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 13

It would be a problem if more of the spectators ran away now.

Irwin… was probably too weak in the knees to stand up. He couldn’t get up even if he wanted to. The fight was over, and there was no worry about him going berserk.

(…Honestly, that was disappointing. I thought he’d put up a bit more of a fight.)

I let out a sigh and released the forbidden magic. The tentacles vanished and turned into black specks of light.

Then, I looked down at Irwin Selbus, soaked in all sorts of fluids.

“Alright, Irwin. It’s time to fulfill your contract.”

“W-wait… before that… please… just tell me… one thing…”

Irwin’s teeth chattered as he spoke.

“Shiruto-kun… who… who really are you…?”

“I’m just a worthless mob. Like you said, I’m just pretending to be some kind of righteous hero.”

But you know, Irwin…

I actually looked up to you, too.

Sometimes with magic, sometimes with swordsmanship, sometimes even using forbidden magic. Irwin was truly a hero of justice, as you were dedicating your life to the heroines.

But now…

The person in front of me was different.

“I’m sorry, Irwin. There’s nothing left for me to say to a piece of trash like you.”

You slack off, use your childhood friend’s kindness, trick Ena to save yourself, and put her in misery. Now… you’re even the main cause of her suffering.

“It’s time to pay for your sins, you worthless protagonist.”

Without a doubt, he’s the worst of the worst.

I have no mercy left to give him.

“W-what… protagonist…? W-wait. What are you talking about…”

“Irwin. First question.”

The arena was completely silent. My voice even reached the spectators.

“—Magic History Year 1744, Lugaria’s Moon, the Fourteenth Hour.”

Irwin’s face drained of color, going pale fast.

“You called Ena Refine to the dorms of Eratel Magic Academy, restrained her, and used a magical device to absorb her magic, but you couldn’t control it, and it went out of control.”

Irwin’s lips moved quickly. Wait, he was probably trying to say that.

—Too bad, trash.

“And then you put all your sins on Ena. Irwin Selbus, am I correct?”

A murmur ran through the arena.

Almost everyone here probably fully believed Irwin’s words, thinking Ena was the “witch” who caused the damage in the dorms.

Ena… didn’t try to clear her name. She chose to protect Irwin by sacrificing herself.

“Ah… th-that’s…!!”

Irwin hurriedly covered his mouth.

But the execution of the contract magic is absolute.

His mouth would speak the words regardless of his own will.

(―I’m sorry, Ena. I just want you to be happy, no matter what.)

I knew it.

Right now, I was trampling on Ena’s kindness.

Her choice. The path she took to endure three weeks of hell, the strength and beauty of that will, I was denying it because of my own selfishness.

I was trying to make her feelings a waste. And then,

“…N-no… mistakes…!!”

Irwin had just confessed his own sins.

The arena buzzed. The students’ voices, their eyes, their hearts, they were all trembling.

“I-I, Irwin Selbus… tried to cheat to pass the final exams! I restrained Ena Refine and tried to steal her magic… but I didn’t have the skill to control it…!!”

Oh, he’s actually going to say all that.

…My plan’s falling apart. One question might now become tricky.

Feeling the power and fear of the contract magic, I kept listening to him.

“And then… my magic went out of control, and I unconsciously attacked the dorms… I… I hurt so many people…!!”

The mood in the arena began to change.

The students who started to understand the truth shifted from confusion and shock to contempt.

“But, I didn’t want to take responsibility…!! So, I put the blame on Ena-san! I thought she would stay quiet…!!”

“…Tch.”

I couldn’t help but click my tongue.

He knew Ena’s personality all along, and still gave her the blame.

…Fine. Irwin has now become the most miserable person in this academy, maybe even in this world.

Thinking that, my anger slowly began to clear.

“Th-That’s everything… that day…! I put all my sins on Ena…!!”

“I see. You talked a lot, Irwin.”

“Ugh… uugh… uuuuuuuh…!!”

Irwin groaned, his face covered in tears, sand, and mud.

But the contract has still not been fulfilled.

“Now then, Irwin. Second question.”

Step by step, I walked closer to Irwin, who was miserably crying on the ground.

I lowered myself right in front of him and said,

“—Irwin. Why did you start calling Ena a ‘witch’?”

Even while playing the original story, I’d always wondered.

This Irwin on this route… he’s trash beyond belief. So trash, he barely seems human.

But even trash must have some reason behind its actions, right?

If he just didn’t want to take responsibility… then he wouldn’t have needed to look down on Ena, insult her, and make her life miserable.

That’s why I wanted to hear it straight from him.

Why did he start bullying Ena.

“I-I… I…”

The contract magic is absolute.

The words eventually spilled from Irwin’s throat,

“…I… I like Ena…!”

—Huh?

What the hell… is he saying…?