The next thing I knew, I was in darkness.

　There was nothing in all directions, just continuous darkness.

　I was looking around, not knowing up and down or left or right.

'Did you notice?　I heard a beautiful woman's voice say, "Katsuragi Hayato-san,

　I looked towards the direction of the voice and saw a beautiful woman standing there who I had never seen before.

'No~ Thank you for being a beautiful woman!　I'm so glad everyone who comes here says that!　After all, this is why I can't quit being a reincarnated god!　I guess I'm used to seeing all the other gods because they're all beautiful, but they rarely compliment me~

　I thought she was very beautiful and then she started talking at a great pace. I thought he was a little disappointing.

'Who's a disappointing person!　Lately, other souls would praise me for being a normal person when I came here, but if I was a fan of romance and anime, I didn't immediately reincarnate them and talk to them because all they did was 'give me a cheat ministry' or 'make me popular' or something like that. The other gods wouldn't come to play with me either... ...

　This goddess wasn't a disappointment, she was a lonely person.

'Don't tell me you're lonely!　Just a little less people coming to play!　I don't miss it at all!

　I'm starting to feel sorry for him... Huh?
　It's like he's responding to what I thought earlier.

''Goddess. Could it be that you've been reading my mind from earlier?

'Did you notice. I've been reading your mind from earlier. If you've been around before, 'Reincarnation kitty! And 'Cheat!' And that's all I could do, but you really only think I'm beautiful, don't you?

　Because she's really beautiful. Blonde hair, blue eyes and a well-defined face. She has a model's body and slender legs. And she's wearing very risqué clothes, so it's hard to look at her.

''Hmmm!　Thank you!　So, let's get on with what we're going to talk about.

　What's next?
　Come to think of it, you were saying something about reincarnation earlier.

''Exactly. Do you remember why you're here?

　The last thing I remember is that I was on my way home in the rain after school, as I recall. After that... Oh yeah!　 I had just finished crossing the intersection when I heard a woman scream, and when I turned to look back, I saw a car driving at a high rate of speed towards her and I moved quickly to push her out of the way and I took her place.

'Yes!　I got hit by a car instead of a woman.

That's right. You died instantly in that accident. So you died and your soul was left behind to come to this place.

　Oh, well. I'm dead. What's going to happen to the secret collection of stuff I keep in my room?　If his mother or sister found them, it would be a big problem.

If it was Hayato-san's treasured collection, his sister found it. We burned them quite a bit, though.

　Seriously ... the collection I've been working so hard on.

'Well, don't miss!　So, may we proceed with this?

It's so light!

'Because I've seen a lot of people like that. I'm used to it. Tehe!

Tehe! And this goddess. I'm starting to get annoyed with her, now that she's not so godly.

Oh well, please calm down. Let's talk about the future.

Did we talk about reincarnating in the future?

'Yes, that's right. All souls are supposed to come here when the body is gone. So I will look at the person's life until he or she passes away, make a decision, and reincarnate him or her.

What's the criteria for that?

There are many criteria, but the most important criterion is the good and evil that occurred during your lifetime. If you did good deeds in your previous life, you may become a king in your next life. Those who only did bad deeds may not be able to become human beings.

　What's the difference?

'Well, this would be an extreme example. There are some people who do only bad deeds, but are still reincarnated as humans. Most of the time, they become commoners or slaves by +/- 0. Well, it also varies from person to person, so please use this as a reference.

　You just told me what's important, goddess.

"Hey!　What is a slave?

''Oh, come to think of it, there were no slaves in Japan where Hayato lived, right? Every country in the world where you will be reincarnated next has a slave system. So if you are caught and sold, you will become a slave, so please be careful.

　This goddess said it with a smile.

'But if you tell me that story now, won't you lose your memories and so on after your reincarnation?

''Hayato-san has done quite a few good deeds, so it's possible to reincarnate with your memory intact. Good deeds will be in the top 10 since I got this job. By the way, many of the people who are in the top 10 will be kings or heroes in the next world, or achieve feats that will go down in history.

'What?　I was just a normal student, you know?

This is the woman you helped, and she was so grateful after your passing that it resulted in an increase in good deeds.

Does that make you do more good deeds?

'It doesn't usually increase that much. That's how much the woman appreciated it.

Was it really that great?

Would you like to know?

What?

Do you really want to know?

　Hey, you're close to a goddess face!

I... No! 　I'm fine!

　I was so freaked out by how powerful it was.

'I see. So let's move on.

　I'm back to the goddess I was before. What was that? What was so awesome back there?

Well, I'll keep the memory, but it's what you do. So I'll leave it.

'I understand. We'll leave our memories behind and reincarnate. Since we're talking about leaving our memories behind, I have one piece of information for you that may be of interest.

　 What is it?　What's the good news?

'I saw your talent and it was in the middle, so I gave you the ability to say 'the harder you work, the more you grow', so good luck with that!　I also gave you the ability to learn to hear what I have to say sooner or later!

　He said something very important with a very nice smile.

"Hey!　What does that mean...

　 Before I could finish, everything around me started to glow and the whole area went white.

'So, have a new life!

　Thus began my new life.