(Written on 2nd of February, finished on 4th of the same month.)
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Oi, Dimiel you piece of shit.
What happened to your previous fanfic?
Why'd you stop it, you sonofabitch?
You and your stupid inconsistent updates, I swear.
Now, now, children. Calm the fuck down.
I'm not stopping that fanfic, don't worry. This is just a remake version of it to see if I can make it far better than the one before this-because I find something lacking. Personally, I'm not a big fan of OC wish-fulfillment fanfics. Sure, I read them as guilty pleasures but what attracts me the most of the times, I like reading OCs that is Human and flawed. I like it, it isn't even a stretch to say I love it.
Which is the reason why I think the OC of this fanfic is better than the previous one because it actually resembles more of Leon Foe Bartfault (the protagonist of the story's title that this fanfic take off from "The World of Otome Game is Tough For Mobs") and my favorite Rom-Com protagonist of all time Hikigaya Hachiman from OreGairu. The previous OC, Kobayashi Tadano, seemed...premature, so to say the least. I kept reading it over and over again and I...don't think I really like Tadano that much. I guess I was trying to combine the character of Leon and Kobayashi Ichirou from "Is it Tough Being a Friend?" together but failed miserably.
So here we are.
A remake of the...too-long-of-a-title fanfic.
Unlike the previous fanfic, this OC's power will be apparent and it will be very much similar to Leon's (but not too much, more like similar to a certain genius character in Marvel Universe) and I hope you guys do like it.
I have a lot of things to deal with IRL and now, I'm entering the army which isn't going to be a pleasant experience (-_-) so don't expect a quick update because trust me, it won't happen with that happening and my WiFi being down at the moment. Oh boy, here we go, inject another dose of reality.
Well, I don't want to take you guys' time too much so swithout further ado, enjoy.
(Note that this fanfic will be very cynical and dark. There will also be strong languages since I like it this way. The comedy will be less and more serious things are added in, opposite of the previous fanfic.)
Prelude:
"Of Shitty Little Sister and Unreasonable Death"
"So that's it, huh?" I yawned, finally finished watching season 4 of Highschool DxD that I should've watched a few months back. "The animation changed for the better or worse but it feels like something's missing..." I gave it a thought but immediately stopped dwelling on it with a shrug of my shoulders. "Oh well, a guilty pleasure is a guilty pleasure."
It wasn't really worth digging deep into.
A college student who already ends his shitty chapter of youth in high school and now has to deal with another shitty chapter of youth, in college. Yep, that's me alright. A cynical, virgin, gamer and proud loner guy who hates working but still does it anyway for my own needs and entertainment.
Despite having to grow up as a young adult (I'm still 21, mind you), I still watch animes, read mangas and light novels and enjoy things any teenager would - not that there's anything wrong with an adult doing the same thing as I am but most people would see it as abnormal. But well, I can only blame the stress for this - I'm suffering from exams, assignments and projects. I really needed something to prop me up in these days and alcohol, as well as fuck tons of work, aren't one of them.
*Ringtone*
My phone's ringing snapped me off from my thoughts and brought me back to reality, I just furrowed my eyebrows in confusion. "The hell?" I said as I lightly shake my head before grabbing my phone from the table, seeing an unknown phone number before taping it to decline the phone call, "Like hell I want to answer an unknown phone number...who do they took me for?" I scoffed.
However, the phone rings once again but like before, I declined it. But again, the phone rings and I just decline it. Persistent motherfucker! Who did they really took me for!? For fuck's sake, just shut the fuck up!
This goes over and over again before I gave in and answered the call with a salty look, "Who the FUCK is this, huh!? What the FUCK do you want!?"
"Onii-chan! You meanie!"
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Aw, hell no!
There are a lot of things that really annoys me and it happens to be her as well. Damn, she must've used a different number so that I won't reject it! What does she want now? I'm not really in a mood to deal this piece of shit that is my little sister. Oh god forbid me from doing that.
"I'll hang up." I deadpanned and tap the decline icon...or tried to until this.
"Onii-chan, please! This is very bad!" There was desperation in her tone and it caught me off guard.
Whatever this was, it seems like she's in serious trouble. Being the only sibling, I can't just ignore her. People might doubt me since it seems like I hate my little sister but our relationship is much more complicated than simply love-hate. But it is true I find her very annoying.
"What do you want?" I asked, my tone was serious and sharp, showing how much I don't want to interact with her. "Make it fast or I'll hang up immediately."
"Kaa-san just discovered my BL mangas!" She exclaimed.
Oh? That is the most trivial of things you could've told me. Not gonna lie but you made me worried for a second there.
But still...
Hehehe...
Hahahahahaha!
I unconsciously smiled.
Now that's one of the best things I wish that'll happen to you. Not gonna lie but this statement actually made me smile sadistically, I like it when she got her own ass bite for what she did, mostly to me and her ex-boyfriends.
You know, usually brothers would be protective for their little sisters but for me, I'm protective for the guys who decided to date her. Many poor bastards had their pride and their money taken away by this abomination - yes, even though I'm a loner who couldn't care less for riajuus, I was still able to care enough for them from my little sister. How crazy is that?
"And? What does that has anything to do with me?" I casually replied in dismissal, I couldn't care less for whatever happened to you.
"I put it in your old bedroom and told her that you're the one who's interested in it!"
I'm sorry, wut?
What the fuck did you just said?
My eyes widened when she replied, "Excuse me but what the fuck did you just said?" I frowned, teeth clashing against each other as I'm really mad. "Why the fuck did you bring me into your problem, you stupid excuse of a little sister?"
"Don't worry, Onii-chan! If you do something for me I'll tell her it wasn't yours, hehe~!"
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Did you...did you just...?
Did you just threatened me?
Me?
The guy who helped you, raised you and protected (kind of) you since you were a child? The guy who could easily ruined someone else's life with only my mouth? Someone who was feared as the Devil's Mouth (damned chuunibyous gave me that nickname) in high school?
"You...you do know you're threatening me, right?" I asked, if only I could glare through the phone to make her shake in fear. "You know I will get you for this, right? No matter how?"
You are going to regret ever doing this...
"Onii-chan, this is just a little favor! No need to get so serious~!" I hate the way she calls me with fake affection and that superficial cutesy tone, I really despise it. Makes me want to throw up. "Well, please finish this game and you'll be fine!"
"Listen here and I mean this in the nicest and kindest way possible...you fucked up."
"That's so funny, Onii-chan!" She happily laughed but I know she was nervously laughing. "But like I said, this is just a small favor! Do it and everything will go back to the way it was!"
My little sister, a creature of corruption, a creature of destruction. Ever since she was little, she had ace through everything without much effort. She is incredibly gifted, really. She is cute, she is smart, she's good at sports, she's good at drawing, she's good at acting, she has a lot of friends and well...she's practically good at anything. But that wasn't the reason I hate her-no.
I really don't like that part of her, that manipulative, narcissistic, bitchy queen hidden side of hers.
Because she's good at everything, she lets it dictate her worth. And to place a cherry on top, she's a fucking sexist as well - saying guys are slaves meant for girls to order and all. That guys don't deserve anything other than to serve and entertain girls, the normal or ugly guys go to hell but the attractive ones gets to be chosen. She thought guys are inferior whereas girls are superior, isn't that just straight-up fucked?
