“It was on that fateful day. I was walking home from an the bus stop after an anime VA meet and greet. I had gone a bit overboard with the spending, so I didn’t have enough money left to buy a ride home. I was about a block away from my apartment where I could store my newly purchased figurines and signed merchandise, when it happened. A signed figure of my favorite isekai protagonist, Kasubito, fell into the road. As I reached down to pick it up, I dropped even more things. Unwilling to let them go, I stayed in the road, gathering my merchandise, even ignoring the headlights and honking of my fated isekai truck...”

“Great...another NEET,” said the angel, “guess we’ll let Lady Esther deal with you. Go down the hall, she’s the third door on your left.”

“Lady Esther?” I asked. The angel gave an exasperated sigh.

“She’s the goddess that deals with people like you. You know, people that didn’t achieve anything in life, and died pretty young.” said the angel.

Didn’t achieve anything? What an ass! I’ll have him know my signed limited edition collection of Fumbo Snap figures was only two away from being completed! But I guess that’d only prove his point. I resigned myself to following the angel’s instructions, entering the door marked “Esther”.

Inside, sat at a desk was a young woman who looked like she couldn’t be any older than her mid twenties. She had long golden blonde hair that reached down to her waist, gently falling over her ample breasts that showed just enough cleavage to make me worry about the little guy downstairs becoming too curious. She gave a sigh even deeper than the angel had previously, before looking up.

“Hello, young man. Welcome to heaven. I am Esther, the goddess in charge of your afterlife assignment.” said the blonde girl.

“Afterlife assignment?” I asked.

“Yes. For certain individuals who haven’t exactly, um, shall we say, fulfilled their purpose, in their first attempt at life, we give the option of a second chance in a different world more suited to you than the one you were born into.” Esther said.

“And if I say no?” I asked.

“Then you’ll be sent to Lady Heather, who will decide whether you’ll be assigned to heaven or hell for eternity.” Said Esther, unflinchingly.

“I’ll take the offer. Where am I going?” I said, not wanting to chance going to hell.

“Based on your profile...” she said, checking her notes, “...I believe that Gaia will be a good fit for you. Do be careful this time around. Good luck. Try not to die again.” Esther reached under her desk, pulling out a wand that she pointed at the floor beneath me. A portal opened up beneath my feet and I started to fall.

“Waiiiiiiiiiittttt” I wailed in vain as I passed through the portal, the sexy goddess merely waving in boredom before saying “next” to whoever was waiting outside. Passing through the portal felt like an eternity, but before I could tell what was happening, I found myself in another world...

*Author’s Note*

Please turn on game mode for this story, accessible via the three red lines in the top corner. Some chapters use variables to determine whether you can access them or not, and unless game mode is active, the variables aren’t tracked, so some chapters may not make sense. Thanks.