Usually a socially awkward, underappreciated Japanese man (the hiki-NEET or overworked salaryman). He is often described as "ordinary" or "average." This is intentional. The reader projects themselves onto this character. However, upon dying (truck-kun is the usual culprit, though heart attacks and mysterious summonings are common), he is reborn or transported into a fantasy realm.
When the phantoms attacked, they targeted what he meant to each woman. Lyra’s nightmares were drawn into a singular, screaming beast. Kohana’s fear became a riptide. Mira’s hands trembled, and the ink she’d spilled formed writhing letters. Ryo had options: withdraw and let the bond protect them at cost to his autonomy, or step into the center and absorb the pain to spare them. isekai harem monogatari