Just thinking about it, I want to dropkick her like how that advocate of gender equality from that one isekai anime said it [1].
Plus, Kaa-san and Tou-san believed her more than me because I don't do things better than her. Man, I can never be blessed with this little shit around even though I already moved into my own apartment.
I took a really long sharp intake to calm myself, my face forming a scowl. "Fine." Technically speaking, that's a sign that I'm going to make her suffer now. "What kind of game am I going to finish?"
It was fine that she left me alone after my high school end but now, she just brought me misery. I did warned her not to pull me to her problems anymore but I guess she didn't heed my advice. Rather, she make it worse by threatening me - oh, she's going to get it.
"An RPG game!" What? Since when did you have an interest in such games? "It's an otome game [2] version of Highschool DxD! You watched that anime, right?"
"Yeah?"
This is the very first time I heard Highschool DxD having a game format for it and what a coincidence that this happened after I finished the fourth season of that anime. Hmm...okay then, sounds good. This is going to be much easier than what I initially thought it was going to be which means it'll take less longer to repay her for what she did.
"Fine, just give me the hard copy of it."
"Yay! Onii-chan, I love you~!"
"Fuck you." I tapped the end button and let out a long and frustrated sigh.
I'm really going to make her suffer for this...
I really underestimate this damned otome game...
So apparently, she wants me to finish this otome game because it's very hard and those who finishes it will have their names mentioned by the famous voice actors that voices the love interests in the game and let me tell you this, it's fucking hard alright. I'm really convinced that anyone who finished this game without buying in-game equipment and powerups are hardcore masochists.
My stupid little sister's selfish desires knows no bound, truly.
I was currently in my vacation away from assignments and projects and now this piece of shit force me to use on a fucking otome game with barely any effort thrown in.
I wish she would just drop dead.
When I searched regarding this game, it was a new game from a company that had bought the franchise of Highschool DxD. The character designs were drawn by a famous artist like I said earlier and the love interests are voiced by famous voice actors. It all sounds good and dandy however, this company is known to be a shitty company because its shitty play-to-win games that reels in players with how "quality" their games looked as well as that fucking gacha gimmick with rare characters and whatnot. In other words, a company who uses what I call; the "gamebait" technique.
I fucking hate companies like these.
This is precisely why I love singleplayer games from west who clearly have more effort and passion thrown into their games.
Anyway, I've been playing the game non-stop for a few days - nearly a week. I'm having an insomnia from this, my head was spinning and my eyes are so tired I can't be bothered to open it up completely. I played the damn game like a zombie despite how shitty it was. Fuck, this is the cancer of the gaming industry! Fuck this company and EA [3]! Regardless, I still kept playing and I have to say; I really underestimate crappy this game is.
And the plot holes in the story isn't helping.
The gameplay isn't even commendable, it's too fucking broken, boring and hard as hell. A turned-based RPG, pretty standard for any JRPG games but the characters' stats are shit and the computers are shit as well. They purposely gave us characters with shit stats and set the computers to be high as well like, what the fuck. The love interests are really annoying, I don't find any appeal in their personalities and it feels like they are characters from a certain VRMMORPG anime [4]. They all have looks only but they're forgettable the moment they follow the protagonist.
That's not to say to the characters though, the protagonist I'm playing as is a fucking Mary Sue which just sickens me to no end. She's just too perfect and I don't find any flaws or an appeal in her personality.
I really hate main characters like this and can't they be more creative with her name?
Like, really?
Hyoudou Issai?
The fuck?
This isn't even the gender bend of Issei, this is the complete opposite of him. I prefer him over this Mary Sue, at least Issei has flaws and he has to train his ass off to get stronger and not have his power handed to him like a silver platter all the time. Talk about protagonist privelage, damn.
As for the story? As I said earlier, there are plotholes everywhere. The story is all jumbled up like a jumbo pot gone wrong.
I don't really get it anymore, is Issai someone special or not?
Was there any reason for Ryan (Rias' gender bend) to reincarnate her as a devil when she is useless at first?
Why the hell would they have both the Red Dragon Emperor and the White Dragon Emperor in her body?
What the fuck happened to Vali or any gender-bent version of him? And why the hell is the story tried to convince the players that her powers were not revealed until Ravel (Riser somewhat gender-bend and the Villainess) came to force Ryan to marry her when it was clear that she in fact does?
Like, what the hell!? She herself and some certain characters claimed her useless even though she can still do a lot of useful things that changed the tide to their favor. Ugh, remembering the story makes me feel like shit. Seriously, the story is full of holes - it was as if they just crammed shit into the story without knowing anything and sell it hoping it would be bought.
Goddamnit, instead of playing actual good games like Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Red Dead Redemption 2, Ghost of Tsushima, God of War and Demon's Souls, I got this fucking shit that would be the reason for the end of the world.
Fuckin' cancer.
The story basically ends at season one of Highschool DxD but I think I don't want to remember this game anymore.
That brings me to where I currently am, laying motionlessly on the floor with foaming mouth.
How many brain cells did I lost from playing this game?
I sighed and stood up, then I slumped my back against the wall. Really horrible bags can be seen under my eyes from the reflection of the black TV screen and my eyes are as creepy as always with how dead and lifeless it is. What did I do to deserve this?
"Finished, complete with 100% CG collections..." I said to myself without much energy and my voice hoarse, eyes drooping in drowsiness. "Where the hell is my phone...?" I reached my hand, patting on my bed before eventually feel the cold surface of my smartphone. "There it is." I found and grabbed it, proceeding to unlock and texted my little sister.
「Hey, dumbass. I finished the game...」
「Really!? Thank you so much, Onii-chan!」
「A promise is a promise, right?」
「Yes! I will tell Kaa-san that the BL mangas belongs to me!」
「Good.」
Hahaha, you finally said it.
I finally got the evidence, I will really ruin your life.
I've been trying to call and text her to make her say that those BL mangas were hers as evidence but she won't reply. I don't know where she's been but I'm sure she's enjoying herself while I was suffering from playing this game non-stop and receive cancer on daily basis like a dumpster. Well, now she'll suffer from threatening me and making me play this dipshit of a game. I'm going to tell Kaa-san about this so she'll finally see how corrupted her daughter is.
I screenshot the text and sent it to Kaa-san, my lips curved as I feel my body weakening. "Oh, crap...I really need to rest."
Yeah, I haven't been sleeping for days and I have only been eating Ramen. Not a healthy choice of meal, I admit but I didn't have time to because I want to finish this crappy game.
"M-Maybe I shouldn't have staying up all night...?" My eyes were closing and my vision was blurry, my body felt cold but at the same time warm as well. "Whatever...sleeping is...my...justice now..."
I closed my eyes and let the drowsiness take over.
My eyes opened slowly before it widened, "Where the hell am I?" I blinked, I don't feel like I just slept - my drowsiness and tiredness had all disappeared. "What happened?"
I was in a white space, floating. This doesn't feel like a dream neither it would be one because if it was, when I realized it is one, I should wake up. It's a scientific reason, learnt that from psychology (I think, because I suck at science) by the way. Regardless, this isn't a dream and it feels too realistic to be one.
I think I fell asleep after finishing that crappy game that tries to use Highschool DxD plots but fails miserably. What exactly happened, after that?
"I'm sorry to tell you this, but you've died." I blinked, hearing mixes of voices.
