I, Who Was Reincarnated as an Evil Character With Cheat-Level Stats in an Eroge, Will Live Freely in This Life
“That’s what happened. Isn’t that terrible?”
On Saturday night, I was exchanging messages with Kana.
I was complaining about what happened today, and it seems that Nanashima broke his promise to Saki and forgot about it.
“That happened? He invited her himself, but then forgot because of a game with his friends… That’s pretty bad. And this isn’t the first time, right? What’s up with that?”
“That’s right… For some reason, he never forgets when it’s about Miku-nee, but he sometimes forgets when it’s about Saki-nee…”
I overslept before, so I can’t really complain, but that doesn’t make it any better.
It’s not good to forget promises… And it’s not the first time, so what the heck is Shichijima doing?
I don’t know how the three of them feel about Nanashima, but at least I know how he feels about them.
Judging from how he acts at school, there’s no doubt that he likes the three heroines.
So why is he acting like this?
And he never forgets about Miku, but sometimes forgets about Saki, which makes it even worse.
This is just my guess based on what I’ve seen in the past week and what I’ve heard from Kana, but Saki is the type who doesn’t like to get angry, so he thinks she should just put up with anything that happens.
That’s why Nanashima probably thinks she’ll forgive him because she’s never gotten angry at him before.
On the other hand, Mikku scold a lot, and given his personality, he’s probably been scolded for various other things in the past as well.
From Miku’s perspective, she’s doing it for Nanashima, her childhood friend
It’s just a guess, so I can’t say for sure, but I think that’s probably the case…
After all, they’re just first-year high school students, so there are bound to be some things they can’t help…
At least they should try to cherish the people they like, right?
Well, that’s none of my business.
“So, was Hiiragi okay?”
“Yes, she was fine. I got worried later and joined them, but I don’t know if Miku nee managed to comfort her, but surprisingly, the two of them were having fun together.”
“I see. That’s good.”
“But even I got angry this time… I don’t want to see Saki-nee sad!”
“You guys are really close, aren’t you?”
“Yes! Even if we put onii san aside, Miku-nee, Saki-nee, and I are really close! We’ve always been together.”
I knew it, but they really seem close.
I only thought they were close in the game, but hearing it directly from them makes me feel a little envious.
I continued talking with Kana for a while.
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“Then let’s organize tomorrow’s plans…”
I finished my conversation with Kana and muttered.
Tomorrow, Sunday, the first major event in the game will finally take place, and the heroine, Miku, will face a major turning point.
Miku will be asked by her mother to go shopping tomorrow, but since it’s quite a lot of shopping, she decides to ask Nanashima to help her.
Nanashima agrees, and on their way to the store, they encounter a girl who seems to be looking around in confusion.
They become concerned and decide to talk to her, but she asks them to follow her.
They ask her why, but she shakes her head and says she doesn’t know. Still, she asks them to follow her, and Miku, unable to leave her behind, suggests that they go with her.
They follow the girl to a deserted alley.
The two of them thought something was off, but they followed the girl out of concern for her. There, waiting for them, were two sleazy guys.
They didn’t remember their faces or ages, but they definitely looked like sleazy guys.
The sleazy guys gave the girl some snacks, and she happily went on her way.
Of course, the girl wasn’t an acquaintance of the sleazy guys; she was just someone they had approached on the street.
They lure unsuspecting young boys and girls with snacks and have them bring in their prey. This was their modus operandi, and they were repeat offenders.
And then they force themselves on the women they bring there.
Even if they wanted to escape, it was nearly impossible to outrun two men. Even if they screamed, there were few people around, and with two men, their mouths would naturally be covered.
In the game, it seems that Nanashima being there was unexpected.
The slick guys usually told the boys and girls to bring only one older sister, but I think the girl didn’t hear that or something?
The slick guys, thinking the two were a couple, found this amusing and were playing around, first tormenting Nanashima and then trying to lay hands on Miku.
Nanashima couldn’t fight back, so while being beaten up, he kept telling Mikku to run away, but of course, she didn’t.
Judging that there was no time to call for help, Miku picked up a piece of wood slightly thinner than a PET bottle that was lying around and struck one of the playboys in the stomach when he wasn’t looking.
The guy who was hit ended up kneeling on the ground, and in that moment, Miku dragged Nanashima away and escaped.
There is also an option for the player to leave Miku behind and escape, but in that case, well, there’s no need to explain further.
