Tensei Shite Inaka de Mofumofu to Slowlife wo Okuritai - Chapter 1

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Death Of A Corporate Slave. Meeting With Inugami1

「………I want some fluffs. I want to play around with cute animals!」

I, Inukai Taizou (犬飼泰三),  a corporate slave of a black company lamented on the way back home at night. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

I took the opportunity of getting a job to move to Tokyo.

I always liked cute, fluffy animals since long ago so of course I planned on having a pet even when living alone.

It is hard on the wallet for a first-year newcomer as a full-fledged member of society to have a pet, but I didn’t give up on that plan.

I searched for a good company that provided company housing and allowed employees to have a pet, and after a tough job hunting, I finally got a job. I was filled with expectation to start a new life with a fluffy pet starting in spring, but as soon as I started the job, there seemed to be a change of policy within the company, and it was decided that the company housing would be renovated.

If it were only that, it would be no problem as it would only delay the move-in, but the problem was that we were not allowed to bring our pet into the new company housing.

It was all because of an unfair situation, the company president’s new wife apparently dislikes animals.

I strongly protested against the new policy, which would not allow us to have pets, but as a newcomer who had just gotten the job, I didn’t have that much of an influential voice within the company, and I ended up being compelled to accept the situation.

My life has always been like this. I have no luck with fluffy companions when it matters most.

I implored my parents, asking to have fluffy companions, and I thought they finally gave in and I was going to get a pet, my father developed an allergy to animals so I ended up having to give up. And even if a middle school or high school student wants to live alone, it is impossible for them to do so. It would be a different story if I went to a high school with a dormitory, but there’s no way we could have a pet there.

Having endured such a situation for many years and thinking that I would finally be able to live independently and have a pet, this is what happened. I think I really have no fate with fluffy companions.

Even so, I still won’t give up. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

Living together with my fluffy companions has always been my dream since I was little.

I thought of quitting my current company immediately but thinking realistically, quitting my job after having started working would hugely affect my resume.

And it is important to have a lot of money in order to live with multiple fluffy companions in the future so.....with that in mind, I decided to unwillingly accept my current situation.

However, that is until I save up enough money.

I will immediately change my job as soon as I have worked the minimum years of working in this company and at that time, I will finally be able to get myself a pet.

And thus, I live a hardworking life to save up money single-mindedly.

However when I’m busy, I end up wanting to find some comfort, so whenever I finish work a bit early, I stop by a pet shop.

「Haa~, so cute」

There are all sorts of fluffy animals from cats and dogs, as well as hamsters, mice, guinea pigs, ferrets, and rabbits inside the pet shop.

Is this heaven?

Ahー, just how happy would my life be if I were able to get surrounded by such fluffs.

「Inukai-sama, I’m sorry. But we are about to close the shop.....」

As I was healing myself by staring at the fluffy animals inside, the shop manager called out to me.

It’s already been 8 PM before I knew it and it was time for the pet shop to close.

If anything, it’s the busy company’s fault.

「You’re right. I’m sorry for always delaying your closing」

「There will be time to interact with the animals on holidays, so please come back again when you have the time」

The shop manager here is really a kind person for not treating me harshly since I just showed up here frequently without getting a pet. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

When I get myself a pet in the future, I’m going to get it from this pet store.

「Well then, guess it’s time to go back......」

I have to get up early tomorrow too, let’s just go back and sleep while watching animal videos.

As I walked to the company’s apartment, the traffic light turned red.

While absentmindedly thinking that there was no need for a traffic light on such a little-used street, a Shiba Inu appeared from the park across the street.

「Oh! A Shiba Inu!」

It has a round face and a short nose. With black, almond-shaped eyes.

Despite its small build, it has a muscular body, and its curly tail, which sits at its rear, is adorable.

I want to rub that soft-looking, chestnut-colored fur to my heart’s content.

As I was thinking of such things, the Shiba Inu noticed me and came over.

I felt my cheeks loosen seeing those short limbs moving as they moved closer, but I returned to my senses when the sound of a truck’s horn sounded from the right side.

The driver thought that the loud horn would make the dog move out of the way, but it seemed like it just had the opposite effect, as the Shiba Inu just stopped in its tracks.

At this rate, a collision is unavoidable.

「Get out of the way!」

Before I knew it, I was already running.

The car is faster than me, but I’m closer to the dog.

The distance between me and the Shiba Inu gradually closed and then my hands grabbed the fluffy Shiba Inu.

Even if I were to continue holding the dog like this the both of us would just end up getting hit, so I only throw the dog in the park’s direction to save it.

Immediately after that, there was a loud bang, and my body was violently sent flying.

Unpleasant sounds like a withered tree breaking echoed from inside my body, I felt like my internal organs were being shaken violently. As I rolled on the ground, I felt a lukewarm liquid dripping from my forehead.

