I knew something was wrong the second I stepped out of my apartment and saw the cat.
Not a normal cat, mind you. This one was sitting in the middle of the road, completely unfazed by the speeding delivery truck barreling down the hill. And me? Like an idiot, I ran after it. Because of course I did.
Spoiler alert: I didn't save the cat.
I woke up to nothing. No pain. No noise. Just white. Everywhere. The kind of empty space that makes you wonder if you accidentally glitched out of existence like a corrupted save file.
"Hello?" I called out. "Is this… heaven? Hell? A loading screen?"
A soft chime echoed around me. Then, a screen appeared in front of my face like I'd booted up a mobile game:
[Welcome, Chosen Soul!]
[You have died in a karmically neutral fashion.]
[You qualify for the Reincarnation Lottery.]
[Spin the wheel to determine your new world and starting package!]
"…I knew I should've read those terms and conditions on life."
Before I could complain further, a roulette wheel appeared with various anime worlds spinning around: Naruto, One Piece, Bleach, Boku no Pico—NOPE, skipped that one real fast—and finally…
[High School DxD]
The wheel slowed. Click… click… click… and stopped.
"…Seriously?" I blinked. "I'm going to die again in like a week."
But there was no arguing with fate. A second wheel appeared.
[Choose your Starter Template]
[1x Free Template Roll Granted!]
[Template Rarity: Random]
[Drawing…]
I crossed my fingers. Please be Kirito. Or maybe Gojo. Hell, even someone from Dragon Ball.
The screen dinged:
[Congratulations!]
You have received:
[Frisk - Soul of Determination]
Rarity: Legendary
Trait: Pacifist Power, Reset Instinct, Soul Visibility
"…Frisk? As in Undertale? That tiny, silent menace that can kill gods or hug them into submission?"
I didn't know whether to be excited or terrified.
[Uploading template…]
[Installing soul…]
[Reincarnating into new body…]
[Warning: Your new form will attract supernatural attention.]
"Wait, what does that mean—"
BOOM.
I gasped as I woke up in a bed, drenched in sweat and confusion. Sunlight filtered through the window. Birds chirped. My hands were small. Too small.
No.
I scrambled out of bed and ran to the mirror. Brown hair, golden eyes. Teenager. Definitely not my original body.
"Okay… this is fine. This is fine."
I paused.
"…I can feel my soul."
There was a gentle hum in my chest. Like something eternal had been stapled into my being. I blinked and saw faint colored orbs hovering around me: little wisps of red, green, blue… It wasn't chakra. It wasn't magic. It was emotion. Intention. Determination.
And beneath it all, a soft whisper.
You are filled with Determination.
The door burst open.
"Come on! You'll be late for school, Haru!"
"Coming, nee-san!" I shouted automatically, even though I had no idea who she was.
Note to self: figure out who I am now.
As I grabbed my uniform and rushed downstairs, one thing was clear:
I had just reincarnated into the chaotic, perverted, demon-infested world of High School DxD…
…armed with a gacha system and the soul of a pacifist god.
What could possibly go wrong?