I panicked and turned around, looking for whoever voices came from. My sight was met with the scene of a shadowed humanoid figure with two round glowing white eyes. I was shocked, to say the least.
"The fuck are you!?" I recoiled back from the sight, finding it to be...scary.
I'm pretty sure this is reality and not a dream.
"Please reassure yourself." It said, but it wasn't reassuring. "I won't do anything to you, I'm just here to tell you that news and guide you."
"News...?" I questioned while furrowing my eyebrows, "Wait," My eyes widened, "You said I've died? Y-You're kidding me right? Really?" I blinked in confusion, how did I die exactly?
"Unfortunately, yes." It replied.
"B-But how? I was sleeping!" I said to it only for it to shake its head in denial.
"You weren't sleeping, you were passing out from extreme exhaustion."
No way, I actually died? Just like that? Are you fucking kidding me?
"You haven't been sleeping for days and before that, you already pulled an all-nighter for straight two days." Yeah, that's true...I was planning on finishing the animes I've been seeing from the recommendations - I didn't want to miss anything. "You took another five days to finish the game. Normally, no Human would be able to do that as they would've slept already but you pushed yourself too much. You've exhausted yourself from your life force and when you passed out, you let out your last breath."
Wait, I died...because of my shitty little sister and my unawareness of my health?
"You gotta be kidding me..."
The being shook its head once again, "I'm afraid not, please accept reality."
"Why...?" I asked but quickly, I shook my head, I should accept this.
Even if I died unconditionally, because of my shitty little sister, I should accept it. A guy like me should accept it no matter how hard it is. A loner is a veteran in thousands of battles - when it comes to losing, no one is stronger than us. A philosophy I learnt and remembered like a part of me.
I nodded, "I died huh?" I sighed and then stared at the strange being. "Then why am I here?" I asked, I should've gone either to Hell or Heaven but I was here instead.
Why?
"Because you've lived a life of total suffering, you are to be granted a certain something." I blinked, this seems familiar. "Before we proceed, let me introduce myself. I am Void, the Divine Being that governs over Emptiness."
A divine being...? Crap, if so then I was being rude earlier!
"Um, forgive me for my rudeness earlier, Void-sama." I apologized.
"Ah, don't worry about that. I may be a divine being but I don't let that get over my head, I like being treated as an equal." Void-sama replied, I swear I could feel it smiling right now even with just two white orbs the only thing on its face. "That aside, I'm actually here to give you two options." I raised my eyebrows, "Fair warning; choose wisely and there are no redo."
I nodded, "I understand."
"Very well." It continues, "As I said, you are given two options; either you go to the afterlife and enjoy the luxuries Heaven can offer with all of your wishes being fulfilled, be it the taste of Heaven's addictive fruits and Heaven's superior women."
Oh wow, that sounds very tempting - not gonna lie. I'm a virgin and I don't mind getting laid especially in Heaven but...I wanted to do something else before I could get all that luxury. So, what might be the other choice?
"And the other one?" I asked.
"Or you can reincarnate into another world." Oh, an isekai I see...well, that sucks. "Specifically, you will be reincarnated into fictional story or entertainment you've used to relieve yourself of your boredom before you died; "Highschool DxD"." My eyes widened, "In doing, I'm obligated to give you certain ability of your choosing. Now, the choice is all yours."
Okay, that took me by surprise. I go to another world but it ain't all those isekai shit that's been flooding the Japan entertainment industry but in a world I've already known about. I may not know about it much but like I said, I wanted to do something else, specifically something else. Yes, I had a fucked-up life but still...I want to do something else. That something is of course my lifelong objective ever since my middle school; to find something genuine. I could really find it in Heaven easily but I want my effort to be recognized.
So yeah, it's very obvious on what I'll choose.
"Let me reincarnate." I stated my answer.
It's too early for me to enjoy Heaven, I've never actually enjoyed living before. No, I'm not a masochist. I just want to feel what every lucky people did in their lives; enjoy living. That's enough for a reason. Plus, I'll be in a fictional world - that's a plenty to be excited for. Since I wasn't able to find something genuine in my previous life, I might be able to in this world.
"It's too early to pass on, it's best I keep on living." I began to state my reasoning, "It's pretty unfair of me to die like that and never get to enjoy living. I also want to search for something as well...that's enough of a reason, doesn't it?"
It paused a bit before it began to speak, "Very well." It nodded before 10 cards materializes before me, causing me to widen my eyes in shock. "Since you're going to a fictional reality containing undoubtedly very dangerous creatures and beings, you'll need one of these abilities to keep you safe from the inhabitants that lurks within that reality."
I blinked, narrowing my eyes as I observes the cards with a nod. "I see..."
I can see where his coming from, the power scaling in Highschool DxD is a bit broken. I really do need one of these abilities to keep me safe, Void knows what'll happen to me there. If I'm unlucky (to which I usually am), I might encounter some mythical beings in the future and I'd like to ensure my safety around them.
Now, let's see.
Super strength, too generic and basic which is bad when facing the enemy.
Supreme magic, too unoriginal and could be exploited easily by some other magic-users in Highschool DxD.
Esper Overload, Shigeo [4] already got that and its powers would not be able to top anything in that world - especially if it exactly copies the power of the aforementioned protagonist along with its power scaling.
Time Freeze, who do you think I am, Dio [5]? While stopping time is quite an overpowered ability, it's overpowered when you can hurt the things you froze in time...to which, unfortunately, I don't if this only gave me the ability to stop time.
Gamer's Perspective? It is quite overpowered, I could easily see stats of other creatures within my capabilities but how the hell am I going to farm for levels? This ability actually needs me to kill and "experiences" things. And what kind of things I would be killing? Humans? Demons? Angels? Not forget to mention, this is too similar to isekai and those gamer fanfics so no thanks.
All of these cards offer good abilities but all of them are not that overpowered in terms of power scaling in Highschool DxD. Plus, all of these abilities are used already - I swear. I could name a few animes which does the same thing and does nothing to satirize it. I need something that is rarely used and very overpowered to my liking...
*Zoom*
As if my prayers were heard (which it kinda does), I noticed something. I didn't realize there was another card just beside me, floating rather...quietly with barely any sounds unlike the other cards which represents the sounds much like their own respective powers. I blinked once I caught the sight of it and started to carefully read eyed the title.
『Unfathomable Brilliance』
The title quickly caught my attention; something relating to intelligence? Ain't that interesting?
"Grants the inventions, techs and brilliance of a certain mortal." I raised my eyebrows, it was such a short and vague description it seemed as though it was made for me. "Whoa, this...sounds very cool." I nodded, this is undoubtedly the perfect ability for me. "Hey, this ability."
"Hm?" Void-sama blinked, seemingly confused and surprised at my choice. "You would like to have that?"
"Yep, it may seem lackluster compare to other cards and their descriptive descriptions but I know not to judge a book by its covers. Source; undoubtedly me." I smirked, I love technology as it greatly helps us lowly Humans in making progress in evolving our civilization. "I would like to have this please."
"That's the very first time someone actually chose that card, no one has ever chosen it before." It nodded, impressed at my choice I think? "Very well, you will now reincarnated with the ability 『Unfathomable Brilliance』 implanted onto your very existence."
Well, I'm not too big on Isekai since I think isekai is a concept for those who runs away in their life but I died without me knowing so I'll let this slip. Other than that, this ability might be too overpowered since I have a feeling its technological advancement goes beyond mortal comprehension. This is actually pretty good, I'm looking forward to my time in a new world...which isn't that new at all.