“That’s when the distance between Miku and him suddenly closes.”
It’s the sudden closeness event between Nanashima and Miku.
What should I do…
I thought it would be fine if they could be saved, and there was no need to interfere with Nanashima’s sudden closeness event… but now, to be honest, I’m more anxious than anything else.
The same goes for my promise with Saki, but there are also things that are hard to believe.
Okay… I’m a little anxious, so I’ll go there tomorrow too.
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――The next day at noon, I was already near the area where the event was supposed to happen.
“But this is troublesome…”
I have a general idea of the location, but I don’t know the terrain around here, and even with my knowledge from the game, I can only pinpoint the general area.
This was a mistake.
I regret not waiting for her to come out of the house, even if it made me feel like a stalker.
Still, I was sure it was around here! I thought to myself and hurriedly searched around.
――Five minutes later.
“That’s it!!!”
It was definitely Miku! I could just barely see her back as she entered the narrow path.
The distance was a bit far, but my eyesight is pretty good, so there was no mistake.
I couldn’t see the girl or Nanashima, but I hurried after her.
“Huh???”
When I arrived at the narrow path… Miku was there, and so was the girl.
That was fine, but the other figure wasn’t Nanashima.
No, it was Nanashima, but it was Kana.
Why is Kana here??? I knew this world was real and things could unfold differently from the game, but I never expected Kana to be here.
Maybe it’s because of what Kana told me yesterday???
No, now is not the time to think about the cause.
If Nanashima isn’t here, then the sudden encounter event doesn’t matter anymore.
I decided to change my original plan drastically.
“Hey! Kana!”
When I called out to them, the three of them turned around at once.
“What! Seito-senpai! Why are you here?”
“Kisaragi…”
Kana’s eyes widened in surprise, but Miku looked at me suspiciously.
“Well, I just saw a child go into a narrow alley earlier and it caught my attention… This place isn’t very crowded, so…”
“Did you come here because you were worried?”
“Yeah, something like that.”
“Really…”
Well, that’s the kind of reaction you’d expect.
Kana thinks of me as a friend, but for Miku, this is the first time we’ve spoken…
I thought about that, but I kept talking calmly.
“It’s true. Anyway, why are you two with such a little kid in a place like this?”
“Well, I’m not really sure, but I came along because it looked like she was in trouble.”
Kana said that and looked at the girl, but the girl just tilted her head.
“By the way, are you guys done with where you wanted to go?”
“Yes!!!”
“Let me ask you again, what’s there?”
“I can’t say!”
“Why can’t you say?”
“I was told not to tell anyone!!!”
In the game, I followed her without talking, but this isn’t a game.
If I talk to her properly, it’s not surprising that a girl her age would say that.
Miku and Kana exchanged glances upon hearing this.
This might be convenient. At this point, even I remember it clearly.
If we turn twice more on this straight road, we’ll reach our destination.
To be honest, I want to avoid taking the two of them there.
My plan is to go meet those playboys.
Of course, we could all go back together here, but I can’t choose that option.
They’re repeat offenders.
The playboys in the game apparently kept videos of themselves assaulting women, claiming it was for keepsakes, and used them as leverage to prevent the women from reporting them.
However, there were too many victims, and a few of them still reported it, so the police finally started investigating.
The decisive evidence that led to their arrest was apparently the very footage they had been using as blackmail material.
Knowing that, there’s no way I can just leave those guys alone.
They’re going to be arrested, but I don’t know when, and it’s emotionally difficult to just leave them alone until then.
“Can’t you say anything?”
“No!”
“Then…”
Saying that, Kana took out the candy she was holding.
“I’ll give you this if you tell me, okay?”
“Huh? Is that okay?”
“Yeah! If you tell me, I’ll give you this too!”
When Kana said that, the girl said happily.
“Okay! Well, some big men told me that if I brought a cute older sister, they’d give me candy!!!”
Hearing that, the two girls’ expressions changed.
“Can you tell us more about it?”
“Um, that’s all I was told…”
“Then where is the destination?”
“Well, if you keep going down this road, you’ll be there soon!”
The two girls were confused and didn’t understand the situation.
I said to them,
“Excuse me, I don’t really understand the situation, but… maybe we should send this girl back?”
“Yeah, you’re right…”
“Yeah…”
“W-Well, then let’s go.”
“Okay!!!”
Alright, I thought they would go back with the girl.
Of course, they wouldn’t send her back alone.
Now I can go alone.
Maiban