Chapter 1: So I'm The Protagonist Now?
Hmm, this is quite a strange sensation. It feels like my conscience and life are now being recorded for those reading to see. I guess this is what it feels like to be the protagonist in a story. If that's the case, then how about some exposition before I continue to keep working although I don't know all the details because I wasn't directly involved unlike my sister. Gamindustri Graveyard, a landmass where a criminal organization presided for their schemes. That organization was known as the Arfoire Syndicate of International Crime or ASIC for short.
ASIC's goal was to revive the Deity of Sin, Arfoire so that she lay waste to the four great nations and obtain all of Gamindustri in her control. While they were successful in reviving Arfoire, Arfoire was still defeated in the end. Her death caused the destruction of Gamindustri Graveyard as well as the dissolution of ASIC. The victors of such an uphill battle were the four goddesses of Gamindustri: Purple Heart of Planeptune, the tsundere Lady Noire aka Lady Black Heart of Lastation, Green Heart of Leanbox, and most importantly, the lovely Lady Blanc aka Lady White Heart of Lowee.
Whether or not my bias is showing, I don't care because no one cares about the opinion of an ASIC member. Oh yeah, I forgot I'm a member of ASIC again not that I did much besides spying and reporting findings when asked to. It really wasn't my choice more so than that it was my sister who coaxed me into it. She's the one who handles more of the fighting even going as far as to fight the sister of Purple Heart and her friends. I am never sure if she's confident in her abilities or just stupid. I'm still surprised how she even survived all of that nonsense.
Speaking of which, I was talking as if ASIC was completely dead earlier. As much as I would like that, we really just dispersed throughout Gamindustri after the fall of the Graveyard, staying in hiding and my sister took it upon herself to dedicate her energy to rebuilding ASIC. Lastation is where I, my sister, and another fellow member took residence. Everyone else's location is unknown but we're bound to run into each other at some point. I can definitely say that a positive of this situation is that I was finally able to focus on my dream to be a mangaka.
It's a hell of a change in job description, that's for sure but luckily I'm a pretty good artist. Under my pen name, Ruruichi, I have published a few manga series. The most popular series of the bunch is My Sister Can't be This Obsessed which was received incredibly positive throughout all of Gamindustri while Lowee ranked first in top sales. The problem now however is that I'm currently sitting at my desk, staring at a piece of paper trying to create the next big series since the final volume of My Sister Can't be This Obsessed will be released very soon. Anyway enough with the exposition, back to what I was doing.
"Damn it," I say, slamming a fist on the wooden desk. Why did both writer and artist's block hit me now of all times? I can't afford to keep scrapping ideas, the wastebasket beside my desk is already full of crumpled up papers. The new idea I come up with is my final decision, no take backs.
Sooo, let's see here.
Think.
Think.
Think.
That's it! I have come up with a new recipe!
What if I were to base the story in Lowee since I profit the most from that nation? My right hand starts to sketch. The story can be that of a vigilante's conquest for justice and love. My hand freezes in its tracks, having completed the picture in my mind on the paper.
"This is truly perfection", I say happily as I examine my new concept art of a caped knight.
"I shall dub this new series as The Lowee Vigilante", I say proudly, writing the title in the corner of the paper. My pointy ears suddenly twitch at a sound disturbing the quiet solitude of my room. That was definitely the sound of my door opening which means she is disturbing me again. My slight smile is quickly reduced to a frown.
"Hello, twin brother of mine", she says. Her arms embrace my neck. She does annoy me with never knocking before entering and interrupting my work sessions but the warmth she exudes when she hugs me almost dissolves all transgressions she makes. At the same time however I can't let her pull me into her ulterior motives.
"What do you want, Linda", I respond plainly. Oh yeah, Linda is my sister.
Yes, that Linda.
Also I should clarify that while we are twins, one could easily tell us apart because I'm a few inches taller and my left eye is yellow whereas both of her eyes are red. It was really hilarious to wear a fake red contact lens sometimes and confuse everyone at ASIC.
"I just wanted to check on you and see what you were up to, Leon", Linda says, starting to massage my shoulders.
"Working on my new manga as if I do anything else around here besides keeping the bills paid", I say, slightly irritated. I watch her lean closer to my left ear at the corner of my eye.
"You could be working on the rebuilding of ASIC or you could be working on me", Linda seductively whispers into my ear, her left hand starting to rub my right thigh. I blush, not expecting her to be that straightforward for once. She tries her damnedest to lure me in and it only gets harder to resist every time she tries to tempt me.
"S-Sis, I can only restrain myself so much", I say nervously. She starts rubbing both of my thighs, arousing me. I can feel the tent being pitched sadly.
"Then just let yourself go and take me", she says. She stops rubbing my thighs and grabs my crotch. Deep down, I really want to just give her what she wants so she will stop bothering me about it. On the other hand, it will end soon anyway so if I continue to resist her then it will solve itself.
"You're so hard, Leon", she says, rubbing my crotch.
