Turned into a dog

Ring ring ring~~~~~~~~~~~~~With tired, half-open eyes, I habitually turn off my phone alarm. Another ordinary day begins, just like every other. "Five more minutes," I think, since it's only a 20-minute commute to the company anyway.20 minutes later…Oh crap! I overslept! I scramble out of bed, tumbling and crawling my way down, hurriedly washing up, throwing on clothes, and gulping some plain water before rushing out the door. "Forget it, I'll grab something from the soy milk shop downstairs at the office," I mutter to myself as I hop on my electric scooter.Every intersection I pass through feels so familiar, so mundane. Ever since I came to this city to make a living five years ago, what was once an unfamiliar place has become my second hometown. Without realizing it, I've even picked up the local accent. The traffic light ahead turns red. There aren't many cars today, so I decide to break the rules just this once. Ignoring the red light, I ride straight through. Suddenly, a sharp horn blares, growing louder and closer. I start to turn my head to look—BAM! A loud crash, and I lose consciousness. Everything goes dark, as if I'd never existed in this world…In a daze, I struggle to open my eyes again. With great effort, I stand up. Wait—why does my body feel so strange? It's like I'm crawling. I glance at my hands:?????????????????????????????? Woof?? Woof woof??? What… what's going on? Is this me? My mind feels like it's exploding, a chaotic mess. I try to scream, but all that comes out is a dog's bark: "Woof woof!" Wait, wait, wait—what is this place? I remember getting hit by a car. I should be at the accident scene or a hospital, right? There don't seem to be any injuries on me, so why am I a dog? Is this a dream? If it is, wake up already! I shake my head frantically and claw at my face, but no matter how hard I try, I can't wake up."You're awake," a voice says from behind me. I turn my head and see a boy with a snow-white complexion staring at me. He's wearing robes that look like something an ancient sorcerer would wear, with an unfamiliar emblem on his forehead. He seems like a character straight out of an anime. (P.S. As an introvert and a die-hard otaku, I spend every night after work glued to my computer, avoiding outings with colleagues or friends—a total shut-in #-_-)Woof woof, woof woof woof (Who are you? Where am I? Did you turn me into this?), I bark while warily eyeing him. The boy seems to understand me. "In your world, you've already died. The higher realm sent me to collect exceptional souls and dispatch them to various broken worlds to save those on the brink of destruction. In life, you were a kind mortal, but in your previous life, you were a butcher who took too many lives. The karmic burden you carry prevents you from taking on the role of a savior directly. So, you've been transformed into a dog. Only after repaying your past sins through your journey in this other world can you undertake the mission to save it. Of course, we won't make you do this for nothing. Once you save this world, you can choose to be resurrected in your original world or stay here. But that's all for later. Time's running out, and that's all I have to say. Good luck." With that, the mysterious boy turns into a beam of light and vanishes, leaving me no chance to ask questions. I stand there, stunned and lost. "Woof…"I roughly get the situation. I don't remember who I was or what I did in a past life. Why did they pick this exact moment to turn me into a dog, and in a completely unknown other world no less? How am I supposed to survive here? Sigh, I can't live like this, but I can't die either. Guess I'll figure out how to get a foothold in this world first. Shaking my head, I slowly start moving forward.