Tokikono had always believed he was unlucky.
In fact, throughout his short seventeen years of life, nothing particularly good had ever happened to him. Like most ordinary people, he lived a bland, uneventful existence-except for being a little more unlucky.
Sometimes, even his friends would tease him by comparing him to Kamijou Touma, saying that if he just added the catchphrase "Such misfortune-" to his vocabulary, he'd match Kamijou in terms of bad luck.
But he didn't have the Imagine Breaker. Truly, a tragic fact.
Still, Tokikono was actually quite content with his situation. Though minor misfortunes were constant, major disasters never struck. He had expected to live out his life in mediocrity-until he encountered that thing.
It should have been just another ordinary day. Fresh out of military training, he was heading to the store to buy daily necessities when he happened to witness a car accident. Then, for reasons unknown even to himself, upon seeing the little girl crying in the middle of the road, his body moved on its own.
Standing beside his own mangled corpse, he felt no discomfort-only a slight hunger. To feel appetite while looking at his own mutilated body... he was probably the only person in the world who could do that.
He had expected to take a trip to the underworld and walk the Yellow Springs Road, but with a blink of his eyes, he found himself kidnapped by some unseen entity and dragged into a blank, empty space.
"...System?"
Staring at the massive screen occupying most of the space before him, Tokikono cautiously spoke up.
[System]
"Why did you bring me here?"
[Why did you bring me here?]
"...Are you a repeater?"
[You're the repeater]
"…"
...…
"So this is an infinite flow scenario?"
Sitting on the ground, Tokikono glanced around. Well-versed in various novel tropes, he naturally understood his predicament-and couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement.
"Good deeds really do get rewarded, huh? Since I'm transmigrating, can I choose where I go? Also, where's the golden finger that's supposed to come with transmigration? And also, can I-"
[Please state all requests at once]
Perhaps unable to tolerate Tokikono's rambling, the screen flickered before displaying a line of bold text.
"Hmm...first I need a girl! And she has to be super adorable, the cutest kind!! Second, I need a golden finger ability-I'm not expecting to dominate the world or anything, but at least basic self-defense skills are a must!! Finally, I want to transmigrate into a 2D world. No regrets entering Touhou in this life, may my next life be in Gensokyo!!"
After carefully considering his requirements in his mind, Tokikono laid them all out clearly.
[Please set host's appearance and physique]
The screen flickered rapidly a few times before displaying a simple character customization system.
"So that's how it is...I have to create the adorable girl myself..."
Crossing his arms, Tokikono wore a thoughtful expression.
With this realization, his hands began moving with reckless abandon.
He was somewhat of an otaku, having first been exposed to anime rather than games. In his heart existed a personal ranking of moe characters-Misaka Mikoto, Shana, and the Four Lolis all made the list-but the first anime he'd ever watched was the old classic Lucky Star.
Yes, indeed-he was an unapologetic lolicon through and through.
"Ahoge, beauty mark, blue long hair...done!"
After successfully recreating Izumi Konata's appearance, Tokikono nodded in satisfaction.
[Appearance confirmed. Transmission commencing]
Only after a long pause did these words slowly appear on the screen.
"Eh? What about the world I'm transmigrating to? Don't I get to choose that? My golden finger ability hasn't arrived either! And what about my new body? I'm just a soul right now-am I possessing someone or what? Don't I get to set any of this?"
For some reason, upon seeing those large characters on the screen, Tokikono suddenly felt an ominous premonition and hurriedly shouted his questions.
[All settings complete. Destination-My Hero Academia transmission-]
"My Hero Academia? I've never even watched that series! You can't do this to your destined protagonist glug glug glug glug..."
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[-Soul reconstruction in progress-]
"System, care to explain what's currently happening to me?"
On the rooftop of a building, a petite lolita-type girl with long, straight purple-blue hair leaned against the railing. Staring into the distance with an expressionless face, she addressed the system in her mind.
[This is the physique and appearance designed by the host, personally crafted by the system-absolutely flawless]
"I wanted a girl, not to become the girl myself, damn it!!!"
The system's words seemed to flip a switch, sending the girl into an immediate frenzy.
"I'm a manly man through and through! What's with this delicate, easily-pushed-down lolita body now, dammit!!"
[The host failed to specify clearly. Besides, you're already a girl-learn to accept reality. This could be quite an interesting experience]
"...System, may I ask if I can dismantle you?"
Although I might be a lolicon, that doesn't mean I can accept having this petite loli body myself. Sure, it does look pretty cute from the outside... Wait, no no no, that's not the point! The real issue is that I've lost my original dream of building a harem. Forget about creating a harem and bedding girls-now I might even end up being the one getting bedded and dragged into someone else's harem...
Just thinking about this terrifying possibility sent a shiver down the girl's spine.
With a helpless sigh, she leaned against the railing, her face full of melancholy.
"Fine, if I can't have a harem, then I'll just build a crystal palace instead. Yuri and all that... Huh? Actually, that doesn't sound too bad, does it? Right, I need to think outside the box. For me, nothing is impossible..."
And just then, the system's belated notification finally arrived.
(Main Mission Issued: Seduce this world's protagonist and become the undisputed female lead candidate)
Tokikono: "…"
Damn it!! System, damn it, you hear me!? Damn it!!!