Heroine-Saving System: Reborn In A Third-Rate Manga As The Protagonist

“SoI’mtheonewhohastodotheworkoftheProtagonistinthislife?”...MateoEsteswasneversupposedtobeanythingspecial.Hewasanorphanabandonedbyhisshelteratseventeen,andayoungmanwhofloatedbetweenonemiserablejobtothenext,hehadlearnedveryearlythatlifewouldnothandhimmiracles.Stabilitycameonlyafteryearsofgrinding,aftersharingroomswithstrangers,afterbudgetingeverycentuntilhecouldfinallyaffordacrampedone-bedroomapartment.Hisbiggestachievementwasnotglamorous,butitwashis:acareerasoneofFaceLive’smostruthlessanimeandmangareviewers,avoicethatcoulddestroyorcrownaserieswithasinglestream.Bythetimeheturnedtwenty,Mateohadbuiltaloyalfollowingthroughasingle,brutalprinciple:honesty.Ifastorywastrash,hesaidit.Ifaheroinewaswrittenlikeacardboardprop,hemockedit.Iftheworldbuildingfellapart,hetoreitlimbfromlimb.Hislatesttargetwasamangawithafamouslylongtitle…「Orewashujinkōdakara,mochironutsukushiihiroin-tachiosukuu！」,aseriesrecommendedendlesslybyviewerswhoinsistedhewouldlovethesetting.Andhedid…atfirst.TheCrestpowersystemhadpotential,theacademyconceptwasrefreshing,andthepoliticaltensionoftheGreatClansgaveitweight.Buteverythingcollapsedunderhorrendousexecution:heroineswhofellinlovebecausetheprotagonistbreathednearthem,plotarmorthickerthansteel,andaPresident’sdaughterpowerfulenoughtodefeatanA-rankmonstergettingkidnappedbyaC-rankrookie.Itwas,inMateo’swords,peakstupidity.Heratedita3/10onstream,roasteditforseveralminutes,andloggedofffeelinglighterthanhehadallweek.Evena$10,000donationcouldn’tcomparetothesatisfactionofhonestcritique.Hesleptpeacefullythatnight,unawarethattheuniversehadtakenhisrantpersonally.WhenMateoawoke,nothingwasfamiliar.Hisapartmentlayouthadshifted,thecheapfurniturereplaced,andwhenhereachedthebathroommirror,astrangerstaredback…asix-footblondhunkwithdefinedmuscles,sharpfeatures,andtheexactfaceoftheprotagonist.Ifthatwasn’tbadenough,hegothisSystemshortlyafter「RoleAssigned:Protagonist」「Mission:SavetheHeroines」「Failure:Erasure」Hewascooked…