My name is Ethan.
I’ve been reborn in this world for eighteen years.
Now I’m a third-year student at a comprehensive academy, and in those years I’ve seen far too many strange things.
For example, the bunny-girl senior Mai Sakurajima who often wanders around the library.
Or my classmate Kato Megumi, a cute bob-haired girl who somehow has almost no presence at all.
Yeah.
I know exactly what that means.
These are anime girls.
This reborn world is filled with girls I recognize.
I used to fantasize about a perfect life surrounded by them.
But right now…
Standing in front of a window howling with cold wind, Ethan felt his thoughts scatter into chaos.
A pair of huge red lantern-like eyes stared straight at him.
Greed.
Hunger.
They practically spilled out of that gaze.
The eyes belonged to something hanging upside down outside the window.
Its body was massive.
Bigger than a grown adult.
It looked like a rat… yet somehow like a duck neck monster.
Drip.
Drip.
Thick saliva landed on Ethan’s hand.
This scene… he had definitely never experienced before.
Hmm…Should I try to stay calm?
With that thought, Ethan kept a blank face and casually reached over to close the window.
He didn’t even get the chance to step back.
Crack!
A palm-sized claw smashed through the glass, tearing a huge hole in the window.
Shattered glass rained across the floor.
Bang!
The entire window frame gave way and fell inward.
“Grrr…”
The rat-headed duck-neck monster let out a rancid growl.
The apartment had terrible soundproofing.
The muffled noises from the couple next door instantly stopped.
Then a man shouted angrily.
“Who the hell is that?!”
“It’s the middle of the night! You nearly scared me limp!”
Still fuming, the man opened his window and leaned out, ready to keep yelling at Ethan.
Then…
The monster slowly turned its head to look at him.
It crawled past Ethan’s window.
Less than three seconds later—
“AAAAAAHHHHH!!!”
A scream of pure agony burst from next door.
“Hiss…”
Ethan sucked in a sharp breath.
If global warming had contributors, his cold sweat deserved credit.
His thoughts raced.
Run?As if that rat bigger than a human would just let him go.
Hide?He glanced around his minimalist apartment.
Other than a large wardrobe, where could he even hide?
Under the bed?
Yeah right.
“I’m dead, aren’t I?!”💀
A wave of despair washed over him.
“I’m only eighteen.”
“My dream life surrounded by anime girls hasn’t even started yet, and it’s already over.”
What a tragic life.
[Ding! Two-Dimensional Trading Chat Group activated!]
[Ding! Congratulations to Ethan for becoming the group owner with highest authority!]
[Ding! You have a newcomer gift pack. Open now?]
[Ding! Akame has joined the chat!]
[Ding! Frieren has joined the chat!]
[Ding! Saeko Busujima has joined the chat!]
[Ding! Mai Sakurajima has joined the chat!]
[Ding! Stella Vermillion has joined the chat!]
Ethan nearly teared up.
The mechanical voice sounded like spring rain after a drought.
Of course.It finally arrived.
At a moment of life and death, he had no time for emotional reflection or fangirling over familiar names.
Emergency first.
“Open the beginner gift pack now!”
[Ding! You have obtained group-owner abilities: “Self,” “True Sight,” and “Conversion”!]
Self: Body and mind improve automatically with level.
True Sight: Focus to see the true nature of all things.
Conversion: Absorb energy and matter to level up.
[Ding! You may choose one additional ability!]
“Abilities!”
Three options appeared before his eyes.
Freeze: Freeze concepts.
Ignite: Ignite concepts.
Howl: Howl concepts.
“…Uh.”
The descriptions were absurdly vague.
Still, the word concept sounded ridiculously powerful.
As for which to choose—
Click.
A crisp sound echoed behind him.
The rat-headed duck-neck creature had returned.
And in its mouth, it was chewing on half of a naked woman’s corpse.
“Crunch… crunch…”
The sound of bones grinding together.🦴
Honestly, Ethan felt a little sick.
The creature suddenly threw its head back, opened its mouth wide, and swallowed the corpse whole.
Strangely, that made it less nauseating to watch.
Then the thing turned its eyes toward him.
Ethan made a snap decision.
“Freeze!”
[Ding! You have fused the ability: “Freeze”!]
[Ding! Beginner gift pack granted: +10 Levels!]
[Name]: Ethan
[Level]: 10
[Abilities]: “Freeze,” “Self,” “True Sight,” “Conversion”
[Description]: You possess the strength to shatter reinforced concrete walls.
“!!!”
A chill shot straight to his head.
He had never felt this powerful before.
His body felt brimming with strength, his mind startlingly clear.
Along with it came instinctive knowledge of everything tied to his abilities.
He looked at the giant rat.
True Sight activated.
[Magical Beast]: Claw Rat[Level]: 5[Abilities]: None
“A magical beast…”
Ethan tugged at the corner of his mouth.
His everyday life was no longer everyday.
[Ding! Your first livestream will grant a Level 5 Gift Pack. Start stream?]
“Oh hell yeah, start it!”
Who cares what this is.
If it gives levels, turn it on.
At level 10 he already felt like he could casually punch through a wall.
Free rewards were free rewards.
[Ding! Group owner Ethan has started a livestream!]
[Ding! Your level has increased by 5!]
[Ding! Frieren has entered the stream!]
Before he could fully process the notifications—
“ROAR!!!”
The Claw Rat howled and lunged, baring its long, needle-like teeth.
Ethan felt a flicker of fear, but forced himself to stay calm and thrust out his palm.
His power flowed out naturally, instinctively.
Freeze.
The temperature in the apartment plummeted.
Frost crept across the floor and walls.
Thick white mist instantly engulfed the Claw Rat.
Crack… crack…
Its movements slowed in his vision.
Ten centimeters from his palm, it stopped completely.
Standing there was a lifelike ice sculpture.
“That… worked?”
Even Ethan hadn’t expected such insane results.
He stepped forward to check how solid the ice was when—
Holy light descended from the sky.
The entire room lit up.
Within the radiant glow, two figures appeared.
“Sigh…”
A soft sigh came first.
“Raphiel, Heaven’s intelligence system really needs an update. Another innocent life has been lost.”
“There’s nothing we can do. Things from that world are crossing over. Heaven’s struggling too.”
Two angels had arrived.
Wings.
Halos.
The whole package.👼
“But…”
“This young man seems a little special.”
Under their gaze, Ethan’s eyelid twitched.
Another anime girl he recognized had appeared.
Blonde angel.
[Angel]: Tenma Gabriel White
[Level]: 29
[Ability]: “Angel Divine Power”
[Item]: “Horn of Destruction”
White-haired angel.
[Angel]: Shiraha Raphiel Ainsworth
[Level]: 29
[Ability]: “Angel Divine Power”
Ethan’s first reaction wasn’t shock.
It was doubt.
This world might be beyond saving.
After all… Gabriel was holding the Horn of Destruction.
“…..”
“Chat Group: Harem Fights For Me”