I’ve Been Reincarnated as the Strongest Villain in an NTR Eroge, so I’m Going to Break the Heroines’ Doom Flags on Behalf of the Main Character! - Chapter 11 - The Cute, Busty and Sometimes Naive Heroine

Chapter 11 – The Cute, Busty and Sometimes Naive Heroine

“Well… I guess it’s time for you to explain.”

Shiori, who had thrown the leader away, walked towards me, where I had fallen, questioning the woman.

“T-this is… It was him! He was threatening me!”

There’s no way such a blatant lie would work at this point——

“Is that correct, Ibuse-kun?”

“Like hell it is! Are you kidding me?!”

I couldn’t help but shout out at Shiori, who was so easy to fool.

At that moment, Shiori started giggling.

“Sorry… I was joking.”

“This isn’t the time for jokes…”

Shiori was probably calm enough to joke in a situation like this. I felt stupid for panicking.

“Damn it… When did you all——Shit, don’t come any closer! I’ll kill this guy!”

In stark contrast to Shiori’s composure, this piece of trash woman climbed onto my back and began threatening me, pressing a hidden knife against my neck.

“Seems like you’re in a tight spot, Ibuse-kun. Do you need some help?”

“…You sure know how to work someone hard, don’t you, President?”

“What? You two… Stop acting so cocky——wait, what?!”

When I had yelled at Shiori earlier, I realized my body was already capable of moving again. The woman still thought I was incapacitated and was only holding the knife to my throat with trembling hands, clearly too scared to use it. In one swift motion, I lifted my upper body, throwing her off balance.

“Ouch… What…”

I stood up with that momentum and kicked the knife the woman had dropped towards Shiori.

“Got anything else in those magic pockets of yours?”

“…S-shit…”

At the same time that the woman was swearing, I heard the sound of a car stopping near the park. Immediately, several police officers came, demanding an explanation.

Given that I was the only one still standing and looking intimidating, it made sense that they would single me out.

According to the officers, they had received a report about a fight happening in the park. It was probably Shiori who had called them.

I had business with the police, too. I’ll just quietly go along with the questioning. I have solid information that these guys are criminals. If I’m lucky, they should let me off the hook in a few days.

So, as I was about to get into the patrol car with the unconscious men and the trash woman, I passed by Shiori, who leaned in and whispered to me.

“Lunch break on Monday. I’ll be waiting for you in the student council room.”

“……”

Only if I can go to school on Monday. But I kept that to myself. Without answering anything, I was taken to the nearest police station.

……

…

Monday, July 1st. In front of the student council room.

“Senpai! I’ll wait here! Call me if anything happens!”

“Yes, yes…”

I was surprised at how easily I was released, and was able to return to school the following week.

I told the police about what those guys had done. I thought there would be more to explain, more complications, but all it did was ruin my Friday.

However, because I missed school on Friday, Akari was extremely worried about me, and she insisted on following me to the student council room today.

“Excuse me.”

“Oh, I see you’ve already been granted freedom?”

When I entered the student council room, Shiori, who was working at the back of the room, asked me with a grin.

“I just got lucky, that’s all. So let’s keep this short.”

“Understood. Well, let’s get straight to it then…”

Shiori stopped working, stood up, and came in front of me. She looked up at me, blanked out for a moment, then muttered in a small voice.

“…You’re quite tall, aren’t you? I always thought I was tall myself, but…”

“Is that what you wanted to talk about?”

“Ah, no… Ahem!”

Shiori’s face turned slightly red, and she coughed in an exaggerated manner before bowing deeply to me.

“Thank you for helping me.”

“I have no idea what you’re talking about. If anything, I’m the one who got saved.”

I tried to play it off. But it was clear that, since she had shown up at the scene, she already knew most of what happened. This is just my way of hiding my embarrassment.

……

…

Going back a little in time, it was lunchtime on Thursday, June 27th.

I was talking to Shiori about that woman.

“Hey.”

“…Oh, it’s you. What’s up?”

I had purposely walked up to the third-year floor, enduring the glares from the other third-year students until I found Shiori and called out to her.

“Last week, Kakizaki asked you for some advice, right?”

“…I don’t know anything about that.”

Shiori looked quite haggard that day, and I couldn’t sense her usual dignified presence.

“The truth is, Kakizaki and I are good friends. She asked me for advice too. She said she was being threatened by an ex-boyfriend.”

“……”

Shiori seemed surprised that I was telling her information that only she should know, and she listened to me in silence.

“Well, that matter seems to have been resolved already. Apparently the guy in question was arrested for something else. She seemed really relieved.”

“…I see.”

“So, everything’s fine now. She’s going to be busy for a while, but she said she’d come by to thank you properly later.”

It was a lie so obvious that it would crumble at the slightest scrutiny. However, I had thought that something like that would be enough to fool Shiori. …Clearly, I had underestimated her.