"You may have some bumps in you new life but I'm sure it's no problem for you. After all, someone like you can handle it far better than anyone." I raised my eyebrows and smiled, it sure knows me alright. "I bid you farewell and enjoy your new life in the new reality."
Once Void snaps its fingers, my vision went white and I lost my consciousness.
(6 years later...)
"...!" I opened my eyes, immediately widening it as I felt my breath coming back to me with a sharp intake.
I blinked, shaking my head in confusion.
That was...a weird dream.
It feels really real, like I was actually there.
I was...no, there's no use thinking about it.
I tried to stand up but stopped when I noticed something was prickling the area below my eyes, right around my cheeks.
Instinctively, I wiped my eyes, feeling the wetness of my tears which was a bit frozen due to the temperature. "Oh, right..." I kept wiping it while chuckling but the tears were still flowing. "I was crying because Tsukiko-chan lied to me...asking me to meet at a park a few stations away even though she didn't came..." I stood up, looking around. "I slept on the bench, didn't I?"
I was in a park and it was very cold, this is around winter after all. And the temperature dramatically decreases once night falls and it was currently nine in the night. All I have that covers my body is my scarf and my coat but it wasn't enough. I was very cold, my body is shaking. This is very cruel, how can she does this to me? I liked her and yet...
Why has it come to this?
Was it...because of how I looked?
"Ahahaha, monster!"
"What's with your eyes?"
N-No...
"Uwahh, you're so gross Hitori-kun!"
"Ehehehe, look at that weirdo!"
Shut up...
"Alone, Hitori, alone!"
"No one wants to be friend with you!"
Shut up!
"Eh, go away. Our group is full already."
"Look at that! So creepy!"
No, shut up!
"Who would even like you?"
I SAID SHUT UP!
"I cannot change how I look! I really can't! What do you want me to do!?" I yelled out loud, tears pouring out. "I was made this way...what do you want me to do...?"
"You don't need to change."
Huh?
"You are who you are, you accept yourself and that's what makes people don't want to accept you."
Who...?
"A true loner, a true person will stick to their belief, to their ideals. We've lost so many battles that when it comes to losing, no one is stronger than us. But one thing separate us from normal people is that our ideal...is not too far-fetched from reality. We want something that is within our grasps, something you can touch with a tip of your finger, something you longed for...so what is it that you want?"
I want...
"I want something...!"
H-Huh!? What's happening...? What is this?
"What's wrong with...me?" I blinked, my pronunciation was changed from "boku" to "ore" [6] all of the sudden. "W-Wha?"
Flashes and vague images of some memories I don't even recognize covered my vision. There was someone studying in middle school? Then to high school then to college. I was having his perspective yet this person isn't me, I'm not that old.
I don't understand, who actually am I?
"I am...Iwasaki Hitori." My head began to spin, "What am I even talking about now? Why don't you remember yourself, Hitori?" I sighed, the coldness is really bothering me. This place don't look familiar but it also does, I don't understand what's happening. "W-Why am I like this?" Out of nowhere, a pain shot through my head, "Ugh! M-My head...! It hurts!" I shook my head, my memories are in shambles I don't really know anymore. "Agh!" I clutched my head in pain, millions and upon millions of images overwhelmed my mind before a single word completely stopped it.
『Genuine』
It all stopped in an instant, all of those images have entered my brain and I was remembering again. "I...I-I was reincarnated by that titan...Void was it...?" I shook my head again and frowned, "What...? No, I'm remembering everything now." I nodded to myself, "Yeah, that's right. I've reincarnated into the world of...Highschool DxD."
Right.
I'm a reincarnator.
I decided to reincarnate into another world that is the Highschool DxD reality instead of Heaven.
Yes, this is me.
Need to realize that first.
I guess the memories of my past life and the memory of Iwasaki Hitori had combined onto one vessel, one brain that I was having an identity crisis at the time as my memories were all jumbled up together. Now that all of it has been sorted out, I'm fine now but...for some reason I cannot remember my old name. I really can't, don't know exactly why. But well, all I need to know is that I'm both my old self and Iwasaki Hitori, it's finally time to ensure I'm in the world of Highschool DxD.
I closed my eyes and try to remember any knowledge but before I can do that, I was interrupted.
"A Human child." Hm? Now what do we have here? "Ah, so very, very, very, delicious."
A pedophile...?
I turned around and faced towards the direction of the voice, seeing something much worse than my earlier assumption. My eyebrow raised, I feel like I'm seeing a horrid mutant sci-fi creature. The head was a woman's head but the body was something very disgusting. It has more than nine pairs of hand or legs - any person with arachnophobia might get traumatize seeing it. The skin wasn't even a skin, it was rotten almost peeled skin that seemed to be nearly turned into liquid, and it is disgusting as hell. The body looks like a duck's, except it was skin rather than feathers which may have amplified on how revolting it looks.
That's when I realize what this is - it isn't a Human, that's for sure. "A...stray Devil?" I muttered, blinking before I quickly acted since I might be in danger. "Crap, I'm in big trouble." Kinda off putting how those sentences that's usually used by adults came out of a mouth of a six year old's. "But well..." A smile crept to my face, "This is the perfect chance to see if I really got that card or not."
Yes, the 『Unfathomable Brilliance』 is practically obtained after I fully remembered myself and I know how to use it thanks to the perks of whoever was able to transcend into Divinity with his brain alone, that description really didn't tell the whole story. This ability is actually something too much overpowered even for this reality, it has technology that goes beyond mortal comprehension - just like I had expected it to be. It's certainly strange to know that I'm the smartest person in all of this reality including the countless realities out there.
"Here, have a taste of this." Almost immediately, four half-ring like things (the wave-photon manipulators) came out from my back, this technology is too advanced. "Give it a taste of 2% capacity of the photon blast." Then, one of the rings shot out a ray that immediately evaporates the stray Devil in an instant...causing me to blink. "That was underwhelming."
No kidding, that stray devil had a somewhat big entrance but it didn't even get to say a line before I killed it, only the pedo-like dialogue. This ability is seriously overpowered, I'm scared of myself. I wonder how strong characters from Highschool DxD would fight me. If my technology is so advanced then maybe none of them here can come close to the potent I held.
That aside, how in the hell was there a stray devil here? If Hitori is just like any other child, he certainly would face the most horrid death any child would've experience. He was just a fucking kid who got tricked by a girl to come to a faraway park, how come is this world so cruel to even kids that has nothing to do with the story itself?
"Haa..." I sighed, "Whatever. Let's just go home." I look at the clock, "Well, the train isn't available at this time...which is why he slept on the bench. Damn that little bitch, she actually thought leaving Hitori here is funny. He would've died had I not fully retain my memories." I scoffed before shaking my head, I don't need to deal with this. "Guess I'll just have to use the ship to go back home." I said to myself, whoever that little bitch is, there surely be a hell to pay since her "prank". Karma-sama, please let her taste the bittersweet of suffer. "System." I called, "Take me to the ship."
"Very well, sir." I'm still young, though.
Oh, it speaks English?
Cool.
I feel like Tony Stark right now.
