I Realized I Was the Cheating Bastard in a Hentai Manga only after I Had Already Stolen the Heroine - 42-43

Chapter 42: My Sin, My Punishment

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~Rui Yamada’s POV~

I left the apartment complex and ran away from that place as fast as I could.

Where? Where should I go? The police? No, if I do that, Kou-nii would get arrested.

My blouse was still torn, exposing my underwear, so I didn’t want to go out where people could see me. I avoided the public eye and slipped into the grounds of a half-developed building a short distance away.

This place had been abandoned for more than ten years since construction was halted. Kou-nii didn’t know it existed. Whenever I fought with Kou-nii, I always ran here. Kyou-nee was the only person I had ever told about this place. She would always come pick me up whenever I ran here. 

But I couldn’t rely on Kyou-nee anymore. I wasn’t allowed to. I couldn’t trouble Kyou-nee any more than I already had.

“It’s cold…”

When I left the house, I had managed to put on shoes, but there was no time to grab a jacket.

“I’m hungry…”

I had left my phone and my wallet behind. I couldn’t buy food or find a place to stay. Honestly, I was at my wits’ end here.

Should I go back home?

I had done terrible things to Kyou-nee for so long. Maybe going home like this and letting Kou-nii violate me was the punishment I was supposed to receive. That thought floated into my head.

But…

“No…No, I don’t want to…”

Kou-nii’s face, the feel of his hands on me, the smell of his penis, the feel of it…. Everything was so disgusting. The thought of being held by him… I didn’t even want to imagine it.

Kyou-nee had endured that all this time? Had our family been forcing that on her all along? Only now did I finally understand what I had been doing to Kyou-nee. But it was too late.

Tears welled up from the guilt and regret.

“I’m sorry… hic… I’m sorry… I’m sorry…”

It was cold, painful, and I was all alone. I deserved punishment. And yet, even so, I wished…

“Someone… hic… Help me…”

“There she is!!! Shuuya, she’s over there!!”

“Alright! Leave it to me!”

I heard voices.

“…Huh?”

“Just as I thought, you’re here. We were worried about you.”

I saw her face—Kyou-nee’s gentle face. For some reason, Kyou-nee was being carried on Onii-san’s back as they came toward me.

“Why… Are you here…?”

There was no way I could have contacted Kyou-nee. …Was it Kou-nii? No, that was impossible.

“Our neighbor said they heard a terrible noise from your house, and then saw you running off.

When they went to your place there was no response, so they contacted my mom. And my mom called me.”

Ah… Ahhh… I’d troubled Kyou-nee again…

“I’m sorry… I’ve troubled you again, Kyou-nee… I’m sorry…! I’m sorry…!!”

“Kyouko, here.”

“Thanks.”

Onii-san took off his jacket and handed it to Kyou-nee, who draped it over me.

“I-I’m okay… Onii-san, you’ll catch a cold…”

“I ran all the way here, so I’m actually pretty hot. It’d help me if you kept it on.”

That was a lie. Onii-san was only wearing a tank top now…

“Shuuya carried me all the way here on his back, you know. Thanks, Shuuya♪~”

“Yeah. I was starting to feel like my body was getting sluggish lately, so this served as a good workout.”

Onii-san flexed his bicep and smiled at me. I had thrown a stone at such a kind person…

“I’m sorry…! Onii-san, I’m sorry too…!!! I was wrong…!! I did such awful things to you…!! I’m sorry… I’m so sorry…!!”

“Rui-chan, I’m fine. Besides, you already apologized this evening, didn’t you? I’ve already forgiven you. So don’t blame yourself anymore.”

His warm words soaked into my heart. The tears started flowing again.

“Hic… uhh… uwaaaaah!! I’m sorry! I’m sorry! I’m so sorry!!”

Kyou-nee hugged me and stroked my head. And I just kept crying and crying.

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Chapter 43: Yamada… You…

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Kyouko held Rui-chan close as she continued to cry. Eventually, when she seemed to calm down, Kyouko spoke.

