Volume 5 - CH 28

Unfulfilled Event

“Good morning, Akechi-san!”

“Hello, Ei……..Miyamura-san.”

Saturday. When I was waiting for Eien-chan to arrive at our agreed meeting place in front of the station, Eien-chan greeted me.

I always call her Eien-chan in my mind so I almost accidentally call her that out loud.

Just like the magazine said, I came here early and waited for her to arrive.

Her long lilac hair was tied together by a ribbon, and her chaste one-piece dress also exuded charms that her uniform could not bring out.

With a finishing touch of a stylish pendant, her figure was truly beautiful.

Thank you, [Breaking the Chain of Sadness].

To allow a scumbag BF character like me to have such a dream-like event, I’m truly thankful.

“Those look great on you, Miyamura-san. I’m surprised at how this look fits your image so perfectly. You’re very beautiful today.”

“E, Eh!? Y, You’re exaggerating it………”

Eien-chan’s face turned red as she started shyly fidgeting while sneaking a glance at me.

This is definitely a date!

People are totally going to mistake us for a couple!

Yippee!

“Akechi-san’s outfit also looks very cool today. It’s like you’re going to protect me no matter what happens. You look wonderful.”

“Y, You think so……….?”

Wonderful she said!!

You have my undying gratitude, God!

I’m totally going to kill the last boss god that keeps handing out Gifts but THANKS GOD!”

“Miyamura-san, you are such an angel.”

“Fufu, Akechi-san’s always funny.”

I can kinda feel the [You’re such a weirdo] nuance behind the word funny but I decided to just interpret her words in a good way instead.

“By the way, Akechi-san?”

“Yes.”

“Can, Can I call you by your name like Emi and Juumonji-san……? Umm, I want to get along with you better.”

At first, Eien-chan called Emi Sasaki-san but when they became friends, she started calling her by her name.

It seems Emi also calls her Towa too.

“Please call me whatever you like. Be it Hideyori, Akechi, or trash, I’m okay with all of those.”

“Then please let me call you Hideyori-san. Fufu, you really are a funny person, Hideyori-san.

Hideyori……..!

SHE WENT WITH HIDEYORI!!

In the original story, Eien-chan would call Hideyori Akechi-san, trash or just Akech Hideyori! (TLN: Full name)

If I’m still just a player then my reaction would be [Ha? Go to hell Hideyori.] while breaking the game disc in half but it’s a different story when I’m Akechi Hideyori himself.

This is not bad. Not bad at all.

“A, And……….you can call me whatever you want too you know? L, like my name, for example………”

“I can call you Eien-chan!?”

“E…….Eien-chan……..?”

“Ah……….”

Crap, I blurted it out in the end.

I have to correct myself before this gets awkward!

“I know that your name is pronounced Towa you know!? It’s just that, Eien-chan sounds like a good nickname so I did not say that by mistake or was I trying to make fun of you okay…….well……., Uhhh….”

There’s no way I can tell her that it’s a nickname that her fanbase gave her.

There were a lot of players who mistakenly called her Eien instead of Towa and even the Devs also made that mistake once when they put 永遠(Eien)-chan as the way to pronounce her name in the game’s opening.

In the end, it was a nickname the fans lovingly called her with.

“You can.”

“Eh?”

“I’m so happy that you came up with such an original nickname for me, Hideyori-san! Please, call me Eien by all means.”

“O, Okay. Thanks, Eien-chan……..”

“Fufu, Hideyori-san is so funny.”

Eien-chan………….that should have been super rude to her but she laughed it off and even let me call her by such a nickname.

Seriously, am I dreaming or what.

“Then Hideyori-san! Can you show me around the city?”

“OK, let’s go. What kind of place do you want to see first?”

“Somewhere I can buy clothes I think. Hideyori-san, can I ask you?”

“Eien-chan, you’re an angel.”

“Fufu, you’re so funny.”

With me leading the way, I guide Eien-chan to the place that Emi and Risa frequent.

