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Last time on Joshikousei Reviewers...

"Hey Kazuma!" Subaru called me out as soon as I spaced out a little. Wonder what's this idiot has gotta say?

"Yo, what's up?"

"Aren't you listening? We just said we're going on a karaoke bar tomorrow and we're asking you if you're gonna come with us." Ah, knew it. This isn't gonna be the only time we'll meet. But, who cares. I don't have any school work to do tomorrow so why not.

"Yeah, sure. What karaoke bar we're heading to? The usual?"

"Yeah."

"What time?"

"We'll hit you up tomorrow at 1. Sounds good?"

Heh, looks like our story has just begun. Ain't that right, everyone?

"Sure, let's go!" I shouted.

"Yeah, let's do it!" Subaru also shouted.

"Wooh! Alright!" Hasegawa did the same.

"Heh, guess I'll have to cut my gaming schedule tomorrow." I know what you feel, Hikigaya. I know what you feel.

"Everyone, don't forget to set your alarms!" Subaru ordered.

"Roger!" Me and Hasegawa were hyped while Hikigaya only gave a fist pump gesture.

As we finished our lunch, we then parted ways and went back home. As soon as I went back, I saw Aqua preparing tea for me and our other party members, Megumin and Darkness. Even though Aqua's too dumb to realize this is just hot water, I took a sip, went straight to my room and laid on my bed at my room after. I thought to myself:

"This... Might be a start... Of a brand new crazy journey, I guess..."

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Chapter 2: The Advantages Of Being A Slime

Kawamorigaoka International School

Hachiman's POV

It's been a few days since me and those three guys met at the mall. Now you're probably wondering: "The introverted creep Hikigaya Hachiman hangs out with friends?" Well, I gotta say it's pretty much out of character for me to do those kinds of stuff. But, that is what the old Hachiman would probably say. After I joined the service club with Yukinoshita and Yuigahama, things started to change around me little by little. Even I, myself, was dumbfounded at my sudden character development. A lot has happened throughout my life back in Sobu High so that kinda made me grow out of my bubble. The once known loner Hikigaya Hachiman has evolved into somewhat of a rom-com protagonist. To be honest, the rom-com part doesn't work well for me though because... My youth romantic comedy is wrong, as I expected... But even so, all the things that happened to me back then has changed the perspective I had towards the people around me thanks to those people whom I've met. Really, I'm glad they were genuine enough to show their true colors. Now that I've moved to a whole new school and a brand new house that has the exact same design as our previous house, I've met some new classmates from this school. Heh, you better believe it when I said that some of the students here looked like they've came straight out of a fantasy or a shounen jump manga series. Heck, even Yagami's on our class too for god's sakes! I even caught a glimpse of Jotaro, Josuke and Giorno the other day! It feels like I'm participating in Comiket or it's like I'm living in a weird dream that I don't feel like I wanna wake up from. Sigh, This place is really something, isn't it? I better get used to it.

"Yo, Hikigaya!" I felt a hand tapped my shoulder and turned out to be that guy who dragged me at the mall few days ago, Hasegawa Kodaka.

"Ah, Hasegawa, you were here too. I kinda spaced out a little so I didn't noticed." It's either that or I was too fixated on thinking if any of those protagonists from JoJo in the other class were real or just some professional cosplayers. Although, it has proven to me already that magic and supernatural abilities are no fiction but I'm still not sure whether those guys were the real thing or not.

"Uhh... The bell rang already and you're still laying on your desk. Is something that matters?" Ah, you're probably one of those main protagonists of a harem manga series with a nice and caring personality. Yeah, I can tell.

"No, nothing much." I replied.

"Oh, I see. Well, since it's lunch time, wanna join me at the cafeteria?" He asked. I was planning to join with Yukinoshita after this but I don't think we have something much to talk about. I guess maybe I could hang out with this guy for a while.

"Well, I don't have a busy schedule for now. So, fine by me." I accepted his invitation for the second time. I went up to Yukinoshita first and told her that I'll be with Hasegawa at the cafeteria.

"Ah, is that so? Then, I'll be eating with Yuigahama and Komachi for today." said Yukinoshita. After that, I walked back to Hasegawa.

"I just told Yukinoshita that I'll be eating with you this time."

"Great! Let's head out before we miss out on the specials for today's lunch menu." Said Hasegawa as we went out of the class. I haven't tasted the specials here yet so might as well give it a try.

