The Ordinary Sorcerer's Fun Otherworld Villain Play - Chapter 1 - Fun Class Mass Transfer

“As expected, for professions, the sorcerer with a spell creation build is the strongest in PvP, huh…”

I should have just become a villain.

I should have lived freely, doing as I pleased.

“…Tomorrow the limited-time event, ‘Dungeon War,’ begins. Let’s see, there’s a special skill tree that can only be obtained with skill points from the rewards… Awesome, no time for a school trip.”

About my previous life.

One day, I remembered that this was my second time living.

I don’t remember what kind of life it was.

Probably a mob character.

I feel like I had no friends, no lover, no companions.

An accident, an incident, or an illness.

There’s one thing I’m aware of.

I died alone and weak.

And in this second life, my role has already been decided.

“Ah, that quest… there was this branching path too. On my second playthrough, instead of the massacre ending, should I try siding with the islanders? But… it’s a cooking game…”

Alone in the ryokan room, in a mysterious alcove space by the window.

I gazed at the game’s strategy wiki on my smartphone.

The divine game I’m completely hooked on right now.

An action RPG life・romance・management simulation dark fantasy open world game.

“Life Field”

Two months since release, it’s already a monster hit with 200 million sales worldwide.

[Life Field Complete Strategy Guide]

[Ver 50’s Strongest Build is This! Hero Trait with Spirit Magic Skill Line!?]

[The Dark Knight build is so chuuni romantic it’s hilarious. You can go to the Dark Lord route]

[This firepower melts enemies instantly. Aim for the dark fall event from the Fairy bloodline with the Mage profession]

[Top 10 Strongest Pets! The Summoner build exclusive Wyvern is insane]

[LOL, when I made a slime my pet it dissolved my clothes]

[Hey everyone, what ‘Origin’ did you choose? I went with Reincarnated Hero]

[I chose “Elf’s Beloved Apprentice” but right at the start I got locked in a cage and it’s already been over 1000 in-game days… Could it be I’m imprisoned on elf time scale…!?]

[What ending did everyone get on their first playthrough? Mine was the “Human-Demon Great War Outbreak” ending]

[The massacre ending, “Adorned with the Heads of Gods”—how do you even get to that?]

[That ending hasn’t been reached by even 1% of all players so there’s no accurate flowchart yet]

[What’s the conclusion of that island quest? Which side do you take, the islanders or the merfolk?]

[Sorcerer builds are seriously trash. Because you can’t use any magic-type skills at all, plus you get a negative modifier to NPC affection]

[Sorcerer is seriously a balance failure. The important stat called magic power gets forcibly converted to curse power, which is a dead stat with few uses]

[But in PVP, those sorcerer build guys have high win rates though…]

[Top 20 Strongest Items Obtainable from Life Field PVP Rewards! The Ogre Armor’s effect is insane]

Even when I redid my life, I remained a mob.

Effort never bore fruit.

There was no New Game Plus with bonuses.

So I got hooked on games.

The more you play, the more results you get.

Unlike reality.

“Wh-whoa… I-I drew the Old Maid again!! Why is it always me!”

“Ahahahaha! Sno-chan has bad luck! Looks like even royalty can’t do anything about card luck!!”

“Harusaki, if you said that in Snou’s home country, it’d be lèse-majesté. Ten years in prison at least. Oh, I completed it, there—I win.”

“Ah!! Aki didn’t say uno!!”

“Natsuki. This is Old Maid, you know.”

Beyond the partition of the mysterious alcove space.

From the room, the cheerful voices of the popular kids echoed.

“Yo, excuse me~! Oh, you already started.”

“We brought girls~! Wait, you already let some in, and it’s Snou-san! Huh, wait, why!?”

“Wh-whoa, Aki-kun’s here too… Hey, can I redo my makeup real quick?”

“This room’s lineup is way too stacked lol I’m pumped~”

“Let’s talk romance!”

The voices from the room increased further.

It was the night of the school trip.

Everyone was spending it as they pleased.

I wish I had friends in this life…

Wait, did I not have friends in my previous life either?

“…Let’s think about the next character’s role and build in Life Field.”

The divine game Life Field has over 1000 different professions.

Taking just the familiar warrior profession from fantasy RPGs, there are the standard ones like knight, gladiator, heavy knight, cavalryman, samurai, as well as joke-type ones that you could barely call professions—like sandbag and slug warrior, goblin samurai. So many to choose from.

Besides professions, you can also choose your “Origin,” your background.

After choosing these two, the final decision is your [Gift].

It’s the character’s unique skill tree.

For example, even with the same knight profession, the skill trees you can choose differ based on your origin.

If you set the knight profession with the origin “Eighth Son of a Baron House,” that character’s skill tree becomes “Battlefield Promotion,” fitting for a survival-oriented character, while if you set the origin to “Imperial Martial Family,” the skill tree becomes “Emperor’s Guardian,” suited for a character who protects others.

