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Chapter 11 - theres another one

Hey Nagomo, What do you want to ask now? I mean, you're trying too hard to understand the impossible.

"Stop acting all ominous and just answer me."

Okay, I will; just lay out all the questions you have for me, and I'll do the rest.

"Okay, firstly, tell me if this world has been affected by the author and if there are other 4D tropes like you here and if I will be affected by them. Then tell me how much power you hold over this world. Then tell me what original story..."

Damn, just stop with all that. The only answer I can give to all those questions is, in this world, which I deem to be pure fantasy, I hold dominion...

"Could you stop with all that and just tell me the answer without any of that extra bullshit?"

I was trying to have a cool foreshadowing moment, but okay, to say it simply, this world and all beings in it now follow all the rules that a normal fictional story has, and that means all and any tropes, and the reason for all this is because of the author.

"And what about your ability to change this world?"

 Oh, don't worry; I don't even know what the extent of my power is.

"Ahh dammit, I had to ask you another question, but I can't seem to think what it was."

It's alright; I mean, it's getting late. Time for you to get to bed, right?

"I guess so. Goodnight, narrator."

You too, MC.

"Yaaawwwn."

And as Nagumo woke up, he felt himself ready to deal with the day.

"Please stop."

Yeah, I guess so. Anyway, get up today; we got another important event to deal with today, so get up.

"We're getting another one already? Wasn't yesterday's one important enough?"

Well, today's important because you're getting another heroine.

"Huh, but you said, and I quote, 'Don't worry, buddy, after today you'll have all your heroines.'"

Ohh yeah, I lied back there.

"What, you can just lie to me even though you're meant to be the narrator?"

Well yeah, nothing says I can't just lie if I think it'll make sure the story will progress the way the author wants it to.

"Then what other stuff have you been lying about?"

Well, that's my secret.

"Well, damn, I guess I wasted my time questioning."

Huh, that's it—no yelling, nothing.

"I think you're forgetting that you're a 4D being with enough power to alter reality to some degree, and I'm just a high schooler. Even if I wanted to, if you're not willing to say something, then what am I meant to do?"

I guess you're right.

"Okay, I'm ready for school, so let's go."

As Nagomo started his ever-so-fruitless journey to school on the ever-so-chilly Tuesday morning...

"Could you spare that until something happens?"

Yeah, yeah. Just wait 27 seconds.

"Huh, could you stop trying to trip me up?"

thud

"Hey, watch where you're going, damn; that's going to hurt."

As he said that, he found that the person who bumped into him was a small, petite, pink-haired girl. See, I can be useful.

'Who do you think I am, you common folk? I am...'

"Oh, sorry, little girl, I didn't mean to be so loud. Are you injured? Where's your mom? I'll help you find her."

Oh, my enduring idiot of an MC, that's the heroine who is the same age as you, 15.

"Ohh fuck."

'Are you done with your madness, or should I beat you sane? As anyone who dares disgrace the Xin family's name will face judgement.'

Nagomo, do something before you end up homeless.

"Ohh, my bad about that. I must have hit my head a little harder than I thought. Anyway, are you trying to get to this school, which is on my shirt, or why are you here?"

You're still treating her like a kid, you know.

'I doubt you know which way the high school I need to go to is; you seem to be a dumbass.'

"We seem to have gotten off on the wrong foot. I'm Nagomo Fushi, and you?"

'Okay, I'm Kotaka of the Xin family... Wait, you're Nagomo Fushi, the Nagomo Fushi who has aced every exam he's ever been given and is one of the smartest minds in this generation. That's you.'

"Yeah, that's me, but I didn't expect to meet a fan of my accolades."

'I'm not a fan, okay? Just help me get to school.'

"Okay, sweetie, just follow me."

Nagomo, she is not your daughter, dammit. Get it together.

'Okay.'

As Nagomo and Kotaka continued walking, they soon made it too... Nagomo, what are you trying to do?

"Hey Kotaka, the school is just a little while away, but we have to walk on the zebra crossing, so let's hold hands so no one gets hurt."

'…okay.'

As Nagomo and Kotaka walked, holding hand in hand, and made it to school, they split ways, with Kotaka running away embarrassed.

"Wow, they really grow up so much in such little time, don't they?"

Stop crying, dammit. I mean, you just held hands with a girl and didn't faint, and did that happen?

"Huh."

And now you're passed out right outside the school.

20 minutes later.

Hey buddy, get up.

"What happened to me?"

You ended up holding a girl's hand because your brain thought she was younger than you, and when I told you the fact that she wasn't, you passed out.

"Okay, that's weird, but now that's over, I get a free day, right?"

What do you mean free day? You still need to introduce her to the others, and you also need to finally deal with the fact you have 3 heroines missing today.

"So that's why today is important, huh?"

See, you're finally getting it, so let's hop to it.

"Just tell me what to do."

If you insist, then just go back to the school gardens and try to talk to girls there.

"Aha, you're trying to kill me, aren't you?"

Just get to it.

"Yeah, yeah."

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