Beginning

Third-person POV

Y/N woke up at 8:00 p.m. in a basement.

He was in a small bed with a desk next to it.

There was an old computer, a bunch of used cup noodle packets, and energy drink cans.

Not only that, but he was wearing a black hoodie, black pants, and black shoes.

He was also wearing sunglasses, despite being in a basement with almost no sunlight

He was an edgelord to the extreme.

His delusional thought of being the most powerful being in the universe is only a coping mechanism for the fact that he is a jobless person with zero social skills.

Y/N POV

I am Y/N, and I'm on a mission to become the most powerful being in the universe.

My stockpile of food is running low, and I only have enough food for three more weeks.

What if an apocalypse happens and I run out of food? I need to buy more food.

15 minutes and a large number of shopping carts later

As I was walking back to my den, hauling ten shopping carts full of food, I saw a girl about to get hit by a truck.

I didn't care about someone weak enough not to notice the truck, and decided to keep walking as if I didn't see it.

The truck took a sharp turn, and hit me instead.

I lost something for the first time in my life: my life.

Meeting with a goddess

Finally, I've transcended the mortal realm. Death couldn't handle my intensity, and I'm now in the afterlife.

I woke up to a black void with lights staining the darkness.

In the void of the afterlife, I stumbled upon a peculiar presence. She stood before me, radiating an aura of infuriating obliviousness. Her appearance mirrored that of an overzealous cheerleader.

"Y/N san, you have perished. As the goddess of water known as Aqua, I will reincarnate you into another world," she said with professionalism, as if she had spoken these words hundreds of times.

Panicking, I asked, "Wait, what? Have I died? I was immortal, I believed."

"I'm afraid not, Y/N san. You got struck by a truck, and you did in fact die," The light blue haired girl replied

With a voice laced with fear, I said, "The great Y/N, killed by a truck? Preposterous! I am the most powerful being in the universe!"

"Y/N san, you are not the most powerful being in the universe. Your life has ended, for you are a mere mortal", the goddess responded.

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"Normally, you would have the choice of reincarnating without your memories from your past life or going to heaven," Aqua explained.

She added, "However, you have the opportunity of being reincarnated in your current body, with memories, in a parallel universe, as that universe is lacking people that get reborn."

"What might the reason for that be, I inquire?"

"A demon lord is doing massive amounts of villainy in that universe, and thus most people chose not to be reborn," She stated plainly

"What ability does a person of my caliber get?"

Aqua looked at me and said, "You get to choose one ability from this list."

I looked at the list and chose the ability for the most powerful being in the universe.

"Y/N san, are you sure you want that ability?"

"Yes, I am sure."

"Very well, Y/N san. I will now reincarnate you into another world."

A bright light enveloped me, and I was pulled into another world.

Reincarnation

A carriage made a loud noise as it passed by.

I was in the middle of a road, and I was pleased to realize that my outfit, consisting of a hoodie and pants, was still intact. All of them were as black as the night. My sunglasses were also still intact.

Additionally, I had a small amount of local currency.

My ability is known as "The Lone Wolf." It gives me a thousandfold increase in strength if I am the only party member.

In other words, this ability has almost no drawbacks.

I was in a town and saw a sign that said "Axel."

Since I was already here, why not become the most powerful being in the universe?

And the first step to becoming the strongest being in the universe is to become an adventurer.

And for that, I needed to find the guild.

I spent the next 5 hours looking for the adventurer's guild, but to no avail. Not only that, but I was almost starving, and I was about to give up when I saw a building with a sign that said "Adventurer's Guild."

However, the door was closed.

I decided to sleep next to the door and wait for it to open.

The Adventurer's Guild

I got kicked awake by some guards.

"Hey, you! What are you doing here?" one of the guards shouted.

The other guard stated, "You look suspicious, and we don't like suspicious people here."

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"If you don't answer us, we'll have to arrest you,", the first guard warned.

I stood up and said, "After traversing vast and arduous landscapes, I stand before you, resolute in my purpose: to enlist as an intrepid adventurer within these esteemed walls."

"You're here to become an adventurer? You look pathetic," The guard replied in a mocking tone.

I struck a fancy pose and announced, "Behold, for I, a celestial-selected individual, declare with unwavering conviction that my destiny is to ascend as the paramount entity in the cosmos, surpassing all in might and grandeur,"

"Oh, Eris, is he related to the crimson demons?" the guard asked with a hint of fear.

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After a few minutes of arguing with themselves, the guards let me enter the guild.

I walked in and saw four counters with staff members.

Next, I walked into the counter with the most people, as there must be a reason for that many people to be at the same counter.

I needed to make my presence known, so I decided to make my mark.

"Salutations, lesser beings of this guild. I have deigned to grace you with my presence, as I have arrived with the audacious ambition of venturing forth as a distinguished adventurer." I spoke in a loud voice.

The lady at the counter asked calmly, "There will be a registration fee, is that all right?"

I responded with, "Finances pose no quandary for my esteemed self."

"Write your name here, and we'll give you a guild card," she said passing me a registration form.

I wrote my name on the paper, and she gave me a guild card.

"How do I pronounce your name?" she asked.

Do I have a name? Wasn't my name just Y/N?

I thought for some time, trying to remember how to say it...

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I had a massive realization. I was in a shitty self-insert fanfic where I was the main character and the only being that could rival my cringeworthiness was the author.

"I'm the main character! I'm the main character! I'm the main character!", I screamed holding my head in pain.

The receptionist replied, "I'm sorry, but I don't quite understand what you mean."

I continued to scream that I was the main character for some time, after which the receptionist looked at me with pity and said, "I'm sorry, but I have to call the guards."

In no time, the guards arrived, and threw me out of the guild.

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I start screaming insults at the author at the top of my lungs. I yelled at how shitty the fanfic was and how he had to pay for making him so edgy that even Sasuke would cringe.

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I start getting looks of pity from the people around me, and I start screaming at them too. "Why is every character in this fanfic a Mary Sue or a Gary Stu? Why does Aqua even speak respectfully to me?"

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I kept screaming until I noticed a blue box covering everything. I hear a voice from above say, "Why did I even write this fanfic? I'm going to delete it."

And then everything went black.

Our Y/N was backspaced from existence, and the author decided to keep the fanfic purely in his memory. He takes the fanfic to his grave and never tells anyone about it.

The end.