-Françoise Dupont School-
"Liammm!" a girl shouts to wake up the boy.
I wake up groggily. "Just 5 more minutes."
"Do you want to miss the break?" 😠
I lift my head and see Marinette Dupain-Cheng from Miraculous Ladybug 🐞.
"I'm coming, I'm coming," I reply in a relaxed tone.
It seems I transmigrated here after having a cerebral aneurysm from so much anger, after being killed by a Camper.
It's been about a month since I ended up here and took on the identity of Liam, a more introverted teenager who lives alone after inheriting a million-dollar inheritance and a shop from their parents who died in an accident.
I recognize this world as an animated series that I watched previously, which is about Marinette and Adrian Agreste and their identities as Ladybug and Cat Noir against Hawkmoth. But I can't remember anything about it beyond him being the supervillain and his motive for taking the two Miraculous of creation and destruction.
And that seems like I'm in an AU (alternate universe) because Adrian (Adrielle) Agreste seems more feminine, almost like Astolfo from Fate/Zero.
[Boom!] The sound of an explosion in the distance resonates in the room, interrupting my thoughts.
Marinette, who was about to leave the room, rushes back, and behind her is a person controlled by an Akumatized with the power to turn everyone they touch into a cleanliness maniac.
She enters and closes the door. "Liam, what are you doing standing there? Help me block the door," she says anxiously.
I stand up and rush to the door to help block it. "We need to figure out how to get out of here before this attack ends."
She looks around and spots the small room at the back of the classroom, used for storing art supplies.
"I've got an idea. Let them in and lure them into the small room in the back and trap them," she says confidently, as if she's not the clumsiest person in the world.
"Great idea, let's do it on 3."
[1 . . 2 . . 3!! GO]
We act quickly and run to the back of the room, climbing the stairs while grabbing a broom that was there.
(Don't ask me why)
The maniacs soon burst through the door and chase after us, running like ducks.
I swipe a broom at one's face, pushing him into the small storeroom, while Marinette opens the door and closes it shortly after.
"Phew," she says with a tired tone, as this has been happening for a week with three cases of Akumatized individuals.
"You seem to have gotten used to this; you even look like a superhero, unlike your usual clumsy self." I say in a joking tone.
She raises her arms nervously and embarrassedly.
"No way do I look like a superhero," she laughs quietly, somewhat depressed, and continues.
"Let's quickly move to a safer place," and she starts descending the stairs, not before tripping and falling on top of me.
"Whoa!"
She falls onto my chest, and I catch her before we both fall to the ground together.
"Ouch," she groans in pain from the fall and quickly gets up, sitting on my lap with me lying down.
"Oh, sorry, it's all my fault. Are you okay?" She asks nervously, fidgeting.
Because of that, I start getting aroused, and my little friend awakens.
(⊙_⊙;)
She notices something hard and large touching her and asks, "Hmm, do you have something in your pocket?" already embarrassed, as she already knows what it is.
"Uhm, y-yes!" I say, also embarrassed, turning my head away.
We quickly move apart and head toward the locker room, where it was agreed to hide if there's an Akuma attack.
On the way there, we're pretty quiet due to the previous embarrassment, but once we arrive, we've already recovered and resumed talking.
"How long do you think it will take for this attack to end?" I ask, as during this time Master Fu still hasn't given the Miraculous to her and Adrian (Adrielle).
He's causing these attacks probably because he must have heard or found a record talking about the power to reshape reality by combining the two Miraculous of creation and destruction.
"Probably it's ending; the attacks have been taking about 3 hours on average," she says doubtfully as she spots Alya, her best friend.
"Are you okay? You guys weren't attacked, were you?" Alya asks, concerned about us.
"Yes and yes, but we've already solved it. We locked up those controlled ones in the back room," I say proudly.
"What? How did you manage to stop those controlled lunatics?" She instinctively raises her hand like a microphone, as if she's in an interview.
"Alya, don't be so surprised. It wasn't that hard to stop them," Marinette says timidly.
We join the others from the class until the attack ends, and we start to leave, not noticing as much damage as before. But also, what do you expect from a guy who's a cleanliness maniac? The city is cleaner than before.
As we're about to leave, I spot Master Fu crossing the street and a car heading towards him. Marinette rushes out and runs to pull Master Fu out of the way of the car.
After she manages to save him, he pretends to be just a grateful old man and happily walks away, having just found the new holder of the Miraculous of creation.
Shortly after, I bid farewell to the classmates and go after Master Fu to see if I can get a Miraculous, preferably the one of the phoenix (rooster), which grants its user the power of Sublimation, allowing the user to create a ability as long as it's not a Kwami's ability, but this ability is not invincible.
Upon arriving at the shop, I mentally prepare myself for how I'll convince him to give me the Miraculous.
[Ouch!] Upon entering from the front, I'm immediately greeted with a cane hitting my head. "You want to steal from this old man? In your dreams!" Master Fu shouts and starts hitting harder.
"STOP! I'm here because of the Miraculous." I quickly reveal why I'm there.
He stops and starts looking around, then suddenly closes the door at the speed of light, not looking like he's almost 100 years old, and says.
"How do you know about the Miraculous and for what purpose did you come here?" He starts shifting from an old man with back pain to a kung fu master posture.
You might even think that what could an old man do to you, but don't forget that this old man can fight like a trained monk with super strength. That's also why I don't want to take the Miraculous any other way, besides not having the ability for it, I wouldn't know the password for the Miraculous box.
"I'm here to see if I could be the bearer of the Rooster Miraculous, and as for how I know about it, I recently became aware of the existence of the Miraculous through research on the history, because of the recent attacks" (This could really happen, because there are literally statues of holders in the museum).
He looks at me with a judging look and asks, "But that doesn't explain how you know that I'm the guardian of the box?"
I quickly start to break out in a cold sweat and think at the speed of light for an excuse, and say "I took a guess because you're Chinese and old, thinking, why not take a chance?"
He has a look of disbelief, and I see the veins on his forehead start to throb. "Y-you're crazy!" (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻ and he throws his cane at me. "Do you know how long I've hidden this to be discovered in such a stupid way?"
He starts fuming with anger and looks intensely at me. "Let this old man teach you how to be normal," and he starts beating me up, even though I'm trying to defend myself.
[After 30 minutes]
We're sitting around a tea table with the Miraculous box on the table.
"So, can I be the bearer of the Rooster Miraculous?" I ask hopefully, my face covered in wounds. ╰(°▽°)╯
After he has calmed down and had some tea, he speaks seriously in a solemn tone, "Hmm, maybe. For you to figure this out when no one else has, you must have a destiny with the Miraculous."
He takes a deep breath and continues, "Come back here tomorrow, and I'll see if Orikko will want to be your Kwami, and don't tell anyone else."
"Yay!" I shout in joy and leave, jumping with my arms up.
He just looks at me emotionless, sipping his tea. "Just leave before I change my mind."
I quickly leave and head home. On the way, I start thinking about what the future holds for me and what I'll do next. I already have plans with the shop in my name, but it'll be quite complicated to execute this plan, as it involves hiring Marinette's father as a baker and transforming the shop into a bakery, which will be expensive and labor-intensive.
But I'll leave that for another day, as I'm exhausted from running away from controlled people and being beaten up by Master Fu.