Reincarnated Into The World Of A Rape Erotic Game ~ Since The Game World Has Become Reality... I Want To Save The Heroines~ - Chapter 24: The Second Person

Utaha-san was in the middle of receiving treatment. It would be more accurate to say she was having her injuries examined. 

In any case, I was waiting in the waiting room for her treatment to finish. Just like with Hiyori’s situation, I felt a considerable amount of self-blame welling up. The reason was that even though I knew such things would happen, I had made both of them experience frightening situations in order to catch the perpetrator in the act.

To be blunt, if I were to prevent it, I would have had no choice but to eliminate the criminal before they had done anything yet. Or perhaps I could have taken some measures to avoid getting involved, but then I wouldn’t know what would happen to the scenario…

For now, things were proceeding according to the scenario. Looking back on today’s events, it went like this: I had confirmed from the shadows that Tatemono and Utaha-san were heading to the audiovisual room that would serve as the stage. That part went well, but something unexpected had happened.

“Toyo-cchi! What are you doing in a place like that?”

I had told Yuuka, Ai, and Rin to go home first, but I hadn’t considered her. Since she had spoken to me during lunch break, she was like a friend. I should have been more careful about her movements too.

“No… I’m not really doing anything?”

“There’s no way you’d be hiding in the shadows like this for no reason, right?”

“…That’s…”

“That’s what?”

“More importantly, why is Hiyori here?”

“Because I saw Toyo-cchi lurking here?”

I hadn’t been careful enough either. Now… what should I do…

“Hey, Hiyori.”

“What?”

“Sorry, but… right now…”

“I see… I understand. I’ll go home.”

“Huh?”

“You can’t tell me right now, right? Then I won’t ask any further. Instead…”

“Instead…?”

“Next time, keep me company… shopping…”

“Got it. I’ll treat you, is that okay?”

“Going dutch is fine. You promised, okay?”

“Roger. Thanks, Hiyori.”

“…I should be the one thanking you…”

After seeing Hiyori off as she left muttering something under her breath, I hurried to the audiovisual room. When I peered through the small window at the top of the door, it was right at the moment Tatemono was covering Utaha-san, so I frantically kicked the door open. I also knew that Tatemono had set up a hidden camera in the audiovisual room to record his acts with Utaha-san, which would serve as solid evidence… but I think I could have rescued her a little sooner. 

I needed to reflect on this. There was no point if it became irreversible.

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Even so… wasn’t the treatment taking too long? Could there have been a crack in the bone, or worst case, was it broken?! Just as I was thinking such things, I saw Utaha-san walking toward me, hobbling with a cane.

I hurried over to Utaha-san.

“Sorry, Toyokazu-kun… it seems I made you wait a long time. I finally finished the examination and everything.”

“No, don’t worry about that. More importantly, how did it go?”

“Yeah. There was nothing wrong with the bones, and it was just a sprain… They taped it up for me, and I can walk slowly? The cane is just as a precaution, I guess.”

“It’s certainly not good, but I’m a little relieved.”

“Sorry for worrying you… and… once again… thank you! Thanks to you, I only ended up with a sprain! Really… if Toyokazu-kun hadn’t come… wuu… when I think about it, it’s really terrifying…”

“…If I had rescued you a little sooner, you wouldn’t have had to experience such frightening things. I’m really sorry.”

“Th-that’s not what I meant!?”

Utaha-san frantically repeated that it wasn’t what she meant, and that she wasn’t blaming me because thanks to my help, she could talk like this now.

…Yeah. I thought that apologizing too much would also be bad for Utaha-san, seeing her like that. Besides, we couldn’t keep standing and talking like this forever. I turned my back to Utaha-san and crouched down.

“…Eh?”

“Your foot still hurts, right? I’ll piggyback you to the car, so don’t hesitate to get on.”

“S-such… th-that’s… bad…”

“Then… like at school, ‘P-please give me a piggyback!’ Ah, I understand. Anytime you’re ready?”

“E-excuse me…”

Utaha-san gently leaned her weight against me. After securely holding Utaha-san, I first headed to the hospital reception. Then I had Utaha-san sit in the waiting area drinking juice while I paid the money and received medicine like pain patches, before carrying her on my back again and finally leaving.

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And right after leaving the hospital…

“U-um… I’ll pay you back tomorrow, okay?”

“Eh… well… don’t worry about it?”

“N-no, that’s not okay! Not only did you save me… but I’ve accumulated so many debts to Toyokazu-kun.”

“I don’t think of them as debts or anything like that.”

“But I think of it that way?”

“…Then… may I ask you to listen to just one… request?”

“Um… what?”

“About this incident… would it be okay to keep the case from becoming public and hide it?”

“…Eh?”

“When I say hide it, I mean about you, Utaha-san. That doesn’t mean I’m forgiving Tatemono, though. I plan to have that guy atone for his appropriate crimes behind bars, though I’m not the one who will do that.”

“That… since I’m working as an idol… that would help…”

“Yeah. Well, anyway, I just want you to understand that I have no intention of forgiving him…”

“That’s… something I shouldn’t ask too much about, right?”

“Well, it’s just that guy will end up behind bars, skipping the troublesome trials and whatnot…”

“…I understand. I won’t ask deeply about how… besides… Toyokazu-kun… you’re thinking of me first… and saying this would be better, right?”

“Yeah.”

If the incident became public, it would be sensationalized as an attempted idol rape, and as I mentioned earlier, she’d have to appear in court too. From the victim’s perspective, she probably wouldn’t want to see the perpetrator’s face if possible.

“…Then… I’ll leave it to you, Toyokazu-kun?”

“…Really?”

“…Yeah. Ah… instead… could you tell me your messaging app ID? I just transferred here… and I don’t have many friends here.”

“Of course. That’s fine. But… is mine really okay?”

“Eh!? Y-yeah. I-I want Toyokazu-kun’s…”

“Got it… Hmm? Come to think of it, you knew my name well, Utaha-san.”

“…Eeh!?”

“…Did I tell you?”

“Hahahahaha, hey! Y-you said your name before!? D-did you forget!? Ah, ah, it was then, that time!”

(Ahaha…!? I-I lied~!?)

“Eh… well… sorry, sorry. With everything that happened, I seem to have forgotten saying it. Sorry, my bad, Utaha-san.”

“I-it’s fine!? Really don’t worry about it at all!?”

(H-he believed it!? Wh-what should I do… he apologized again!? I’m going to be tormented by guilt~!?)

“Anyway, if anything happens to you, Utaha-san, feel free to contact me, okay? Even for trivial things.”

“Y-yeah. Ah… and… you can call me… Amane? Since I’m calling you Toyokazu-kun too.”

“Got it… Amane.”

…(Wh-wh-wh-what should I do… j-just being called by my name… my whole body is getting hot… and as if in proportion to that, my heartbeat is getting faster and faster…)

“Amane?”

“Hyai!? N-nothing at all!”

Amane seemed to be acting strange… well, maybe it was just my imagination? Anyway, after getting into the arranged car, we exchanged contact information, I sent her home, and I headed home that day as well.

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This was a story for a bit later… but after Tatemono was imprisoned, he became the one being violated every day. And he would never… come out of there again…