I died, or maybe I am still dying seeing as that I am currently surrounded by nothingness. Anyways I still stand by my earlier declaration of superiority. Out of all the Seven Deadly Sins my death was incomparable to the others.

Glutton was stabbed to death by a frail little girl after coming home from a party, Sloth was killed by his pet panda while taking a shit, while Lust and her workout partner were unfortunately shot to death during some intense exercising in a public restroom.

My death belongs in a completely different category than all the others, not only was I outnumbered I also had a huge handicap of having to protect a little girl.

As soon as the train had come to a halt all of the passengers had begun to emit a dark aura and began attacking me. Retaliation was not a real option seeing as how a large majority of my attackers were simply innocent civilians who were under the effects of a mind control or hypnosis ability ,not to mention that it would be beneath me to injure such powerless beings.

This was not my first time encountering an ability such as this however this was my first time seeing an ability of this magnitude. The most powerful manipulation ability user was Sweet Death and she had to kiss people to put them under her control, and she could only control up to 20 individuals at a time.

Whoever was using this ability either had a simple activator such as touch or had no activator at all. They must also be far more powerful than Sweet Death as there are probably more than a hundred passengers who are visibly under the effects of the ability.

Seeing as this battle was not going to be in my favor and that I would have nothing to gain I punched a hole through the roof of the train and was just about to leave when I heard a scream.

It only took me a half a second to pinpoint the front cart as the origin of the scream. I was in the last train cart so it took me a little longer to reach the front of the train but 3 seconds isn't too shabby considering the fact that I ran 400 feet while avoiding hundreds of possessed passengers.

I rammed my shoulder into the cart door just in time to see a little girl lying on the floor as the mass of passengers began to crowd around her. I picked her off the floor using one arm and secured her onto my back while avoiding the random attacks that came from all directions.

The attacks rained down from multiple angles, continuously aiming for the little girl. If my ability was a normal body enhancement type then I would have not lasted as long as I did.

Most body enhancement type abilities only improved one aspect of the body such as speed, strength, muscle mass, etc. But while my ability only improved my physical abilities up to A-Rank it improved the capabilities of my whole body. My reflexes, speed, strength, and eyesight were all boosted to A-Rank.

I also had another ability that stemmed from my original. As my brain developed well past the limits of an ordinary human it began to process data at an incredible pace.

Normal people are capable of predicting simple events such as an ice cube melting if it is placed in a cup of hot water. My brain is capable of analyzing thousands of different variables such as the temperature of the hot water, the density of the ice cube and many others and creating a highly accurate prediction of the future as well as the repercussions of any actions I perform.

Basically it meant that I could see 3 seconds into the future as well as the different scenarios that would occur as a result of my actions. I stopped dodging as I eventually saw a scenario in which I am cornered no matter what I do.

If I rushed through the crowd the girl would be caught in someone’s grasp and be pulled into the crowd and if I slammed into the side of the train I would be able to make a hole and escape but the girl’s internal organs would burst from the G-force.

With no other option left I decided to change the rules of the game. It was clear that I would meet my end here, however, as long as I can keep this girl safe then it will be I who is victorious.

This may seem like a childish act, the loser changing the rules at the last second just so that he can say he won. But I don’t care, as long as I see it as my victory then I didn't lose.

I laid the girl onto the floor and covered her with my body. Fuck whoever’s using this ability I’ll win one way or another. As I hovered over the girl absorbing all the attacks with my bear body the little girl stared right into my eyes without a trace of fear.

I had not gotten to really take a good look at her considering the way we met but now that I was simply waiting out my impending death I saw that she was a very cute child. Probably 7 or 8 years old she was 3 and a half feet tall, had blonde silky hair and deep blue eyes.

I thought that the little girl might have been a foreigner on vacation, if so then she just had some miserable luck. But then the little girl spoke to me “Onii-chan are you scared” wow this girl speaks really good Japanese “ of course not, this onii-chan is the strongest so there’s nothing for him to be afraid of”.

At that point I wasn't sure if I was lying for the girl’s sake or mine, it had been an hour now since I first began sheltering her from the onslaught of the passengers. All of them showed increased strength equaling that of a B-rank body enhancement type ability user, and they were all equipped with C-rank alloy knives, this ambush was definitely planned.

