I Want a Simple Life!
Hasegawa Haruna, 16, born in Tokyo, Japan. Born in a normal family with 4 members, but is it really normal? Is what I think but whatever… Both my parents work all day to be able to supply our needs. I have a brother in middle school. They favor my brother more than me, and told me that he needs more attention, I really don’t care about it anymore. All I want is to have a simple life, but the more I think about it the more I ask myself “What kind of a simple life do I want?”. Is it just living the moment or something else that I can’t understand, or is it what you usually do? But if it's what I normally do then I don’t want it. As of now I’ve got myself into a conclusion that “Achieving something simple isn’t so simple after all.”
****** High School, Lunch break *bell rings*
*sighs* I’m bored… Why am I even born in this world? *sighs* Lost in thoughts while looking out the window, a “friend” called out to me.
Aya: Haru? Nee-Haru~... Are you alright? You’ve been sighing a lot lately.
Haru: I’m fine, don’t worry.
Aya: Is that so? If you want to talk about something you can tell me about it.
Haru: It’s fine, really. *I smiled at her to assure that everything's fine*
Aya: If that’s the case, we should eat before the bell rings… By the way…
Talking about their relationship bores me that their voices started to fade as time went by… and before I knew it, the class ended already. *bell rings*
*sighs* I wonder what anime I should watch later? Since, mother said she’ll be back early, I don’t have to go to the market and cook our dinner. Maybe I can finish a season tonight. *Back home*
Haru: I’m home. *silence* *sighs* Haka? He’s supposed to be home now.
I take off my shoes and go upstairs into my room and before I come in my brother's door opens…
Haka: Welcome back, Onee-chan (sister). Mom called earlier saying that they won’t be home tonight…
Haru: *sighs* Is that so… Are eggs and bacon fine?
Haka: Uhn…
*A few hours later*
*lays down to bed* What a boring day...*sighs* If only tomorrow would be a better day...I’m tired… I feel dizzy...I…
So bright is it morning already? But why is it so bright?
As I opened my eyes. What I saw was an empty vast expanse of white around me, and a... bed?.. That I’m laying in...Is this a bed? But it's a rock or maybe it's a table? I don’t know, but am I dead? Where am I? I’m probably dead because there’s nothing around me or maybe it’s a dream?
“I didn’t know you woke up already.”
At that moment I was convinced that I’m dead. Well, it means no pain for me right?
Haru: Kami-sama? (God) Does this mean that I’m dead? *For some reason I started smiling after saying this.
“Yes, It’s unusual to encounter someone so calm after finding out that they’re dead.”
Haru: Well, I’m already dead so what’s there to be sad about? I’m just glad that I don’t have to worry anymore. *starts smiling brightly*
Since god is here that means that I’m going to heaven right?
“Bu-but… Actually, about that, I was actually about to ask you what you wish for your next life, and why are you smiling so brightly?”
My emotions suddenly mix up and you can see the reaction of my face, as I started to make a confused look.
Haru: Eh...Eeeehhh~ ahahahahaha kami-sama you don’t have to worry about that, I can even sleep here forever if you want to… You really don’t have to, really. Then I’ll sleep now.
I know it’s kinda sad if you think about it, but I don't really wanna start over again.
“*coughs* That’s why I will grant your wish, and after all the people who get here after dying are rare. Mostly their body would be reincarnated without remembering anything about their past lives, In short they will get through a normal life cycle.”
Haru: Then why me?
“Do I really even need to remind you why? *sighs* You helped a lot of people without knowing what you did, a junior who’s being bullied even though you don’t want to get involved. Your classmate that was left behind by her other two appointed cleaners, even with the tasks that you have to finish at home you still helped her, and got scolded afterwards. The old lady who’s trying to cross the road, you crossed the road with her but you’re going the other direction, the old lady was supposed to die that day and yet you died first. There are other reasons, but I don’t think I have to list it all.”
Haru: Eh-Eeehhh… Did I really do that much? I don’t really remember…
I really can’t remember all of it. But I didn’t know that the old lady that I helped last week was supposed to die that day… Now that I think about it I don’t really remember a lot about what happened...
“So don’t say that you did nothing. Do you know what to wish for now? We don’t have enough time anymore.”
Haru: I… I want to have a simple life, if possible I wish to be able to solve my problems in a short amount of time, and also I want to experience true love, is that possible?
“I see. Also, I forgot to mention earlier that the world you would be sent into will be different from where you came from. So, be careful, but I’m sure that you’ll be fine.”
Haru: I see, that’s a typical isekai then.
“Remember that every person was born for a reason…”
My consciousness started fainting, am I being transferred already? I wonder what kind of life I would have this time. I hope I won’t get bored anymore...wait, I… I should have wished for that too!!!