Chapter 14: I’m the Main Character, Right?

We were ambushed in a clearing. Some bandit wolves—or were

they wolf bandits?—leapt from the bushes with weapons and snarls.

Everyone jumped into action.

Kyuu backflipped and sent out a shockwave of spirit energy. Allie

drew a vine whip and turned two wolves into eco-friendly popsicles.

Vish just stared at them, and they exploded from existential dread.

Me? I held Vox and screamed internally.

"DO SOMETHING!" Allie yelled.

"I'M TRYING!" I yelled back, wildly swinging Vox.

"Stop flailing!" Vox shouted. "You look like you're conducting an

orchestra on caffeine!"

One of the wolves lunged at me. I ducked. Kinda. It grazed my

shoulder and I panicked.

"I'm the main character!" I screamed. "I'm supposed to have PLOT

ARMOR!"

"No," Vox snapped, "you have emotional damage and bad form!"

I finally managed to stab one, mostly by accident. It squeaked and

flopped over like a defeated Pokémon. Everyone stared.

"...Did you just win by tripping again?" Kyuu asked.

"Strategy," I wheezed.

Allie patted me on the head. "Good job, champ. We'll put that on the

fridge."

Vox sighed. "This is going to be a long journey."