"Hey, man, Megadimension Neptunia VII is out on Steam. Let's go back home really quick, man!"
"WHATT?!" I shouted in shock, it's already out?! Well, good thing I have some Steam Wallet Money left, okay...
I ran off in a really fast speed, leaving my classmates in shock.
Oh, hi. My name's Chester, just your average 15-year-old student. I grew up with technology and been stuck getting interested in it till now. I'm also a fanfiction writer going by the name MiddonaitoShi. I've made quite a few fanfictions featuring a few anime and games, but the one game fanfiction I've kept updated... is Hyperdimension Neptunia.
Yes, you heard me. Just check it out. Hehe...
Anyway, back on topic, other than that, I have no interesting points, if you can't count being a tech nerd as one. *sigh*
I have a mom and dad that I promised to get them abroad when I finish my studies and get a decent job. I also have a sister and a brother, the latter is almost like me, a video game lover. Now, on the topic of Neptunia...
So, I heard from a classmate that Megadimension Neptunia VII was out on Steam. I'm pretty much a PC gamer at heart, so don't argue with me. Right now, I'm a few houses away from my family's store and I'm feeling so excited!
Okay, just gotta get to the other side, and...
BEEP!
...!
CRASH!
"I... got hit... by a truck... why... didn't you pay... attention... to the road... and you just… hit a pedestrian..."
As my vision slowly fades and I slowly close my eyes, I felt tears running down my face... I... never expected... my life to be short...
Mom... sorry for not keeping my promise to get you abroad with dad...
My brother... sister... haven't known of this... maybe later... hope they don't cry... so much...
My eyes are shut. I can still hear that truck trying to run away from my almost lifeless body. Mom... dad... siblings... my classmates... teachers... readers of my fanfictions... this is... the... end... for... me...
Third Person POV:
"Do you want another chance?"
"Huh?"
"Do you want another chance, I said?"
"What? What do you... mean?"
"Open your eyes."
Chester's POV:
Hnng...
What happened? Did I just dream that?
"If you think that was a nightmare, then no, you really are dead," a girl's voice said to me.
I... really died? Wait, how am I still talking?
After realizing my situation, I noticed that I'm in a sitting position. Why am I sitting?
"Huh, who was that? Show yourself," I said.
"Hey, there..." a girl with blonde hair and red eyes appeared before me. I think she's wearing that... that clothing angels wear... And wings... wings... Wait, wings?!
"If you're shocked about how I am like this, I'll explain. I'm Kujou, your guardian angel, and you've been sent here, in the hidden world between Heaven and Earth..."
A hidden world between Heaven and Earth? Why is this setting ringing a bell to me?
"Okay, hidden world, then why am I here?"
Kujou answered my question, "You're here to choose between going to Heaven, or starting a new life..."
"Heaven."
"What? I'll tell you this, Heaven is not what you think it is. You'll just be in a totally white room... with me... and the atmosphere just turned awkward..."
"Eh... Then, what's the catch in living a new life?"
"Then, I'll say this once..."
I swallow my saliva in suspense. Am I gonna go to an RPG world where I'm the Chosen One, and I have to kill Dragons or something... Here it comes...
"T-touch the breasts of every girl you meet in your new world..." she said while blushing and fidgeting a bit.
"What."
Wait what? What? What?... WHAT?
"Okay, I choose Heaven, I'm staying dead, not gonna be some sort of harem protagonist, not touching boobs, good night!"
"Okay Chester, first of all, that was not for laughs, that was serious, from God himself... Not the Christian one, to be accurate, and second, you'll be stuck with me in a white room, forever..."
"Um, yeah, then... Give me a better deal... Please..."
I saw Kujou in deep thought. She must've REALLY not wanted to say that for laughs... Of course, it's because she's a girl, an angel even.
"Well, you see, it gets boring in Heaven after a while... So..."
"So?" I look at her with a puzzled look.
"Will you write a story for me?"
"A story? Just that? Not that whole RPG Chosen One trope?"
"Hehe.. Just accept it, Chester, and also... Let me accompany you in your new life."
"Won't you attract people's attention with your whole angelic appearance?"
"I can turn to a human, you know..."
And we just... talked like casual friends...
"Actually, I've read a few of your originals, and I wanna ask, why did you stop writing them?"
I answered, "Because of life, you know..."
"Ah, I see..."
"Actually, I was working on a new original before that stupid truck driver hit me..."
"Eh?"
