I Was Reincarnated as the Villain Who Confines the Heroine in an Eroge World, But for Some Reason I'm the One Getting Confined by the Heroine Instead - Chapter 21-22

Chapter 21: I Got Reincarnated as the Villain Who Confines the Heroine in an Eroge World

【Side Luxol Grey】

“I wonder if that guy’s okay?”

Midnight.

I’m lying in bed thinking about my neighbor.

A completely incomprehensible guy named Ask.

He usually acts all carefree, but the moment grapes are involved his eyes start sparkling like crazy and he turns into a total maniac.

And yet the duke’s daughter is head over heels for him and always clinging to him. Seriously, what even is that guy?

He’s also weirdly hostile toward me and way too familiar.

Thinking about a guy like that right before sleep feels gross even to me, but it can’t be helped.

Two days ago we had that love talk, and I told him to at least invite her to a meal. I’m dying to know how it turned out.

“He hasn’t come back yet, huh…”

He skipped the academy today.

And he probably still hasn’t returned to the dorm. He’s likely with the duke’s daughter. Maybe they got too close and are together the whole time.

If that’s the case, my advice worked perfectly.

Told you eating together makes you closer. Yeah, that’s right, that’s right.

I feel relieved that my advice succeeded, when I suddenly hear footsteps in the hallway.

“…Huh?”

He’s coming back at this hour of all times?

Wondering about it, I get up and open the door to see who it is.

The moment I do, a shocking sight hits me.

“Uwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah⁉︎”

“Oh, hey, protagonist.”

Walking straight toward me is Ask, completely covered in bright red blood.

From his mouth down to his chest, his clothes are dyed crimson, glistening eerily under the night lights.

“What the hell did you do?!”

“Just got confined for a bit.”

“Hah⁉︎”

Confined?!

No need to ask who did it. Obviously the duke’s daughter.

Despite the insane situation, Ask just grins like an idiot and says,

“So yeah, stuff happened and my clothes got dirty.”

“Stuff?! What stuff?!”

“The duke’s house turned out to be pretty dangerous.”

“No kidding!”

Getting confined is already way past dangerous.

Yet this guy’s smiling. He’s totally nuts.

“But the security was trash. I walked out the gate looking like this and nobody said a word. They were probably asleep.”

“I don’t need a report on the duke family’s security! More importantly, are you okay?! Normal people don’t get confined!”

“Right? Man, listen to this, protagonist—”

“Oi, don’t come closer! You’ll get blood on me!”

“It’s fine. It’s not blood, it’s grape juice.”

“I don’t care, it’s still gross!”

Even though I’m rejecting him with everything I’ve got, Ask just casually tries to walk into my room.

“We’ll talk tomorrow!”

If he gets grape juice all over my room I’m done for, so I slam the door with all my strength.

“Phew…”

What the heck was that?

That guy really makes no sense at all.

Thinking that, I crawl back into bed.

But the image of his face covered in grape juice keeps floating in my mind, and I can’t sleep at all.

Thanks to that I’m sleep-deprived today. Tomorrow I’m definitely complaining.

Also, the neighbor’s room is loud as hell. The bed creaking is echoing over here.

I’m seriously gonna complain nonstop.

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【Ask】

“Phew…”

I take off my grape-juice-soaked clothes and head to the large bath attached to the dorm.

It should’ve been closed ages ago, but I begged the dorm mother and she specially opened it for me.

She was weirdly worried about my health, so she’s probably misunderstanding something.

Maybe I should’ve explained it was grape juice, not blood. Eh, whatever.

“…This is the best.”

Soaking in the tub, my cold body gradually warms up. Everything that happened today feels like it’s melting away.

“Ah…”

While thinking about today and what comes next, I suddenly realize.

“Maybe I should’ve drunk a little more grape juice?”

What a waste. I had the perfect chance, so I should’ve finished it all before leaving the shed.

If I had, those three thieves wouldn’t have gotten crushed by the door, and my guilt would’ve been lighter.

“Grapes… I want grape juice.”

I stare at the ceiling from inside the tub.

My endless craving for grapes won’t stop no matter if I’m confined or my life is in danger.

“Which country should I escape to?”

