The Otherworld I Reincarnated Into Was a Slum: Starting a Slow Life from Rock Bottom - Episode 2

# A New Beginning in Another World Even if I'm going to live in this new world, since I don't know where this is, I should first ask for a detailed explanation. "...I understand. It seems like living in this world is my only option, so I'll do my best here." "I'm glad to hear that. Since this is our mistake, we'll cooperate as much as possible." "Then, could you tell me about this world for now? Like, where this is and what kind of life people live here?" "To put it simply, it's a world with swords, magic, and monsters." The explanation was too simple, but somehow I understood it anyway... It's a common setting you see in novels and manga. "There are also skills and levels." That settles it. There's probably a guild and adventurers too. He said he'd cooperate to the fullest, so if I get a cheat skill, I could just spend time leisurely in some quiet place. I don't want to struggle even after coming to another world, and I don't want to get involved in anything dangerous. Actually, I don't want to interact with people at all. I don't want to even remember that crappy life I had before. I'm not asking for luxury—I just want a plain and happy life. Yeah, a slow life with self-sufficiency in the mountains sounds nice. Alright then. Now that it's decided, let me get those skills. I think there was an isekai story in a novel I read before. I was thinking excitedly about what skills would be easy to use. "By the way, this star is called Vilda. Though most people living on Vilda don't know that." "Why don't they know?" "The name is just attached for clarity, and besides, civilization hasn't progressed that far here. Even in your world, long ago there were plenty of people who didn't know that the planet they lived on was called Earth." That might be true. So if I compare it to Earth's civilization, what era would that be? "About medieval Europe. Of course, there are some differences." ...Wait, is my mind being read? "I'm a god, so of course I can do that much." I knew it. I kind of suspected as much, but this person really is a god. "If that's the case, we can move faster. Please give me good skills. Give me lots so that a modern person like me won't have trouble in the other world!" "Skills are something you develop, so I can't give you that many. Some people are born with them, but it's usually just one or two. Is that okay?" Huh? So I have to develop them from there? That sounds like it would be pretty difficult. This feels a bit different from what I imagined. "In this world, skills are part of what's called a skill tree. You learn them in order from beginner ranks." Ah, that's the branching kind. "Each attribute has different specialties, and there are also special attributes. Even those you don't have an aptitude for can be learned, but it takes a tremendous amount of time to learn them. And even if you manage to learn them, they're inferior compared to those with proper aptitude, and they consume more magical power." I see. Even if I had aptitude for all attributes, developing them would be difficult. Maybe I could ask them to increase my experience gain rate? I should have read more novels about this. I racked my brain to figure out what skills to ask for. —— After spending a considerable amount of time, we finally decided on the skills I would receive. First, aptitude for all attributes. Since I don't know what might happen in this world, it's reassuring to have them even if I don't use them. Next, doubled experience gain and doubled skill points. This should make developing them a bit easier. I thought hard about it, but honestly, this was all I could come up with. "Is that good?" "Wait a moment! I feel like I'm forgetting something!" "You asked that earlier." "Just a little longer! It's right on the tip of my tongue!" "...Normally this wouldn't take more than a minute." This is your mistake, so just bear with me. Ugh, I almost had it and now it slipped away again. "Oh, I found you a new body." I can't use my old body? Well, since it's a different world, that makes sense. "The third daughter of an earl's household is scheduled to die from illness soon, so we'll place your soul there. Your memories will mix slightly, but there's no problem. I'll make sure the body is healthy too." "Scheduled to die"—that's complicated. I don't know her, so there's not much I can do about it, but that's information I didn't want to hear. Still, being the third daughter means I should have some freedom. High social status, and I could probably live a relaxed life. I want to spend all my time reading without working... Oh, right, the language. It can't possibly be Japanese—the letters must be different too. "I'll correct the language for you. You'll be able to understand all the words and letters of this world. That should do it." "Wait! And that thing! I want an item box or something like that!" "You'll be able to use it once you develop the skill." "I want it now. I need to have it from the start! I almost forgot something absolutely necessary!" "Fine, I'll give you that too, so can we be done now? Even though I'm a god, I'm busy you know." It sounds kind of like he's brushing me off, but since I need it, it can't be helped. If I get this skill, I should be okay for now. "Then please give me these." "Sure thing." Right after responding, a sphere of light emerged from the god's—not the uncle's—hand. The floating sphere was absorbed into my body and disappeared in an instant. "That's all. Now all that's left is reincarnation, but we can't go directly from here, so come with me to the administrative bureau." Ah, here it comes. I'm getting nervous. As I imagined my future life, the scenery changed. "We've arrived. I'll go take care of some things, so wait here. Don't do anything on your own, okay?" The god said that and disappeared somewhere. Looking around, there were lots of soul-like entities here. I wonder if I look the same way to them... After waiting a bit, "Hey, why aren't you in line! You there, come here!" Suddenly, I heard a loud voice, and a sharp-looking woman appeared. She grabbed my body (soul?) and yanked it forcefully. "You're supposed to go from here." She pointed to a hole that opened before me. A dark hole about one meter in radius with nothing visible inside. "No, I was told to wait over there..." "That can't be right. Go on, hurry up." "No, but I was told not to do anything on my own..." This woman won't listen no matter what I say. I guess I'll just have to endure it until the god comes back—or so I thought, when suddenly I was pushed. "There are tons of people like you. I don't have time to deal with each one individually!" I was pushed toward the hole I saw earlier, and I fell down into it. As my consciousness faded, (I'm really not going to like that woman...) is what I thought.

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Name: The Otherworld I Reincarnated Into Was a Slum: Starting a Slow Life from Rock Bottom
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