Note: The Slice-of-Life Boys. "Hey Ishimoto, tell us a dark joke," Hara requested. "A refrigerator with food is the same as a cannibal opening an air-conditioned room full of people," Ishimoto answered. "Woah, man! Too dark! Another one, but not too dark," Yoshida requested. "If a cat in a box filled with radiation is Schrödinger's cat, can a human-dog hybrid eating chocolate be considered the same?" Ishimoto answered. "Too smart!" Arata praised. I analyzed their antics. I can be a Slice-of-Life, but that's the lowest of the low. I'll have that as my last resort since right now, I'm in desperate need. Now, what genres and themes do we have? I'll start with what comes up to mind. I started listing out the genres and themes. Adventure. Nope, no chance. Action, that's for shounen, mostly. Comedy, I have a knack for this one, I'll leave this on standby. Romance, pshhh. "I ain't a mob character for no reason, eh?" Sports, as if. Parody... "I'm already mocking certain stereotyp
April 15, 20XX 8:11 AM "I WAS GONNA TRY SCI-FI, BUT YOU PUSHED ME TO THE LIMITS!" If I can't be the main character, no one will... AND NO SHOULD BE! "I'll make it work this time, by using a different and smarter method." With my status as a mob character, I'd be most likely ignored by the main characters surrounding me. This is why my plan to make the rom-com vulgar failed. So in order to successfully cancel this sh*tty story, instead of being directly involved, how about I be indirect? "That way I ruin their progress and create unnecessary filler events. I really am a genius! Now, who to mess with? I shouldn't mess with the Shounen Protagonist, he protects us from enemies, so it would be bad if I messed with him." "How about I mess the rom-com again?" I laughed and snickered at the unfortunate soul. I'll mess with them first. … .. . Ring. Ring. The school bell rang. Class was about to begin. Morine was hugging Tamaki. I stared at them and smiled with evil intent. I ros
April 19, 20XX 8:20 AM I'm giving this world three chances, after that... I sighed, "If only I could kill myself though…" However, I chose to ignore this notion and decide to plan. With my tip-top smarts, I could top at any time. And that's why I decided to join... A door opened. "Hello! I'm here to join the researchers of the future club!" I said enthusiastically. Three people stared at him, 2 boys and a girl. "Can you please quiet down, we're doing research here..." the first boy said to me. "Oh, Toshiaki-kun, you need to be more mindful of your kouhais," the second one replied to the first. He took a closer inspection of me. "Huh?" He stared at me. "Wait, aren't you in the same class as we are? What was your name again?" he asked. Ehehehe, they never noticed me, haven't they? "My name is Kibe Takayuki," I introduced myself. "I'm Yuu Kajiwara, I'm the leader here. You can call me Kajiwara-san. That guy over there is Toshiaki Sando-kun," he pointed to the other guy
I’m inside my room. WAHHHHHHHH! It's bad to get involved in time. I've never seen an anime or manga that did not involve psychological horror or thriller with time travel. One such example is St**ns;gate. I sighed. "I thought I finally had it, too bad. Now two more chances… Hang on, let me analyze this a bit more thoroughly." "Hmmmm... I GOT IT!" The main reason that I do not have the role of the main protagonist is that... "I do not meet the criteria... My personality doesn't meet the expectations of that of a main character, and because it didn't fit those even of a side character, I was set to a background character." "Aren't there people who have much worse conditions? Oh hold on, they are probably antagonists or villain protagonists. But I don't want either of those roles though. " I smirked and laughed. AND THAT'S WHY MY PLAN IS PERFECT! I can't believe I have to resort to this, but I have to… "I'll become the sacred protagonist, or in other words... a Hentai Protagoni
"All I have to do is to drink the drug, right?" I was at home, inside my room, sitting on my bed. The drug was in my right hand. A glass of water was on top of the table beside my bed. "Well, here goes nothing." I threw the drug into my mouth and grabbed the glass of water. I gulped away. Glug. Glug. Glug. Now to wait. "Never mind, I'm tired. I'll go to sleep." I snuggle in my bed with my blanket. I ended the day. … .. . April 27, 20XX 7:00 AM Yawn. I stretched out my arms and got up from my bed. Hm? Why can't I see anything? What's this on my face? I touched the obscure thing blocking my vision. Hair? Huh? I quickly set aside the thing that blocked my vision which I thought to be my hair. My suspicions were right and I admired the long bangs I had. This.... is my hair? IT WORKED! "Wait, I need to see it in the mirror." I opened the door. I turned to the left and went to the bathroom. There was a large rectangular mirror right near the sink. "Woah... This is pret
