Mob characters.

A term used to describe people, characters, as a background filler in ones' story as a way to make the story lively. In game terms, they're the "NPC" that are created solely for the protagonist to use, be it as enemy, neutral, or allies, or just be there to make the game lively.

…At one point in time, I used to think that I was the protagonist, after all I was a member of a club with 2 other girls, my girlfriend and somebody that became one of my precious connection, a strict yet lovable christmas cake teacher that looked out for me, a sly foxy kouhai that grew on me, an angel that I would have confessed if he was a girl, a little sister that I wouldn't hesitate to give my life to protect, and other connections, most of which I despised at the beginning, yet grew to appreciate. How could I not believe to be the protagonist when faced with this situation? After all the novels I had consumed?

…I was a fool.

I was merely a mob character.

Not anybody special.

Who would call a person "Protagonist" when he lost everything?

…It all started on the day we came back to school as 3rd years.

A new student. Transferred here in an exchange program and landed himself in my class. Short black hair, average face and body, everything about practically screamed average. I paid him no heed, dismissing him from my mind almost immediately.

…Honestly, that was my first mistake.

I… I don't know exactly when but they started to avoid me. It started small, no reply to my messages and being careful with their words instead of their usual acts, then it slowly escalated to canceling meetups all of a sudden, their warm words that brightened my day instead poured freezing water, and avoided me whenever I tried to talk to them.

Of course, I tried to fix whatever fault I may have made, yet to no avail. I tried asking, changed myself to become nicer to them, did everything they asked for…

Nothing worked. Everything just kept going downhill.

…Miura, Ebina, Haruno, Kawasaki, Totsuka, Isshiki, Hiratsuka, Yui, and…

Yukino Yukinoshita. My girlfriend.

…Once, I got too angry over being ignored and a bit suspicious, I followed Yukino after club ended. She was too fidgety during the club and kept on looking at her phone instead of her usual book reading, leading me to be suspicious of her and deciding to follow her instead of trusting her like usual.

…My second mistake. My biggest regret.

…She went to a love hotel and waited in front of there like a damn horny girl while checking her phone every once in a while.

Then I saw him.

The transfer guy, Seki Seitaro.

Till now, I can't get rid of that sheer adoration I saw on her face when she saw him. How she practically jumped into his arms then kissed, as if she was starving.

I immediately come out from my hiding spot, anger swelling like a volcano about to erupt, yet froze as I see somebody else appear.

Yui Yuigahama.

She too immediately leapt at him once he was alone then devoured his mouth with lust filled eyes. My mind went blank as I gaze at the sheer debauchery of hers', yet my shock didn't stop there.

Shizuka Hiratsuka, Iroha Isshiki, Saika Totsuka, Saki Kawasaki, Haruno Yukinoshita, Hina Ebina, Yumiko Miura.

All of them. All of them appeared then acted in a similar fashion to Yukino and Yui.

…I don't know how long I stood there, just frozen with my mind blank while my heart was being torn asunder. I only came back to consciousness when I saw him smiling at me.

Then I only saw black.

…I… I woke up, feeling dizzy and a headache pounding on my brain, only to hear the sound of something wet and loud smacks. I remembered hoping and praying to god, that those sounds didn't mean what they were and it was something else…

…Or maybe… At the very least… It should have been someone else…

Laying down on the bed while standing above him was a naked Komachi, riding his dick with a fervor, one I haven't seen before, and wearing a delighted expression on her face, moaning as if she wanted the whole world to hear.

My vision turned red.

I lunged at him, only to be stopped by something choking me and pulling me back to the ground.

I didn't care.

I kept on getting up again and again, to stop him from raping my sister, even if it means killing him, yet I couldn't move an inch from my spot. I didn't care if my throat was crushed, as long as I stopped him.

Something hit my stomach, sending me to the ground, this time with me vomiting out everything in my stomach.

I painfully move my eyes to look up, only to see Hiratsuka standing over me with an annoyed expression. I tried to open my mouth to call out her name, yet something harshly stepping on my head stopped me.

Through the static noise now occupying my ear, I vaguely hear him calling out my name.

He went on to keep on talking, how he hated me and was envious of my life, how he wanted to steal everything and destroy me. I couldn't hear much, with the static becoming louder and my vision slowly dimming, yet I felt something grabbing my head then lifting it up.

…My final mistake.

…I really wished that my vision was dimmer, just so that I didn't have to gaze at the faces of my loved ones, faces that used to look at me with warm expressions, now only coldness was left.

Memories of a happy time with them flashed through my eyes, memories that used to bring comfort to my heart, served as a bitter and stinging sensation.

Then nothing.

I died.

Brain trauma and a heart attack.

That's what she told me. The blunt force that knocked me out and the stomp caused internal bleeding while the heart attack was because I couldn't handle the pain anymore.

…What a horrible, twisted end to me.

But.

That's not where our story ends. Or rather, it's your story now.

She promised me that you will get the system that fucker had, an inferior version from his, but it should give you a fighting chance.

A chance I didn't have.

Why? Because the fucker came from her plane of existence to mess up all of our story. A being that we could never win against in normal conditions, but he has a severe restriction on him in order to stay in our plane of existence.

"Conquer The Seven Heroines"

That is his restriction. He can't do anything to hurt anybody, so long as they haven't been conquered. Normally, no one can take advantage of his restriction since the dimension itself protects/helps him while you can't hurt the Heroines…

What if you have the same system as him and conquer them first?

His very existence is erased if that happens. So, you should conquer at least one Heroine before he appears in your 3rd year, but that might change, so better to do it fast.

…Honestly, this is the first time she succeeded in establishing a connection with us, so there's no guarantee everything will work as intended or your story will stay the same as the others.

But, you should be able to survive and grow stronger. You also got her to help, so that increases your odds to survive a bit more, and she's trustworthy, so don't worry.

After all, you're still a Hachiman Hikigaya.

I pray that you will end his existence…

To stop him from tormenting other Hachiman and to avenge us.

Become the "Protagonist" again.

…That's it from me. I'll be reincarnated into a new world after this, hopefully with my memories erased. So... Good luck.

...I hope you manage to get this recording…