The Villainous Uncle in the Adult Game Gets Unusually High Praise from the Heroines

The spare key was already prepared.

I slowly opened and closed the door without making a sound, entering the silent house. I already knew the owner wasn’t home, but though I knew this, I didn’t know when they’d return. I had to quickly complete my mission and leave.

“…”

What I sought was on the second floor. Inside that person’s room. Having been tormented there countless times, I knew the layout well.

I knew where the computer was. The question was how long it would take to operate it and thoroughly destroy the data, though in the worst case scenario, I could physically destroy it.

Property damage? No, that wasn’t an issue at all. At this point, I couldn’t worry about something so trivial. To protect my sister, that’s why I was here right now.

“…Here.”

Climbing the stairs, up and up I went until I reached the room. I slowly yet hurriedly opened the door, revealing a room with drawn curtains. Though cleanly kept, I could still feel that disgusting smell that clung to my nose.

Ah. I felt revulsion at myself for tolerating this, or rather, for nearly [censored]. Forcefully ignoring such thoughts now, I rushed to the computer.

I turned on the power and moved the mouse. Where was the target data? My hands trembled with urgency, my eyes darting around. I had to hurry. Had to hurry—

CRACK!!!!

“Ah, gii…!”

Impact. Like an electric shock. My whole body went numb, and I collapsed sideways, like a body that wouldn’t move at all. Two figures appeared in my view.

“Aha, Yo-chan. You’re being bad~”

It was my sister, giggling. In her hand was something black and smartphone-sized, crackling with purple electricity. Next to her was a thin man sneering hideously.

“Just as you said, Oji-sama, right?”

“Yes, such a bad child.”

“Hey, Oji-sama? Since Asahi-chan did what you said, later…”

“Yes, I’ll give you plenty of love later. But before that…”

The man grinned.

“Bad children need to be punished.”

The man’s filthy hand reached toward me—

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“…”

I felt like I’d had a dream. It seemed like a terrible dream, but no matter how much I tried, I couldn’t remember it. This was unusual. Though I was aware I had dreamed, being unable to remember anything about it was probably a first.

Moreover, it seemed to have been a nightmare, as my body was uncomfortably drenched in sweat. I wanted to take a shower, but since I might wake my sister up, I endured.

“Phew…”

I was wide awake now, and I probably wouldn’t be able to fall asleep right away. Checking my phone, I saw that it was 3 AM, which was too early to get up. I turned over in bed, pretending to yawn.

“…”

In the darkness, I suddenly thought to check my phone, looking at my emails. However, there were none. Rather, the only people who emailed me were family and—

“That person…”

Takeshi Tendo.

A person I couldn’t quite figure out. Though we’d discussed various things through email, I still didn’t understand what kind of person he was.

He probably wasn’t a bad person, but I couldn’t understand why he was so invested in me, a complete stranger. He didn’t seem to have ulterior motives, yet it felt unnatural if he didn’t. I checked the last email he sent me.

[Why don’t you try finding some kind of goal, Yozuki-chan?]

“A goal, huh.”

Not a dream, but a goal. That seemed like something even I could do.

Making an effort toward something. Since I’d only ever done things I was already capable of, this felt unfamiliar, but well, it was too early to decide I couldn’t do it. Now then, what kind of goal should I look for first? I should choose something reasonable.

As I was thinking this, I gradually drifted into slumber—

During the next sleep, I didn’t dream.