Blake was a very average person with average looks, talent and background. He was a typical example of what it meant to be average. As a loner, his only interaction is with the manga he reads every day.
One fine morning, he was travelling to his local manga shop while unexpectedly, his vision goes blank. He wakes up on a platform, surrounded by darkness on all sides. He rubs his eyes, trying to remember where he was.
"Ah! What a clear and beautiful soul!"
A cheerful voice sounds in his head while he raises his eyes and sees a red haired..... loli.
"Uhh excuse me but where am I!? And who are you? Also where is this place? This place looks so.... empty."
"I understand that you may have a lot of questions and I will answer them one by one. First of all, let me introduce myself. I am the 36th Goddess of Reincarnation, Stella. You may refer to me as Goddess."
"You are.... a Goddess? Does that mean I'm dead!? That can't be.... I remember walking along the pavement. It can't be that truck-kun hit me while I was on the pavement."
"Well to be honest, you died of stroke in the sun. You should bring out umbrellas in the summer to protect you from the Sun."
A disappointed expression flashes across Blake's face as he thinks about how uncool his death. It turns to excitement after a few seconds as he recalls all the isekai manga he read where the reincarnated person reaches the peak of the world utilising his goldfinger.
"Hey Miss Goddess, does this mean I can reincarnate into a new world with a system?"
"Well you are entitled to a reincarnation but you don't really get a system as that would just be too unfair to the natives of the world. Though you will get a completely random identity in the new world. Hmm, your fate points you to the World of Magic."
"I would have preferred a cultivation world but well, beggars can't be choosers. Though I should at least get some sort of goldfinger as a reincarnator, right?"
"Of course! You have a single chance to spin the Wheel of Fate which allows you to choose your destiny. The darker the colour, the better your identity"
Blake turns to look at a magical wheel hovering in the air. It looks like a Newton's disk except for the fact that the only colours are white, grey and black. He spins the needle and it lands on..... the darkest part
"Hey Goddess, isn't that the most lucky part?"
"This is the first I've seen someone get as lucky as this. Maybe some of my predecessors have but it's still awesome. This means you'll be a peerless genius in the magical world."
She scrutinises Blake for a few moments before whispering a few obscure incantations
"Good luck then, mortal. Off you go!"
"Wait! I still have a few more ques- Ahhhh!"
Blake gets sucked into a portal as he vanishes from the platform
***
In the Capital City of the Azure Empire
A few maids are huddled together in the mansion of Grand Duke O'Neil discussing about how the newest heir will be like
"I think the Lady's first child will be a girl. She would definitely be a good match for the Crown Prince."
"The first heir should be a handsome and talented boy to carry on the family lineage. The O'Neil family is after all a family of mages."
"I think it will be a boy too. How cute a baby boy would be."
"Boy or girl, a heir to the O'Neill family would definitely be unbeatable in looks and talent."
"That's a given, of course it will be like that."
They continue arguing endlessly till they hear a small cry from inside the mansion, startling all of them.
"We'll finally get to see the Young Master!"
"Maybe it's the Young Mistress!"
"We'll know when we get there!"
They sharpen their ears trying to hear the conversation from inside the mansion.
***
Meanwhile, in the Lady's residence
"Congratulations, My Lord. It's a fine boy you got here"
A midwife hands over a rather handsome baby boy into the hands of a fierce looking middle-aged man.
"Hahaha! I can already see that my son will be the brightest star in the entire country just from looking at him. You'll be called Blake O'Neil from now on, little one."