Life Through the Ame Chapter 6: Protagonist Treatment

**Duncan Residence.**

"Adam Duncan~!"

The visitor was African Arican, fifteen or sixteen years old, without the typical physique of his ethnicity. He was slightly thin, with a playful smirk on his face, arms crossed, and eyes slanted in mock surprise. "So this is what you ant by 'focusing on your studies' after ditching PJ and the Funky Bunch? "

"I've changed my na now," Adam said helplessly. "Emtt, there's no more PJ and the Funky Bunch. And I really am studying hard. Are you only seeing Juno? Co on, the books are right here! Can't you keep your mind out of the gutter?"

"Hey, Emtt."

Juno greeted him with a cheerful smile. They were classmates and knew each other, but previously, one was quirky and the other non-mainstream, so they hadn't interacted much.

"Hey, Juno."

Emtt nodded, flattered, a stark contrast to his earlier taunting of Adam.

Juno's freckles might have lowered her score in Adam's eyes, but she perfectly fit Western beauty standards – a 100% certified cutie. How could Emtt resist her charm?

His earlier mockery wasn't just about Adam disbanding their band. It stemd more from watching Adam juggling pretty girlfriends left and right. Emtt was still stinging from his recent dumping by the amazing Amy, while Juno, who usually ignored everyone, suddenly threw herself at Adam for a study session. How could he not be jealous?

"Are you guys really studying?"

Emtt's eyes darted suspiciously between the two.

"Of course," Juno replied with a smirk. "What else would we be doing?"

"Uh..." Emtt faltered. He had to maintain his composure in front of a beautiful girl, so he couldn't keep pestering them. Besides, he genuinely hoped Juno was telling the truth. He gave a dry laugh. "Can I join?"

"You want to join?" Adam looked at Emtt with amusent.

"What's wrong with that?" Emtt was a bit annoyed by Adam's expression. He admitted he wasn't a fan of studying, but that was because he lacked good study buddies. If he had Adam's advantages, with any of those girlfriends encouraging him, he could get into an Ivy League school in no ti!

"Nothing, welco aboard," Adam said, not refusing. In fact, he was quite happy about it.

Firstly, Emtt was his forr self's best friend. In this politically correct Arica, a protagonist needed a supporting character like Emtt, an African Arican, just like those chubby sidekicks in those web novels from his past life.

If he rembered correctly, neither his forr self nor Emtt went to college. They relied on his forr self's cooking skills and started a food truck business together, truly remaining good brothers for life.

After Adam Crossing over, although he disbanded their band, "PJ and the Funky Bunch," he still had a good impression of the kind-hearted Emtt, influenced by his forr self's emotions. They still hung out, but because Emtt wasn't keen on studying, they gradually drifted apart.

Adam was happy to see Emtt genuinely wanting to improve himself.

Secondly, Emtt's presence would dilute the awkwardness of being alone with Juno, preventing any unexpected "love conquers all" scenarios. He was still half-suspicious of Juno's reason for wanting to study together. If she suddenly decided she was attracted to him and made a move, he wasn't sure he could resist...

"Shall we start then?"

Adam shifted to the side, patting the sofa between him and Juno, signaling Emtt to sit.

"Okay!" Emtt's eyes lit up, revealing a flash of pearly white teeth. With a dancer's grace honed from street dancing, he swiftly moved over. Instead of plopping down, he pretended to bow like a gentleman to Juno. "May I?"

"Of course," Juno replied with a smile.

Emtt sat down with a smug look, glancing at Adam and then at Juno. He excitedly declared his intention to study hard, and then...nothing happened.

Three minutes later, Emtt, his head spinning from the incomprehensible "alien language," couldn't pretend anymore. He leaned back against the sofa, looking at Adam and Juno seriously discussing with a pained expression.

His ambition to get into an Ivy League school through hard work instantly shattered. He tried to console himself, "It's not a big deal... Studying isn't the only way out. We still have talents like music, dance, and sports..."

But then he slumped, realizing that although he could dance and play the drums, he wasn't good enough to be recruited by a university.

"Hee hee hee."

Teddy's cheerful laughter ca from upstairs, further disturbing the already out-of-place Emtt. He blurted out subconsciously, "I can't believe Teddy cheated on

behind my back!"

"Teddy didn't cheat on you," Adam looked up and retorted. "Because you two were never in a relationship, and she barely even notices you!"

"No!" Emtt couldn't care less about Juno's presence anymore. Compared to Juno, he preferred Teddy. He argued, "We're just taking things slow. Even my mom knows about our relationship."

Adam: ...

Juno: ...

What a fantastic excuse.

"Who's that guy?" Seeing them speechless, Emtt smirked triumphantly, then glared angrily at the ceiling.

"Spencer, the guy Teddy's obsessed with," Adam said after a mont's thought, with a smile. "If it's really like you said, why don't you go up there and stop them?"

"Yeah," Juno chid in, her eyes playfully watching Emtt. "Unless you have so special... preferences?"

"Of course not! I'll definitely stop them. I'll go right now!" How could Emtt tolerate such teasing? He jumped up and headed upstairs.

"Ooh, this is going to be good," Juno said to Adam with a grin. "Aren't you going to watch?"

"Don't be ridiculous." Adam leaned back, stretching his arms and legs, and closed his eyes. "If Emtt had the guts, he would have already flown to the moon. 10, 9, 8..."

Before Adam could finish the countdown, Emtt reappeared.

"How did it go?" Juno asked, eager for gossip.

Emtt gave an awkward smile, trying to cover up. "He realized he was wrong..."

Before he could finish, Teddy and Spencer's laughter drifted down from upstairs. Emtt froze.

"Spencer is so tall. I wonder what he eats," Adam said, breaking the awkward silence.

"Yeah," Emtt said angrily. "He's actually a whole head taller than !"

He had gone up to confront Spencer, even wanting to drag him out for a one-on-one fight. But when Spencer stood up and looked down at him, he imdiately changed his mind, removing the "fight" part and instead asking Spencer to walk him out to his car.

Of course, he wasn't going to ntion that part.

"Teddy isn't right for you," Adam couldn't help but advise. "I think you and Ivy getting back together would be good."

Just as Adam had Emtt by his side, Teddy's best friend, Ivy, was also African Arican.

Emtt and Ivy had a thing... Wait, co to think of it, Emtt wasn't such a good guy either.

Adam's gaze towards Emtt suddenly sharpened. So, he hadn't noticed before, but this guy actually wanted to have both best friends? In his dreams!

(End of Chapter)