I Reincarnated as a Mob in a Depressing Erotic Video Game World. When I Saved the Main Heroine That Fallen Into Despair, Her Overwhelming Obsessive Love for Me Wouldn’t Stop. - Chapter 12

“―<Holy Sword>!!”

“―<Sand Shield>!”

In an instant.

A single sword of light shot toward me, and I blocked it with my mud shield.

Tch, Irwin clicked his tongue. That was fast. If I hadn’t expected that spell, it could have ended right there.

“Alright, then how about this ―<Meteor Blade>!!”

This time, dozens of swords of light appeared and attacked at high speed.

I calmly poured magic into my spell book with my left hand and said,

“…, <Sand Shield>”

I cast the same spell again and blocked it.

A follow-up attack? No way I’d allow that. I immediately started casting a chain of spells.

“Come on, <Sandstorm>―”

“Tch, a distraction? But this―”

“―, <Mud Swamp>!!”

“―Whaaat!?”

I used the sandstorm to block his sight, and at the same time, turned the ground under Irwin’s feet into a swamp of mud.

Caught off guard, Irwin slipped and fell in a ridiculously perfect pose as the sand cleared.

From the stands, small giggles leaked out.

“Tch, this damn mob…! All your spells are just sneaky tricks…,”

Irwin got up as he was clearly frustrated and pointed his sword at me.

“Defense, distraction, trying to make me fall. All time-wasting tricks I can see. By now, you’ve probably finished pouring magic into that scrap of paper, right? Come on, why don’t you just use it already?”

“Is that so? Then I guess I’ll take your advice.”

Now.

To the audience who expected a tough fight or me getting hurt by Irwin, I really am sorry.

But sadly, someone like Irwin has no chance of beating me.

Because I know the original story.

The video game, the guidebook, the fan book. The creators of “Magiaka” are basically gods in this world. And all their knowledge is perfectly drilled into my mind.

“I’m sorry, Irwin. I don’t think I can hold back―”

Last night, I snuck into the library to get this spellbook.

The hidden book was deep in the shelves. Row A, shelf 7, 12th from the right; row B, shelf 2, 35th from the right; row T, shelf 9, 27th from the right; row O, shelf 16, 8th from the right; and row O, shelf 20, 19th from the right. Taking all those books and pouring equal magic into each one revealed a hidden staircase.

At the bottom lay a sealed book.

A book that should have been erased from existence. It was literally a forbidden spell book.

Its name… Necronomicon.

I now recite the spells written within.

“―<■■■ of ■, Dark■■■■>”

The spell book glowed. An indescribable magic activated.

Eight enormous and menacing tentacles appeared in the arena. And―,

“…Huh?”

The faint smile on Irwin’s face vanished.

By now, it was over.

All that remained was the work itself, to utterly crush him as much as I wanted.

“W-Wait!! Wait, wait, wait… Wh-what kind of magic is that!?”

Screams echoed from the stands.

No wonder the eight tentacles created by my forbidden spell were massive, almost reaching the sky, and grotesque enough to terrify anyone who looked at them. The tentacles writhed on the ground, their color as dark as shadows.

“You didn’t study enough. Irwin, don’t you know? This is a forbidden spell, banned because it’s too powerful.”

In a certain route, even Irwin himself would use this forbidden magic to save the world.

Very few people in the empire even know where the Necronomicon, the forbidden spell book, exists. This one book was erased from history itself, as it is unknown even to the academy teachers.

“F-Forbidden spell…!? How do you even have something like that!?”

“I’m sorry, that’s a secret. Now, let’s continue, Irwin.”

I took a step forward toward him.

“Eek…!? W-Wait!! Don’t come near…!!”

He was terrified, though understandably so.

I couldn’t help but think how pathetic this world’s Irwin was. I almost missed the brave version of him from the original story.

But thinking about that wouldn’t help.

I controlled one of the tentacles I had created and said,

“―Try to dodge, protagonist?”

In an instant.

A jet-black tentacle whipped like a whip and slammed into the arena floor.

Boom.

The ground shook with a heavy rumble.

The spectators were protected by magic shields, but instinctive fear made some students try to run.

“W-Wait! Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait…!!”

Irwin couldn’t even move. His whole body trembled violently.

Good thing I aimed slightly off.

He collapsed to the ground with a pathetic thud while sitting down helplessly.

And toward this world’s so-called protagonist, I brought down the second strike.

“A-aaaaah, aaaaaaahhh…!!”

Thud. The impact sounded almost like an explosion as it echoed through the arena.

Right next to Irwin, the huge tentacle had left marks on the earth.

“Still going, Irwin―”

I prepared the third strike when I suddenly noticed something.

“…Huh? Irwin, that…”

“Aaahhh… St-stop, please…!”

I couldn’t help but stop for a moment.

Because… Irwin’s eyes rolled back and around his lower body… he was leaking dirty water.

“Y-Yo… I s-surrender! I surrender! I-I’ll surrender, just please…!”

It was an utterly pathetic plea.

…So this is the protagonist I loved in “Magiaka.” Seeing him like this, I felt more than disappointment or sadness. I actually almost laughed.

“So please! My life… just save my life! P-please! I’m begging you, Shiruto!! Please… I’m begging you―”

Now, what should I do with him?

As I pondered my next move, I let out a breath.

“―Please save me, Ena…!!”

That wasn’t something I expected to hear.

After everything that had happened, this trashy guy was actually calling out Ena’s name?

I was beyond shocked. I couldn’t believe it.

“…S-Stop right there!!”

At that moment, Cynthia-sensei’s voice rang out in a panic.

“I accept the surrender of Irwin Selbus! Therefore, the winner is… S-Shiruto Lugia…!”

Her voice trembled.

Victory had been declared, but this was nothing more than a checkpoint to me.

The only miscalculation was that some of the spectators had run away. The arena that was once packed was now only about two-thirds full.

…Maybe I went a little too far. I’d have to reflect on that.

“Now then… according to the contract, Shiruto Lugia’s demands are to be fulfilled. Irwin Selbus, you must follow the contract immediately…”

“That’s right, Irwin. ―Are you ready for this?”

“Eek…!?”

Irwin trembled and tried to step back with legs that barely moved.

Yeah, this was it.

This was my real moment.

I was going to make Irwin Selbus confess his crimes.

And then, I would free Ena from this tragic world.