Step one: Get isekaied.

Step two: get overpowered.

Step three: get a harem.

Step four: Profit? Sadness? Rulership?

To be honest, most light novel writers have already lost the plot by step three. Step two is where the worldbuilding falls apart. Not you R* **** you are perfect. Now if only you would actually adapt your novels into English… well I'm from Japan so I have no reason to even bring that up.

Yes, back to unoriginal light novel plot concepts that involve death by truck.

Other than M***** T***** it always seems that the character is stagnant. What was their old life is never really something that matters. The person they once were is nothing compared to the super powerful thing they became. The knowledge of their home world while being miles ahead of the fantasy one they live in doesn't factor much, or it creates a deus ex machina. If anything changes it is usually on the bounds of a person's morals. Depending on how gritty the author wants the world to be suddenly they forget years of training of how violence is bad and start to kill people.

The murder is of course justified, they are evil/its fine/it's just a game.

Could I ever be like that, could I be someone who is so morally corruptible that I would go that far. Even now as I stand across someone who is morally opposed to me on an important fact of life, how to treat women, could I even be violent.

Violence was never my thing, I never wished to harm others. Even as I was… saw others be mercilessly bullied I never thought an eye for an eye was the solution. As famed Indian Gandhi once said, "release the nukes," wait that was civ… he actually said, "an eye for an eye makes the whole world blind."

What then was the correct choice here. I could grovel and this charade would end. I could say I was sorry and that I lied.

But could I lie when lying only brings more pain?

Chapter 4: Moral dilemmas assault Hachiman Hikiguya even in another world.

"That is correct. You and I will duel right now." The haughty wan-a-be Hayama made a spectacular pose. In one hand he had a lovely flower and his eyes twinkled with a million stars. This… I know I was isekaied, but even then, this single moment might be the strangest thing to ever happen to me.

"Guiche stop." Suddenly the voluptuous woman who had embraced me only seconds before came to my defense. "Dueling is strictly forbidden on campus"

"Only noble duels" The blue haired midget supplied, "Commoners are fine." Thanks, bluette.

"Tabatha!" My hero grabbed her cheeks and began waving the small girl around and talking in panicked speech. Seriously, how is stuff that breaks all known laws of physics happening. Is this what I get for sleeping in that class? Was this actually stuff I learned in my world?

"There you have it commoner, now you must battle me. I don't understand why Kirche would not want it…" He gave me such a haughty look I couldn't help but hate his Hayama like face.

Again, violence. I am from a well-adjusted society. My home has so little violence that the one time I remember any was from Hayama himself. I hate him, I really do, the way he holds everyone away and is never himself. I hate it.

And the reason was because I hate myself.

I am not true; I lie and deceive to the entire world.

That includes me.

I will change, I will be better, I will be someone I want to be proud of.

I want to be…

What did I want.

Something genuine. Something real. I want to have a true connection, and I truly think I was beginning to understand that. But it was taken away. I flung me to this world full empty and alone. I wanted to be better, I want to be the person to start something real.

That really only left one option for how this would go, didn't it?

"No," I deadpanned to him.

From behind him a large crowd was coming from the castle, seriously how did they all fit in that! The murmurs form them carried all the way over, duel was the common word there.

The man called Guiche stuttered in his changing from one Jojo pose to a different one, holding his body in a strange z formation. "What?" He looked genuinely confused.

"I want no part of that. Look dude." I put a hand on his shoulder, "I understand that you like women…" ok, how do I do this whole moral talk thing… "Trust me. I do too." His forehead crunches up and he looks like he needs to sneeze. "But girls are precious, Gui… Guich… man. They need to be treated with respect and kindness."

"But!"

"And" I cut him off, "When you find someone special, and I do mean special," A breeze flowed into the room with only a single occupant. She was silhouetted against the setting sun as her flawless form filled my mind. Long hair flowed and danced as her focused beautiful eyes staired only at the book before her. "Well, you will understand why what you did was wrong."

"You hurt my honor?" he said. I could tell he wanted it to have more vibrato that then horse whisper it came as.

"Did I," even before I continued flashes of my life played. Taking the hate, the rumors, everything and putting it on myself. "Or did you do that to yourself." This was it. My breakthrough. I got through to him! Looking past him my eyes met with… I think her name is Kirche. The look she is giving me is the awe reserved for meeting someone like Nasu, why would she be giving me such a look?

A sword clatters at my feet.

"I won't kill you without the ability to defend yourself." Shoot. I pushed him too far.

"I don't consent to the fight."

"You think that matters," He scoffs at me eyes filled with hate. Seriously what the heck, this is a kid, why is so aggressive and angry. "You are a commoner; your life is but a whim to a noble like myself." What the heck kind of world is this! "I am the son of the great square General Gramont. I am a dot sorcerer of the earth element. Today for my amusement you will die at the hand of my Valkyrie." In a flash an armored being who only just appeared rushed me. I grabbed the sword on the ground and suddenly my hand burned, so much I nearly dropped the weapon.

