Prologue: I Reincarnated as an Eroge Villain

Gold-dyed hair. A muscular body so well-trained it's visible even through my uniform. And numerous bad rumors befitting my appearance. Even though I'm just walking down the hallway, the stares from those around me are unbearably painful.

I'm the most wicked person in this school, feared by everyone. There was no way anyone would willingly get involved with someone like that, and I had intended to keep it that way.

That's how it should have been, but...

「Ah, Senpai! Tackle!」

「Guh... I told you to stop doing that out of nowhere...」

「Sorry! I just couldn't help it!」

Without caring about the stares from those around us, my kouhai Akari delivers a tackle with all her might. I understand this is Akari's way of showing affection, but I wish she'd stop doing it so suddenly.

As I struggled to pry Akari off me, another girl came over with a sigh.

「Good grief... you two really are close.」

「...It's not like that.」

The one who came is Shiori-senpai, who is also the Student Council President. Shiori just watched us with a "good grief" expression and didn't help me pry Akari off.

「Ah, Ibuse-kun... about the manga I lent you the other day...」

Yet another girl comes to me, who was alone just moments ago. I somehow managed to peel off Akari, who was still clinging to me, while responding to that girl.

「Ou. It was seriously amazing.」

「...! Right!! I knew Ibuse-kun would understand!」

Nanami, a classmate and fellow otaku friend, nodded happily at my answer and entered this noisy circle that she probably isn't comfortable with.

A kouhai clinging to me, a senpai giving me lectures, and a classmate getting excited talking about hobbies with me. This kind of harem-like situation that any guy would envy has somehow formed. I never imagined things would turn out like this until just recently.

「...How did it come to this?」

Going back about one month.

「O-Oi...」

「Why is he here...」

Whispers and murmurs pierce me from all around. Well, I suppose that's the natural reaction when someone who barely ever came to school is sitting quietly in his seat in the morning homeroom, but...

「F-Finals are coming up soon... Don't let your guard down just because summer break is near...」

The male homeroom teacher standing at the podium keeps glancing my way while talking. This is way too uncomfortable. It's partly because of what this guy has done in the past, but with treatment like this, it makes me want to come even less.

And so, homeroom ended while being feared by my classmates, and everyone sitting near me all left their seats. But I didn't care about that and was turning my attention to a certain boy and girl.

The boy has no particularly distinctive features, but his face is well-proportioned. He'd be classified as a handsome guy, if anything. His name is Miyano Kaede. He's not in any club, but his communication skills are above average, and he has a decent number of friends.

Well, I don't care about him. What's more important is the girl.

A fluffy bob cut and a profile that still retains some childishness. Her body gives a slightly plump impression. Her personality is quite dependable, and she's kind to everyone. Her name is Mizukami Noa. She's the childhood friend of the boy I just mentioned.

Being in the same class, I understand for the first time. Any normal guy would fall for her. She stands out even compared to other girls. Her route itself is quite difficult, but that's what makes it good. The happy ending I witnessed after having my brain destroyed countless times is truly wonderful... Anyway, I should introduce myself now.

My name is Ibuse Reo. Gold-dyed hair, muscles that make me think I could dominate if I took up martial arts, a well-built physique over 180cm tall. A villainous face like a criminal's. The sword hanging between my legs is like a dragon.

Truly a villain. Truly a rod character.

Yes. That is me, Ibuse Reo.

In the 18+ game "My Harem Heroines Were Being Cuckolded Before I Knew It...", I am one of the scummy villains who targets Mizukami Noa, the protagonist's childhood friend.

...Even I still can't believe it. Until yesterday, I was nothing but an ordinary college student. I got hit by a car a little on my way home from my part-time job and I was in an unfamiliar room when I woke up.

After confirming various things there, I came to the conclusion that I had reincarnated into the world of an eroge I played in my previous life.

And as Ibuse Reo, the nemesis of the Mizukami Noa route that I lost to countless times, no less. But honestly, I'm glad I was able to reincarnate here.

That game has an outrageous specification. It gives off a harem game vibe from the package and early developments, but in the end, only one heroine remains by the protagonist's side. No matter how hard you try, the moment you're confirmed to enter someone's route, all the flags for the other heroines break, and the heroines you were supposed to be getting along and flirting with gradually disappear.

And even if you enter a route, it doesn't necessarily mean you'll be happy with that heroine. You still have to make efforts to avoid getting caught up in incidents after that.

A harem route? There's no such thing as what the game's title suggests.

In other words, if things go according to the game, the heroines will definitely end up having relationships with other men. If they're happy with that, there's no problem. But most of the time, they go through gut-wrenching processes and end up heading toward a future of ruin. And with eroge-like scenes included. And those erotic scenes have a cruel specification where you can't skip them on your first viewing, forcing you to watch them, and the shock is so great that once you see them, you can never forget them.

So what about Ibuse Reo in all this?

As Reo, who isn't the protagonist, I might be able to crush all those gut-wrenching developments without being bound by the game's power.

NTR is fine because it's fiction. Gut-wrenching stuff is barely acceptable because it's fiction. As a person living in the same world, what's wrong with saving people from ruin I already know about? What's wrong with wishing for all those devoted heroines to be happy?

This is a game I have attachment to, having had my brain destroyed so many times, thinking "I should quit" countless times yet still completing it. I don't know what kind of fate brought me here, but this is different from back then when I couldn't do anything in front of the screen.