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The Cafeteria, West Wing of Kawamorigaoka

We finally made it to the cafeteria. To be honest, it's also a bit tiring to come here, especially when your class is on the fifth floor of the building while the cafeteria's on the ground floor.

"Hmm, the room's slowly getting crowdy. Better find us a seat before we get our lunch." He said as we took the seat near the windows of the cafeteria.

"Okay, the lunch line might get long shortly after so... It's best if you stay here so that you can save our seats while I get our lunch. Do you also wanna grab the specials too?" He asked.

"Yeah, sure. Oh and by the way, do they also have coffee?"

"Let's see..." He looks at the beverage menu on the counter. "Boss Coffee... Kirin Fire Black Coffee... Georgia Max Coffee-" I immediately cut him off.

"Wait, did you just say Georgia Max Coffee?"

"U-uh, yeah..."

"Can't believe they also sell those here. Fine, I'll take that Max coffee please."

"You got it." He gave a thumbs up and falls in line, along with the rest of the people there. It took him five minutes to arrive at the counter and get our lunch. Luckily, we didn't came here late because the line got longer minutes after he left.

"Sorry for the wait, here's your lunch." He handed me a can of Max coffee and a bowl of Ramen with miso soup. Wait, did I just got married?

"Thanks for the food!" We both said. As we dug into our meals peacefully, I saw Hasegawa staring at my back while blushing. Hmm, it's pretty obvious that his eyes met a hot girl. It's written all over his face! So I turned around and saw bunch of hot girls eating on the back near the cafeteria entrance. There were lots of them that I almost thought that this school was a former all-girls school. I turned back to Hasegawa and made fun of him since I've got nothing else to do than eat.

"I see that you're getting turned on by someone. Who's the hot one?" I jokingly asked.

"I-I was not! I'm eating here!" He suddenly became reluctant. Ah Hasegawa, trying to be dense like how you treat your club members. Yeah that's right, I know how he treats his club members, who were all girls, since they're all in our class. I've been observing him for these past few days.

"Come on, there's nothing to hide. After all, we're friends, remember?" Don't get mad, Hasegawa. I was just firing the 'friends' bullet back.

"Sigh, well, can't be helped." Finally, I got him. "W-Well... There's that one red-headed girl over there. She seems kinda... cool." I turned around to see a few red-headed girls. I asked him once again.

"There are some few red-headed girls back there. Which one was it?"

"That one." He looked at that redhead who packs some huge bodonkers. She had blue eyes and a crimson red hair with an ahoge sticking out from her top. She wears a unique type of school uniform that differs from the usual Japanese schoolgirl clothes. She's probably a transfer student since I haven't seen her face for the past few weeks till now.

"Well, what're you waiting for?" I jokingly tried to get him to make his move.

"W-What?! That's impossible! I barely even know her!"

"Heh, I'm just pulling your leg here."

"Sigh, didn't expect that coming from you."

"Hey, what's that supposed to mean?!"

Before we got into a heated quarrel, two familiar faces showed up on us.

"Oi, oi. First thing we see at lunch are two guys slowly getting into a heated argument? You guys need to chill out." Says that one guy I met at the mall, Natsuki Subaru.

"What's all the ruckus about?" Asked the other guy I also met, Satou Kazuma. "Oh, by the way, can we sit on your table?" He also asked. I said yes and us four got into a conversation together.

"I was just teasing him 'cause he was looking at that redhead with huge tits on the back." I stated while holding my laugh.

"You don't even have to say it, Hikigaya!"

"Why not? We're men, after all."

"But even so..."

Satou cuts in on our chat. "Hasegawa, it's fine if you don't wanna talk about. But hear me out, there are many girls out there. There are better girls than the one you saw today. You just need to find the right one." Wow, even a hikikomori-looking guy can give some genuine advice. This world does have a lot of surprises.

"But that's just old talk! You gotta aim for a harem and catch them all! You know what they say, 'the more, the merrier'. So why not take all of their virginities!" I stand corrected, this guy is literally the definition of a perverted and a horny asshole. Subaru knocked his head afterwards as we continued eating.

"Hasegawa, if you wanted to talk about cute girls, make sure you talk to me first." Satou insisted.

"Oh please, you'll be the last person I'll be talking to when it comes to that." Hasegawa replied. Seconds after that, some girl with blue hair passed by and Hasegawa stared at her while blushing again.

