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.

“Wait… E-Ena!?”

I want to stay with him forever.

…Isn’t that almost like a proposal? One of the girls in the student council blushed deeply.

“Um… I-I’m s-sorry, Shiruto-kun. I… I’m being so selfish…”

Ena looked down and clenched her fists tightly.

Well, there’s no way I could be that oblivious.

Without a doubt, she must have come here, even breaking the school rules, because she was worried about me.

“But… even though… Shiruto-kun, you worked so hard for me…!”

“…Ena…”

“Hey… Shiruto-kun…”

Ena bit her lip but stared straight into my eyes.

“I… I saw it, you know? You were fighting for me. You were… really, really cool.”

She smiled awkwardly with red cheeks.

“I… I feel the same way as you do.”

“…Huh?”

“I want kind people to be happy. So, that’s why—”

Ena’s deep blue eyes.

When I first saw them after being reincarnated into this world, they were empty and cloudy.

But now they’re clear.

It’s really beautiful, I thought.

“—Shiruto-kun. I… I want you to be happy…!”

Ah… I’m completely useless.

I was reincarnated into a familiar erotic video game world and thought I understood everything. Maybe I felt a little like a god.

But Ena Refine…

She always saves me with her kindness.

Why did I overlook something so simple?

“So… please, Ralthea-sama. I’ll take the punishment for Shiruto-kun. It’s all my fault. Because I stayed silent about the incident, Shiruto-kun… had to do all this for me…”

“…Ena. It’s okay.”

“No, it’s not!! I… I don’t want that… I can’t…!!”

Her screaming voice echoed through the courtroom… and into my ears.

“Thanks to you, Shiruto-kun… I felt really… happy.”

Ena gently held the ring on her left hand’s ring finger.

“…It’s been hard… all the time. It hurt, it was painful, I felt like I might throw up… I kept wondering why everyone did these things to me. They scribbled on my desk, splashed dirty water on me in the bathroom, threw away my food, even bullied me with magic… I hated it all. Every single thing. I just wanted it to end. Sometimes… I even thought that if I died, maybe it would be easier…”

She wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with her uniform sleeve.

“But Shiruto-kun… he saved me…!”

She looked forward.

Ena kept pouring out her feelings.

“You saved me when I was all alone. You rejected the wrong choices I made. So… now… this time, I don’t want to make a mistake again.”

With eyes full of determination, Ena stared at Ralthea.

She took a deep breath and said,

“Please, Ralthea-sama… I beg you… please forgive Shiruto-kun…!!”

She lowered her head toward Ralthea.

Her silver side-tail swayed gracefully as she bowed.

“…I’m afraid the verdict doesn’t change.”

Finally.

The heavy silence was broken by Ralthea’s calm voice.

“Th-then…! I’ll take Shiruto-kun’s punishment instead—”

“Now then, I will officially announce the sentence for Shiruto Lugia.”

“W-wait!! Please… Ralthea-sama! I’ll do anything! So… don’t punish Shiruto-kun…!”

Ena shouted, but Ralthea didn’t even flinch.

Calmly. Quietly. And ruthlessly. Ralthea’s lips spoke.

“Shiruto Lugia. You are sentenced to clean the student dormitory’s large bath and serve a two-week suspension.”

“…Yes. I under…, huh? Eh?”

I couldn’t help but ask again.

Ralthea smiled gently.

Then, one of the student council members shouted,

“P-president!! What do you mean!? Could it be… you’re… sympathizing with Ena Refine…!?”

“No. Whether she’s here or not, I would have given the same sentence.”

“What… this is forbidden magic!! Normally, he should be immediately handed over to the Imperial Headquarters—”

“…Haa. You’re so rigid.”

Ralthea looked bored, then turned her gaze back to me.

“Kouhai-kun… do you know why forbidden magic is called forbidden?”

“…Ah.”

Right. That’s right… That’s how it was.

The reason the magic I used was forbidden is because,

“…Forbidden magic, whose principles are unknown and whose spells cannot even be deciphered, puts an enormous strain on the user’s mind and body. That’s why the Empire declared it forbidden to protect the spellcaster and banned all use.”

I read aloud, word for word, the explanation from the “Magiaka” guide I had studied in my previous life.

Ralthea let out an amused laugh.

“Hehe, correct. Now then, kouhai-kun… did you realize?”

“Um…”

Yet, my body didn’t feel any of that supposed extreme strain.

The reason was simple.

Through the fan book, I had already understood the principles and spells of that forbidden magic.

Using forbidden magic was a serious crime. I was half certain I would be executed or punished severely.

So… I never even considered the possibility that I might not be expelled for using it.

“Shiruto Lugia. You used forbidden magic without any backlash. You’re a rare talent. Do you think I, the student council president, would just let someone like you go?”

“…B-but. According to imperial law, I should…”

“Don’t you know? The Eratel Magic Academy is beyond their law. When I, the student council president, say right, it is right.”

And then.

With a playful wink from Ralthea and from behind me. There’s a girl’s warm body that leapt onto me and hugged me tightly.

“―Shiruto-kun!!”

Ena’s voice rang out, and it was full of joy.

I see… Well, that makes sense.

I have to admit it. My plan was a huge failure.

Probably, thinking that a random mob like me could perfectly carry everything out was a mistake from the very start.

(After all… this is a life I should have already lost once. I was prepared for death anyway…)

Once my suspension ends, I’ll return to the academy as the student who used that indescribable forbidden magic.

To my classmates, I’ll be a full-fledged criminal. Next week, I’ll casually show up at school… and the fear they feel will be intense.