I can hear ambulance sirens and some ruckus but if you think about it it's actually quite quiet.
Is it worth it trying to save some highschool girls from getting hit by a truck in exchange for my own life? At least i've done something noble before i leave this world.
But i keep muttering.
"is this the end?..."
Why do i keep on muttering? It's not like there's something i can do about it anymore...Why do i keep on muttering? It's not like there's something i can do about it anymore...
"I lived quite a worthless life...
I wish... I can get a second chance... I wish i can start anew again... I... wish..."
Is this what they call regret? Well it doesn't matter now that i'm dying. I think it's time to say goodbye to this world i hope that the afterlife is a better place than this
*****
As soon as i woke up, a loud ruckus had strucked my ears
"Where am i?!"
"Oi oi did you abducted us??!!"
"Please calm down heroes..."
Hmm?... Why is it so loud? Is afterlife really this loud?
Light pierces my eyes as soon as i open them and then a medieval setting unfolds before my eyes
I can also see two people arguing with a guy wearing a medieval knight armor
"Where am i?..."
This place is unfamiliar and a little bit... Old
"Please calm down heroes please just wait for the princess she will explain everything to you"
Three people is arguing in the corner of the room, a guy in a knight armor, a guy with glasses in a highschool uniform and a girl on a highschool uniform too
"Oh yeah? They will tell us why they abducted us and took us to this weird looking place???"
I don't recognize this guy too but he looks smart but it seems that he is ill-tempered
"What do you really want from us??!! Is it our organs??? Please im still in highschool and i still haven't fulfilled my dreams so please... Bring me back home"
This girl is is quite the overreactor but can i blame her? we just woke up in this place
"Please calm down heroes we didn't abducted you please don't get us wrong..."
The guy in a knight armor really tries to reassures them both
But where am i actually?...
"Welcome heroes!!!"
A loud voice startled me and as i turned around a very beautiful woman had appeared before me
Eek! That startled me-... Who is that?
"Princess we are very sorry, we tried to calm them down but they just won't"
Princess? Is that really a princess? Well it's confirmed just by looking at how that guy wearing a knight armor apologizes but that only added more confusion in my mind, are they roleplaying? What kind of psycho would abduct someone and pretend to be in a medieval period
"What kind of bullshit is this? You're all roleplaying after you abducted us?!!"
"Can you please just send me back home? Please... Waaaahhhh"
The two is still in a state of panic and are begging to be released from this 'abduction'
Haysss there goes the crying well i have the same questions too but i think i'll just wait until they explain it to us... Maybe they'll explain it?... Right?...
"Please calm down heroes, we summoned you in our world because we need your help"
"In our world??? Summoning??? What kind of prank is this..."
The guy with the glasses stopped talking and had fallen into a state of despair as he thought that there's really no hope of returning home anymore
Looks like the smart looking guy gave up to the confusion. I'll just go along with what their saying first
"So we're in another world, been summoned as a hero and we're supposed to save the world? Is that what you're saying?" I asked.
"Yes hero, according to the propecy once the demon king appears three heroes should appear too to banish it back to the abyss to where it came from"
"Hayss your typical isekai plot huh"
"I-se-kai? I can't quite understand what you are saying right now hero"
Is this really a prank? I doesn't feel like acting...
I realized at this point that they doesn't know some of our terminologies so i just played it cool
"Ah forget about it"
"Oh, ok hero"
"WAAAHHHHH"
The girl on a highschool uniform still haven't stopped from crying
Urgh my ears are hurting just from that cry
"Hey, stop crying my ears are gonna bleed"
"Bu- but-"
I can hear the voice crack as she tries to stop
"I'll smack you in the head if you don't shut up"
"O-ok"
Well, that's surprisedly easy...
Oh, i forgot about that dude that is dying from confusion hahaha
"Hey dude are you ok?"
"Yeah i quite understand the situation now"
Keima answered calmly
This is the moment that that i realized that something was wrong with these people one of the example is keima's ability to regain his composure and adapts to the situation and at that time it literally sent chills into my body
"Oh that's so quick dude... Haha..."