Outside Planet Earth, Great Freighter"Belphegor"
My body dematerialize and in instant, my sight of the park park changed into the sight of a (somewhat) familiar place. Belphegor's interior came into my view with its dark room that had a large windshield overlooking the bright blue planet earth as well as connected control room, living room and kitchen. The kitchen part had lights that lit it up but not enough to cover the whole room.
Home sweet home, I guess.
My knowledge with that insanely genius mortal from that card had combined together, making me familiar with things he has right now. I've never seen the freighter's interior before and yet, my mind was familiar with it. So while my memory has nothing to say about this ship, my knowledge does and it felt very nostalgic as well as very homely. Makes me wonder, what happened to him?
"System." I called once again but something is wrong here...
"Yes, sir?" It replied, its voice isn't like Jarvis but it certainly makes me feel like it.
Yep, that's it. I really can't get used to calling him "System", I need to name him. Calling him like that feels dull and boring, he's a companion that will likely be soothe me of my loneliness and help me in doing various of things.
"Rename yourself." I stated, thinking of a good name before a name popped into my mind. "To Leon."
"Very well, sir."
"Alright. Leon, send me to my house right now." I commanded before I snap my finger, remembering an important thing I should do right now. "Also, analyze everything there is in this reality. Report to me once you're done."
"As you wish, sir."
I materialize in front of the house belonging to Hitori or well, us. Unfortunately, Hitori or I don't have any parents in this life and that makes me sad. Even though my past parents were too trustful of that little sister of mine, I still love them because they really care for me. Why the hell did I even play that stupid otome game of Highschool DxD just to die like that? I sure hope I won't get reincarnated into that kind of world, I would really hate it if that was the case.
That aside, waiting for me in the house should be my guardian Kobayashi Ayano-san. She's more of an older sister than my single parent though, if her spoiling me as though she's my older sister has anything to do with it. Man, it's already nine - I must've worried her to death.
I went pass the gates and unlocked the door with a spare key she gave me, "Tadaima..."
"Hitori-kun!" Once my small voice enters the house, almost immediately came Ayano-san into the front hall, her face were riddled with concern as well as anger. "Where were you!?" She asked, capturing my petite figure in a tight hug. "I was worried sick! It's already nine in the night, do you know that!?" She retracted back and held me tightly by the sides of my shoulders. "You're supposed to be home at 3 in the afternoon!"
"Y-Yeah." As a supposed 20-year old man, I'm having a mixed feeling about her hugging and those pair of Ayanos pressing against me. "Sorry but I was asked by a girl to meet her in a park a few stations away but she never came...I waited for her hours after hours but she didn't came." I coughed, the coldness from when I waited finally kicked in. Maybe I should've healed it when I was at the ship earlier but that would be suspicious. "It was really cold too."
"My goodness!" The anger on her face quickly fadesas she then proceeds to place her hand on my forehead then clasps my cheeks with both her hands, checking my condition as she turns my face right and left to observe for any obvious illness symptoms. "Are you okay!? You're not hurt anywhere, are you!? Did you get a cold!?" She places her palm on my forehead once again, releasing a sigh of relieve. "Thank goodness you're not."
I smiled, "Don't worry, I'll be fine. I just..." Unconsciously, I narrowed my eyes tiredly. "I need some time alone in my room."
She pat my head, "Okay. Do you want to eat dinner now?"
I shook my head, it really makes me warm with how kind and caring she is. "No, it's okay. I'm just going to rest."
"After I finish cleaning the dishes, I'll go to your room with some proper medical equipments alright?." I nodded back, "Good, now go on to your room." She quickly kissed my forehead and let go of me, I climbed the stairs and entered my room.
I plump my back to the surface of my bed, feeling its soft texture as I was pulled in by my weight.
It feels really good here, perhaps the bench's hard surface and coldness must've ingrained into the brain of the actual Iwasaki Hitori that my body remembered that traumatic experience. Geez, a kid like Hitori really reminded me of myself so I can't help but sympathize as a fellow loner. Don't worry, kid. I'll make sure that crush of yours will literally get crush my me. No, we or I will make her suffer for it.
You know, it's ironic I have the name of Hitori as I'm always alone and bullied by my peers. Because of my dead eyes, I was viewed as the opposite of eye candy, a sight of horrid thing. Well, I won't change my looks since that would just be stupid and superficial. I had already accepted myself as my past self and Iwasaki Hitori, having scary and intimidating eyes won't make me any less of who I am. In fact, I think I quite like this appearance...I won't mind it even if I'm viewed as the bad guy.
"Sir, we have completely analyzed all of this reality." A voice pops out, a flying small square drone with two dots acting as eyes and a curved lines as smile was floating. I blinked in confusion but smiled, "Would you like me to relay you all the information?"
"Of course, Leon." I smiled, this is surely be interesting.
"Very well, sir." Leon replied and began to explain a lot of things.
Heh, this second life of mine will probably not going to go as I expected it to be but as long as I got that something genuine, it won't matter anyway. I may have a bad start but it doesn't mean I'll have a shitty ending.
(10 years later)
10 years has passed and I had grown up considerably.
I had a menacing look now, looking more like an evil anti-hero protagonist rather than just a mob. I mean, what the hell is with my sharp but lifeless dead eyes? I actually look like an evil dude for god's sake! Thinking back when I was this age, I think I also look like this...fuck, maybe that's why girls don't approach me or anyone in that matter. Perhaps my look may have been the result of my shitty youth and those fucked up rumors back in my world when I was in high school. I sure hope this stays the same though, I wouldn't want to associate myself with those damned riajuus.
Joking aside, I've been successfully avoided many supernatural creatures as well as phenomenon thanks to Leon's complete analysis report of the reality - it really helps a lot. Now, I'm just enjoying my peaceful life with an older sister figure who still spoils me even when I'm a teenager. Really, what a troublesome guardian. I really appreciate her though.
I was eating breakfast unenergetically with a smirking Ayano-san in front of me. She's trying to say something but she won't react unless I ask her first. Yare yare, you really do need me in your life, Ayano-san.
I blinked and lightly shook my head in confusion, "What?"
"Here." She said, giving me a letter that seemed to be addressed to me personally.
I look at the letter with eyes narrowing in suspicion, "What's in the letter?"
"Who knows~? Just open it already!" She urged me with that wonderful smile of hers.
I sighed and opened the letter, proceeding to slide the letter onto my hand. I cleared my throat and began to read...
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What.
The.
Fuck.
Is...
THIS!?
"Hahahaha! Look at you!" Ayano said, laughing at my current state.
Don't laugh at my predicament, this is going to be really troublesome you know!? Ah, goddamnit!
"You got an invitation letter from the prestigious International Kuoh Academy and this is how you react? That's hilarious!"
Oi!
Don't use that line like Kaori [7].
This isn't funny!
Why am I being chosen as a student of Kuoh Academy!? I know I'm smart but the grades I had are only above average! (It is intentionally of course, as I don't want to famous or anything like that. I'm a genius, but I won't boast my IQ like some narcissistic bastard.)
"I'm going to reject it." I stated with a straight face.
"EHHH!? Why!?" Why are you oppose to my decision, Ayano-san?
"That school is crawling with hormonal guys and girls. The guys would be mostly perverts while the girls would only pay intention to the ikemens (handsome guys). Even I want to get married someday." I sighed, that academy is full of traps and I won't go there. "Plus, the subjects there are going to be too hard for me you know? I want to live a normal and relaxed life." Not really, lol.
