His body jolted with a shock as he woke up breathing heavily and sweating profusely.
"What the hell!" He exclaimed as his gaze fell on the door that exits the room he was. It didn't look familiar, it looked nothing like his room door.
"Where -" he turned immediately scanning the room looking for any familiarities, "Where the hell am I?"
He checked himself under the sheets to find out that he was naked, this revelation caused him to be increasingly frightened. He proceeded to cover up himself with the sheets in case anyone would walk into the room. He kept glacing side to side at every second to make meaning out of his situation.
"Where I'm I ...." He stopped himself mid-sentence. His voice, it was unfamiliar too- it sounded nothing like his usual voice, it was a lot deeper and it had an unusual Asian accent stuck to it. "My voice..." He gasped. He swept the room till his eyesight fell upon a mirror hung on the wall above a dressing table. In a fraction of a second, he jolted to the mirror without wasting any time and he took a look at reflection. Very much to his surprise, an unfamiliar face.
"What!" He yelled as he scratched and tugged at his new face as if trying to pull it off.
"What the hell happened to my face?!" He said as he slowly moved backwards till he settled back on the bed.
Suddenly, a blue holographic screen flashed to life before his eyes frightening him to death.
[YOU HAVE BEEN REBORN AS "SATORU TOSHIO" IN LOVE ACADEMIA]
"Satoru Toshio? Love academia?" He said to himself followed by a minute of silence in thought.
"The novel!" He yelled out in realization. "That asshole from the gas station!"
The holographic screen flashed again. [YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN A BODY EVERY WOMAN CRAVES, AND ALSO A SILVER TONGUE]
He glanced at his body, analyzing every bit of himself. From his well evenly toned abs to his robust chiseled chest and then his glowing skin.
"What the hell is this thing talking about...? Satoru Toshio" he said while raising his right hand to grab the screen, his hands went straight through like thin air. "What the hell is this screen...?"
He inhaled deeply and raised an eyebrow in thought. "That weird guy said something about living the rest of my life as an extra...." He started. "Does that mean I've been reborn as an extra inside the novel?..."
The holographic screen remained still. Then it's content immediately erased itself clean and a progress bar showed up, filling from zero percent making its way steadily to a hundred.
"What about my old body?" He asked himself, or presumably the screen but the progress bar kept on moving.
*Clinnngggg*
It chimed just as the bar reached at a hundred percent.
[THE MAIN QUEST HAS ARRIVED.]
"What?!".
[TODAY IS YOUR FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL AT THE YOKAI ACADEMY FOR HEROES]
"Damn! Yokai academy! I did really get reborn as an extra inside the novel"
[LEAVE A STRONG IMPRESSION AS THE EXTRA "SATORU TOSHIO" WITHOUT RAISING ANY SUSPICION]
[ANYTIME YOU RAISE A SUSPENSION, YOU DROP -1 XP. HOST IS CURRENTLY AT 20 XP OUT OF A HUNDRED. IF TOTAL XP DROPS BELOW 5 XP, HOST WILL HE ELIMINATED]
"HUH! Eliminated? What does that mean? Does it mean I die or I get to go back to my world"
[MAIN QUEST]
The screen flashed.
[QUEST: HAVE SEX WITH A MEMBER OF YOKAI ACADEMY (0/1)]
[TIME LIMIT: 1 DAY]
[PENALTY: ELIMINATION].
"Main quest? Elimination? What the hell is all this for?" He said to himself while he scratched the back of his head. Confusion clearly plastered across his face. "Maybe if I don't have sex, I'll be eliminated and I get to got home right?".
[ELIMINATION = DEATH].
The screen displayed with urgency, this time with a deep red color that sent shivers down his spine.
"If I can't have sex within a day I'm going to die!?" He yelled out, stomping his fist in the bed in frustration. He slumped flat on the bed facing the ceiling and let out a loud groan.
"A death quest, are you for real? Wasn't it a romance novel originally?"
*Chiiingg*
The screen chimed again, changing from the ominous deep red colour to the usual light blue holographic state. The screen displayed a countdown which he immediately interpreted as the countdown to the remaining hours of the day. He rubbed his dry hands across his chin and furrowed his eyebrows in deep thought.
"Huuuuuh!" He groaned. "So annoying... " Letting out a huge sigh as he sunk dipper into the bed. "Let's calm down and think for a bit here... I'm somehow inside a novel, I possess a character in the novel named Satoru Toshio... " He said out loud to himself, tilting his head a bit his gaze fell on the neatly hung uniform in the dresser. "According to this monitor thingy, I have to have sex with a member of the academy before the end of today or I die".