“Even in games, your life is ultimately determined by your origin and profession.”

I love how strict it is about that, Life Field.

I wonder what kind of skill trees there are for a spell creation build for my next playthrough character.

That’s when it happened.

*Slide.*

The door separating the room from my mysterious alcove space opened.

“Ah… S-sorry, I was curious about this space… I-I shouldn’t have opened it without permission, right?”

“Oh, no, it’s fine…”

There was an incredible beauty.

A beauty like an anime or manga character had stepped right into reality.

Snow-white skin without a single blemish.

Jewel-like blue eyes.

Long golden hair that seemed to shine on its own, reaching down to her chest.

“Um, you’re Kasutani-kun, right?”

“Ah, yes.”

In a yukata.

A super-grade blonde, blue-eyed beauty stood there.

Oh crap.

Why did she talk to me? Why did she open the door?

“Ah, we’re in the same class but this is the first time we’ve talked! Ahem. Ahem.”

She seemed to have misunderstood something from my reaction.

No, I’m not flustered because this is the first time we’re talking.

“I am Snow Fon Und Zu Liechtenstein, an exchange student from Liechtenstein in Western Europe.”

The slightly loosened chest of her yukata—she didn’t seem to notice.

Her white nape would captivate any boy our age, and it was dazzling.

“Please call me Snow!”

A sparkling smile.

Overflowing with a princess and young lady aura.

I knew without any introduction.

“Huh? Did I get my Japanese wrong, maybe? Right?”

The person before me was real foreign royalty.

The fact that she came to our high school as an exchange student was known throughout Japan.

You couldn’t watch the news without seeing her name.

“Ah, yeah, n-nice to meet you. I’m Kasutani Takihito.”

“Yeah! Nice to meet you, Kasutani-kun! Um… why are you alone in a place like this?”

“Ah… It’s calming, narrow spaces…”

“Ah, I kind of get that! It’s like a secret base! Hey, can I sit here!?”

Round, blue crystal-like eyes gazed at me.

An overwhelmingly genuine popular person aura—there was no way I could refuse.

“Ah, go ahead…”

“Thanks! Wow, the view from here is beautiful. The moon is so clear.”

“Ah, yeah, it is…”

“Huh? Why are you using formal speech? Come on, we’re classmates and friends, so you don’t need formal speech!”

A beauty and real princess tilting her head with a puzzled expression.

I almost found myself staring, and honestly, this situation alone was enough to make me float.

But, Takihito, that’s right. Stay calm, respond matter-of-factly.

If she’s a first-rate gem, you’re trash.

Act like trash should, otherwise—

“””””…””””””

I felt strong gazes.

The room that had been so lively and rowdy until just now was incredibly quiet.

The reason was obvious.

“That guy… who is he again?”

“Dunno, never talked to him.”

“But isn’t he being kinda rude? Like, Snow-chan’s trying to be nice.”

“Gross.”

The popular kids who had been making noise until now started whispering insults.

These guys are friendly to their own group but cold to outsiders, so they’re scary.

“…”

“…”

“…”

And even scarier were those three.

The people at the very top of the sparkly top caste.

The members who were playing Old Maid at the very beginning.

A super-tier beauty, a puppy-type handsome guy, and an orthodox cool handsome guy.

Their titles were the center of a super famous idol in the entertainment department, the ace of a popular magazine model, and a knight serving royalty—too perfect backgrounds.

Good-looking people with expressionless faces are incredibly scary.

Oh crap, what do I do? This is bad.

“Wait!? This magazine… Could this be Life Field!?”

“Huh?”

“Aww, I should have studied Japanese more! I can speak and listen, but I’m still not good at reading and writing… Hey, Kasutani-kun, what’s this article about?”

“Ah… Um, I think it’s a feature on the upcoming large-scale PVP event, ‘Dungeon War.'”

“Whoa! Is that the one from last month!? They’re doing that shitty event again!”

Liechtenstein… No, that’s too long, so I’ll call her Snow-san in my head.

I opened my eyes wide at Snow-san’s words.

“Eh… Liechtenstein-san also plays Life Field?”

“Ehh, I play it! I play it a ton! I mean, the royal capital in this game is modeled after my country! Plus, the Revelina Castle in the capital is modeled after my house.”

“What!? That castle that’s famous as a brutal game-over dungeon!?”

“Yeah, yeah! You know the ballista that shoots from above the main gate? That ballista actually exists too.”

“Seriously?”

“Actually, Kasutani-kun, you don’t need formal speech? We’re classmates.”

“Snow-san’s using formal speech too.”

“Eh, ah, you’re right! Aha.”

Ah… Crap, this is fun.

This was the first time I’d talked about games with someone.