“Can you tell us what happened…?”

Rui-chan began to speak haltingly. Hearing her, both Kyouko and I felt anger rise within us.

“That bastard…! Even with his little sister!! And that’s completely a crime, isn’t it?!”

“What do we do? Should we hand him over to the police?”

“No, not the police! …At least, I want to talk to Mom and the others first before deciding…”

“Speaking of which, where are Miyo-san and the others?”

It seemed Rui-chan’s parents were away for several days. At first I thought the timing was bad—but no, it was the opposite. Yamada must have chosen to come to the school at a time when the parents weren’t around. Yamada’s parents were on our side, after all, so he must have acted to avoid being stopped.

“So what do we do now? Hiding you at Kyouko’s house carries the risk of running into Yamada. If I’m there, I could knock him out if it comes to that, but still.”

“No, that’s not good. It’d be just like with me—if Shuuya fought him, there’s a chance Shuuya would be the one accused. He’d lie and blame you, Shuuya.”

“Yeah… And if we sent Rui-chan to a friend’s place, it could blow up into something bigger too.”

“So, that means…?”

“That means…”

“Shuuya’s house is the safest option, right?”

“Exactly.”

Well, that was the natural conclusion.

“N-no way! I can’t trouble you two any more than this!”

“Ni-hi-hi♪ Hey, Shuuya? Rui-chan doesn’t want us to be involved with her any more, she says?”

Kyouko probably knew exactly what I was about to say.

“Man, that’s a real problem. If she just leaves us here and says goodbye, I’ll be worried sick. I might even lose my hair from the stress.”

“Even if you went bald, I’d still think you’re handsome♡ But still, having a full head of hair is better, right? See, Rui-chan? If things go on like this, Shuuya’s gonna go bald. So please, let us help you, okay?”

“F-fine… Please… May I ask for your help?”

“Of course. Thanks—this way I won’t go bald after all.”

Heh, exploiting someone’s good conscience. I had to admit, it was a pretty underhanded move. Now that we had decided on our next course of action…

“Alright, hop on.”

I crouched down and turned my back to give Rui-chan a piggyback.

“Eh? Um, you don’t have to go that far…”

“My body’s finally cooling down after that run. I could use the exercise again, so if you get on my back, it’ll actually help me.”

She’d had a rough time already, running all the way here. I had to let her rest at least a little.

“Ah, then I’ll give back your jacket…”

“If you do that, your underwear will show, you know. People might think Shuuya’s committing some kind of crime and stop him for questioning.”

“Ah… Uuh…”

“Shuuya’s back is big and it feels really safe, you know? Come on, hop on, hop on~♪”

“O-okay… I’m sorry, Onii-san. Please…”

Rui-chan timidly climbed onto my back. When I carried Kyouko before, I’d had my hands firmly on her ass, but I refrained this time, of course. With Rui-chan on my back, we headed for my house.

“By the way, Kyou-nee, why were you being carried by Onii-san? …Did you get hurt or something?”

“No, nothing like that. When I heard about Rui-chan and tried calling her phone but got no response, I thought this might be the place.”

“We could’ve taken a taxi, but if it turned out to be the wrong place, we wouldn’t have been able to look around for Rui-chan that way.”

“So we decided to run here instead. And Shuuya runs way faster than me.”

“So that’s why he carried you the whole way.”

“…Onii-san, you carried Kyou-nee on your back the entire time while running?”

Rui-chan sounded surprised.

“Pretty much. I’ve got confidence in my strength and stamina.”

“Amazing…”

“Ni-hi-hi♪ That’s right, my boyfriend is amazing♡ Doesn’t his back feel reassuring?”

“Yeah… It feels really, really safe…”

Rui-chan started to grow drowsy. Soon, the sound of her sleeping breaths reached us.

“(She’s asleep, huh?)”

She must have felt so lonely until we got here. I wanted her to rest well now. Careful not to wake Rui-chan, I carried her gently on my back all the way home.

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