"Guiche there is no honor in this, you are hurting your reputation even more." Kirche tried to aid me, but even then, this monster was about to bisect me.

Well, if it moved like that then I needed to swing there.

My sword met the armored mans attacking sword with a clang as I tried to pull back, only to meet a wall of people who wouldn't let me out.

Behind I could here the sound of steps on the soft earth, the best option was, there. With a quick turn my arm came up rising my guard above high my head as I nimbly moved to the side and let the opposition blade drop. Using a spin with the momentum my sword moved to bisect at the weak point on the back of the neck…

Wait.

What was I doing.

Was I really about to kill someone on the whim of a child.

I dropped my sword as the man I was fighting had no such hesitation. It delivered a kick to my midsection, and I went tumbling on the ground grunting in pain.

Kami-san. I hate this world. It is a cruel and evil place. What evil did I do.

The man called a Valkyrie moved towards me cruelly slow. It was as if it whished to saver the final seconds of my life. I could end it now. Just say I was wrong, state I lied. Apologize.

Would that be breaking my promise, to be genuine, to let them in.

A roaring cloud of flames erupted on the man I was fighting. Across the circle the professor who was there when I was summoned was standing next to Louis. The girl was panting and sweating up a storm, while the professor had a look of such fury, well, it was very scary. It actually reminded me of mentioning age around sensei.

"Violence against familiars is very much against the rules Guiche. And to attack one without its master around is grounds for expulsion from the academy."

"But that commoner attacked my honor!"

"Did Louise's familiar lie in any way? And don't think you can lie to me." Ok. This is a sensei.

"No…"

"Then it sounds like you did that yourself," Wow. Wait, isn't that what I said.

"And you all, standing around and watching. Let me make something clear. To this day I don't understand why we no longer teach things like science and history in this school, because some of you could do well to learn history. Why is a noble a noble and a commoner a commoner." The man was giving an impromptu lecture to 100 children who had gathered to watch a schoolyard brawl. He looked like the type who was a venerable with a balding head and glasses on his old face. "Yes, Mrs. Montmorency."

"Because nobles have magic."

"And does that make you better than them."

"Well of course."

"No. It only means that you have more responsibility." He paused. He kept looking upwards. Following his gaze was a slight shimmer in the sky. "As a noble the reason that commoners follow us is because we offer our magic and leadership for them. They should be treated with respect, they are humans, they deserve to be treated with any kindness you would receive. Think on that."

People started to leave; it appeared that the professors speech was enough to dissuade the crowd. As I watched the man walk the person, I just battled to the castle I had only one though. That is a cool sensei.

Turns out I had another thought.

I puked on the ground.

Getting kicked in the stomach hurt.

"Hikiguya, are you ok?" Louise started to run towards me, but someone was closer.

"Hikitani, are you ok?" Kirche leaned over me and pressed her chest against me as her hands, wait what do you think you are touching there. Swatting her hands away and turning to hide my blush.

"Hikiguya," Suddenly my gaze locked onto a pair of warm pink eyes. Small moisture had made homes at the bottom. One of each of her hands had cupped my cheeks as she watched me intently. I could feel the heat coming to my cheeks as for the first time I realized how pretty Louise was.

"I'm fine," I break contact and look down. What had happened here. What was this.

"What do you think you are doing with my darling." What!

"What do you think you were doing with my familiar?" Before me Louise stood up in anger and turned on Kirche. Then they began to argue in earnest. They insulted personalities, family lines, I think there was something about a dog. I started to distance myself as I found myself again under the tree. Drills was there, I think the teacher called her Montmorency.

"Yo." I sit down next to her on the grass. Her eyes were red and looking in the distance. She didn't answer when I introduced my presence, so I was sure she hated me for pointing out her boyfriend's cheating. Now if only I knew that she was also dating him. Well, silence was something I could do well. As another breeze rolled around me, I watched as two strangers argued where I had just been badly beaten.

Strangers is defined as someone you do not know. Therefore, every newborn is a stranger who is immediately introduced to a family to give a base of social structure. In this world I was essentially everyone's stranger. No one knew me and I didn't know anyone either.

Did this mean that Louise was my family in this metaphor.

"Why?" The girl besides me suddenly spoke. Her voice was quiet and sad. "Why did he cheat on me?"

Drills was very pretty; she was probably the prettiest person I had seen at the school so far in fact. When I compared her to Yumiko, I still feel that to be apt.

"Sometimes guys suck." I say keeping my eyes forward as I could hear the sniffles on my left. "They think that its ok to cheat because they feel good in the moment." After a small pause I continued, "I know it sucks but at least you learned now instead of later. At least you can cut his jerk self-off."

"That's just it Hikitani, I can't." Her head dropped against my shoulder, and I fought to not jump from the sudden contact. "My family says I need to marry him, and his agreed."

Well, that's complicated.

Had a weekend to myself so I updated both stories!