What about the fluffs?

I wonder if the Shiba Inu I tossed earlier is safe?

「Kuunn」

While my vision became hazy, I managed to look up somehow to check and I felt my cheek being licked by something.

Apparently, the Shiba Inu understood that its life was saved by me as it looked at me with a worried expression.

「That’s good…...」

I feel relieved knowing the Shiba Inu is safe.

At the same time, my consciousness rapidly started to fade away

I wanted to say.....I would have no regret knowing that the fluff ball is safe, but as expected, I do still have regrets. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

I wanted a happy slowlife, being surrounded by fluffy animals.

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「Wan wan!」

A sudden lively dog’s bark suddenly resounds and my consciousness - that had been submerged in darkness - comes to the surface.

Opening my eyelids, a Shiba Inu face was extremely close in front of me.

It looks like the Shiba Inu is on top of my stomach as I lie down facing the sky.

And perhaps the Shiba Inu realized I’ve woken up as it began to frolic around even more energetically.

「What is this? Is this heaven?」

As soon as I opened my eyes, a fluffy animal greeted me and played with me, this was too blissful.

「No, this is not heaven. This is my sanctuary2」

「Uooohhh! There’s a huge dog!」

When I turned around to look at the sudden source of the voice, I saw a huge bulldog.

With its a distinctive characteristic of a flat face, a short nose, and a lot of wrinkles. It is a dog breed that is loved all around the world for its unique and adorable appearance.

Even so, this bulldog’s overall length is far larger than mine. I think it’s around 3 meters tall.

「……is it an English Bulldog breed?」

「Is that the first thing you ask in this situation?」

When I unconsciously asked that, the bulldog let out a slightly exasperated question.

When I tried to calmly listen to his voice, he had quite a dandy, nice voice.

Rather than that, calmly thinking about it, what is this place? www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

「I have told you before, this is my sanctuary」

The bulldog answers as if he can read through my inner thoughts.

「……sanctuary?」

I try taking a look around my surroundings, albeit late.

There is a beautiful blue sky stretching out above us and comfortable sunlight shining down from the sky.

Verdant grass spread far into the distance and there were many dogs on the grass.

Some are sleeping, some are sitting quietly, and others are chasing each other, or doing other things in their own way..

「No, I mean, no matter how I look at this place, this is heaven, isn’t it?」

「It is not」

Other than calling this place that is filled with fluffy paradise heaven, I don’t know how to describe it.

「I am the God of Dogs. A god whose role is to maintain order in the world 」

A bulldog that introduces itself as the Inugami.

Certainly, there were no such abnormal dogs in existence on earth so even if it called itself God, I feel like it made sense.

「Umm, so what does such Inugami-sama have to do with me?」

「That dog over there is my kin, with the role of watching over the earth. Because of my kin’s mistake, you have lost your life as a result, I deeply apologize for that」

The Inugami lowered his head to apologize and the Shiba Inu in front of me also lowered its ears in dejection.

「So that means, this is not a dream and I really died….?」

「Yes, you died」

The Inugami clearly replied when I asked timidly.

Apparently, this is actually neither a dream nor heaven, it’s the afterlife.

No, could it be I was summoned here by the Inugami before going to the afterlife?

「It should not be that a human’s life is lost because of us.  I am here to make amends」

「Could it be, you can bring me back to life?」

「No, I can not revive you in your original world. A large part of your soul is greatly damaged and it is impossible to repair」

「Is that so......」

I don’t really understand the logic behind it, but it looks like it’s impossible to return to my original world. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

I didn’t have a lover, but I really feel sorry for the parents I left behind.

「However, it is possible to reincarnate you in a different world」

「That is, you will reincarnate me in another world?」

「That is so」

「.....rather than being reincarnated to another world, can I just live here forever?」

Rather than having a new life in another world, I don’t really understand, I feel like I’d be happy if I were to play around with the Inugami, Shiba Inu, and all those dogs here.

「You can not」

This, too, is flatly rejected.

「I just want to live being surrounded by fluffy animals……………」

When I said that despondently, the Inugami sighed exasperatedly.

This Inugami really does have human-like gestures.

「.....you seem to have an extraordinary interest in animals?」

「Yes. I have loved fluffy animals ever since I can remember」

「In that case, I will reincarnate you into a world where there are a lot of such animals」

「Really? If possible, I would like it to be an environment where I can keep a pet from an early age!」

「Then, I will have you reincarnated into a family of nobles who can tame animals and monsters」

「When you say ‘tame’, is it the ability to use it to make animals and monsters work under you?」

「That is right」

According to the Inugami, the world where I am going to reincarnate will have a slightly lower civilization and it is apparently a world where the power of magic is highly developed.

