A/N: Sorry, if some parts in the chapters comes from TenSura light novels.
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A life so normal that nothing can be said about it.
After leaving college, I joined a major general contractor firm and am living alone now at the age of 37. Having no girlfriend.
Filial duty left to my older brother, my life is essentially that of an independent, single noble.
Neither short of height, or wanting of a good face. Yet unpopular. I have tried exherting effort into finding a girlfriend – and have confessed thrice! – but after being dumped, my heart is left shattered. Well, having reached this age, I can honestly say that this romance thing is naught but troublesome.
And although you could say that I am mostly busy with work, it's not like I am troubled by not having one. It's not like I am making excuses… really.
"Senpai! Sorry for keeping you waiting!"
With a cheerful smile the young man approaches me. And, by his side–a beauty.
More specifically, the young man, Shinji, is a junior at the same company I work at; the one by his side is our company's renowned Madonna, the
receptionist Kashiwa-san.
Yep, I have been asked by these guys to offer consultation on their upcoming marriage. And by the way, this is the reason why I started wondering about my own unpopularity.
The after-work rendezvous was held at an intersection, and there the two hoped to indulge my thoughtfulness and support.
"Yeah. So, what kind of advice are you looking for?"
I ask while greeting Kashiwa-san.
"Hello, pleased to meet you. My name is Kashiwa Yoshino. Although we have seen each other before, this would be the first time we are speaking, right? Makes me nervous, somehow."
The nervous one is me, damn it! I mean, I am not that good with speaking to girls in the first place. Cut me some slack! With such words, I silently
complain to myself.
And in the first place, with no apparent love experience, what kind of advice can I even offer? Aren't you all just poking fun at me! It's spite, isn't it
"Hello. I am Mizushino Shun. No need to be nervous or anything. Sawatarisan is famous with us, so I know who you are even without the introduction. About Shinji – we went to the same University, you know, so we've had lots to talk about. After which we naturally hung out a bit."
"What's this about being famous? Are there weird rumors floating about?"
"Yeah. Like having had an affair with Chief X, or going on dates with Ykun–things like that."
It was all just teasing, of course. And although I intended these to be just some light jokes, Kashiwa-san's face turned bright red and she looked at me with watery eyes. Hate to admit it, but she looked adorable.
Well, my jokes lack both delicacy or tact, and I am often told to keep my mouth shut… but I end up saying them anyways.
Yep, failed again, huh? Yep, I am just bad with women.
And as if on cue, in steps Shinji, lightly tapping her shoulders.
Damn it, Shinji you bastard! It's these situations where you should just all explode! I should shout this, right?
"Senpai, please leave it at that! And, Yoshino, you are just being teased!"
With a laugh Shinji continues mediating the situation. Aren't you dandy, junior!
Bright, cheerful, and without a hint of sarcasm. Isn't he a lovable guy…
Shinji's only 28. And although we are so many years apart, we've got something in common. Well, nothing to do I guess but to give them my
blessing…
"My bad. I'm just not that good with women. And, well, the location doesn't help much, does it? Let's get something to eat and talk there."
It's just jealousy, after all. And just when I thought so…
"""Kyaaaaaaaaaa!"""
Screams. Confusion.
What? What's going on?
"Move it! I'll kill you!"
Turning to the sound of the voice, a man brandishing a knife and holding a bag is running towards us.
I hear the scream. I see the man. I see the knife. Where is it pointing? At….
"Shinjiii!"
*Don* I hit Shinji out of the way.
*Dosu* There's a burning pain in my back.
"Tch, damn hindrance!"
Having shouted thus, I see the man escaping and turn to make sure Tamura and Sawatari-san are safe.
With a shout that resembled no words, Shinji runs up to me.
Kashiwa-san is stunned by the sudden turn of events, but appears without other injury… thank god.
That being that, my back burns. Feelings of pain aside, it just burns.
What's up with this? It's too hot… can't it let off a bit?
[Confirmed. Establishing Heat Resistance. Success]
Could it be… was I stabbed?
Can't be dying from a stab wound….
