r18novel Chapter 1 Do you want to understand the meaning of life?
Chapter 1 Do you want to understand the meaning of life?
Do you want to understand the meaning of life?
Yes or No
While I was playing a game, a message in red suddenly appeared on my phone.
Makoto Kaminaga's eye twitched slightly.
"Oh no, did it get a virus? I shouldn't have bought a used phone just because it was cheap."
Before he could continue complaining, the "Yes" option on his phone was automatically selected.
If you had the chance to transmigrate into a light novel protagonist, what type of protagonist would you choose to be?
Option 1: "Since ancient times, love has only brought endless regret; this regret will last forever." A male protagonist who is devoted to his love and whose love is pure and unwavering.
Option Two: A charming and suave playboy who flits among countless women without ever getting attached, indulging in nightly revelry.
Option 3: A male protagonist who's a tool for pairing up others, a cunning and manipulative guy.
Seeing this, Makoto Kaminaga also became interested.
"Anyway, I only have 6 yuan in my bank account, and it's already frozen. You think it's a phone virus? Fine, I'll play along!"
"Since I've transmigrated into the male lead of a light novel, is there even a question? Of course, I'll be the kind of guy who flits through a sea of women without ever getting attached! But I'm a responsible man, so I definitely won't abandon my girlfriend~"
"I choose option two!"
However, before he could even click on it, this junk secondhand phone automatically selected the third option.
"Damn it, we've been tricked by capital! I didn't choose this!"
He was staring in disbelief when his phone suddenly crackled, sparked, and then exploded violently.
"Ah! A second-hand bomb...it's caused so much harm..."
Before he could finish speaking, a black hole appeared and sucked Shinaga Makoto inside.
In a daze, time had quietly slipped away.
After an unknown amount of time, a mysterious mechanical voice reached Shinaga Makoto's ears.
[Ding, xxx successfully matched. As commissioned by the world's will, the male protagonist is undergoing system binding corrections.]
[Ding, Host Shinaga Makoto, binding successful!]
[The Light Novel Male Protagonist Correction System has been successfully activated.]
[Current Identity: Second-year student at Nishiki Tsutsu High School, Kisaragi Amatsuki, possesses multiple personalities, outwardly cheerful but inwardly dark, a poorly behaved tool-like figure.]
[Revision begins. Dear fixer, please begin your revision journey!]
"Holy crap, what's going on?"
Completely bewildered, Makoto Shinaga sat up in bed. Before he could even react, he felt a sharp pain in his head.
As his head buzzed, fragments of memories of a boy named Ruyue Yulu flashed through his mind, from birth to high school.
After receiving the memories, Makoto Kaminaga couldn't help but raise his middle finger to the sky.
"Damn it, why did it have to be that bastard Kisaragi Amuro of all people?"
Shinaga Makoto, now as cold as moonlight and dew, wanted to cry but had no tears, feeling as if a thousand alpacas were stampeding through his heart.
Based on the information coming through his mind, he roughly understood what had happened to him.
He was chosen by the will of the world and bound to a light novel male protagonist correction system.
The option that appeared on the phone earlier was actually the mechanism by which the world's will matches and selects hosts.
The purpose of the system is to correct the male protagonist's image, which feels uncomfortable and is terrible. As long as the correction targets are met, a special reward can be randomly drawn from the Treasure Vault of Myriad Realms.
And now, the person he replaced is Kisaragi Amuro, the male protagonist of the work "You're the only one who likes me".
The replacement method was to let him transmigrate into Mrs. Kisaragi's womb, so he is Kisaragi Amuro herself, only now regaining the memories of a transmigrator.
He had no memories of his past life, and his soul was deeply bound to the correction system, so his life trajectory and personality were exactly the same as the tool character Ruyue Yulu in the original work.
Only after the system was fully bound could his memories be unsealed and the formal correction work begin.
Let me put it this way.
The meaning of the world's existence originally revolves around the male protagonist, but when the male protagonist performs poorly and receives a flood of negative reviews from viewers, it gives people the feeling that he is unworthy of his position and does not deserve the title of protagonist.
What Makoto Kaminaga needs to do is to create a qualified male protagonist for light novels and change those plot points that are full of flaws and are annoying.
Shinaga Makoto had a sour look on his face.
He was very unhappy with his current status.
Kisaragi Amuro isn't ugly. Although he's set up as an ordinary second-year high school boy, his face is clearly the standard face of a light novel male protagonist, and he's still quite pleasing to the eye.
He usually presents himself as a sunny and warm guy, serving as the secretary of the student council. He is caught between the beautiful student council president, Akino Sakura, and his lively and cute childhood friend, Hinata Aoi.
He plays the role of the two women's best friend, just waiting for the right opportunity to build a harem as the gentle male protagonist of a light novel.
The idea is good. What man isn't tempted by pretty girls?
The problem is that in the story, Sakura Akino and Aoi Hinata both ask him out, but their real purpose is to use him as a tool to bring themselves and Kisaragi Amuro's best friend, Taiyo Oga.
