Among the crowd walked a man wearing a business suit as his face glowing with a mix of joy and relief.
My name is Tikari Yakimono, and I finally got a new job.
A real shot at a decent living. After everything I've been through… all the regrets, the dumb choices…
A confident grin spread across his face.
I can finally restart. My new life… begins now.
Suddenly, he threw both arms into the air.
"YEAH! NEW LIFE, HERE I COME!!" He shouted as his voice echoed across the street.
The crowd around him froze. Heads turned. People stared. Realizing his outburst, Tikari quickly dropped his arms, face flushing with embarrassment.
Crap. I need to control myself…
Realizing the awkward scene he'd created, He decided to duck away to the narrow alley to avoid any more embarrassment.
Welp, I hope that won't happen again… says as he walks with his face all red.
But as he walked a few steps more, he heard a scream that seemed to be a woman. Tikari is startled by the scream.
The hell? I don't know, but... was that the scream of a woman?-
As he walks, he sees a hooded man who seems to be robbing a woman.
"SOMEBODY HELP!" The woman shouts in desperation for help.
"DAMMIT, HOW HARD IS IT FOR YOU TO GIVE ME THE DAM PURSE YOU BITCH!" Says the hooded man with his hand on the woman's mouth.
Lost in thought of what to do in the situation. Ah crap… is she getting robbed?! Should I not do anything?
As Tikari thinks to himself
He decides to step in with determination.
No... I will not make another stupid mistake again..
"HEY! YOU BASTARD!" As Tikari shouted out to the man, Tikari began to run towards the man.
"What in the---" The man notices Tikari.
As Tikari ran up to the man
He tackles the man to the ground.
"NO! I WILL NOT LET GO OF YOU UNTIL THE POLICE ARRIVES!" says Tikari with an enraged look towards the man.
Unaware of his surroundings, the man rummages through his pockets, reaching for something that resembles a gun. Tikari's eyes widen in shock at what the man has in his hand.
I-Is that a gun?!
"I said mind your own GODDAM BUSINESS YOU ASSHOLE!" The man shouts with anger.
The man aims the gun at Tikari---
And pulls the trigger.
Four shots are heard and all land on Tikari's chest---
Tikari, in shock at what just occurred, grasps his chest.
I-I've been shot...
He coughs out blood as his body collapses onto the floor.
As the man fled the scene, the woman began to scream in terror.
The woman runs up to Tikari.
"Hang in there, I'm going to call the ambulance." says the woman with her phone to her ears.
Tikari's vision starts to blur due to the amount of blood he has lost.
H-how could I have been so careless... All I wanted was to start a new life...
Just right after everything that I went through?
Tikari began to tear up, still coughing out blood.
Of all people... WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE ME?! Just why...
The woman notices Tikari fading away---
"Wait! Hang in there! Just don't die on me!" The woman shouts in desperation.
Her voice and sirens start to fade away as Tikari's eyes close.
I hope she got her purse back...
Tikari passes away...
As he passes away, a distorted voice is heard in a black void.
"Regrets, pain, sadness... They're meaningless.. Those around you are nothing more than a burden... Come and join me, as I will help you overcome your pain---"
Tikari slowly opens his eyes.
Muttering.
The hell? Wasn't I dead?
Tikari is confused about where he is; he notices two strangers in front of him talking in a language he doesn't understand.
There was a Female with black hair and yellow eyes.
As the Male with White hair and Blue eyes.
Tikari realizes that they are wearing some questionable clothes that he doesn't recognize in his home world.
Who are they? Mostly--- Holy CRAP! Look at that baddie! Says as he looks at the woman in front of him.
Wait-- No, I can't be focusing on that right now. What I am trying to figure out is who these people are and what is up with those clothes. Those are not the normal clothes that people wear in Tokyo.
As Tikari questions himself, the man in front of him speaks again, but carries Tikari up with tears pouring out with mere joy.
WOAH! I can't be that light. Tikari was surprised after realizing he was being picked up like he was a baby.
As the man was speaking, Tikari heard something that sounded like a name. "Riko Takamo!" says the man with a big smile.
Riko Takamo? If I'm correct, that sounded like a name to me. No doubt about it. I guess my name is Riko Takamo from now on.