[Confirmed. Establishing Pierce Resistance. Success. Additionally, establishing Physical Attack Resistance. Success]
"Senpai… there's blood coming out… it's not stopping… it's ain't…"
What's up with this loud guy. Feel like his voice was strange just now; well, that much can be expected from Tamura.
But blood? Yeah, that's clearly leaving. I am human, after all. When stabbed,
I bleed!
But pain is unpleasant, isn't it….
[Confirmed. Removing perception of pain. Success]
Well… this is bad, right? Pain and impatience are muddling my senses.
"Sh… Shinji… you are damn loud. It… is not that big of deal, right? Stop worrying…"
"Senpai… the blood… you keep…"
His face blue, on the verge of tears, Shinji continues to hold me. That's the face that is the ruin of handsome men.
I tried to take a look at how Kashiwa-san was doing, but my vision is too hazy. Can't see.
The burning sensation in my back is gone. Instead, a ferocious cold strikes me.
If only, people could have a reinforced body, at least, they won't die, don't they?
[Confirmed. Creating a armored body. Success.]
(Hey, you, what's this you've been going on about the past few minutes….)
I try to speak, but no words come out. This is bad, maybe I really will die….
But hey, I no longer feel neither pain nor the burning.
But it's cold. So cold, and nothing I can do about it. What's with this… I am too busy of a man to be freezing in this cold.
[Confirmed. Establishing Cold Resistance. Success. Additionally, Heat Resistance has successfully evolved into Thermal Fluctuation Resistance]
At that time, the dying brain cells of mine, with a flash of inspiration, have remembered the truly important things!
Yes! The contents of my PC hard drive!
"Shinjii!! If and only if, I say, I die… take care of my PC. I beg you… submerge it in water, turn it on, and completely wipe the data clean…"
Thus I, having summoned the remainder of my strength, have conveyed the matters of most grave importance.
[Confirmed. Attempting full format of all information. Error, impossible due to lack of definition. Attempting alternate interpretation. Establishing Electricity Resistance. Success. Additionally, Paralysis Resistance has been acquired]
I don't know exactly what Shinji was saying at that moment, while giving me that blank look.
But, I understood the meaning of what was said.
"Haha… that's so like Senpai…"
He said with a bitter smile. Who would even want to look at a man's crying face? That grin is so many times better.
"You know, I… about Kashiwa, I wanted to show her off to senpai…」
Heh, I knew it.. .this bastard.
"Tch… jeez. I've forgiven all of it, so your girlfriend, make her happy, got it? And take care of the PC…"
The last of my strength, was only enough to say that much.
Completely unsatisfied, Mizushino Shun died. And at that instant, Mizushino Shun's "soul" linked with a spawned monster in another world.
Into a dimensional crack so small that no eye could see. His soul linked with a mass of Honkai energy.
This mass was the origin of Honkai, and to Mizushino Shun who had linked to it, his thoughts as a base, the mass constructed a body.
What is normally is essentially an impossibility with an astronomically small chance of occurrence, Mizushino Shun was reborn as a monster in another world.
A life so normal that nothing can be said about it.
After leaving college, I joined a major general contractor firm and am living alone now at the age of 37. Having no girlfriend.
Filial duty left to my older brother, my life is essentially that of an independent, single noble.
Thus, a virgin.
Unbelievable, departing the world without ever been put to use… my 'son' must be crying right now.
Sorry, I never could make you into an adult…
When I am reborn, we'll change things around. Go on the offensive with a bang. Call them out, and go on devouring spree…. But that's no good, is it?
[Confirmed. Unique Skill [Predator] has been acquired]
And well, at almost forty years old, the thirty year old virgin that I am, in a magical world would certainly be a sage… heck, a great sage wouldn't be out of the question, would it?
[Confirmed. Extra Skill [Sage] has been acquired. Additionally, Extra Skill [Sage] has successfully evolved into Unique Skill [Great Sage]]
…. the hell you've been on about? The hell is [Great Sage]! Are you making fun of me?
It isn't even a bit unique!
I am not laughing here!
So rude..
And moreover, I'll always loved to create and separate things between each other since my childhood.
