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. - Epilogue

Night after the exam.

After the exam, Ena and I went back to our room and sat side by side on the edge of the bed. Ena kept smiling, and she squeezed my hand tightly.

“The examination. It got postponed?”

“…Yeah.”

Well… thanks to Ena’s magic, my exam had completely gone off track. 

Ralthea probably expected this outcome, but we couldn’t just continue the exam like nothing happened. Postponing it was the right choice.

“Still… Ena, your magic was amazing. At this rate, you could probably reach not just First-Class, but even Ultra-Class?”

“R-Really? Hehe… thank you, Shiruto-kun.”

Ena blushed a little.

She looked at me closely and added,

“Hey, Shiruto-kun… if I become Ultra-Class… could I get a reward…?”

Her eyes looked soft and a little watery as she looked up at me.

I gently squeezed her small hand again.

“Of course. But before that, let me properly thank you for today.”

The two of us sat in the quiet room, wrapped in the calm of the night. 

Ena whispered softly,

“…A proper thank-you. Can it be anything I want?”

“Yeah. Whatever you want, anything.”

“Th-then… um… I…”

Ena’s pale hand gently brushed against my chest.

She leaned her delicate body closer to me.

“…I want to continue from the other day. I want to be with you, Shiruto-kun…”

Instead of answering.

I cupped Ena’s chin and kissed her small lips forcefully.

We kissed a few times, and then our tongues touched.

“Mmm… Shiruto-kun…”

“…, Ena—”

I gave my whole body to the sweet feeling.

I pushed Ena down onto the bed.

The world creaked around us.

“I want to, too. Ena. Can I take your clothes off?”

“Ah… hehe. Yeah… it’s okay…”

Ena wrapped her arms around my back and hugged me.

Then she brought her lips close to my ear and whispered,

“…Shiruto-kun… I want you to have… my first…”

We kissed once more and confirmed our love.

I enjoyed Ena’s soft body as I slowly took off her uniform; she let out sweet breaths and kept staring into my eyes.

“Hehe. I love you, Shiruto-kun. Let’s do lots of happy things together, okay?”

She was lovely, pure, and beautiful.

And above all, had a very gentle smile.

—Ena and I were marking happiness on each other’s bodies.

This alone probably couldn’t heal the damage the depressing ending had done to Ena’s mind.

I couldn’t make her pure heart completely whole again.

But at least.

I wanted to accept her broken parts.

If it meant overturning this depressing world and winning a happy ending.

I would gladly embrace this twisted love, too.

◇◇◇

A few nights later, late at night.

The rooftop of the old school building. Bathed in moonlight, I waited for her in the darkness.

“―Hey. I’m sorry I’m late, kouhai-kun.”

I wondered how much time had passed.

Finally, with her usual calm smile, Ralthea Embrace appeared.

“…I’m sorry for calling you out at this hour, Ralthea-sama.”

“No, it’s fine. After all, it’s a request from someone as cute as you. I couldn’t just ignore it.”

She closed the door behind her and walked toward me, one step at a time.

Step by step.

When she reached a certain distance, I snapped my fingers. I had prepared the magic in advance.

From beneath the floor, black tentacles emerged and wriggled upward.

Their size was restrained, but they closely resembled the forbidden spell I had used in that duel.

A few of the tentacles quickly bound Ralthea’s arms and legs and lifted her into the air.

“—!? Kouhai-kun, that’s—”

“My original magic. I recreated that forbidden spell using the [Mud and Sand] magic. With knowledge and imagination, nothing is impossible in magic… right, Ralthea-sama?”

“…Even so, to recreate a forbidden spell. Who exactly are you…”

Hearing her words.

My suspicions solidified into certainty.

“I see. Ralthea-sama, you still can’t see me?”

A few days ago.

When I asked her to look for someone capable of using [Memory Manipulation] magic.

Her expression had been different from usual. For the first time, the usual boldness was missing.

It was as if… she was worried about something.

Seeing that look on Ralthea’s face.

—Ralthea, who could see through everything with her magic. I thought it was strange.

“That’s why you couldn’t avoid my magic. That’s why you were afraid of me. You tried to stop Ena’s execution so you wouldn’t become my enemy. You said so yourself.”

“…I’ll use my right to remain silent.”

“I see. Then… shall I make it hurt a little?”

I moved the sand and mud tentacles I had summoned.

They wrapped around Ralthea’s thin neck.

I squeezed without mercy.

“Gh… k-ha…!?”

“Don’t worry, I’m not going to kill you. I just came to make a deal.”

I loosened the grip a little.

Ralthea gasped for air. I stepped closer and gently touched her cheek.

“Ralthea-sama. Ena’s awakening was all part of your plan, wasn’t it? Making Irwin submit. Letting me fall into danger on purpose. And when Ena saw that, she learned to control her magic. Everything was your stage.”

“Haa, haa…, haha. And if that’s true, what will you do…?”

Even in pain.

Ralthea kept her fearless smile, though her beautiful face was twisted.

“I admit it. This time, I lost.”

“…Lost? Your goal was to stop Ena-san’s execution. If so… isn’t that a win?”

“No, it was a failure. It’s because I made Ena suffer.”

When Ena saw me hurt, what did she feel?

The pain of watching someone she loved suffer. The fear of losing the one she swore to love. The helpless feeling of being unable to do anything.

I caused all of that.

…I couldn’t think of another way. But that is only an excuse.

“What I want is Ena’s perfect happiness. I never want her to be hurt again. I never want her to suffer again. I will never let her face that kind of pain again.”

“…That’s just a dream. Can you truly say that is real kindness?”

“Yes. I can say it without doubt.”

Ena was like the living embodiment of perfect kindness.

She hated seeing others get hurt and would willingly sacrifice herself for someone else.

Even this depressing ending happened because of her kindness. If Ena hadn’t protected Irwin and taken the blame for him, none of this would have happened.

“But I understand, too. Having perfect kindness alone doesn’t bring happiness. No matter how good you are, you’re the one who suffers in the end… This messed-up world is built that way. So,”

Once again, I decided to define the meaning of my reincarnation in this world.

“―The cruelty that Ena doesn’t have… I’ll take it on for her.”

Because a girl as kind as Ena deserves to be happier than anyone else.

No, she must be, or it won’t work.

“I will never let Ena suffer like that again. I will protect her smile forever, for the rest of my life. And for that… I won’t care what I have to do.”

“…What are you planning…?”

“Ralthea-sama. Your magic and power have value to me.”

I gently stroked her cheek again. Then I stepped back, keeping myself safe from the writhing tentacles.

“Swear an oath, Ralthea Embrace. From today, you are my servant. Use your life for me and Ena.”

I spoke, but Ralthea didn’t nod.

“…Too bad. But I won’t obey. I won’t let a demon like you use my power.”

“I know, Ralthea-sama. Even if you seem free and mysterious, you’re just a normal young woman at heart. You want to give your first to someone important, don’t you?”

“…Shiruto… Lugia…”

For the first time, Ralthea showed her true emotions.

Anger. Fear. Hatred. Despair.

With her dark eyes, she glared at me.

“You… you monster… just who are you?!”

I had no reason to answer her.

Without a word, I moved the tentacles and began to hurt Ralthea.

(…Who am I, you ask? Who knows.)

My thoughts, my heart, my soul.

Everything that made me who I was was filled with Ena’s smile.

(For Ena’s smile, I could even become a killer.)

If, once again.

This unfair world tries to steal Ena’s smile… If it dares to stand in the way of Ena’s happiness… no, our happiness.

When that time comes, for real this time.

―Shall I truly destroy this world?