My name is Haruki Yukimura, My age is 18,

Birthday is March 16, 2001,

Living a Broken life

It all started when i was 14, i was living Regular life with my family, my father,

Miyuki Yukimura, 37 years old, was a businessman, and my mother, Haruna Yukimura, 35 years old, worked at a call center, I was always left home alone, but i didn't mind it, because when they came home, they always had presents and stories for me...

Up until August 15, 2015, my mother became a victim of a hit-and-run, fortunately the culprit was caught immediately because his license plate was seen by a witness of the

hit-and-run, it was said that he was drunk driving, but my father couldn't forgive him, he went to the police station and almost killed the driver, but he was stopped by the police and sent him home, after that, he drank alcohol until he passed out, while i became an Emotionless/Expressionless Child...

Until my father found a woman he loved,

it was 2017, 2 years after my mothers death,

my father got over her death but is still drinking, but I could understand why he wanted a new partner, my mother wouldn't want us to be alone because she is dead,

the name of the woman is Reiko Suzumiya, same age as my mother, she has a daughter, her name is Rin Suzumiya, 19 years old, 3 years older than me, they moved into our house after a few weeks after my father introduced me to them...

They cleaned the house with us, 2 days prior before they moved into the house, my now Sister is now next to my room, putting away her stuff, she entered and said...

《Sorry for letting myself in...》

I waved my hand to say that it's okay...

She smiled and said...

《My name is Rin, you can call me Rin-san since i'm older》

I nodded, then she asked what's my name...

《Haruki...》

I said in a quiet voice, but it seems like she heard me...

《Then i'll call you Haru-chan.》

. . . ? What? oh, I remember, that's what my mother used to call me...

I was surprised, but after clearing my mind, I nodded, then my now Mother called us and said...

《Dinner's ready》

Oh, it's already this late...

Was what I was thinking...

《Let's go eat dinner now.》

Rin-san said to me...

We were now eating dinner, they were all talking about random stuff, while I was eating next to them, silently, they didn't ask me anything, which was nice, as soon as I finished eating, I placed the dishes on the sink, then went up to my room, as i was heading up, I heard them talk about me being silent, which was no big deal...

As soon as I entered the room, I sat on the bed, with my back against the wall, taking out my phone, and surfing the internet, not more than 5 minutes, Rin-san entered my room, I was surprised, Rin-san walked towards the bed, and stopped near the bed, she stared at me for atleast 20 seconds, I tilted my head, like I'm asking a question that signed, 'Why are you here?' she then put her face close to mine then asked...

《Why won't you talk?》

I ignored her, she seemed annoyed, she then got nearer to me, then asked me the same question again, I ignored her again, but this time she wrapped her arm against mine then she asked me...

《You can speak right?》

I nodded...

《Then why won't you speak?》

I finally gave in because of my arm...

Then I answered...

《I don't want to...》

She asked why...

I shrugged...

then she suddenly spoke...

《Well then, Don't worry, because your sister is now here!》

I tilted my head in confusion...

But that was only the start of her 'helping'

she then introduced me to some of her friends, and made me talk to people through the internet...

I was showing more emotions since my mothers death...

That was when i became close to her...

Until my father knew why my now Mother married him, she needed money, so she met up with my father, my father was angry, he ran away with his money and gambled with all of his money, he also quit his job and drank until he passed out, like he did 3 years ago, it was now 2018, back here in this home, it was quiet, my now Mother ran away to find another man, leaving me and Rin-san alone in this we had no money for expenses...

...or that's what I thought, there was money in the refrigirator hidden in a pot, it had about 1mil Yen, we could live with it for atleast a 6 months, while we were thinking of how we were going to save it, Rin-san was trying to find a job for extra money, and after that she found a job, everything was going smoothly.

One year has passed, it was August 15, 2019, we were going to visit my mother's grave today, I called Rin-san, but she didn't pick up, so I decided to go to her company to pick her up, as i was heading towards her company, I walked by an alleyway which I heard screams from inside, I took a look and saw...

Why is Rina-san on the floor?

Why is Rina-san *****?

Why is Rina-san covered in Blood?

Who is the man standing besides Rina-san?

Why does he have a gun?

No..... No.... that cannot be Rina-san right?

Hold on... I'll try calling her again...I tried calling Rina-san's phone...

but there was a phone ringing near t**hat body, It was Rina-san's phone...

The guy beside that body shot the phone...

the call has been disconnected...

I took another peek, this time i saw a purse...

Rina-san's purse....

I lost my mind...

I couldn't control my body...

I ran straight forward, the man was too suprised to fire a shot towards me, The gun slipped in his hand, so I slapped his wrist, letting the gun slip away, while he was distracted, I punched him in the throat and in the stomach, using some self defense skills Rina-san taught me.

I took the gun from nearby and shot him with it, 3 times in the stomach and one through the heart...

I looked at Rika-san's Body...

She was shot in the head, she had no pulse,

So for one last time, i'll hug her tightly,

Did i even say thank you to her for even one time, as far as i remember, no, right?

《Thank you very much for helping me get over my mother's death, and i'm sorry》

I covered her body with her clothes and a jacket from the man who assaulted her...

I walked and walked, while crying, and now, i'm at a bridge...

There is a river underneath the bridge...

What would happen if i jumped?

and suddenly...

I'm standing on the railing...

I leaned forward... and i fell

I don't know why i leaned...

but... does it hurt? dying like this?

I thought this while i was falling...

I hit the water...

It hurts...

It's cold

it's warm

It hurts but... this might be the least painful thing for me in this life.

. . . . .

I Can't Breath

It Hurts...

And after a few seconds...

The pain disappeared...

I could feel myself lying down on something...

I opened my eyes, only to see nothing but darkness...

I asked myself...

