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 44 - The Day Before Catastrophe
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Chapter 44 – The Day Before Catastrophe
“So, what’s the important thing to talk about?”
Late at night, Chiaki is eating noodles at our favorite ramen shop and gave me a menacing look.
Her voice was completely groggy, a telltale sign of having just woken up. Her foul mood was crystal clear.
“Wow, someone’s cranky. Want to talk about it?”
“I’ll kill you, you damn introvert.”
It’s no wonder Chiaki is in a bad mood.
I woke her up by sending her a barrage of stickers in the middle of the night, and the moment she read them, I called her repeatedly and invited her out for some late-night ramen.
By the way. I don’t feel sorry for Chiaki at all. She did the same thing to me the other day.
I offered her a half-boiled egg, restored Chiaki’s mood gauge, and then started speaking.
“Yeah, so… tomorrow’s the last day of the first term, right? For me, Ishibashi Tsuyoshi, it’s the first major turning point in my life.”
“A major turning point? Why? Are you confessing to someone or something?”
If only it were just a confession. That would be so much easier.
“…Tomorrow, depending on how things go, it could be the day Ishibashi meets his ruin.”
Yes, tomorrow, on the last day of term, is the “Tsukishima Reika Route” day where Ishibashi Tsuyoshi meets his ruin.
“…In the worst case scenario, I might get stabbed to death.”
In the bad ending, the heroine Tsukishima Reika stabs me, and I die screaming, “You ugly cowww!”
Even in non-bad endings, thanks to Hinano’s scheming, I end up getting disowned by Genichiro, kicked out of the Ishibashi family, and eventually stabbed by some random thief targeting me for money while I’m homeless. The outcomes are pretty brutal across the board.
Anyway, tomorrow Sasaki Yuuma will confess to Tsukishima Reika, and while they’re happily getting cozy and doing naughty things as a couple, I’ll suffer a miserable experience.
And so, Ishibashi Tsuyoshi will exit “Ama x Kiss.” (In Tsukishima Reika route)
“Huh? Well, in your current state, you should be fine… actually, maybe not. Yeah, maybe not.”
“Wait, come on… this is where you’re supposed to tell me I’ll be fine.”
“Tsukishima… no, maybe Kohinata? Or could it be Sakurai…”
“Hey, stop that. Don’t start dropping heroine names here.”
“Well, you never know what’s going to happen. I’ll at least be mentally prepared to call an ambulance in case you get stabbed and end up dying tomorrow.”
“That’s a pretty grim form of support.”
“…So, was that the whole ‘important talk’?”
“Yeah, I think we’ve covered the main points.”
“…You could’ve just said all this over the phone.”
“Ah, well… yeah, I guess. But, you know, if I do end up dying tomorrow, this could be my last meal. And it might be the last time I get to eat ramen with you. So tonight’s on me, order as many as you want.”
I smiled as I showed her the receipt, and Chiaki took it from my hand with a displeased look on her face.
“…I’ll cover it today. You owe me one, though.”
“Wait, no… this could be my last meal, you know.”
“So don’t say this is the last time.”
Chiaki looked serious, unlike I’d never seen her before. Seeing that, I stumbled on my words.
“Um… Chiaki-san, are you angry?”
“Huh? I’m not angry.”
No, you’re definitely angry…
Seeing my confused expression, Chiaki sighed in exasperation.
“You don’t get it… You mean quite a lot to me. You’re the only friend I have…”
“What? Friend?”
“…Hey, you nerd. Even I’d be hurt if you were surprised by that.”
“Well, I just thought you only saw me as some freeloader or errand boy…”
“What? No, I never thought of you like that… probably?”
Hey, what was up with that just now. Why do you look so unsure?
“Look, uh… that’s not it.”
Chiaki then looked away, embarrassed.
“…If you die, I’ll be all alone. I’d be in trouble if you disappeared.”
“…Wow, you actually like me more than I thought.”
“Don’t get cocky, you damn introvert.”
“Oh, right… sorry.”
“Seriously…”
Despite her words, Chiaki chuckled, clearly enjoying herself, which made me laugh too.
Tomorrow is the day of Ishibashi Tsuyoshi’s downfall.
All I could do was hope and pray that nothing bad would happen.
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T/N: This could mean two things: 1. This novel is ending soon. 2. We’re heading straight to the harem route after this incident, where MC collects all the heroines and…muehehehehehe… Well at least that’s my guess
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