Scum-lesse Oblige, I Have Been Reincarnated as a Scum Villain in an 18+ Game World, and I Absolutely Want to Grasp the Mob Life with the Power of My Knowledge of the Original Story - Chapter 25

Love Psychology Shouldn’t be Underestimated

“Well…”

While gazing at the endless rocky ground, I can’t help but to worry, wondering if he’s doing well.

And by “he,” of course, I mean Enrique.

To be honest, Enrique is such an easy going and friendly guy, however my character as a mob and his character as a strong guy don’t quite match.

That’s why, at a time like this, I made sure to tell him many times before we part ways.

‘—Enrique, I beg you. Don’t do anything that attracts attention, okay? Don’t take any money or rewards from the villagers. Seriously, I meant it.’

I told him so over and over again.

Then he said,

‘You’re telling me to rescue them and ask nothing in return? You’re such a nice person.’

For some reason, Enrique said so with a happy look on his face.

To be honest, Enrique is quite eccentric.

I hope he is not doing anything that attracts attention in the village.

He is not…right???

For a moment, a bad thought crossed my mind.

Enrique is being treated to some drinks as a thank you from the villagers.

Well, surely not.

Enrique should understand that I don’t want us to attract any unnecessary attention and stand out.

I’m sure he won’t get involved in that kind of thing…I hope.

By now, he should have repelled the underground guild and left the village.

With such thoughts in mind, I explore the hideout.

The hideout seems to be disguised as a cave and they did quite a good job.

The cave itself is quite big.

I wonder how much preparation they’ve made for this attack.

Is it just me or are they really that eager to bring down the Randall family?

“Well then.”

It feels like I’m quite deep into the cave now. Judging by the path, it seems like it’s going to be a dead end soon, so I proceed without hesitation.

From time to time, some thugs of the underground guild appear around the corners shouting things like, ‘Where the hell did you come from!’

Each time, I apologize for my intrusion saying,

“Excuse me.”

While saying so, I strike the man using the hilt of my sword.

Perhaps alerted by the commotion, another man shows up.

“Hey, why are you lying down…? Huh? Who’s that lame masked guy…ughhh!!!”

I gave an extra punch to the other guy, but of course, it wasn’t out of frustration for mocking my mask or anything like that…probably.

I’ve been punching my all of my enemies all this time.

It’s because I’m determined to live a happy and peaceful mob life after this incident ends.

Going around killing everyone???

No, no, there is no such mob exists in this world.

It’s absurd to think there’s some insane mob going around performing mass murders.

Let me tell you about my plan,

1. 1. 1. 1. Train the protagonist, Seig.

1. 1. 1. 1. Rescue strong-willed main heroine, Iris, and tell her, ‘Actually, there are good people who care about you.’

1. 1. 1. 1. Stop Gregorio’s evil plans and make him give up somehow.

Those three points above are the main focus of my plan.

No matter how strange the mask may be, I want to avoid attracting attention any more than necessary.

Therefore, I have been fighting gently, trying not to kill my enemies as much as possible.

—however, at the same time, I got a bit excited.

“I never thought I’d get to see this skipped scene…”

That’s right.

In the original story, this battle related to Iris’ kidnapping incident is skipped.

To begin with, players of ‘Last Aca’ plays the game from Seig’s point of view. Therefore, we don’t get to see how Rain saved Iris in this incident.

In the game, if we progress through Iris’ heroine route, this incident is only told in fragments of memories as ‘an event that changed Iris’ childhood’.

That’s why, I’m really looking forward to this.

“Thud, thud…”

My footsteps echo.

Judging by the thugs guarding this place, the strong individual ahead is probably not that strong.

Then, after defeating that person, I will say to Iris.

‘I came to rescue you.’

Yeah, that way, I’ll convey that this world isn’t such a bad place after all.

And if I have the chance,

‘I heard that Ultos, the eldest son of the Randall family, is actually not a bad person, he just has a harsh mouth.’

Or perhaps,

‘He’s actually quite kind, and having a sharp tongue is his way of expressing affection.’

Yeah, that sounds like a great idea.

It’s better to hear something like this from others rather than from the person itself.

For example, if you have feelings for someone, it’s easier to convey your feelings through a mutual acquaintance saying something like,

‘Hey, it seems he actually likes you.’

I’m fully determined to survive in this world by making full use of the love psychology techniques that I have researched on video sites before getting reincarnated into this world such as ‘Secret Techniques to Make Someone You’re Interested in Fall for You.’

—the sound of my footsteps stops.

In front of me is an open space.

I arrived at a place that looks like a large hall.

I can sense someone’s presence here.

“Alright, second round.”

I step into the hall.

I can see two people as I step in, a man and a girl.

The one closer to me, with her back turned, is a beautiful girl with red hair—Iris.

However, something seems off.

“Hah, hah…”

She is breathing heavily.

When I look more closely, I realize that she is trembling.

The impression of the neat and graceful beauty when I met her earlier as Ultos is nowhere to be found.

“Who’s there!?”

Iris suddenly asked.

“Ah, sorry for the wait. My name is―”

Before I can cooly introduce myself as Genesis, my self-introduction is interrupted.

Not by anyone else, but Iris.

“I don’t care who you are! His target is me!”

Then without looking back, she continues,

“If you go now, you can still make it! Run away, please!”

I don’t understand the situation at all, but for now I think it seems that it’s better to show off my love psychology skills a little later.

Author’s Note:

Main Character → The protagonist is currently infiltrating the hideout. He is trying to use the love physiological knowledge that he learned in his previous life to boost his own favourability.

Iris → Seems to be cornered in a difficult situation.