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 7

Irwin Selbus, the protagonist of the 18+ romance video game “The Pledge Magia Academy.” He is described on the official site as a pure and gentlemanly young man.

But “Magiaka” is a video game full of choices, with different dialogue paths and branching routes.

Irwin’s personality can change a lot depending on what the player chooses.

(And in this bad ending, Irwin is a total jerk.)

He slacked off on his magic studies and training, spending all his time at casinos and brothels. As a result, by the end of the first semester, he suddenly faced the risk of being expelled.

And then… he made the worst possible choice.

(He used Ena’s kindness… the fact that she tried to be close to him for his own selfish purposes…)

Ena actually has an enormous amount of magical power. A rare trait for a magician. Irwin noticed this and, that very night, he called her to his room and tied her up with chains. He planned to use a magical tool to drain her power and make it his own.

(…But in the end, Irwin couldn’t control Ena’s massive magic. And then—)

The magic he tried to absorb went out of control. Irwin caused massive damage to the dormitory, and many students had to leave school to recover, including the main heroine of “Magiaka.”

And worst of all, Irwin blamed all of it on Ena.

(Ena didn’t try to clear her name; I think she wanted to protect Irwin.)

But that became the start of hell for her. Ena was accused of magical terrorism. She wasn’t expelled because there wasn’t enough evidence, but… she was called a “witch” and began suffering constant harassment.

(…Damn. Seriously, this route is just terrible…)

Ena had nowhere to run. Her father had cut her off, so she had no home to return to.

The bullying grew worse day by day, and after the credits rolled, Ena was abused by upperclassmen, and then it reached her mental breaking point, and she was about to jump from the rooftop…

(—No. I won’t let that happen. I will change this terrible future.)

This is the full story of “Magiaka”’s bad ending.

Changing it… is impossible unless time itself is rewound.

But Ena is still alive. If I act now, I can at least prevent the worst ending.

―For that, I will do whatever it takes.

“…Ena. After this, can you go back to your room?”

I finished my thoughts and spoke to Ena, walking beside her.

Up until now, she had been holding up the ring I gave her while letting the sunset shine through it, and quietly giggling,

“…M-My… room… I…”

“…Yeah, that’s right. I’m sorry, I made you remember something bad.”

From what I remembered of the old situation, Ena’s room had been broken into, locks destroyed, bedding ruined. Being alone in a place like that would obviously be scary.

“Then… That’s right. Why don’t we rent a place for the night? We can get two rooms if we need to.”

She probably doesn’t even want to go back to the dorm. As long as I’m with her, I won’t let anyone harass her, but even just passing by other students’ mocking or hateful looks would hurt.

I know… because I felt the same back then.

(…But maybe inviting her to stay out is a bad idea…)

I tried to choose my words carefully so she wouldn’t feel suspicious, but it’s also easy for her to think I have other intentions (even if it’s too obvious now).

Then… Ena tugged hard on my uniform sleeve,

“…N-No…”

“Yeah… o-of course. I get it.”

Even though I expected it, being rejected directly still stings a little.

“I’m sorry, Ena. But I really don’t have any bad intentions…”

“Ah… N-No… U-um, I…”

She pulled on my sleeve, not just holding it but really tugging.

With teary eyes, she looked up at me and said softly,

“…I want to be together…”

Her voice was gentle. My heart jumped as if it might explode.

“I want to be in the same room as Shiruto-kun… Is that… okay?”

“…Y-yeah.”

Looks like my battle isn’t just with Irwin.

This… is going to be a fight with my own self-control, too.

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We rented a small inn in the Imperial Capital and took just one room.

Both Ena and I were still in our uniforms, but it’s an erotic video game world. The usual rules about that kind of thing don’t seem to matter.

Still… After getting out of the bath, Ena fell asleep right away.

“She’s probably really tired.”

It’s not just today.

These three long weeks, Ena had endured everything completely alone. Even her dorm room wasn’t a safe place for her. So coming to this inn was probably the first time she could truly sleep in peace and away from the academy.

“I need to change this terrible situation as soon as possible.”

Ena’s cute breaths as she slept made my determination burn even hotter.

The action I need to take at that academy…

It is to make Irwin Selbus, that jerk, confess the crimes he committed.

To destroy the worthless protagonist who caused this bad ending.

And above all, to bring back Ena’s smile.

―Now then, what plan should I use?