Prologue

"Hey, You there!"

An eye suddenly appears in front of you with a brown pupil and black eyebrow. The eye is opened wide and staring at you through the screen of your device that you use to read this novel. Yes YOU, THE READER!

"Can You see me?"

The giant eye moved as if it was frowning while its focus never left your vision. It seems that if you continue to stare at your screen, the eye will come out from this web novel to the real world and appear in front of your face.

"Why aren't you answering?"

The eye continues to frown further before a second eye appears in front of you with the same features as the previous one. Not only does an eye appear in your vision, but also the nose of a person that separates the left and right of the two eyes. It appears that the eyes and nose belong to a person.

"Yes, you dumb-looking bastard in the screen!"

It is unknown whether the face that is only partially seen refers to you the READER when it says this sentence. However, if YOU still really don't understand what anime reference is this, then you really are dumb.

"Well, whatever."

As the person says this, a mouth finally appears in front of you with a smirk facial gesture activated. It appears that the person that can be identified as a male is now mocking you the READER with his second-degree disease (chuunibyou complex).

"This is a futuristic gadget research laboratory."

After he says this, our MC finally shows his face. He is a lanky young man, with a square jaw and bony cheeks. He has his short black hair swept back with a small amount of stubble on his chin and cheeks.

It appears that he also wears a lab coat that reaches his shins, over a plain light grey T-shirt and khaki-colored slacks. Besides that, the breast pocket of his lab coat has a red pen sticking out, and around his slacks, he wears a black military-style canvas belt, with a gold-colored buckle. He has dark socks and wears green slippers. This is truly the personification of a certain character in the anime Steins;Gate or more accurately, a cosplay.

"Let me introduce the research members. First, lab member 001: The founder and crazy mad scientist..."

As he said to this point, he takes a deep breath before uttering a word. "Me". He said so with utter confidence and a bow in front of you reading this web novel.

"My name is….Hououin Kyouma! Cough Cough Cough!"

*BOOM* The lightning struck the background as the sky turned into a darker shade. (it is now thunderstorm)

NOPE! He is just a 22 years old Indonesian citizen who got infected by covid-19 2 days ago(self-quarantine). Of course, his name is not Hououin K whatever but 'blank'. No, it is not that he doesn't have a name, but his name is blank. Although it is the same as a certain neet sibling who got isekai'ed due to playing games too much, the reason he got this name is because of his parents that are just too lazy to pick a name for him…

Well, it is not really a rare occurrence in Indonesia since many children suffer the same fate as him. For example, there is someone who was named with the symbol 'dot' (.), someone named 'Anti dandruff' or even someone who got his parents named him as 'Kamen Rider' (Satria Baja Hitam)... Of course, you can already guess what will happen next in his or even their childhood.

Anyway,...

"Quiet! "Blank" is simply my cover name!"

Tch looks like even the narrator got blocked by the character this day when explaining...

"The next member is........ well, there is no one!"

…

*Caw Caw Caw* a raven passed by just now… It also sounds as if it is mocking him… oh… how lamed.

"Ahem… I am the only member of this laboratory and the goal of this research club is to transform the control structure of the world." Said Blank as he raised his hand to the top.

That's what He said, but what he has been doing is just trying to replicate some of the sci-fi gadget devices in other anime, or simply…

"In other words, bringing inventions to the world. Understand?"

He said so with a questioning expression towards the audience (the reader). Although some readers who know what this anime is about will probably understand that most of the creation is a scam, those who don't will only know that they don't know what the hell is going on.

"Now, I will introduce you to Future gadget number 8: Denwa Renji / Phone Microwave (Time-leaped capable version)."

A microwave, a phone, a TV, a VR Device, a server, and a brain activity sensor device you got easily from an online shop connected to one another, that's it.

"Shut up! You're fired!"

[Narrator A has left the chat]

[Narrator B has now joined the chat]

"Ahem, until where did I explain it?… Anyway, I will use myself as an experiment to prove that I can travel back in time and prevent myself from getting the virus."

As he ends his speech, he starts the phone microwave (time leap capable version) that he creates.

*BEEP*

The light in several devices such as the server, TV, VR device, and microwave turns on as he activates the machine. The machine roars out a low hum with the activation of several fans in the server for cooling purposes.

"Start sequencing destination to +6286237428379, 2 years ago"

(author note: don't call this number since I just made it up LOL)

He starts to input the destination for the machine, and as you guessed it, it is directed to a phone.