Kisaragi Amuro believed that both girls liked him, so he did his best to fulfill their requests, making him a complete simp.
Unexpectedly, Sakura Akino and Aoi Hinata only used him as a tool to get close to his best friend, Taiyo Oga.
The most outrageous thing is that, upon learning that both women liked his best friend, he actually agreed to both of them.
She comforted herself by thinking that if she could match one of them with her best friend, she could then date the other one.
Goodness, you're so happy picking up things that others don't want?
Is this the kind of thinking a normal person would have?
That's not even the most speechless thing.
As the plot unfolds, Ruyue Yulu is framed by her best friend, ruins her reputation, and is bullied by the entire school and beaten by her best friend. After experiencing a series of setbacks, she is still able to forgive her best friend, kneel down to her best friend, and continue to be friends with her best friend.
It's understandable to fawn over girls; who isn't a gentleman?
It's normal for a man to want to get close to a cute girl.
But licking your best friend's boots is outrageous, isn't that just being a complete slut?
Thinking about the various actions of "Kisaragi Amatsuki" in the original storyline, Makoto Kaminaga's face turned green.
Is this guy really the main character? Or is he some kind of crazy, shrewish guy?
"Thankfully, I've finally awakened. From now on, there won't be that turtle-man Yuu-Yuu anymore. I'll be the one to correct the image of the light novel's male protagonist!"
Taking a deep breath, Makoto Kaminaga stopped thinking about it.
Now that things have come to this, the most important thing is to make good use of the system to obtain correction points and rewards to improve yourself.
According to the information provided by the system, he will also revise the images of other male protagonists in the future, which is to change the regrets and tragedies that make people physically uncomfortable in the original works.
For example, the female lead dies, or the protagonist becomes disabled despite being the main character.
In short, this correction system is all about being powerful, invincible, and awesome!
Changing someone else's fate, or even your own, requires power!
There's a saying that goes something like this.
All tragedies in the world are caused by the inadequacy of those involved.
"From this moment forward, I am Kisaragi Amatsuki, and the name Kaminari Makoto will be sealed away for now!"
"Genshin Impact... no, Repair System, activate!"
After giving herself a pep talk, Kisaragi Amatsuki got out of bed, changed into the black uniform exclusive to Nishiki Tsutsu High School, washed her face and brushed her teeth, and then sat down to wait.
A moment later, a gentle woman with slightly curly hair carried breakfast to the table and put it down. When she saw her son, she was quite surprised.
"Good morning, Yulu-chan. It's really strange that you didn't need me to wake you up today."
Upon hearing this, Ruyue Yulu flashed a bright white smile at her mother.
"Because starting today, I'm going to change myself!"
"Oh no! Am I going to start becoming a delinquent today?"
Mrs. Kisaragi covered her mouth in surprise, but under Kisaragi Ayuru's twitching gaze, she smiled and took out money from her pocket.
"Want me to give you money to dye your hair a dazzling blonde?"
Ruyue Yulu looked at her unreliable mother with a face full of black lines.
"I'm happy with my black hair, so I don't plan to turn blonde, but I'll take the money."
He took the thousand-yuan bill and stuffed it into his pocket without any hesitation.
Mrs. Ruyue smiled, surprised by her son's shamelessness today, but still encouraged him, saying, "Are you going to treat Sunflower to pudding and milk tea? Boys need to be generous to be liked by girls."
The so-called "sunflower" refers to Hyuga Aoi, her childhood friend.
If you change the order of the words, it becomes "sunflower," so this girl also has the nickname "Sunflower."
As for the nickname "Ruyue Yulu," he felt ashamed just thinking about it.
If you remove the "moon" radical, it becomes "like dew," which in Japanese means a showerhead.
It's ridiculous that it's called a "showerhead" or "watering can".
The watering can showers the heroines, who represent flowers, with passionate sprays, unaware that the flowers are all devoted to their best friend, the sun. This is the miserable fate of the watering can in this world.
"Why should I treat Sunflower to milk tea? Can't I just eat something delicious myself?"
As Ruyue Yulu, a straight man, said this, he picked up his chopsticks and began to enjoy his breakfast.
"Okay, whatever makes you happy, Yulu-chan. If you need more money, just ask Mom."
Mrs. Kisaragi sighed helplessly, feeling somewhat speechless at her son's chauvinistic behavior.
Oh well, Sunflower and Rain Dew have always been such good friends since they were little, let them be.
What Mrs. Kisaragi didn't know was...
Kisaragi Rain Dew wanted to give Sunflower a unique kind of "milk tea!"
As he was wickedly thinking bad things, a warning came to his ear.
[Correction value +1]
[Congratulations, host, on your first time gaining correction points. You can choose one of the following three options as your initial reward as a novice corrector.]
Option 1: Copy Kiyotaka Ayanokoji's physical attributes and fighting experience and synchronize them to yourself.
Option 2: 100 million yen.
Option 3: Draw a random reward from the Lower Dimensional Treasure Vault once.