I’ll Live as a Villain Obsessed Over by a Magical Girl

“…We’ve arrived. This is where the entrance ceremony will be held.”

A place within the auditorium where particularly many people were gathered. Taehwa said those words while looking at that place.
I responded.

“I see. Thanks for your hard work.”
“…Now, I would appreciate it if you would release me.”
“I should. But before that…”
“Before that?”
“Would you promise not to spread rumors about me?”

She made a contemplative sound. I have no malice towards her, but objectively speaking, the current situation is that a strange ability user has infiltrated the school.

Whether I’m a villain or an unregistered user isn’t clear, but even just this would be quite a threatening situation.

After a brief pondering, Taehwa opened her mouth.

“…First, could you tell me why you’re doing this… no, what relationship you have with Noah?”

The point was indeed Noah.
The relationship between Noah and Taehwa was quite unusual.

When they were young, they were friends from the same children’s center, and Noah was such a good friend that she helped Taehwa when she was being bullied, even at her own expense.

But strangely, their relationship soured afterwards. I don’t know what happened.

But there’s one thing I know well.

“I’m… hmm… Noah’s friend? No, it might be a bit more than that?”
“…What?”
“Just think of me as her guardian. Yes, that fits perfectly.”
“…Well, even so, you know this is illegal, right?”
“I know, I know. That’s why I’m proposing a deal to you. I’m not conscienceless enough to demand something for nothing.”
“…I’ll hear it.”
“Don’t you want to reconcile with Noah? I think I can help with that.”

In the game, Taehwa wanted to reconcile with Noah. The way to increase intimacy with Taehwa was through reconciliation, conversation, and spending normal time together.

By continuously interacting with her in this way, Noah eventually completely reconciles with Taehwa and they become comrades.

The only regrettable thing is that it happens almost at the very end.
I understand why a strong ally and another magical girl joining early would make the game easier.

But this is reality, there’s no such restriction.

“…With Noah?”

Chomp.
Taehwa bit the bait.

While observing her reaction, I gently unwound the tentacles. The small thread-like tentacles broke, and Taehwa, having regained her body’s freedom, turned to look at me.

“Is that true?”
“Of course, you can believe me.”
“…It’s hard to believe the words of a pervert who came to school wearing a uniform.”
“I understand. To be honest, I’m scared right now too.”
“Why?”
“That Noah might find out. If she does… hah, it wouldn’t end with just being labeled a pervert.”

I wouldn’t be reported at this point, but I’m still scared. Do you like uniforms? Should I wear a uniform every time we meet from now on? I’m afraid she might say something like that.

“If you know, why are you doing this?”
“I can’t help it. It’s for Noah’s sake.”
“…So what exactly does that mean?”
“Don’t ask too deeply. Just… I have some information, and I’m thinking of using it to help Noah. That’s all you need to know.”

Taehwa seemed to give up in the face of my stubborn attitude and sighed. Instead, what she asked was about what just happened.

“Was that… thread?”

Fortunately, Taehwa didn’t seem to think it was tentacles. Getting an idea from her words, I nodded.

“That’s right. My ability is to produce threads from my hands.”
“And you can control people with it?”
“It was my first time trying, but somehow it worked. What would a convenience store worker use this for anyway?”
“…You’ve registered it, right?”
“I will soon. It hasn’t been long since I got it.”

Taehwa still didn’t remove her suspicious gaze.
This won’t do. This is a method I didn’t want to use, but.

I took out my phone and called Noah.

Ring ring… ring ring… beep.

[Hello~]
“Noah? What’s that voice?”
[It’s a joke, a joke. Na Noah, speaking.]
“If you joke twice, my heart will drop, kid.”
[Hehe, what’s up all of a sudden?]

Noah’s voice, amplified after switching to speaker.
Taehwa’s eyes widened.

“Nothing, just thought of you and called.”
[Oh.]
“What?”
[That just now, it was like something a new boyfriend would say.]
“What boyfriend.”
[Hehe.]

Leaving Taehwa in a daze, the communication between Noah and me continued.
After about 5 minutes.

[I’ll hang up then.]
“Okay, see you in the evening.”
[Yes! I’ll buy you something delicious!]
“Sounds good. Then.”
[Yes, see you later.]

Taehwa still had a dazed expression. Soon, she muttered softly.

