The–

I am but a bartender, tending to the bar.

And my life is flashing before my eyes.

I didn’t understand how this could happen. Today was like any other day. I woke up, put on my suit vest, tied my hair, and went to work like usual. The usual patrons made their crass jokes while I mixed their drinks. There was nothing out of the ordinary. No random chair or metal suit trying to interrupt my human life.

But then, just as the sun reached its zenith…

BOOOOOOOMMMM!!!

A large explosion echoed overhead, causing the roof of the guild to collapse. The cause was obvious to me. A clump of mana had been gathered outside the town walls and then scattered throughout the city. The thought of protecting myself didn’t even cross my mind. As a cloud, this wouldn’t have been able to harm me.

But I wasn’t a cloud at the moment. And neither were the people around me.

There was no time to react as a wooden beam hurled down towards my body. Other pieces of debris blocked my escape, not to mention the impassable ceiling following behind. There was no time to worry about the others. I had to do something.

So in that instant, I raised my hand–