"But I'll make an exception just for today. I mean, look at that blue-haired girl. She's looking kinda cute. You seeing this?" He pointed at the girl he was referring to. Satou and Natsuki began laughing for some reason.

"Pfft! You really think that's a girl?! Hahaha! That's a guy, you dumbass! Hahaha!" Said Satou. Wait, that's a guy?! Sigh, now I know there are two girly-looking guys here in our school.

"Ehh?! I thought that was a girl! His face says otherwise."

"Well I mean, he is a slime so... He can take any form whatever he wanted." Natsuki just told Hasegawa that he was a slime. Wait, a slime? I don't know what he meant by that but we'll probably find out sooner.

"Hehehe, hold on, let me get him here." He stood up and called that blue-haired guy. "Hey, Rimuru! Why won't you join us for a bit?" He asked.

"Oh, sure. Why not?" He then approached our table and sat in front of us. "Hey, Kazuma and Subaru. What's up?"

"Not much, other than THIS guy right here who just thought you were a girl!" Says Satou as he bursts into laughter again, with that blue-haired guy named Rimuru joining the fun.

"Hahaha! Did you really~? Pfft! Hahahahaha!" It took them a while before they chilled down. "Hehe, yeah, I get that a lot. After all, I'm currently borrowing a girl's body." Huh? What's that supposed to mean?

"If you don't mind me asking, what do you mean by 'borrowing a girl's body'?" I asked that Rimuru guy.

"Oh yeah, this was the first time we've met, along with that guy who thought I was a girl. Let me introduce myself first." He stood up from his seat and made his introduction. "My name is Rimuru Tempest! But you can call me 'Rimuru'! I was once a human who lived in Japan and reincarnated in the other world as a slime after my unfortunate death. So worry not, I'm not a bad slime~!" Wait, is that a Dragon Quest reference? Moreover, did he just said he was reincarnated...? As a slime...?!

"Did you just say you were 'reincarnated as a slime'?" I asked for clarifications.

"Well, I kinda expected this kind of reactions since monsters and magic probably don't exists back in your previous worlds. Yes, I am a slime. Watch this." I was stunned at how quick he changed his form from human to a round wobbly slime. My mind can't fully process that sudden transformation I've witnessed right before my eyes, so I gave up and kinda accepted what just happened. He turns back to his human form afterwards.

"So, Subaru, who're these new guys?" Rimuru asked. Natsuki told him our names and what class where we're from. He also told him about how us four met.

"Ahh. So, if you four are friends, can't we address Hikigaya and Hasegawa as their given name first? You know, since we're all friends here." Rimuru insisted.

"I agree. What do you say, Kodaka and Hachiman?" Natsu- err... Subaru finally addressed us with our given names. I simply gave a nod and Hasegawa gave a thumbs up. Oh wait, I should call him Kodaka from now on.

"Then, we should do the same to you guys as well, Kazuma and Subaru." I said to them.

"Yep, much better."

"I agree. I'm pretty used to people calling me 'Kazuma' now rather than my family name."

"Then that makes us all even! Welcome aboard, Kodaka and Hachiman!" Rimuru welcomed us with open arms. Me and Kodaka simply gave him a 'Yoroshiku'.

We had a bit of a conversation so I'll just summarize it. We talked about our past lives. On that topic, I learned that Kazuma was also reincarnated in the other world and died there few times only and get resurrected again. In Subaru's case: he wasn't reincarnated, but rather he was summoned. I gotta say, Subaru had it rough on his first day in the other world. Not only that, he gets to go back in time in a few hours or days once he dies on a certain point. When he received a letter telling him that he has to move here in Kimyoutochi, he and his close friends and acquaintances came here using a dragon. He doesn't remember much of the details before he entered this world but he said that the curse that was weighing on him felt like it suddenly vanished, since he can now talk to anyone about his so-called 'Return by Death' unlike when he had the curse. As for Kazuma, I only heard whines from him about how he had no money, how he slept on a stable and how his party members are all useless to him. He had a useless drunkard water goddess named Aqua, a mage who can only use one magic once a day named Megumin, and a masochistic knight who can't hit a thing named Darkness. From my perspective, Kazuma looked like he lived in a comedic kind of world while Subaru suffered from a world filled with gruesome horror. Of course, Subaru tends to break down a little when he was talking about his life on that dark fantasy world. Me and Kodaka also told our story as well. I learned that Kodaka used to be on a school club. Actually, his situation's almost the same as mine. Got into a bit of drama because of a club, having a hard time with girls, this is no different from what I've been through. After that, I've also told my life story but I've only told them the important bits. I don't want them to dig deeper through my life just in case. And on the middle of our lunchtime, Kazuma saw another hot girl in the cafeteria.