"I named it, 'More than Meets the Eye' and it would be about a boy that got killed by his own friend but then he's somehow brought back to learn that all his friends have something that more than meets the eye..."
"That's... a bit darker than what you usually write..."
"Really?"
"Hey, how about I keep writing 'More than Meets the Eye'? It'll be a special story for you."
"R-really?"
"Yeah..."
"T-thanks!"
And then I just remembered that I have to live a new life in another world.
"About that new life thing..." I mention.
"Oh, right!"
Kujou got her composure back, and after murmuring what might be magic words, a magic circle appeared from the ground that I was standing...
"It'll take me a while to turn human so… Later..."
As I float above the magic circle, I think of the new chapter ahead of me... New life, new friends, new adventures...
"Ah, I forgot to tell you, I also gave you some divine power, so that you won't age and you can fight, understood?"
"Okay," I enthusiastically answer.
I smile as everything turned white...
A few minutes later...
Ughh...
Am I... In the new world?
I look around for a bit, and I didn't expect where I was...
I expected green grass all around, and here I see iron bars, a bed, a mirror... Just that...
A-AM I IN PRISON?! KUJOU, WHY DID I START UP AS A PRISONER?! THIS ISN'T ELDER SCROLLS, RIGHT?!
I look towards the mirror, and saw my usual raven hair and brown eyes feature, but my outfit…
I'm now wearing a kind of blue handkerchief scarf/mask around my neck, just like what I wear back in my reality. Some kind of white t-shirt, navy blue pants, and brown shoes.
"HEY, LET ME OUT!" I shouted at the people outside.
"Shut your mouth!" a guard, I think, answered.
"W-why am I here, anyway?"
"I dunno. I don't know the full details."
Huh.
"I forgot to tell you, I also gave you some divine power, so that you won't age and you can fight..."
Kujou? Is this an RPG world? Why did you give me 'divine powers'?
Meh, I'm just gonna try. Let me focus...
I hold out my right hand, with the palm facing the iron bars.
Try to break out... Then...
BOOM! The iron bars get lodged out of its place and gets thrown in the opposite side.
I stand there dumbfounded. Really? I have an OP power? Come on, Kujou, nerf my powers a bit, yeesh!
But there's no time to just stand there. I quickly ran out, while I heard someone shouting, "GET THE ESCAPED PRISONER!"
Whew, never thought I'd run like hell again... But I have to if I don't want to go back there. I ran through the hallway, and putting on the handkerchief mask, I try to find a way out. Hallway… hallway... GUARD!
I jump up in an attempt to evade the upcoming guards before me. And what do you know? I nailed it, even though they were a lot of them. Dammit, anime logic... I love you...
After running around the hallways for like, forever, I finally found stairs, so I think I must've been jailed in a dungeon... That's even worse than jail...
*huff* *huff*
Really? No windows and shiz? Oh wait, here's one upfront! I just have to... Run... TOWARDS IT!
*window break*
I felt my feet on the ground earlier than I thought. Turns out I already reached ground floor, now why did I break out the window if... *facepalm*
Well, whatever, I gotta run from these faceless guards, and I feel bad for them... Actually, now that I think about it, they remind me of something... Maybe my memories are still getting restored or something... Kujou should've told me...
I managed to hide in an alleyway. I waited for them to go straight, and after a few minutes, started to come out of the alleyway...
Brrr... Why is this place so cold? My ethnic group is more on tropical, so I was shivering like crazy.
Not taking off the handkerchief mask, I started to walk around the city, at least I think it's a city. Kids playing in the snow, adults accompanying them, if I was born in America, this is what I would do every wintertime rather than be with my phone and PC.
This place reminds me of something... Come on, memories, come back to me quickly...
"Back off, you pervert!" a voice with moxie said.
Perverts? I have to check...
I was already at maybe the city center, and I saw two girls, one with long brown hair, wearing what I'd call a pink coat, and another, now with short brown hair and wearing a blue coat... Kids... and two pedos?!
Oh, no, I'm not gonna let this slide. Pedos creep me out, but now that I can fight...
I walk up to the two faceless child predators, and just said in a scary voice, "Hey, you two..."
I continued, "Meet your maker..."
?'s POV:
Are there still paperwork? I wanna read a book for once. Well, I can't complain, this is what my job is anyway...
BANG!
Huh, was that an explosion right now?!
"E-excuse me..."
"Hm...?"
"T-there's a ruckus going on in the city center... Two men and a woman..."
"Okay, on it..."
"And, about your sisters..."
