I Thought I Reincarnated as a Mob Character in a Game, but I'm a Bugged Character Loaded with Cheat Skills!? The Strongest Hero? The Most Evil Demon King? I'm the Most Astonishing Naked Guy, So Get Out of My Way - Episode 1 [Creative Awards 2024 - Manga Original Story Category Entry]

Synopsis
An ordinary salaryman, "I", quit the exploitative company he was working for one day.
His heart was light. That day was the release date of the latest installment in the popular fantasy game series, "Legend of Infinity".
"I" tried to play the game, but suddenly felt dizzy and tumbled out of my gaming chair. When "I" woke up, I was shocked. I wasn't on the floor of my room, but had collapsed on a beach in the game world, completely naked.
"I"'s rapid advance through the game world begins... or does it!?

Main Story
Prologue
"Haa... haa..."

I return home to my 1DK apartment in Komae. Or perhaps "return" would be more appropriate. After all, I have been liberated from the shitty event called "life" within the shitty game called "work"!

The company I worked for was a textbook example of a black company. Long overtime hours and working on holidays were the norm, power harassment from bosses and seniors was an everyday occurrence, paid leave was a fictional concept, low wages... the list goes on. I cursed myself for not losing my mind.

However, those are things of the past now... Yes, I quit the company!

"There's nowhere that would hire someone like you!"

My former boss said that. It's a classic line. I retorted.

"A place like this won't last forever!"

I feel refreshed. I couldn't stop grinning when I remembered the dumbfounded look on my former boss's face. I came home feeling nervous inside that I might be reported as a suspicious person.

"I'm home!"

"Welcome back!"

...That was an auditory hallucination. It's not like my cute girlfriend I'm living with is cheerfully welcoming me home. I don't even have a girlfriend in the first place. But that's how bright my mood is—even though I haven't decided on a new job and my savings are almost zero—there is a reason why I decided to escape from the poor working environment that lasted for several years.

"Gargle... spit!"

I finish washing my hands and gargling.

"Phew...!"

I strip off my suit and trousers—I hang them on a hanger properly, at least—and end up in a T-shirt and underwear.

"...Oops, I mustn't forget that..."

I open the refrigerator, take out a canned beer, and place it on the table with the snacks I bought at the convenience store.

"Now...!"

Sitting in my gaming chair, I boot up my computer. Then I confirm that "that" has been downloaded.

"Alright!"

I nod with satisfaction. Yes, the reason I quit today is because it's the release date of the game the whole world has been waiting for, "Legend of Infinity." I have almost no hobbies, but the new installment of the "Legend of" series is an exception. I have played this series without fail since the first game. You could say I'm obsessed with it. The reason why my heart is drawn to this game is because...The "degree of freedom" is incredibly high.

Roughly speaking, the game genre is a "full-scale fantasy RPG," but you can aim for world peace as a "Hero," or conversely, plot world domination as a "Demon King," or you can control the world from the shadows as a "Merchant" who deals in weapons and such, or you can stoically master the path of martial arts as a "Swordsman," or you can research magic and such as a "Sage," or you can become a "Wizard," "Farmer," or perhaps a "Thief," or a "Playboy," and so on. Furthermore, you can become a non-human race such as an "Elf," "Dwarf," or "Goblin." It's a game where you can live a diverse life.

"Hmm..."

I think. In this game, you can also create your own alter ego, a so-called "avatar." You can set everything in great detail, from height and weight to gender, skin color, hairstyle, and facial features. Sometimes I spend a lot of time on this creation process.

However, this game allows you to freely control not only an original protagonist but also one of the existing characters. You can experience the lives of thousands of characters belonging to nearly a hundred countries, regions, and factions. You can follow the "royal road" of leveling up by gaining experience as a hero, walk the "path of hegemony" by crushing opponents as a demon king, or follow the "evil path" of becoming a rare monster and preying on small-fry monsters.

"Hmm..."

I sit cross-legged on my chair and cross my arms. It's a fun game no matter how you play, whether you create an original character or choose an existing one. However, I've been waiting for a new installment for several years. This is a point to ponder.

"Let's see..."

