I Became a Background Character?!

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"It's not like I did this for you or anything! Stupid!"

Just what kind of hackneyed and...
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Suzu

天下無双
Self-Requested Ban
Location
secret base
Pronouns
She/Her
"It's not like I did this for you or anything! Stupid!"

Just what kind of hackneyed and completely unimaginative line this girl is trying to pull off? – I wonder in amazement, looking at the slowly disappearing back of my classmate. True, at this day and age, since this concept was abused and made fun of so much, using it unironically might be somewhat fresh and new.

That said, the target of this aggressive move was far too dense to understand what was really said. A plain-looking boy of my age blinked his now saucer-like eyes in amazement and muttered something under his breath. Give me a break – I've read from his lips. Man, what a moron.

Still, after deciding to wander around the campus for a bit, I found some interesting scene right behind the main building. At first glance, it looked like a love confession, so I decided to hide my presence as to not make things awkward.

Of course, the truth was completely different. There, meeting discreetly, a friend of mine and a classmate considered by the whole school body to be the perfect example of an "aloof, foul-mouthed beauty" were having quite a conversation. It was both amusing and disappointing, I should admit.

Are you a harem-manga protagonist? Is this some kind of a dating simulator game to you? – I wanted to shout, but managed to remain my composure. Things were pretty clear to me. A friend of mine some way of another got one of the most popular girls in school to fall in love with him. How nice…

Welcome to the Background Character Simulator.

If you think about it a bit, nearly every anime, manga or visual novel that involves romance and school life has a character that either serves as a source of potential encounters between the main character and his capturable targets, while also being a keeper of all important information, or act as an opposite to the protagonist himself. The unlikable pervert that nobody loves. You probably know the type.

So, instead of trying to woo some heroines, let's try to make someone fall in love with someone else instead. Well, not exactly, but your main role will basically be the support-type character of sorts. Coincidentally, should you manage to not only help an idiot-couple to understand each other, but also experience your school life fully, some nice rewards will be waiting you in the future. And, without further ado, here we go…

Setting.

Settings are important. They define how the world you'll be living in will work. Based on those rules, new opportunities will be presented to you. That said, they must involve school life one way or another.

[] Vanilla. The Sakurazaka Private Academy is an institution where previously heiress to noble families were taught arts, sciences and etiquette. Nowadays, even though the school was turned from all-girls into co-ed, the gender ratio is screwed in favor of fairer gender. As one of the fortunate few to become accepted into this school, I work hard to maintain respectable grades.

[] Pilot. The world has changed. After a new source of energy was found, humanity has advanced at a rapid pace. However, once we evolved past the boundaries of our planet and tried to settle the stars, what we found out there was an unknown adversary. Now, humans fight those alien monstrosities via special humanoid battle-suits. At Valhalla Academy, where heroes are made, youths from all over the globe are trained to pilot those miracles of modern engineering.

[] Mage. It takes a rare gift to be capable of opening your eyes and see the world as it really is. All legends are true. The world is unlike what normal people think it is. Students of the Nameless Academy learn to harness the power of the world itself to serve their needs. I am one of them.

[] Inheritor. There are two types of special people. Those who inherit the name of people from the past together with the things that made them remarkable and those who themselves are inheritors to those noble names. Here, at this place, Inheritors gather together to advance their skills through constant battle of wills.

[] Parallel. Worlds separate from each other, yet existing together. After nine different alternative realities were destroyed and their inhabitants forced to flee to ours, the Nine Gear Academy finally opened its doors. A place where magic and mechanical suits are commonalities. The boiling pot for all oddballs of the multiverse.
 
[x] Inheritor. There are two types of special people. Those who inherit the name of people from the past together with the things that made them remarkable and those who themselves are inheritors to those noble names. Here, at this place, Inheritors gather together to advance their skills through constant battle of wills.

What's the difference between these two types? I can't see it.
 
[X] Parallel. Worlds separate from each other, yet existing together. After nine different alternative realities were destroyed and their inhabitants forced to flee to ours, the Nine Gear Academy finally opened its doors. A place where magic and mechanical suits are commonalities. The boiling pot for all oddballs of the multiverse.
 
[X] Parallel. Worlds separate from each other, yet existing together. After nine different alternative realities were destroyed and their inhabitants forced to flee to ours, the Nine Gear Academy finally opened its doors. A place where magic and mechanical suits are commonalities. The boiling pot for all oddballs of the multiverse.
 
[x] Inheritor. There are two types of special people. Those who inherit the name of people from the past together with the things that made them remarkable and those who themselves are inheritors to those noble names. Here, at this place, Inheritors gather together to advance their skills through constant battle of wills.
 
[X] Inheritor. There are two types of special people. Those who inherit the name of people from the past together with the things that made them remarkable and those who themselves are inheritors to those noble names. Here, at this place, Inheritors gather together to advance their skills through constant battle of wills.

My obsession with history kind of requires me to take this.
 
[X] Parallel. Worlds separate from each other, yet existing together. After nine different alternative realities were destroyed and their inhabitants forced to flee to ours, the Nine Gear Academy finally opened its doors. A place where magic and mechanical suits are commonalities. The boiling pot for all oddballs of the multiverse.
 
[X] Inheritor. There are two types of special people. Those who inherit the name of people from the past together with the things that made them remarkable and those who themselves are inheritors to those noble names. Here, at this place, Inheritors gather together to advance their skills through constant battle of wills.​
 
[X] Inheritor. There are two types of special people. Those who inherit the name of people from the past together with the things that made them remarkable and those who themselves are inheritors to those noble names. Here, at this place, Inheritors gather together to advance their skills through constant battle of wills.
 