On our way there, we would briefly stop to look around at some stores before gradually heading to our destination.

“There are a lot of good places hidden around here aren’t there.”

“A lot of streets intersect in this part after all. If you can’t remember your way, I can guide you around whenever you want okay.”

“Y, you will!?”

“Of course, leave it to me.”

“Hideyori-san, you’re such a saint.”

“Haha, Eien-chan is quite funny yourself you know.”

Seeing me imitating her, Eien-chan’s face blossomed into a bright smile.

As I thought, a heroine really is amazing.

Risa is also a heroine but my heart really doesn’t race for her because of her brocon tendency.

That said, I’m so happy that Eien-chan is even gentle toward a piece of trash character like me.

“I will show you around the department store next. It has everything from clothing, groceries, books, and instrument stores so it’s real convenient you know.”

“Thank you, Hideyori-san.”

I get to see new reactions from her whenever I show her something so I continued to introduce her to a lot of places.

Meanwhile, I still haven’t a single clue as to how I should rescue her from her birdcage.

“………..”

“What’s wrong, Hideyori-san?”

“No, it’s nothing. Sorry, it seems my mind wandered off a bit. Ah, that’s right! There are always people handing out tissue paper this way so if you want one I recommend you take this route okay.”

“It’s true. This is quite convenient isn’t it.”

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I have no way to solve Eien-chan’s problem.

After all, I’m the villain, not the protagonist.

Saving a heroine, there’s no way I can do that……..

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I gaze at Eien-chan while pondering on it.

Yes, without Takeru, she can not be saved.

That’s the kind of scenario it was after all.

When we entered the department store, Eien-chan’s eyes suddenly shone with excitement.

I want to protect her smile.

But, I can not save her by myself……

Even if Hideyori won’t make her kill her parents, her father would still continue to force her to study.

Without an intervention, Eien-chan would eventually get cornered back into her birdcage.

And I probably won’t have much time either.

Eien-chan was starved for friendship.

She finally managed to make friends like Emi and Takeru.

But what should I do to prevent her from feeling alone?

Is using my Gift the only way just like the case with my uncle?

But I don’t want that……….

I don’t want to use it but if there’s truly no other way then I would have no other choice.

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Still, my Gift is not a real solution.

And I don’t think Eien-chan would like such a bogus ending either.

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When I started considering using my Gift, Eien-chan suddenly stopped her feet.

“Nn? What’s wrong Eien-chan?”

“………swimsuit.”

“Swimsuit?”

We are currently standing in the section of the department store where swimsuits are being sold.

There are female mannequins showcasing swimsuits and as a man, I was having trouble with where to look so I decided to just stare at the ceiling.

“Un, I wonder why……….I just get the feeling that I want to visit the pool with Hideyori-san, Emi, and the others…….”

“Eien-chan, you are crying.”

“Eh? Why………”

When I handed her my handkerchief, she quickly wiped the tears around her eyes.

And I silently watched.

“I wonder why I suddenly want to visit the pool so much……..? It’s strange……..we’ve never talked about going to one before but I only feel sad when I think about it……. When did I make such a promise I wonder…….?”

“………”

She has the memory from the game……?

There’s an event in Eien-chan’s story where she went shopping for swimsuits with Tsugaru Madoka and the others.

But in the end, the one she bought was torn to pieces by her father.

It was that moment of weakness that Hideyori exploited and made her kill her father.

The pool event that went unfulfilled.

There were players’ comments like [It’s a Galge but you didn’t even put in Eien-chan’s swimsuit CG? Are you taking us players that lightly fools!?] or [There’s a swimsuit poster as a store limited bonus so it’s okay] so I remember it well.

In the end, the pool event went unfulfilled throughout Eien-chan’s entire route.

“Sorry, Hideyori-san. That must’ve been weird right. Let’s go.”

“…….yeah.”

“……………”

After that, Eien-chan quickly walked away from the swimsuit section.

I follow her.

Even on a fun date such as this, the awkward atmosphere was still apparent.