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 58 - The Protagonist and the Villain

Chapter 58 – The Protagonist and the Villain

“——Then, Ibuse-kun, you show up, punch him, and then we’ll hand him over to the teachers. That’s about it, what do you think? You in?”

“……Let me think about it.”

Hearing Himezaki’s revenge plan, I’m confused. If I carry this out, it will certainly make the incident where he attacked Sakura more credible. If that happened, Kaede would at least have to leave here, and he might even end up in trouble with the police.

But this plan is…

“……Ibuse-kun will just happen to be passing by. Besides, there’s no proof that Miyano is going to attack me. The letter I put in his shoe locker only said “that place”. And anyway, I’m still a virgin, and the rumor about me being a slut was started by myself. In the end, it’ll be Miyano who chooses the outcome. There are an infinite number of times for him to back out. Even if Ibuse-kun doesn’t come at that time, I’ll still do it. In fact, if I’m really assaulted, it would be a serious crime, and you don’t have to help.”

Himezaki’s eyes were serious as she spoke. What on earth is driving Himezaki to this extent? Could it be that Kaede’s actions at the time caused Himezaki to despair so deeply?

If Himezaki is telling the truth, Kaede had always had the potential to be a villain. Was it some kind of backstory that wasn’t mentioned in the game, or was it a past that was inserted when the game turned into reality?

No, it doesn’t matter either way. If Kaede regrets what happened with Sakura, he wouldn’t attack Himezaki. But if he doesn’t regret it and attacks Himezaki, there’s no point in choosing the method. It’s not out of the question that he might attack Akari and the others.

“…Okay. I’ll go along with your plan.”

“Okay. Then I’ll shout, and after that, I’ll leave the rest to you.”

Like that, I went along with Himezaki’s revenge plan and waited for Kaede with Himezaki after school that day. Kaede didn’t show up immediately, and just as we were thinking about revising the plan itself, Kaede came running into the classroom.

Fast forward——

“Oi.”

“Wh…why are you here…”

Hearing Himezaki’s scream, I immediately went into the classroom and called out with my most threatening voice. Kaede was straddling Himezaki as she was in her underwear.

“What are you doing to someone else’s girl?”

I forcefully grabbed Kaede by the collar and lifted him up, pulling him away from Himezaki. Kaede was still shocked by my appearance, and I could tell from his expression that he was desperately trying to sort out the situation.

“Ibuse-kun… I was so scared…”

Freed, Himezaki stood up and hugged me while crying fake tears. It was quite a convincing performance. This was probably a skill she had been honing for this day.

“…I get it!! You two tricked me!!!”

Kaede’s reasoning was correct. But it was undoubtedly Kaede himself who attacked Himezaki and straddled her to cover her mouth so that she couldn’t resist. I can’t let someone who loses their temper and does something like this go unchecked.

“…Miyano, can I ask you something?”

“Huh?! What?!”

Kaede was completely pissed, not thinking about the consequences of what he had done. If he keeps making noise like this, the teachers will come eventually. I’d leave it to them to decide what to do from there on, but there’s something I absolutely have to ask.

“Why did you do that to Sakura?”

“W-why do you care about that…?”

“Just answer me.”

“…It’s none of your business! Sakura likes me! That’s all the reason there is! It’s the same as you and the other bitches around you! Are you trying to lecture me like you’re superior!? What makes you so different from me?!”

Infuriated, Kaede grabbed me by the collar and shouted even more.

“If only you hadn’t come!! Everything would have been fine!! Noa, Akari, Shiori, Nanami, all the other girls!! They would’ve never left my side!! They were mine!!”

“…Stop fucking with me.”

Hearing Kaede’s side of things, I grabbed him by the collar again. While holding back the rage that nearly made me want to punch him, I spoke to Kaede.

“Even if I hadn’t come, those girls would have left you. Akari would’ve been treated like a pet by her club seniors. Shiori would’ve been raped by delinquents and committed suicide afterwards. Nanami would’ve been preyed upon by a sly, trashy adult. Noa would’ve been forced into an unwanted pregnancy and she would have to continue bearing everything by herself without being able to talk to anyone.”

“…Huh? Stop saying things that don’t make any sense!!”

All the endings I’ve seen of the girls in the game were heartbreaking and even made me feel nauseous. But the smiles of everyone who overcame that suffering were truly beautiful, which is why I agonized over not being able to save them all.

“If you never intended to protect them from the start, don’t call them your woman. You couldn’t make even one girl happy, and you broke the heart of your sister who was supposed to have lived her whole life with you. Yet you call them your women?”

“…Y-you were the one who got in the way!! If you hadn’t been here, I would have done better——”

Even now, he blames me. It’s hopeless. He’s not worth hitting.

“You’re the one who’s in the way.”

I muttered, and let go of Kaede’s collar. I then forcefully tore Kaede’s hand away and called out to Himezaki.

“If you want to hit him, go ahead.”

“Eh~… Then maybe I’ll pass.”

“I see.”

As we were acting as if everything had been resolved, Kaede lunged to hit me.