[Confirmed. Unique Skill [Degenerate] has been acquired]
Who are you calling me a degenerate? I'm not a degenerate.
Thinking that, I went to sleep.
(So this is death, huh… not as lonesome as I thought.)
Those were, for Mizushino Shun, the lost words spoken in this word.
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It's dark.
The darkness envelopes all, preventing me from seeing any shape or figure.
Where am I? Besides, what had happened?
Wasn't there someone making fun of me, calling me a… sage?… no, a great sage.
.
With that thought, I regained consciousness.
My name is Mizushino Shun. A 37 year old, nice guy.
While saving my kouhai from a some street slasher, I got stabbed instead.
Alright~, remembered. I'm okay. No time for panic.
And really, could a cool guy like me even panic? Hah. That's as likely as a grade school kid shi**ing his pants.
When I look around, I see that I'm in a cave. I try to stand up properly, but I realize I have...
Claws? FUCKING CLAWS INSTEAD OF HANDS! WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?!
Almighty Lord, what are you trying to tell me here, huh? Suddenly, I feel something on my back and on my backside.
I turn my head and see... wings and a tail — but not just any wings and tail; rather, those of dragons.
But for fuck's sake, what happened to me?
[Answer: You became a Honkai Beast named Ouroboros from Emperor-Class.]
You mean I'm in another world and have turned into a monster?! Damn, what bad luck I have!
Honkai Beast?
I've been reincarnated in the world of Honkai Impact 3rd as a Honkai Beast and Ouroboros... I don't know this species; it doesn't exist in the game, but this is reality.
[Answer: Ouroboros is a special and unique species created for you.]
Special? Unique?
You mean that my wish to be named Ouroboros, the Dragon of Infinity, stems from my deepest desire?
[Answer: Exactly. Every desire and wish that beings harbor at the moment of their death becomes reality in the form of skills, races, etc...]
All of this is incredible, but can you tell me exactly which year I'm in? Because I'm in a snowy region with trees outside the cave.
That's true — I never actually asked myself that. But why do I feel like I recognize this forgotten path?
I think I should step outside to get a better overview of the immediate area. The moment I started poking my snout out of the cave, the ground began to shake.
*Deadpanned*
Is it just me, or have I really caught some bad luck *sighs* Let's drop it and think about something else. Once I'm finally out of the cave, I venture deep into the woods, making sure no one is right on my tail, because I don't want to be attacked from behind.
I just realized it, but my scales are black-obsidian with purple lines. Is that normal?
[Answer: That's normal, indeed. It's specific to them.]
If you say so. The further I went, the narrower the path became.
I turned around and saw that I had covered a good kilometer since leaving my cave, and the snow kept falling — which didn't help matters.
I keep walking and eventually realize I can't go any further because I am at the edge of the mountain.
My eyes widened; it looked like a war was raging, and what's more, I spotted some kind of gigantic tower in the distance. What the hell is that?
[Answer: Welcome to Siberia. It's the year 2000, and the Second Honkai Eruption is about to begin.]
Which means the awakening of the Second Herrscher — the Herrscher of the Void, right? Those fucking scientists from Schicksal started it all, overseen by Otto Apocalypse himself.
If only I could smash him to pieces and reduce his stockpile of spare bodies to ash. Right here. Right now.
Great Sage, can you tell me what that tower in the distance is?
[Answer: It is the Tower of Babylon. Where it all began. The nightmare of Sirin and her friends as test subjet to awaken the Gem of the Void.]
I gazed at that tower with a dark look, but I put the idea of destroying it aside.
Suddenly, behind me, I hear the sound of a gate opening.
*POOF*
I turned around and saw a long purple-haired young girl and yellow eyes. She was wearing a white lab gown.
Who is she, Great Sage?
[Answer: Her name is Sirin. She's the one who amassed enough power to massacre the 322 scientists in Babylon Labs.]
Incredible because after all, they deserve it all of them. Work for Otto Apocalypse deserve a merciless death.
Sirin then stood up, clutching her head.
"Argh, what a rough landing I just had."
She looked up and saw before her an unknown Honkai Beast, something mysterious she had never seen before.
"Who are you?"