NORE: I Ate a God Volume 1

Chapter I: The Reincarnation Of a Burden

One weekday morning.

It was the same as usual.... It was a day like no other. It was a plain and uneventful day just as usual. I’m here currently reading a Light Novel that I downloaded on my phone from the internet the other day.

And thus this is my usual, slow rotting, everyday life.

This was how it’s been day and night, stuck in my dark room reading nothing but novels, mangas or watching TV shows all day long, but strangely it feel none. It was the same routine for years but yet it was neither tiring or boring. I feel nothing, it’s just the same as usual.

“Oh right! I’m off little bro. Your food is already at your door, so if you’re hungry–....” “....Yeah, yeah, I’ll eat....” I lazily cut her off, waving my hand up un–energetically even though she couldn’t see it.

As always before leaving to work, my older sister prepared food for me everyday even though I don’t usually eat it.

This hollowness and emptiness began ten years ago.... Right since that day, I became numb.

“Alright then. If you need anything just call okay?” “....” Only then after a short while, the door went shut.

Everyday my older sister went to work. Naturally, because she was only one who can provide for the household.... It’s been that way since both of our parents died ten years ago.

It one summer day when our family had just came back from our outing and were heading home.... We suddenly met a tragic car accident involving multiple car crashes. It was a tragedy that one made think that nobody will survive from such end. But by some devil’s luck, my older sister and I did.

And since that day my older sister and I only had one another. We do have some relatives but they’re far too distant to call family, so we only have ourselves, but it doesn’t matters to us.

Even with just us we live our lives the way they were. My older sister neither complain or whatever, she just strive on to life as she carries me as a burden.

Yes you read it right, a burden. You see on that day, not only our parents’ lives, but my ability to stand and walk were also lost. Even though that’s that, my older sister never gives up and had me undergo some treatment needless of the cause. However, I denied her saying it’s okay and eventually convinced her.

I don’t want to trouble her more when she already had that much on her plate. I’m not blind to see her suffering no? I know that she’s carrying way too much and hurting that much too, but I can’t do anything for her. Because of that, I sealed myself in the confine of my room.

And years gone by. The sight of her suffering and struggling without complaining while smiling, brought indescribable pain but it eventually goes numb.

Why you say? Simply because I’m helpless. I can see her suffering, but I cannot do anything for her. That also the reason why I shut myself up in my room.

I feel ashamed to see her like that and for myself being so useless. I’m powerless, and it was because of me that she’s been like that....

I did everything in my capacity to help her in anyway possible, it always ends up being more trouble than help. And after failing so much, I lose hope and had myself rot up in my room.

I know this isn’t helpful but what else I can do huh?! I know sulking like this won’t help neither much would solve anything, however, what else could I do?!

Yes I’m nothing but a useless burden. There’s nothing else I can do for her but to watch her suffer like this....

Wait is there really nothing....? Yeah there’s one thing I can do for her..... Simple if I die.