Chap 0: Prologue – Even if I get a cheat ability, what’s the point if my face doesn’t change? And, of all things, I’m the weakest?

This is sudden, but I’m Crow.

I’m an ordinary middle‑school boy—or rather, a sad sack who got bullied because of his ugly face.

Even when I was bullied, it was only verbal abuse. My mentality’s tough, so I could brush it off.

Then one day, a truck hit me and I died.

Pretty anticlimactic, right?

But God hadn’t abandoned me yet.

When I woke up, someone calling herself a goddess was there. Pitying me, she offered to reincarnate me in another world.

Naturally, I answered at once: 『Please』. Goddess‑sama even threw in a cheat ability.

I figured life would finally look up, but Goddess‑sama and God sure are cruel.

The critical part—my face—didn’t change.

So it’s just like my last world.

That’s why I put on the mask Goddess‑sama gifted me, the one that only hides my eyes.

I wear it so much it feels like part of my face now—no discomfort at all.

Anyway, in this new world you must join a guild before taking on quests.

That rule is a lifesaver.

With no money, status, connections, or skills, joining a guild still earns you adventurer status.

I’m bad at taking orders, so I founded my own guild. Allies flocked in, and the guild became fairly famous.

Up to that point, everything was fine.

But lately some nasty rumors have started.

『Isn’t that masked leader handsome too?』—for some reason, a theory popped up that I’m good‑looking.

I get it; everyone else is either a hottie or a beauty. Expectations run high.

But sorry—here’s your advance notice—I’m ugly.

Before I unmask and crush any dreams, I’ll flee to the countryside for a slow life.

Everyone’s strong without me anyway; I’m the leader yet hardly do any work. I’m basically air.

So yeah, I’m quitting the guild.