I move the mouse and click on a small island located at the eastern edge of the map. Information about the small island appears. Hmm... it's under the management of a large neighboring island and is mainly used as a place of exile... There's a massive treasure sleeping there...!? W-what did you say!? Hmm... "*This is merely a rumor..." is it? This is the pattern where it won't appear even if you dig up the whole island... Having played the series to death, I know this manufacturer's tricks. But wait a minute... if there's a one-in-a-million chance I dig up the treasure, wouldn't that be a shortcut to the rich route? Even in this game, having money is naturally better than not having it.

"Shall I try it... yeah...? W-what is this...!?"

Suddenly, my vision blurs. I become dizzy, fall off my chair, and hit my head.

"Mmph... w-where is this...!?"

I open my eyes and am surprised. That's because I was collapsed on a sandy beach.Completely naked.

1

"Uh..."

I try to grasp the current situation. I was collapsed on a sandy beach, naked. That's strange, I should have been playing a game in my own room.

"...Ouch!"

It's cliché, but I tried pinching my cheek. It hurts. I sit up halfway and think.

"It's not a dream...?"

I recall my actions—as far as I can feel, just a moment ago. I suddenly felt dizzy, fell off my chair, and hit my head hard on the floor. I have no memory after that. I arrive at a conclusion I don't want to think about early.
""...Did I go to heaven?
"

I remain silent for a while. After that, I shake my head violently from side to side.

"No, no, no, no! Impossible! That's ridiculous!"

I deny the conclusion I reached myself.

"However, there's no other possibility... I fell off the chair... and I hit my head..."

I touch my head. ...Hmm? Wait a minute. I check my body. My abs are forming a magnificent six-pack. This is not my flabby stomach that's one step away from being a middle-aged man! I stand up while stroking my moderately toned stomach and head toward the sea. It's a sea with a crystal-clear color. It's to the extent that you wouldn't see it in Japan. Is this it? Was I beaten on the head by some idiot from a dark part-time job, kidnapped, stripped of all my possessions, and then dumped on a foreign beach?

"...I don't think so."

I shake my head quietly from side to side. What would they gain from attacking the house of a poor, single, former corporate slave? There's nothing of value. Maybe my computer at most. There's almost no benefit. I peer into the sea.

"Hmm...!?"
I am surprised to see myself reflected on the sea surface. What is this face... The sea surface didn't reflect a dull man with glasses who looks like he eats cheese beef bowls, but rather, what should I say, a man lacking any particular features
was reflected. It's not a face I could describe as handsome, but it's not so ugly that I'd belittle it; it's a very mediocre face. My body is muscular, but... it's not large either. I suppose it's an average build. I take my eyes off the sea surface and mutter while looking at the horizon.

"...I've seen this somewhere before..."

I think while stroking my chin. Then, several times, I reflect my face on the sea surface. I have never checked my own face this much until now. After checking for the umpteenth time, I am startled.

"This atmosphere, or rather, this skin texture... it's that of a character from 'Legend of'! ...Wait, no, no, no!"
I shake my head violently from side to side again. In other words... perhaps... is that it? I arrive at the preposterous conclusion I had been harboring in a corner of my heart since I woke up. It might have been a "wish
" that I wanted it to be so.
"Did I... "reincarnate into the world of 'Legend of Infinity'...!?"


I ended up saying that conclusion out loud. After a slight pause, I burst out.

"Pfft! That's ridiculous...! Impossible...!"

I shake my head violently from side to side for the third time and stroke the back of my head firmly—by the way, my hair color is black, and it's neither too long nor too short—but...

"There's no other explanation..."

Yes, there is no other reason to convince myself.
So-called "reincarnation into another world," "transmigration into a game world
... I know that novels and anime where one loses their life in the present world, or meets with some accident, and reincarnates or transmigrates into another world are popular. But that I would become one... Or rather, that it would happen in reality...

"In this case..."
The first thing that comes to mind is "returning to the present world." I'm not so happy-go-lucky that I'd be overjoyed if someone suddenly said, "Congratulations! You have transmigrated into the world of your favorite game!"—though, to be precise, no one said that. Am I being a buzzkill? It would be strange to suddenly be thrown into another world and go, "Yahoo!
."

"To return... would it be a game over? ...I don't like that."
I immediately deny my own mutterings. In this series, a game over means "death
." The game has a save function, so even if you lose in battle, for example, you can redo it from the saved point, but now that the game world has become the real world—this is confusing—I don't think I can do something as convenient as saving.

