“NOOOO!”
Raphne Bell Martinez shouted that out.
She also grabbed onto my pant leg.
It’s pants I’m going to take off soon, but taking them off here wasn’t part of the plan.
“Don’t go! You’re just going to leave me here… again?!”
Raphne’s eyes, now devoid of light, revealed her despair. Her teary eyes were about to spill over.
“When are you coming back…? Do I have to be here alone until then? NU, NO! Don’t go, PLEEEEEEASE!”
As she shook her head vigorously, her distinctive red hair flailed about.
“Don’t go…! I’I’ll be good…! I’ll listen and do everything you ask! So please…!”
Beyond just grabbing my pants, she wrapped her arms around my legs. Her determination to not let go was apparent.
I know how she feels, but being that close is way too stimulating.
Damn it, that soft feeling on my thigh…!
“So, Raphne.”
“Eh, yes! I’ll do whatever you say! Just don’t go! I’m begging you!”
In that moment, her face lit up.
I let out a sigh.
“Just let me go to the bathroom….”
“NO! You can’t! Don’t go!”
She says I look like I’m going to die.
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I kept staring at what was in front of me for a while.
It was what one might call a status window.
A friendly message someone was sending me.
Just as I had heard, the blue translucent rectangle wouldn’t disappear even if I rubbed my eyes or slapped my cheeks.
[ Name: Ken Feinstein
Unique Skill: Item Crafting, Calorie Burn.
Unique Trait: Physical abilities increase as body weight decreases.
Ownership Trait: Obesity.
Current Physical Specs: 175cm, 110kg ]
Reading the content closely, I soon glanced down below.
What lay there was a massive mountain that wouldn’t normally be there.
If I’d possessed a female character, it would have meant massive breasts, but there was no doubt about it, I was a guy.
Yes, it was belly fat.
A horrifying mass of fat.
“Damn.”
As I slapped my belly, it jiggled.
If this were a typical ts reincarnation story, I would be saying this while groping some breasts, but alas, I couldn’t help but mutter out my disappointment.
Sure, my original body wasn’t exactly some six-pack wonder, but I’d never experienced such a gigantic blob of fat before.
Definitely sluggish movements; my body felt heavy.
I soon stood in front of a full-length mirror in the room.
There stood a man I was familiar with yet did not know.
“…Wow, he looks just like the illustration.”
Indeed. I had reincarnated into a game I used to enjoy…
In the female-oriented game called [Epiris Academy]!
You may wonder why a guy like me played a female-targeted game; it’s because the appearance of one of the characters, the first arc’s boss villain, was totally my type.
Especially that massive chest… cough.
“By the way….”
Why him of all people?
The guy I had possessed was, to put it nicely, not a leading character. Not even a side character.
The guy I possessed, Ken Feinstein, was a follower of Mary Hyde, the boss villain in the second act.
He mostly just chimed in a few words while Mary Hyde faced off against the main character.
An extra character without any proper backstory whatsoever.
“No, wait a second.”
Now that I think about it, I feel like he appeared in a few more scenes.
Let’s see, let’s see.
“…Ah!”
I remembered!
This guy briefly appeared in the game’s bad ending for the final chapter.
The illustration that expressed the horrors of war. Mary Hyde sat there, staring in shock at his corpse—quite the memorable sight.
Haha, yes, yes. I remember when I first saw that during the illustration collection, it was quite heartbreaking….
“…But wait, that means I’m going to die!?”
Right. I had possessed an extra character. The problem is, if the bad ending occurs, I’m dead.
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The game I played, [Epiris Academy], is a female-oriented school simulation & RPG.
The goal is to control and develop the protagonist, Emily Epiris, and pair her with one of the four main male characters.
Of course, I mostly skipped through events with the dudes. I only wanted to see the female characters.
The villain characters that appeared in the first and second acts.
The first act’s [Raphne Bell Martinez], and the second act’s [Mary Hyde].
They were typical villainous ladies characterized by their pretty looks and sharp temperaments.
Raphne, with her red hair, was hot-headed and looked down on others as an antagonist.
Mary, with her blue hair, had a cool demeanor with a sense of justice, giving off a rivalry vibe.
I had quite a fun time playing.
“Hmm, the problem is….”
Right. I had focused on the villainess characters.
Thus, I hardly retained information about the male characters that actually appeared in [Epiris Academy].
“…I’m screwed.”
I had mostly used strategy guides to skip choices and pick the endings I wanted.
However, those choices are crucial information to determine my future right now.
If I screw up and hit a bad ending, I’m dead.
Thank goodness, while I might have forgotten how to woo the male characters, I vaguely remember the overall flow.
I at least remember items and growth tips for Emily.
So, what should I do to avoid death?
Of course, I need to navigate the world’s flow to avoid the bad ending.
Fortunately, there’s only one ending where I die. It’s the ending where war breaks out, and if Emily doesn’t reach the required specs, the game is lost.
‘…However, just in case I can’t avoid it.’
Right. Not everything in life goes my way. Not to mention my vague recollections, I’m not even the main character, Emily, so I can’t control events.
In that case, what’s the alternative?
I become strong enough to survive when the war starts.
“…Alright, I’ve got the general flow figured out.”
Now I need to figure out how to solve this major problem.
I need to get stronger.
“Hey.”
And now, the second issue.
“Yo, pig. What have you been muttering to yourself since earlier?”
“Gya-ha-ha, so disgustingly murmur-y~”
“Hmm… I need to somehow deal with this first….”
Habitually adjusting glasses I wasn’t even wearing, I sat at my desk in the academy classroom, one week into possessing Ken Feinstein.
Surrounded by punk-ass kids.
“…I wonder if Mary-chan will come today.”
“Dumbass, can’t you see it’s raining today? Your precious master, Mary Hyde, is skipping school today.”
Looks like this extra character is set up to be a frequent target for bullying.
