My name is Matthew, and I am a normal, young boy, or rather a man. Yesterday was my eighteenth birthday, and I became a grown-up. Of course, I know that you don’t become an adult only because you are eighteen, but I would rather call myself a man.

Not that it matters anyway. I died.

Oh, I forgot to mention that…

Well, my death wasn’t a pretty one. It involved a truck hitting me with an enormous speed. I died almost instantly, so I didn’t have to suffer though. Anyway, it wasn’t a stupid death like in one of those novels. I wasn’t just being stupid, walking through the road when the red light was on or something.

Yeah, I saved a little girl, that was doing a stupid thing like that.

Why do I have ability to think after I died? Oh, there is a simple reason for that. Afterlife exists, and I’m now being judged by a goddess in a small, white room. The situation seemed so typical to me, that it didn’t even make me flinch.

“You seem very calm, for someone who just died young one…” the beautiful girl before me said, while looking at me.

She called me young one, but she didn’t look that old herself. Well, maybe in heaven everyone looks like that. Anyway, she was pretty cute. She had short, blonde hair, and round blue eyes. If she wasn’t wearing this weird, glowing, white dress, then I could mistake her for a normal high-schooler.

“You think so?” I replied, and she smiled.

Well, maybe I was hit by a truck, but it doesn’t mean anything. It’s not like I’m going to be reincarnated to fight with a demon lord. I’m probably just going to heaven, and… Wait! I am going to heaven, aren’t I? I died for another person. Y-Yeah, there is no reason to be nervous now.

“Well, you weren’t that good of a person…” the girl started speaking, as if she knew what I was thinking about “but the deed you did. It was a really big one. You died for someone, you didn’t even know. Hmm… Maybe your life was too short? Maybe you should live a little longer...” she then said, and looked me into eyes.

Wait… Stop… I know where this is going…

“You know that we have this big project in heaven? It’s called “my new reincarnated life in a fantasy world”. It’s pretty neat, and I think it suits you perfectly.”

“Wait a moment. I would rather go to heaven, you know? There is no reason for a project like that… Yeah, just let me go to heaven, and I…”

“Oh, there is no reason to talk so much, young one.” the girl replied to my words, with a loving smile “It’s not like you can change anything in here.”

Are you sure that this is heaven? Isn’t it just hell?!

“Well… Let’s see who you are going to be.” as she said those words, a big die appeared in her hands “It’s a die of new life. Even if it looks like a normal cube, it has an infinite number of possible outcomes.” she then said, and threw it on the ground with a big smile.

I just looked at it, and when it fell down, there was only one thing I could say.

“It didn’t even roll once…”

“D-Does it matter? Just take what you got, and go to a new life…”

“Of course it matters! What is the reason in having infinite outcomes, if you take only the first one! You could as well have only one outcome!” I shouted, and she looked at me with angry eyes.

“And what should I do?! It’s my first day at work! I didn’t know that the die will be so heavy! I just wanted a bonus, for sending you to new life!” she said, but I didn’t listen to her, and just grabbed the die, and started reading the words that were written on it.

“A stupid villager, without a leg, hated by his family. Weak, and ugly, he can’t even speak normally. Strength equals zero. Intelligence equals zero…”

“W-Well, the fate decided… We can’t do anything, and you should just… Wait! Wait! Leave the die alone! You can’t roll it again! Who do you think you are!? O-Okay, just roll it once more, but after that… Wait! Don’t roll it again! What do you think this is?! A game! Hey! Stop rolling it! Did you just roll it again!?”

I didn’t listen to her words, nor did I stop rolling the die. If I am to have a new life, it should be a great one, full of pleasures, and happiness. I don’t intend to live as a sick villager.

I thought about this, as I rolled once again, but this time I liked what I read.

“A powerful knight, with a lot of strength. Handsome face, that makes every woman fall for you. You possess a perfect body, and you are loved by everyone. You will probably marry a princess, and live in a castle for the rest of your life, while others will take care of you… Yeah, this is the one. Now send me to my new life.” I said, and the girl looked at me with anger.

“Who do you think you are! You think, that you can just… Wait… Yeah, you are right. Heh, why should I even care. Yeah I will send you to your new life. Yeah, this is what I will do. Just stay here, and don’t move okay?” she said, and raised one of her hands up. When she did, my vision became blurry, as if I was very sleepy.

Soon after that I fell on the ground, as if I lost the control over my body. With the last of my strength I opened my eyes, just to see this girl throwing the die once again, with a vicious smile.