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[You are a hero summoned from another world. Please save this world.]
"...I've returned."
When I opened my eyes, a familiar yet nostalgic scenery was before me.
The mysterious message I saw right after crossing over to this other world, and the forest near the border.
And even the noble-style clothes I was wearing from the very beginning.
"Seeing all of this makes me feel nostalgic."
Back then, just falling into an unfamiliar world made my mind so chaotic that I couldn't even process the fact that I had become a woman.
I was so flustered that I thought I had been kidnapped.
"I was surprised to find myself wearing a skirt when I came to my senses."
I was trembling, thinking I had been firmly targeted by some crazy pervert who would put a skirt and knee-socks on a guy like me.
Though I quickly figured out the situation from the length of my hair and the female genitalia that appeared in place of the old friend that had vanished from my groin.
"No matter how I think about it, a white shirt, a skirt, and even knee-socks. No matter how you look at it, it's way too feminine to be a hero's outfit."
Clothes unsuitable for fighting.
At first, I just found this outfit absurd.
But now, it looks like a pretty decent outfit.
I guess the evaluation really changes when the situation changes.
Or maybe living as a woman for the past seven years has influenced my mind.
"Oops, now is not the time for this. Status window."
Name:
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Class: Lv.1
Strength: 10 Agility: 10
Stamina: 10 Magic: 10
Mental Strength: 10 Resistance: 10
"Nostalgic. This trashy stat sheet and the status window with nothing but blank spaces."
All the experience points and stats I had accumulated over seven years have completely vanished.
Even the name and class are completely blank.
It was only natural.
After all, the current me is not the hero who grew with the help of the Church of the Goddess for seven years, but just a fragile woman who has just fallen into this other world.
"First, let's set the name to Alice."
[The name is fixed as 'Alice'.]
The first thing to touch was deciding the name.
Without much deliberation, I decided to use the same name I used in the 1st playthrough.
There's no need to confuse myself by using a different name in the 2nd playthrough than the one in the 1st, right?
"Next is the class..."
Currently, it is blank, so I am treated as having no class, but in a way, this was another privilege given to me.
Basically, the people of this world are born with random classes.
Hearing just this, one might wonder what the problem is, but the issue is that even with these classes, people have aptitudes.
Since you cannot choose your class yourself, if you are born with a class you have no aptitude for, you not only suffer disadvantages in stats but also receive a penalty in proficiency even if you learn skills, making it virtually impossible to use that class properly.
On the other hand, as a hero, I not only have aptitude for all classes but can also choose the class I want.
Of course, I can't choose just any class.
The classes in this world start from basic classes and are structured so that the class is upgraded when reaching a certain level, so upgraded classes cannot be set at this point.
"Now, then, what class should I choose this time?"
Although I can't choose high-tier classes, there are many types even among the basic classes.
Apprentice Warrior, which can transition into Swordsman, Lancer, or Boxer.
Apprentice Mage, which specializes in classes that handle mana, such as Mage or Shaman.
Apprentice Priest, which can go the Paladin build that I chose in the 1st playthrough.
Besides these, there are various apprentice classes like Apprentice Thief, Apprentice Archer, and so on, so deciding what to choose among them was indeed a dilemma.
'Even so, following the 1st playthrough build exactly is a bit...'
Choosing Apprentice Priest is an easy path.
Basically, it's a build where both stamina and mana are never lacking, and self-recovery methods exist, making one a literal undead zombie.
If you transition to Paladin, the lacking damage is filled, and the treatment you receive from people becomes good, so there's no reason not to choose it.
"But then no one will lay a finger on me."
Perhaps because this is a world where a god actually exists, even the most atrocious bandits never lay a hand on a priest.
It's not just rare; it's literally never.
This is because of the belief that committing a sin against a priest is committing a sin against God.
In the first place, the 2nd playthrough me has not a single shred of intention to save this world.
The only thought in my head right now is to roam the map to fill the gallery of a cleared eroge, losing to even tutorial trash mobs to be humiliated.
It's not that I have a preference for being embraced by men.
If I had that kind of preference to begin with, 2nd playthrough or not, I would have just grabbed some moderately handsome and competent prince or imperial prince in the 1st playthrough world and had a relationship.
I just want to feel the shame and humiliation that can be tasted with this ultimate female body.
I can return to my original world at any time, and when I return to my original world, I will return to my original male body.
If so, isn't it better to experience as many things as possible that cannot be experienced in the original world before returning?
And that too, with a female body that is my exact preference.
To think I can personally experience the situations I saw in eroge or lewd doujinshi.