Chester's POV:
"DIE! DIE!" I loudly said as I bring doom unto the two pedophiles... With a wooden stick, I strike them as painfully as I can make it...
"S-STOP, WOMAN! WE PROMISE NOT TO GO PEDO WE SWEAR!"
What. Woman. Really?
"What are you talking about?" I said as I take off my handkerchief mask, "I'm a guy..."
"What? Guys here are faceless at the start... Why do you have a face?!"
Um... Did I dig my own grave? Yeah... I did...
"Later!" I said out while preparing to run like hell again, but...
DONK!
Ugh... I hit a pole... Losing... consciousness...
?'s POV: (at the same moment)
I quickly rush to the city center... Geez, what are those two doing all alone...
"DIE! DIE!"
I was then welcomed by a sight of a girl whooping two guys' butts with a wooden stick.
"S-STOP, WOMAN! WE PROMISE NOT TO GO PEDO WE SWEAR!"
Huh, that girl's a good asset to my nation's guild... She MUST join... But wait, this girl looks... different...
"What are you talking about? I'm a guy!"
"What? Guys here are faceless from the start… Why do you have a face?!"
A... boy... A boy with a face?!
DONK!
I suddenly got surprised when I saw the boy run into a pole and got knocked out... He... Seems interesting...
I go up to where he's knocked out and dragged him by the handkerchief wrapped around his neck...
"Hey, what do you think she'll do to him?"
"I dunno. But she's our Goddess, we can't intervene..."
Chester's POV:
Eh? W-why do I feel like suffocating?
"Ghhk..."
Wait, I AM getting suffocated!
"BWAH! *gasp* *gasp*" I blurt out as soon as I stand up, making my neck feel loose again. What happened when I was knocked out?
"I see that you've waken up..." a quiet voice told me. That must be the voice of the one strangling me with my own handkerchief scarf.
"Okay, what's the big idea? You nearly got me kil-"
Oh. My.
A brown-haired girl with blue eyes, wearing maybe a fur coat around her arms and a blue ribbon around her neck. Her clothes seem to be loose, and she has that stoic face that I always know. I only know one girl who looks like that. She must be...
I look at her from different angles, in a somewhat comedic manner, while she just said, "What are you doing?"
She is! She must be!
"Y-YOU'RE BLANC! N-NO WAY! Wait, that must mean... The two kids I got off the hook from those pedos... THE TWINS?! KUJOU, EXPLAIN YOURSELF!"
"Yo, Middo-kun, just calm down," a girl's voice called out. Middo? How does that girl know my internet nickname?! Wait, that voice...
A cute blondie just put her left arm on my shoulders and said, "Sorry about Middonaito-kun. He can be so hysterical sometimes."
"K-Kujou?!" I said. Kujou, now human, still has her blonde hair and red eyes, but her outfit is of a normal modern teenager, a hoodie that's unzipped, white undershirt, a long blue skirt, white socks that reach the ankle and red shoes.
"Kujou, explain this..." I questioned her as I give out a gesture that's referring to Blanc.
"Ahaha, I had this as a surprise in mind. You're now existing in the world of Gamindustri."
G-G-GAMINDUSTRI?!
"You sure you didn't mix up my transfer papers or something?"
"No, we guardian angels get to choose where our humans end up where they go, whether in Heaven... or the world our humans want to live in."
"You know, you just said that, when read between the lines, you said that my choice didn't even matter?!"
"Tee hee~ That's right!" she said while winking. She's really cute, I'll give you that.
"You do know I always wanted to be in a world of eternal peace, where people enjoy themselves, and I'm just lying down on the green grass, thinking of nothing..."
"I-I thought you wanted to live in Gamindustri, meeting new friends and the CPUs, CPU Candidates, and the Makers..."
She must've used my Hyperdimension Neptunia fanfiction as a reference... Well, the past is the past... It's too late to change it... Haha...
Wait, why are we just talking casually about second lives and angels in front of Blanc?
"We're screwed, Kujou, we just casually spilled the beans... in front of the CPU of Lowee... The most level-headed CPU in Gamindustri... What do we do?"
"Meh, nothing apparently. I knew Lady Blanc was perceptive so I let my identity slide..."
Blanc's not THAT perceptive, sheesh...
"You two have a lot of explaining to do," Blanc joined in.
"Yeah... I guess so..." I said nervously.
And before I knew it, we were inside the Lowee Basilicom. It's pretty huge if you see it for yourself. I also noticed a large library at one of its rooms. Same old Blanc.
