The Guy Who Messed Up Is Gradually Doing His Best - Chapter 1: Volume 1

Bam!

“Haa, again… or rather, there were still windows that weren’t broken?”

I am Gouda Taketo, and I am 16 years old. It seems I have been reincarnated into a world where the male-to-female ratio is 1:10 and men are favored, but before I could regain the memories of my past life, I had already messed up.

The beginning of it all was three months ago. In this world where men generally tend to become reclusive, I was unusual for a man, actively working as a video streamer (because men receive a male allowance, they can eat well enough without working).

The content of the streams is just playing games in silence or reading manga in silence, and when there are livestreams, they are filled with condescending remarks towards kind-hearted women, making them neither interesting nor entertaining.

Even so, just being a male netTuber meant there was demand, and the number of subscribers exceeded 10 million.

From that day on, it drastically decreased. Ten million became five million, five million became two million, then one million, and finally down to five hundred thousand, and it was at that point that the cause was discovered.

It was a male video streamer named Sawakaze Kazuya. He was the same age as me and a newcomer who had recently started streaming videos.

Basically, in a world where only chubby, self-centered, and arrogant men exist, that streamer was a lean, muscular, handsome guy. He had a refreshing demeanor, spoke gently, and was polite and kind to women. By the way, I’m chubby.

The content of the video is also edited with female viewers in mind, and it always ends with words of encouragement for women.

In livestreams, he would have fun playing games with women, complementing, comforting, and giving advice, sometimes exceeding 50 million concurrent viewers. The number of subscribers continues to grow, and now it has surpassed an astonishing 100 million.

Before long, he might even appear in dramas and commercials.

So, back then, before I regained the memory of finding it uninteresting, I was a foolish version of myself. As usual, I sent out words of insult and belittlement towards that video streamer (Kazuya). I was like, “I’m way better than you, don’t get cocky just because you popped up out of nowhere.”

Yeah, after that it was terrible. My subscriber count kept dropping rapidly until it was down to a single digit. I haven’t checked, but it might be zero now.

My address was identified and exposed, and I received threatening letters and hate mail constantly. Rotten eggs, filth, and even small stones were thrown at me almost every day.

Even now, there are still places where the window glass is broken, or rather, almost all of it is broken. The walls also show noticeable dirt.

Naturally, I couldn’t even live a normal life, and my mother and sister fell ill and were hospitalized. I thought they still hadn’t come back, but yesterday, a letter of disownment was sent through a lawyer. It also said not to come near because they were mentally distressed.

Yeah, I get it, they’d want to resent me for making it impossible for them to live a normal life.

Me? I was such a jerk that instead of reflecting, I took it out on my mom and sister, and I didn’t feel any remorse at all.

Since I have normal memories from birth, I am aware that I have caused quite a bit of trouble, so I honestly signed and stamped the document, indicating my willingness to pay compensation, and then secretly mailed it in the middle of the night.

Compensation money? Fortunately, even in this situation, the male allowance is still being paid out properly and continues to come in, and the ad revenue from the video streaming I did for six months has accumulated to several hundred million yen.

When I checked my bankbook, I was so shocked that my eyes nearly popped out, and I ended up checking the numbers in the bankbook multiple times.

So I’m planning to transfer around 200 million yen. If I can buy a house with this money and return to a normal life, it might ease my mind a bit. I’m really sorry.

Of course, the old me was a useless man who couldn’t do anything around the house. In fact, basically, men in this world are spoiled by women and many are useless, unable to do anything on their own.

So when my mom and the others fell ill and were hospitalized, there was no one to take care of me, and I couldn’t even manage to eat properly. As expected, on the third day, I collapsed from hunger.

But thanks to the shock at that time, the memories of my past life resurfaced, and I managed to survive. If the memories hadn’t come back, I probably would have starved to death.

Right now, I can cook for myself, so I don’t have a clear memory, but I think my past self was independent and lived alone. So, I guess I can manage pretty well on my own.

But the fact is, I might have starved to death. At that time, terrifyingly, crazed Kazuya fans were wandering around my house with bloodshot eyes. I was too scared to go outside.

Fortunately, I had 60 kilograms of uncooked rice (because I used to eat a lot when I was overweight), so even without other ingredients, I could still eat rice.

Delivery? I just flat-out refused. I was even told, “Don’t call again!”

It’s not just one incident, it’s all of them. Maybe I’ve been blacklisted by women.

But you know, unfortunately, that’s not all there is to it. The influence of provoking the super popular handsome male streamer.

I was turned down by contractors for repairs and cleaning of my house that was damaged by being thrown objects. Even the male protective officer, who usually rushes to help if something happens to the man, turned a blind eye. At this point, I have no choice but to handle it myself.

Fortunately, I have money.

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Translator’s Note:

Hello, this is Nyx.

I want to let you know that the series The Boy Who Was Doing The Wrong Thing Will Do His Best has been renamed to The Guy Who Messed Up Is Gradually Doing His Best. I’m also in the process of re-translating all the chapters.

I hope this doesn’t cause any inconvenience to readers, and I appreciate your support for this series.

I’ll be gradually posting the rest of the chapters, so stay tuned for more!