When you looked up the word “protagonist” online and such, what came up was a character in fictional works (novels, movies, dramas, manga, anime, games, etc.) who became the center of the story and was the character who drove the narrative forward.

I thought I had mentioned this before, but characters like protagonists existed in this game too.

When you started the game, you first had to choose one heroine to be violated. In other words, you basically chose one heroine whose erotic scenes you wanted to see.

For example, if you chose Hiyori, the player became that frivolous convenience store clerk, and if you chose Amane, you became the physical education teacher, Tatemono-sensei, and you went through selecting choices.

Now, when you chose a certain heroine, the player became the heroine’s childhood friend, but this childhood friend was a bit special… Naturally, it was a given that you would violate that heroine, but the system was set up so that depending on your choices, you could violate all the other heroines as well. If I were to name it, it would be something like a “harem rape ending”…

So… during the entrance ceremony, I had been looking for this figure as well, as someone who required caution.

And then…

“…That’s─”

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“Kou. If you don’t get up soon, you’ll be late for school, you know?”

“Ngh!? …Ah…it’s already morning…?”

“Because you play games until late every night, you can’t wake up even when it’s time, can you?”

“…How do you know that…?”

“How many years do you think you and I have been childhood friends?”

“…Sigh…that’s…true…”

“Anyway, if you don’t hurry up and get ready, I’ll leave Kou behind and go ahead first, okay?”

“…Ah, yeah. I’ll hurry up and get ready.”

Ugh…I was sleepy and sluggish… It was because I had been grinding for game materials in loops until late…

But…it was so fun I couldn’t stop. I never expected to get this hooked on a game…

Wait…this was bad!? If I didn’t hurry up and get ready, I would make Mizuki angry again…

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“Morning~ Mizuki ♪, Kou ♪.”

“Good morning, Fuuka.”

“Seriously…so sleepy…”

“Geez…even though I greeted you, you should greet back, Kou.”

“…Ah, sorry sorry.”

“…It’s not ‘sorry sorry’, you should properly say good morning as basic courtesy, cour-te-sy! Besides, Mizuki was cutting it close with the train time again because of Kou, wasn’t she?”

“Ah, you can tell?”

“Of course I can… When I’ve been watching the same thing repeated over and over since elementary school, I can obviously tell. Really, Mizuki is so caring, isn’t she? But if you spoil Kou like that too much, Kou won’t be able to do anything by herself, you know?”

“Well, it’s convenient anyway, and Kou’s mom asked me to. She said she’s hopeless but please don’t abandon her.”

“Geez…auntie… Auntie should give Kou a good scolding too…”

“I never asked for it, you know? You don’t have to take what mom said seriously, and actually, I think I’ve told Mizuki this before, but you don’t have to come wake me up, you know?”

“…Sigh~ You don’t even thank Mizuki and say things like that… Kou is saying such things too, so Mizuki should just leave him alone, right? Then the value of Mizuki would really sink in, I think.”

“I wouldn’t mind being late anyway.”

“Mizuki…I’m telling you this for your own good. Just leave this one alone.”

“…Ah…yeah…but…somehow…I can’t just leave her alone…”

“You…that’s like Kou’s mother’s mindset, isn’t it?”

“Right?”

“It’s not ‘right’! Kou shouldn’t be the one saying that!”

“You’re really noisy…Fuuka. That’s why you can’t get a boyfriend.”

“What did you say!”

“N-now, now, both of you…calm down? Class is about to start.”

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On the way home from such an ordinary day…

“Hey, you were the one who bumped into me, right?”

Such words could be heard from ahead. It reeked of trouble…

“B-but…I apologized, didn’t I…”

I didn’t recognize the male voice…but I had heard the female voice before. A familiar voice.

“No, no…look at this. There’s a stain on my brand name clothes…here, look! You can see it, right? Because you bumped into me, I spilled the coffee I was holding and this happened.”

“T-then…I have a little money…for cleaning costs…”

Another female voice could be heard. This one was also a voice I recognized…

“How much do you have? This is a one-of-a-kind piece, you know? Do you understand?”

“R-right now I only have this much…”

“Huh!? Two thousand yen!?”

“I-I have three thousand yen, so…together that’s five thousand yen. With five thousand, it should be enough for cleaning costs…”

“For us, even if we got that kind of pocket change, it wouldn’t be enough.”

“That’s why…I apologized, and like this I’m offering money too…”

“You think apologizing will make it okay!? Huh?”

“That’s right. You did this to big brother’s clothes. You girls have pretty faces, so pay with your bodies, got it? Come here!”

“Come on, hurry up!”

“Come over here!”

“…Eek!”

The voices of the rough men echoed around. As I continued walking forward, what came into my view was the sight of Mizuki and Fuuka surrounded by five rough-looking guys…

“Kou!?”

“Huh…?”

At the same time, both of them must have caught sight of me…Both of them said my name simultaneously. The five guys seemed to recognize me too.

Let me say this first…you idiots! Why did you call out my name!? I was thinking of calling the police first or catching them off guard with a surprise attack, but now it was all ruined!

“Huh? Are you also acquainted with these two? Perfect timing. These two bumped into big brother and…”

Look at that! One of the men was heading toward me!

For now─

While thinking in my heart “don’t think I’m being cowardly”, I kicked with all my strength toward the man’s vital spot.