A white-haired girl in a dark green sailor uniform was reading a book in a simple room located somewhere unknown.Ā With only her sidelocks grown down to her chin and emerald-green eyes, she was reading by herself with a serious expression on her face.
Her name is āSerious-senpaiāā¦ā¦ Sheās the embodiment of the concept of 'seriousnessā, and even though she doesnāt have any kouhai nor does she go to schoolā¦ā¦ Sheās still your senpai. Loner she may be, sheās still the resolute Serious-senpai.
The book Serious-senpai is currently reading is the first volume of the Light Novel titled āI was Caught up in a Hero Summoning, but that World is at Peaceā, a story about the protagonist who was caught up in a Hero Summoningā¦ā¦ but the Demon Lord was already defeated a thousand years ago, and that world is at peace.
[ā¦ā¦If thatās the case, you should have just written a story where that Hero from a thousand years ago is the protagonist!]
Within that empty room, the shout of Serious-senpai echoed in the air. It seems like sheās upset with the development of the story.
[ā¦ā¦Oops, I got a little heated up. Itās only the beginning of the story, so Iām sure that Iāll be showing up with a really important role later on.]
Serious-senpaiā¦ā¦ Sheās very optimistic, and even when she gets angry or depressed, sheās able to bounce back like a phoenix. She may be the embodiment of the concept of seriousness, her thoughts are filled with positivity.
[Ohh, the protagonist got lostā¦ā¦ T- This is fine! Isnāt there going to be a fierce battle with that mysterious Demon that just showed up?]
From the point of view of others, āSerious-senpai may be the biggest gag in this novelā, but from how she sees it, she was very serious. The romantic-comedy style of the novel directly damages Serious-senpaiās spirit, but the option of stopping herself from reading this novel doesnāt exist for her. She can only move forward. After reading for a while, Serious-senpai took aā¦ā¦ flag out of nowhere, with the word āromcomā, and snapped it in half.
[ā¦ā¦Alright!]
She probably thinks that destroying that flag would snap the love flag that had been raisedā¦ā¦ ābut whatever she did wouldnāt change the content of the bookāā¦ā¦
[Fumu fumuā¦ā¦ Ohhh, the heroineās true identity has finally been revealed!? From the flow of the situationā¦ā¦ This would be where bonds are formed after a tangled web of conspiracies and hardshipsā¦ā¦ Now, no matter where itās from, come on!]
After regaining her fighting spirit, Serious-senpai read a few more pages, before collapsing on the floor.
[ā¦ā¦Itās already solvedā¦ā¦]
The development she had hoped for didnāt happen, and the serious flag was shattered.
However, bouncing back like a phoenix once againā¦ā¦ Or rather, with the tenacity of a cockroach, Serious-senpai wonāt give up. Immediately standing up, she brought forth three flags with the words ālovey-doveyā written on themā¦ā¦ but was unable to snap all of them at the same time.
[ā¦ā¦This is tough.]
In the end, after taking the slovenly action of snapping them one by one, Serious-senpai opened the book again.
[ā¦ā¦Dateā¦ā¦ Lovey-doveyā¦ā¦ Gobfuu.]
Serious-senpai vomited blood. Being the embodiment of the seriousness, she couldnāt handle lovey-dovey stuff, so much that seeing it makes her vomit blood.
In the end, Serious-senpaiās desired development didnāt occur even until the very end. She was slightly delighted by the appearance of a character called Death King, but unfortunately, the protagonist and the Death King still didnāt meet in this volume.
[ā¦ā¦Fuuu.]
After exhaling outā¦ā¦ Serious-senpai snapped her eyes open and shouted.
[It really is freaking peaceful!? What the heck is happening? Whereās the part where I appeared? Sure, I understand that there are large revisions from the Web Novel, but isnāt it alright if you snoop in a great role for me!? Heck, Iām sure the readers would love to see me!]
However, the only person in that room is Serious-senpaiā¦ā¦ and even if she shouted such a thing, she would receive no response.
After a while, Serious-senpai, tired of shouting, put the book she had finished readingā¦ā¦ properly into the bookshelf and muttered.
[ā¦ā¦The second volume should be full of seriousness.]
Words holding upon her expectationsā¦ā¦ though itās something she herself hasnāt realized yet.