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Chapter 17 - Chapter 17 : Tea, Tent, and Taro - The NPC Who Refused to Die”

Internal Memo – For Bureau Staff Eyes OnlySubject: Taro Kuronuma (Soul ID #T-K666)Department: Unscheduled Reincarnations & Narrative NightmaresFiled By: ÉclairStress Rating: 100Snack Emergency Level: 3 Ginger Snaps, 2 Emergency Macarons, 1 bottle of Cookie Bourbon

 Summary:

Taro Kuronuma was intended to be a tutorial NPC in a low-tier grimdark RPG realm.

Instead:

Survived a scripted death by punching a goblin with a chair.

Rewrote his dialogue tree into a motivational speech generator.

Turned his training tent into a player attraction.

Has been fan-tagged on LimboNet as "Tent Daddy."

 Observation Log:

Day 1: Accepted NPC role with dramatic sigh.Day 2: Gave player lecture on "existential swordplay."Day 3: Survived death. Declared himself "reincarnated but not silenced."Day 4: Posted wooden sign outside tent:

 "NPC = Not a Passive Character"

Letters of Complaint:

From the RPG Dev God:

"Your NPC told players their quests lacked emotional depth. Please recall him or at least teach him to respect cutscenes."

From a Confused Player:

"Your sword tutorial guy made me cry and said I have unresolved father issues."

From Taro Himself:

"Hi, Bureau. Just wanted to say thank you for the narrative oppression. I'm thriving. Also: new episode of Death Talks – The Tent Arc drops tomorrow. My guest is a reincarnated sword."

 Proposed Action Items:

Reboot the tutorial system with stricter death lock

Assign Snicker Dude to manage "charisma-corrupted souls"

Temporarily mute Taro on the Reincarnation Network

Review current anti-podcast wards

Stop letting Riku handle "emotional brooding types"

I have personally reviewed over 87 inter-soul complaints, 3 cursed scarves, and one surprise musical number. If Taro becomes a bard next, I will walk into the Forget-Me Fog willingly.

Please. I'm begging you. No more tents.

Signed, 

Éclair 

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