I Was Reincarnated as a Stepping-Stone Character in an Eroge, and by Breaking the Heroines’ NTR Flags in Place of the Protagonist, They Ended Up Falling for Me - Chapter 29 - The Third NTR Villain

Chapter 29 – The Third NTR Villain

[Hey, introvert. Lunch break, meet me at the emergency stairs like yesterday]

I heard a faint beep on my smartphone, so I checked it and saw a message from Chiaki.

…Today too?

Not going to the student council room for two days in a row is not good. Yesterday after school, Reika really scolded me for not coming.

Mayu, who usually lends a helping hand, didn’t help me for some reason.

After imagining a slightly troublesome future, I replied briefly, “I can’t today.”

Well, it should be fine without me. Probably.

I thought as I looked at Chiaki’s back, surrounded by boys as usual.

Lunch break.

As I put my hand on the classroom door to head to the student council room, someone grabbed my hand.

“Hey, hey, wait a second, Ishibashi-kun. Where are you going? You haven’t forgotten our promise, right?”

Oh no. I’ve got myself into trouble (Chiaki). I instinctively looked away from Chiaki’s smiling face.

“I thought I told you in a message that I had to go to the student council room today?”

“Oh, right! Sorry, I didn’t see it~”

That’s a lie. She already read it.

“Now, before you go to the student council room, hang out with me for a bit. I won’t take up too much of your time! Okay?”

It might be smarter to just listen to what she wants and then head to the student council room.

“…Alright, I guess I can spare about 10 minutes.”

“Okay, let’s go.”

Now that it’s decided, let’s just move on. There’s nothing suspicious going on, but if Reika sees me… this could turn into a hassle.

“You’re late, Ishibashi.”

The moment I opened the door, I saw Reika standing there with her arms crossed.

“…Why are you here?”

“I didn’t get a proper explanation yesterday about why you didn’t come to the student council room during lunch, so I thought I’d ask… And who’s that girl?”

“Nice to meet you! I’m Chiaki Shizuku, Ishibashi-kun’s classmate.”

“Huh? Just because you’re in the same class, do you think you can act all superior?”

What’s up with Reika? She’s being more troublesome than ever.

Chiaki, who was standing next to me, muttered quietly, “Huh? Who’s this girl? So annoying.”

“Ishibashi, let’s go. To our student council room, just the two of us.”

Hey, you’ve forgotten your best friend Mayu.

Reika grabbed my right hand, trying to pull me into the student council room, but Chiaki grabbed my left hand and stopped her.

“Sorry, Tsukishima-san, Ishibashi-kun has a prior engagement with me today.”

“Huh?”

Reika’s gaze tensed as she heard Chiaki’s words.

“Sorry, but Ishibashi is busy. He has to do things with the student council and stuff. He’s got something to do.”

Reika pulled me hard.

“Like what? What kind of student council stuff? Is it something that can’t wait?”

Not to be outdone by Reika, Chiaki pulled me as well. It was like a tug-of-war rope…

“Huh? Tsukishima-san and Chiaki-san are fighting over Ishibashi?”

“Huh? Is this a love triangle?”

“Oh, I’m so jealous of Ishibashi…”

My classmates watching our interaction started to murmur.

Jealous? Then take my place. I’m serious.

“So, Ishibashi, which one will you choose?”

Reika’s words brought me back to reality as I tried to escape it.

Wait, what’s with that phrasing? No matter which I choose, it’s going to be a hassle.

“Of course. You’ll choose me, right Ishibashi?”

What should I do? Seeing Reika’s smug face made me suddenly not want to choose her…

After thinking for a while, I told the two of them.

“I’m going to help Chiaki with something, so you can go ahead to the student council room.”

“What…?! You’re going to choose a girl you just met over me?!”

Reika barked, glaring at me.

I mean, I only met you recently too

“Hey, calm down… You’re more important, so I’m putting you off for now.”