"S-Stop that", I shout, smacking her hand away.
"Don't you love your sister", she asks, pretending to be taken aback.
"In a familial sense of the term then yes", I quickly reply.
"How about this? Kiss me on the cheek and I'll leave you alone for the night", She says.
"Fine", I sigh, turning in my chair to face her. She immediately leans in and kisses my lips, catching me off guard.
"S-Sis", I say, muffled by her lip lock. After a few seconds, she pulls her lips from mine.
"Remember when you had your first kiss", She asks, smiling at me.
"How could I not? You stole it while we were on a recon mission a year ago. Not like it's anything special when you casually kiss me whenever you get the chance like just a moment ago", I rebuke. I can read her like a book. She's thinking something along the lines of that she was destined to have it. Of course however she won't say it aloud.
"Guilty as charged. Now as I agreed to, I'm out of your hair for the night. Good night Bro", She says, leaving my room.
"Good night", I reply back. With the sound of my door closing, I let out a sigh of relief. This is kinda how it is everyday and night. Linda wasn't always this…. what's the word I'm looking for? Ah yes, fixated on me. Outside the house and especially when ASIC was still fully intact, she was much more rude and foul mouthed.
However once she found out her idol Magic was… a bit of a cruel bitch to say the least, I guess she had a change of heart or something and her normal love for me warped into a really bad brother complex. At least that's how I see it. Perhaps she has always been fond of me and those emotions only intensified greatly as time passed. I'm only speculating since I never really asked her. Enough on that, I really need to see how he is handling things currently since I'm done working on the new manga concept. I type on my keyboard, calling up a special friend of ASIC on my computer.
"How's it going", he says with his typical feminine inflection. That's Anonydeath. A guy like that needs no introduction for he is a master hacker but I'm going to do it anyway. Aside from his proficient hacking, I enlist his help for weapons and items I need. I mention this because he's the one who handles all of the nitty-gritty of getting my manga series into stores. How much does he ask for? Only a thirty percent cut of the profit. It's a really good deal. Anyway, I'm getting myself carried away about my career again.
"Pretty good but y'know what I'm calling about", I say casually.
"That greatsword is still taking a long while to synthesize even with my best technology at work. You did ask me to use those ultra rare materials you sent my way", he explains. When he says stuff like that, it just means that he's choosing to take his time instead.
"Meanwhile, your cut of the credits should be transferred into your account by tomorrow morning", he says. That's right on schedule.
"So Anonydeath you say it's still a long ways off but what if I got you more pictures of you-know-who", I say, trying to bribe him to be more productive. He's a sucker for those pictures. He never turns them down.
"Well, I'd say that your greatsword would be ready in a few more months if you went and did that for me", he suggests. I stand up from my chair.
"It's decided then", I say.
"Well, I won't stop you but don't mess up or she will unleash her wrath", he warns.
"Trust me. She will never see it coming", I say boldly.
"Such confidence! I leave you to it then. Buh-bye", He says excitedly, ending our call. My eyes scan the room for my camera. Ah there it is! Walking over, I pick it up. It's always right beside my precious figurine on my nightstand. My precious…..Blanc figurine….which happens to be right beside the rare Blanc plushy I paid an exorbitant amount for. Now that I think about it, my room has lots of Blanc merchandise everywhere. I don't have a problem. I swear! That aside, equipped with my trusty camera, I step out of the dark abyss that is my room.
"Linda! I'm heading out for a bit", I shout. She rushes out of her room and gives me a big hug.
"Be safe okay", she says. She never likes the idea of me being somewhere without her. I guess that's just her being protective as she is the older sibling.
"You're always acting like I'm going to die if I'm alone", I say, chuckling a bit.
"Well, you might for all I know", she says.
"There's no way I could die anyway. I am the main character now and therefore have plot armor", I say. She looks at me confused. That was definitely the stupid dialogue option to choose.
"Being a mangaka is starting to get to you isn't it", she questions.
"That's a strong possibility but I love my career so it doesn't matter. Anyway, I'm leaving", I say, walking to the front door.
"You're not even going to hug me back before you go", she asks.
"Come here", I sigh, giving her a hug.
"Thank you", she replies. With that settled, I head out the front door.
"See you soon. I love you", she says, waving goodbye.
"I have familial love for you too. I'll see you later", I reply, waving goodbye back as I shut the door behind me. I look up at the beautiful night sky. It's the perfect time for me to conduct such a task for Anonydeath. Oh yeah, I didn't explain what the mission at hand is. It's nothing special or exciting since I have done it a few times before.
I am going to sneak into the Lastation basilicom and get pictures of Lady Noire. That is as creepy as it sounds and I'm not happy to do it so blame Anonydeath. Unfortunately, This whole new talking and narrating in my head to what may just be myself or someone else is just as tiring as making a manga chapter is. So in light of that, I'm ending this chapter here. I'll continue once I'm actually outside the basilicom. In the meantime, I'm going to enjoy the walk there. Bye for now!