"Ahem, for those who don't understand, this machine will read the brainwave signal of a person who wears this custom VR headset with Brain Activity sensor"

As he said so, he wears the customized headset on his head to show to the non-existent audience. The headset looks very unorganized with several cables hanging from it and some exposed electronic parts that are not covered.

"As the headset reads out the brainwave signal, the brain-machine interfaces will compile the wearer's memory and soul into a compressed file of a very small data file that can later be sent to a human brain through a phone electromagnetic radiation from a call."

Although this is what he said, this is just a headset that reads out brain activity. It can only distinguish when a person is concentrating or not. Forget about reading memory, even surface thought can't be read, not to mention transferred using this headset.

"Later the data is sent through the micro blackhole that microwaves formed due to air molecules that clash at light speeds from the amplified electromagnetic emissions created by the dual combinations of microwaves and phones. Of course, it will normally disappear immediately but the cathode rays from the 42" CRT below the microwave will add angular velocity to the black holes, making them become stable Kerr black holes, which allow things to ignore the laws of space and time and travel back to the past."

LIES… What he will do instead is just turn on the microwave, turn on the cathode TV and then put the headset on his head. Later he will wait until a bolt of lightning strikes the lightning rod connected to the electrical component and press the button of his phone to send a message to his other phone… Essentially just a way to suicide with style… with the hope that his failed invention truly works.

"You!!! You are Narrator A!!!"

Nope~ I am Narrator B, the brother of Narrator A. Ehe!

"EHE TE NANDAYO!!!, You are fired!"

[Narrator B is kicked out of the chat]

[Narrator Z has joined the chat]

"Who are you? Do you know Narrator A or Narrator B?"

No, I am a newbie…

"Okay! You are hired now!"

He said so with a relieved expression as he tried to start his explanation again.

"Ahem… where was I? Right, I will use the power of lightning to travel back to the past! Although I don't know if the lightning God also controls time, I think it will be alright…"

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…

…

"... Well, let's just start with the experiment."

With that, he starts to connect the lightning rod that is already placed at the top of his laboratory with the power supply of the entire machine and puts his hand on top of his phone ready to press the send button when a flash of lightning strikes him.

"Now the moment of truth!!! El psy KONGROO!!"

*BOOM*

And nothing happened.

The lightning strikes at a different place. There is no way it will be that easy since lightning has a low probability of striking your position.

"Tch, looks like I need to wait for the queue huh?"

…

…

...

1 hour and 15 minutes later…

*Slurps*

"Hah… The outside world is still in a thunderstorm. Why can no lightning strike me?"

Blank said so as he ate his instant noodle using his other hand.

"Looks like I can only die from Covid-19 huh? Not from a lightning stri-"

*BOOM*

Amidst his monologue, lightning finally strikes his lightning rod and electrocutes him, his phone microwave, and the customized VR headset on his head. Of course, He immediately pressed the send button on his phone used for experimentation.

Normally, a person will not die from a lightning strike. But probably because of several reasons such as the electronics connected to his head, supernatural phenomena, and probably a little bit of divine power, a micro black hole appears in that microwave and absorbs his soul that gets into an excited state from the high voltage lightning strike.

Since souls are essentially leftover electromagnetic wave carriers (photons) in an entanglement formation, it easily enters the micro-blackhole and goes to the unknown.

With that, the tale of a chuunibyou starts with a lightning strike finally begins…

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Now, is it the start of a certain man's "FUTURE"!??

Night time~

In a quite big house at the topmost rooms, there exists a certain man's room. The room was brightly lit with the lamp overhanging the top of the room. The room can be said to be a modern Japanese-style room with what appears to be a handful of collections of "Otaku" related items.

Lots of books, novels, and manga are placed on many bookshelves in the room. Some figurines of anime characters are fully displayed on top of the racks with a neat arrangement. Finally, several posters, from those with full clothing on to the minimum amount of clothing can be seen stuck to the surfaces of the walls.

PM 11:59

That's what the clock on the monitor of the computer showed.

In front of the computer, sits a young teenage boy of 16 to 17 years old with red hair that appears to be tied in a ponytail. He has blue eyes and black rectangular glasses. He also wears what appears to be a pink hoodie over his slim figure.

*Crunch*

The figure of that boy bites to one of his fries that is placed near his computer. It was not just one or two but a total of 5 boxes of fries that could be seen near his hands ready to be inserted into his mouth.