Huh- HUH??? that quick? Is he really the same ill-tempered guy just a moments ago? And he believes it that quick? Do he have some kind if split personality or something?...
Yeah, i better avoid talking to this man
"Now that you are all calm now heroes i'll introduce you to my father the king, please follow me heroes"
"Wait wait wait! before going to your "king" we're supposed to introduce ourselves first right?"
"Oh yes! I forgot about that, i'm sorry i have been carried away by my excitement.
The princess scoffs as she get ready on her introduction
"I'm gonna introduce myself first, i'm rea spes sanguine dei i'm the princess of this kingdom"
The princess huh? i'm starting to really believe that what they're saying is real
"Hello miss hero, can i ask what your name is?"
The girl still sobbs but she's a lot more calm now
"M-my name?... I-it's... Kurumi... K-kurumi Takahashi."
"Oh what a beautiful name. A fitting for a beautiful hero like you!"
"You? Sir hero with what seems to be a glasses for eyes, can i ask your name too?"
"It's Keima Watanabe."
Oh so he's keima... Even his name sounds smart
"Your name sounds so elegant sir hero!"
"Now it's your turn sir hero, the most composed and weird one, what is your name?"
Hey hey, it ain't necessary to describe me that way
"It's... Izaya, Izaya Takakura."
"It seems that we have another great name! Fitting for the most calm hero in the three of you!"
She sure praise us a lot huh
"Now then, shall we head to my father? The king?"
"Yes please."
I'm still confused cause if i remember correctly... In isekai i should still be alive when transported right? But i died so is this reincarnation? Although it can't be because this is my body 10 years ago so this is regression? I'm confused... Maybe i'll ask the other two of what happened to them.
*****
After we leave the room where we 'summoned' we walk down on a long hallway
The hallway is kinda long maybe this is the right time to ask them about it
"Uhm?... Excuse me miss Takahashi?"
"E-Eek!!! Yo-you startled me!"
"Oh i'm sorry about that"
"I-it's ok... J-just call me with my f-first name."
"Ok miss kurumi, sorry to bother you but i have a simple question to ask"
"O-oh what is i-it?"
"Did you die before being summoned here? Or if not what are you doing before you got transported?"
Immediately after i asked that question kurumi suddenly stopped walking while looking shocked and i don't know why but my instinct is screaming at my body to run
Mm? Why did she suddenly stopped walking?...
It feels weird... It feels like...
"Uhmm?... Are you ok?..."
"P-please sto-top..."
"Stop what?"
"Ge-get away from me!!!"
As soon as she screamed at me something has sliced my face but it's not a blade.
Rather it feels like wind
Ahh!!! It hurts! What the heck did hit me? Is that a gust of wind?! Ain't no way that a wind can slice skin like that
"Magic?! This is bad! She's gonna go berserk hurry and call the grand mages we need their help! Quick!!!" The princess scolded her personal guard
Just by judging the situation, anyone can tell that the situation is really dire and at this time i don't have any knowledge regarding the concept of magic and how this other world works
Magic??? Is this really another world?!!
"Yes princess, i'll call them"
"Hey! Other two heroes get away from her, she's currently in a berserk status she's not gonna recognize anyone!"
Berserk?... I think i've heard it before?... Hmm?... Oh yeah! In video games it's a status effect if i remember. Wait, it's actually real?!
"Berserk??? Is this like mental breakdown? Like you know the one when you get aggressive?!"
"If that's what you otherworlders call it then yes sir Izaya it's like that"
I am very confused that day but i had a bit of idea about what's going on
Why did she had gone into this state??? I only asked about what happened to her before she came here?...
Wait. is this actually my fault?... Did she have a mental breakdown just because i had asked her about hiw she died? If the cause of her mental breakdown/berserk is her death experience then...
Then what kind of hell did she experienced before coming to this world?...
This is my first encounter with the witch of the abyss
Well, the future witch of the abyss.