A few months later...
After a few months through with this new life, I started to come to my senses that I may have been reincarnated, no doubt about it.
As Riko came to realize that he had been reincarnated, a familiar voice was heard across the room. "Riko! Time for your bath."
EEK! Oh yeah, forgot to mention that this woman's name is Rimara and the other guy is Ruther. The reason why I got startled by the word bath... She bathes me very roughly, which leaves my skin red. Like, CAN THIS WOMAN WASH ME NORMALLY?!
As Rimara walks towards Riko, Riko gives a grumpy expression
"Riko! Why are you giving me that face?" She asks.
BECAUSE I DON'T WANT YOU TO BATHE ME, YOU WOMAN!
"Riko, you have to take a bath!" She says in a serious expression.
EEK! WHY IS SHE GIVING ME THAT FACE?! says Riko in a terrified expression.
"Nuh uh!" Says Riko.
"By "nuh uh", what do you mean, Riko?" She says in a serious, menacing tone.
Riko, terrified, starts crawling away from her.
GET ME AWAY FROM HER!! RUTHER, SAVE ME YOU BASTARD!
As Riko crawls away in panic, Rimara starts chasing Riko. "Come back here! Riko! Stop running away from me!"
As Riko kept crawling away he looks behind, relieved that she isn't there anymore.
Phew! She isn't there anymore---
Riko relieved, but as soon as he looked in front of him. Rimara was there with a menacing look at Riko. "You naughty baby... How many times do I have to say to stop running away from me when it's your bath time?"
HYAAAAA!!!! SINCE WHEN WERE YOU THERE?!
Rimara picks Riko up and heads while Riko is crying out for help. "WAH EUAH!!! PAPA!!!" He yells out in panic, shouting out Ruther for help, but Ruther misunderstood the yell.
"Aw, have fun bathing with mommy!" Says Ruther with a joyful expression.
NO RUTHER! I SAID HELP ME OUT, YOU DUMBASS!!!
After the bath, Riko is sitting beside Ruther at the dinner table with an angry expression.
"Hey Riko, say Ah." Says Ruther with his spoon going to Riko.
But Riko just smacks his spoon out of the way with a sharp yell. "YAH!"
"Hmph!" says Riko as he turns away from Ruther.
Heartbroken by the reaction of Riko's expression, Ruther turns sad, "HUH?! What do you mean by "Hmph!" Do you not love me, Riko?"
Riko is still mad he responds coldly, "Nuh uh!"
Ruther on the ground, devastated, "Guess that proves it… He doesn't love me anymore."
Rimara patting on Ruther's back, "Don't worry, he also gave me a grumpy expression when I tried to bathe him."
Ruther looks up at Rimara with a confused look. "Bathing? Wait, so that screaming Riko did was..."
Yes, Ruther, did you finally realize what I was trying to sa--
As Riko was thinking that Ruther had the idea of why he was screaming out. Ruther says with full confidence, "AH YES! I UNDERSTAND IT NOW! Riko wanted me to bathe with him also!"
WHAT NO YOU IDIOT! THAT'S NOT WHAT I WAS TRYING TO SAY YOU COMPLETE DUMBASS!
Ruther walks up to Riko. "Don't worry, Riko, I understand it now... You want your daddy to bathe with you? Next time I'll be paying more attention to what you want."
Just how dense is this guy?
After dinner, Riko is seen in a room full of books. As he is in there, he is seen reading a book.
Oh yeah, after dinner with them, I always come into this room full of books. I learned that we have powers, and they have a name, which is Mana. It's like a video game energy bar where you use it to shoot beams. I also realized that Ruther was a highly advanced Magic and Sword user. As for Rimara, she was only capable of using magic, but she was also advanced.
Riko raises his hand, pointing at the wall.
To cast some magic, you have to focus through your core, where mana is mostly visible, and you just transfer it through your arm to your hand. Veno Aquatigaro...
As Riko cast a magic that looked like a beam of water, he shot it directly into the wall, but it landed on the floor.
Woah... I DID IT HAHA!!
Riko raises both of his hands in the air, proud of his achievement.
But all of a sudden, his vision turns blurry.
Ah shit... I feel like I'm gonna pass ou----
Riko passes out and collapses onto the floor.