6:00 PMWe were back in our home with Mieko. All three of us stood in front of the door. I opened the door.Taketa greeted us, "Ah, welcome back, Takayuki-s-"However, he didn't expect me to be with them. We were met with awkward silence.OH HELL NO!Mieko tapped my left shoulder. She whispered in my ear, "I can tell what you're thinking, just do it for the pictures," she instructed me.I sighed."Fine."Nakatani went inside.Might as well celebrate, so I guess its fine. "Did you wait long, Taketa-kun?" she asked."Oh, no no no, I feel fine, don't worry, Nakatani-san.""No! I accidentally called her by her first name! Who am I to call such a beauty with her first name?" he thought.Note: They agreed to not call each other by their first names (refer to Chapter 6) because they thought it would be too embarrassing.She blushed."AHHH, S-S-SORRY TAKAYUKI-SAN! I DIDN'T MEAN TO!" he panicked."D-Don't worry, its fine if it's you."I feel the aura of romance, it's sickening.Mieko made a
I talked over with Mieko last Friday about what I would like to replace my reward with, and unsurprisingly, she agreed to help.…...May 10, 20XX8:00 PMI was seated in class.I know that I've already been considered a side character of the Slice-of-Life Boys, but, this has dragged on for too long. Alright, plan... Commence!…...12:00 NN, LunchtimeRing. Ring.The bell rang.I need to separate them in order for the others not to know my intentions."Also for them not to back each other up during the process of my plan."What should I do? They're literally like glue who stick to each other almost every time. "Should I try it? I probably should. How do I activate it though?"I should take advantage of the genres I've been involved with. I'll go visit Okada-sensei a bit.…...I went to the science lab."I haven't visited the science lab for a while now..."Golden Week scarred me... "I'll just borrow a few of their protagonist powers."I went to the door and opened it. I was gre
May 11, 20XX8:03 AMI was inside the classroom.Thanks, Mieko! Because of you, I have attained my goal of being a Slice-of-Life Protagonist. "What a lovely day! Starting today, I am a Slice-of-Life Protagonist."I peered over to the 4th row, 4th column, where Arata sat. He glared back at me with angry and vengeful eyes.My turn, weakling. I put on my best smug face, with a tongue stuck out to add insult to injury.He was enraged."WHY YOU LITTLE-"I showed my phone and his expression immediately changed to a smiling face.Serves you right.…...12:05 NNRing. Ring.The school bell rang.Ishimoto stood up from his seat and approached me."You're with the gang now, right? Follow us to the cafeteria for lunch."I was overjoyed. My face was lit up.…...All five of us met up at the door and headed to the cafeteria. We all sat a long rectangular table.Hara stood up and cleared his throat."AND HERE WE WELCOME TO OUR GROUP, THE NEWEST MEMBER... uh... HIS NAME IS..."Why did he pause
May 12, 20XX8:09 AMI've been getting along fine with the protagonists thus far. I've been making considerable progress."But Slice-of-Life isn't usually meant to progress but only to make laugh, relate, and develop characters. I can't have that. I need to force character progression. But how?"…...12:00 NN, LunchtimeRing. Ring.The school bell rang.All five of us protagonists head outside of the classroom.Hara sighed while walking in the hallway."The cafeteria's kinda boring... I have an idea!""Let's hear it," Arata replied."Let's go to the rooftop!""But isn't the rooftop prohibited to be entered by students?" Yoshida questioned."Quiet," Ishimoto replied.While they argued, I was thinking.Hara looked all around to confirm that no one was eavesdropping on their conversation. Next, he whispered, "That's exactly why. There are no people there, so it's perfect.""But what if we get caught?" Arata queried."We won't," Hara insisted."Sounds sketchy. Let's do it," Yoshida resp
May 19, 20XX12:03 PM, LunchtimeWe were having a normal lunch by the rooftop again.Ishimoto had his curry rice, Arata had sushi, Yoshida had sashimi, Hara had nigirizushi, and I had my onigiri."Ishimoto, can I have some of your curry?" Hara requested."Uhhh," Ishimoto hesitated."Oh come on, Hara. You have your own lunch!" Arata grunted."Sharing is caring," Yoshida explained."More like robbing in this case," I commented.All of a sudden we heard chuckling."What was that?" I asked.We looked everywhere and saw 4 girls from our class. They were eating their own lunches on the opposite side.One of them took a sushi from another."M-My sushi!"Note: Yuka Konishi, 3rd row, 5th column."Hehe, finders keepers."Note: Ran Tanimoto, 1st row, 2nd column."Hm…"Note: Rin Goda, 3rd row, 5th column."Oi, why'd you have to do that to our sweet little cupcake, Ran-san?Note: Mari Chinen, 5th row, 5th column. Together, they are the Slice-of-Life Girls!"What is the meaning of this?!" Yoshida y
I was back in class along with the others.Now, don't get me wrong, it might seem like I did not get any character development, but I do indeed care about my Slice-of-Life group and its members. While 90% of it is in my self-interest, the rest is because I want us to progress.I stared at each of the members of the Slice-of-Life Girls group.I never knew these people also came from my class. That makes it all the more outrageous. What kind of war are we getting into?I analyzed each of them, starting with Yuka.Yuka Konishi, defining features, her pale skin, her small stature, and her blue hair. Must be an innocent figure in the group.Next, I had Ran.Ran Tanimoto, defining features, nothing much, aside from the purple hair. Her actions seem hyper, so she must be bubbly, eccentric, and might possibly be the leader judging from how she took the initiative earlier.Then Rin.Rin Goda, defining features, absolutely none, black hair which is normal.She yawned and slept in class.Her aur
The two idiots continued their nonsensical play.I don't even think they know what they fought in the first place.Hara played something of what could be interpreted as a…"Circle? What's that gonna do? Exist in the third dimension?" Arata mocked."This is not a circle! This is a boulder.""Boulder? Don't we have rock already?""A boulder is like a rock, but bigger! Look at yours! Is that supposed to be another iteration of paper?"Arata simply played his hand wide open but like he's begging."For the record, this is money. Money buys everything and what's that boulder gonna buy you? A dead body?""How is money gonna win against my boulder? My boulder is just gonna crush it to pieces.""Okay, let's think of it this way, money is paper and boulder is rock, therefore I win.""In what planet does a paper destroy rock?""Uh, in a game of rock-paper-scissors. Besides, why are you questioning the logic of rock-paper-scissors?!""Because it's nonsensical!"You do not have the right to tell h
May 20, 20XX 8:07 AM We were sitting at our places. What happened yesterday? What was that pitiful display? Was it my fault? Was it our fault? I shook my head out of frustration and slapped my cheeks. No! It isn't! All those clues… Those subtle jabs at me. I'm sure of it. This is another trial given by the Author. I sighed. This was obvious from the beginning. Why did I not expect such? I stared at the teacher explaining Venn diagrams although I wasn't listening. What should I do? I tapped my head continuously. Then I had an idea. Hold on. What is the Author trying to show here? That boys only have comedy while girls have comedy and moe. Of course, it is obvious that if I make the two groups fight with those assets, obviously, the boys are going to lose. So all I have to do is to set a game in which we do not fight against such unfair odds. I banged my desk. I am such a genius! Although, all that leaves is the question of what game or challenge will provide us with a winni