Want to Try Being Abstract With Me, You Evil Blond?

It only takes three steps to ruin a certain blond man named Furuya in his second run.

Step one: pull him into a little group made up of Rum's subordinates, then fill his brilliant mind with boring, trashy party games.

"You know how to play Ludo, and you still let them play? Move aside, move aside, I'll show you how it's done!" The trio were all equally simple-minded, huddled around the table and jabbing each other with their elbows.

"...Rum, your people are really hopeless."

From board games and mahjong to dance battles, the genius entertainer took part in everything and never lost a single round. The only problem was that they kept dragging him into frivolous nonsense all day long.

"Want to play Identity V together?"

"...No, absolutely not."

Step two: make him suffer at the hands of his enemies alongside his companions from the newbie village, then abandon him to face them alone, leaving him in tears.

"Aaaah, run faster! If they catch us, those women who adore Bourbon will throw money at us and force us to debut as a group!" His two undercover companions started racing, leaving him behind to be strangled by a ghost girl.

"...Damn it. Fine, then nobody gets off easy. All of you, get back to the dance studio and train!"

They had a guitarist, a bassist, and a keyboardist, everything they needed. Dragged into it whether he liked it or not, they went up against Sukuna in a battle of the whiskies. So if they lost, would the other side cut them in half?

"If we lose the singing contest, are we going to die?"

"...You won't die, but the young lady will force Bourbon to marry her."

Step three: use evil little cuties to hold him back from destroying the organization, tempt him into neglecting his duties, and make him give up resisting!

"You already have two dogs. You don't need one more. Here, little baby, be good and go inside. You'll be staying with Haro and the others for a few days~" Suddenly, a whole swarm of furry creatures poured into his room, sending fur and dust flying everywhere.

"Don't touch my documents... Hey, that over there is my keyboard. Don't step on it! Wait, that's classified material, you can't eat it!!"

With the full package of scooping litter and walking dogs, the mastermind behind it all was forced to surrender.

"Hey, Mr. Amuro, could my little brat come too...?"

"...What? Don't push your luck."

Furuya's second run, which should have gone smoothly, kept getting tripped up by one stumbling block after another, until he was fed up. Unable to take it anymore, Mr. Furuya decided to hurry up and take down the organization so he could go on vacation again.

He carefully assembled everything he needed and stood alongside all his companions. Victory seemed within reach.

But...

Would fate allow this path to remain smooth all the way through?

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1. Everyone lives, everyone lives.

2. The author ships the canon pairings and everyone as platonic friends. If non-canon pairings seem to be hinted at, that's just for laughs and absurdity. They're all good comrades, family, or rivals!

3. Any out-of-character writing is the author's fault, not the characters'.

4. Original characters included. Everyone is a good companion.

5. No romance. The protagonist is Rei Furuya. The story will lean more toward serious drama later, but there will still be comedy, because the author can't resist being absurd...

Theme: After hardship comes happiness.