As a result, she ended up getting involved, and she likely figured out that I was trying to resolve everything on my own behind the scenes. It’s just plain embarrassing.

…

……

And so today, to confirm what had happened, I accepted Shiori’s invitation.

“I think I need to reconsider my perception of you. You are intelligent, brave, and kind. I don’t know what it is that has changed you so much, but perhaps you’ve had some good encounters?”

“…Thanks.”

She glanced at the door to the student council room and smiled.

Shiori seemed to have misunderstood something, but I don’t think she would believe me if I said I had memories from a past life. I guess it’s better to let her think whatever she wants.

Even so, I’m just using my knowledge of the eroge and a borrowed body, so being praised so directly makes me feel uneasy. I can’t help but feel like I’m doing something wrong.

“I apologize for my rudeness so far. I’m truly sorry——”

As Shiori tried to bow again, I put my hand on her shoulder to stop her from apologizing.

“…You’re just doing what you should do as the student council president. Don’t worry about it. That’s why… You don’t have to apologize.”

“…A-actually…”

Shiori, stopped from bowing, suddenly became hesitant and fidgeted awkwardly. Is there something difficult to say?

“The reason I doubted you was… well, it’s more of a personal matter than something related to my role as president…”

“…What do you mean?”

“…Please don’t tell him I said this, but there’s a student in your class, Kaede-kun——I mean, Miyano-kun, right? Miyano-kun asked me for a favor. He said there was a delinquent recently hanging around his little sister’s friend, and he wanted me to do something about it.”

“…Ahhhhh.”

That guy again. Why is it every time he comes up, he just keeps lowering his reputation? You should do something about it yourself… That’s why your heroines keep getting——I’d better not say it.

“Please don’t think badly of Miyano-kun. In the first place, it was my fault for agreeing to do it without hesitation. I’ll talk to him next time and make him change his opinion of you.”

“I’m fine. It doesn’t bother me.”

“B-but…”

“More importantly, can I ask you a few things?”

“…Yes, ask anything you want.”

As if to interrupt Shiori, I started asking questions. If I heard any more about that spineless main character, I’d get so annoyed that I might punch him if we met.

“First of all, why did you show up that night?”

“…I got advice from a certain person that I shouldn’t trust people too much.”

“I see…”

“That person acts bluntly, but deep down, he’s always thinking about others…”

“Alright, alright, I don’t need to hear the rest.”

I never thought it was because I had said something unnecessary that day. But according to that logic…

“So you trusted the advice not to trust what people say?”

“………Hmm?”

I wanted to tease her a bit, so I threw in a bit of a paradox. Shiori tilted her head, thinking it over for a moment…

“…Wait, are you saying you tricked me?!”

“Pfft…! What do you mean, tricked?!”

Seeing Shiori seriously contemplate my paradox and reach such a ridiculous conclusion was so amusing that I couldn’t help but burst out laughing.

“Well, because… you said not to trust people…”

“Yeah, yeah, my bad. Thanks for trusting my words and doubting me.”

“…Uh, yeah? Uh… Y-you’re welcome??”

It’s as if I can see a ton of question marks floating above her head.

Shiori really is weak when it comes to this kind of topic.

The contrast with her usual self makes her seem really cute.

“One more thing. You okay?”

“Y-yeah! I’m fine!”

“…Did you pull some strings with the police?”

“…I have no idea what you’re talking about.”

The flustered look from a moment ago was gone. Shiori suddenly had a serious expression. I thought I could get the answer naturally, but… it’s not that easy.

“I don’t know anything about that, but my parents are police officers and have fairly high positions. Also, it’s a daily routine in our house to talk about school during breakfast. Ah, now that I think about it, I might have mentioned a recently made friend during one of those conversations.”

“You’re pretty crafty, aren’t you?”

“… I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

I was able to feel Shiori’s age-appropriate side and her characteristic cleverness, which I didn’t get in the game, spending a very fulfilling time with her. That alone made all the effort I’d put in worth it——

“Senpai! Lunch break is over!!!”

Bang, bang bang!!!

Just as the atmosphere was getting nice and relaxed, Akari , whose existence I’d completely forgotten, came banging on the door.

“Fufu… I guess we took too much time. You should go to her quickly.”

“…Yeah, I’ll do that.”

I reached for the door, ready to head back to Akari, who was waiting outside, too polite to come in.

“Oh, by the way, Ibuse-kun. Can I just ask you one last thing?”

“Make it quick.”

“Use honorific language. I’m your senpai.”

The reason I didn’t use honorific language with Shiori was because I was roleplaying the delinquent Ibuse Reo… I didn’t want to use honorific language because I felt like I would end up showing my true colors.

But…

“…I understand.”

“Good. That’s better.”

In that moment, I realized that trying to persuade Shiori in situations like this was impossible, so I chose to obediently become her junior.

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T/N: What is this cute, busty and sometimes naive heroine?!!! Isn’t she just too cute?!!