Tokyo: Bubble, but the system is Sengoku

Tokyo: Bubble, but the system is Sengoku.

Author: KunkunQQ

Summary:

Good news, he survived the car accident, transmigrated to bubblegum Tokyo, has a system, and is an actor.

The bad news is that his identity is that of a lowly Karami, and the system he awakened is outdated.

However, the Warring States system, which I initially thought was useless, is not quite right!

......

[For our lord! Though you have lost, you are still glorious! Unlock achievement: The Heroic Spirit Lives On]

[Bonus Skill: Last Stand]

This is for shooting cannon fodder.

[Unrivaled in bravery, taking on a hundred enemies single-handedly! Unlock achievement: Contemporary Sword Saint]

[Reward: Supreme Swordsmanship!]

This is a film about Samurai Battle Royale.

[A harmonious and blissful harem! Unlock achievement: The Reincarnation of a Casanova]

???

This was just him chatting with some actresses he'd worked with and his idols at an awards ceremony!

......

Fans all know that Ryo Sato can play any role convincingly, and his acting is so realistic.

Many years later, they learned that Ryo Sato was not acting.

[Japanese entertainment + system + multiple female leads]

Main text

Chapter 1 Warriors of the Sengoku Period

Former downtown Tokyo, 1982.

The summer heat doesn't subside even after nightfall, and the incessant chirping of cicadas is irritating.

For the teenager living in a dilapidated three-and-a-half-story apartment, the ordeal was multiplied.

The power outage plunged the entire room into darkness, with only a flickering candlelight casting its glow on the boy's thin, pale face.

He sat at the worn-out little table, staring at the thin page of script in front of him, and sighed deeply.

I just recovered from an illness, paid rent, and now I don't even have money for food.

Everyone else time-travels, but he does? Why is he so unlucky...?

Ryo Sato is a time traveler.

I woke up in the hospital and heard it was a severe case of the flu.

The original owner had just turned eighteen, dropped out of high school, and worked as an extra in Tokyo on the eve of the bubble economy; he belonged to the poor group.

A single, ordinary medical expense nearly bankrupted him.

Of course, the original owner also had his own reasons; he considered it unlucky and didn't want to play a dead person.

The company was certainly unhappy about this, so there was even less work to be done.

Tokyo in that era was indeed prosperous, but that prosperity belonged to the wealthy.

For underprivileged teenagers, even if they officially enter the bubble economy, nothing will change.

On the bright side, the bursting of the bubble won't affect him, but that's only because he already had nothing.

In Tokyo, where even the neon lights exude a coldness, being poor is the original sin.

Rather than finding it unlucky to play a dead person, the new Sato thinks that being broke is the worst thing.

The temperature of the tatami mat rose a few degrees through the thin pants, and the boy shifted his body and changed his posture.

Before he transmigrated, he was just an ordinary performing arts college student, and a member of the drama club.

She has absolutely no talent in acting; before coming here, she was even considering changing her major.

As for plagiarism? Don't even think about it.

He doesn't really have many world-renowned classics or novels that he can recite word for word without missing a single word. Who would bother memorizing world classics? He's not a top student.

Those songs, I've listened to them and forgotten most of them; there's no way I can recreate them.

Besides, if the plagiarism is too recent, let alone whether you can get past your own conscience, what if you accidentally copy the original?

If he gets into a lawsuit, he'll lose even his chance to work as an extra.

If you copy something too far off the mark and it doesn't fit the aesthetics of this era, the likely outcome will be that future generations will lament that your talents were wasted.

World affairs, social issues, technological development... the popular culture of each era is fed by these things bit by bit.

While some works are undoubtedly classics no matter when they are considered, he admits that he doesn't currently have the discernment to distinguish them.

There is even less room for trial and error now.

In short, relying on past experience, it's impossible to turn things around at this point.

You need capital to have room to operate.

But these restrictions, one after another, bound him tightly to the bottom like a heavy anchor, making his life miserable.

Even the agency that manages him seems to be on the verge of bankruptcy.

After he arrived, he did think he might have a system or something, but after all that trouble, he still couldn't find it.

"You still need to put in your own effort."

Ryo Sato sighed again.

He currently lacks both academic qualifications and skills.

His acting talent is mediocre; he can only be considered to have a slightly relevant professional background.

With such mediocre talent, one has to sweat and endure more hardship than others to stand out.

In many cases, even if you give it your all, you may not necessarily get the corresponding reward.

After all, if you want to climb the ladder, ability alone is far from enough; you also need to be shrewd, understand human relationships, be perceptive, and deal with a lot of trouble.

With so many factors in mind, even if a path is successfully found, it certainly won't be as profitable as making a fortune before the bubble bursts.

Thinking of this, Sato Ryo clenched his fist tightly.

But! As long as you don't give up, there's still a way out.

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

I can't think about cheat codes anymore; eating is the most important thing.

If I hone my acting skills slowly, maybe in another ten years or so, I can become a veteran extra.

Right now, the more important thing is to earn some money and recover from the illness.

The boy refocused his gaze on the script in front of him.

He plays the role of a minor leader of a biker gang.

His role is simple: he brings his biker gang to support the protagonist, and then gets shot dead.

It's simple and brutal, with no build-up whatsoever, and it's all about the tough-guy movie feel unique to the Showa era.

He was of the right age and had a motorcycle license, so he was selected.

The original owner didn't want to take on jobs involving dead people, as she considered it unlucky.

If it weren't for the final warning from the agent, and the fact that the company itself was on the verge of bankruptcy and had no work to do, the original owner wouldn't have taken on this dead-end job.

However, I heard that the supervisor is an old-fashioned, academic, and detail-oriented person.

He's never been a biker gang member, so he'll probably get a lot of trouble tomorrow.

However, being tortured is already a good thing. Right now, his face is almost sagging from thinning. If he is disliked for not fitting the image and is replaced, he will have nowhere to cry.

He was powerless to solve the company's problems.

This is especially true for one's own problems.

But there's no use being afraid of this or that now. People always have to move forward, and the world is built on material things.

As long as you're alive, wallowing in self-pity and wallowing in melancholy won't solve any real-world problems.

Soon, amidst the chirping of cicadas in the room, only the young man remained calm and focused, engrossed in reading the script by candlelight.

......

The next morning, after only a short nap, Sato Ryo set off for the outskirts of Tokyo, which, fortunately, was only about ten kilometers from where he lived.