SADGM 02

Chapter : 02

The Bachelor Meets a God

“…A god?”

“Yeah, I’m a god.”

Without flinching at my skeptical tone, the man who claimed to be the god of Earth puffed out his chest and spoke with confidence.

What he was saying was absurd and ridiculously suspicious, but on the surface, there was no gesture of deceit or intention to trick me.

“That’s harsh. Thinking I’m suspicious, huh?”

“Can you read my mind?”

“This is a space I created. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say there’s nothing I can’t do.”

The man calling himself a god snapped his fingers.

Suddenly, the blank white space around us began shifting, transforming into different scenes one after another.

A lush green forest, a desolate wasteland, the depths of the ocean, and finally the skyline of Tokyo. The scenery changed so quickly that it was dizzying, and then it returned to the original white space.

“See?”

“…I suppose so.”

“Ahaha, suddenly polite, aren’t you?”

Whether this man was truly a god or not didn’t matter; it was clear that he held the control here. I’d better not be too rude.

“If you are a god, why have I been brought here?”

“Because you collapsed just moments ago and died at home.”

Hearing that from a god made me recall the situation from earlier.

I had half-expected it, but it seemed I had indeed died.

“If only you had a partner, you wouldn’t have ended up dying alone at home, undiscovered,” he said.

“That’s none of your business,” I replied instinctively.

The god’s words were oddly sarcastic, and I couldn’t help but speak plainly. I caught myself and hesitated, but the god smiled wryly and said, “You can speak naturally.”

It felt strange to speak casually to a god, but polite conversation would take too long. I decided to indulge.

“Sure, it was a dangerous situation back then, but if someone had been nearby to take me to a hospital, I might have survived. If I’d been married, none of this would have happened.”

“I knew the risks of staying single. Even if it meant dying a lonely death, I have no regrets.”

The greatest risk of being single is one’s own health.

Even if you have the will and ability to live alone, you cannot control your health.

If you fall ill or get injured, a single person suddenly becomes unable to move.

Even going to a hospital becomes a struggle, and if you collapse like I did, nobody notices.

But I knew all that. Living with someone I didn’t love just for future security was absurd.

I could not tolerate having the rest of my life wasted just for the sake of one small insurance.

I preferred a short life filled with freedom and enjoyment rather than a long, stressful life with someone else.

In fact, even hearing from a god that I had died, I felt no regrets.

I died at thirty-five, far earlier than the average life expectancy, but I lived stress-free, exactly as I wanted.

I am satisfied with that outcome.

“…You’re truly steadfast. People who end like this usually have at least some regrets,” he said.

Regret comes from having somewhere in your heart a desire to marry and live longer. The one who cannot analyze themselves rationally is at fault.

“By the way, why was I summoned here?”

“Another god took a great liking to you and asked me to bring you here.”

“Another god?”

“The god over there. He’s called the Lone God, Hitorigami.”

When I looked in the direction the god pointed, there was a man standing alone in the white space. He had black hair and black eyes, his long bangs partially covering his face.

The lone god who liked me? He wore a hood and exuded a gloomy aura.

“…Isn’t he far away?”

“Yeah. Come over here,” said the Earth god.

But the lone god shook his head.

So even though he liked me enough to summon me, he didn’t want to interact directly?

“That’s typical. He always prefers being alone,” the Earth god muttered.

“Could it be that the Lone God loves solitude?”

“Exactly. He’s a god who loves loneliness above all. He seems to have liked you because you possess a firm and strong will for solitude.”

The Earth god explained, and the Lone God nodded slightly.

“……”

However, he only nodded and did not speak.

Shouldn’t this be the part where the Lone God explains why he summoned me?

“…So what does the Lone God want to do with you, Dokurakujo?”

When I asked, the Lone God called the Earth God over and whispered something in his ear.

Why not just speak normally when we’re this close?

“I see… It seems the Lone God wants to invite you to another world.”

“Another world? Like the fantasy worlds in manga or anime?”

“Exactly. The world managed by the Lone God is different from modern Japan. It has skills, magic, and fantastical creatures…”

The Earth God confirmed, and the Lone God nodded again.

It seemed the Earth God would continue as the mediator.

“Normally, when people are reincarnated, their personality and memories are reset. But in your case, they will remain intact as you are reborn in the Lone God’s world.”

Ah, so this is the typical ‘reincarnation into another world’ scenario. I had watched enough of those anime to understand.

“I see… What if I refuse to be reborn?”

“In that case, your soul will turn to dust. You are already outside the cycle of reincarnation, so your existence will cease entirely.”

The Earth God said this casually, but it was terrifying.

There’s no changing the fact that I died. There’s no way I can return to modern Japan.

So it seems accepting rebirth in the Lone God’s world is the only option.

“The Lone God, not wanting to toy with you on a whim, will grant you some advantages so you can live comfortably in the other world.”

“Like the skills and magic you mentioned earlier?”

“Yes.”

“Can I get any kind of power?”

“There are limits to what can be granted, but the Lone God says he’ll give you as much as possible.”

“I have some questions before receiving these powers. Can I take some time to ask them?”

“That’s fine,” they both nodded.

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