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 33 - The NTR Villain Wants to Fight Against Fate

Chapter 33 – The NTR Villain Wants to Fight Against Fate

“Today was fun, Senpai!”

“Yeah, really fun.”

“Hmm… still sticking so close…”

A day filled with many events was finally coming to an end. As the sun set, we left the leisure pool and walked leisurely to the nearest station, talking about the day.

Akari was clinging tightly to my arm during all that, and even Sakura had given up on telling her off.

I hadn’t told anyone yet that my relationship with Akari had progressed. I couldn’t bring myself to tell Sakura, Nanami, or even Shiori.

I like you.

“……”

“What’s wrong, Ibuse-kun?”

“Ah, nothing…”

Every time I see Shiori’s face, I remember her words from that day. If those words weren’t a misunderstanding and were truly Shiori’s hidden feelings, then not telling her about my relationship with Akari might not be the right thing to do. That’s been running through my head all this time.

“Senpai, Senpai.”

As I was worrying, Akari, who was beside me, whispered in a voice that no one else could hear.

“I’m your first, okay?”

“…What are you talking about?”

“Don’t pretend…I know Senpai was thinking about President Shiori…”

“…You’re just imagining it.”

It seems that Akari knows what’s been bothering me, although she was completely off the mark about the reason.

“I don’t mind President Shiori, you know? She’s a good cook and she’s kind.”

“…Even if you’re okay with it, the President isn’t. And that’s not what it’s about.”

“You’re still not being honest with yourself, Senpai~ Poke, poke~”

As Akari poked my rib with her index finger, I gave her a forehead flick and prepared my resolve.

“…Akari. Can I ask you to take care of Kinoshita and Sakura?”

“…Of course.”

Akari gave me a thumbs up, quickly moved away from me, and got in between Nanami and Sakura who were talking.

“Nanami-senpai! Please tell me your secrets too!”

“Se-secrets?”

“Yes! The secrets of Nanami-senpai’s… bountiful fruits!”

“…I want to know too!”

“E-eehhh… There’s no secret to it…”

Shiori tried to help Nanami, who was blushing after being pressured by the junior duo.

“Hey you two. You’re troubling Nanami——”

“President, can I have a moment?”

“…Make it quick.”

When I called out to interrupt what Shiori was saying, she looked as if she had realized something for a moment, and immediately accepted my invitation.

“So, what is it you wanted to talk about?”

We walked away from the three girls who were having a friendly girl talk and started talking. Judging from Shiori’s expression, she seemed to have guessed what I was going to say.

“…I’ve decided to go out with Akari.”

“…Why bring this up now?”

Shiori calmly replied to my words. But her hand was tightly gripped and she was trembling.

“I assumed you two were already dating. It was quite late in coming, don’t you think?”

“…I’m sorry.”

There was a hint of anger in Shiori’s voice. I could do nothing but bow my head in apology.

“Why are you apologizing? It’s a good thing. You’ve both expressed your feelings to each other and taken a step forward. That’s admirable.”

“President, I——”

“Don’t get the wrong idea, Ibuse-kun.”

When I tried to call out to Shiori, she looked away from me and spoke in a dismissive tone.

“I… I hated you. You didn’t come to school properly, you spent your days playing around with girls and fighting. You were repeatedly picked up by the police. I know because I investigated. I know just how despicable you were.”

“Is that so?”

“It wasn’t so easy to trust a vicious delinquent like you. Even after the incident that day, I was skeptical for a while. That’s why I allowed you to stay in the student council room during lunch breaks. It was to keep an eye on you.”

Shiori continued speaking calmly. But she was talking more than usual, and a little faster. That must be how emotional she’s feeling.

“And yet you… You really didn’t do anything and just seemed to be having a good time. I was planning on not showing any mercy if you showed even the slightest bit of your true nature… But…”

Shiori was at a loss for words, and at the same time stopped in her tracks. Her face was still looking down, her shoulders and fists were shaking even more than before.

“…Ibuse-kun. You have to make Akari-chan happy.”

“…I know.”

“If you make Akari-chan cry… I’ll never forgive you…”

“…I know.”

“……!”

Shiori somehow managed to put her complicated emotions into words and hurried off towards Akari and the others without looking at me.

This is fine. If Shiori doesn’t want it, then it’s not my place to say anything.

This is…fine…right…?

…Is this really fine?

“President…!”

“?!”

I grabbed Shiori’s hand as if driven by something. I didn’t know why. But for some reason, I felt like something bad would happen if I left Shiori like this.

“What are you doing… Let go…!”

Shiori desperately tried to shake my hand off. But I put all my strength into not letting go, trying to get to the root of the discomfort I was feeling.

I am Ibuse Reo. I’m a villain, and Miyano Kaede is the protagonist of this world.

And right now, Miyano Kaede is probably on Minakami Noa’s route.

In that game, the heroine outside of the route is taken by another man. That is an absolute condition that cannot be resisted no matter which route the protagonist chooses.

In fact, if I hadn’t helped Akari and Shiori outside of the route, things would have followed the game’s plot. It was as if they were being guided to a predetermined fate.

And this is what’s been in the back of my mind all this time. From the perspective of the protagonist, Miyano Kaede, the current situation seems like the development of a game.