Due to the game's specifications, I can't "commit suicide" either. Maybe I could, but I don't have the guts for that.
"The answer naturally comes down to this... "I will survive in this world of 'Legend of Infinity'!
"

I nod powerfully. And hesitantly—or rather, it's quite embarrassing—I decide to try saying that line. I raise my right hand to an appropriate height and say that line.
""S, 'Status Open'!
"

Then, a screen with white text on a black background appears where there was nothing before.

"!"
I-it really appeared... Is this the "status screen
"? To think I would end up visually checking my own status... But to live in this world, I must grasp my own situation firmly. B-but...
""I-is the screen sideways?
"

Yes, the screen is sideways to me. It's incredibly hard to read the text. What does this mean? It's not unreadable, but... anyway, I'll check it.

[Name]: Kyo [Race]: Human [Occupation]: Unemployed [Physical Strength]: 8 [Magic Power]: 8 [Strength]: 8 [Agility]: 8 [Skill]: 8 [Intelligence]: 8 [Mental Strength]: 8 [Luck]: 8 [Skills]: ??????????


"!?"

W-wait a minute...! A-all of the

status stats are only 8 each!?

No way...

""

Does this mean I reincarnated into a mob character!?
"

My tension drops overtly. That's to be expected. This "Legend of" series traditionally has a status cap of 9999. A maximum of 4 digits. Not many characters reach that, but to have only 8 is...
"If my level goes up, will my status increase... no, that's impossible..." I deny my own mutterings again. I don't have all the monsters' stats memorized, but I don't recall even so-called "small-fry monsters" having all their various stats in the single digits. In other words,
I am currently an existence below a small fry.
"T-too sad..." Tears stream down my cheeks. I cried. No, I feel like crying too. Even though I reincarnated into a game world, I have to run away even if I encounter a small fry.

"...It's cold."

I hug my body with both arms. The sun is shining, so it doesn't feel cold. However, my heart is cold. For some reason, I'm completely naked. No, seriously, why? Come to think of it, the [Occupation] column said unemployed. Does that mean I don't even have underwear on?

"What should I do..." Well, this is probably what I should do first.
I pick up a large piece of seaweed that had washed up on the beach and cover my private parts.

I point my finger and raise my voice.

""

Alright!

"

If I think about it calmly, it's not alright at all, but I thought, isn't this fine now? I'm desperate from the very beginning of my reincarnation.
"However..." I think again about the circumstances that led to my reincarnation. In this case, the mechanism regarding reincarnation is ignored. It's beyond human understanding anyway. The problem is what happened before that.
Why did I hit my head? Because I fell. Why? Because I lost my balance. Why? Because I suddenly felt dizzy. Why? Was I drinking alcohol? No, the ice-cold canned beer hadn't been opened yet. I was sober. In other words...
"The fatigue from the shitty company accumulated, and the tension snapped... I felt dizzy, fell over, and hit my head hard..." I reach that conclusion, although it's quite rough.
I died of overwork the moment I quit the company

.

"...T-too sad..."

I'm about to cry again. Does such a thing happen? Is there no god in this world? Even if there is, they're a huge piece of sh*t. Is that going too far...

"It can't be helped..."

I shake my head quietly and tell myself. The current me is a human named "
Kyo" living in the game world of 'Legend of Infinity'. I need to check the situation regarding this as well.
"I'm young... the muscular body isn't bad... it's just that each status is 8... and I'm starting on a beach on an island, completely naked... yeah."

I take a breath and shout toward the sky.

""

This is an impossible game, isn't it!
" If there is one, the god of this world is a piece of sh*t.
"No, don't just think about negative things... this is positive thinking..."

I return my gaze to the front. The horizon is spreading out. Come to think of it, before I reincarnated, I was looking at a small island at the eastern edge of the game map... which means, am I on that small island now? That thought should be mostly correct.

If so... I recall it being under the management of a large neighboring island... which means this island has been touched by human hands. If so, the risk of encountering wild monsters should be low. I sigh in relief. However...
"...There are no people either." An uninhabited island? No, there shouldn't have been such a description. Should I have looked at the data properly... It's no use lamenting. It's a bit nasty, but let's think about this from a meta perspective.
"If I were the developer of this game... "

would I place just one naked man on such a small island?

No, I wouldn't."

I finish my self-questioning immediately. That's right, there should be others. Among them, naturally...

"...There are women too, right..."

I show a nasty smile. My imagination expands in a nasty direction.

