Chapter 02

Checking my element, I can't help but scream WTF! Why do I have all Five Great Elements and Imaginary Numbers? In my memory, this body only has Fire and Earth as the elements. But now, I suddenly became an Average One. Is it related to me suddenly remembering my past life?

Wait, what about my past life? How did I die? Hmm… Let's see. Let's see. I was a pretty okay guy. I like Tokusatsu more than anime. I have both my family and girlfriend unlike most of the MC(s). Ah… That girlfriend of mine was a really sweet girl. Unlike most of my previous girlfriends, she watched anime together with me, played games together with me, and spoiled me a lot.

I died because of… as I thought. I died because of Truck-sama doing his job. I didn't see any drivers at the driver seat nor the number of the truck. But it is strange. I didn't see any ROB after death. Like most MC(s) I should meet ROB after dying by the hand of Truck-sama. Is it because I'm not an MC at all?

Wait. I died, right? Then I should be getting *that* mystic eyes right? They are acquired through a near-death experience, gained by being immersed in "death." And I had actually died already. So, I should have it, right? Let's try it.

My body already knows how to use magecraft. So, I just need to guide my prana into my eyes. After some time, my eyes become itchy and filled with OD. Then I slowly open my eyes. I see many red lines all around me. YES! YES! I really have it. Now, how to close this? Stopping the flow of prana into my eyes and voilà. It's close now.

And now, time for the million-dollar question. Which type of the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception is mine? Tohno's or Ryougi's? I can throw SHIKI's eyes out of my mind as I can see death lines all over the place. Let's see if it is about killing "living things" or killing "concept".

Tohno can perceive the death of concrete physical existences, allowing him to kill people, animals, locks, walls, and even part of the planet itself in the form of killing "nature" in a specific area. He cannot see lines on things that are unable to be killed or destroyed in the current world because the standard for Tohno, as a human, is based on the limits of the people of his era.

As for Ryougi, she specializes in killing concepts and visualizing "events" that stem directly from the Root. She can perceive the death of almost anything, though it is limited to what she perceives as "alive." Something like a telephone is seen as "being alive because it's not broken", so she will not see lines on a broken telephone because she feels that it is "already dead." The notion only refers to her perception of "living" rather than if it has "life".

For example; let's say there's a ghost. Tohno would be having a hard time dealing with it because his eyes still couldn't understand the concept of death for spiritual beings and he might die trying so; as it overloads his brain because "seeing" requires "comprehending". And as for Ryougi, ghosts can be killed even though they are "dead" because they are "living" in the sense that they can interfere with the current world. I don't need to tell you whose eyes are better, right? Let's go and test out my eyes.

I see the closet in the room and walk toward it. Now, let's see. Let's cut a red line first. I pulled out a flip knife from my pocket. Don't ask me where I get this. After knowing Lorelei for years, my body was starting to adapt to her perfectionist style.

The red line was cut through like butter and it seems the closet was damaged. Now, "the closet can't be used because it is damaged". Wow… The red line disappeared from the closet. Seems like I was connected to Root before reincarnating into this world. Hmm..? What is it inside the closet?

When I opened the closet, what greeted me is a katana. Its handle is white; the handguard is gold and a deep navy patina blue. The scabbard is black, seems made of traditional lacquered wood, and features several metallic ornaments on its far end. The sageo is blue, with gold dot accents. Don't tell me… It can't be. It can't be. It can't be. Why is this sword here? Why the fuck is Yamato here?! It was then I saw the folded paper on the ground.

"I ran into the wrong person. Sorry. This is my compensation for running into you. I put a little extra in that katana. Try to find it out on your own.

Yours truly, Za Truck"

I was staring at the paper for more than 5 minutes. GODDAMMIT!!! That is the reason why I don't remember seeing ROB. It was because Truck-sama ran into the wrong person! But, at least I was connected to Root before coming here. Thanks to it, I can use the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception. I won't be complaining.

There're 4 years left until the start of The Fourth Holy Grail War. I can still make it if I start training now. From whom should I learn kendo? I don't know anyone who uses katana. Even most of the enforcers I know don't use blade weapons. Should I go to Japan early? I can adopt Sakura before she was sent to that worm. Yeah… That idea is not bad.

I got sidetracked. Let's see what my origin is now. It was Freeze before I got my previous life memory. I kind of like that origin. Now, let's see. Hmm..? It became Cut and Connects. What's up with that straight-up copying other's origin?! Isn't it just like Kiritsugu's Severing and Binding?! I just hope Kiritsugu won't come and kill me because of copyright infringement. I don't want to fight the man I admire. At least I don't need to cut the first and second ribs on both sides. I can just add some of my blood on Yamato and it will do the rest. Can I use Judgement Cut to cut red lines? One more topic to think about another time.

I need to find a catalyst for the servant I wish to summon. I'll be killing Uryuu before he summons his servant. So, it seems I'll be summoning a Caster servant. There are some powerful servants in the Caster class. I could choose Tamamo for waifu material or Solomon if I really want to win the war. Or... I know who to summon now. But it would be hard to find the catalyst of the servant I chose. Can't I just roll the gacha with the summoning ritual? Let's… just do that. I'm too lazy to find the catalyst. Good luck me! Now, time for me to go out and do my enforcer job.