"Oi, oi, oi! Look at that chick! She's packin' some big ones, if you know what I mean." Said Kazuma with a lowered voice. He referred to some girl with long black hair and a huge bust that wears a red blazer, a white button-up dress shirt, a dark pleated skirt, a tie and some black stockings.

"Oh, I know that girl. She's Jabami Yumeko from class B-2." Subaru told Kazuma.

"Oh yeah, I totally forgot! She's the one who helped Jotaro with gambling against DIO and his underling, right?"

"Yeah, and I've heard Jotaro just beat the crap out of those two after the game with his Star Platinum." Wait, hold on! DIO gambling with Jotaro?! I haven't read such thing in the Stardust Crusaders manga. Or perhaps... Jotaro and DIO do exist here in this world and they're probably talking about what happened between those two. But the thing is, how the hell is DIO still alive?! How is that Jabami girl involved?! Why are they here?! Sigh, only god knows what happened here.

"Man, If only I could just clone her and just straight up date her clone." Kazuma sighed as he laid his head on the table.

"Beat it, Kazuma. She's waaay past your level." Said Subaru as he patted his back.

"You know, Kazuma, there's a theory that there are 7 people in the world that looks the same as us. It might be a boy or a girl. Maybe you can date your female doppelganger." I gave Kazuma some advice to ease the mood.

"I... I guess you're right."

"But there's a problem. We are currently living in a complete different universe so I don't know if that theory applies here."

"Oh..." Kazuma began to sulk again. That's when Rimuru said something surprising.

"Guys, what if I told you that... I have the ability to clone them?" He smirked as he glances at Kazuma, who got out of his gloomy bubble in an instant. "I do have the ability to clone but I only knew about cloning myself, until last month. I started to experiment with my ability for a bit, then I discovered that I can make my clone mimic other people by taking a strand of their DNA. Either a droplet of blood or a single strand of hair, it works. Not only that, it can also go 'Sentient Mode' in which where the clones can act on their own. It can also copy the exact personalities and memories of the individuals they mimic and they also tend to act exactly how the individuals they mimic would act.. I can also edit their genes so that I can change the clone's personality and their appearances. Wanna see how it's done?"

Woah, is this for real? He can clone people whenever he wanted? That is too much of an ability but... I wanna see how he does it.

"Interesting... Anyways, yes, I want to see it with my own eyes." I really wanted to see how he would do it.

"Me too." Subaru responded.

"I mean, Kodaka and Hachiman haven't seen one of your abilities yet. Maybe this is your great opportunity to show off." Kazuma advised.

"Alright, alright. But first, I need someone to volunteer for the cloning ability process."

"Ah, I wanna-" Kodaka was cut off by Kazuma.

"Yo, pick me! I wanna see how you edit my clone's genes!"

"Haaah..." Kodaka sighed with disappointment.

"Great, let's head to the bathroom so no one can see. I don't wanna draw attention to this matter. They'll get shocked by how there are two similar people in this room." After that, we finished our lunch first then headed to the bathroom on the second floor. As we got inside, Rimuru pulled out a strand of Kazuma's hair first before e began to use his ability. He streched out his hand as black mist came right out of it. The mist immediately compressed and turned into Rimuru's body clone. I took a step back and thought to myself: "Holy shit, it is real!"

"Now, for the moment of truth." He inserted the hair strand onto the clone's chest, making it absorbed by the clone. The clone turned into Kazuma. I don't know how the clothes are also cloned since clothing aren't a part of a human body but, I'm sure there's a logical explanation to this.

"Wow, so cool! Boy, do I look fine or what?" He observed his clone while praising himself continuously. "Oi Rimuru, can you make this guy look a little more muscular and handsome?" He asks.

"You betcha!" Kazuma's clone's body immediately became more muscularly slim and had a face that looks like it came straight out of a Shoujo manga.

"Woah! Not only do I have muscles, I also have facial hair and a hair that reaches my shoulders!"