Luckily, I have a whole month.

The neighboring country full of malt fanatics is out of the question, so somewhere with lots of grape production would be perfect.

“Can’t wait…”

My heart races at the thought of meeting new grapes.

There might even be grape varieties unique to this world.

Muttering to myself with those delusions like that,

“I’m going treasure hunting.”

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Chapter 22: There’s a Duke’s Daughter in My Bed

It’s sudden, but the original game was an eroge.

The story was the main focus, and the H-scenes unlocked as a reward after reaching the ending, but it was undeniably an R18 title.

That means slightly naughty situations pop up all over the story.

And this is the most classic one of them all:
The heroine sneaks into the protagonist’s bed and wakes him up.

The heroine whispers the protagonist’s name in a sweet voice while hugging him with a blissful expression.

Back when I played the game, the sight of the heroine repeatedly calling “Luxol, Luxol” pierced straight through my heart.

A heroine who didn’t trust anyone suddenly turning this clingy after opening her heart—I was genuinely impressed. To put it mildly, it was peak moe.

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But experiencing it in real life wasn’t moe at all—it was pure horror. Straight-up horror.

“…Huh? Why are you here?”

It happened the next morning.

When I opened my eyes, Safira was inside my futon.

I immediately tried to escape, but it was already too late. She had me locked in a tight hold; I couldn’t move an inch.

“No no no, this makes no sense!”

Last night I escaped from the duke’s shed and got away completely.

Yet here she is, sleeping peacefully in just her underwear—in my bed, not hers.

“What the—?”

I couldn’t process it at all.

“Fhuaaa…”

Cold sweat poured out of me as I twisted my body to get free, and that seemed to wake Safira.

She sat up with an innocent look, spotted me, and—

“Ask-kun!”

She happily called my name.

No—she kept calling it.

“Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun Ask-kun…”

Safira rubbed her cheek against my chest and let out sweet little breaths.

Surrounded by her soft scent and warmth, I started feeling weird.

Way too much stimulation first thing in the morning.

“Safira, why are you here?”

I stared at the ceiling as I asked, and she answered with a completely serious face.

“Because I was worried about you, obviously!”

“Worried?”

“I’m sorry. I couldn’t protect you.”

“What do you mean?”

“But it’s okay now. From today on I’ll always be by your side.”

Safira grabbed both my hands tightly and made her sapphire eyes sparkle.

Something feels fatally wrong here, or am I imagining it?

“In the first place, the one whose life is being targeted is you, Safira, right?”

“It’s you, Ask-kun.”

“The moment they broke into the duke’s mansion it was clearly you they were after.”

“But the one who got attacked was you, Ask-kun, right?”

“Well, ‘attacked’ is a strong word…”

More like they were just standing there when I broke the door, so it was kinda an unfortunate accident.

“…Though I guess I’m the one who ended up taking them down.”

“See! So you really were the target!”

Safira nodded firmly, fully convinced of something.

No, you’ve definitely got it backwards.

Thanks to that misunderstanding, the fact that I escaped the shed has been completely glossed over.

I was sure I’d get scolded, so this is a silver lining, I guess.

“So yeah, take care of me from now on, okay?”

“Huh? What do you mean?”

I tilted my head, and that’s when I noticed the huge pile of luggage in the corner of the room.

“What’s that?”

“My clothes. For living here from now on.”

“Eh?”

“What’s wrong?”

“No, wrong isn’t the issue! Why are you planning to live in my room?”

When I asked the obvious question, she answered like it was the most natural thing in the world.

“Because someone’s trying to kill you, Ask-kun. I have to stay with you and protect you at all times.”

“No, it’s definitely the other way around!”

“The other way?”

“You’re the one in danger, and if anyone’s fit to be a bodyguard it’s me!”

“That’s not true at all.”

“It absolutely is!”

In what world does a duke’s daughter protect the villain? No matter how I look at it, this is backwards.

Our roles are completely reversed.

But arguing was pointless.

She had already finished moving in.

Safira straightened her posture, gave a polite bow, and said,

“Please take care of me for a long, long time.”

Looking at that enchanting smile, one thought crossed my mind.

If she’s with me forever… doesn’t that mean I can’t run away abroad?