I guess I'm too old for this: ......

　I was on the last train home from working late.
　I couldn't help talking to myself.

　I hurriedly looked around, but fortunately, no one was on the same train.
　It's not something that I need to be embarrassed about, but I'm embarrassed about what I'm embarrassed about.

　I'm Kou Kou Takasaka.
　I'm a working man ...... who works for a corporation, and I'm 29 years old.
　Ever since I got my job, I've been going back and forth between home and the office.
　I'm sure it would be better if the wages were higher, but unfortunately we are a black company.
　I'm just getting wasted on a meager salary.
　My hobby was gaming, but I've been so busy that I haven't been able to play any app games recently.
　I missed out on a consecutive login bonus and never played again...all I did was play games like .......
　I've been left behind and it's getting tedious to check out the new games.

It used to be: ......

　I used to scour blogs and news sites, looking around for interesting games.
　But now I don't have the energy to do that anymore.
　I guess I'm too old for that.
　That's right.
　Next year I'll be 30, an old man in terms of age.
　I'm a withered old man.

Huh. ......

　I miss the days of school, when I would stay up all night and lose myself in games.
　If I could go back to those days, I would.

　--As I thought about it, I fell into a deep sleep as I was rocked by the last train.








"...... where are we?

　The next thing I knew, I was floating in the dark.
　I was supposed to have been on the train earlier, so what the hell happened?

A dream, huh?

　As I was tilting my head, a translucent panel suddenly appeared in front of me.
　It's an object that looks like a message window from a game.
　The window says something like this.

'You will now be summoned to another world.
　Please choose your desired role from the following options.

　　1. hero: a hero with a great destiny.
　　2. a wise man: one who overwhelms all with uncommon magic
　　3. The Demon King: The Darkness Incarnate, who paints everything according to his desire

That's an odd question: ......

　Honestly, of the three options, there was not one that appealed to me.

　Brave?　I don't feel like I can fulfill my great destiny. I'm no good at that kind of nasty stuff.
　Wise?　No, I'm not smart to begin with. If I was smart, I wouldn't have worked for a black company.
　The Demon King?　The king or something troublesome, and probably just get knocked down by a brave man. No matter how you look at it, it's a death flag.

　In conclusion, none of the options are subtle.

Is it possible to not choose any of them?

　As I muttered this, the message window disappeared ...... and a new one appeared again.

'Hidden option "4. None of the above" has been selected.'

It's ......

　It's like a game backwards.
　If you're not going to choose it, then you should have it displayed from the beginning.
　What's the point of this option in the first place?

''Congratulations. For finding the hidden option, you will be given the ability to be neither a brave, wise or demon king, but a substandard existence.''

What about ......?

　What do you mean "substandard"?
　As I'm confused, the next message appears.

''Then you will be transferred to another world. Have a good trip.

　At the same time, there was a great change in the landscape around us.
　The darkness cleared quickly, and then I realized that there was a forest.

　It was a warm, bright forest with sunshine shining through the trees.
　In the distance, a bird's voice could be heard, chirping, chirping.

What's going on here?

　I have no idea what's going on.
　Where did the train I was on go?
　The tracks were supposed to be running in the middle of the city, so why did it suddenly warp to the forest?

　Did I really get summoned to another world?
　I'd like to say another joke ......, but everything was too real, from the leaves swaying in the wind to the smell of green that tickled my nose.

'Let's pinch your cheeks: ......

　It hurt.
　Apparently it's unlikely to be a dream.
　Then it's real, I guess: ......?
　It's a very unrealistic situation to be transported to a strange forest when you're falling asleep on a train.
　This alone is unbelievable, but after a while, something even more unbelievable appears.

　It's a status window that looks like an RPG.
　It has my name, age, gender, race, level, HP, MP, skills, etc. on it.
　My level is 1, with 50 HP and 1000 MP.
　My MP is somewhat high and unbalanced.
　If he has MP, does he have magic?
　What are the skills?

　[Creation]
　[Item Box EX]
　[Automated Demolition EX]
　[Appraisal EX]
　The Art of Dexterity EX
　[Master's Eye EX]
　[Magic recovery EX]
　[Language acquisition]
　[Otherworldly]
　[Grasps skills]

　That's 10 in total.
　I don't know if it's a lot or a few, but there's just an atmosphere of awesomeness in the air.
Just as I was turning my attention to the 【Creation】 area and wondering if there were any more detailed explanations, a different window than the status window appeared.

''Do you want to use [Skill Grasp] against [Creation]?''

　The answer, of course, is "use".
　Now I want one piece of information anyway.　
　Then, as if reading my thoughts, a third window appears.

'Creation: rank 1.
　The highest level of production-based skills. Creates items by consuming materials and MP.
　The higher your rank, the more items you can create.
　　At a certain rank, you will be able to change to 【Infinite Creation】, 【Magic Creation】, 【Magic Creation】, 【Skill Creation】 and more.

　At the same time as I finished reading the description, a strange thing happened.
　Apparently, 【Skill Grasp】 was quite a clever skill, and it also displayed explanations for the other skills involved in 【Creation】.

'Item box: rank EX.
　Store objects inside the item box in subspace.
　You can also perform [Creation] within the item box.
　No storage volume limit, time inside is suspended. You cannot store living things.''

Automatic Demolition: Rank EX
　Can be used against items in the item box.
　'Automatically dismantles the specified item and turns it into material for [Creation]'

(Appraisal: Rank EX)
　Show quality, description, etc. of any item in a message window'

"Magic Power Recovery: Rank EX
　Every second, 1% of the maximum magic power is recovered. Current recovery is 10'

The Art of Dexterity: Rank EX
This is the final attainment system for dexterity. Even if you see an item for the first time, you can use it like a limb.

Takumi no Shinmei: Rank EX
　I see the material I can currently handle in [creation]'

　When I finished reading everything, I naturally understood how to use each skill.
　Is this also thanks to 【Grasp Skills】?

　If I roughly summarize my skill structure, it seems to be suited for what would be called a production system in an MMORPG.　

　I miss Netgee and all that.
　When I was a student, I used to hunt and play against other people without sleeping at all.

　Now I'm in a situation like a game, but maybe that's why I can't help but feel a little bit of the energy of those days coming back to me.

　Okay.
　Let's check out the skills first, shall we?