May 5, 20XX I was typing in my home, back in my room. I sighed. That was a mess of things. When I texted Okada back at home, she said that she didn't remember anything and teased me that I was a degenerate. "That ungrateful b*tch." But luckily for me, she canceled our meetings for Golden Week. I put my finger on my chin. So what actually happened? "Though it was a total waste of an opportunity, I can't take it again because the rule of Hentai knows no bounds nor ethics, and I can't have that." These past few days, I have reflected back and analyzed my experiences thus far and have formulated a theory. Or should I call it a theorem because it's bound to be true anyway? "Now then... " I called it... "The Overruling Statement. It is defined as the rule which only occurs in a world full of protagonists, specifically, this one, which happens whenever two protagonists cross each other's paths, is the phenomenon where a genre, place, theme, person's personality, role, and its ever
Grrrr. Grrrr.All 5 made grumbling noises."I'm not even that hungry. Oh yeah, I forgot I lived in a manga/anime world which meant things usually are exaggerated... such as hunger."…...1:00 PMGrrrr. Grrrr."Damn it... This is really annoying.""Hung....ry..." Ishimoto complained."Dammit..." Arata grunted."Grrrrrr..." Yoshida gritted his teeth.While they were focusing on their painful and empty stomachs. Hara had a menacing plan. He chuckled."Fools. This is the TRUE test of courage."He grabbed something yellow out of his bag.I looked beside me.A banana! He peeled off the skin of the banana.No... Don't you dare.He noticed me staring at him and he gave me a smug look.You jerk! You're gonna start an eating competition!Arata saw him."Oh no, you don't," he thought.He grabbed a bag of potato chips and then proceeded to open it. He took one chip and made a slight crunching sound.Crunch. Crunch. Crunch.I heard his loud crunches. I turned around to see him. He took notice o
May 7, 20XX8:00 AMIt's Friday and that means there definitely must be some extra activity after class. I snickered."Hehehehe."I should stalk them.…...4:00 PM, After SchoolBy the school gates, the four Slice-of-Life Boys gathered."Hey Ishimoto, can you tell me a joke? A good one," Yoshida requested."What do you call a table which doesn't have any legs?" Ishimoto asked."Uh... What?""Dis-tabled.""...Corny."Arata and Hara both looked at Yoshida in disbelief."What did you say?" Arata asked for confirmation."Did I say anything wrong?" Yoshida questioned."Yes you did!" Hara accused him as he pointed his finger at him, "you violated Brother Code #1!""Wha- What even is brother code #1?"Arata and Hara were in shock."How dare you... It's to always laugh at Ishimoto's jokes!" Arata explained."You guys just made that up, didn't you?" Yoshida asked in the absurdity of the situation."You take that back! Or we won't be friends anymore!" Hara shouted."Fine, fine. I take it bac
Guys, I really apologize for not updating for so long. My parents do not allow me to write, and it's a lot harder especially since I'm in high school, so I have to focus a bit more on my studies. However, that doesn't mean I'm abandoning this series or the other, it's just on hold. Please do expect an update somewhere around summer, perhaps June or July? Around those dates. Please continue to follow my series and follow my twitter if you can. You can simply search my author name and it pops up. Thank you for understanding! And that is all for now! Might drop a special chapter soon, a special, "might".
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5:21 PMI was on a call with Arata."WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU DIDN'T GIVE HER THE POTION?!" I retaliated."Sorry, Kibe. I really am.""THEN WHY DIDN'T YOU GIVE HER THE FREAKING LOVE POTION?!""Kibe, don't you think trying to court her for a single rooftop is already foolish? More so with the love potion… even we have a line to draw.""DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY THINGS I HAD TO DO FOR THAT POTION?!"Aside from persuasion, I technically haven't done anything for that potion, but 'will'."I deeply apologize for my selfish actions."I sat on my bed morosely contemplating. I rubbed my fingers on my forehead.This is what I get for trusting other people… no, this isn't the time I should be doubting my accomplices. I know his progress is doing relatively fast but perhaps a week may have been pushing it to the limit."Fine, we'll have to start the challenges now," I declared."Even without you?""We have to move things somewhere. I can't keep waiting here, so inform the rest of them tomorrow or even me
The background became an eyesore once more because of the oversaturated colors. I decided to look down at the floor as I passed through the class to avoid seeing these painful colors, as well as avoid meeting anyone's gaze, as failure to do so, will give my own classmates a dinner known as me. To ease my hand, I tucked my phone into my shorts' left pocket.I took a short glance at the critters that I once recognized as my classmates. Their gazes shot everywhere. Their breathing was erratic. Most importantly… their faces were hungry, not for food, mind you. Even our teacher was losing control, he wasn't even teaching. He just sat silently.Everyone must still be short-circuiting from the sudden transition.I decided to ignore the scenery before me and tried to find Okada.I tried to find her everywhere but she just wasn't there. I turned around to see that she was the very first person to the door I just entered.Bro… Did I really just miss her because I looked down?I sighed in disapp