In that world, there are not just animals, but also monsters living there, and the tamer noble family I will reincarnate into seems like they will be able to use magic to befriend such creatures.

In other words, I will be able to legally befriend all sorts of fluffs. This is the best.

「Providing only an environment feels a little insufficient as an apology. I am going to give you a favorable treatment so you will be able to survive more easily in that world」

「Does this favorable treatment mean that I will receive some kind of ability?」

「Yes, that is right. For example, there is an ability to let you have a conversation with your favorite animals」

「Hmmー, the ability to have a conversation is unnecessary」

「Don’t you like animals? Don’t you want to have a conversation with them?」

When I shook my head, the Inugami showed a puzzled look.

「I certainly love them, but it is different from having a conversation with them just like with humans. I think it is precisely because we do not know them that makes us human wants to know more about them and I think a bond different between humans might be born because of that」

This is only my opinion.

I think I want to know more because I love them, but I don't want to know everything about them.

Just like how humans can not read each other’s minds, it is precisely because we do not know that we can build an appropriate distance between us. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

「Ahー, but still, I want to know what animals think of one way or anotherー!」

「………so which one is it」

The Inugami is exasperated.

I tried telling about my opinion proudly, but when the Inugami was talking with me like this, it made me want to talk with animals and monsters too. Just what should I do now?

「It is fine as long as it is the ability to grant your desire, right?」

Hearing Inugami’s words, I suddenly come to my senses.

「………I want to spend my time being surrounded by fluffy animals」

「All right. Then, I will grant you the ability to be surrounded by fluffy animals」

The Inugami approached me despite saying that with a slightly annoyed tone and pressed his paw on my chest.

‘What is this, is this the reward?’ so I thought, but the moment I thought that, I felt a warm power in my chest.

Or rather, what do you mean by the ability to be surrounded by fluffy animals?

「With this, now you are ready. Now then, I will send you to another world―――」

「Wan wan!」

「Mu?」

Just as the Inugami was about to send me to another world, the Shiba Inu, which had been staying quiet until a moment ago, suddenly started barking.

The Shiba Inu’s voice echoes as if pleading for something and the Inugami looks quiet, listening to that.

「Is something the matter?」

「It seems like my kin feels indebted to you. He says he wants to follow you to the other world」

「Really?」

I’ll be so happy if such a cute Shiba Inu is going to follow me to another world.

「However, this one is responsible for watching over your world」

「So it’s impossible」

「Kuuun」

Not only me, but the Shiba Inu let out a disappointed whimper when we heard the Inugami’s reply.

「………it can not be helped. This is a special case. If you finish your responsibility in three years, I will send you to the world where this person will reincarnate as your next assignment 」

「That means, we will be able to meet after three years!」

「Aah」

It is impossible to have the Shiba Inu come with me at the same time, but it looks like he will be able to come to my world after three years.

After three years, I will be at the age where I will be able to walk and have more freedom.

Thinking like that, meeting after three years might not be a bad idea. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

「Hooray! We can meet even in another world!」

「Wan wan!」

The Shiba Inu wagged its tail, looking happy and licked my face.

It’s a little ticklish.

「By the way, what is this child’s name......」

「My kin has no name. You can name him yourself if it bothers you」

Apparently, I can give him a name.

I stare at the Shiba Inu right in front of me while thinking about it.

When it comes to Shina Inu, the popular names will be Kotaro, Hana, or Sakura, but if I’m going to give it a name then it has to be something that has a meaning to it.

「How about 『Fuku』3, hoping for a happy future life for us?」

This might be one of the popular names I mentioned before, but I felt like it would be perfect considering our new life and dog life in the future.

「Wan!」

It seems like the Shiba Inu likes the name as he makes a short bark as if agreeing to the name.

「Well then, I am going to reincarnate you to another world. After Fuku completes his duty on Earth after three years, I will send him to you」

When the Inugami stomped his right foot on the ground, a complicated geometric pattern appeared at my feet, and a magic circle rose.

「Inugami-sama, thank you very much. Well then, Fuku. See you in three years」

「Wan!」

Once Fuku had answered, the magic circle released a blinding light and wrapped up my whole body.

And thus, this is how I got reincarnated into another world by the Inugami. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

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TL Note : This is the spin-off of the main series, Tensei Shite Inaka de Slowlife wo Okuritai (Tensuro). Title means 'I want to enjoy slow living with mofumofu', mofumofu here means fluffy animals or just fluffs to make it short. And thus we have a new character dropped in Al's world XD

1. Inugami, God of Dogs

2.  神域, holy precinct, shinto shrine precinct, sanctuary. A Dog heaven ;)

3. Should be from this fuku kanji - 福, good fortune, happiness, blessings, good luck, though the LN use katakana

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