Isekai.

Such a simple word, yet it carries so much hope for people who want to start over in life, in a world where they don't have to deal with their previous life nor even think about it, get overpowered powers or items, get a harem, and live a life of a god.

A life I once dreamed of but no more.

…But, I never thought that dream will become reality for me. What with a truck colliding into me just as I turned the corner on my usual path to school, most likely killing me in a hopefully instantaneous way.

Isn't that right, Kami-sama? Or do go by God? Angel? Devil?

"I am truly astounded, for a mortal to figure out my plan even before I appeared. And just call me Kami-sama." With the state of the world right now? You would be considered a neanderthal living under a literal rock to not know what will happen in this situation.

Or you know, I was completely wrong with my Isekai prediction and was just waiting in line for my soul to be judged, most likely going to hell, or whatever is waiting for living things after death. There's that.

A woman, I think 20 years old, appears before me with a flash that briefly illuminates the void around us. She has that Yamato Nadeshiko look and aura, coupled with her golden yukata that brings her Yamato up, and… A golden fan that she just unfurled.

How… Popping…

"Since you are an amusing mortal, I will forgive your sarcastic tone."

Oh thank you very much, oh esteemed Kami-sama that is going to chuck me into a random ass world after killing me.

"One – I did not kill you; Truck-kun, God of Harvester, did. Two – I won't just "chuck" you into a "random ass world" like you said. It will be throwing you into this specific world that I picked up on my way here."

…There is only a small difference between our words.

She ignores me then snaps her finger and a black sphere appear in between us. I glance at it, only to see nothing but the words "Arknights" on it in white color, a name that I'm unfamiliar with.

"This will be the world you will live in. You will start out as a baby, as you mortals call your offspring, then do whatever you want. Kill, rape, build a drug empire, anything you want."

She disappears, which startles me, but then I hear her voice right next to me, whispering like a devil into my ear.

"I just want you to entertain me… And maybe, I will bring you back to your world, your family, your sweet little… Yukino."

…That's a lie. I know the rules –

She laughs, her laughter grating my ears, then she mockingly says, "Rules you mortals created for yourself. For what? Enjoyment? In being limited to rules?"

She appears in front of me again, this time with her arms spread out and her breast almost popping out from her yukata, "There are no rules here. I can send you to the river of reincarnation, back in time at the moment when you first met your Yukino, or…"

"Right. Before. Truck-kun hit you."

…I just need to entertain you. Then I can go back to Earth.

"Indeed. You mortals are the best source of entertainment, after all. Satisfy my boredom and your work there is done."

…Can we sign a contract? Is there a contract of binding or something?

She sighs, "Oh you mortals and your insurance. As if a God will take back her own words." She snaps her finger and a long piece of paper appear beside her, "But fine, here is the contract stating that Hikigaya Hachiman will satisfy the boredom of Kami-sama and in return, Kami-sama will put Hikigaya Hachiman back into his previous life before his death."

The paper floats over to me and I take it in my hands. I slowly read the words and see that it's the usual contract in fantasy worlds. My eyes reach the bottom of the paper then I glance at her.

Let me change a few things. The condition of satisfying your boredom from you saying that you are satisfied to a meter that detects and automatically tells me if you are satisfied or not and that I won't just die if I return to Earth.

She nods, "Acceptable changes. Is there anything else?" Strange how she quickly accepted my changes…

I quickly read the contract again but find nothing else I want to change.

"Good, now we can move on to finding a weapon or skill for you to use. Consider it as my way of giving you an insurance to not die so easily."

She snaps her finger again then 2 small box appear next to the sphere. Underneath the box on the right lies an array of letters spelling "Weapon" while the box on the left has "Skills" underneath it.

"Stick your hand into either of the boxes then pull out. A number will be engraved on your hand and that will be the weapon or skill you get."

…Can I take both? And what is up with this gacha system?!

She shakes her head with a small smile, "No and I find it amusing in seeing you mortals despairing over a trivial thing such as luck."

Her smile turns into a serene one, but I can just feel the sadistic-ness of it.

"Now, please pick a box before I decide that you get nothing."

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A/N

A Hachiman x Arknights fic! Erm, I know, I know that I should be updating my previous fics but... Yeah, I kinda lost interest in them, but don't get me wrong, I will update them but just not now. Moving on, the reason I did a fanfic of 8man in Arknights is because I was browsing through Danbooru on Arknights stuff and saw some pretty interesting waifus there that recently got added to the game (so totally not because I want to torture him or anything, no sirree) but I also got some other interesting fic ideas in me, so I just put my ideas into a wheel and spun it to see which one I write first. Borderlands was first and this was second.

Ahem, getting off track there, anyway, as a change of pace, I will let my readers decide on what kind of shit 8man gets! Across the platform of , wattpad, and ao3, just comment what kind of weapon or skills you want 8man to use! On the 17th of July (basically 4 days from now), I will compile all of the submissions then put them into the wheel. One wheel for weapon and skill then the wheel for that specific side.

So, I encourage everybody who reads this fic to leave their own comment regarding what 8man should get! (AU)