[X] Mage. It takes a rare gift to be capable of opening your eyes and see the world as it really is. All legends are true. The world is unlike what normal people think it is. Students of the Nameless Academy learn to harness the power of the world itself to serve their needs. I am one of them.

...I'll just be here in my corner, then.
 
[X] Inheritor. There are two types of special people. Those who inherit the name of people from the past together with the things that made them remarkable and those who themselves are inheritors to those noble names. Here, at this place, Inheritors gather together to advance their skills through constant battle of wills.
 
[x] Inheritor. There are two types of special people. Those who inherit the name of people from the past together with the things that made them remarkable and those who themselves are inheritors to those noble names. Here, at this place, Inheritors gather together to advance their skills through constant battle of wills.
 
There are two types of special people. Those who inherit the name of people from the past together with the things that made them remarkable and those who themselves are inheritors to those noble names.
There are two types, people who inherit and ... people who inherit?
Do you mean forebears?

[X] Mage. It takes a rare gift to be capable of opening your eyes and see the world as it really is. All legends are true. The world is unlike what normal people think it is. Students of the Nameless Academy learn to harness the power of the world itself to serve their needs. I am one of them.
 
[X] Parallel. Worlds separate from each other, yet existing together. After nine different alternative realities were destroyed and their inhabitants forced to flee to ours, the Nine Gear Academy finally opened its doors. A place where magic and mechanical suits are commonalities. The boiling pot for all oddballs of the multiverse.
 
hmmm. I could work with either inheritor or parallel.

...actually parallel. Somebody would have to be a reincarnation.

[X] Parallel. Worlds separate from each other, yet existing together. After nine different alternative realities were destroyed and their inhabitants forced to flee to ours, the Nine Gear Academy finally opened its doors. A place where magic and mechanical suits are commonalities. The boiling pot for all oddballs of the multiverse.

Mahora expy here we come!
 
[X] Parallel. Worlds separate from each other, yet existing together. After nine different alternative realities were destroyed and their inhabitants forced to flee to ours, the Nine Gear Academy finally opened its doors. A place where magic and mechanical suits are commonalities. The boiling pot for all oddballs of the multiverse.
 
[X] Inheritor. There are two types of special people. Those who inherit the name of people from the past together with the things that made them remarkable and those who themselves are inheritors to those noble names. Here, at this place, Inheritors gather together to advance their skills through constant battle of wills.
 
[X] Inheritor. There are two types of special people. Those who inherit the name of people from the past together with the things that made them remarkable and those who themselves are inheritors to those noble names. Here, at this place, Inheritors gather together to advance their skills through constant battle of wills.
 
[] Vanilla. The Sakurazaka Private Academy is an institution where previously heiress to noble families were taught arts, sciences and etiquette. Nowadays, even though the school was turned from all-girls into co-ed, the gender ratio is screwed in favor of fairer gender. As one of the fortunate few to become accepted into this school, I work hard to maintain respectable grades.

The generic option and mostly slice of life one. Can have some good comedy though.

[] Pilot. The world has changed. After a new source of energy was found, humanity has advanced at a rapid pace. However, once we evolved past the boundaries of our planet and tried to settle the stars, what we found out there was an unknown adversary. Now, humans fight those alien monstrosities via special humanoid battle-suits. At Valhalla Academy, where heroes are made, youths from all over the globe are trained to pilot those miracles of modern engineering.

For the giant robot fans. If this win I vote we name our character Shinji and get in the damn robot already.

[] Mage. It takes a rare gift to be capable of opening your eyes and see the world as it really is. All legends are true. The world is unlike what normal people think it is. Students of the Nameless Academy learn to harness the power of the world itself to serve their needs. I am one of them.

Yer a wizard. Personally I don't want this one. Wizards are notorious for their lack of common sense and laziness. I like common sense.

[] Inheritor. There are two types of special people. Those who inherit the name of people from the past together with the things that made them remarkable and those who themselves are inheritors to those noble names. Here, at this place, Inheritors gather together to advance their skills through constant battle of wills.

This reminds me on an echii anime called Ikkitouson. We should be Lu Bu, the match maker if this wins. It'll be hilarious.

[] Parallel. Worlds separate from each other, yet existing together. After nine different alternative realities were destroyed and their inhabitants forced to flee to ours, the Nine Gear Academy finally opened its doors. A place where magic and mechanical suits are commonalities. The boiling pot for all oddballs of the multiverse.

Too much and a lack of focus. Some things can get away with throwing everything and the kitchen sink in their settings, but those are normally crack stories. Rather not see things get overly bloated. So!

[X] Pilot. The world has changed. After a new source of energy was found, humanity has advanced at a rapid pace. However, once we evolved past the boundaries of our planet and tried to settle the stars, what we found out there was an unknown adversary. Now, humans fight those alien monstrosities via special humanoid battle-suits. At Valhalla Academy, where heroes are made, youths from all over the globe are trained to pilot those miracles of modern engineering.

I wanna get in teh giant robot.
 
There are two types, people who inherit and ... people who inherit?
Do you mean forebears?
I should have made it clearer. My bad. In short, there are two types of students. Those who are basically reincarnations of historical figures and those whose ancestors were historical figures. Both possess unique abilities. The difference between those two is minimal, though.

For example, an "Inheritor" and an "Descendant" of an infamous serial killer may have completely different abilities. In the former case, an instinct-like urge to kill people. In the latter case, an in-born ability to kill people. On paper, both are good at killing, but while an "Inheritor" will be more obsessed with the process itself and not necessarily good at this, an "Descendant" will have the skill drilled into their mind, but may have no desire to implement them.
 
[X] Inheritor. There are two types of special people. Those who inherit the name of people from the past together with the things that made them remarkable and those who themselves are inheritors to those noble names. Here, at this place, Inheritors gather together to advance their skills through constant battle of wills.
 
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