Mental Rebirth: The World's Savior Was Not Me, but My Childhood Friend and Stalker - Chapter 0: The Blue Bird of Happiness

There’s a story about the blue bird of happiness. It’s a tale where a poor brother and sister, asked by a fairy, search for the blue bird of happiness.

The siblings travel through the Land of Memories, the Palace of Night, the Garden of Happiness, a cemetery, and the Kingdom of the Future, finding various blue birds. However, each time they cross into another world, the blue bird transforms into something else.

Eventually, they find the blue bird in a birdcage at their home. It’s a fairy tale that suggests happiness is something that exists right near us.

I thought about it. The siblings found true happiness. But that was because they sacrificed many blue birds in their quest to find the real one.

The true message of this fairy tale might be that to grasp real happiness, one must accumulate many misfortunes. Happiness doesn’t come to us from elsewhere.

I too had a blue bird. It was always, always by my side, watching over my happiness.

The moment I found it was trivial. I’m sure if I told someone, they’d ask why something so insignificant mattered.

It was too obvious, and I didn’t notice it. I thought it would always be there, a part of my life, something natural.

So when I became conscious of it, every little thing about it became dear to me, and looking back, I realized I had always been supported by him.

‘Why?’

One day I asked him. He tried to deceive me with a clumsy lie, even though I knew the whole truth. He thought I hadn’t noticed.

This is my story of trying to get the blue bird to look my way. For now, just being by my side is enough, as trying to catch it would only make it flee.

Character Introductions:

Yuusha Yuasa (Yuasa Yuusha) – The protagonist of the story. An ordinary person with no special powers. Dreams of a slow life in another world.

Touko Oizu (Oizu Touko) – Yuusha’s childhood friend and stalker. Possesses terrifying power.

Mei – A servant given to Yuusha and his group. Her brother was brutally killed by the Demon Lord’s army, harboring a desire for revenge.

Rubure – An elf girl who faces persecution from her peers after her parents sided with the Demon Lord’s army.

Demon Lord – Suddenly appeared in the world. Gradually dominating the human territories.

Shukure – A female executive of the Demon Lord’s army. Has a sadistic nature and takes pleasure in tormenting humans.

Ganof – An executive of the Demon Lord’s army. Wields the magical sword Balmung and stands in the way of Yuusha and his group. Values honor and chivalry in combat.

Treson – Rubure’s father. Enamored with the Demon Lord.

Eldora – The king of the dragon race, known as the “Evil Destroying Dragon”. Said to possess power rivaling the Demon Lord. Has a weakness for gold and interesting things.