My name is Kuro Takashiro Yamada.
Yes, it sounds like a name someone invented after spinning a wheel of "cool syllables."
I was just an ordinary student in the floating city of Lumina Arc, a place where skyships drifted lazily and gravity sometimes forgot its job.
That all changed when a massive golden chariot fell from the clouds, glowing brighter than the sun and heading straight for me.
> "Oops… sorry about this!"
"Wait—WHAT—"
BAM.
I died.
Or… maybe not. I opened my eyes to a void of shifting colors, like the auroras had a meeting and decided to redecorate reality.
Standing before me was a figure in a robe made of liquid light. His beard floated independently, curling like it had its own agenda. A glowing plaque hovered above his head:
> Administrator of Multiversal Beginnings, Shift Alpha.
"Welcome, Kuro," he said. "You've been chosen for… well, everything."
"Everything?" I asked, feeling my sanity wobble.
"Yes. Hero. Villain. Scholar. Monster. Leader. Cook. Farmer. Collector of Legendary Socks. All at once. Don't worry, it makes sense in this universe… somehow."
Before I could protest, seven floating screens blinked into existence around me, each with a cheerful ding!
> [SYSTEM INSTALLED: Heroic Ascension Tracker]
[SYSTEM INSTALLED: Random Skill Generator]
[SYSTEM INSTALLED: Interdimensional Gacha]
[SYSTEM INSTALLED: Companion Bond Leveler]
[SYSTEM INSTALLED: Arcane Cuisine Simulator]
[SYSTEM INSTALLED: Legendary Farming Expansion]
[SYSTEM INSTALLED: System Management System]
I stared at them, speechless.
"Why… so many systems!?"
"Because the multiverse loves chaos," the figure said, smiling.
Before I could even scream, the colors around me swirled faster, and a message appeared in glowing letters:
> "Initializing existence… Please enjoy your unprecedented adventure."