When I wake up, my body is very heavy. My eyes hurt and my head is foggy.

I know the cause. I am overworked.

I was at the computer until 3:00 a.m. today, but I seem to have fallen asleep as if I had fainted in the middle of the day.

The time was 4:00 a.m. Or perhaps it would be more correct to say 4:00 in the morning.

When was the last time he slept properly? I stayed up all night yesterday, and before that I slept for two hours, and before that I went to ....... What? I don't remember. Ha-ha-ha, it's getting funny even though the situation is not funny at all.

Am I really okay?

But there are many people in the same situation as me.

I look around the dark office, where the sun has not even risen yet, and I see my colleagues sleeping as if they were dead.

I guess the word "dead" refers to this kind of situation.

Due to a big project that came in suddenly, the company was in the busiest season ever.

Sleeping overnight at the office was the norm. Everyone is working with little sleep.

Frankly speaking, I don't care about the company and would like to take a day off on the grounds of illness, but that would cause even more hell as my work would be passed on to my colleagues.

Sadly, all of my coworkers have families. They all go to work to support their families even though their wives complain about it.

If I leave the company because it is hard for me as a single person, I am told that this is why single people with no sense of responsibility.... If I leave the company just because I am single and it is hard for me, I will be pointed at my back.

I don't want to create conflicts in the company's human relations as I will continue to work for a long time.

It is the same for all of us. We are busy only now.

One more day. After today, it will be Saturday.

But there is an atmosphere in which it is acceptable to take a day off due to illness if it is a holiday.

So, all you have to do is to get through today.

Then, you can sleep soundly in a soft futon as long as you want.

What shall we do when we are coasting to sleep? Let's eat a good meal. Something better than a bento from a convenience store or a supermarket!

I've been working so hard lately that I haven't spent much money. Let's eat out with gusto.

Besides, I have a lot of light novels, games, manga, and anime to watch that I haven't bought yet.

I kept my peace of mind by imagining such a holiday.

'......I'm thirsty.

There is still time before the first day of work. I would like to have a good night's sleep, but I am thirsty.

Sitting in his chair, he moves only his arms to find a drink that should have been left on the table.

He groped for the plastic bottle, and it made a crinkling sound.

He shakes the bottle, but there seems to be no water in it.

It seemed that he had drunk it all.

d*mn, I just want to drink it and go to sleep.

I swear in my mind, but that doesn't make me any less thirsty.

I get up from my chair to quench my thirst.

At that moment, I hear a sound as if something precious is shredded in my brain.

A severe dizziness hits me, and my vision begins to twist.

Oh, this is not good. I had experienced dizziness in the past due to mild anemia, but this was on a different level. Something necessary to sustain life has lost its function.

I'm no longer in control, and things are going in a serious direction.

The word associated with it is "death.

I can no longer even stand. My vision is shaky, and I can feel my body tipping over.

......Ah, am I going to die?

Someday we will die. I thought so, but it never occurred to me that it would be now.

Oh, my God. It doesn't seem real even when it's right before my death.

I never thought I would end my life from overwork. .......

I wonder if my co-workers will be surprised when they find out I'm dead. I'm talking about these guys. They'll think I'm asleep on the floor and leave me there for a while.

I don't think anyone will notice I'm dead until the very last minute. That would be an interesting sight, but I won't be around to see it since I won't be around then.

Sigh, there are still things I wanted to do.

I guess it's best to work in moderation and do what you love in life.

Too much work is not good.

If there is a next life, I will work moderately and take it easy. There, I will live a happy life without overworking.

In my fading consciousness, I made a firm decision, and at the same time, I felt a shock on my face.

Thus, Kenta Shukuya, a.k.a. me, entered into an eternal sleep.



I was so shocked that I could not even think about it.


'Wake up! Tori, big brother! Wake up!

I was awakened by the sound of a girl's distinctive high-pitched voice and the shaking of her body.

'Oh my God, big brother, you finally woke up! I'm still weak in the morning!

I open my eyelids to see a girl with blonde hair pulled back and clear blue eyes.

She is my younger sister, Letty.

She wakes up in the morning and is well groomed. She is so solid that it is hard to believe that she is ten years old, two years younger than me.

Is it morning already?

To be honest, I haven't had enough sleep yet. I'd like to go back to sleep and keep on coasting.

The only thing I look forward to in the morning is to drift off into this slumber.

It's morning already! Come on, it's time to get up for work!

But, unfortunately, Lettie, the younger sister, does not seem to understand the splendor of it. The covers were ripped off roughly.

With all this noise, I can't even sleep a second time. I decide to cancel the nap and take a good nap in the middle of today's work.

I decide on today's schedule in my mind and get up from the futon, rubbing my sleepy eyes.

While I'm still struggling to get up, Lettie, in high spirits, opens the curtains.

The sunlight, which had been blocked out, comes into the room.

Squinting against the glare, I approach the window and Lettie opens it for me.

There was a medieval townscape spreading out before me.



Houses made of brick or wood. The streets were carefully paved with cobblestones, and there were no cars or bicycles to drive on them; instead, horse-drawn carriages came and went.

Yes, this is not Japan. This is a different world from the Japan of the earth.

It is a fantastical other world of swords and magic.

Working moderately and taking it easy. Perhaps my dying wish came true, and I, Kenta Shukuya, was born as the son of an innkeeper named "Tori no Yadoriki-tei" in the town of Rubella, in a different world.

There are many places where I would like to poke my nose into why I am the son of an innkeeper, but I have been able to live for twelve years without getting sick or becoming overworked.

In fact, in this world, I don't think I would be overworked because I don't work as hard as I did in my previous life. As someone who has died from overwork, the fact that I work relatively few long hours is a high point.

'Hurry up and get dressed and come downstairs. My mother and I will be busy if you don't come.

As I gazed out the window at the view, Lettie left these words and went down the stairs.

My room is in the attic, so I have to use a ladder to get in and out.

It is a little smaller than the other rooms, but I like it because the view from the window is very nice.

Well, I guess that's the way it goes in the end. It's Letty and Mom who have to work harder without me. If I don't get dressed and go downstairs soon, my mother will be angry with me in the morning.

The innkeepers work early in the morning. We have to get ready as soon as possible.