We went to her office and offered us seats. She sat on her seat, and said, "Middonaito-kun, right? Why and how do you have a face, while the males here don't?"
Umm... How should we explain?
"You see... Me and Kujou come from another world where I was just a normal student until I got hit by a rushing truck, who didn't even mind traffic rules, that bastard..."
I continued, "And that's when I met Kujou, my guardian angel, and gave me an offer to either go to Heaven or live a new life in another world..."
"And you chose the new life, right?"
"Yes."
The silence continued on for a few moments, then...
"Why don't we get out of this office?" Blanc suggested.
"Uh, sure, Blanc."
And just after I opened the door...
"Sis, sis! Did you see that awesome lady that kicked those pedos' butts off?"
"That lady was so cool..."
Even the twins thought I was a girl? I don't even look like a girl! My face isn't androgynous. I just cry in a comedic and quiet manner. Ah, I remember some people back in my reality point out that I have a cute face for a teenage boy, that must be the only reason.
"Actually, I'm talking to him right now."
"Huh?"
The pink coat girl looked at me for a while. She must be thinking that I'm suspicious.
"Who's this boy, sis?"
"His name is Middonaito. Middo-kun, meet my sisters..."
"Nah, I know their names," I say while ruffling my hair with my left hand, "The girl with the long hair and moxie is Ram, right? And the blue and quiet one is Rom. See, Kujou, I know my Neptunia."
"Ah, that reminds me... How do you know our names on the first meeting? You mentioned Neptunia. What is that?" Blanc asked. Oh right...
"Well, you see, in my world, all this, the CPUs, Gamindustri... They are all fictional stuff from a game named Hyperdimension Neptunia. The title made a name for itself, and its fanbase grew and grew. I happen to be one of them, making fanfictions from the series. My somewhat experiment if I can make a good story and the like..."
"Really? Prove it, Mr. Dumbass with a Pretty face..." Wow, never knew Ram was THIS annoying. I can understand why Lost Pause gets irritated by her. Whatever.
"Starting with the nations, there are Planeptune, Lastation, Lowee, and Leanbox. The CPUs, Purple Heart or the ditzy pudding lover Neptune, Black Heart or Miss Tsundere Noire, White Heart or the lovable stoic bookworm, you, and Green Heart, or Miss Proud-of-her-boobs, Vert. The CPU Candidates, Neptune's sister Nepgear, Noire's sister Uni, and your twin little sisters Rom and Ram. You get my point now?"
The three brown-haired girls and Kujou were surprised, looking at me, who said that without even flinching. Yep. I made my point.
"I can't say I don't believe you now..."
"Yep, you ca-"
*door opening*
"Hey, Blanc! You have any pudding?"
Woah! I got surprised by that voice. And by the way that I now remember Neptunia, it's gotta be...
"What are you doing in my nation, Neptune?"
"Ehehe, Histoire found and hid my secret pudding stash and forced me to do work, so you have any pudding in ya?"
"No, now please go back..."
"Aw, come on... Hm?"
Eh? Did she just notice me?
Well, if she had noticed me, then I guess...
I look at her from different angles, much like what I did with Blanc. Then I try to lift her. I grab her by the body, then...
"WOOOAH! She's really light." I put her down after a while.
"Um, Blanc, who's this boy with the cute face, and who's that angelic-looking girl there?"
"Two people from a different world. Meet Middonaito and Kujou."
Now that Blanc's introduced us, I begin to introduce myself.
"Hi, Neptune, CPU of Planeptune, I'm Middonaito! Nice to meet you."
"Woah! Say Blanc, how did he know me if he's from another world?"
"He said to me that in his world, we're characters in a popular video game named Hyperdimension Neptunia."
"Really?! Say Middonaito, if we're characters from a video game, then which one of us CPUs is the main character?"
"It's hinted at the game's title, it's you, well in some games. In one game, your little sister Nepgear is the protagonist, while spinoffs feature Noire in one game, and Blanc in another..."
Neptune's face was surprised after hearing what I said, "And I thought I was the only main character… That sucks hard, man..."
"Sorry to break it to you, Ms. Main Protagonist…"
"At least we know everyone of us is known in another world," Blanc quietly said.
At that moment, we heard the Basilicom doors open again, and this time, it's...
"So, I've heard of a girl that showed quite a power in your nation," of course, it's Vert. And by what she said, she must be thinking of making me her citizen.
I felt a dark aura near me, and I know who's it from...
