Hello everyone! Alex Hearthstone here. Don't you sometimes feel that the whole world revolves around you? Yes, that feeling when you wake up a minute before an alarm goes off, being completely rejuvenated.

That feeling when you go buy a lunch bread and see a fresh batch being packed onto the shelves.

That feeling when the last tests are all green and you proceed to prove the theory of your lifetime's hard work.

The feeling of your soul being ripped out.

No, I'm sorry sun-sama!

I will revolve around you for the rest of my life! I apologize for being cheeky!

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S: Goddamn this Zeus, this kiddo was stoned again...

D: How do you expect him not to be? He's already 20 thousand years old and you can't count all recommendations he gets from advancing these monkeys from earth.

S: They're called humans! They freakin' look like us, how can you call them monkeys?!

D: I derive from dragonkin, don't compare me with those vermins.They can't even live a day without killing off ten of their own people.

S: I get where you're coming from, but no one is perfect... they actually pulled themselves in knowledge so much, their kids can rival a thousand year gods! And all those merits goes to this good-for-nothing Zeus...

D: Hey, i'm also pretty jealous... after he got his own planet, he just threw lighting here and there, and got bored. Wait a few millenias and bam! You got a civilisation. Makes me think if all the work we're doing is making any sense...

S: I'm sure it... oh, wait! He's waking up.

A: I was awake for a while already. Who's this Zeus you're talking about?

S: Ah, who is he I wonder? Hahaha...

Before me stands a short woman in her twenties, with long, blue hair. Wait, Blue? What kind of cosplay is that? And what's up with those rabbit ears!?!

Anyway, next to her stands a tall ikemen with black hair reaching his waist. Does he think he's in a wuxia novel? I guess he does, he even wears a kimono...

D: Em... I'll be at my office...

S: Oy, you overgrown lizard! Don't leave me alone! I'm on internship here! Oy, you hear me bastard?!

A: He's gone.

S: He sure is. (-̩̩̩-̩̩̩-̩̩̩__-̩̩̩-̩̩̩-̩̩̩)

A: …

S: ...

A: So, who are you?

S: Ah, an excellent question! I, am the one and only, Goddess Saphira Grimoire! I'm guessing you have a lot of questions, but let me tell you the situation first, ok?

A: Umu.

S: What's that suppossed to mean?

A: That's like japanese yes. Sorta went into my language after too much anime.

S: Ani-what?.. Aaaah, those things, like Winnie-the-Pooh?

A: ...Close enough. Carry on with explanation please.

S: Ah, of course. So, as you may have already noticed, you have been temporarily transported into the realm... of gods... where're those goddamn notes... stupid impotent lizard...

Said the goddess as she nervously ramaged through the shelves throwing lots of files around. She curved over one of the shelves and stepped on the ladder next to the humongous bookshelf.

Just one rung more...

As i was wondering where did i get enough karma for a lucky pervert situation, one of the papers flew at my legs as i grabbed it and gave it a quick look.

Then i look back up hoping to find out what my heart desires, but before me stands the goddess looking at me with a ghastly pale face.

A: Is this the one you're looking for?

I asked while waving the fastened bunch of papers.

S: Yes... I'm... Please don't tell anyone about iii-it!!!

Said the goddess teleporting into a dogeza stance.

S: I'm just a poor adult, I don't want to lose this job, sniff! I have had enough of taking care of those stinking brats at school and there just isn't any other place that will take me after this! Sob...

Um.. what? She just went full prostration mode on me. What can it mean... is it about this paper? Good thing she's an idiot, i can't read those hieroglyphes. Well, i don't really wanna lie, but let's go with a little angry and domineering face.

A: Em... just explain what's going on here.

S: You see... You have been doing those researches for half your life, right? Not to mention being the first to prove the existence of soul, you also managed to partially analise it and even manipulate it a little!

A: My research?

Now it was my turn to turn pale. I can't remember a thing. Quickly scanning my memories, i remember all the names i should, high school, studies... yea, but what i've been doing in those laboratories? I can only remember going in there and... and... the walls were all grey... damn, can't remember!

So... researching the soul and a little goddess is apologising to me? ...This can only mean...

A: ... you deleted my memories?

S: Yes, sorry! I promise you, I wasn't involved in any of this! I'm just a lowly semi-power spirit, i get the notes and read them that's all!

She said peeking at me and immediately kneeling in dogeza deeper than earlier, if it was even possible.

A: Explain.

S: Yes! You see, normally gods wouldn't interfere, but that last experiment you did was extremely dangerous! The strongest soul in your universe isn't even in the novice ranking, yet you go ahead and connect yourself to a freakin' nuclear reactor!

