Chapter 1
"What am I looking at here?"
He was confused. Not in an 'I can't find my keys,' confused, but more in an 'I can't find my house because it got launched into space without my knowledge,' confused.
[It is a wheel.]
He stared blankly at the screen with a prompt that appeared in front of him.
"I can see that you know. What I mean is how did I get here and what is the point of this wheel?"
[It is a wheel of selection.]
"… Are you doing this on purpose?"
He was promptly ignored.
[As for how you are here, well, you died.]
"… Huh, well okay."
The moment of silence was telling.
[Is that it?]
Now he was even more confused.
"What do you mean?"
[Well, when one is told of their demise, they often act differently than you do.]
"Differently?"
[Most are unaccepting of their demise and lash out or start muttering things like 'This can't be happening,' or 'I want to live,' before they devolve into insanity. Some who act indifferent or believe that death was a good thing since 'I hated everyone and everything anyway,' or 'I suffered more than anyone in this world, reincarnation is what I deserve.' The former is usually the norm with human behavior, while the latter could be referred to as what modern-day people call an 'edgelord.']
"Sounds kinda callous."
[First, you should understand, that death does not have sentience. It is not a force or state of being either. It is an action. Similar to how you push force downwards, it is called a 'jump,' when one loses their life, it is called 'death.' Secondly, everyone lives through some form of suffering. Stating that one has suffered the most in the world is an arrogant statement.]
"Makes sense."
[Which is why the reaction you displayed was… enlightening somewhat.]
"How so?"
[The reaction you displayed is more often displayed in the elderly who are aware that they have lived through their lives, but even then, they are not as accepting as you are. Even they would ask questions like 'Who are you?', 'Where am I?', or 'Are you, God?']
"I thought you said the indifference was arrogant."
[You are not indifferent; your emotions are being projected here. It seems that it was normal during your life. When you dropped out of college, you were upset, but after a week or so you seemed to accept that it happened and proceeded to find a job. You felt emotions as strongly as others, but it seems that your ability to accept things is much higher.]
"That's not true, I remember standing up for my friend when they were going through some trouble."
[True, then allow for a rephrasing. You can accept reasonable situations.]
"Yeah, that sounds about right. The college thing was my fault, I slacked off too much and I let my grades fall. My friend's problem was in no way caused by himself, but by another."
[So as long as you recognize that in the end, the fault lay with you, then you were accepting of it?]
"Yeah, I lived with an 'It is what it is,' attitude. Helped me keep things stress-free, especially with the whole COVID thing going on."
[As enlightening as this is, it is time to move on]
"Right, the wheel."
[This is a wheel that will choose your reincarnation.]
"… Okay, that's cool."
[Are you not going to ask, 'Why me?']
"If I get reincarnation, then I get reincarnation. Not gonna question it."
[Very well. The first spin will select the 'world' you will be sent to. The following spins will change depending on the result of the 'world' spin.]
"Okey-dokey."
He reached out and pulled the lever and the wheel proceeded to spin. Eventually, the wheel slowed and finally stopped…
On Highschool DxD.
"The Boob Dragon, right?"
[Correct.]
He simply nodded after the prompt's reply.
"Glad it's not something like Worm."
[You don't like Worm?]
"I like it as a story, not a place to live."
[Understood. Moving on, the next wheel will allow for race selection. Do note that due to the 'world' selection some races have been removed.]
He spun the wheel again.
"While we wait, why do you add quotations around the word world?"
[For 'worlds' that have interstellar travel and magics like the Second True Magic.]
"Ah, I see."
The wheel was starting to slow down and stopped.
Devil (DxD).
[Due to race selection, the following spins have been altered. The next spin will have certain 'boons' so to speak. Do note that not all selections are positive and multiple spins may be allowed depending on the result.]
He spun again. It stopped again.
Low Talent – Magic.
"Well damn, for a race that likes to believe in magical might, this kinda sucks."
[You were warned that not all 'boons' were positive. Either way, due to the result of the spin, you get another chance.]
This time was a better result.
Pinnacle Talent – Sword (Unorthodox Included)
"What's unorthodox included mean?"
[Wild yet fluid movements or styles such as Zoro's Three Sword Style, or Sigurd from Fate throwing his sword. Next is the skillset selection, please spin.]
Re: Zero – Reid Astrea (Skillset and Abilities)
He was silent for a few moments before he decided to speak.
"Hey, this is that guy who was the ancestor of Reinhard, right?"
[Yes]
"He was capable enough at martial arts to channel force through his body and out his feet? Effectively making him immune to blunt attacks and weapons?"
[Yes]
"Master swordsman?"
[Yes]
"Same guy, who hunted Evil Dragons to extinction?"
[Yes]
"Same guy, who could use a basic slash to vaporize opponents?"
[Yes]
"Same guy, who could cut through concepts?"
[Yes]
"Same guy who decided to fight the main cast with a Pair of Chopsticks, and in the one instance that he did use a sword and did vertical slash, no one-no one in the Re: Zero franchise could comprehend it?"
[Yes]
"Usually, I would have just rolled with it, but isn't this a bit much? Especially with the talent, I got earlier? Not that I don't want it."
[To achieve what he did, Reid already had a similar level of talent, including the unorthodox part, how else do you expect him to have fought with chopsticks and won? Also, you only have his skill set and abilities, not his experience. This means that if you want to do what he was able to, you need to train. Of his abilities, you will have his inhuman strength, power, and intuition; which will be re-ratioed to devil physiology compared to his human physiology, which will make you much stronger than Reid in that aspect. His swordsmanship and martial arts must be trained from top to bottom for you to reach his level. This will indeed make you quite strong, but in DxD the power ceiling is still much higher, so you would still have other beings who could give you a challenge. Not to mention due to your low magic talent, your magical resistance will also be much lower than some other devils, which you can train up. Also magic is much more abundant in DxD than it is in Re: Zero, so Reid's skill set will not take the magic level of DxD into account, which you will need to do. So with all things said, your capabilities will not be too much of an outlier compared to the overall capabilities of the DxD upper limit.]
"So, in other words, I need to take the path of Rock Lee, or in this case Sairaorg."
[Please proceed to parentage selection.]
"Sure."
High-Class Pureblood Devil Family (Power)
"So, I'm a noble?"
[No. Rias Gremory and Sona Sitri are High-Class socially, but not quite in power, though only in the beginning, like every other living being, they too experience growth. For reference, a High-Class powerhouse often takes up the position of a commander of a small squad of 15-25. In DxD, to truly through your weight around, you must be an Ultimate-Class at the minimum. For reference, all of the Pillar Heads are at least Ultimate-Class, with some being close to Satan-Class.]
"A slightly above average family?"
[Yes. That was also the final spin. Good luck in your new life young man.]
"Farwell and thanks for the chance."