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 31 - The Stepping-Stone Character vs the Brute

Chapter 31 – The Stepping-Stone Character vs the Brute

“Hmm. So, you’re going to fight with Sobou-kun on the roof tomorrow?”

Hinano, who was lying on my futon, was listening to what happened today while playing with her smartphone.

“Well, do your best. I’m going to bed now, so goodnight~”

“Hey, wait. Don’t go to bed without asking. You know why I explained the situation to you, right?”

“Aaaa! Aaaa! I don’t know! I don’t know! I’m going to bed now!! Come on, get out already!!”

“This is my room, though.”

“And anyway, Master, you think that just by explaining your situation, I’ll cooperate, don’t you? You think I’m just some convenient girl to you!!”

Hinano, who was hiding under the futon, looked at me with a fierce look in her eyes.

Um, it’s my futon.

“Do your best for Chiaki-san’s sake!!”

Hinano retreated into my futon, wrapping herself up as if to shut out the world.

Seriously, that’s my futon.

“…Humph.”

I guess I made her angry… Well, I have been relying on Hinano quite a bit lately, always asking for her help.

I’m sure she must have found me troublesome. I need to reflect on this.

“That’s right… I always asked for your help, and you helped me so many times. Before I knew it, it had become something I took for granted.”

“……”

Hinano glanced my way.

“I’m sorry, Hinano… Thank you as always. I need your help this time, too.”

“Haah, well, as long as you understand that… Wait, hold on, something feels off about that last part, doesn’t it?”

“Does it? You’re imagining things. So, about this situation… How do you think I can beat Sobou?”

Before she could protest further, I moved the conversation along.

“First of all, is Sobou-kun stronger than Master? To be honest, I think Master is overwhelmingly stronger.”

“No, don’t underestimate Sobou Akira. His fists are as hard as wooden bats, and his kicks are as sharp as stun guns.”

“…Eh? Master has no problem with that. Didn’t you get hit with a bat by one of Kuzushima-senpai’s lackeys back then, and the bat broke instead? And you were fine even after taking a stun gun shock.”

“…Come to think of it, that’s true.”

“If Master purposely takes one of Sobou-kun’s attacks, and then hits him for real the moment he’s defenseless, wouldn’t that win?”

“No, there’s no way that Sobou Akira would go down with just one hit…”

“Master, during your fight with Kuzushima-senpai, you sent Ito-kun flying to the edge of the classroom… you were holding back then, weren’t you? If you really threw a punch with that kind of power, it would have been very bad.”

“Well… that’s true…”

“Master, you should be aware that your fist is a lethal weapon.”

“…Yes.”

“I’m actually starting to worry about Sobou-kun who will be taking your punch…”

“Yeah… now I’m worried about him too.”

“Please make sure to hold back so things don’t get too serious, okay?”

“O-okay.”

“Well, that’s the end of the strategy meeting, I’m going to sleep! Goodnight.”

“Yeah, goodnight.”

I closed the door and left the room.

It wasn’t what I expected, but I’m glad I consulted Hinano.

Well, I’ll go to bed early and prepare for tomorrow.

“…Huh?”

Why did I leave my room?

Huh? My futon… Huh??

The next day.

After getting involved in Chiaki and Sobou’s confession event, I trudged up to the rooftop.

The reason is obvious. A fight with Sobou over Chiaki.

This was the same “Sobou Duel Event” from the game, where the protagonist, Yuuma, always loses in a 100% guaranteed defeat event.

If this event occurs, it’s a straight path to the Sobou NTR end, so it’s essentially a dead end.

“…Hey, are you okay?”

Chiaki, who was beside me, asked with a very worried look on her face.

“…What do you mean?”

“Your face looks really pale… and you have huge bags under your eyes…”

“I’m feeling a bit sleepy… I couldn’t sleep at all last night.”

“Eh… What were you doing?”

“I’m fine… Just be prepared to call an ambulance if anything happens to Sobou Akira…”

“What are you going to do?!”

As I opened the door to the rooftop, Sobou Akira was standing there with his arms crossed.

NTR villain character number three, Sobou Akira.

His body is big with a fierce face. He looks like he’s used to fighting. As expected, he’s said to be the strongest fighter in the game.

“…Today’s a good day, huh, Ishibashi?”

Sobou said with a grin.

“I get to beat the crap out of you, and on top of that, take your girl away.”

He continued to provoke me in an obvious way.

“Shut up, you noisy bastard. Just come at me already. What, are you scared?”

“What?! Stop kidding me!”

This guy has zero tolerance for provocation, huh…

With a killer look in his eyes, Sobou came at me with a punch.

I took Sobou’s fist straight to my face without doing anything.

…As expected, it hurts. But at least it cleared my head and got rid of the sleepiness.

“…Now it’s my turn. Here I come, Sobou.”

“Ughhh!!”

I unleashed a serious punch, a massive swing with all my might, the kind of blow an amateur would make. The punch hit Sobou so hard that it sent him flying into the rooftop fence.

…His honestly decent build was sent flying several meters.

My fist is a lethal weapon after all…

“Ughh…Arrghh, my arms…I was guarding and yet…”

Sobou’s arms were trembling as if he was having spasms.

“This… if I had taken that full-on…”

“Shall we continue?”

I asked, looking down at the pale-faced Sobou. But I too was feeling a bit pale myself.

“Ahh!! Tch!!”

Perhaps realizing the difference in strength, Sobou glared at me and ran away.

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T/N: Honestly, with how easy the strategy discussion sounded, I thought there would be more, but no… It went just as Hinano predicted, dem…