"Maybe they're naked too... hehehe... oops."
I hold down my bulging crotch. To think I'd get like this from this level of imagination—in my previous life, I had sadly no connection with women—I'm pathetic. Yeah...? "...The status screen is still there? How do I turn it off? Should I just think 'cancel' or something? Hmm? "
Is the screen vertical?

"

What does this mean? No, the fact that the screen was horizontal in the first place was strange.

"Hmm...?"

This time the screen is tilted. No, what is this? I think there are quite a few games where you can adjust the position of the status screen, but I've never heard of the angle changing. I don't think there's a need to

carefully view the status screen from a 45-degree angle
. "Ah..."
The screen is horizontal again. What the... For now, let's leave it alone... More than that, there's no point in staying here forever. Shall I explore the island... If I do, there's a possibility I'll encounter someone. I hope it's a cute girl... A beautiful older sister would be fine too.

This "Legend of" series also has a reputation for character graphic design. In short,

there are many handsome and beautiful characters.
In terms of ratio, characters with "good visuals" are about 8, and characters who are "not so much" are about 2. What I want to say is, even for me, who had a miserable situation regarding women in my previous life, couldn't I have a wonderful encounter in this world...? No, I should, absolutely.
"A beautiful, stylish older sister and... hehehe...!"

The screen became vertical again. Hmm? Could this be...

"..."
I clear my mind. Crotch shrinks. Screen falls. I imagine something nasty. Crotch bulges. Screen becomes vertical. ...No doubt about it. ""
The bulge of my crotch and the angle change of the status screen are linked!

"

""

W-what did you say!?

" I don't have any fun-loving companions to say that, and it's a mystery that's infinitely irrelevant even if I solve it. What is this specification... I scratch the back of my head.

"Hmm...?"
I finally realize. It's easier to see if I hold the screen vertically... I look at the screen again. Let's see... [Name]: Kyo [Race]: Human [Occupation]: Unemployed

Well, this is fine. Being completely naked, I'm a dangerous guy even before being unemployed. [Physical Strength]: ∞ [Magic Power]: ∞


"Mmph...!?"


[Strength]: ∞ [Agility]: ∞ [Skill]: ∞ [Intelligence]: ∞ [Mental Strength]: ∞ [Luck]: ∞

"Mmmph...!?"

[Skills]: Cannot be fully displayed due to possessing a large amount, or due to hidden skills.

"Heeh!?"
...What does this mean? I tilt my head.

"Yahoo!"
"!?"
A small, bald man holding a gun jumps out from the forest.

"Boys, are you ready!?"
"Oooooh!"

In time with the small man's voice, the shady-looking group that follows him raises their voices. They are wearing black and white striped clothes. Could it be...? "Who was it that freed you prisoners!?"
"It was

Jack
-aniki!!"
The shady group answers the bald man's call. So the bald man is Jack, and the shady group are prisoners? Come to think of it, it was written that this island is used as a place of exile... Were they imprisoned in a prison or something?

""

I'm going to take this country!

"
"Ooooooh!"
"I'll give you plenty of shares! Work as my hands and feet!"
"Uooooooh!"

The prisoners roar at Jack's voice.

"B-barbarians..."
"Huh!?"

Ah, bad. I said what I was thinking out loud... "...You there, did you say something?" Jack glares at me. While feeling scared, I repeat the same line.

"N-no, I just said barbarians..."
""
I don't want to be told that by you, who is stark naked!"
I was told something extremely reasonable.

"Haha..."
"...I don't like it... Usually, I'd leave small fry alone... Hey, anyone, kill that guy. He put a damper on our departure... I'll pay well!"
"Hey!"

A man who looks visibly strong comes out. He's a head taller than me. He's licking a knife with his tongue.

"Ugh..."

I step back.

"Hehehe... die!"
"! Oops!"
"What!?"

I easily dodge the man's knife attack. I unleash a right straight to the side of the man's face, who had slightly lost his balance. "Hmph!""!"
The man who was punched in the side of the face flies toward the forest and gets embedded in a thick tree trunk.

"Eh...?"

The prisoners are confused.

"H-hey, don't be intimidated! Someone!"
"H-hey! Take this!"

Urged by Jack, a man with a sword slashes at me vigorously.

"Oops!"
"What!?"

I caught the sword with just my right index and middle fingers. That's the "Shinken Shiraha Dori" (catching a real sword with bare hands).