"Hehe, glad you like it." Rimuru began to use the final ability. "And last but not the least, I am going to make him go sentient mode." And with just a snap of his finger, Kazuma's clone finally got out of its stand-by state.

"Uwaaa! I don't know what just happened but-" The clone got surprised as soon as he saw the real Kazuma. "H-How... W-Why... Why do I have my doppelganger here?!"

"Calm down, Kazuma! I am you. Difference is, you're way more muscular than I am." Kazuma tried to ease the situation.

"Wait, really?" The clone opened his tracksuit while he feel his chest. "You're right, I am muscular!"

"Wooh! I finally got to have a clone of myself!" Kazuma celebrated as he jumped up and down from his joy and excitement.

"Okay, show's over folks. I'm gonna turn him back to manual mode. Better go erase this clone before someone sees us." He snapped his fingers again and the clone became a black mist while they go back from Rimuru's hands.

"That ability... With Rimuru's ability, he can clone every single girl in this academy! I can finally experience the dating life at last! Ecchi time, here I come!" Kazuma said with extreme happiness coming from his mouth.

"Hold it! Don't you think it's a little bit... You know... Shameful? 'Cause, I mean, you're violating a girl!" Kodaka suddenly contradicts him.

"Doesn't have to be the real one. Think about it, we're just gonna clone someone. They're clones for cry out loud! It's like making your own onahole!"

"You don't have to put it that way! Sheesh!" Rimuru disagreed.

"But Kazuma, this is too much of a power we got here... We must think about this first." I tried to make them think about the possible outcome of this. There might be consequences in the future so we must think before we do something.

"I... I guess you're right." Kazuma began to think about it.

"Yeah, I'll also think about my decision whether I agree that we should clone the girls or not." said Subaru.

"Yeah, me too." Kodaka also began to think it over.

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The room became quiet as everyone reflected about their decisions. Finally, after a hard 5 minutes contemplation, we have now decided. Our choice is...

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「BREAK TIME!」

Kodaka and Hachiman's Intermission...

"And... Cliffhanger! That'll get the readers to continue the story. Ain't that right, Kodaka?"

"That's right, Hachiman! But worst case scenario, they'll get bored on waiting since the author takes a long time to make another chapter."

"Well, an author that makes a story on the internet without monetization can relax for a long time and can publish their chapters at any time. Unlike when you're a known light novel author. They can't catch a break at writing stories since they have publishing deadlines. "

"I guess you're right."

"So... Are we ending the chapter now?"

"Wait, we have to do the thing right?"

"Uh... What thing?"

"The one where you say the title of the next chapter?"

"Oh, yeah, I totally forgot. Next time on Joshikousei Reviewers, 'First Target'! Hold on, something seems off about the title. We aren't going to do something illegal, right? We're not going to assassinate someone, right?"

"Relax, the story's all about cloning girls from our school."

"Phew, I thought we were gonna do something stupid."

"I think cloning girls would be stupid enough already."

"Fair enough."


「JOSHIKOUSEI REVIEWERS TRIVIA!」

- In the line where Hachiman said "He handed me a can of Max coffee and a bowl of Ramen with miso soup. Wait, did I just got married?", it's a reference to an old tradition of proposal in Japan that goes by saying "Will you make miso soup for me everyday?".

- In the line where Kazuma said "Oh yeah, I totally forgot! She's the one who helped Jotaro with gambling against DIO and his underling, right?", there's a story behind this. DIO was reincarnated in the world where this story takes place. His former underling, Daniel D'Arby, was once again hired by DIO, since D'Arby moved here in Kimyoutochi. They planned to gamble with Jotaro so they can manage to get his soul. Unfortunately for them, Jotaro went to get help from Jabami Yumeko herself. After that, they settled on a game of Poker at a local maid cafe in Hakurou-cho. The game ended with Jotaro being the winner while he beat the crap out of DIO on the spot and D'Arby successfully escaped from the scene. D'Arby decided not to be involved with DIO nor the Joestars ever again. DIO is still alive after he got his ass kicked by Jotaro at the cafe and the Speedwagon Foundation paid for the property damages caused by Jotaro and DIO.

- The Republic of Kimyoutochi(or KTC/Kimyoutochi for short) is the name of the country of this other world where Joshikousei Reviewers takes place.


To Be Continued...