This is a remake of my fic 'The Soldier'. I am doing this because I didn't exactly like how that went so I instead thought of trashing it and starting anew. I hope you like it.
Also - before you read - I would like to remind you that there probably be changes in here of the personalities of some characters(such as Kazuma). I will make sure it is so in a way that make sense. I mean, earlier on Konosuba, you could see that Kazuma was less perverted than he would later on.
Also also, remember that this fic should only be read if you have already finished the series prior(yes, including the light novels). The only one I haven't finished is the dust spin off, so stuff about that might be iffy.
Also also als- okay, I'll stop doing that. Anyways, in terms of the direction of anything related to romance and stuff...well...I am not good at writings those, but I'll try my best, as I am intending on going as close to the series as possible regarding a lot of stuff and Kazuma does wish to have one(I mean, it is one of his biggest priorities). It will not be Megumin though; instead would be Lia(like it would have been in the previous fic).
Remember: This is all fiction, and there are stuff in here some people may not like, so take this as a heads-up. Also, there would be stuff from a lot of other franchise.
Konosuba is written by Akatsuki Natsume. Konosuba fantastic days was developed by Sumzap, Inc., Nexon. And all other franchises and their elements belong to their respective creators.
"That's it."
"Oh, you are done? Finally!"
The room around me was a bright white room that had a little desk and a chair like you'd find in an office.
I was currently sitting on the ground as I wrote what I wanted
"Took you sometime, though. Regardless, show to me what's in the paper."
"Oh, sure."
I am Satou Kazuma, a guy whose death is apparently so ridiculous that not just the doctors and nurses, but also a literal goddess, and even my own family laughed their ass off.
And how did it happen? Well, I mistook a slow-moving tractor(that would have stopped anyway) for a fast moving truck that I thought was going to hit a girl from my highschool as she was passing by, so I pushed her aside; only to die from the shock and fear of getting hit by a truck.
Of course, that wasn't a truck...
And I wasn't a hero...
I apparently also pissed myself...not even including her describing my face and posture as looking really stupid as I did so...
In the end, I have now become a laughing stock...
GOD, how could it have gotten this bad?...
FUCK...
"You really went full on with the game aspect, huh?", "Hm? Yeah..."
The goddess(after she stopped laughing) gave me three options: A)Reincarnate as a baby with no memories. B) Spend my time in heaven either for eternity or until I do the former...
I don't want the first for obvious reasons...
As for the latter, Aqua(the name of the girl in front of me) described heaven as boring with nothing to do other than bask - alongside the others who died - in sunlight or god's light or whatever...
Which honestly sounds more like hell to me.
So, that is why I chose the third option...which is resurrecting with my original body into another with all my memories intact.
That world in question has a problem. It's basically just the "demon king wanting to dominate the world" trope, for which the gods thought of a immigration policy where young dead people from my world can revive back in this world in exchange for eradicating the demon king
Of course to do so, they are also allowed to have any one item or ability of their choosing. It can be anything.
And what did I come up with?
"Item creation, revival, mergin-" she started skimming through what wrote.
I had written down a multitude of abilities and mixed them together to form a single "ability".
An ability with video-game-like mechanics - yes, the way I worded this is important.
To be able to create items, warp reality, healing from abnormal effects and damage after reviving from death or other similar scenarios(like erasure of my existence/soul), store the items I just mentioned in some infinite space, while also being able to merge with them to transform.
Some of the mentioned are precautions to make sure that I am able to use the ability without too much trouble.
I also wanted to remember how to use the ability and knowledge of its existence, in case if I ever lose my memories. This extends to my other memories too.
Lastly, I wrote that the ability cannot be gotten rid of and should be capable of being used, regardless of the circumstances. I added alongside that, in case of something like a body swap happens, my ability can only be used by my true self, not someone who is just using my body.
From what I know, the gods usually adjust a stuff regarding any cheat that is not from the catalog of items, especially since they have to work with just a few descriptions.
The more specific it is, the less likely are the adjustments.
If I had more time, I would have been even more specific but she was starting to get really annoying.
"Welp, if that is all..." She threw aside the sheet of paper I gave, which vanished in a flash light, "You will be granted your choice!" And snapped her fingers, causing light to shine out from me for a few seconds.
"Hmm..." I suddenly became aware of knowledge I had not before. I faced my palm and that about what I wanted.
Within a second or two, the smell of what seemed to iron hit my nose, followed by some red substance(judging by everything -including the knowledge I gained - it seems to be blood) from multiple points around me - darker at first; glowing bright as they swirled into my palm as I felt the heat rising and rising. After few more seconds, I outstretched my palm high up and from within the glowing blood came out a plume of fire larger than my body by twice the size, at a rather high speed.
Next, I turned the blood into red coloured flames that pulsed with intense light; from inside which a familiar shape morphed into existence.
"Hm."
I made the flames dissipate; revealing a katana inside.
"So...
If I did this-" The swing of the katana caused a cresent-shaped wave of fire to appear. Not anything particularly strong, as it was only as big as my torso - and once it hit the tiles floor, it disappeared without trace.
That had more control...
In both cases, I was using a spell called tinder, which I learned from her while asking more info on the other world. A pretty basic one.
Like what I mentioned earlier, the ability works like the mechanics in certain types of games.
"*Inhale* Haahh..."
The sword vanished in a red flash as was my arm, which was now replaced with the blade of the katana.
