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 37 - Nanami Wants to Muster up Courage

Chapter 37 – Nanami Wants to Muster up Courage

Tuesday, August 6th.

Shiori and I had been called to Nanami’s house again.

The reason was simple. My costume was finished and she wanted me to wear it.

So, with Shiori’s help, I put on the military uniform-themed costume, put on my wig and colored contacts, and called out to Nanami, who was waiting for me outside the room.

“I’m done!”

“Y-yes!”

Nanami slowly opened the door to the room. For some reason, Nanami’s face was looking down, and she raised her head as if to carefully observe my toes, and when she met my eyes, tears were overflowing.

“Ehhh… Guh… Uuh…”

“Nanami!? What’s wrong!?”

Shiori, unable to understand the meaning of the tears, immediately ran over to Nanami. However, Nanami explained to Shiori, “It’s okay… I’m crying from joy…” and began to look at my cosplay outfit again.

“I’m so glad I’m friends with Ibuse-kun…”

I never thought I’d be praised so much for just cosplaying. I was honestly happy, and in a good mood, I approached Nanami and called out to her in a voice that sounded as similar to the anime voice as possible.

“Thank you.”

“Whoosh…”

“Nanami!?”

Perhaps I’d gone too far, as Nanami stopped moving as if her soul had left her. Shiori shook Nanami’s body gently to check if she was okay, but it was a few minutes later before Nanami regained her senses.

“Sorry, Kinoshita… I got carried away…”

“No, no, no! Not at all!!!”

I bowed to Nanami, who had regained her consciousness. However, Nanami didn’t seem to mind at all, and in fact she just kept looking at me with a happy look on her face.

“…Ahh… No matter how many times I look at Ibuse-kun, his face is just too powerful…”

“Powerful? Not ‘cool’ or something?”

Shiori asked a question that would normally be considered normal, and Nanami, who was now extremely excited, began explaining.

“Cool is a given! But look! He’s Japanese and has silver hair, but his face doesn’t seem to lose strength! He has red contact lenses, but they don’t stand out at all! Amazing! That’s why he’s ‘powerful’!!!”

“Oh, I see…”

“…Fufu.”

Being praised so much was making me blush. My cheeks relaxed, and my smile seemed to stretch endlessly.

“…By the way, Nanami. Does Reo have any weapons? I mean, like my rifle.”

“Oh! You noticed, Shiori-chan! Well then, Ibuse-kun!”

Shiori’s question made Nanami even more excited, and she looked at me, asking me to show that.

“I guess I have no choice…!”

Normally I would have hesitated a little.

But now, I was totally hyped! I roleplay characters all the time! And I wanted to try it myself!

So I held my right hand vertically with my thumb on top, and pointed only my index finger at Shiori. Then I rubbed my middle finger and thumb together with all my strength, and as I released it, I said the usual line.

“Bang!”

Snap!

“……????”

In my mind, it was a perfect hit. Nanami, who was watching next to me, was also pleased. The only problem was…

“Hmmmm… Huh????”

The only thing we forgot was that the person in question is a woman named Fujita Shiori, who is clueless about these sorts of things.

“Cheer up, Ibuse-kun… It was great… I think it was cool…”

“Just kill me now…”

“Uh… I’m sorry?”

I completely slipped up and was brought back to reality in an instant, feeling ashamed of my behavior up to that point, so I decided to cower in the corner of the room curled up.

Nanami comforted me, and Shiori apologized while patting my back. This made my mental health even worse.

“So… What was that just now?”

“Well… It’s a bit complicated, but can I explain?”

Nanami confirmed with Shiori before she started explaining about the work “Hangan.”

“First of all, in the world of Hangan, there is a concept of magic. And to use magic, you normally need a tool… In general, you’d use things like wands or brooms, right? But in the Hangan world, guns serve that role. That’s why Celia has a gun. But Wolf can use magic without relying on a gun! So, the pose that Ibuse-kun just did is a scene where he is using magic with his right hand as a gun! Read the manga for more details! All the volumes are here!”

“Oh, I see… I’ll read it.”

After that, Shiori started to read the manga, almost as if she was being forced to. At first, she read with a look on her face like “Hmm…”, but around volume 4, she started to read intently, saying “Hmmmm!”, and was completely absorbed in her own world.

Since I couldn’t disturb Shiori, I took off my wig and colored contacts and went over to where Nanami was, who was starting to work on something.

“What are you doing?”

“This? I’m summarizing the points for improvement in my notebook. There were many things I realized from having Ibuse-kun wear the outfit. I should have trusted more in Ibuse-kun’s visual strength. I need to use this for the next time…”

“Next time?”

“Eh… Ah… I see, it was just this time…”

Suddenly, Nanami stopped writing with her pen, and apologized to me while laughing awkwardly as if to cover something up.

“S-sorry… You’re right… Ahaha…”

Nanami tried to close the notebook jokingly. I couldn’t bear to see her look so sad, so I took Nanami’s hand and forced her to open the notebook.

“Sure. Let’s do this again, and again and again… I’ll help out as much as you want.”

“Eh… Ah…”

“Hey Reo. Are you trying to seduce Nanami?”

My words must have been too unexpected for Nanami, as she turned red and froze, and Shiori, who had been listening to the whole thing, came to warn me while reading the manga.

“I’m not hitting on her… Just as a friend… you know?”

“Nanami, you shouldn’t be fooled. This guy in front of you is a two-timer and a scumbag.”

“N-no, that’s not it! I-I mean…”

Nanami shook her head vigorously in denial. Shiori then sighed, stopped reading the manga, and looked at me.

“Okay, Reo. Do that again.”

“Eh… I’d rather not… I took off the wig and contacts…”

“It’s fine. Or are you not listening to your girlfriend’s requests? You had so much fun using me as your subject for the photoshoot the day before yesterday, didn’t you?”

“Uhh…”

“Come on, Nanami. If you have any specific poses you want, just ask. It’s photoshoot time now.”

“Eh… Ah, okay…”

With Shiori’s guidance and newfound knowledge, I was asked to pose in all sorts of ways. Although I was initially embarrassed, I gradually got into it and ended up putting the wig and contacts back on.

……

…

That night. At Nanami’s house…

“……”

I was lying on my bed, lost in thought as I looked at a folder full of pictures of Ibuse-kun in cosplay.

“……Ah…”

No matter how many times I look at him, his face is so powerful. I’ve never been able to look at him because I thought he was scary, but he’s really cool.

And yet, he has such a… geeky… boyish side too…

“…It’s not fair, Ibuse-kun.”

But I’m the only one he shows that side to. He mentioned before that he enjoys talking about anime with me because he can’t with Shiori-chan or Sera-chan.

In other words…

“Ehehe~… It’s just with me…”

I’m sure I’m the only one who can see the true face of such a cool classmate. It felt like something very special, and I rolled around on my bed.

“…I have to muster up my courage…”

I’ll be surrounded by those striking faces on the day of the event. So, it’s okay if I muster up a little courage, right?

My excitement blew away my sleepiness and doubts, so I went to the bathroom and decided to confront my reflection in the mirror.

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T/N: Hooo!!!! They got Nanami to change?!!