, please answer the following questions carefully, as this will affect the subsequent questions you are asked.]
—No way!! This is serious. What every otaku fan dreams of, I can be reborn in a fantasy isekai!—.
[Message: What do you like?]
—... Wait, wait, calm down, answer wisely, your future depends on your decisions... Fuuuuu. Okay, let's answer—.
[Message: What do you like?]: Manga and Anime.
[Message: What genre do you like?]: School life, harem, ecchi, magic, and a little bit of Yuri.
[Message: Which anime world would you go to if you could?]
—Hmm, that's difficult. I have a notebook with the names of the five hundred anime I've seen… I like the Fate universe. I've seen all its seasons, even finished all three seasons and the Fate/kaleid movie, and I liked it. The only bad thing is that [Shirou] was demoted to a mere secondary character, and I only got to see his character in the last season. The other one is Mahou Shoujo Tokushusen Asuka. Although it's very bloody for a magical girl anime, I also like its universe because of how gory it is. Besides, I'm already watching the first episode of its anime.—
The Dying Soul, thoughtful, stared at the screen, grunting about what to reply. It took its time to answer.
[Message: Which anime world would you go to if you could?]: Mahou Shoujo Tokushusen Asuka.
*Ring!* [Message: The options for reincarnation in the {Mahou Shoujo
Tokushusen Asuka} universe are: possessing the body of one of the main characters, reincarnating as a baby, or creating your own body. You also have the option of using a different anime body to reincarnate.]
—I have many options… I don't like possessing any body, since I'd be trapped in the plot, and they might suspect something because I'm not the same person. I also wouldn't want to reincarnate as a baby because of the limitations in that universe, since there's no doubt something could happen and I'd die in the first few years or worse. I'd rather create my body with an anime body… hehehe, I already know which one to choose. There was a time when I dreamed about it—.
Laughing disgustingly, the soul types on the screen at maximum speed, each stroke echoing.
[Message: The options for reincarnation in the {Mahou Shoujo Tokushusen Asuka} universe are: [You can possess the body of one of the main characters, reincarnate as a baby, or create your own body. You also have the option to use the body of a different anime character to reincarnate.] Reincarnate with the body of another anime character.
—By the way, who are you? You've been asking me question after question, but you haven't even introduced yourself. Are you a God, or better yet, a Goddess?—
[Message: They are busy with more urgent matters that require their attention, which is why they left this support system on this tablet. I have already answered your questions. Please answer the questions.]
[Message: Anime and character name?]
[Message: Anime and character name.] [Kaede Sakura] from the anime Kampfer.
[Message: Registered Kaede Sakura from the anime Kampfer. Any changes to your template?]
—Yes, Kaede Sakura is female, but I want to change it to a male version.—
[Processing… Ring! This is what Kaede Sakura would look like in a male version.]
Short brown hair. Light green pupils. Slender build, not very muscular. A face neither handsome nor ugly, but somewhere in the middle.
—Mmm, if this is fine, it's the male version of the beautiful Kaede, so it's okay, I like it—.
[Message: The body is under construction, being linked to the {Mahou Shoujo Tokushusen Asuka} universe. As befits the soul that arrived in this room, you have three wishes, please use them wisely.]
—I knew it… Let's see, my first wish; It's to regenerate at high speed—.
[Processing… the wish is within the reincarnation range].
—My second wish is to have the powers of the Kampfer—.
[Processing…. The request is confirmed as valid… Error! Error ! Kampfer are women with a style of magic, firearms, and bladed weapons. To confirm your wish, a confirmation is required.] Men cannot be a Kampfer to have their wish granted. They will be given the white bracelet to transform into a Mahou Shoujo, as is fitting for that universe… Accept / Decline].
—Hmm, so I can't use it as a man, hehehehe, that's interesting ehehehe—.
A complete pervert who would enjoy transforming into a woman, the soul accepted without hesitation, more than with pleasure.
—For my third wish: I want the power to travel through time—.
[Processing… The wish for time travel has crossed the limits. Under the authority granted to me, a change to your wish is suggested, whereby time travel is limited to the past, with a four-month recharge for each trip. Do you still accept this wish or do I want to change it?]
—Going to the future isn't as interesting as going to the past—.
[Message: The wishes have been confirmed. One last question: timeline? Also, due to the difficulty of your third wish, it is too much for the human brain. A Fairy has been provided as support.]
—Oh, a fairy, hmmm. How about a week? It's not that the story is continuous, but rather that several weeks or months pass before the next story begins—.
[Message: The last question has been confirmed. You will now be sent to the universe of {Mahou Shoujo Tokushusen Asuka}. With nothing more to say, goodbye.]
Understanding what the tablet meant, the poor soul, distracted by the same words, lost consciousness.
-Tokyo, Hachioji Prefecture. Time: 4:02 PM-
On the slopes of Mount Takao, a young man, seemingly out of touch with reality, with brown hair, dressed in jeans, a short-sleeved red shirt with large letters that read [Up World], and sneakers.
—Hug … Where am I? What am I doing here?... I remember now!—. He exclaimed
, slamming his fist into his palm and beginning to touch his body.
—Wow, so it wasn't a lie or an illusion of agony. My voice is different from what I'm used to… and all this, where am I? I said it was only seven days before the story began, but I didn't specify my destination, where I'll be in the world—.
—You're in Tokyo, nya— .
—!—.
Startled, the lost soul backs away until its back hits a tree, causing autumn leaves to fall.
—Don't be scared, little boy from another world, meow. I'm the Fairy Neko, I'll be your support from now on, nya— .
—Y -you're the support… aaaaahh, you almost scared me to death, damn, I thought I was going to die—.
—Niajajaja , it will be a pleasure to spend time with you… What's your name, nya—. —Good question, let me think of a good name… Since I was Kaede Sakurai, then I'm Ikki Sakurai, you can call me Ikki, Fairy Neko—.
—Nice to meet you, Ikki-kun, nya—
.
"You mentioned we were in Japan, but I can barely understand Japanese in anime without subtitles, how am I supposed to do it now?"
" Nya, don't worry, you have a natural translator, you'll be able to understand any language in a second."
Adorable in her own way, Ikki couldn't help but smile as he watched the cat fairy puff out her chest.
"One less thing to worry about. Cat fairy, you said Tokyo, but where exactly am I?"
"I understand it's Mount Takao, it's a very popular spot and a favorite for novice hikers. There's also Takaosan Yakuoin Temple , a Buddhist temple, famous for its architecture and rituals like walking barefoot on fire or meditating under a waterfall. It's also a great place for mental well-being because of nature outside the metropolis. Plus, if you get to the top you can see almost all of Tokyo. And if you look up, you can see the cable car that goes to the summit, nya."
"You know a lot."
—A little, if you want to get out of here, you can walk a little to your left and you'll reach some stairs, nya— .
Following Fairy Neko's words, Ikki soon found the stairs and most people were starting to leave.