Hot springs. One of the greatest discoveries by man. Who doesn't love the constantly hot water running down your skin while in the cold breeze of winter? I, for one, adore it to an extreme level. I, Mizunetsu Onzen, whose name already rings the term hot spring, has been looking all over Japan for the best hot spring one could ever experience, no matter the season. Now that I've found the best of the best, I accidentally drowned while bathing in it?! ARGH! Guess my luck finally ran out, I guess I died after I got to exprience the hot spring I've been searching for all my life, that's not so bad. Guess this is where my story ends. I'll see you lat--
"Hey."
Huh? Who's there? Is that you, God? Don't interrupt my ferwell monologue.
"I'm not God nitwit, I'm someone who's like him, but not him."
So...you're God, in some level.
"Yeah, basically. Anyways, I saw you and you're love for hot springs. I want you to make the hot spring you died in as the most popular one of all."
Taken from Royal Road, this narrative should be reported if found on Amazon.
How will I do that if I'm dead?
"I'll reincarnate you as a hot spring. Good luck."
Wha- But how will I do that as a hot spring? Tell me ho-- And that was it. Seems like I'm a hot spring now. I'll rest up for now and think of some way to do this task tomorrow. Sleeping as a hot spring, that's new.
That actually felt like a good night's sleep. Now, how to make myself popular. That's gonna be tough, I found this hot spring in a pretty secluded place. Although there's another hot spring near here that's actually popular, but that place is mediocre at best. Heh, so long as I make one person know me, I'll be popula-- "Hey, what'd you say about me? Mediocre? Huh?!"
Who're you? And did you seriously interrupt me?
"I'm the hot spring you were talking about, the name's Doromizu Onsin and I'll probably be you're rival in your story."
A rival, huh? First of all, don't break the fourth wall. And secondly, how are we even talking?
"Underground hot spring veins, they connect us all."
Wait, if it connects us all, then...
Are other hot springs hearing us?
"No, it works like a telephone."
I see.
"Anyway, I'm your rival, and you'll never defeat me! Mwahahaha!"
He coolly left while doing that evil rival laugh, must be a good guy, he'll probably become a friend once the story progresses. I've got a rival now?! And his name is bad, as in, weak bad?! And he's popular?!??! This challenge just got upped a whole level in difficulty!