A Stray Dog's Survival RPG

[Fake career, family, and friendship themes]

[Real goofy antics, playful torment, and fun]

"Version 2 synopsis" 2023.2.18

After transmigrating into an incidental character in a Bungo Stray Dogs fanfic, Asano Ze, whose luck stat is E, has faced one dangerous natural or man-made disaster after another from the start. He keeps dancing through life and death like one of the four little swans.

To make matters worse, he can see the manga, anime, or films he's "starring" in on his phone.

Even his top-tier dark history, his bad-ending CG, is faithfully bundled up and released by the production team as extras or easter eggs, without so much as asking him.

His best buddy hears the news, rushes over, tags him specifically, and flashes a peace sign.

Asano Ze: !!!

A massive public humiliation JPG

Fanworks are ruthless, but fanworks of fanworks are even scarier... Whatever, he should get out of Yokohama first!

He... can't get away TAT;

Trying again GIF

He... ran into them again!!

Damn it! Why are you literary geniuses like this?!

A handsome man, drowning in sorrow JPG

With the advantage of knowing the future and reloading again and again, player Asano Ze makes it through one chapter after another, one episode after another, one installment after another.

Along the way, he must endure the scheming factions and their masterminds constantly trying to figure him out, ability users and transcendent beings repeatedly testing him, and mysterious wild creatures from other film sets constantly touching...

In other people's eyes, he wears absurd clothes and has an innocent, youthful appearance, yet faces any situation with calm composure and confronts the truth with reason... He is the very picture of an enigmatic big shot with an unclear allegiance and a mysterious identity.

The actual setting's incidental character, an out-of-place player who just wants to earn enough for a meal and get home early, Asano Ze: ...He can explain.

Under the gaze of real-world beings, this adorable little Pikachu repeatedly snatches the script away in moments of crisis and throws it into the shredder. He coolly eats his friends' bento, yet charges headlong into the Black side. He cheerfully pats brains and dog heads in passing, and spends his free time getting along like brothers with the Ten Five... One wild reversal after another, turning the tables against all odds in every possible way. Readers can't stop shouting about how exciting it is!! And happily ship him with every possible partner (what a misunderstanding).

The person who was actually there, namely him: Damn it! That's not what happened at all!! Also, while everyone's free to have their own preferences, you shippers should show a little restraint, okay?!

As the story reaches its climax, 73 goes on a rampage, and readers get more and more excited... Faced with plots that grow increasingly outrageous and difficult, yet hold onto the faintest glimmer of hope, Asano Ze gradually goes a little crazy.

Oh ho ho ho ho! If the mountain won't collapse, he'll bring it down himself~~

The young assassin weaves with his pen instead of a blade, and the spirit of the Buraiha flourishes in the world... That's his brother, or to be precise, one of the friends and relatives delivered express by Pinduoduo.

The genius who worries too much takes a leap of faith into the embrace of fluffiness and sunshine... That's his neighbor, and this human-shaped bundle of bandages has once again dirtied the bedding he hung out to dry!

The poor wayward youth is hooked on the internet. To keep this harsh world from stealing his precious kidneys, he's still mooching meals and Wi-Fi with his best friend because they don't have enough money... That's his coworker, or more accurately, the trigger for his daily missions.

Huh? Why is the tone so different when it comes to Dostoevsky? Someone get Gogol to reflect on this... Pfft!

“My dear God, my script is here. Do you dare take it?”

--We grit our teeth and shoulder our burdens because we must witness greatness through our own hard work.

--The world is ever-changing, but the faith in our hearts and the stars and seas in the distance remain.

--May our youth shine bright, and may our future be full of promise.

[The future is bright, and there is so much to look forward to.]

*Friendly tips (a reader's guide):

1. This is a lighthearted, carefree story with a goofy core. Every line is crooked with playful torment. It covers a lot of ground, and different characters get tormented to different degrees, but when it comes to whether they get tormented at all, everyone is treated equally.

2. Remember, this story has no angst. If you encounter something that seems like a knife, or get a whiff of one and feel the urge to get hurt, remember: don't empathize with the "knife" you see. Everything it says is false. It's all for the torment to come later (doge) (or for the character settings given by the great ZW of Fuhé).

3. For the rules on updates, typo reports, and so on, see "A Few Words from Kuaile Xiaolu" at the end of the first chapter.

4. Everyone is welcome to discuss the upcoming torment (crossed out) plot with the author (rubbing hands GIF).

"Version 1 synopsis" 2023.2.1

What's this? A scheming faction? Let me poke it.

What's this? Yokohama City? Let me touch it.

What's this? A brain flower? Let me pick one u...

Asano Ze: What? Bungo Stray Dogs?? Yokohama?? What abilities, what schemes? Get away from me, damn it!! (Running off with his bedding GIF)

Asano Ze: Wait, wait, wait, this isn't just Bungo Stray Dogs? I have to face the final boss right from the start? Isn't that a bit... (pointing JPG)

Asano Ze: Not my right hand, how could you do this? Right hand? This thing isn't even human, you can't just pick it up! (heartbroken JPG)

“Huh? How is that an insult?”

“But it really isn't human!” (innocent cat JPG)

Carrying a heavy brain flower, Asano Ze returns to Yokohama with a deeply heartfelt smile. “Yokohama, I'm back!”

Book: No way! Don't come near me...

The brain flower in question gives a world-weary smile: That's right, life is... beautiful. We should face it with a smile.

The second person involved, Mickey Mouse, gazes at the stars, but can't bring himself to smile again: Yeah, right. Drag him away. Another one's gone mad. Keep this up, and before long we'll have achieved our dreams, hahahaha.

A certain leader from another world closes the book in dismay. Never has he felt so utterly exhausted. He almost falls in love with this shattered world of his, the one without Asano Ze.

Book: Thank you so much. Really, you're wonderful...

[The cover is from the System. It's an adorable little Brain Flower with only a head~]

[I'm not recommending anything else for now; this story is my main focus. It also split off into another story, The Distillery Boss Digs His Way to Survival in Yokohama. Like this one, it'll mix in all sorts of fun elements. Check it out; it's about Asano's best friend~]

[Also, this is a free story.]

Theme: Live with all your might to make your life count; keep running forward to reach your destination.