Ah, I remember this. I had to actually sign up for a political party so they push my request for using nuclear power plant. Never liked these two-faced, self-centered bastards, but they fill up over half the population, so you gotta learn to live with them. Rather than arguing, i would rather solve a problem that I actually can, like researching new energy sources. Or looking into the mysteries of the world that still remains unsolved.

A: Still, i don't think i would perform this experiment if it was as stupid as you make it out to be.

S: Well, most of your teories were correct, but you only checked the physical plane of matter...

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A: What?

S: Ah, sorry! You got that part wiped after all... You see, a soul is a really misterious thing, it's basically like a small seed that connects you onto a higher plane. Your plane is called String plane, or the physical plane. The plane here is called Soul plane, and the one above us is the essence plane. Well, we don't really know anything about it, it's just that we think it's there, you know...

String plane? What a bullshit nam- ah, the string theory! So it was true...

S: Planes are in normal cases totally separated because of different physics, but we still can somehow affect it because of souls being there. Before you ask, you can currently appear in your human form, but that's only because you got overcharged after your experiment.

A: Get to the case.

S: Yes! Knowledge and reasearch about the soul is extremely valuable, you see. Just like normal humans are having problems understanding quantuum physics, soul research is currently being coordinated by only three god scientists. And that's precisely because no one else but them can comprehend it. Yet here you are!

A: So, what basically happened is that gods got jealous of a little stupid human and decided to mind-wipe him and steal his research?

S: No, no, no! Gods have really advanced society, you know? Such an unfair treatment would never pass... ah, sorry, but I can't answer much more of your questions, we're running out of time. Anyway, if you were to ever become a god, you will be more than welcome to continue your research, so please don't get angry. And just for your knowledge, your little experiment would end up wiping half the lower plane if the old deus didn't make it in time.

A: Oh... by the way, you can stand up now.

Though i can't say i'm not enjoying it, she's got perfect m attributes after all...

S: Yes, thank you...

A: So, what was the official version that you were supposed to relay to me?

I can see energy come back to her eyes as the goddess takes a deep breath and focuses.

S: Congratulations! You have been choosen as a lucky person to be reincarnated into another world as a hero!

What's up with the high tension all of the sudden. Also, is it a reincarnation or a hero summoning? Make up your mind, goddamnit!

S: Ekhem, As a being choosen from a mana-less world, your hero's begginer packet shall include a class selection!

I feel like i won at a supermarket lottery... nevermind that, the floor is weird.

And as i though that, from the floor around us started emerging various shapes clad in light. Some gave of a myriad of feelings, such as warmth or what i would describe best as ...chivalry? Some crazed around like beyblades on custom lauchers. I miss those times...

S: You are granted the choice of one of these holy attributes! They shall complement your soul and aid you in your journey. Now please, choose one according to which one you feel the strongest connection with.

Said the goddess reading from her notes. Yosh! Finally something positive. Now then, which one to choose... Saphira said that i'll be reincarnated, so i'll start from the beggining. Something that got got potential then, but give me enought power early on to run away if i so desire.

-...

Or so i said, but nothing matters if I can't feel a shit! Connection my ass, now I know why she was procrastinating so much. Probably the previous 'heroes' got mad at her every freakin' time and she knows how to get through this the fastest.

A: Oi, Saphy, how do i tell those apart?

S: It's Saphira! And I ain't telling!

A: I wonder if I should build this soul nuke thingy again...

S: No! Saphy is fine, just please don't let anyone know I told you about it!

A: So tell me how to choose my class.

S: I'm sorry, bu-but I really can't! It's not that I don't want to, but I myself can't tell them apart! Every time people come, different ones pops out... Looking at it from our side, we don't really give those classes to you out of nothing, since you would get one anyway while you live in a world with mana. What we do is forcefully bringing out all the possible variations your soul could possibly achieve using the advanced technology and our mana essence factory. Now, please choose. We don't have a whole day.

Damn this goddess, her expressions don't hold together! I bet she wasn't feeling sorry from the beggining. Either that, or she is stupid enough to forget to hold her facial expression for more than half a sentence. Oh, she didn't realise i can't read those letters... An idiot after all.

Anyway, it seems i will have to choose one of those classes randomly. I would hate to get some weak class from this and get stuck with it for live, but if i refuse, i may just as well get something like a shepherd class because of some housework i would be forced to do by my future parents. And some of them may be rare ones... well, let's just decide on the impression they give off. I don't want some hyper-active ball...

These ones look weak...

This cube looks like... fire? Nah, too mainstream...

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