"But, Hitori-kun. It's a prestigious academy! You would get a good job once you graduate!" Does...does my unsure future really worries you, Ayano-san?
"Yeah, as a corporate slave. I don't want that kind of job!" I denied, of course this is just an excuse as I don't want to get involve with the cast of Highschool DxD. The Butterfly Effect is a very scary event – you don't mess with time as it'll mess you back (unless of course, you have the method which I do, but I won't take the risk). "Plus, there are other schools that could guarantee my future."
"Hitori-kun, this school..." I blinked, dumbfounded at that face of seriousness that seemed like something personal. "N-Never mind. It's notthing."
There's no way that's nothing, I've seen that type of gesture before. That uncomfortable look on your face, your shifting body, your scared posture. Something tells me there's more than just having a secure future. Seeing that...haa, makes me weak.
I let out a long and exasperate sigh, "Ayano-san, do you really want me to enter the academy?"
"I do but, it's up to Hitori-kun..." She said it with a sad smile, damn it!
I'm weak to a smile like that coming from an older sister figure!
I let out a long and exasperated sigh, "Fine, I'll enter the academy." She had her eyes widened and her mood brighten up, "But, only if I get an increase in my allowance and that we'll live in an apartment there. I don't really want to live alone."
Yes, if there's one thing that kept me want to live and not destroy everything with this too-much-of-an-overpowered ability, then it's her. She's the reason why I lived so peacefully despite me being hated and despised in my previous schools.
"Hitori-kun..." She stared at me, cheeks flushed – oi, I don't mean it like that. Her expression soften and a smile broke out, a pleasant one. "Okay."
Good, good.
Hehehehehe...
"Yessss!" I pumped my fist, "I get to buy Red Dead Redemption II and Ghost of Tsushima!"
"Wait, you're buying more of the games!? That's why you want an increase in allowance!?" She said, dumbfounded but I quickly waved it off casually.
"Hm? What are you talking about?" I feign ignorance, averting my gaze. "I just want to buy more food - you misunderstand. Those are the famous brands, you know?"
"Those are popular western trending games piled up on shelf of the game store, isn't it!? You were going to add it to your collection case, weren't you!?" Tch, she knows it!
"W-Wha? You're wrong!" I still denied. "Like I said, those were famous food brands!"
"Hitori-kuuuunnnn!"
"N-No! Not the kiss, not the kiss!"
I'm going to take the risk - yes, that contradicts to my objective but Ayano-san wants me to and I can't really object to that seeing as she had been working hard for our financial income while I just don't study and have above-average grades because I'm a genius. You can say this is my way of repaying her though there's still a lot to repay. And as I assumed earlier, something else seemed to be going on with Ayano-san and Kuoh Academy.
Like she has some ties with it...I need to find it out.
Also, I would like to see the story itself in person - live, so to say. It would be really interesting to watch those scenes, I would also like to find some girl that would willing to accept me (which I doubt it since I'm rotten and my appearance is below average) but more importantly...I would want to know if there are people who also know of Highschool DxD's story and plot there. The chances are high since I'm reincarnated, there should also be someone else here. At least one.
If there are, then I would refrain them from causing any trouble - it may lead to the world's destruction.
And so, my debut as only a mob went in motion as I attend the Prestigious Kuoh Academy...
End of the Prelude:
"Of Shitty Little Sister and Unreasonable Death"
Changes made (24/8/2020):
Made him more logical in his reasoning as well as monologue, I always feel like there's not enough in his thoughts to classify him as a cynical guy who died because of his little sister.
Reconstructed most of the grammars, adapting it to how I write now.
Well, that's all and while it may not seemed much has changed by this log, oh boy. Did you even read it?
Changes made (9/2/2021):
Re-read it and fixed some of the stuff as well as improving some sentences.
Hey, can't help it.
I'm a perfectionist, you know?
Referrences/Cameos:
[1] A reference to Kazuma Satou, the protagonist of God's Blessing on this Wonderful World or also known as KonoSuba for short. He claimed himself that he is the advocate of gender equality. That if any girl tries to hit him, he said he would not hesitate to hit them back via dropkick. This has become one of his many famous lines in the series and throughout the anime fandom as good meme.
[2] Otome games are female counterparts of galge, a dating simulator for guys.
[3] Sword Art Online, in both animes and light novels, has always been disliked by many with its flaws and its writing that does nothing to improve itself. The story became stale and the harem member still likes Kirito despite having Asuna already. To top it all off, the harem members are kinda forgettable once their story with Kirito ends.
[4] Kageyama Shigeo, the protagonist of Mob Psycho 100 a manga by ONE who also created One Punch Man. He is a very powerful Esper who could use his power to conquer the world but Shigeo refuses to use it for bad things. He kept his emotions inside in percentage so when it reaches 100%, it overloaded and his power explodes. He can't really contain his power properly when his emotions lit up, not until season 2.
[5] Dio Brando, the villain and meme of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure. He has a time-stopping power that'll activate the moment he yells "ZA WARUDO!" which is just The World. Hey, always make a Jojo references in stories like this.
[6] "Boku" is usually used by younger boys while "Ore" are used by older boys, teens. Hitori here changed from "Boku" to "Ore" because his old memories are flooding in, also having to combine all of his habits from both his new self and his old self including his pronunciation of himself which is "Ore".
[7] Orimoto Kaori, a character from OreGairu. Hachiman in middle school confesses to her but was rejected, this was the impact that made him the Monster of Logic. She's a nice girl and one of her recognizable lines is "That's hilarious!" and "Sore aru!".
Well, that was actually similar to The World of Otome Game is Tough for Mobs or preferably, the short form; MobuSeka. I'm very sorry if I did disappoint most of you, I really am. Because I love MobuSeka so much, I can't really help but be inspired by the way it portrays its main character even if mine is just a little tad different. I'm aiming for a cynical OC with (I guess) realistic and pessimistic view on youth, life and everything. Just think of it of bits of Hachiman and bits of Leon in one body, one brain, mash together (don't take this as an offense, relax. I love both Hachiman and Leon too).
I'm also thinking of pairing with Serafall Leviathan and even if it's going to be harem, I only permit two with one possibly being Rossweisse. You could say it was also inspired by MobuSeka's first harem members (I wish it would only remain them two though). At first, I was planning on making a pairing of OC x Kiryuu Aika (the Queen of Perverts) but when I searched regarding her, it seems she has her own story that I do not know yet so I decided to cancel it (-_-). I was really looking forward to make the scene of them both but well, looks like I can't now. It seems Serafall pairing is famous? But Rossweisse isn't (o_0)? Wut?
Anyway, if it comes down to it then I'll maybe make a single pairing of OC x Rossweisse since her character has a lot of potential with a cynical, apathetic guy like Hitori. She was mostly used as a comedic relief in the story because of her singleness but when it comes to the OC, I think it'll be a serious forbidden relationship of student-teacher. No, I'm not talking about you *looks at Domestic na Kanojo*. I think the fluff might even be worth it.
That aside, MobuSeka is so awesome!
Actually, I did read volume 3 but the 2Slow2Late-sama had stopped it and passed to Bakapervert-sama, but I didn't get to read it until 1st of February. I continued reading till the prologue of volume 5 (which has a cliffhanger, goddamnit) and damn am I surprised! I thought I would get bored with it, just like Arifureta and other Isekai translated light novels (you wanna flame me for it? Try me, bitch) and a lot of other light novels but I didn't!
