The Stingy Otherworld God

New World, Gran Bahamar

Yoru Machi, who should have been in the Dangai and on the verge of being devoured by the Kōtsu, finally had the so-called Dimension Hopping System finish loading and activate at the very last moment.

The instant the system activated, Yoru Machi's body was smashed into icy fragments by the Kōtsu.

Since a Soul Reaper's body was made of spirit particles, part of those spirit particles descended upon this so-called New World—Gran Bahamar.

Because Yoru Machi had originally been a Soul Reaper and his body was entirely composed of spirit particles, after arriving in this world, he had not simply crossed over or reincarnated. Instead, his bones and flesh were remade in this world, allowing him to appear as a native inhabitant.

"I am the Otherworld God. As a traveler transferred to this world, I can grant you one ability as a cheat to help you survive in this harsh world."

Having just arrived in the New World, the first voice Yoru Machi heard was not from the system, but from the so-called Otherworld God.

Although Yoru Machi had no idea why the so-called Otherworld God spoke the language from his previous life, being able to understand it was still a blessing.

With the mindset that anyone who turned down a free advantage was an idiot, Yoru Machi naturally had no reason to refuse a cheat delivered right to his door, so he voiced what was on his mind.

"I want the strongest power in this New World—overwhelming strength that can definitely defeat anyone I encounter!"

What was the difference between asking what cheat he wanted and making a wish? Since that was the case, Yoru Machi naturally saw no reason to be polite.

Otherworld God: "..."

After hearing Yoru Machi's request, the so-called Otherworld God clearly froze. From their previous exchange, it was not hard to tell that this so-called Otherworld God was something similar to the system, and Yoru Machi's wish had obviously exceeded its authority.

Invincible strength? Then where would that leave the gods, Demon Kings, Dragon Kings, and other beings in this world?

It was a cheat, sure, but its power clearly could not be too outrageous. Otherwise, it would only disrupt the balance of the entire world.

Perhaps because he felt his request had been too excessive, enough to make the so-called Otherworld God freeze up, Yoru Machi could only lower his demands. "Since this is a fantasy New World of Swords and Sorcery, there should be magic power and magic, right? Then I want immense magic power and a body with Magic Immunity. That shouldn't be a problem, should it?"

The Otherworld God was genuinely speechless at Yoru Machi's new request. If it had not merely been something akin to a beginner's guide, it truly would have wanted to slap him across the face.

There was no other reason. The human before it was simply far too greedy!

"The requests you mentioned are two separate abilities: immense Magic Power and Magic Immunity. I can only fulfill one of those wishes."

After hesitating for a moment over the stingy Otherworld God, Yoru Machi ultimately chose the ability of Magic Immunity.

He had given this choice considerable thought. Having immense magic power did not necessarily mean possessing exceptional talent for magic. It was like owning a supercar without having a driver's license—it would be completely useless.

But Magic Immunity was different. As long as he possessed that ability, then put simply, he would be the bane of mages in this world.

As for magic power, according to the crappy system that had transferred him here, his own spiritual pressure seemed to convert itself into this world's power system.

Even taking ten thousand steps back, even if Yoru Machi's magical talent was lacking, with his swordsmanship alone and the Magic Immunity ability he had just acquired, he might not be able to conquer this world, but he would at least have some means of protecting himself.

After granting Yoru Machi the cheat ability that would allow him to protect himself in this world, the so-called Otherworld God vanished.

Yoru Machi, who had wanted to ask it about the rest of this world's circumstances, was left utterly speechless. As an Otherworld God meant to guide travelers, it was unbelievably irresponsible.

The area Yoru Machi was currently in seemed to be a forest. He knew absolutely nothing about this New World.

The system he had originally carried seemed to possess only the ability to travel between dimensions, but while it was activating, Yoru Machi's body had been struck by the Kōtsu...

This had directly caused Yoru Machi's spirit particles to scatter across various worlds, and he was the portion of spirit particles that had landed in this world...

There was no helping it. Having just arrived in an unfamiliar New World, he first had to gather some basic information. To do that, he needed to continue making contact with people, or at least intelligent beings.

Yet after wandering through the forest for two days, Yoru Machi had killed quite a few magical beasts of all kinds, but let alone humans, he had not even encountered a single intelligent creature.

"Even without a map, I refuse to believe that if I keep walking straight in one direction, I won't be able to leave this forest!"

The forest Yoru Machi was in was not actually that large. The reason he had failed to get out after two days was entirely because he had a certain tendency to get lost.

As everyone knew, people skilled in swordsmanship often had this particular flaw. Yoru Machi was not so bad that he would run back and forth like some three-sword-style swordsman, but his sense of direction truly was not great.

"Are you robbing me? I can give you money. Please let me go."

"What is this half-beastman saying? He even pulled out a few pieces of paper to try and fool us?"

"Are half-beastmen this intelligent now? It even knows how to beg for mercy? This half-beastman might be some rare breed."

"If we catch this guy and take him to the merchant guild, we should be able to sell him for a good price, right?"

After wandering through the forest for two whole days, Yoru Machi was naturally quite excited to hear human voices in the forest for the first time.

When he followed the source of the voices and stealthily approached, he found several men facing off.

More accurately, rather than a confrontation, it looked more like a one-sided beating. Three men dressed like adventurers were beating another man who appeared to be human.

Although the man being beaten kept clutching his head with both hands, sticking out his rear as he begged for mercy and insisted that he was human too, the other three adventurers looked thoroughly unconvinced.

In a New World filled with handsome men and beautiful women, his appearance was not merely ordinary—it could only be described as bizarre.

So even though Shimada Yousuke could speak, they only regarded him as a rare half-beastman that could talk, and they were now planning to take him back to the city and make a tidy profit.

Half-beastmen were a subspecies and not uncommon in this world, but a half-beastman that could speak was another matter. There would be no shortage of buyers willing to pay a good price for such rare merchandise.