03 - Start of games -

 It's been a week since I arrived in the kingdom of the gods, I didn't leave Ariadoa's house much, I spent most of the time reading books she brought, if she didn't tell me they were true stories, I would think they were just tales of  fantasy, spoke mainly about the various types of kingdoms existing.

 I also received a blessing from her, thus receiving a spark from her divinity, it seemed like a simple baptism, except for the light show and runes flying.

 When I asked her why it took so long to start the tournament.

 She said that it was very common to summon some idiot, arrogant people thinking that he was the owner of the world, or that they thought they were smarter than the gods.

 Or people just gave up to participate, and then another call had to be made.

 But after a long wait, the day had finally come, all the gods and champions were called.

 I cannot deny that I was nervous, I will be participating in something I could never imagine, my body was shaking with excitement.

 And anticipating my destiny, I followed my goddess towards the meeting.

 We were going to a place that was called the arena of the gods, it was one of the biggest islands, and it was kind of isolated, and when we arrived, I couldn't help but be surprised again, just by the construction I could see the grandeur it wields, the design in  if it reminded me of the Coliseum of my world, only much more sophisticated and on a much larger scale.

 Upon entering, the first thing that caught my eye was a huge crystal suspended in the air, it exuded na aura that would not admit disrespect, it had that air of untouchable in it, and seeing the expression of respect from my goddess, it was obvious that it was something  very important.

 Deviating my attention from the crystal, I was able to observe the scenery around me, the arena seemed empty considering its size, were there several pairs of people?  I don't know if it is right to say so.

 My goddess had already said that every type of race could be summoned, and now I see that it is really a great variety, there are several races that I can't even say what they are, I see that even a slime was summoned.

 While waiting for the meeting to start, we overheard someone calling my goddess.

 "Aria!"

 "Ohh, Bisha! How are you doing?"

 Turning in the direction of the voice, I see two beautiful women approaching, a blonde who must have been my size, and a girl who must have been half a head shorter, with purple hair.

 The blonde who was called Bisha, who I presume to be a goddess too, has a beautiful face and a slim figure that appears to be in her early twenties.  She has extremely long blond hair that reaches her feet and is curly at the end.  She has pale skin and black eyes, and her outfit was a black dress suit with boots that went below the knee.

 The other girl has very long purple hair that goes to the waist and bangs that barely overlap with the red eyes, in addition to a semi-straight ahoge.  She has a beautiful body and, especially, big breasts, which she showed on that neckline, she wears what looks like a school uniform, short skirt and purple tights that went up to mid thigh.

 "Nothing noteworthy, so ... is this your champion?"  She replied while looking me from head to toe.

 "Ohh, yes, let me introduce you, this is Akira-kun, my champion, and Akira-kun, this is the goddess Bishamon, one of my friends."

 "It is a pleasure to meet you Bishamon-sama, I am Kurokawa Akira."  I introduced myself while bowing.

 "It doesn't have to be so formal, Akira, and the one next to me is Kurokami Medaka, my champion"

 The girl named Medaka nodded to us at length, and with na excited smile on her face we greeted her back.

 "It is certainly fascinating to be able to meet people from another world, it makes me excited."  Did she respond while swinging a fan she had taken from her breasts?

 She seemed to be a very direct person, but that was not what caught my attention the most

 This girl ... It looked like I was facing a beast, she certainly is not a normal human, after living several years of fighting, I can say the level of strength of a person, I can not tell about the gods, but this girl I  I could, and my instincts said I was going to die if I fought her.

 While I was thinking about this girl, the floating crystal started to shine, thus attracting the attention of everyone present.

 And without any warning, probably everyone heard a voice, it wasn't loud, but it felt like it was inside our heads.

 "I greet everyone present who accepted the challenge"

 That voice exuded such power and authority that it made me want to kneel.

 "All the gods and champions are already present, so there is no more time to lose, you champions will compete in the name of your gods, and only one will be victorious, for the champion who remains undefeated, he will have the right to ascend like a god  , and for your god, you will have the honor to assume my divinity and position "

 After such a statement, I saw the shock appear on the faces of the gods nearby, perhaps there is something more that only they understood.

 "Just as many may have imagined, I am disappearing, my powers are diminishing every day, but my position is not something that can disappear, my position is necessary to maintain the stability of all universes"

 This statement only seemed to make the gods' faces look uglier.

 "Yes ... Apparently, even the gods known for our immortality, the day will come that we will disappear, I am living it right now, I am feeling my end coming and it is something that cannot be avoided, so I need to pass my  forward position. "

 So, for the first time ... a god is dying, it becomes ironic, the greatest of all beings, in the end, he is just another mortal.

 "Thinking about it, I decided to create this tournament, where you yourselves will train future gods, and you will not be allowed to interfere in the path of other champions, your only duty is to guide your representative, I will send all participants to another world, the  your luck will dictate the world that you will fall, you will not have any privileges, I just hope that the maximum number of participants will survive this first stage "

 "Many of you will perish, be it for lack of strength or even wisdom, I want you to live all that the universe can offer, be it good or bad, because that's what will shape your character, it's all the little details that  if you live that will tell you who you are "

 I couldn't help swallowing, my blood was boiling just anticipating the world that I would, honestly, I didn't care much about this tournament, my goddess proved to be a great person, but I prefer to live for myself, I can start over again  .

 "Now all the participants go down to the arena to begin their journey"

 "I think the talk time is over."  Bishamon said with a frown, probably thinking about what the god said, I can't blame her, thinking she was going to live forever, only to find out that she might die at some point, it shouldn't be a good thing.

 "Yes, Bishamon, you can let me finish your order."  Medaka said as he walked towards the arena.

 "I hope you are careful and return safely."  Aria said as she brushed my hair, although I don't care about this game, it wouldn't be a bad thing to help her.

 "You don't have to worry, even though I'm old, these bones still hold up"

 She gave me a light laugh: "Don't be silly, you will be reborn as a baby in the next world"

 "..."

 "What?..."

 "You better go, come back safe"

 "Es ... Wait, am I going to become a baby?"

 She just gave me that warm smile of hers as she pushed me slightly to move on

 "I hope to meet again boy" Bishamon just laughed at the situation.

 But maybe becoming a baby isn't so bad, I'll be able to train my body early.

 While descending to the arena with other participants, below the crystal a pillar of light rose that seemed to cross the universe itself.

 "For the participants, enter the pillar and continue your journey"

 That voice reminded us, and among the crowd of various races, I could see that one of the first to enter the pillar was Medaka.

 I can't tell if she has the courage or is just confident.

 Anyway, I need to follow too.

 I admit that when I was in front of the pillar I was afraid.

 What if everything was a dream?

 What if it was all a lie?

 Maybe I was still on top of Everest hallucinating.

 No ... I'm just being a coward once again.

 My body is anticipating good fights, but my mind is still hesitating.

 Taking a deep breath, I put my thoughts in order, I saw that I was already one of the last ones who didn't enter.

 I can no longer hesitate, with a flash of determination in my eyes, I clenched my teeth and stepped forward, only to enter the endless darkness.

 ...

 "I thought he was not going in."  Bishamon said as he looked at his friend.

 "I knew he was going to come in, but he has a lot of doubts in his head, I can't help worrying."  Sighing with relief, Aria replied.

 "What kind of doubts?"

 "Doubts about your own existence"

 "It would be nice if he solved it soon, or he may have to learn in the worst way possible"

 "..."

 Aria could only sigh and hope for the best of her champion.

 - NOTE –

 My MC will only meet some anime.