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 21

“Sluurp… mm, slurp…”

With my finger in her mouth, Ena looked up at me with her wet, shining eyes. The warmth inside her mouth and the soft touch of her tongue…

“Eh… E-Ena!?”

I swallowed hard without thinking.

Ena was earnest and careful as she moved her small tongue slowly,

“Lick, slurp… mm, chu, chu, slurp…”

She was probably trying her best to suck the blood from my finger.

I appreciated it, and it honestly made me happy, but this wasn’t the comforting touch of something like ear-cleaning or cuddling. My heart was pounding so loudly I thought it might burst.

“U-um, Ena…”

“…? Sluurp, mm, chu…”

“Ugh… I-it’s okay now! The bleeding should have stopped…!”

“Mm, huh… slurp… lick… chu…”

When I said that, Ena squinted and finally let go with a soft slurp.

A string of saliva connected my finger to her lips. Her still-youthful face was flushed, and her deep blue eyes were glistening with tears.

―Her expression had a strange, almost devilish power.

“…Hey, Shiruto-kun…”

Ena’s wet eyes… I thought they were just from sucking my finger, but it seemed there was more to it.

“Please, never… do something like this again…?”

The fear and worry of me getting hurt made Ena so upset, flustered, and tearful.

“I… I don’t want… I don’t want to see Shiruto-kun hurt like this ever again…”

“…I’m sorry, Ena.”

“M-mm…, hey please… Promise me? That you won’t do anything dangerous anymore…”

I thought it was just cooking, but this was completely my fault.

I wanted to make Ena happy, so I tried something I wasn’t used to.

But making her worried like this meant nothing.

“…Everything. I’ll do everything… so…”

Ena squeezed my hand tightly and said,

“Shiruto-kun… I’ll try my best, okay? Cooking, cleaning, laundry… everything, I’ll do my best.”

“…, Ena…”

“So… please, Shiruto-kun. Let me… take care of you. Let me do… everything…?”

—With a face like that, there was no way I could say no.

I patted Ena’s head with my free hand and said,

“Understand. Then, can I rely on you from now on?”

“…R-really…? You’ll… let me do it…?”

“Yeah. It’s kind of a weak request for a guy to make, I know… but I’ll make it up to you somehow. So, if you’re okay with it, I want you to handle the housework from now on.”

“Y-yes…! I’ll do my best!”

Ena finally smiled with a big smile.

“But, Shiruto-kun… I can do more than just housework for you. Anything you want, I’ll do it. So… if there’s something you want me to do, just tell me, okay? I won’t ever go against your orders.”

“No, I’m not really gonna give orders, though…”

“Eh… You won’t…?”

Ena’s hair was tied in a side pony and drooped like a wilted flower. Her eyes looked at me with that puppy-like expression.

“T-that’s right. Then… if I ever need something, I’ll let myself rely on you without holding back.”

I patted her head again, and her little stray hairs and side ponytail bounced like a tail.

“…! Yeah, I’ll… spoil you lots, Shiruto-kun!”

Her voice was soft, cheerful, a mix of care and childish playfulness. 

But… behind that smile, there was something fragile and dangerous, I couldn’t put into words.