It keeps getting better and better!
Seriously, the author Mishima Yomu really has his ways!
No wonder Seven was great as well!
Mishima Yomu-sama, banzai!
Ah, to those who want a light novel with shounen-like story and good character development, then Seven is pretty fuckin' good – I'll tell ya. And that character growth is very slow (not too slow), which is good. I like when things are slow (not, I'm not referring to the overly slow-burn romance, that makes me frustrated with all the drama). Also, the other thing that Seven or the author himself nails is the realism behind of a lot of things like for example in Seven; being an Adventurer. It tells that being an Adventurer isn't all about that Dragon-Demon slaying or a life of harem or anything, there are things you'll need to do before you get to do that.
Man, seriously! This author really knows how to appeal a certain kind of audience (like me).
(Warning, below I'm going to discuss the volumes of MobuSeka. Contains lots and I mean LOTS of spoilers. Only read if you're okay with that, to which I can only say YOU BETTER FUCKIN' READ IT! Or if it isn't your type and don't care about it then meh. Whatever then. I'm giving four emojis before you decide to read it. Also, this discussion is going to be very excessive so prepare yourselves.)
That being said, to those who had not read all the volumes of MobuSeka, you can now leave.
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Okay, discussing (spoiler) time!
The continuation of volume three in chapter six (I stopped reading exactly at chapter 5 part 3 because 2Slow2Late-sama can't continue it) has very satisfying developments especially with the three companions, Leon, Livia (Oliva, the Otome Game's protagonist) and Anjie (Anjelica, the Otome Game's Villainess). It isn't just about the Hartfalt or Hortfalt Kingdom and the Principality, going chaotic, wars and all – nope, bruh. There's actually more to it than what meets the eye.
The reason of why the Kingdom has a matriarchal society is because the Kingdom is trying to get rid of the political system (as it has no future and there will be rebellion) and cut off the feudal lords' powers and it is evident when they first experiment and made a move by enrolling Livia, a supposed commoner with no background, into the academy. They were slowly working on it and see how much people uses their ranks and status as a means to oppress the lower people and deems them un-trustable. They were actually planning to cast them away one day! Jesus Christ, even Leon was shocked to hear that from Mylene (the queen of kingdom which was supposed to be the Villainess' ally and happens to take a liking to Leon, hahaha).
That was the centralized authoritarian rule.
The development of the Principality, having Hertrude and Hertrunda (which was supposed to not exist) was not logical at first. I thought the Butterfly Effect had kicked in because of Leon's and Marie's (the little sister of Leon and the one who claimed the protagonist's place to obtain the reverse harem ending) presence, but I was wrong. It was revealed through Marie, after both of them found out that they were siblings, that the Hertrunda does indeed exist...no, it wasn't a bonus or DLC – no, no, no, non! Non, I say!
And the reason was fucking realistic as well!
First of all, that shitty Otome Game Leon played was created by a famous company with the famous character designs and popular voice actors. The fact that it was created by a FAMOUS COMPANY tells you already now, didn't it? That Otome Game...had a fucking sequel! Not just a sequel, it also has a third game!
The Hertrunda character was actually from the third game, the revenge arc that usually happens after one to as much as you want arcs were done!
That was so well-thought and creative, man (I think)!
Now, why does it have a sequel?
The famous company must be aware of its customers so a lot of those who played it criticized the game and asked for a better sequel or perhaps the famous company strive to be better at creating Otome Game because they only had made galges all the time. So they wanted to make the sequel to fit most of the customers' demands and tastes. It's pretty realistic and it also happens in our reality *looks at Evil Within and Evil Within 2*.
Yomu-sama, you're awesome and creative.
Please teach me your ways of writing.
On top of that, usually harems to me (now) are pretty stale and most of the protagonists from many harem animes feels like they don't really deserve it much (like Sword Art Online). However, that was a different case with Leon as we, the audience, felt the same way as him (I think) – both Livia and Anjie was just too good and we can't really choose! They both are good girls and their relationships doesn't just jumps from acquaintance to lovers. Yomu-sama really take it slow at a preferable pace and made very good character developments for all of them.
The reason why harem animes usually suck is because the harem members doesn't really make sense on how the fell for a generic protagonist and the protagonist can't really choose, remain the status quo and it was the same case as Leon, except that he was pushed (by people around him and himself also) into making a decision. And here we are, criticizing other protagonist when we ourselves can't really choose if we were placed in Leon's shoes.
In the previous volume, Livia confesses to Leon when he saved her during the Principality invasion. So this time, Anjie was the one who confesses but being a wuss (just like we all are) he is, he said that he loved them both and got slap from both of them.
To put it simply, he was confessed to by both Livia and Anjie, which ended up with him saying he loves them both and got slapped on both sides, they were smiling as well. No, it's not an irritated smile or any negative smile – it was a smile of understanding, they both knew Leon would say that (I-I think?).
Both of them, really.
They are just too good!
I'm so proud of them both!
Leon too despite most people think he doesn't deserve them!
(T-T)
He said this in his monologue as the first sentence after that double slap scene; "It was amazing." And then continued it with (after a few sentences); "It was an amazing combination."
Oh my god, that was really funny.
However, since he can't really choose them both, some people take action. But before that, Leon confesses to the royalties, the King, the Viscount (Anjie's father, Vince) and...I don't know what his rank is but his name is Bernard – that he did all of those things, being a supreme commander and took a huge risk against the Principality when they attacked the Kingdom AND sparing Marie (because she claimed she was a Saint – to which she's not and she acknowledges it herself, causing her reverse harem members following after her, idiotically deciding to die with her) was because he was tired of being a noble. He showed his true objective, this was a good progress.
So he was demoted from viscount into quasi-baron or lower as he lost everything, his ship, his workshop and his honor (or so it seemed). Anjie was punished harshly after that because she and Livia performed a dogeza (an etiquette in Japanese traditions of prostrating showing the one who does it considers the one who he/she did it to is superior in status to ask for a favor or an apology or in this case, begging shamelessly) to Marie in public, shaming her own family at the display. She was punished by forcing her to marry a countryman who got demoted from viscount to a knight and will have Livia as a concubine, I was actually happy and so was Anjie despite it seemed "bad" and all.
However...the King, Roland, developed a hate-hate relationship with Leon so he punishes Leon by promoting him into a count by his own decisions – he actually didn't tell anyone he would be promoting Leon when the officials and others were planning to demote him, hahahaha! He decides it arbitrarily to make Leon suffer because Leon had already told them he didn't like living as a noble! The scene where these two are showing true faces, Leon was distressed and Roland was smirking, are funny as well! The reason behind all this?
It's all because Leon took the spotlight, acting as a supreme commander and shows Count Frampton and many nobles who are working with the Principality when it was supposed to be Roland, an adult and a king. I actually can't stop laughing my ass off, this king is clearly a trash. Also, the king happens to be a playboy and he doesn't actually care if Leon "woo" his wife so he was trying to hit on Livia and tried to have sex with her only for Leon to criticize his behavior and have Mylene crush him, hahahaha!
Oh my god!
I swear, this light novel keeps getting better with its characters (relevant ones) and its story.
After he was promoted, he was asked by Livia why he can't be "honest" and choose between them but he didn't answer and she straight-out declares that she would make him love her. Leon admitted that she was acting very manly and it urged him to call her "anego!" or "big sister!". However, Leon couldn't – he just couldn't. He was really indecisive but I understand.
