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 49 - Noa’s Route

Chapter 49 – Noa’s Route

Wednesday, September 4th.

Today is my second day at work. Noa is teaching me how to do my job again today…

“Then, here… Do it like this…”

I couldn’t tell if she was still bothered by what happened with Kaede yesterday, or if she just wasn’t feeling well, but she didn’t seem to be in good spirits. Even so, Noa still managed to get through the work diligently. She had a rather intense expression on her face when we were heading to the staff room together.

I thought about saying something to her, but if she didn’t say anything, it would be better not to mention it. As I was thinking that, I was stopped by Noa for some reason.

“We’re going the same way part of the way, right? I want to apologize for what happened yesterday… Is that okay?”

“I don’t really care.”

“But I do. So please let me buy you a drink at least”

“…Alright, alright.”

I thought it would be better to clear things up once and for all so that there would be no hard feelings, so I went along with Noa’s suggestion.

“Which one do you want? Is anything fine?”

“Water’s fine.”

“Not asking for much, huh… Alright.”

Noa bought me some water from the vending machine in front of the store. Immediately after that, I put some coins into the machine and asked Noa.

“Is tea okay?”

“Eh… No, no, I’m fine.”

“It’s my thanks for teaching me how to do my job. It’s only for today, so take it.”

“…Okay. Tea is fine.”

After checking with Noa, I bought a small cup of tea as a thank you for the past few days and gave it to her.

“Ouch, that’s hot…”

“Oh, sorry… Are you okay?”

“It’s fine… I was just a little surprised…”

“…Would you have preferred a cold one?”

“…No. I felt like drinking something warm, so it’s fine.”

For a moment I was worried that she was being too considerate, but Noa accepted it with a smile, took a sip, and bowed to me.

“I’m sorry Kaede caused you trouble yesterday. It must have been unpleasant…”

“Yeah… It was a nuisance, but it’s not something Mizukami should apologize for. Nanami doesn’t mind either, and even if Miyano didn’t say anything, someone would have said something eventually.”

“I see. Thanks.”

Noa seemed convinced by my answer, and when she raised her head, she looked even brighter than before.

“Well, I’ll be off around here…”

“Oh… okay. See you…”

I kept the conversation with Noa as brief as possible, then got on my bike and hurriedly left the scene, almost as if I were escaping.

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“…Delicious.”

I head home drinking the tea Ibuse-kun gave me. It’s so delicious, it’s like all my stress is melting away. It must be a coincidence. But if it wasn’t a coincidence, then… What’s different between us? Maybe I should really talk to Kaede about various things.

Yes. That must have been my mistake. Even though I was so angry at Kaede yesterday, deep down I had given up somewhere. I want him to understand my feelings more. If I do that, Kaede will…

[Sorry… I haven’t sorted out my feelings yet… It’s tough today.]

“…I get it. Sorry.”

I hurriedly called to talk, but Kaede’s voice sounded so gloomy that it wasn’t the right time to talk. It’s only the day after yesterday. It can’t be helped. We’ve never had a fight like that before, so I understand why he’s feeling down.

But… But…

“…But I really want to talk to you today… Is that not okay?”

[…I haven’t finished my assignments yet.]

“Oh, then I’ll teach you. I’m coming over now. Let’s do it together, okay?”

[It’s fine. There’s no point.]

“No…point…?”

[Can we just talk tomorrow morning? On the way to school?]

“Eh, ah, well… Okay.”

[See you tomorrow.]

Kaede muttered that and immediately hang up the phone.

Right. It’s just not today. He said he’d talk to me on the way to school tomorrow, so that’s a step forward. At this rate… At this rate…

“What did he mean by ‘there’s no point’…”

No. Absolutely not.

It’s probably just because he wouldn’t make any progress on his homework with me, or because we wouldn’t finish them while talking, or maybe because it’s already late, and I’d have to go home soon. It must be something like that.

So it’s not true. It can’t be. There’s no way he’d say something like that.  I know. My mental state is unstable, so it just sounded that way. Let’s go home early. Let’s go to bed early. By tomorrow I’ll forget everything. And then I’ll talk to Kaede about——

[It’s fine. There’s no point.]

