Akutagawa Wants to Become the Eminence in Shadow

(An extremely necessary explanation. I hope you'll make sure to read it.) 1. In this story, Akutagawa doesn't become the boss. That's a matter of principle. 2. This story likes to follow the original plot and then make reasonable changes. If you want a heavily altered plot, run now (but it's fine for Oda). 3. Akutagawa's companions from the slums will still die. Don't ask why: the worldline converges. If you can't accept that, run. My name is Kageno, and I have a severe case of chuunibyou. But unlike other chuunibyou sufferers, I trained in all kinds of martial arts from childhood so I could become a cool character from a manga. Karate, jujutsu, kickboxing: I could do it all. But unfortunately, in an ordinary modern society, I was destined to be an ordinary person with no chance of ever having supernatural powers. Until a car accident. When I opened my eyes again, I... no, this humble servant had become a slum orphan named Akutagawa, and had even gained the supernatural ability I'd dreamed of. Chuunibyou rejoice.jpg Years later, to satisfy my chuunibyou urges, this humble servant wrote himself a detailed character profile: By day, Akutagawa is just an unremarkable background character A (?). Though he's in the Mafia, he's physically weak and has the worst combat skills (?), so even though he's the apprentice of a Port Mafia executive, he isn't taken seriously. But by night, he is the leader of the mysterious organization Shadowguard, a name that strikes terror into the hearts of all who hear it. He is the secret guardian behind the Three-Part Framework, and no one knows he exists except for Teacher Natsume Of course, even though this setup sounds incredibly cool, this humble servant knows full well that the so-called "mysterious organization" is really just himself and a few extras, there to satisfy his chuunibyou performance needs. It was just that, at the time, this humble servant didn't yet know that the "chuunibyou setup" he had imagined was all real. The mysterious organization Shadowguard, feared by countless forces of darkness, appeared out of nowhere. The organization not only infiltrates both the underworld and the legitimate world, but also wields tremendous influence in Yokohama. Its members are also extremely devoted to their own leader, so their favorite sayings are: "The leader's power is second to none!" "The leader sees farther than all of us. Compared to him, our little accomplishments mean nothing." "As expected of our great leader!" 1. If you don't know Kageno, you can basically read this as an original protagonist story. 2. As everyone knows, Ainz Ooal Gown has a Demiurge among his subordinates. The protagonist's subordinates are basically all Demiurges. 3. This story will play around on the Yokohama map from the beginning to the end, without ever switching settings. Even if you've only read Bungo Stray Dogs, you'll be able to follow 90% of the story with ease. Trust me, I'm a professional serial procrastinator. 4. No pairings, no Jujutsu Kaisen. Everything except the Bungo Stray Dogs crossover is from the absolute fringes of the fandom. (Can a story like this really get popular, hey?) My next super-good story is open for pre-orders. Go add it to your collection now, and check out my hilarious author page, which is also well worth following "My Childhood Friend Is a Horror Boss" With awful parents at home and school bullying outside, Yu Xiao's life was utterly bleak. A few years ago, after his childhood friend, whom he secretly loved, died saving him, the last glimmer of light disappeared from Yu Xiao's eyes. Until he bound himself to a survival game app. He has to face all kinds of terrifying bosses, or else he'll die... But his life is already so miserable. What's the difference between living and dying? And yet he didn't die. Not only that, every boss treated him like a treasure, keeping all the blades that could hurt him at bay and leaving him with nothing but the warmest of embraces. Only then did Yu Xiao finally realize, in a daze, that someone truly loved him. Whether bullies or people with ill intentions, every last one of them was swallowed by the mists of hell, leaving not even a bone behind. And this was the most beautiful bouquet of flowers and love letter that the supreme evil being gave the boy. A deranged childhood-friend top, split into fragments x an insecure, lovesick bottom 1. The bottom thinks his love is unrequited, but they're actually in love with each other! 2. Both the top and the bottom are villains. Good kids, don't imitate them! 3. Rich ladies, I'm hungry, I want you to add this to your collection Theme: Trust and growth