Clearing Levels in a Shojo Manga with Shusuke-kun

[Third-person narration]

My name is Tsukino Oren, and my childhood friend is my classmate, Shusuke-kun.

Just ten minutes ago, I confessed to him.

Due to various factors, including the magnetic field, temperature, and our field of vision, anyway, after I delivered that completely incoherent confession...

We stumbled into a shojo manga.

*

On the third day of Shusuke-kun being a princess, I defeated my third dragon and hauled a load of gold into the castle.

On the sixth day of Shusuke-kun being a little bear from Fujiya, I, the witch, painstakingly brewed a potion to turn him back. But I turned him into Little Red Riding Hood instead. I stared at the Big Bad Wolf in the mirror, utterly aghast.

On the ninth day of Shusuke-kun being Sleeping Beauty, I said I didn't want to be a shrine maiden who cast curses just to meet my year-end quota anymore. I was going on strike. I quit.

Hearing that, Shusuke-kun smiled and gently said I could be the prince instead.

...Huh?

“Then I can kiss you.”

He added with a beaming smile.

*

“Actually, these are all fairy tales, aren't they?”

“But as long as we're the protagonists, they can become a shojo manga.”

-Reader's Guide-

※ The pairing is a genius with smiling, narrowed eyes and a naturally airheaded puppy X a mischievous, airheaded little bear. An unconventional romance manga, but a story filled throughout with the everyday romance of two silly lovebirds. Includes strange fairy-tale subversions, classic shojo manga scenes, idealism, and meta elements.

※ Not connected to the main storyline. The story begins in their second year of high school.

※ This story is also known as The Standalone Series Dreaming, the Famous Shojo Manga Artist, Starts After Getting Fed Up with Suzuki-kun and Mamiko's Slow Progress: Little Oren and the Little Bear's Romantic Adventure☆

-Inspiration came on June 25, 2023. Blurb rewritten on May 19, 2024.

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