KONOSUBA - God's blessing on this wonderful world! (この素晴らしい世界に祝福を！)

I never go out if I don't have to.

But today's one of those days when I have to.

The limited edition of a popular MMO

is going on sale, and I'm gonna snag one.

Five hours later, target acquired!

Man, these in-store exclusives

sure can cramp a guy's lifestyle!

After three all-nighters in a row,

the sun's my worst enemy.

Gotta get inside and play this!

She's from my high school.

Whoa!

Look out!

The truck's gonna--

Why'd I pick today of all days to play hero.

Uh! Uh...

- - Huh?

Kazuma Satou...

...welcome to the afterlife.

Huh.

A few moments ago,

you passed on.

My condolences.

Your life was quite short.

Huh?

And now you are quite dead.

So, uh...

...what about the girl?

She okay?

Yes, she's fine.

Thank God.

At least my death counted for something good.

Actually, even if you hadn't pushed her

out of the way like you did,

she'd still be fine.

Huh?

A tractor can't go that fast,

so it would've stopped before it hit her.

Whoa! H-hold it, back up a sec!

What is it?

That was a tractor?

Yes. A little red one.

But then how'd I die?!

I mean, did I, like, get run over by it or something?

Oh no. You died of shock.

Apparently, you thought it was a truck.

You're kidding!

Ah!

Sorry! I've been doing this for a long time,

and you're the first human I ever met

who died so ridiculously!

- - The hell?

She's making fun of me dying!

You were so scared to be run over,

you wet your pants!

Then you passed out and at the hospital,

the doctors and nurses laughed while you had a heart attack!

No! Shut up! Lalalala!

I don't wanna hear it! I don't wanna hear it!

Your family's at the hospital right now

and were just told about out how you died?

And even they're laughing!

Oh god, no! Stop it!

-Stop it! - Phew!

There's nothing like laughter to ease the stress of one's day.

Damn her!

I'm the goddess Aqua.

When a young person dies in Japan,

it's my job to guide them to the afterlife.

Now that you are here, you have a couple of options.

You can either reincarnate and return to Earth,

or you can go to Heaven and putter around

like an old man for eternity.

But just between you and me,

Heaven is nothing like the dreamy place

you humans imagine it being like.

Huh?

There's no TV or manga or games.

And since you don't have a physical body,

you can't have sex.

You'll just bask in the sun till the end of time.

Whenever that happens.

What?

Sounds totally boring, I know!

You don't want to go somewhere like that, do you?

Uhh, I guess not?

Starting over from scratch

isn't all it's cracked up to be, either.

But I have another option I know you'll love!

You're young. I bet you like games!

Huh?

In a faraway land,

peace and prosperity are being threatened

by the Devil King and his army!

The innocent are being trampled by monsters!

Destroyed in the blink of an eye!

Fear rules the land,

as the Devil King's army rapes

and pillages and slaughters and...

...more slaughters!

Life is so hard there, the population is in decline

because no one wants to reincarnate back into it.

Fun.

To help, we decided to send young people

who died in other worlds to that one

and let them keep their bodies and memories.

Pretty clever, huh!

But what's the point of sending me there

if I'm gonna be killed anyway?

- I'm glad you asked! -Uh...

If you decide to go, I will let you choose one thing

and take it with you.

It can be anything, like a powerful weapon

or a special ability.

You can have a new life

and keep all your memories from your old one.

Plus, you can have an awesome power or weapon!

That world needs a hero, and you can be its hero!

That's some deal, don't you think?

Umm, just wondering.

Won't I have to learn this world's language?

Oh. Right, well, we already thought of that.

Thanks to the kind support of us gods,

we'll load the language into your brain.

You'll be able to speak and read it

right when you arrive.

There's a chance you'll get overloaded

and go poof, but that's rare.

Anyhoo, just pick a skill or weapon,

and I'll go ahead and send you on your way!

You just mentioned something that sounded serious.

Something about going "poof."

-No, I didn't! - Yeah, you did.

- -Time to choose!

I have tons of options and they're all amazing,

so pick one and I'll send you on your way!

Maybe it's my gamer's intuition talking,

but these skills and gear are kinda whack.

Hell, if I'm going someplace where there's magic,

I gotta pick something magic-ish!

Come on. Hurry it up.

It doesn't matter what you pick, anyway.

In the end, you'll still just be a shut-in gamer geek.

Hey, don't you call me a geek!

And I'm not a shut-in!

I died outside my house!

Details, shmetails, just hurry it up already.

I've got loads more dead humans to guide besides you, y'know.

Damn her!

Just 'cause she's sorta hot,

she thinks she can get away with talking down to me!

You want me to hurry up, huh?

Okay, you got it.

I can pick any one thing to take with me, is that right?

Uh-huh!

I pick you.

Okay, stand in the magic circle and don't step out--

Hold on, what was it you picked again?

- -Huh?

Your request has been heard.

And fear not, Lady Aqua, for in your absence,

I shall tend to your duties.

Huh?

Kazuma Satou's wish

complies with the regulations

and has been accepted.

Wait, you can't be serious.

This is obviously a mistake!

No, no, no! Re-do! Cancel the request!

You can't do this to me! It's against the rules!

He can't take me with him, I'm a goddess!

This is illegal! It's totally illegal!

It's got to be illegal!

Wait!

Wait!

Have a safe journey, Lady Aqua.

Should you defeat the Devil King,

I shall send an escort to bring you back here.

But I can't fight, I'm a goddess!

The only skill I have is healing!

I'm a healer, not a fighter!

I can't defeat the Devil King,

I can't defeat anyone!

No, put me down, put me down!

- -Huh?

It must suck to be you right now,

getting dragged away by the guy you were making fun of.

You're coming with me, and there's nothing

you can do about it!

I'll tap your power to live the good life!

And I'll tap it all day, every day!

Please don't make me go with a creep like him!

Please!

I wish you luck!

And I pray that of the many candidates who have been sent,

you shall be the hero who defeats the Devil King!

If you can save that world from his evil,

the gods shall grant you any wish your heart desires!

Whoa! Seriously?!

Hold on a sec! I'm supposed to say that!