"Eh" It looked really weird so I reverted back my arm with the sword on hand again, "Now..." I made the katana vanish in a red flash as I activated the ability once again. The blood glowed - gaining a white patch in the middle, that slowly grew larger - and whipped around like fire. Unlike the previous time, it was more violent. It was getting more harder to control this thing than it was before.
But...I was able to get what I wanted...
Sort of...
[On his hand, the blood user had what seemed to be just ice at first glance, but upon closer inspection, the ice seemed to be..."breathing", so to speak...]
"Woah...the hell is this?", "How am I supposed to know? You were the one who made it."
I caught my breath; nervousness creeping up as I spoke, "Well...I was just thinking of creating an ice cube with a little bit of a weird quality...and, this is what...appeared..."
Before Aqua - who seemed irritated(probably because I was taking too much time) - could speak, she seemed to have been interrupted by someone or something as she brought her hands closer to her ears, "Hm? Ok." She looked back at me, "Hey, the higher ups are saying for you to be careful using your gift. Especially like what you just did now.", "Ah? Yeah, I know, I know..."
"We know that you are aware. It could potentially mess with whatever reality you are in, not even including that using it too much will drive you mad".
"The stability effect is there in cases like the latter...but I understand."
"Hm." She put her hands on her hips breathing in a tired manner, "Now, it's time to go! I have more souls to take care of!", "Yeah, yeah, yeah, got it..."
[The goddess commanded him to move to the place she pointed at, which Kazuma obliged in a lazy manner.]
I can use the blood to manipulate reality however many times I want to without precautions, so long as it isn't going too beyond the reality's inherent nature. If I still wanted to do it, I could only do so safely for a short amount of time. After that, I would need to relax for a brief period.
Then, there is the rather chaotic nature of how the blood works(at least in its raw state).
If I wanted to use tinder again without an item - not only might the spell be more stronger and more violent than it should(like what happened before), but it could fire other similar effects, such as another spell named exorcism, or a plasma of some kind.
If I put enough willpower and intent into it, I could make sure that I would not do it too many times.
But leaving that aside, the powered up blood also has a similar yet more dangerous problem, since it spreads both madness to who-or-whatever(yes, it can affect non-living objects too) that it touches, and the altered space across the universe.
[A circle appeared beneath his feet as he stood where he was said to...]
Also...since I asked for video game-like mechanics, it also includes an interface where I can store any information I want to. It also includes all the info regarding how my ability works and what kind of items I can create.
As far as I know, the ability is designated as Sacred Blood.
The type of items I can make are weapons and ammo, tools, machines, fuel, clothes, armours, and some miscellaneous types of equipment based on my world's own.
The blood is also capable of changing the properties of the items if I use it on them.
"Now that you are all done..."
In terms range, I can create blood within an estimated radius of somewhere around 5 meters, from nothing. Or I could create more of the blood from a longer distance by using pre-existing blood or items - basically, imagine I threw a solidified mass of blood in the form of a sword somewhere way further away than the 5 meter limit. This could create more blood even if it's beyond my range. Although, the amount created for period of time depends on how much of its surface is being used and how fast its happening.
"Hm..."
Now... there is a way to increase the range to infinity; the dangers being that not only might I screw up the any reality or realities I might be using it on by thinking about something I should not be; the madness effect has an even higher chance of affecting me.
Aside from all that, since the sacred blood is basically the same as mine own except for its ability, I could replace it with the latter to enhance myself.
"Hero! I hope your-!"
[Before she could continue, a flash of light interrupted her speech...]
"Huh?"
[A blonde haired girl with wings appeared. Judging by the latter feature, Kazuma assumed she was an angel.]
"Lady Aqua...I have come to inform of a message."
"Wha-? Can't you see that I am in middle of my speech? Come back later!"
"Unfortunately, that cannot be done - as this is directly from the council, and it has to do with your job, m'am."
"M-My job?" Aqua started sweating profusely; anxiety written clearly on her face, "Yes...here, take look" The angel had an envelope in her hands, which the goddess took into her own as they shook lightly.
"What is this going to be?..." [She muttered quietly to herself] "Hm?"
Goddess of Water, Aqua...
We have been watching your work for a long while now, and have seen that you are not taking this job as seriously as you should be. Laziness, acting childishly, ordering your coworkers around disrespectfully, and now making fun of a dead man. Alongside your other misdeeds - such as your entire cult - we have decided to make you fix all of it.
This message is both for you and the young man that you just jested about. Mr.Satou Kazuma will be getting the chance to have another gift. This would be in the form of a goddess.
Which would be you, Aqua.
As such, you would not be allowed back to your position until the demon king is defeated and all of your problems are corrected.
- The Council of Heaven.
"..."
"Ah, yikes...that's not good." Not just for her, but also for myself.
From not just interactions I had with her within this short while, along with what this letter is describing - she sounds really handful to deal with...not exactly what I would call as a gift...
Maybe I am just overthinking it? Perhaps, she would get better once we are there? I hope?
"So...until you arrive back, I will be taking over your work."
"Wha-? No! You can't do that!" A magic circle appeared right beneath her feet, "Stop this!"
"Oh Hero..." "Hey! Don't just steal my speech!" "I hope you would succeed in your journey to defeat the demon king!" "Are you listening?! YOU ARE INTENTIONALLY IGNORING ME, AREN'T YOU?!" I could see sweat dripping from the angel's face, "And when you do...you will be allowed to make a wish of any kind", "Woah! Really?!", "Yes. It could be anything you could think of. No matter how impossible it may be.", "I love this!" "I AM REALLY SORRY! I PROMISE I WON'T DO THIS AGAIN, I SWEA-!"
[They vanished as light engulfed their form...]