I wouldn't think girls like that deserves a guy like Leon or me.
So the last sentence was Leon completely rejecting Livia.
In the epilogue, it was revealed that the game has become a game series with three games. The Principality, Hertrunda, was the main antagonist for the third stage. Marie told him that but as he thought that the bosses and all the baddies are gone, Marie smiled and reveals that the second stage, the sequel, wasn't in the Kingdom. It was in another country called the Alzer Commonwealth. Also, for the information, Marie wants to exchange it for her allowance which I pitied her for also because of those five idiots.
Now, Leon has to study abroad, in Alzer Commonwealth because he has to make sure the boss there dies. The sequel's story in volume four is seriously awesome (despite making me feel angry and frustrated most of the times), I've already read it but I'm just going to discuss about volume three here.
After that, Leon was "asked" by his family that they are attending an engagement ceremony who Leon thinks was for his brother Nicks (first, he assumed it was Jenna but she was useless as a housewife since now males in the academy are very much less due to the attack of the Principality so the situations are reverse. Now girls are desperately looking for guys to marry). He agreed to it without any hesitation.
The night before that engagement, he was having a talk with Luxon who asked if he was going to either marry Livia or Anjie. Leon responded by saying he loved them both so much he couldn't really choose – he wanted both of them to be happy and he isn't suited with them. This was a proper thinking, it seemed too similar to Hachiman trying to decide whom to choose between Yui or Yukino but unluckily, harem was impossible there. Luxon bid him a goodnight and that he's looking forward to tomorrow which Leon waved off dismissively and gone to sleep.
Morning came and he attended the engagement ceremony for his big brother Nicks. However, it turns out it wasn't for Nicks but for Leon instead and funnily enough, he didn't realize it as all of his allies – Luxon and Creare included – are indirectly tricking him into coming the engagement ceremony. Roland also was involved as he had orchestrated it also and sends a letter to Leon, mocking him. He was wondering why his attire was fancy compare to Nicks who was supposed to "engage", I had my laugh held in first and didn't put much expectation until it was revealed that indeed, Leon was engaged to both Livia and Anjie. I burst into both laughter and tears, it was both funny and happy. Because he was indecisive, he was to be engaged with the both of them and that actually touched me.
No disputes.
No love wars (I think...shit).
No more bullshit.
And they resolved themselves that they would love him after Leon states that don't blame on him when they became bored or fed up with him. Livia just quickly rejected that idea, showing how much she loved him. Leon once again tries to change their mind saying that while he is a count, he can't provide because he's deprived of everything, territory, sources and all. Anjie responded that she will if he can't, she will be the one to provide – Leon once again views this as manly. He gave up and just tell them that they can do whatever they want to which they brightened up their expressions with smiles.
Both Livia and Anjie are just too sweet, man!
For the first time in my life, a harem actually satisfies me!
I saw most harem to be platonic, that it wasn't genuine but it wasn't the case with Leon, Livia and Anjie. I think it's because they took three volumes building their relationship together, having dramas and their bonds tested. They stood tall and were able to overcome those obstacles, I think that made it seemed more genuine unlike most harem stories I've been reading with its nonsensical reason of falling in love (being nice and all). Instead, this light novel take it slow and build it up till it reaches its climax.
Man, it really feels like it's genuine even if it was fiction.
Clearly, I'm really influenced by Hachiman's thinking – Jesus Christ.
That feeling of love becomes stronger because after he engaged with the both of them, he will have to study abroad. All along the next volume, he will not be spending time with them which may have amplified my desire to see them interacting again not through letters or communications, but face-to-face. Sheesh, this is the power of building up a proper and good relationship, it seriously impacted me much more than I had imagined.
HOWEVER...
Marie and the five idiots also came along because all of their money – the allowance Leon gave to Marie – had all gone because these five idiots asked a famous sculpture to carve a statue of Marie. They tried asking for money from the palace but the Kingdom is busy with rebuilding and all the stuff, they can't really take care of it. Roland and Mylene sends a letter with Roland mocking and Mylene properly asking Leon to take care of them. Now, in the fourth volume, all of them are going to attend a school in Alzer Commonwealth.
After that came the extra story with Hertrude which is not that much interesting, but it was still more interesting than most isekais trying to satirize anime but fails miserably (burn). However, the short story was the interesting one.
It was an AU, very much like a fanfic but it was made too well.
It was a story of Marie's Route.
Now, now. If you hate her and couldn't accept it, then you can skip this part or stop reading because I don't have much to talk after this.
This was interesting because it shows how reality would play if the Otome Game actually becomes real without Leon's and Marie's intervention (at the first parts).
This starts with Leon waiting for a scene where the prince got slapped from Livia. However, he caught Marie trying to steal that role and put a stop to it. He pulled her away and when they were talking, the scene had already happen and Livia had slapped Julius.
Thus, Marie's and Leon's refreshing romance starts here (no incest though as they're not blood-related, teehee).
Strangely enough, this short story would also work had it become a real story but I think it should stays as it is.
They both spent time with each other, getting to know each even in personal levels. This is because they both think that they're both brother and sister from the previous life. So, Leon spends more time with Marie, caring not for the tea party and merely let Marie attends it. She actually appreciates the tea sets and biscuits which is kinda expected seeing as she came from a poor family. As their relationship progresses, Marie came to a decision that it was better that she had not taken the reverse harem route seeing how the five idiots are too troublesome (lol, she avoided it here) and that they can't see eye to eye which is really true in canon. They finally arrived at the party scene where Livia was protected by the five idiots from Anjie. That scene really hurts me to read.
Leon and Marie talked about how it was pretty insensitive of the princes and Livia to act like that when the princes' have fiancées and Livia for trying to rely on them. Somehow, the music stops when they discussed about that and ended up having everyone including Livia, the five idiots and Anjie hearing what they discussed. This cause the Butterfly Effect as something hugely changed.
From the beginning, Livia didn't seem like she was choosing anyone (to me) but to Marie and Leon, it seemed she chose Julius.
After the party ended, summer break came and Leon decides to take Marie since she was forced to do work to pay off her family's debt. The portrayal of Marie here is really sad even I don't think Marie here is the same as Marie in the canon. When she was late and Leon had to wait for her to come, a bad feeling came. Soon enough, some girls passed him saying that "she deserves it for standing out too much" which caused Leon to be serious and asked Luxon to see Marie.
Fortunately, Marie was only late because she overslept. Luxon greeted her and asked her to be quick. When she was finished preparing, she came and accidently bumped onto Livia but Livia didn't budge or care and passed by Marie, even as Marie apologized. That greatly shocks her and she tried to call out but couldn't since she was late and Luxon reminded her of it.
The short story ends with Leon and Marie going to Leon's family island.
I know I didn't tell much but that's because I think not much people are interested in it. This short story shows that what effects Livia's decision isn't the player (which is us), but her feelings and personality. This is how the story would play out if that Otome Game does become real. The story played in the Otome Game is different because we are the ones who make the decisions, not Livia.
The continuation of this will be featured after volume four ends, thank goodness.
Well, that's all I have to discuss and it was fun typing this. Now I'm incredibly tired so I only have one thing to say; thanks for reading this excessive discussion or spoilers and see you guys on the next chapter.
Ja-na.
