In a quiet part of the city, a young man—eighteen years old, still dressed like a high school student—walked down the street, sipping his usual coffee. On the surface, he looked calm, composed, the kind of person who could live independently without relying on anyone. But appearances are often deceptive.
This boy was Kaito Ishida—the protagonist of this story. After finishing his drink, he returned home, tossed the empty coffee cup into the trash in the corner, hung his coat on the rack, and slumped into his chair. Without hesitation, he powered on his gaming setup and launched into his favorite escape: Find the Suspect, a hardcore detective game that demanded sharp instincts and an unshakable mind.
He might seem level-headed and capable, but in truth, Kaito was a shut-in—a gamer through and through. One of the top players in the country, though no one knew his real identity. Beneath that calm exterior was someone clinging to pixels and progress bars as a way to survive. Yet despite his obsession with games, Kaito was also a top student. He aced every exam as if they were effortless and served as class president. To his peers and teachers, he was flawless.
But all of it was a mask.
The good grades, the laughter with friends, the polished image—none of it was real. Kaito had been orphaned at the age of five, after a horrific car crash took his parents' lives instantly. Even if help had arrived, they wouldn't have made it. With no one else to care for him, he was sent to live with an uncle two cities away. But his uncle was cruel, abusive in ways a child should never endure.
So when Kaito turned eight, he ran.
He left that house behind and started living on his own. It's been seven years since then. For seven long years, he's survived in silence, supporting himself by juggling three part-time jobs—never letting anyone close enough to see the truth.
And no one—not his classmates, not his teachers, not even his so-called friends—knows what he's really been through
Kaito, thinking after a long, hard day at work, muttered, "Man!! My arms hurt so much. I've got to ask the manager for a day off. It's getting to me—I can't even sleep properly." He opened the door to his apartment, turned on the lights, dropped his bag to the side, and collapsed onto his bed. "I just want to get a good night's sleep today, and when I wake up, I want to feel grea…" His voice trailed off as he dozed off mid-sentence.
Little did Kaito know that when he opened his eyes again, his entire world would be turned upside down.
As the sun rose, Kaito expected the morning light to pour into his room—but instead, he found himself floating high above the earth. He jolted up in terror. "What the actual hell is this?!" he shouted.
A strange voice echoed through the air: "Look here, you lower life form."
Kaito spun around and saw a Divinity—a being of unimaginable power, responsible for maintaining the balance of the human world—standing before him.
With a mixture of panic and excitement, Kaito tried to reason with himself. "Oh! This must be one of those manga reincarnation moments where I get sent to another world, you give me an overpowered ability, and I defeat some demon kin—"
He was immediately cut off.
"No," the Divinity said coldly. "What gave you that ridiculous idea? I called you here because of your mother's final wish. And you respond in such a disgraceful manner?"
Kaito froze.
"You shall be sent to a new world," the Divinity continued, "but as an ordinary human. The abilities you receive will be granted at random by other Divinities. You will not become a hero with unimaginable power. You will not rise as some destroyer of empires."
The Divinity's voice grew harsher. "And because you dared interrupt me, you will be punished. I hereby cast you into the 'Forest of No Return.' Now fall—die, you insolent human! Mortals have no right to speak to us as equals. We, the Divinity, hold the powers of the cosmos. We shape the stars, bend fate, and command the universe. We are the embodiment of Power itself!"
Suddenly, Kaito was yanked from the space around him and thrown high into the air. As he struggled to make sense of what had happened, he noticed the wind growing violent, the pressure on his body increasing.
Looking down, he realized: the Divinity had dropped him from the sky—into a world he knew nothing about.
Falling at terrifying speed, Kaito shouted, "Wait—what?! This isn't fairrr!!"