AM 00:00

The clock finally shows that it was midnight.

The boy hurriedly refresh the webpage that he initially open before a screen is shown in front of him

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1st: CHOUDOKYUU MONOGATARI DX

2nd: MONTANA'S ANIME NIGHT TALKS

3rd: MANKEN'S BLOG

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"...…"

"Yeah! I got the first place!!"

Shout the teenage boy he apparently won on his website ranking as the champion. Though, it was no later than another louder voice could be heard in this house.

"SHUT UP!!"

Now, it was the voices of a young female voice aged between 15 to 16 years old.

"Just what time do you think it is now, BAKA NO ANIKI! (idiot big brother)"

Just as this sentence was heard, a figure of a cute young girl with long dark blue hair appeared. Her hair has a lock of hair hanging from each side of her face with her fringes separated in the middle, except for a small fringe that hangs from the middle. Finally, she also has clear blue eyes.

She wears what appear to be her night pajamas that indicate her state of "Wanting to go to bed as early as possible before my Aniki shout in the middle of the night". Of course, she also seems to be the younger sister of the teenage boy who shouted just now.

"Whoa! Take a look Ayase! My "CHOUDOKYUU MONOGATARI DX" has finally reached the top ranking for anime blogs!"

*BAM* (This is the sound of a foot that land on top of a person's face)

Ayase Aragaki, Sister of Junichirou Aragaki, is now putting her feet on top of her own brother's face with terrifying expressions visible on her face (imagine Ayase yandere mode).

"If you actually have the time to update an Otaku Website, then GO - TO - SCHOOL!!" Said her with murderous expressions.

In fact, her hatred toward otaku culture mainly stems from her talented older brother that has fallen to a piece of useless garbage currently in front of her right now. After all, in her view, otaku culture has caused her brother to degenerate to this degree where he no longer goes to school…

As for Oreimo viewers, her hatred of otaku culture right now might be because of the same reasons why Kirino hates Manami since she thinks that she is the reason her brother (oreimo mc) became a "normal guy" person.

"...My dear Ayase, your brother is unable to go to school because of an illness called YD."

With her sister's feet still on his face, Junichirou answered with muffled voices.

"??? YD???"

As she asks that, she finally removes her feet from his brother's face.

"Ah… YD is a severe, incurable ailment that makes the patient Yaritai koto shika Dekinai(YD) / (only Able to Do what he Wants to do [ADW])"

Junichiro said so with very serious expressions as if these diseases truly exist. Though, unfortunately, it really exists in real life but as a mental illness.

*BANG*

Ayase immediately kicked his own brother mercilessly as Junichiro got knocked back near the figurine shelves.

"That's dangerous!! What if you damage my collections!?"

Despite being kicked so hard, Junichirous stood up while defending his figurine from the destroyer in front of him.

'So it's fine for you to get hurt instead?'

Thought Ayase with deadpan expressions not knowing how to respond to his brother's antics.

*RINGS*

While carefully checking his figurine states, Junichirou heard his cell phone rang in his pocket showing an unknown number.

'Weird… I don't know this number? Well, might as well see who it is.'

With a 'just try it' attitude, Junichiro finally pressed the answer call button on his cell phone before finally a large amount of memory was inserted into his brain. Yes, it was the phone call from Blank in a parallel world, lightning-powered phone microwave time-leaped capable machine (just called it "isekai machine" from now on).

"AAAAARRRRGGGGGG"

There is no way such a large amount of memory suddenly being inserted into a person's brain will not hurt. Hence, there is also no way for Junichirou to not scream suddenly. Alas, his sister unaware of his emergencies can only be annoyed by his sudden scream in the middle of the night.

"You will wake up the neighbors BAKA!!!"

*Bang*

Another kick was directed to her brother as Junichiro got knocked back before his head hit a corner of the shelves. Due to the shocks and impact, Junichiro can only lose consciousness at that moment.

Though, it was then another consciousness that appeared instead and consumed Junichirou's consciousness. It was no other than Blank's own consciousness that integrated Junichiro's consciousness to his own.

Normally the two souls or consciousness will fight for their dominant position. But Ayase's kick unexpectedly helped Blank to overcome Junichirou's consciousness. Unknown to Ayase, her brother is changed to another person at that moment.

Blank finally completely swallowed Junichirou Consciousness and then started to enter a comatose state.

"Huh? Junichirou!!!"