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 5 - True Heroine

Chapter 5 – True Heroine

“… I’m tired.”

In the end, after chasing Trashshima away, I ended up carrying Reika, who couldn’t even stand, and helping with the student council work together with Yuuma.

At first, I was frustrated, but I quickly changed my mindset and tried to deepen my relationship with Yuuma…

However…

Every time I tried to speak to Yuuma, Reika kept getting in the way, making it impossible to have a proper conversation.

Reika was incredibly clingy, and Yuuma started to get suspicious about our relationship because of it. It was a mess.

As I entered the park, still rubbing my head, I heard a voice.

“Ah~ Master~! You finally arrived!”

There was a girl waving at me energetically from a covered bench, bathed in the glow of the sunset.

She gave off a soft, whimsical vibe, with wavy, light pink hair and a youthful, almost childlike face. She also had a large chest, easily above a D cup.

Damn, I had forgotten about her…!! That’s right. She’s here too.

She’s a very important character in the game.

In a way, she may be more important to Ishibashi Tsuyoshi than the heroine Tsukishima Reika.

Her name is Sakurai Hinano.

She is Ishibashi Tsuyoshi’s servant and she’s also a heroine in this game.

She plays the role of an advisor and support character to the protagonist, Sasaki Yuuma.

She is supposed to be a helper character, but… she’s too incompetent to be of any use. If anything, she’s a master at setting up NTR flags.

If you follow her advice, the heroine will usually end up being stolen.

What’s more, she’s the reason Ishibashi is shunned, and in some routes, she even stabs him, leading to his death.

In other words, it’s no exaggeration to say that Sakurai Hinano is the reason Ishibashi Tsuyoshi falls to ruin and dies.

For me, she is the mastermind behind everything.

On the internet, she’s been called a “stupid whore,” “useless big-breast,” “a woman whose only good for her body and face,” “the woman who will definitely kill Ishibashi,” “the only thing she’s competent at is banishing Ishibashi,” and so on.

I can’t even count how many times I’ve been frustrated by her line, “It was my mistake, I’m sorry…”

But because she’s available as a target heroine at the end of the game, some people treat her as the True Heroine.

…I’ve never actually seen her route, though.

In the mansion, she wears a maid uniform, but now she’s wearing her school uniform.

Come to think of it, the reason Ishibashi transferred to this academy was because she attended it too.

“Wow~ You’ve become so much more intimidating since I last saw you. It’s pretty scary.”

Hinano said while laughing. She didn’t look scared at all.

“Anyway, why are you here?”

“This time, I’ve been assigned to watch over you and serve as your attendant again~”

Ah, right, this was part of the setup where Ishibashi Tsuyoshi’s grandfather, Ishibashi Genichiro, had sent a monitor to keep an eye on him.

…She seems a bit easygoing despite being a servant. She talks to me like a friend.

“If you cause any trouble, you’ll be expelled immediately. Expelled!”

“Haa…”

“Hmm, what’s with that face? Are you not happy having me as your servant?”

“Yeah, I’m not. Also, have you been waiting here the whole time? You didn’t even know if I was coming, right?”

“Well, that’s because Master’s smartphone has a child-tracking GPS… Wait, what did you just say?”

GPS? What’s that? Isn’t that a bit too much?

“Seriously, I’m the only one who accepted this servant role. The other girls said they would rather be fired than be Master’s servant. Some even cried and threw tantrums because they hated the idea so much.”

Whoa, I’m hated that much, huh? Doesn’t that mean I’m basically on the brink of disownment?

How does someone end up so disliked? Past Ishibashi, what on Earth did you do?

“So, why did you take on this dirty job?”

“Well, you know, we’ve known each other for quite a long time… And I’m getting five times the salary.”

This guy was lured by money.

“By the way, Master~ After school, you stood up to Kuzushima-senpai for Tsukishima-san and Sasaki-kun’s sake, didn’t you? You were serious about it, right?”

…You saw that?

“It’s not like I care. I just didn’t like how that Kuzushima guy was getting cocky.”

“Genichiro-sama was really delighted when I reported it to him. He said, ‘My grandson still has some worth!! Gahaha!!’”

What kind of character is Genichiro?

“I’m relieved too. Even though Master is often criticized back home, I’m glad to know Master is still the same.”

“Huh? What are you talking about?”

“That’s what I’m talking about. Anyway, I’m hungry so I’m going home! Take your school life seriously, okay? Not just pretending! Got it?”

“Yeah, yeah, I got it, so go home already.”

“Master, aren’t you treating me too harshly!?”

I watched Hinano leave, muttering to herself while hoping she wouldn’t cause any more trouble.

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T/N: We got a bit of MC’s past, and another heroine introduction. There’s Mayu that Reika mentioned previously, too… Perhaps another potential heroine.

I wonder if we’ll get any milfs or sensei heroine, muehehe…