”Nn… This place…?” I murmured.
When I came to, I was lying on some kind of barren wasteland….
”Okay, seriously, where the hell is this? I was just in a love hotel with Noel and Mimi, holding them…” I said.
I tried to think, but I had no memory after that. I remembered being satisfied and falling asleep, but after that-nothing.
”…He…y…” a voice called.
”Huh?” I looked up.
I heard a voice. I moved a bit and found a wide river flowing nearby. Across it was a beautiful field of flowers, and in that field, someone was waving at me.
”Who… is that…?” I wondered.
Then it hit me. Wait, this situation. It couldn’t be. I looked at the river, and there was a ferry boat.
”No way… The River Styx?1” I gasped.
No way. Did I actually die during s*x? The thought made my anxiety spike. But then, just as suddenly, the fear vanished. I felt calm.
”Huh? This is… [Complete Resistance]? So… I’m NOT dead?” I realized.
”Oh dear-you caught me,” a voice said.
I turned at the voice and found Red-san standing there.
”Red-san!?” I exclaimed.
”Long time no see? Or maybe not, eh, lad? I’m God, luv-and I talk proper, don’t I?”3 he said.
The moment I met Red-san, the River Styx-like scene vanished, and we were back in that starry space from before.
”So… I’m not dead, right?” I asked.
”That’s right, lad! Just a little mischief on my part!” he said.
”…” I stared at him silently.
”Don’t give me that scary face, yeah? But hey! Congratulations on securing the second heroine!” he said.
”Heroine… So this really is a game world?” I asked.
”That’s right! Honestly, I wasn’t sure how it’d turn out, but you managed to snag a heroine properly! Two of ’em at that! So I figured I’d call you here to tell you about this world. Ah, and relax-right now it’s like you’re dreamin’ anyway,” he said.
”Huh? Right, so you’re going to tell me about this world?” I asked.
”Aye, that’s it. As you guessed, this is an eroge world,” he said.
”Ah, so it’s an eroge… I figured as much when I made a girl my sexual slave,” I said.
”By the way, you’re not the protagonist, lad. You’re not even a mob character! You’re not even in the background!” he said.
”Hah… Is that so?” I said flatly.
”Such a boring reaction!” he complained.
”What do you want me to do?” I asked.
”Ah well, fine! First off, this world is based on games from a doujin circle I really like!” he said.
”Hah!? Doujin!?” I exclaimed.
”That’s right! And it’s a world made by blending together multiple games from that circle!” he said.
”Ugh…” I groaned.
I’d only played commercial eroge in my past life. I never touched doujin games. That was probably why I didn’t recognize any of the girls who seemed like heroines.
”So the protagonist and heroines are… Wait, if you blended multiple games, then there are multiple protagonists and heroines?” I asked.
”Aye. Ah, but there’s only one protagonist-I condensed it down to one person, ’cause havin’ multiple would be a right pain,” he said.
”Condensed… Hah… Wait, you said I secured two heroines earlier, right? That means Noel and Mimi, yeah? But I made them my sexual slaves-isn’t that a problem?” I asked.
”Hmm-nope, no problem at all!” he said.
”Really?” I asked.
”Yeah! In the first place, this is a world based on games-there’s no rule that says the protagonist has to get involved. Actually! The doujin circle that this world’s based on, all their games are about NTR2 and humiliation. Those girls would’ve had awful lives if you hadn’t protected ’em!” he said.
”…The worst world ever,” I muttered.
”Hahahahaha!” he laughed.
”This isn’t funny…” I said.
”Ah, but you don’t have to feel like you’ve gotta save everyone, lad. What you do is your choice. And I made it so you can’t tell who’s the protagonist or who’s the heroine, even with the ‘Eyes’ I gave you,” he said.
”I see…” I said.
”Curious, are ya?” he asked.
”Well, a little? Especially if it’s a humiliation game…” I admitted.
”Just take the girls you like for yourself, and that solves everything! There’s no man alive who could take a woman from you, lad,” he said.
”Hmm…” I murmured.
”Don’t be so stiff. Just live your life the way you want to. It’s not like the world will end if you don’t save the heroines,” he said.
”I see…” I said.
”That’s right! And hey, lad! I gave you that power to do lewd stuff with women, and you’re barely usin’ it!” he said.
”Because there are way too many problems with that!” I shot back.
”So serious-but I get it. So here, I’ll give you a little new power,” he said.
”Huh?” I blinked.
Red-san pointed at me, and a blinding light flashed. And then…
”MY EEEEEYYYYYEEESSS!!!” I screamed.
It was so bright I covered my eyes and ended up rolling around on the ground. Yeah, that happened.
Trivia:
- The protagonist’s [Complete Resistance] skill activated instantly when he feared death, suggesting it works automatically to negate harmful mental states or existential threats.
- Red-san calling this a “bit o’ mischief” after triggering a near-death crisis mirrors her chaotic deity nature — she treats mortal terror as entertainment.
- The starry space where Red-san meets the protagonist is the same location from their previous encounter, indicating it’s a liminal realm for divine communication.
- Red-san’s mention of “securing the second heroine” implies there are more heroines to acquire, potentially a game objective embedded in the world design.
- The protagonist’s inability to recognize heroines stems from his exclusive play of commercial eroge — doujin game characters are completely foreign to him.
- Red-san “condensed” multiple protagonists into one, suggesting she deliberately simplified the narrative structure to avoid chaos.
- The “Eyes” skill Red-san granted earlier intentionally obscures protagonist/heroine identities, implying she wants him to make organic choices rather than meta-game.
- Red-san’s claim “no man alive could take a woman from you” establishes the protagonist’s cheat power as absolute in a world of NTR tropes.
- The final blinding light punishment mirrors Red-san’s playful but sadistic streak — she gives “gifts” that cause physical suffering.
- The story’s self-awareness as a blended doujin game world explains why the protagonist never recognized the setting despite being an eroge player.
Translation Notes:
1 ↩ The River of Three Crossings in Japanese Buddhist tradition, believed to be the boundary between life and death. Localized here as “River Styx” to provide Western mythological equivalent.
2 ↩ Netorare — a Japanese genre term referring to situations where a partner is taken or stolen. The protagonist’s world features this as a core theme.
3 ↩ The regional dialect of the Kansai area of Japan (including Osaka and Kyoto), characterized by distinctive pitch patterns and vocabulary. Localized here as Northern English working-class speech to preserve the warm, blunt, comedic energy of the original.