“No… That’s not true… It can’t be… Why…”

No matter what I think, Kaede’s words keep crossing my mind. The regret of having doubted Kaede is crushing my already fragile heart.

“…Hic, sniff…”

Kaede… I…

“Eh!?”

As I was standing still in my distress, crying, I suddenly heard the high-pitched brake sound of a bicycle coming from straight ahead.

The bike slowed down and stopped beside me. Realizing that someone might be worried seeing me crying here, I thought to apologize and looked up…

“Um… Why are you crying?”

“Ibuse…kun…”

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“Well… You’re just overthinking it.”

“…I guess so.”

When I realized I’d forgotten my house keys and was sprinting back to the store, I saw a figure standing on the side of the road.

Even from a distance, I could tell the figure was crying. As I got closer, I realized it was Noa, so I instinctively slammed on the brakes and called out to her.

After returning to the store, I retrieved my keys, and in front of a nearby convenience store, Noa explained the whole situation to me. I came to the conclusion that she was just overthinking it.

“Just talk to him properly tomorrow. That’s the most important thing.”

“Yeah… Yeah…”

This advice wasn’t given lightly. Even in the game, this is a critical issue for them.

Noa has long been dissatisfied with Kaede’s relationships with women. But instead of telling Kaede directly, she chose to just accept it. So the key to resolving Noa’s route is to communicate, no matter what.

In the first playthrough and on any route other than hers, Noa ends up getting into a big fight with Kaede. And of course, who shows up to console a heartbroken Noa but Ibuse Reo? Using his silver tongue, he gets close to her. Although Noa understands that Reo is a dangerous person, her easily swayed nature causes her to succumb to his passionate approach.

From that point on, Reo got full control. Noa’s body, which was previously inexperienced when it came to sex, gradually developed, and she soon found herself happy being Reo’s sex friend.

Afterwards, Reo, as always, sent Kaede a sex tape of him and Noa having sex, hoping to enjoy his reaction. However, in the first playthrough, instead of getting angry, Kaede ended up watching the video of the disheveled Noa and using it to pleasure himself. Feeling bored with this reaction, Reo discarded Noa and dropped out of school.

All that was left for Noa was the fact that she had been abandoned twice by the man she was supposed to love, and her own body, which could no longer be satisfied by anyone other than Reo.

And then, from her last time with Reo, she was left with a new life growing inside her…

That was the conclusion. Compared to others, this is a simple and straightforward NTR and quite versatile in its use. By the way, events occur when the favorability rating falls below a certain value. So managing Noa’s favorability rating is very important.

However, if you don’t make almost perfect choices, you won’t have enough affection points by the endgame. Sometimes, you even have to choose sexual topics that seem like traps, making it really difficult. At the end, you have to fight with Reo, and there’s a super hard QTE (Quick Time Event). Honestly, I never want to do it again.

Looking back on it like this, it seems like it was all a mistake for a guy like Kaede to try to interact with so many women. The trigger for the heroines other than Nanami to enter the bad ending is their broken heart caused by Kaede. It’s because Kaede was showing affection without any intention of taking responsibility. In other words, what the player had to do from the second playthrough of the game onwards was not to conquer the heroines, but to defuse the bombs Kaede made. Why should we have to do that for some idiot guy…?

“Oh… So that’s how it is…”

“…What’s wrong?”

I inadvertently spoke my thoughts aloud as I reached a hypothesis. Noa, who had finally calmed down and stopped crying, looked at me curiously.

“No… It’s nothing. Have you calmed down?”

“…Yeah. Thank you.”

For now, Noa’s mental state is more important. Thinking that, I contacted her parents and persuaded them to come and pick her up. Noa readily accepted, and a few minutes later, her mother came to pick her up.

After seeing them off, I headed home, thinking about the hypothesis I had come up with.

If this hypothesis is correct, what should I do? What is the best course of action?

No matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t reach a conclusion, leading to a sleepless night.