Where am I?

I stood up, looked around, only to see nothing but darkness, I looked down, and saw what I was wearing, a suit,

《Oh, I remember now...》

I said as i was beginning to recall my memories...

《I Died, Didn't I》

Then suddenly a Bright Light shone behind me...

A Black Figure stood infront of the light...

《Are you awake?》

The Black Figure asked me,

《Who are you?》

I subconciously asked him, It was one of the many questions I have in my mind...

《Me? I'm a 'Grim Reaper'》

Grim Reaper? aren't those fictional beings?

《But please, Do call me Kuro, 'Grim Reaper' is just like our 'Title'》

The Bright Light dimmed slowly, allowing my eyes to adjust, so that I could see clearer...

as soon as my eyes adjusted, I could see Kuro's face, he had pale white skin, with crimson red eyes, and pitch black hair with traces of white, he also wore a pitch black cloak, only up to his calves, with small slits that his arms could easily fit through, and the slit in the front was gone...

he also looked like he was 14 or 15 based on his height and face...

he was a strange person....

Then I remember what he said he was...

A Grim Reaper....

《Grim Reaper? Don't Grim Reapers have scythes?》

I suddenly asked that question... I don't know why...

《Oh, we Grim Reapers don't have scythes, That's only a speculation.》

Okay, now for the second question...

《Okay, one more question, Why am I here?》

《Oh, Is your memory still hazy?》

《Why?》

I was confused as to why he asked that question...

《You died, remember?》

Oh, I remember now, I killed myself, didn't I?

I nodded, in response to his question...

《So... Do you have anymore questions?》

I shook my head to indicate that i have no more questions...

《Okay... Let me ask you a few questions then, I'll be blunt, do you want to get reincarnated to another world?》

《 . . . Why?》

Reincarnated? why me? what, am I going to fight the Demon King in another world like some kind of novel?

《You will need to reexperience life on this otherworld that I am talking about.》

Reexperience life? What do you mean?

《Wait . . . Why me?》

《We pick people based on their Death, so we picked you based on your Death too》

《So? Why me?》

《We chose you because of your death

[Suicide by Drowning] for you to go and live another life in that world》

《 . . . Why do I need to do that?》

《For you to truly understand how important Life is.》

Why do I need to live another life?

Do I truly need to live another life?

I pondered...

《What happens if I refuse?》

I asked...

《Then we will respect your decision, we will send you to the afterlife for you to pass on》

《 . . . 》

I ruminated about my past, about what happened to my mother, my sister, and my father...

I thought about it, what would happen if something similar happened to me again...

But no...

I was only trying to run away...

I was only scared to live a life similar to that... Well of course, I was traumatized by that, but I was a given a better life by my sister, my mother also gave me a decent life, so when I grew up I could live happily, They gave me a better life so that when they are gone, I could still live a happy life even without them...

So why should I end it here?

Now that I think about it, everything that they did led to me being happy, and I wasted their efforts because of my selfish reasons.

then Kuro spoke...

《Then I'll ask you again, do you, Haruki Yukimura, want to be reincarnated to another world?》

《Of course! why wouldn't I want to?》

《That's the spirit.》

Kuro said while smiling...

《Well then, I'll first tell you about the world that you will be reincarnated to, the name of the world is [Azvern].

First of, your [Race], there are many Races on Azvern, like Elves, Dwarves, Fairies, and many others, in addition to the many races, there are also Humans, and Demi-humans, there are other 'beings' that fall under Race category called [Monsters] like Slimes, Dragons, and many others, you can learn about them on Azvern, your Race will be picked randomly, as I am not the one who controls these things,

next is Azvern's [Mechanisms], Azvern's Mechanisms are just like those that you see in fantasy novels, as peoples' imaginations come from Gods thoughts when creating Azvern, the thoughts of the Gods "overflow"

and flow to open minded people, and the thought turns into the imagination of the people, Back to the Mechanisms, as I said, Azvern's Mechanisms are similar to those of novels, Among the Mechanisms, There is a Mechanism called [Status] that is similar to those in novels, you will learn about them on Azvern, there is also a Mechanism called [Mana] which supports the Status Mechanism, there are many smaller Mechanisms that fall under the Status and Mana Mechanisms, such as [Skills] and [Abilities], and yes, there is a difference, but I will not tell you because I want you to learn about them yourself because this is your second life, I don't want to ruin by telling every suprising details about Azvern.

Anyways, I think I told you about the common knowledge of Azvern now, do you have any questions?》

《 . . . No.》

《Well then... Do you want to get reincarnated now?》

《 . . . Yes.》

《Then get ready, as you are about to get [Reincarnated], it may feel uncomfortable though.》

《Eh? What do you me-》

I was sinking through the floor, it felt uncomfortable because my feet feels like it's covered in something like goo or slime.

《Oi, oi, What's happening》

《Don't worry, your body is just being 'processed'.》

《Eh?》

I was confused by what he was saying...

Processed? What does he mean? What's happening to my body?

As I thought about what was happening, my body was already halfway through the floor,

I couldn't feel nor move my lower body.

《Ah, I forgot to mention something, your [Fate] and [Luck] won't be transferred to Azvern》

《Wh-》

-at do you mean?

Before I could finish what I was trying to say,

my mouth was already under the floor.

My head already sank through the floor...

but before I could lose conciousness, I heard Kuro say something...

《I'll tell you about it the next time we meet.》

Before I could think about what Kuro said,

the first thing I felt was exhaustion, I thought about what was happening...

I couldn't breath nor do I have any energy to move, I felt like I was covered in a goo or slime like when I was sinking...

I felt like I was underwater but it didn't feel like I was drowning.... I felt like I was just..... there...

after I stopped thinking, I slowly lost consciousness, and I fell 'asleep'...