And to think that no matter what harsh things are done to me, I can just load a save file and make it as if it never happened.
'Could it get any better than this?'
Therefore, the class I want to transition to in this 2nd playthrough is one that is easier to lose than any other.
In other words, a class with a low ceiling and high difficulty.
Losing too obviously is not my taste.
Doing my absolute best and losing 'helplessly' is the ultimate defeat I desire.
And if there's a class that fits those conditions, it has to be that one.
"Is Magic Swordsman the best after all?"
A class that uses both magic and swordsmanship.
Hearing just this, it seems like a versatile class, but as in most games, a versatile class is often considered a trap pick.
"The fact that you have to raise all stats evenly without discarding any is a trap in itself."
Strength, Agility, and Stamina related to physical ability.
Magic and Mental Strength related to magical ability.
Additionally, Resistance, which is a stat to deal with status ailments.
Resistance to block status ailments is necessary for everyone regardless of class.
A Magic Swordsman needs magical ability to use magic, and physical ability to use a sword.
In other words, all stats must be raised to get proper performance.
"Although I have 1.5 times more stats than others as a hero privilege..."
Structurally, it's a class that needs twice the stats of others to yield about 1.2 times the efficiency compared to the same level.
Even considering the 1.5 times stats, it would probably only yield about 90% of the strength compared to other classes at the same level.
"Transition to Apprentice Mage."
Once the build is decided, all that's left is the transition.
I immediately chose Apprentice Mage, the lower class of the Magic Swordsman route.
Name: Alice
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Class: Apprentice Mage Lv.1
Strength: 10 Agility: 10
Stamina: 10 Magic: 10
Mental Strength: 10 Resistance: 10
"Haa, I've done it."
Of course, I can cancel the current choice at any time by returning to Save 0, but regardless, I have taken a step toward ruin.
"Wow... the stat difference feels insane."
The difference between the high stats of the previous playthrough and the current stats of only 10 was considerable.
At this rate, if I swing a sword trusting the memories and senses of the 1st playthrough, I'll end up with an awkward posture.
'Actually, that's better.'
But before that, there was one thing to check first.
[Skills]
Mana Affinity Lv.1
Basic Magic Lv.1
"Mana-related skills. I've only used divine power until now, so I don't know this side at all."
I decided to check the basic skills given by transitioning to Apprentice Mage.
The trick wasn't very difficult.
It wasn't much different from when I used divine power.
"[Ice]."
A small flower of ice blooming from my palm.
The first magic I succeeded in in my life.
But the excitement didn't last long.
Since the hero privilege automatically grants the related knowledge according to the skill level just by learning the skill, there was no way I could feel much excitement.
"Then, shall we set off soon?"
I've finished setting the name and class, and even checked the skills.
All that's left is to find a place to enjoy my 2nd playthrough life.
In the 1st playthrough, I definitely started in a nearby rural village.
It was a place like a tutorial village commonly seen in most games.
Then, I became a hero due to a priest who had received an oracle waiting in that village.
But since I have no intention of living as a hero in this life, I think I'll avoid this priest and head toward the city instead of the rural village.
Conveniently, if I go in the opposite direction of the tutorial village I went to in the previous playthrough from near this border, a small city of the Aurel Empire will appear, so it's just perfect.
The Aurel Empire.
A empire that is vast and powerful, but is rumored to have rampant corruption and endless incidents.
Hearing just this, one might think it's the worst place to live, and indeed, it is the worst.
Especially for a penniless beggar like the current me, the Aurel Empire is an even harder place to live.
But because it is such a bad place, I had no choice but to choose the Aurel Empire.
"Nasty thugs, the tyranny of highly corrupt officials, and even out-of-control nobles. Hehe... just thinking about it makes my mouth water."
A corrupt empire.
Just hearing it makes it sound like a reliable classic pick that would produce dozens of H-scenes in a Tsukur eroge.
While aiming for shame and humiliation, I can't miss a place like this.
"Besides, to work as an adventurer or mercenary, a city is better than the countryside, and an empire is better than a kingdom."
In this playthrough, I plan to join the Adventurer's Guild or the Mercenary Guild.
Even if I plan to live recklessly, I still need a job to earn money.
Entering the Magic Tower would be a stable job, but I don't need a job that stable, so an adventurer or mercenary is just right.
Having made my decision, I stood up from my spot and moved toward the road leading to the Aurel Empire.
"I hope I arrive by night."
If it's too late, I won't be able to enter the city, so I'll have to sleep outdoors.
What I want is defeat and humiliation, not sleeping outdoors and getting a crooked mouth.