He climbed to his feet and made a bee line for the clothes in the wardrobe.
"Right, let's head over to the academy first. See what happens from there". He said as he grabbed the clothes and proceeded to put them on. " Lying here won't give me the answers I desperately need".
***
Yokai Academy.
It all started about a decade ago, in this realm. They had known endless peace and prosperity, with a thriving ecosystem and people living close to what you would call happily ever after. That was until portals opened up breaching the human world with the demon world, allowing them to cross over and feast on the humans. At the same time, people with supernatural abilities began to turn up. The worlds top countries and their leaders came together to form the Yokai Academy with its headquarters situated in Japan. The cooperation was tasked to round up these awakened at the age of nineteen and develop their abilities so as they don't abuse their powers. These awakened individuals were called "Hunters".
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The sound of gravel scraping the sole of his shoes was prominent as he made his way between the esteemed Yokai Academy gates. The place was built like a castle and fortress combined into one with students in the uniform colours patrolling or casually walking around. He noticed that the security was tight, as gun men could be seen at every turn of the head.
"Why is it so majestic?..." He said with a stiff stern as he tried to block the morning sun rays from his eyes. "Isn't it just a university? But instead of math, physics and biology they teach you how to control your powers..." He came to a screeching halt as he the holographic screen popped up in his face.
[HOST IS NOT ALLOWED TO CREATE SUSPICION, IF YOU CREATE SUSPICION WITHIN THE OTHER CHARACTERS, YOU WILL BE DEDUCTED A TOTAL OF 1XP]
"Huhhhhhhh!" He groaned loudly in frustration. "So I really have to answer that name..." He said as he tried to remember the name of his character. "Ummm, what's my name again?" He finished with a subtle scratch to the back of the head.
[HOST NAME: SATORU TOSHIO]
"Ohh! Yeah! Satoru..."
"Hey, You! Stop there!" An unfamiliar feminine voice rang out in the air with close proximity. "I'm talking to you !!"
He stopped dead in his tracks, slowly raising his head to see who called out to him. To his surprise, a blonde haired girl approached him with all seriousness on her face.
"Hold on!" She began as she came to a halt right under his nose. "I am Momo Suzuki from the Hunter Leadership team".
She said as she rearranged the glasses square on her eyes.
"Ummm" Satoru tried to say something but nothing seem to come out from his mouth as he was flabbergasted to the sheer physical features the girl who just approached him had. She had long blonde hair that stopped around the waist region, a couple strands of the hair dangled around her face complimenting her deep blue eyes. Neck thin, and very feminine shoulders which carried some of the biggest and scrumptious breast he had ever seen in his life. Her nipples were visibly poking at her shirt. She had a narrow waist with a broaden hips that fitted well into her mini skirt.
"Are you a student?... This is my first time seeing your face".
He wasn't even paying attention to her, all he could do was scrape his eyes across her entire body as he undressed her little by little in his head.
"Outsiders aren't allowed here... Hey are you even listening to me!" She blurted out snapping him from daydream.
"Uhh... What were you saying again? I'm sorry I didn't get you , you were all over the place" he finally spoke up.
"What's your name?" She asked bluntly, eyebrows furrowed.
"Uhh Lee... Lee Chang-Min" he answered.
The blue holographic screen popped up immediately.
[-1XP]
[STICK TO CHARACTER, AVOID SUSPICION AT ALL COST]
His eyes widened remembering what the system had instructed him earlier,he had totally forgot about the sticking to character demand.
"Ummm no no no!" He said hastily. "My name is Satoru... Satoru Toshio!".
"Hmmm... Satoru Toshio, if you're a student here how come I haven't seen you before?" She shot back, every move she make causing her big jugs to jiggle and shake in her uniform.
"Oh, I'm a transfer student..." Replied swiftly.
"If you're a transfer student, you definitely should have been notified of the school rules in advance. Didn't you read the explanation regarding the dress code?"
"No... Well... What explanation?"
[-1XP]
She stood still staring at him, the look of annoyance plastered all over her face. She eyed him from his hair to his feet, taking in all the details of his untidy appearance - her gaze froze when it fell on his left pocket region. He had his hands buried deep into his pockets as if he was tugging on something. She raised her head slightly so that she made intense eye contact with him and immediately furrowed her brows.
"What's that in your pocket?... What are you hiding?".