With each passing day, the heroines leave him. But what’s crucially different from the game is that all of the heroines are with Ibuse Reo.

What if…

What if the doom flags of the heroines aren’t actually broken, but have been replaced with “becoming Ibuse Reo’s woman”?

What will happen to Shiori if I let go of her hand now?

“What now? I told you, I don’t like guys like you!”

Shiori protested, raising her voice.

But if I let go of her hand now, I’m sure I’ll never be able to talk to Shiori about this again. There’s no way I’ll have the time to examine the “what ifs” in that case. If I was going to fight against the game’s wretched fate, it had to be now.

But what should I say…

You’re still not being honest with yourself, Senpai~

…Oh, fine! I get it! You were right! I’m not holding back anymore! Don’t regret this!

“Shiori!”

“…Whaa?!”

I called out Shiori’s name, instantly grabbing both of her shoulders and pulling her in front of me. Then I looked firmly into her sharp, beautiful eyes and spoke my overly greedy, selfish true feelings.

“…I love you.”

“…Don’t get carried away. I told you I don’t like you. You’re being so forceful… And you already have Akari-chan…”

“I want Shiori too.”

“…W-what kind of nonsense is that… It’s not about wanting or anything… I… I mean, there are ethical issues here…”

“…That kind of logic doesn’t matter right now. What do you want, Shiori?”

“…I… In the first place, there’s no way you’d fall in love with a girl like me… I’m sure you’re probably just saying that to have another girl to mess around with…”

Shiori’s face was redder than ever, and she was being pushed back by my momentum. I didn’t miss this chance to win, so I decided to keep pressing.

“You cook well. You look good. You have a good figure. You’re smart. You’re strong. You’re perceptive. You’re strict, but kind. And you’re——”

“…Stop it! …I get it already… I don’t want to hear anymore…”

Shiori covered her face with both hands, but I forcefully pulled her hands away. With her face flushed red and tears brimming in her eyes, I continued my assault.

“Go on a date with me tomorrow.”

“What?! Tomorrow? …That’s so sudden…”

“I’ll prove to you how much I really love you on that date.”

“No… Tomorrow’s not possible… At least do it the day after tomorrow…”

“Okay. Then let’s go on a date the day after tomorrow.”

“…Just this once. If after that I still feel the same…this conversation is over.”

“That one date is all I need to make you my woman.”

“…Stop talking nonsense!”

Shiori shook off my hand with all her might, pointed her index finger at me, and boldly declared.

“There’s…There’s no way I’d give in to a terrible guy like you! Be prepared to have your back thrown to the ground!”

Shiori spoke a kind of template-like line, then with the same momentum, she left me, ignoring even Akari and the others in front of her, and ran off towards the station.

“Shiori-chan?!”

“Ah, wait, Nanami-senpai! I wasn’t done talking yet!”

Nanami ran towards the station after Shiori, who had run off. For some reason, Sakura followed her. Akari, who was left behind, was grinning clearly from afar, skipping over to me.

“Did you get rejected?”

“…It’s just on hold.”

“Poor thing.”

Akari kept circling around me, teasing me. I wonder if she’s trying to say that she’s happy that she has fewer rivals.

“I knew it, Senpai, you’re a total virgin, aren’t you? Your kissing was awful, you won’t make a move on me, and now you’ve been turned down by President Shiori.”

………

“Hey, Akari. What time does club activity start tomorrow?”

“Huh? Um… it’s in the afternoon.”

“Good. That means we have plenty of time.”

“…Huh? Time for what?”

“Practice.”

“I said club activity is in the afternoon… Eh, hey, Senpai? Are you listening??”

I grabbed Akari’s hand, who still didn’t understand what I meant, and we started walking to the station in silence.

“Eh, what’s really going on?? Eh??”

“…I’m really bad at it.”

“Uh, yeah…”

“So I wanted to practice a lot with you.”

“…What?! Right now?!”

Akari suddenly became agitated, as if she finally understood the meaning of my actions.

“What? Do you have plans after this?”

“Not…really…”

“I see. Then you should contact your parents. Tell them you’re going to stay at a friend’s house.”

“Stay at… Eh? Stay at…Senpai’s place?”

Akari didn’t seem to believe what I was saying even at this point.

“What’s with the hesitation now?”

“Because, because! Knowing Senpai, I thought he’d make up some excuse and avoid doing anything for a while… And Senpai already turned me down earlier…”

“…Like I said before, it’s just common sense not to do it in a public restroom. Besides, we didn’t have any condoms.”

“Gah…!?”

Don’t be embarrassed about condoms now after all that you’ve done to me.

“…So? What’s your answer?”

Akari fidgeted like a girl in response to my question, then slowly bowed her head.

“…Y-yes…please…”

“…Good.”

After that, I invited Akari to my apartment where I lived alone, and we let out everything we’d been holding back.

As a result, we spent a night so intense it was hard to believe we were both virgins (at least mentally).

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T/N: Once you do it once… you know what they say…

Shiori, be prepared for tomorrow’s date, muehehe…

And no, this is not the the R-18 chapter I said in the first chapter, that’ll come later, and it’ll be quite graphic, dem