"Yeah, transmigrated, you know -- " Shang Qinghua makes a vague circling gesture with one finger. "Getting zapped from wherever you came from to another world. You know, like isekai?"

Hmmmm maybe he should stop there? He probably shouldn't seem too knowledgeable, his good old buddy Shen Qingqiu seems to think it's important that people don't know their deal. But it would probably be a good idea to get on this guy's good side, and information is pretty much the best currency there is, isn't it? Maybe he'd even feel a little indebted to Shang Qinghua just for giving him the low-down?

"Oh, uh -- I mean, not necessarily," Shang Qinghua says quickly as he registers Ichiban's alarm, waving his hands. "Death is definitely not a prerequisite for isekai! If you don't remember dying or anything like that, then you probably didn't. I mean, I don't! This time, anyway."