Black Pine's Plot Maintenance System

[Black Matsuda transmigrates to a parallel world]

System: It just wanted to make sure the organization didn't go down in a way that looked so pathetic...

Matsuda Jinpei: The organization's bases all blew up into fireworks at the same time. Is that not impressive enough?

System: When it was looking for a Host, it did have a tiny bit of a selfish motive...

Matsuda Jinpei: Is that why you gave those guys special treatment? Especially that blond guy with the dark skin who rubs me the wrong way.

System: Ahem, ahem!

System: Sure, the organization got an impressive finale in the end, but we can't turn the whole thing into a joke along the way. Like, everyone being an undercover agent except Gin... So you can't defect, Matsuda!

Matsuda Jinpei: No problem. I deleted the files on all the undercover agents. They're members of the organization now, too.

System: What?!

System: Nooooooooo! You can't!

Matsuda Jinpei (aiming a gun at his temple): Keep whining and I'll kill you.

System: Gulp.

Forced out of its Host's consciousness, the System tearfully accepted a new body and became an all-purpose butler, skilled in cooking, housekeeping, and intelligence management.

Matsuda Jinpei: Why would you need a body?

System (deeply moved.jpg): The Host never listens to it and is always threatening it in that scary voice, but its Host is the best person in the world!

Though its best Host broke the Black Organization's boss in just half a year, forced Gin and Vermouth to join his side and split all the organization's funds with him, and turned Rum into their errand boy, that wasn't important...

System: Anyway, Gin's a pretty good boss, and the Host can focus on his research!

Matsuda Jinpei: Disdain.jpg

[The original blurb follows]

It was supposed to be an ordinary day. Matsuda Jinpei was tinkering with his latest bomb in the lab when something suddenly wormed its way into his mind.

A thing calling itself the Plot Maintenance System begged (or rather, forced) him to go to another parallel world and balance the strength of the Red and Black sides.

System: The organization can be destroyed, but it can't leave the stage without any fanfare! The plot will fall apart, boohoo! Please, save the organization over there!

Matsuda Jinpei: ...What does that have to do with me?

System: Help us, and we'll grant you one wish when you complete the mission!

Matsuda Jinpei: No. Get lost.

System: You can save your best friend!

Matsuda Jinpei (coldly): I don't have one. Hurry up and get out of my head.

System (shocked): Help! How can this Matsuda Jinpei not have an Hagiwara Kenji?!

System: Don't you want to know what your parallel-world self's life is like?

System: You only have to complete the mission to have your wish granted. Even if you fail, you won't lose anything. If you die over there, I can still bring you back safely.

The System tried its best to persuade him, but Matsuda Jinpei wouldn't budge.

The System steeled itself: Aren't you researching bombs? There's an organization over there, too, so you can test your bombs in that world. Time moves differently between the two worlds, so you'll have a lot more time. What do you think?

Matsuda Jinpei stared at the bomb in his hand, lost in thought.

In the past year alone, he'd blown up several labs. The boss had finally had enough and cut off his funding, forcing him to tighten his purse strings.

If he went over there, he probably wouldn't have to worry about that anymore.

More than anything, the System in his head was just too noisy.

-

"Matsuda... Could you possibly have a younger brother?"

Matsuda Jinpei: "Huh?"

He looked at Rei Furuya, baffled. "Where would I get a younger brother? My dad only has one son."

Rei Furuya: But the new code-named member of the organization looks exactly like you!

The moment Rei Furuya and Hiromitsu Morofushi saw that guy, their pupils shrank in shock.

That joke they'd once made had come true!

Matsuda had gone over to the dark side!

-

System: Matsuda, the organization's intimidation factor is too low!

Black Matsuda (calmly): Oh.

Black Matsuda (choosing a location and setting a bomb): Got it. I'll go blow something up.

Matsuda Jinpei (defusing a bomb): Tch. No wonder it's so satisfying to defuse a bomb I made myself!

Hagiwara Kenji (amazed): I never thought I'd get to defuse one of Jinpei-chan's bombs. Well, technically it's another Jinpei-chan, but still~ I'm so lucky!

Rei Furuya (furious): Stop blowing things up, you jerk! Are you trying to blow Tokyo Tower into the sky?!

Black Matsuda: Coldly.jpg

Black Matsuda (putting on sunglasses): What fly is buzzing around? Shoo.jpg

Hiromitsu Morofushi (wryly smiling): Holding back Rei Furuya, who's about to explode

Wataru Date (quietly leaving with Natalie): Have fun, you guys.

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