Chapter 1: The Beginning / A Plain Otherworldly Story
“Ahhh!” Shouted Haruto, “Akari, why did you hit me!?”, After obviously having been hit.
“You deserved it, pervert.” Said Akari, one of Harutos friends.
“I was literally just asking.....okay, yeah, maybe that was my fault.” Haruto admitted.
“Obviously. I’m not telling you my three sizes.” said Akari.
“We kinda need them so we can prepare fitting clothes before the festival,” explained Haruto. “Though, I guess making myself more clear would be a good idea! I’ll try my best!” Promised Haruto
“You will?!?! Oh, thank god! He finally listened for once, right, Sora?” said Akari.
“You know damn well he understood none of that, and will probably only make whatever he says seem worse right?” Said Sora, another of Harutos' friends.
“Hey, it can’t be that bad, right?” Asked Akari.
“Why do you like setting up flags? I warned you. You doomed yourself. I don’t know how you keep forgetting how this turns out every time he does this. Yui, I'm right, right?” Worried Sora.
“I must admit, Sora has a pretty good point.” Yui said
“Hey, Akari, can you take off your clothes?” Asked Haruto, not understanding exactly how badly what he said sounded, he had only wanted to check the sizes written on them. Akari slapped him while blushing.
“Sora was right….. Idiot.” Said Akari
Then a huge flash of light brought them to a weird looking castle
They looked around them. There were lakes and ponds, with paths following alongside. They lead to a couple large pagoda. The area between the paths was full of beautiful green grass.
They all freaked out, other than Sora, specifically Haruto who ran around somehow only wearing boxers while screaming…
“Why is he only wearing underwear?” Akari asked
“More importantly, why in the heck is he wearing heart shaped boxers?” Sora asked
“Why does he even have those in the first place?” Yui asked
“I have no idea, but they appear to be smoking, and it burns!” Haruto said, jumping into a nearby pond
“That’s better.” Haruto said.
His boxers, for the most part, looked to be perfectly intact. Thank God.
"Hey, if you guys could come into the castle, I'd appreciate it, thanks. This is god, by the way." god said, in everybodies minds.
Everyone seemed slightly confused.
"What are we doing? Going in, or staying here." Yui asked
“I don’t think we should go. It’s probably dangerous.” Haruto said
“Yeah, I actually have to agree with Haruto for once. It looks a bit suspicious.” Akari said
“Oh. Castles always look suspicious.” Haruto said
“I think Akari meant the situation we're currently in. Sora, what do you think? Any ideas?” Yui asked
“Yeah, you’re the smartest person on earth, aren’t you? You have to have at least some kind of plan.” Akari said
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“I do. The guy that brought us here seems nice. I’m going in. We can go together, or I’m heading there alone.” Sora said
“What?! Are you kidding me?! That’s your plan?” Akari asked
“He brought us here. We can’t get back, and it’s either staying out here and eating random stuff for the rest of our lives, or taking a chance. That chance, being our survival, is pretty solid. Normally you don’t just teleport random kids into your world if you’re planning on killing them. He also doesn’t sound like he means much harm. We’re probably safe.” Sora said
“That… you actually make a pretty good point. I guess it does sound like a better idea, now. Yui, Haruto, you guys coming?” Akari asked
“Yeah. Makes sense to me.” Yui said
“I don’t want to appear in front of god wearing just my boxers!” Haruto said
“So the reason you want to stay is stupid. How surprising. I’ll just take you along forcefully, then.” Akari said, pinching harutos ear
The four friends walked to the castle gate. Haruto was more dragged by Akari than walked, but same thing. They walked inside to see a large throne, and a young man sitting upon it, wearing sweatpants and a T-shirt. He looked to be only around 19.
“Why is Haruto only wearing boxers......is what I would ask, but I know why. I may or may not have focused the summoning light a little bit too much on him by accident. Here’s a nice clean suit.” Said the god, snapping his fingers, and making a suit appear on Haruto.
“Suits are itchy,” said Haruto, while tugging on his collar.
The god sighed
“You guys have any questions?” God asked
“Lots. Obviously.” Akari said
“Where are we? I don’t recognize this place.” Asked Sora
“Who are you?” Asked Yui. He felt familiar to her. She couldn't remember why.
“I’m god, I guess, to those of you that don’t know me at least, it’s easier to call me that, even for the narrator, because the word god is often associated with great power or omnipotence. Basically, I came from your type of planet and your kind of timeline but lived for a long time etc etc, who cares. Basically, I’m a human who has omnipotence. That a good answer? As for where you are, well, uh.. it's a castle?” said the god
“Genius." Sora said
“Shut up Sora. Anyway, I guess you could say that this is my home or something, then. It's my own personal world. Haruto, you like games and manga a lot so I’m gonna give you a guess as to what the reason I brought you here is. Ideas?” Came the gods reply.
“Hmm....It couldn’t be! Is it that?“ Haruto stared at the god with hopeful eyes of wonder and amazement
“Are you dragging us to another world? Ah, wait, I mean taking….. Sorry I’m just used to being dragged I guess.” Haruto said, shaking his head
Haruto stared quietly at the god, excitement and wonder filled his eyes. He basically froze from his brain trying to process everything.
“Ahem. uh, yeah, correct, I’ll be bringing you there in a few days. For now, I’ve brought you here to answer some questions, and get to know you. It's gonna be fun. I hope. Just gotta run you guys through some of the details.” Said the god.
The god thought for a moment.
“Can one of you guys slap Haruto out of his daydreaming for a minute, I need to tell you all something.” Said the god.
“Will do!” Responded Akari, somewhat pleased.
Akari took the chance to slap Haruto with god's permission
Haruto yelped.
“Alright, now that Haruto is listening, even if it will likely only last a few seconds, I’ll tell you. So uh… you guys know how these stories go, one of you is the main character, in this case....... it’s Haruto.” The god said
“The hell it is! You wanna get us all killed?!” Akari said, punching god
“Please don’t punch me for that Akari, Jesus, you do realize you just punched god right?” the god declared with a giant swollen lip. it healed instantly.
“Well, what god makes a sick joke and chooses him as the main character!” Said Akari
"It's a long story, okay?" god argued
“Well, what’s the other thing you wanted to say?” Said Sora, stopping the argument peacefully.
The narrator thinks Sora fits the bill to be the main character more than Haruto does! Just saying.
“Shut up, Narrator! Sora has his own story. This one's Harutos. Besides, if you actually learn about Haruto, you will realize I’m not wrong. This entire thing is for him after all.” Replied god, to what seemed like air making him look really stupid and crazy.
“Shut up!” Said the god to the air again.
No. I refuse.
“The heck is that voice? He sounds annoying.” Akari asked
“Huh? Wait, Akari, you can hear that!?” God asked, clearly surprised
“They can’t? What is it?” Akari asked
“If I were to put it simply? The truth of this world..but, I suggest you leave it alone for now.” The god said, thinking
“Anyhow that can all be ignored.” The god said, waving off any questions
“So, Haruto. Here's the thing. You are going to be a hero. The hero, in fact. Think about it, and prepare yourself for the next few days. And since you would probably be dead without any powers, and maybe even with the overpowered ones I give you you would still find some stupid way to die, you can each ask of me one thing, and I shall grant it. A power or something, like in the typical stories.” Said the god.
He paused.
“Let’s just go get dinner. You can answer later.” said the god, noticing the confused look in their eyes.