Honobonoru500 – illustratör

Akira Tennou, an unremarkable thirty-five-year-old man, gets hit by a truck on his way home from work and, after a brief experience in some mystical limbo, wakes up in a gloomy forest. This forest is beset by a sinister black mist—his memories of his little sister’s lectures about fantasy novels tell him that it’s probably under an evil curse. He soon encounters one of the forest’s residents: an enormous silver wolf. At first the creature is hostile, but he finds that it’s been corrupted by the same black mist, and he only needs to cry "Purify!" to banish the curse and heal the wolf. Akira discovers that the residents of the forest are all animals, and once purified, they are far from feral beasts. His newfound magic allows him to speak to his new animal companions; he finds that they are intelligent and the rightful rulers of the forest. Akira decides to explore this new world, purifying the land and its inhabitants as he goes. But the source of the cursed mist can’t be far away…

Post-reincarnation magical powers in tow, Akira Tennou sets off to explore, acquire necessities, and purify the land of its sinister pall. His first priority is, of course, food–which will hopefully include something besides monster meat! Next is shelter, then eventually new clothes and other luxuries. But while Akira is busy excavating a seven-floor mansion out of a mountain, the other human denizens of this new world are engaged in less wholesome pursuits. Unlike Akira’s pacts with the ancient animal monarchs, not all power is predicated on kindness…

Spring brings new life and new friends! As Akira’s paradigm-shifting power continues to take root in the forest and beyond, the tyrannical King of Empras’s trusty marauders—the Fifth Knights Brigade—are finally prepared to launch an all-out assault on nature. Their mission is to somehow burn the entire forest to the ground—a difficult task, as the woods cover half the world. The king is soon to discover the futility of his quixotic quest, but not before the plot to overthrow the despot gains new momentum.

Meanwhile, Akira has secured so many amenities for his new home that it could hardly be more comfortable, but he can’t shake his loneliness. Good thing new pals are on the way—magical puppies, a walking tree, and his first ever human(oid) companions!