The assassin's journey - Chapter 0
I’m 25 years old this year, my name is Sato Yuma, and I’m a NEET who is proud to be a shut-in.
“For the past 7 years since I dropped out of college, I’ve had nothing to do but play online games… but lately I’ve been feeling a crisis, like I’m going to run out of money to charge my account! Anyone who has played online games should understand that it’s hard to play online games without charging your account. I’ve been getting by with the allowance my parents give me, but it’s getting harder to make ends meet! But what am I going to do? I’m a shut-in NEET, so I’m not thick-skinned enough to ask my parents to increase my allowance. Well, I guess I’m already pretty thick-skinned just by being a NEET… Maybe the only option left is to get a part-time job. Okay, if that’s the case, let’s go look for a part-time job! But man, I’ve been talking to myself a lot lately. Is it because I’ve been a shut-in for so long that it’s become a habit or something…”
Even though I’ve never worked a day in my life, for some reason, I was feeling really good about myself at the time…
The next day, I left the house feeling full of ambition. On the way, I saw my mother for the first time in a while, and she looked at me with a surprised expression, but I ignored her.
For the time being, there’s a bookstore within walking distance, so I might as well go there. With that in mind, I walked down the street.
My mind was racing with thoughts of how I would be able to use this money to charge my account, and I wasn’t paying attention to anything else.
That’s when it happened. A large truck came barreling toward me at high speed.
Oh no! If it were just a regular car, I might have been able to dodge it, but if I get hit by a truck this size, I’m definitely going to die!
I thought to myself, and I tried to get out of the way in a panic, but my body, which had been shut in for so long, couldn’t move that quickly.
By the time I realized what was happening, the truck was right in front of my face.
“Ah… I’m going to die…”
Just like that, my life was over.