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I could feel my body breaking apart, each strike ripping apart my flesh another inch wherever they landed exposing the bones beneath my muscles. My vision became blurry as my mind slowly began to lose focus.

Dammit all my effort into training my ability and for what? I finally hit the ceiling for my ability after 5 years, at that point I knew that I couldn't raise my body to S-rank. My actual ability was only A-rank, it was just the fact that my ability had multiple uses that I was able to reach the SSS-Rank.

If I could have just increased my body to S-Rank, to the point in which only attacks at the subatomic level could injure me then I would be able to save the girl and myself.

What am I talking about, even if I die I won’t admit defeat, I will use anything to claim my victory. I stabbed both my hands through the floor of the train, ensuring that even after I die my body will remain anchored and protect the girl.

Ten more minutes have passed and I can tell that my time is near. I am no longer able to keep my vision focused, I am seeing doubles of everything. As my vision begins to darken I hear the voice of the girl for the last time as she tells me “I’m so sorry”.

Anyways that’s how I died and ended up floating in nothingness. Just as I was thinking about how I might be spending the rest of eternity in limbo, because I was never righteous nor overly villainous, I was transported into what looked like a dungeon.

I was shackled to the top of what seemed to be a stone alter. I tried to break out of the shackles through sheer force, pulling and tugging my limbs in every direction, but all I accomplished was a huge headache from the exertion.

My spasmic limb flailing was rudely interrupted by a loud boom and 4 bright pillars of light that had suddenly burst into existence. All of the pillars dimmed and changed into the shape of 4 individuals.

One was a muscular old man with a heavy grey beard who was completely naked except for the bear fur that hung from his shoulders. Another was a bald hefty gentleman with a wide girth that wore nothing but a crown of olive branches and a toga. The third one was a giant of a man fully dressed in medieval battle armor with a double bladed war axe wider than his shoulders.

In contrast to the previous pillars the last one transformed into a beautiful woman, huh? Wait a minute, she looks exactly like the girl on the train except ten or more years older. They then began conversing with each other, since I do not currently know their names I will be referring to them by the names I have deemed appropriate.

Muscle Pervert: what is the meaning of this! I have not given you permission to summon this creature!

Train Girl: but father you have allowed everyone else to summon a champion, why not I?

Little Caesars: hahaha the little one thinks she’s ready to endorse a champion. Hear that brother I do believe she doth fancy herself a patron Goddess hahaha.

Tin Man:......

Muscle Pervert: Enough, I did not condone his summoning but I will take responsibility for the foolishness of my child and reincarnate him.

Train Girl: Oh thank you father I knew you wou-

Muscle Pervert: but only after I purge him and return him to his original state!

Train Girl: Nooo! *Sobs*

The muscle pervert pointed one of his fingers at me and an intense pain worse than what I felt before my death began to pulsate within my body. My body was shrinking losing height and muscle mass by the second. And something else, I-I feel my cognitive abilities slowly diminishing.

Steadily my extensive vocabulary began no touch- I mean getting out of reach. I-I no think good no more no more use big words took long time learn. Like before when me in dark place no light. “NOOO! No want to be Dai no more!” As I shouted at the top of my longs I could feel the pain begin to dissipate.

Muscle Pervert: Impressive. His soul withstood the purging. Very well he shall be reincarnated as a Slime.

Train Girl: *Sobs* Father please anything but that. Couldn't you reincarnate him as an Elf like you did to Volcanus's Champion?

Muscle Pervert: You a minor God would dare demand the same treatment as your brother who has achieved the rank of Great God! Enough of your selfishness! Be glad I did not decide to blast his soul into oblivion.

I was incredibly weak from the previous ordeal but I had just enough strength to tilt my head and see the muscle pervert raise his finger at me for a second time, oh no not again. My vision went black yet again but this time there was no pain although I did feel my body change shape, almost as if it was melting. I would have kept analyzing the events that had occurred and wondered about my current situation but fatigue finally overwhelmed me and allowed me to sleep.

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