Why are all the heroines falling for me, the villain?

Why are you even here, Grandma?

Not long after.

Riki caught up with Tachibana Mamiya, who was walking slowly ahead.

"Wait a minute, it's dangerous on the road. Let me walk with you."

"Ha, men~" When Tachibana Mamiya heard his call, she visibly breathed a sigh of relief, and the corners of her mouth turned up slightly.

"He couldn't help but catch up after only 372 steps. He cares about me!" she thought with delight.

Convinced that Rin was definitely in love with her, Tachibana Mamiya turned around, but said calmly, "No need, I can walk by myself."

"Really? Great! That's wonderful! I'm off then." Upon hearing this, Li Zhu was so excited about this good news that she turned to leave.

"???" Tachibana no Mamiya.

Then, Li Zhu walked away without a care in the world.

"You! Li Zhu, you!"

Watching Riri's figure disappear around the corner, Tachibana Mamiya was as angry as if she had eaten three pounds of durian.

Now there's no need to stomp your feet, since he can't hear you anyway.

"Li Zhu, you big bad guy!!"

Hiding behind a clump of trees, Li Zhu couldn't help but laugh as she watched her frantic state.

"Little brat, trying to act all high and mighty with me."

Seeing her off will increase her favorability, while rejecting her outright will likely cause her to turn evil, given the game's nature. Li Zhu went to great lengths to lower her favorability and reduce the probability of her turning evil.

So he decided to escort them secretly.

Tachibana Mamiya kicked aside a rock and angrily dragged her luggage up the steps leading to the top of the mountain.

"She'll definitely hate me now. If I provoke her a few more times, she might just break the contract and leave. Then I'll just say, 'Don't underestimate a young man'—I mean, 'I'll just make sure the plan works!'"

……

"There's no love left. It seems he's really gone." Tachibana Mamiya tried several times but didn't see Riyuki's shadow, and she was somewhat frustrated.

"Has he forgotten the vows he made as a child?"

Men are all big pigs!

Li Zhu certainly hadn't forgotten, but he wasn't the original owner of the body. The memories of spending every day with Tachibana Makoto in his mind felt like they were forcibly injected into him, only causing him a severe sense of tearing apart.

"Damn it, why did Tachibana Mamiya become my childhood friend, and we even got engaged? Is there something wrong with this game?" This is the thing he can't understand the most right now.

Shouldn't she be Shimazuga's childhood friend?

As a veteran player of this game, Li Zhu clearly remembers that Tachibana Mamiya was a victim of the political marriage between the Tachibana and Shimazu families.

In the original storyline, she would secretly go to Ouran High School Host Club to break off her engagement with Shimazu He when school started.

Yes, she came to cancel the engagement, just like in that story where a character transforms into a horse through fighting spirit.

But that's not the most absurd part of the plot.

Players controlling the male protagonist can make two choices. Option one is to agree to break the contract, but Tachibana Mamiya must agree to one condition: to unconditionally obey him for one month.

To be honest, if this storyline continues down this path to the bitter end, then Tachibana Mamiya will be trained into a "hot weapon" by players within this month, at which point Tachibana Mamiya's dark side will be fully unleashed.

After learning that the male protagonist is entangled with other women, she will stab him to death during their last intimate moment together.

Tachibana Mamiya held the male protagonist's head, crying and laughing like a madwoman, thus bringing this hidden storyline to a close.

The reputation of adult-oriented games is well-deserved, and many players would rather die than miss out on repeatedly playing through this storyline full of fan service, their goal being, of course, to feast their eyes.

Option two, of course, is to disagree with her breaking the contract, and the male protagonist also tells the Tachibana family about her secretly coming to Ouran High School to break off the engagement.

The two thus formed a grudge and became a pair of bickering lovers.

Subsequently, players will gradually increase their affection for her through a series of events, eventually winning her over.

This is the option that leads to the path of light.

"Bright my foot!" Li Zhu quickly dismissed the thought.

Li Zhu understood perfectly well that agreeing out of momentary weakness would only cause greater pain. Once the fact that she was juggling multiple relationships was exposed, those women, once they turned evil, would be far more terrifying than any single one of them...

Therefore, it is definitely necessary to refuse.

However, it's important to avoid leaving any future problems. To be honest, if you reject a female lead who has such a high level of affection from the start, it's easy for her to turn evil.

Yuko's case is a perfect example.

Therefore, lowering her favorability is an essential step. Ideally, she should be discouraged and leave on her own after being disappointed, while Li Zhu can still retain a good image.

"Damn, I suddenly feel like I'm one of those heartless scumbags."

"Pah, I'm not a scumbag. It was the original owner who caused this trouble. They were young back then, what did they know about love?" Li Zhu convinced herself.

"The most important thing is to live. So be it if you're heartless. I've lived two lives, and I can't be a short-lived ghost this time."

After all, she only lost love, but I lost my life!

And so, Li Zhu went back to her old ways, following people all the way to the mountainside.

I don't know if it's because he's experienced being followed, but when he starts following others, he's a pro... cough cough.

"I'm exhausted."

This was completely different from what Tachibana Mamiya had envisioned. They were supposed to be chatting and laughing, holding hands as they went to the shrine, to make a vow before the White Fox Mountain God to never be separated for all eternity.

Instead of what it is now, where a person carries heavy luggage, works themselves to the bone, and has to endure the mocking cries of the birds in the forest.

"It's all Li Zhu's fault, you stinky Li Zhu, go to hell!" She picked up a stick and threw it at the tree. "Damn stupid bird, shut up, what are you yelling about!"