“…Is that really Noah?”
“Yes. You can tell by the voice. Don’t tell me you can’t even remember your friend’s voice?”
“O-of course not! It’s just… I was surprised she could make such a bright voice…”

After hesitating for a long time, Taehwa sighed and nodded at me.

“I’ll believe you.”
“Thank you.”
“But, please make sure to let me meet Noah later. It’s been over a year since we even talked.”
“Of course, I promised.”

Taehwa still had an uneasy expression.
But she reluctantly let me go.

“Sigh.”

I felt like the tasks were just piling up, even before properly starting the main thing.
In the end, I’ll have to do it all someday.

+++++

“Attention. Bow to the principal.”

Hello.

‘…I never thought I’d be doing this again.’

I couldn’t help but laugh a bit. When I was in high school, I only counted the days until graduation, but to come back to such a place on my own feet.

And to experience the hellish time of the principal’s lecture again.

The lecture of the half-bald principal continued. Everyone was visibly bored.

‘Some things never change.’

The principal’s speech being boring seems to be an immutable law. Thanks to sitting in the second-floor seats, I could see below, and because of that, I decided to watch Noah.

Noah, sitting in her seat, listening to the principal. For about a few minutes, she seemed to be listening well, but.

‘She’s sleeping right in front of the principal?’

Soon, Noah started nodding off.
How bold. It’s not easy to do that.

She tilted her head forward and.
Bang! She hit her forehead hard on the chair in front.

Only then did Noah jerk her head up. She apologized awkwardly to the student in front.

How should I put it?

‘…It’s nice that she acts her age.’

Noah tried to appear as adult-like as possible, given her many responsibilities. She’s loosened up a bit lately, but in the past, she was so stiff it was hard to even talk to her.

I just wish Noah’s day could pass peacefully.

In contrast to my expectations, the incident soon began.

“Kyaa!!!” A scream and a booming sound were heard.

The scream of a female teacher from below.
The bloodied body of a male teacher rolling on the floor.

A moment of silence, then screams erupted all at once.
What silenced them all was a roar.

“QUIET!!!”

With heavy footsteps, a monster walked in. It was a face I knew. One that was etched in my mind and impossible to forget.

After all, it would be nearly impossible to forget such a presence.

“There are many young ones here.”

With a height easily exceeding 2 meters. Blue skin. A face resembling a pig, and a huge axe gripped barbarically.

The first boss Noah faces, and an enemy from whom she must escape for the story to progress.

The Orc Lord ‘Bagg’.

He looked around at the frozen students and smiled, showing his tusks.

“Good. It is the will of the Demon King. Increase our forces and raise soldiers. Turn the men into meat and ravage the women.”

Following Bagg’s words, three orcs enter the auditorium from behind him.
With disgusting smiles, anticipating.

“…”

Seeing that, I recalled a bad ending I had seen before.

+++++

[Ar…gh…!]

As Iris’s body rolled on the floor, everyone there could tell.

It was Iris’s defeat.
Those who couldn’t escape watched with hollow expressions.

[The magical girl lost…]
[Then now we’re…!]

A sense of despair hangs.
People kneeling, people crying, people wetting themselves.

Carrying the heavy weight of despair on her back, Iris raised her body again.

But that was all she could do.

[Haah… haah…]

Her legs trembled, and saliva trickled down her chin.
She feels like she’s about to die. She wants to collapse right away.

But she can’t betray those expectations.

[I’ll fight aga…]

The girl stood up.
And in the world, they call this:

A ‘futile act’.

[It’s touching.]
[Guh!?]

Iris, who has been hit hard in the stomach, kneels again. With the sensation of all her strength draining away.

[Ugh… huk…]
[…Do you want to protect them?]
[What… did you say?]
[I’ll give you a chance.]

Slowly, Bagg’s pants come down.

[If you help me a bit, I’ll let the rest live.]
[…Is that true?]
[Yes. So come on.]
[…Tch. I have no choice.]

+++++

To protect people, Iris had no choice but to engage in an act with Bagg… and naturally, the one who wouldn’t keep his promise takes Iris to his den.

That’s the bad ending related to Bagg.
It was a battle that the early Iris had no way to win, so she had to avoid it at all costs.

Wriggle.
I felt black tentacles writhing in my heart.