"Hmph...!"
"! T-the sword broke!?"
"Hah!"
"!!"

The man who took my hand-blade strike with my left hand flies toward the sea.

"H-hey, you!"
"H-hey!!"

A man urged by Jack comes out. He unleashes a series of punches and kicks. However, I dodge them all.

"..."
"I-impossible! I-it won't hit..."
"Hmph!"
"!?"

My heel drop lands perfectly, and the man is embedded in the sand up to his neck.

"What..."

Jack and the others are all dumbfounded. I am convinced.

"I see, it was a misunderstanding.

The numerical value of each status isn't 8, it's ∞...!

"

I nod repeatedly. My crotch also swings around. "W-what are you saying that makes no sense!" Jack shouts. Well, it doesn't make sense, I don't understand it either...

"..."

I walk toward Jack and the others.

"Ugh..."

The prisoners step back. Even though they have the advantage in numbers, they are intimidated by me, one person.

"Now then..."

I hold my neck, move it, and crack the bones in my neck. It has no particular meaning.

I just wanted to try it

. The mutter "Now then..." also has no meaning. I have no plan after this. I've never been in a fight in my previous life. Ah, I was once mugged... I got angry when I remembered that... "D-don't be intimidated! We have the advantage in numbers! Attack in a group!" Jack raises his voice. The prisoners look at each other.

"Yeah!"
"Indeed...!"

The prisoners spread out to surround me. Jack mutters while stroking his own head.

"They finally realized..."

The prisoners narrow their encirclement around me.

"Hold him down!"
"Yeah, if we block his movements, he's ours!"
"Ready..."
"Go!"
"Oops!"
"What!?"
The fat prisoners jumped at me all at once to catch me from all sides, but I jump high. The prisoners are surprised. "W-what height!""Calm down! He's defenseless when he lands!"
"Y-yeah, that's right!"
"The landing point is... over there! Ambush him!"
"...Yo!"
"What!?"
"Hmph!"
"Hah!?"

I move lightly through the air as if walking. I can see the surprised faces of the prisoners. I'm confused too.

"...Hmm?"

A screen smaller than the status screen appears at my feet.

""

[Special Skill: Air Walk] has been activated

"

Is this an information window... Still, Air Walk... it's like I'm flying in the sky... A special skill...

"Take this!"
"Gueh!?"
"Take this!"
"Bueh!?"

As I descend from the air, I trample on the prisoners' faces one after another. The prisoners, who took an unexpected attack, fall one after another. After I finish trampling them, I land.

"Is that all..."

I look at Jack.

"Mmph..."
"What will you do? Most of your allies have fallen..."
"Tch..."

Jack clicks his tongue. I approach Jack again.

"I'm asking what you're going to do...""W-what's your name?""...Kyo.""I-I see, Kyo, how about it, won't you team up with me?""...Huh?"

I tilt my head.

"I understand very well that your strength is quite something. But you know, you can't get through the world just by being strong, right?"
"A villain preaching?"
"You want to say a word when you see such a figure."
"Mmph..."

I fall silent.

Because I'm almost completely naked.

Jack grins.

"You can be the leader. Leave the soldiers and money gathering to me. Let's take this country together..."
"..."
"What's wrong?"
""

I decide my own way of life...!

"
"! Hah, a breakup then! Too bad! Bye!"

Jack fires his gun at me. However, I didn't panic. Because the bullet was slowly heading toward me. An information window appears.

""

[Special Skill: Slow Motion] has been activated

"

Even such a skill... I make a flicking gesture and point it at the bullet.
"...Here you go.""!?" The bullet deflected by my flick hits Jack in the left chest. Jack falls.

"Ah... did I do it...?"
"...W-what are you!? You deflected the bullet!? If I didn't have my grandma's keepsake pocket watch, I'd be in trouble!? What did you do!?"

Jack, who sat up halfway, takes out the watch with the bullet embedded in it from his chest pocket and shouts. "What did I do... a flick...

"
"!? Nonsense! I-I'm getting out of here!"

Jack leaves the scene with the remaining followers. "Ah, he ran away... However... could it be that? Does it mean I reincarnated not as a mob character but as a bugged character?

Then it's fine even if I'm naked! Hahahaha!"

Having survived my first battle since I was born, my tension rose strangely, and I laughed loudly while standing like a Nio statue.

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