“Stop fucking with me… Everyone… stop making a fool out of me!!!”

I didn’t dodge the fist aimed at my face and just accepted it. But…

“…That’s it?”

Kaede’s fist didn’t hurt at all. In the end, that was all the emotion that was put into it.

“…You bastard!!!”

“Oi! What are you doing here… Huh, what the hell is going on here?!?!”

“Eh…”

Just as Kaede raised his fist to land another hit on me, a male teacher came in at the perfect time.

“Sensei!! I… was attacked by Miyano… It was really scary…”

Himezaki immediately cried and asked the teacher for help. What an amazing performance. Where did she get her tears from?

“…Stop! All three of you, come to the teacher’s office right now! We’ll talk more there!”

“…Right.”

“No… Sensei! I was tricked…”

“We’ll talk later!! Come to the teacher’s office for now!! I’ll contact your parents!!”

“Eh… Ah… Please don’t!!”

The moment Kaede heard that his parents would be contacted, he started to lose his composure. The teacher, suspicious of him, questioned him sternly.

“…If you say you didn’t do it, then there shouldn’t be a problem. Or is there something you’re hiding?”

“…Um… Well, that’s…”

Kaede must be worried about his incident with Sakura. Kaede was trying to explain himself somehow, but the more he struggled for words, the more suspicious he became. The teacher, who had been suspicious of me at first, gradually began to turn his gaze towards Kaede.

“…Either way. I’ll hear the details later. Come to the teacher’s office.”

“I… I…”

Kaede’s expression was one of despair. He was probably imagining the outcome he would face, not wanting to believe it.

……

…

After that, we were made to explain everything that happened.

The letter that started it all was accidentally put in Kaede’s shoe locker. Then, Kaede suddenly took off his uniform and pushed Himezaki down. She called for help and I happened to be nearby, so I rushed over… That’s the story we made up.

Of course, Kaede retorted.

“It was Kotone who seduced me!” “To begin with, Kotone has done it with plenty of guys!” and other somewhat irrelevant arguments. But there was no evidence that Himezaki had been with anyone. It was all a lie created just for this day.

“It was her who seduced me” is a standard phrase used by these kinds of guys, and the teacher’s face would turn grim every time Kaede spoke.

Meanwhile, I had been carefully crafting an alibi. I claimed to have been studying with Noa right up until just before the incident. The teacher initially believed my alibi, saying, “Mizukami, huh…”

After a while of questioning, Himezaki, who was clearly the victim, and I, who was provisionally cleared, were released first. Kaede, whose parents were on their way, would face further questioning. Overprotectiveness can be problematic as well.

“Ah~ It’s finally over…”

“…Good work.”

Himezaki, freed from all that just happened, stretched her back and sighed loudly.

In the end, Kaede was probably just getting all the things he had accumulated up until now backfired on him. Maybe the fact that the heroines were saved had some kind of negative impact on Kaede. Well, at the end of the day, it was all his own doing, so it doesn’t really matter.

And so, as we both left the school building and were walking towards the station, someone suddenly lunged at me from behind.

“Senpai!!!!!”

“Baaghh!!?”

I wasn’t prepared for the impact on my back, so I lost my balance a little, but still managing to stay on my feet. I turned around and found Akari, who must have just finished her club activities, burying her face in my back and groaning.

“Again… More boobs… You’re really obsessed with boobs, aren’t you…”

“No, Himezaki and I aren’t like that… Right?”

I called out to Himezaki to clear up the misunderstanding. But when Himezaki saw me like that, she grinned and wrapped her body around my arm.

“So you just played around with me?”

“Huh?!”

“I knew it!!! You scum!!! Pervert!!! Boob maniac!!! Four-timing man!!!”

“Eh? Four?”

“No, it’s not like that… Argghhh, seriously!!”

Just when I thought I had overcome one problem, another appeared.

At this rate, I wonder when I’ll ever be able to truly relax and let my guard down.

…But well, being busy isn’t so bad.

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(Himezaki Kotone’s POV)

“Hey, Hey, Tecchin. Let’s go on a date tomorrow?”

[Tomorrow?!]

After I parted ways with Ibuse-kun and that first-year girl, I called Yoshimoto-kun. At first, I just talked to him so I could get closer to Ibuse-kun. Besides, it would be easier if I had more cards to play.

“What, you don’t want to go on a date with me?”

[Huh?!” It’s not that I don’t want to… but it’s sudden and… um… we’re not even dating…]

In the first place, I’ve always been an otaku, so I’ve been holding back ever since that day. It was all to get revenge on Miyano. To get back at the guy who mocked me and called me ugly.

But that all ends today. This life has been surprisingly fun, but I still want to watch anime and buy manga.

And…

“It’s fine. Come on, don’t be so serious~”

[But…]

I also want to experience youth for the first time in a while. Seeing Ibuse-kun and the others looking so happy made me feel that way.

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T/N: Yoshimoto missed out on Nanami, but at least he got Himezaki. Based on what Akari said, she’s got quite the good asset as well, muehehe…

Shiori best gurl though

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