“…What do you mean?”

“When you eat a shortcake, when do you eat the strawberry on top?”

“…At the end, of course.”

“Why is that?”

“Well… because I want to save the best for last…”

“It’s the same concept.”

“Eh?”

What does that mean… Huh!? No way!? Tsu-kun!? Is that what you’re saying!?

“…So, you’re saying that you’re looking forward to spending time with me so much that you want to save it for later?”

I nodded silently to Reika’s words.

“H-huh? W-well, if that’s the case, I’ll forgive you. Chiaki… was it? Just try not to cause too much trouble for Ishibashi.”

Reika, now in a good mood, left for the student council room.

“Okay, now that the nuisance is gone, let’s get this over with quickly.”

“You… You’ll get stabbed one day. Seriously.”

I headed for the emergency stairs together with Chiaki, who seemed shocked for some reason.

“…So, what’s this consultation about?”

As we reached the emergency stairs, I immediately got to the point. I wasn’t sure if Reika’s mood would suddenly turn sour, so I didn’t want to waste any time.

“…I’ve been called to the roof. I think a boy is going to confess his feelings to me.”

“…Um, congratulations. I hope you’ll be happy. I’ll be off then.”

“Hey, wait a minute! We’re not done!”

As I was about to go to the student council room, Chiaki grabbed my shoulder.

“I managed to get him to reschedule it for tomorrow afternoon, but I want you to come with me.”

“Why?”

“Because in front of the guy confessing, I’m going to say, ‘Sorry, but I’m already dating this guy!’ and turn him down.”

Yeah. I thought that was it.

“No, that’s impossible. Because of the rumors, it’s already assumed that I’m dating Tsukishima.”

“Well, we can just say you’re two-timing. Doesn’t bother me at all.”

“But it’ll cause me problems.”

“Look… I got stabbed by a girl and died, and then I woke up as a girl. On top of that, a guy I don’t even know confessed to me, right? Can’t you sympathize with me a little?”

“You should sympathize with me for getting caught up in this… And besides, isn’t there anyone else who could play the fake boyfriend role instead of me?”

“Well, your reputation around school is pretty messed up, right? There’s no way someone would go after your girl.”

“Am I some kind of bug repellent?”

“…………”

Hey, deny it.

“Hmm… By the way, who’s the guy?”

“Um, I think his name was Sobou Akira…”

“Sobou Akira?! Sobou Akira?!”

“What’s with that sudden reaction? You startled me…”

“Because it’s Sobou Akira!”

“What do you mean?”

“He’s the kind of guy who silences women with just one punch. He loves seeing women suffer from domestic violence and pain. He has a very twisted sexual fetish of always choking them when he has sex with them.”

“That’s seriously messed up!!!”

Chiaki’s face turned pale in an instant.

I remember that in the NTR ending for the third character, Sobou Akira, the heroines were left in a rather pitiful state.

“…You’ve been targeted by a troublesome guy. Poor you.”

“Hey, what are you talking about like it’s none of your business!? Are you going to abandon me!?”

“……”

“Hey, don’t be quiet! Deny that! Please! Be my fake boyfriend! Just coming along is enough!”

“Ah, yeah. If I can, I’ll go.”

“That definitely means you’re not going!!”

How did she know?

My phone rang.

It’s probably Reika anyway… I figured she’d be sending a message anytime soon.

“…Eh, Hinano?”

Contrary to my expectations, the caller was Sakurai Hinano.

It’s rare for her to contact me.

I immediately pressed the answer button.

[Ah! Master!!” Did you do something stupid without me knowing?!]

[What’s the matter?]

[There’s a violent man frantically searching for Master! He said, ‘You put your hands on the woman I marked——Come out, Ishibashi! Where are you, you bastard!]

“……”

“What’s wrong?”

“…I don’t know, but it looks like I got dragged into this.”

I said with a dry smile as Chiaki tilted her head quizzically.