I, Who Reincarnated as the Villain in a Romance Game, Somehow Became Doted on by the Heroine. And That Heroine Turned Out to Be a Yandere Stalker - Chapter 6: Liked by Otakus

Episode 6: Liked by Otakus

“Hehehehe, hahahaha! It’s the best, isn’t it!”

I―Mitsuru Todo―was rejoicing in having been reincarnated as a villain. It’s amazing. It’s too amazing.

To think there’d be such a delightful surprise…!

Today is Sunday. No school.

As I rode the train, I had a big smile on my face. By the way, that line just now was whispered very quietly.

“Hey, isn’t that scary-looking guy smiling?”

“Yeah, he looks like he might commit a crime.”

That’s how it is when you walk outside. But I don’t care. We’re just a few stops away from the best destination.

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“How about a meow meow café? … Scary.”

“Master… scary.”

As I got off the train, women with cat ears warmly welcomed me. This is the world of games. Nevertheless, it’s no different from the real world.

I decided to search online for anime, manga, and novels, which were hobbies from my previous life. And what came up were countless unknown masterpieces.

In other words, in this world, they’ve built up their own content. Of course, the works I watched in my previous life are no longer available. That’s sad…

However, I can discover new works. There’s nothing happier than this.

At times like this, what kind of face should I make?

―I think smiling would be good.

“Hehehehe, hahahaha!”

“Hey, should we go that way? That person seems dangerous.”

“Yeah, let’s go the other way, it’s scary.”

I couldn’t hear the whispers around me anymore.

Exploration battle, start!

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“What is this… When I was reincarnated, it was Carabina. What? A total circulation of ten million copies!?”

I entered a major shop called Almeito. What greeted me were countless titles I didn’t know. Is there such a fun thing…? I feel like drooling.

Excitedly grabbing whatever caught my eye, I seemed to have turned into a reading-out-loud bot. Love comedy clichés, accidentally bumping into someone…

But the title was “An An, Iyan Iyan, Yuri Yuri Story”. There’s no romance at all.

“Huh, sorry… You’re Todo-kun, right?”

There was a fellow classmate girl there. Her name was Miyuki Mizuto. She’s a character attribute, an extremely introverted character.

She wasn’t very popular in the game. The reason for that was her unusual traits, or rather, hobbies. She’s a hardcore otaku through and through.

BL, GL, NL, TL, you name it. Anime, manga, novels, movies, she covers everything, she’s the ultimate otaku.

“Hehe… Why are you here?”

“Actually… I’ve had otaku hobbies for a while.”

It was a good jab. And as a strategy to capture her, it was straightforward. Although she hasn’t been captured yet, she has some knowledge.

“Really!? S-so, what do you like?”

“Todo… kun!?”

There, standing before me, was a fellow classmate girl. Her name was Miyuki Mizuto. She’s characterized as the ultimate introvert.

In the game, she wasn’t very popular. Perhaps because of her peculiar traits or, rather, her hobbies.

She’s an extreme otaku, covering everything from beloved classics to obscure gems.

“Hehe… Hehehe, Todo-kun!? Your… hands… they’re shaking…”

“Ah, thanks. Thanks for saying that for me. Of course, I’ll look forward to it anytime.”

“Hehe… Okay… I-I got it… hehe…”

Miyuki smiled happily. And then, we went around Almeito. She recommended works, and I took notes on masterpieces while checking them out as she suggested.

She taught me with a bit of embarrassment, but she seemed to enjoy it. I could ask her various things, and I’m really happy to have become friends.

“Oh, this girl is cute. I like her thin, light blue hair and her big eyes.”

“Hehe… Todo-kun, y-you like this kind of girl…”

She was even more straightforward and good-natured than I thought.

“Hehe… Hehe… Todo-kun… Th-thank you, goodbye…”

“No, thank you! I had a blast!”

It got late, so we parted ways at the station. We spent all the allowance I got from my parents on a ton of manga and novels, but it was the best shopping trip ever.

However, when I watch them at home, someone might say something… A reincarnated villain suddenly becoming an otaku… That might look scary from the outside. For now, I’ll quietly go home and hide them in the back of the shelf. I’ll watch them slowly, either at night or on my day off.

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“See you later, Mitsuni! Let’s go on a date sometime?”

“Yeah, see you later, Yayoi.”

The next morning, I saw off my little sister going to club activities. Surely, she’s not here today… I thought, but the moment I stepped out of the house, Hiyono-san was standing next to the telephone pole.

“Good morning, Mitsuru-san.”