"Sorry, but you didn't catch her..."
Then, I felt like someone is staring at me, and I realize it's Vert, and I just get startled.
Vert asked, "Hm? A boy with a face? A cute guy even? Blanc, since when were you keeping him from us?"
"No, he just arrived today... from a different world..."
"Oh, that so? Then mind if I..."
I get dragged by my left arm by Vert and she wrapped it around her melons. Wow, now that you mention it, they really ARE big in person.
"Hey Vert, what are you doing?!" Blanc said in an angry voice. Yikes!
"No fair, Vert!" Neptune said, and she transformed into her HDD form, Purple Heart, then grabs my right arm and also wraps it around her chest. Are these girls seriously trying to seduce me?!
The tug-of-war lasted a few minutes, and I got tired of it and just straight up said, "Come on, this is uninteresting, let me go," after that, I just get myself loose and away from the two.
"I'm not that interested in big chests anyway. Back in my reality, a lot of girls that I know have flat chests or just yet to bloom, so..."
Neptune then reverted back to her human form and maybe gave Blanc a signal.
I know she's trying to say, "Looks like someone's a perfect match for you..."
But, can't say I don't like Blanc. I really do like her a lot even though she can be a loose cannon sometimes. Probably because she likes books. Maybe because of her personality? Her cute face? AHHH! I'm getting really embarrassed right now!
"So, Middonaito-kun, if you like flat, then who do you favor? Me or Blanc?" Neptune asked me. Ok, is she always this mischievous?
"In my opinion, it would be Blanc..." I said while blushing a little.
"You've got yourself an admirer, Blanc..." Neptune cited in a mischievous voice.
"So what?"
Ghhk! Ow! I... feel like I just got friendzoned. Dammit, Neps!
And as you can expect, the Basilicom doors opened again, and this time, of course, it's our favorite no-friends tsundere, as some people call Noire. (P.S. I roasted them with well-crafted insults after I saw the no-friends tsundere part, though they are kinda right, lolz.)
"Blanc? Hey, how the hell did a girl have so much power and just appear in Lowee?!"
Then, Noire looked at the situation. Neps and Vert were talking about the possibility of me being Blanc's future love interest, while I'm still hit with that friendzone arrow.
"W-WHY IS THERE A BOY HERE?! N-not that I care about his face or anything..."
"Why do you always have to be a tsundere? And finally, someone who didn't say 'he has a cute face' in our first meeting..."
"Noire, I'll tell you this, this boy and that blondie come from another world, where we all are characters in a video game," Neptune gossiped.
"Hey, Middo-kun, lemme ask you, there's a character popularity poll for us, right? Would you kindly tell who's the top one, of course, it's gotta be me, I'm the main character..."
"Sorry, Neps, but you're not top one. In the first poll, the winner was Noire," I clarified.
"Hmph, seems the people from that world seems to adore me because of my elegance..." Noire proudly stated.
"For me, it's because they like your tsundere personality," I said upfront.
"Maybe I should try being a tsundere too..." Neps said to herself.
"Nah, people have different tastes and views, like how people like Nep-Nep because of her ditzy and energetic behavior, Blanc and her stoic personality, and Vert with her… bazongas..."
"Oh, well then..."
Neptune then transformed into her HDD form and tried to get my favor, maybe...
"Umm... Can I say something?" Kujou said out loud. Seems the author (almost) forgot about her.
"No, Neptune, no matter what you do, you can't beat me in a breast size contest..." And they're talking about boobs again. Sheesh, not minding a guy hear that type of conversation…
"LADY BLANC, HELP ME!"
"Hm?"
I could've sworn I saw her fidgeting... Maybe my imagination...
"Just... just call me Blanc, and I'll help you..." Huh? What? But I always wanted to call her Blanc. Just Blanc. Ehh... I'm slightly blushing...
"Okay... Blanc..." I say enthusiastically. And she looked at me with a smile, the smile that I always liked to see...
"Aww... No fair, Blanc, you're getting the upper hand!"
"I swear, Blanc... I will have this boy to myself..."
"Stop messing with the new guy... Not that I care about him or anything..."
Why am I getting dragged into a harem? I only want the Blanc route, thank you very much.
"Why isn't anyone noticing me?" Kujou said while crying in a comedic effect.
"I'm noticing you, Kujou, so help me!"
And that's my first day of my new life in Gamindustri... Hope everything doesn't go too crazy, but from what I know about the Neptunia series... This doesn't end here... *facepalm*