It can only be said that when people are in a bad mood, everything seems irritating. If Li Zhu were here, the birdsong would probably be several times more beautiful than any melody she had ever heard.

"The effect is outstanding! She's in a panic, she's in a panic!" Li Zhu admired the scene of someone breaking down, nodded, and showed a satisfied smile.

"She only likes the idealized version of me in her memories. When she finally realizes that I'm not as good as she imagined, she'll eventually become disheartened."

"Sigh, even though I'm very handsome, can't these women find someone else to like?"

Do not know why,

Some childhood memories suddenly flashed through his mind, like touching sand that has been washed by time, a pure and beautiful feeling that he couldn't bear to part with.

Back then, on White Fox Mountain, you could often see the two of them jumping up the steps one by one.

When they got tired, they would sit down to rest, leaning on each other and singing carefree nursery rhymes. They did this every day and never tired of it.

Oh, and once they encountered a white fox with clear, amber eyes and flawless white fur, just like the little elves described in books—it was incredibly beautiful.

"There really are foxes on White Fox Mountain!"

"It's so beautiful!"

The two children's eyes lit up; they weren't afraid at all.

"Are you the mountain god?"

"Idiot, it can't understand what you're saying at all!"

"But Mom said the White Fox Mountain God is a white fox."

"But it's not this one. My grandpa said this shrine has been around since he was a child, so you can imagine, the White Fox Mountain God must be a very, very old fox."

As soon as Komiya finished speaking, the fox suddenly bared its teeth, startling both of them. Komiya even fell down on the steps, her face turning pale.

"Don't hurt Mamiya!" At this moment, Riki hugged little Mamiya tightly in her arms.

When the two opened their eyes again, the white fox had vanished.

Then, Li Zhu realized what she was thinking and couldn't help but smile wryly, "What am I even thinking about?"

"Sigh, the two of us are destined to never be together."

By this time, Tachibana no Miyako's anger had subsided considerably, and she continued upwards.

Seeing this, Li Zhu followed.

Not long after they left, a white fox flew over Li Zhu's head. It stood on a tree and glanced at Li Zhu below with a hint of confusion.

Li Zhu also looked at it; the two, one human and one beast, seemed like long-lost friends gazing at each other from afar.

"Hello~" Li Zhu said somewhat awkwardly.

But the white fox seemed to have discovered something even more fun. It jumped onto the steps and, in the blink of an eye, darted onto Tachibana Makoto's pink suitcase.

Feeling the change in weight in her suitcase, she turned her head and saw a beautiful white fox pouncing on her.

"what--"

Tachibana Mamiya screamed in fright, dropped her suitcase, and collapsed onto the steps.

Faced with the snarling fox, she could only cover her face with her hands and instinctively curl into a ball.

"Could this fox be the same one from when we were kids? Is it that vengeful?" Li Zhu frowned, looking somewhat anxious.

At this moment, the fox seemed very satisfied with Tachibana Mamiya's reaction, pacing around her and then suddenly jumping onto her shoulder to show off.

She screamed several more times in fright, her body trembling uncontrollably, and somehow, she began to sob softly.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to, I'm so sorry..."

Because of what happened when she was a child, Tachibana Mamiya became very afraid of foxes. Now that Riki has abandoned her and run away, her emotional breakdown is self-evident.

At this moment, she wished that Li Zhu could hold her tightly like he did when they were children and help her drive away the terrible white fox.

But she knew that Li Zhu was gone, and that they could never go back to the way things were.

Upon hearing this, Tachibana no Makoto burst into tears, the immense sorrow driving away all her inner fear.

"Li Zhu..." she kept repeating his name.

"You damned fox! Don't hurt Masamichi!"

……

"A sin!"

Looking at Tachibana Mako in her arms, Rin was filled with mixed emotions, wishing she could beat that stinky fox to death on the spot.

The fox had long since disappeared. Li Zhu was annoyed. "Why the hell did you have to come out and scare people? You ruined my big plan!"

After this back and forth, the favorability rating will probably increase a lot. It's like losing both the wife and the army.

Li Zhu felt that he was being pathetic; these extra memories weren't his, but his body was reacting involuntarily.

It's unbearable to repair!

"I know, I know everything. You could never forget the vows we made, all those promises we made..."

At this moment, Tachibana Mamiya, like a whimpering little animal, rambled on about the beautiful things from her memories.

"You'll definitely come to save me whenever I'm in danger, right?" She looked up, her eyes blurry with tears, and said through a sniffle.

Do not know why,

He found Tachibana Mamiya's crying face quite charming, possessing a unique beauty.

Putting aside her temperament, she is exceptionally beautiful.

Her long eyelashes were adorned with glistening tears, her nose was delicate, her features were exquisite, and her skin was fair and smooth. She was breathtakingly beautiful, as if the Creator was showing off his superb skills in sculpting her face.

But her delicate and pitiful charm is something other female protagonists don't possess, making you want to bully her mercilessly.

What?!

Stop! Stop! How could I have such a terrible thought? Even a gentleman like me almost fell for her tricks. It's terrifying.

No wonder Tachibana no Mamiya has a ** route.

"Tell me! Were you secretly following me to protect me?!" Seeing his hesitant manner, Tachibana no Mamiya couldn't help but grab his collar and question him.

Li Zhu turned her face away, her lips twitching slightly, and said, "Uh... I..."

"Ok?"

"Yes, I was afraid something would happen to you, so I secretly followed you," he said frankly.

"May pears bring you good fortune!"