I didn’t know it could be this fun.

But, Kasutani Takihito.

Don’t get the wrong idea. Look around you.

“””””…””””””

The popular kids’ gazes were increasingly looking at me like someone who kidnapped a princess.

And then.

“Hey, Kasutani, was it? Don’t you think you’re being too familiar with Snow-san?”

A well-built popular kid, type one, finally came over here.

I think he’s the baseball team captain.

Compared to the idol, model, and knight, he feels like tier 1.5…

“Like, were you guys even that close? But seriously, you shouldn’t get the wrong idea. You’re from different worlds.”

Another well-built handsome guy followed.

I think he was the rugby team ace.

I’m definitely getting targeted by these guys.

My student life after this is going to be very difficult.

Worst case, I might get bullied.

“Hey, say something. Dude, honestly, read the room with game talk. You’re just taking advantage of Snow-san being nice enough to humor you.”

“Eh… O-Okajima-kun? I-I’m not humoring him…”

“I thought so too. Like, Kasutani-kun, right? First time I’ve heard your voice. You actually talk a lot, huh? But seriously, read the room. We’re hanging out with Snow-san right now.”

The tier 1.5 guys were really getting up in my face now.

Scary, genuinely scary.

What the hell—so it’s like this after all.

A mob with nothing like me has no right to have friends or talk about hobbies—

[Skill Activating]

—I should have just become a villain.

…Wait?

…Isn’t this actually a chance?

I don’t remember much, but my previous life probably had nothing.

My previous life probably ended as mob character #1.

In situations like this, I probably went with the path of least resistance.

That’s why I died alone in my previous life, isn’t it?

The opposite of love is indifference.

So then, what happens if I’m hated?

Maybe it’s better than being ignored.

—If I’m going to do this, I might as well be the villain.

“Huh? Wh-what’s wrong, everyone? Oh, I know! Kasutani-kun, let’s play cards together!”

“Ahh… Haha, well, that’s…”

“Kasutani, didn’t he back in the day… Ah, I see.”

“Snow, you should choose your friends. Your kindness can be cruel sometimes.”

“Eh! Aki, what do you mean by that? I’m not talking to Kasutani-kun out of pity!”

Villains are, well, like that, right?

Arrogant and insolent, with a fearless attitude.

Fearless… fearless…

Like, being casual with someone important seems like a fearless villain thing to do…

Someone important… Ah.

“Ah, Kasutani-kun, sorry, it’s my fault… Um, wait? I-if you stare at me like that, I’ll get a little, um, embarrassed, you know?”

Right in front of me was a real blue-blooded royal.

[Skill Activating]

[Courage Roll Successful]

[Special Choice Generated]

“Your Highness, I am honored to share the same hobby as you.”

“Eh?”

I suddenly stood up and moved my chair next to Snow-san.

Close enough that our faces were nearly touching.

The scent of soap and sweet citrus was incredible.

I’m truly sorry.

“Wha…”

“Hah?”

The tier 1.5 guys froze.

Eyes wide, nostrils flaring.

“Eh… Ah, uh.”

Oh, Snow-san’s face was bright red with embarrassment and anger.

Will this become an international incident…?

An international incident?

…That sounds like a villain! Good!

“””Hah???”””

Even the top three of the caste had their mouths twitching despite their expressionless faces.

Scary, scary, scary.

But.

“Dude… What the hell are you doing?”

“What? I’m talking about games with Her Highness Snow. Right, Your Highness?”

“You gotta be kidding me!!”

“What the hell are you doing!”

The tier 1.5 guys swung their fists.

But before that.

“You’re being way too familiar with Snow.”

“No! Aki! He’s a civilian!”

Slow motion.

Before I knew it, the princess’s knight, the refreshing blonde handsome guy’s fist was right in front of my face.

Damn, this is definitely going to hurt.

I couldn’t even close my eyes in time, and in that instant—

I glanced toward the window.

Huh? Was the moon always that big?

And then, it began.

“Eh…!?”

“Wh-what’s this…!?”

“…! Snow! Over here!”

“Wait, Aki! Kasutani-kun is being enveloped in light!?”

“Snow-chan! Aki! Hurry to the room!”

“It’s no good!? There’s light here too!?”

The moon spread across the entire window.

Not just this room—screams echoed from all over the ryokan.

Light dyed everything white.

—It’s beautiful.

And with that, my consciousness faded.

[Spell Deployed, Status Open]

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Name: Kasutani Takihito

Level: ####

STR: 1 (Under debuff effect from decisive battle spell)

INT: 1 (Under debuff effect from decisive battle spell)

POW: 1 (Under debuff effect from decisive battle spell)

Skills: ???

Profession: ???

Gift: ???

Origin: Cursed Life (Second Time)

Event in Progress: Fun Class Mass Transfer

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