"When I said I wanted more of Highschool of the Dead... I didn't mean I wanted to be transmigrated into the story!—A few erotic doujinshi and fan art of the female leads would've been just fine!"
Nach Smith, a 23-year-old—freelancer, part-time survival nerd, zombie apocalypse enthusiast, and full-time degenerate pervert—falls asleep in his bed after reading the discontinued manga Highschool of the Dead, only to wake up and find himself inside the story, right at the very beginning.
How did he know?
For starters, the familiar Japanese school rooftop gave it away. Then there was Takashi Komuro himself, standing there with that "main character of a zombie series" aura, skipping class to sulk about his childhood friend, Rei Miyamoto, breaking her pinky promise to marry him and dating his friend Igou Hisashi instead.
To be more specific—there was also a holographic screen flashing at the corner of his vision.
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[READER'S VIEWPOINT - Highschool of the Dead]
Name: Nach Smith (Extra)
Age: 23
Height: 183 cm
Progress: Act.1 (Starting)
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Whether Takashi ever did anything to keep Rei's promise alive, or just lazed around believing that a hot beautiful wife was already reserved for him in the future, Nach could wonder about that some other time.
Right now, the big question was—why Highschool of the Dead?
Wait—this isn't because I was... argh... using the female leads as fap material before bed, right? Nach thought, crouching on the floor, completely mortified.
Setting aside that mortifying realization, there was something even more urgent.
Isn't the story supposed to start two hours earlier, before the zombie apocalypse?!—Aaah!
A silent scream echoes within Nach's mind as he suddenly realizes where he's wrong.
The story of Highschool of the Dead begins with Takashi, Igou, and Rie fighting a zombie horde on the school rooftop, then flashes back two hours earlier to the first zombie attack at Fujimi Academy's front gate.
With that realization—
Shit—please let me make it on time!
Nach dashes at full speed, sprinting right past Takashi toward the staircase, heading down to the school's front gate.
Whether he's dreaming or truly trapped inside this world—and hoping he's not dead already in real life like the author of Highschool of the Dead—Nach resolves himself to do what he must:
Survive as an extra, armed with his knowledge of the plot and the odd mix of skills he's gained from his hobbies and part-time jobs.
Try saving other background characters he grew fond of while reading, to see if he can actually change the story.
Stick with the main characters for a guaranteed survival route, and follow the manga's events until it reaches the unfinished part—at least until he wakes up from what he can only assume is a dream, or perhaps a nightmare.
"Whoa, who the hell is that pervert?" Takashi said in surprise, as a tall, blond-haired, muscular guy wearing only a white tank top, boxers, and a pair of indoor slippers dashed past him in a hurry, a desperate look plastered on his face.