In place of the protagonist who is bound by the scenario, I'll destroy every single one of the heroines' depressing endings!

So, in order to avoid the heroines' gut-wrenching endings, first comes observation. This is important. I need to determine which route the protagonist will enter.

The game starts from June 3rd. By some twist of fate, that day is the day I reincarnated into this world. What this awkward date means is that the game starts from a state where you've already met the heroines and deepened your friendship with them to some extent.

Given that the game's difficulty itself is quite high, depending on the protagonist's movements, various flags might already be raised by today, June 10th, one week since then.

So, let me reorganize the information about the girls around the protagonist along with the results of my observations over the past few days.

First, regarding Mizukami Noa in the childhood friend slot... there's no problem as long as I don't make any moves regarding Noa. You could say she's the safest.

Next is Kinoshita Nanami, the otaku girl in the same class as us. Heavy bangs and plain glasses. At first glance, she's far from being a heroine, but actually, her true face is incredibly beautiful. Her bust size is also the greatest among the heroines. She's the type of heroine where the gloomy guys around her think, "I'm the only one who knows how cute Kinoshita is".

Her encounter with the protagonist is when she reached for a light novel in the library, and her hand touched the protagonist's who was reaching for the same light novel... a really cliché development. Well, something that simple is easy to understand.

And next is...

「Senpaaai!」

While I was vaguely watching the protagonist and the others, an energetic voice came from the back door of the classroom.

「I came to deliver the lunch Senpai forgot instead of Sakura!」

「Thanks for going out of your way.」

「No problem! This much is nothing! Well then!」

The girl who delivered the lunch to the protagonist with the force of a storm and then left the classroom is the third heroine. The boyish boku-girl "Sera Akari". Her distinguishing features are her healthy tan skin and short hair that's quite short for a girl. Compared to Noa and Nanami, her chest area is somewhat flat. She belongs to the track club and is quite skilled.

The trigger for Akari's encounter with the protagonist is largely due to a person named "Miyano Sakura". Sakura is Akari's friend and the protagonist's younger sister. Having always heard from Sakura about her wonderful older brother, Akari becomes interested in the protagonist and starts getting involved with him.

As a side note, the sister and the protagonist aren't related by blood. You need to play Sakura's hidden route to learn that, but... perhaps the scenario writer still had some human decency left, as the sister's route has no gut-wrenching elements, and going after the sister who is also family is the most relaxing.

Now, there's one more heroine, but...

「May I have a moment?」

Suddenly, someone calls out from behind me. It's a cool, dignified low female voice I've heard before.

「...What is it?」

Speak of the devil. Standing behind me was the fourth heroine of this game.

「We stand out here. Let's change locations.」

The tall girl with the ponytail that suits her brought me to the student council room. To think she'd deliberately create a situation where she's alone with a delinquent like me... this is why you end up getting hurt, you know.

「Now, I'll get straight to the point... reports have reached my ears that you've been harassing someone lately.」

「...I haven't done anything like that.」

「Is that so? According to the victim, the content is about being glared at intensely... do you truly have no idea what this is about?」

「I just have a mean look in my eyes.」

「...You seemed to be glaring at a certain male student earlier as well, thought?」

「.........Haa.」

The name of this girl with her unnecessarily strong sense of justice who has no intention of backing down is "Fujita Shiori". She's the only third-year among the main characters and is also the current Student Council President, one of the heroines. Her ponytail is her distinguishing feature, and her height is around 170cm if I recall. Her chest has such firmness that it's visible even through her uniform, and she proudly takes first place in the heroine you want to make say "kuh, kill me" category.

The protagonist's encounter with her happened when she dropped some papers in the hallway and he picked them up for her. After that, the protagonist started helping with Shiori's work from time to time... and so on.

Shiori has a very serious personality and hates anything crooked. Because of that personality, she easily makes enemies, and that leads to her getting caught up in an incident, but... I don't need to talk about that now.

More importantly, I need to get out of this situation somehow. If she keeps her eye on me, it'll be harder to move around.

「It's not good to judge people by their appearance, Kaichou-san.」

「Y-You're right about that. But that would mean Kaede-kun...... Hah!? N-No, it's nothing!?」

Shiori was bullied until middle school because of her build. In other words, if I bring up the topic of appearance, she can't argue back.

And she's easy. Probably the easiest.

「Can I go now? I haven't finished eating lunch yet.」

「A-Ahh! Sorry about that. But if there are reports like this from others in the future...」

「I knowー. I'll be carefulー.」

I gave Shiori a curt reply and left the student council room.

This is fine. I was indeed observing them these past few days, so I'm glad I managed to dodge that well. I have no intention of becoming a good person anyway. As long as I can prevent their ruin, that's enough.

There are various things I learned from observing them, but... the protagonist will probably go for the Noa route. There's no sign of the protagonist actively making moves. In the game, you enter the Noa route if you do nothing, so it should follow a similar flow.

So what's the problem in this case?

The first event in this game is going to happen this weekend.

I remember the date due to the impact of seeing it for the first time. A complete first-time killer trap with no way to deal with it, the worst event that showed players the true nature of this game in one blow.

Friday, June 14th.

Event name, "I Want to Be Girly Too".

Target heroine: Sera Akari