"But how will I do that?" I asked myself, "Do I bribe Okada again?"If so, what can I even offer to her? I owe her for last time and hadn't even repaid her yet.I crossed my fingers."Got nothing else to do other than hope."I stood up and walked in circles."However, there is another problem that arises... I am supposed to be phoned in sick and since Okada is in the same class as I am... there is a high chance that I get spotted if I get close to her."Should I make use of the Overruling Statement again? But then again, a Slice-of-Life Protagonist regardless of gender has broad application over various genres and is included in almost all. Even if their role was diminished even for a slight second, they would remain a side character which only takes away their ability and frequency to interact but does not change their personality in any way."What I'm saying is if they see me, they're not going to forget it."Then should I ask Mieko once more for help?I scratched my head at the ide
We went down to the first floor where we took a break from the intense confrontation. "I can't believe that actually worked," Yoshida said in disbelief. "What did I tell you?" I responded in a smug manner. Arata went down the escalator and approached us. "Arata! Our hero and savior," Hara chanted. "Why didn't any of you pick up your phones?" Arata asked. "There was no signal here," I answered. I checked my phone only to see that there was now a signal. "There's a signal right there," Arata pointed out. "Look, I'm not lying. It just happens that there is one right now. Why don't we set aside all this for now and call it a day?" "Hmm, I guess..." "Hey, what about the subjugation plan? The plan to conquer Mari? Whatever happened to your progress? Inform us." "Things are... progressing. I was able to exchange messages with her since she accepted my friend request just earlier." I was baffled. I was overjoyed. I did not expect my seeds of progress to be growing at such a rapid
We went up the escalators and up to the 4th floor where the arcade was located."Woah…" Yoshida said in awe."Games!" Ishimoto said in a slightly higher yet still monotonous tone."Here. Now you guys go crazy," I told them."Woohoo!" they all cheered.We all went inside the arcade.…...The girls exited the clothing store. All of them held paper bags of varying pastel colors."That was great!" Ran cheered."It could've been much better if you hadn't kept pestering me," Mari told her."Why don't you just go ahead and tell us who the lucky guy is?" Rin insisted."For the last time… I never said it was a guy!""You wouldn't be as reluctant to share if it was a girl. C'mon just tell us, what's there to be shy about? Unless…"Ran gasped, "IT'S A BOYFRIEND! IT HAS TO BE!"Mari turned red out of embarrassment, "WHA?! STOP ASSUMING THINGS!"Yuka raised her arm, "Um…"They heard her and listened."Wh-What do we do next?""Good question," Rin answered."My energy is drained. How 'bout we go p
I and Yoshida were both gloomy.Ishimoto spoke, "You can borrow my money."Our eyes lit, "REALLY?!""Yeah, I've got enough money to support you two.""You're a lifesaver, Ishimoto," I praised."We'll definitely pay you back!"After all that was settled, Yoshida grabbed the menu and we took a peak. Minutes later, everyone sat back in their places."Alright, place your orders!" Hara yelled as he took out a piece of paper and pen and put it on the table.I started first and wrote down my order. It was passed down to Hara, then, Ishimoto, and finally, Yoshida.Ishimoto took out his money and stood up expecting to be the one to order.Yoshida held out his hand."No need, Ishimoto. I'll do it. It's the very least that I can do.""Okay."Ishimoto gave the money to Yoshida and then Yoshida headed to the counter to take out orders."Alright, I'll go straight to the point. We have to think of the next challenge," I declared, "But this time, please recommend challenges that are less luck-based."
11:00 AM I was preparing my stuff. After I finished with that, I took a shower so that I wouldn't smell. I grabbed a towel and dried myself up. I went upstairs to my room and opened up my drawer. I scrolled through my countless clothes and uniforms hung on a wooden hanger. "Nope… Not this…" I finally stumbled upon a blue and white striped buttoned shirt. I wore short blue jeans and sprayed normal cologne instead of the manly cologne I save for special occasions. I went downstairs and grabbed my bag. From there, Nakatani caught the scent of my cologne. "Oh??? Onii-chan is getting all fancy and dressed up. Meeting a girl? A date perhaps?" she guessed. "Oh, I wish. But nothing special, just a hang-out with the boys." I say that but it's actually a multi-layered plan, specifically, to discuss the challenges with them, to eat a thing OTHER than curry, and to go out for a while. Sad to say that I'm becoming less and less of a shut-in because of them. After all of this, I'm gonna take