Recalling that disgusting face that enjoyed playing with Iris, I felt the urge to thrash him right away.

‘…Hold back.’

But my role right now is just to observe. If it really looks like Noah will lose, then I should intervene.

What’s important is for Noah to overcome and grow stronger on her own. I might be able to help now, but if a situation comes where I can’t, it would be troublesome.

‘…What did I go through all that hardship for a year for?’

Let’s trust Noah here.
Just as I became an S-class villain over a year, Noah has also grown just as strong.

With the sole determination to defeat me.
The current Noah might be able to achieve victory against that Bagg.

Noah hurrying somewhere. It seemed she was planning to transform and come back.

And in the meantime.

“Everyone evacuate! I’ll stop them here!”

A magical girl with blue hair that reached the end of her waist, dressed in a black maid outfit, appeared first.

‘She’s really diligent.’

It was ‘Stella’, the magical girl form of Taehwa.
As Stella chanted a spell, starlight sparkled around the magic circle, then shot out.

It was a technique that shot shooting stars like arrows.

If Iris is a close-range damage dealer and tank, Stella is a ranged damage dealer. This is also why she has good synergy with Iris.

The starlight travels and embeds itself in the orcs’ bodies. The small fry are showing signs of hesitation and retreat.

“Fools”

Bagg cursed them and took all the starlight with his body.
Stella was shocked.

“He took it with his body!?”
“Pitiful.”

Whoosh.
With the sound of cutting through the air, Bagg’s huge body disappeared. Stella, still lacking experience, seemed to have missed the movement.

But I could see it clearly.

‘Above.’

Bagg coming down from above.

Boom.

A huge axe is swung down as if to split Stella, and Stella barely avoids it.

If they continue to fight like this, it will surely be Stella’s defeat.
No matter how much she distances herself and pours out attacks.

“Weak, and slow.”
“Kugh…!”
“Disappointing. Perhaps you are more suited to be embraced by us?”
“Shut up!”
If attacks don’t work and she’s easily caught up to, she can’t win.
It’s not that Stella is weak.
She too was born with the qualities of a hero, and if she honed her skills, she could easily turn Bagg into a mop.
It’s just that right now, Bagg is stronger than Stella.
Moving with light steps, Bagg grabbed Stella’s neck.

“Kugh…!”
“Caught you.”
“Kack…!”
“Brothers, I’ll throw this one to you, do as you please. Make her realize what her true nature is!”

It was a crisis for Stella.
I considered transforming briefly. After all, Stella is Iris’s best partner.

Thinking of the future, it would be several times more helpful if she’s alive.
With that thought, just as I was about to call Kkomul-i to transform.

“Take your bad hands off! You smelly mister!”

Iris, appearing from afar.
She was lowering her stance and wrapping a magic circle around her fist.

“You say there was one more magical girl?”
“Yes. I was surprised too. I didn’t expect to meet a comrade here.”
“So what?”

Bagg’s hand holding Stella’s neck. More force was applied to it.
As if he would strangle Stella at any moment.

“Before you can even get here, this one will die.”
“…”
“From the looks of it, you seem to be a strike type… what do you think, can you make it?”

The small fry block the way in front of Iris.
It seemed clear that Iris wouldn’t be able to reach in time.

A critical situation where a comrade is about to die.
In that situation.

“I don’t necessarily need to go there.”

Iris instead smiled calmly.

“You know, fighting with a villain called Kraken, I’ve tried all sorts of things. Simple punching… throwing Molotov cocktails from a distance. Then I realized. It would be nice to have one or two ranged attacks.”
“Ranged attacks?”
“Punching with a magic circle isn’t all of my ability.”
“What does-”
“Well, see for yourself. This is quite difficult… but the effect is certain.”
“…! Quickly block the front-”
“Eat this and get lost.”

It was a speed difficult to react to.
It was a power difficult to counter.

Iris threw a punch into the air. And a beam of pure energy fired from it.

Like a bold brushstroke drawn by a master, the straight line advanced, smashing the head of one of the small fry.

“…Kugh!”

It made Bagg release Stella.
Bagg, blown away by the shockwave, hit the wall and created a large hole.
It was truly an outstanding power.

I was proud.
That she had grown to be so strong.

“…Finish him, Noah.”

Now, it’s time to show the results of the past year.