1st Lie

[fictionalize]

Characters: Kumagawa and you!
Setting: Various parts of the tower
Format: Any
Summary: BIG HUGE LOSER exploring the tower
Warnings: Screws, random acts of violence, some gore?

[Dormitories]

[First order of business is, of course, putting on his uniform. He can't wear white! It really just doesn't suit him. Even if he's not on the student council anymore and should really wear the normal uniform. Of course, this didn't really look like Hakoniwa Academy...

Plus, the last thing he remembered was having just rescued Shiranui, so this was pretty mysterious. Had he been hit by some kind of style?

Well, whatever! He's going to look for someone to harass. No matter who you are or how busy you look, there's an annoyingly smiley face bothering you]

「Hi, do you have a few moments to fill out a survey for the latest issue of Shounen Jump?」

[Cafeteria]

[Kumagawa is just. Staring at the oatmeal.

Yeah, no. He doesn't want to eat this.

You, who were passing by, gets a tug on your sleeve or other grabbable piece of clothing]

「...I don't suppose I could get the shiyo ramen instead, can I?」

[Floor 75]

[The snowy of the ruins of the castle here look like they've been through a more recent battle: there's blood and ichor everywhere, the bodies of dead monsters all over the place, ranging from the more mundane and even completely harmless to a few that look like they'd be quite dangerous. The most striking feature of the scene is how they were apparently annihilated: everywhere, there are giant screws stuck into everything, drilling through their heads, their guts, armor, carapaces, pinning them to the ground, the trees, even into the walls of the castle.

Investigate?]

Comments

[concept_killer]

I don't know but thinking of it like a video game isn't really going to help. But if you want it, you'll have to get it.

[fictionalize]

「If it's not a fetch quest, then what kind of cook makes the customer get the ingredients for them? You should be fired.」

[concept_killer]

You do realize I'm not getting paid for this, right?

[fictionalize]

「Eh!? Does that mean... you're slave labor!?」

[concept_killer]

It's called being a volunteer.

[fictionalize]

「I've never heard of a volunteer ramen chef. Are you sure I can trust you?」

[concept_killer]

I don't really care if you trust me or not so I'm not going to argue over it.

[fictionalize]

「But no one will ever want your ramen if they don't trust you! Don't you need the belief of the people you're cooking for or something liek that?」

[concept_killer]

Good, I'll save it for myself.

[Sacchin would always want his ramen!!!!!!]

[fictionalize]

「Whaaaat? But ramen you don't share is like frienship you don't share! It's cold, it's bitter, and I don't have either!」

[concept_killer]

I don't really have any friends right now so you'll have to get back to me on that later.

[A partial lie. He just wishes he didn't have any friends.]

[fictionalize]

「Well, then you should be friends with me! And share your ramen.」

[concept_killer]

Pass. I'm not the friend type of person.

[fictionalize]

「You should open your eyes to the possibility!」

[GET IT???]

[concept_killer]

If that was a joke, you should probably spend more time practicing your punchlines.

[fictionalize]

「What is the deal with that, huh? Do you think you're some kind of superhero? I thought you were supposed to outgrow those kinds of things after 8th grade. How long did you spend practicing walking around with that on?」

[concept_killer]

I'm also pretty sure I never said anything about being a hero. As a matter of fact, I'm not really a big fan of heroes in the first place so you can throw out those 8th grade syndrome ideas you have.

[fictionalize]

「Dark and brooding is more suiting for an antihero anyway, right?」

[concept_killer]

I'm still hearing the word 'hero' in there.

[fictionalize]

「Well, it's anti-hero, isn't it? Just like you.」

[concept_killer]

No, it isn't. Stop trying to assign me some kind of stupid title that only fits in your imagination.

[fictionalize]

「But if you hate heroes so much, that makes you anti-hero.」

[wow, tough audience]

[concept_killer]

It makes me a normal person who doesn't read manga or watch anime.

[fictionalize]

「So you're a boring adult? No wonder you don't have any friends.」

[concept_killer]

I'll take no friends over being an otaku anyday.