A Virgin Civil Servant Is Reincarnated as a Trashy Character in a Otome Game, but Because He Doesn’t Make a Move Despite Being in an Otome Game, the Girls Treat Him Like a High-Class Catch and Aggressively Pursue Him
“So, you guys have been practicing for a month at this school, imagining all kinds of situations.”
Here we go again. More training in the forest. Yesterday, I spent the whole day swinging my sword, but I don’t know if I learned anything. Either I’ll get lucky and find a way to protect myself, or I’ll have to find another strategy.
Why? It seems that the fate of the game cannot be changed. The party members are the same as before. I feel like there is some kind of force at work that I don’t understand.
And this time, Henderson and Cass are sticking close to Ellis again. But this time, there is a difference. That is, this time I am here too.
“Hey, Elliott kun? What are you doing? You’re a swordsman, so there’s no point in you being here, right? The same goes for Henderson.”
“Shut up, Cass. That doesn’t matter. Hey, Elliott. What are you thinking? There’s no point in you being here.”
The two of them try to pull me away from Ellis, saying things like that. Without paying any attention to them, I hear the teacher’s voice from behind me.
“Elliott, Henderson. This isn’t a game. Get back to the front line.”
I thought about disobeying the voice and staying where I was, but Henderson obediently returned to his position, making me look out of place.
“Hey, Elliott. Come over here. I’m not going to let you be the only one standing there.”
With that, Henderson smiled. That smile was full of rivalry towards me, but for me, who had already conquered Henderson once, that smile seemed very attractive.
“That’s cool…”
“What did you just say?”
“Nothing.”
“Right. You’re just… No, nothing.”
Oh no. The girl inside me has been activated. As someone who has experience with otome games, Henderson’s smile, which revealed his rivalry, struck a chord with me.
My slip of the tongue seemed to have rapidly increased Henderson’s distrust of me. Even when Henderson and I were standing side by side, he kept muttering something.
“Hey, Elliott! Don’t come any closer to me. I’ve already made up my mind about someone else.”
“What, was it just a game with me?”
“Hey, what are you talking about? You and I are just friends.”
While I was playing with Henderson, there was someone behind us who wasn’t playing. There was someone looking at us with a serious gaze.
“Henderson-kun and Elliott-kun. Are you two in that kind of relationship? If so, I’ll support you.”
Aile said that. Her serious gaze made me regret my earlier actions. I learned that you shouldn’t joke about things like this.
Henderson was anxious. She was really supporting us. My joke might have been taken seriously. It could ruin my future life.
“That’s why! I have someone I’ve decided on in my heart… Hey, what’s going on?”
Where Henderson pointed, there were fireballs rising. One, two, three. This time, I could see them with my own eyes. There were three in quick succession, as if in a hurry. That alone was enough to tell me that this was an emergency.
“Hey, Elliott. I’m going… I’m a man who will become a hero. No one will be killed in front of me, so you stay here… and protect Ellis.”
He told me to protect the one he loved. He was leaving behind the one he wanted to protect the most to go and help everyone else. I think he is a hero after all.
“I’m counting on you, Elliott, and… Aile.”
For some reason, he called her name with a puzzled look on his face. Aile did not respond. Who was Aile? She was a mysterious character who never appeared in the game.
After leaving those words, Henderson flew quickly toward the direction where the fireball had been launched. In the end, the result remained unchanged.
“Henderson! Wait! Don’t rush! Teacher! I’m going to help the people too! I’m a prince!”
Once again, Cass tries to join another unit. After all, fate cannot be changed. I am destined to be left here alone.
“Why? Why am I always left behind…”
What am I supposed to do? If I told Henderson and the others to stay behind, how would I explain it? That Dranble is coming over here, so one unit has to be abandoned? They wouldn’t allow that. They’re heroes from the start.
“Hey bug… Why do you look like that? You look like something is about to happen.”
“Aile, aren’t you scared?”
“Of course I’m scared.”
Saying that, she fiddles with the tip of her staff. I can see a bead of sweat running down Aile’s temple. She must be nervous.
I know she is skilled at sensing monsters. That’s why she feels the same fear as last time.
“But when I heard Elliott and the others’ pointless conversation earlier, I felt even more foolish for being so nervous.”
“I’m completely serious… Well, except for the part about Henderson, but that was a joke.”
“If you’re serious, I’ll support you, but you’re right. Elliott was joking. Because… No, never mind.”
She left her words vague at the very end. I don’t know what she wanted to say, but she’s different from last time. At this rate, she might join the battle.
I can hear wolves howling in the distance. There are many of them. Their numbers easily exceed those of our troops. Even with Henderson and Cass joining us, I’m not sure we can defeat them.
“Hey, you guys, stay here. If anything happens, throw a fireball. I’ll come right away.”
With that, the teacher went to another unit. I guess it can’t be helped. If someone died during school training, the teacher in charge would be fired. And so would the school itself.
“If anything happens, I’ll throw a fireball.”
Aile said that. Oh, magic. If she could support us from a distance with magic, maybe…
Of course. It won’t come out unless the teacher is gone.
Dranble…
“Gwoooohhh!!!”
Dranble was grinning as if he was happy to see me again. I tried to smile back at him, but I wasn’t sure if it looked genuine.