Ero Villain (エロヴィラン).
It was the name of a circle that anyone who enjoyed Tsukuru eroge would have heard of at least once.
Of course, as someone who also liked Tsukuru eroge, I was no stranger to their work.
In fact, it was more than just familiarity.
"Oh! This circle finally released a new game. The title is... Ero Villain's Real Enjoyment? Why do their titles keep getting more ridiculous?"
I was a fan of this circle.
So much so that I consistently bought their games and even supported them financially.
It was only natural.
In the Tsukuru market, flooded with mass-produced eroge, they stood out by consistently delivering decent-quality games.
Sure, there were a few controversies and divisive series, but overall, they were a solid circle.
In fact, wasn't the reason I learned Japanese in the first place to play their games?
That's how much I admired their work.
So, when I heard they had released a new game after a long hiatus, I eagerly booted it up, grinning from ear to ear.
"Huh?!"
Suddenly, I was engulfed in a swirl of light and lost consciousness.
When I came to...
"Ugh, where am I?"
"Takuya?! Are you okay?!"
I had become Japanese.
And I was lying flat on my back on a dirt floor.
About an hour had passed since I woke up in this strange new world.
Sitting by a nearby stream, I tried to make sense of my situation.
Yes. I had been transported into a game.
And not just any game.
"Why did it have to be an eroge from the Ero Villain circle...?"
It was a Tsukuru eroge that I usually enjoyed.
Was this a dream or some kind of fantasy?
No. I had already pinched my cheeks and banged my head on the ground. It hurt like hell.
But how did I know it was a Tsukuru game?
The answer was simple.
"Takuya, what's wrong? Does your head hurt? Are you okay?"
It was thanks to a boy named Sota (草太) who was sitting next to me.
"No, I'm fine. My head just hurts a little."
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah."
"Hehe. That's a relief."
I patted Sota's head as he smiled at me with a goofy expression.
'He's a nice kid. But every time I look at him, I feel uneasy.'
It couldn't be helped. This boy, Sota, was the protagonist of the Tsukuru eroge series I had played.
'This kid is going to become a masochist later?'
And in an NTR genre, no less.
How did I know this? Simple. His face was identical to the one in the game's illustrations.
'No. I thought he was just a pretty-looking boy in 2D, but how does he look so similar in real life?'
Honestly, I was skeptical at first.
But maybe it was because I had seen all the endings and explored the recollection room, even if I hadn't completed every playthrough. Or maybe it was just my body's reaction.
That goofy-looking guy was the protagonist of Lewd Mama: Until My Beloved Mother Becomes His Slave~.
Let's not dwell on the long title—that's just Japanese sensibility for you.
Anyway, what's the problem here?
Actually, there were plenty of problems.
For starters, I had been transported into an eroge, not just any game.
But the bigger issue was the body I now inhabited—a man named Takuya, who appeared to be a short adult male with an unremarkable appearance.
Because Takuya was the one who caused Sota's mother's corruption in the game.
In the story, Takuya faked a traffic accident, blaming it on Sota, to get close to Sota's mother.
He then asked her to nurse him back to health, starting with innocent care but gradually escalating to sexual acts.
Sota's mother, swayed by Takuya's pitiful demeanor, eventually gave in, crossing a point of no return.
That's right. The body I now possessed, Takuya, was the villain who corrupted Sota's mother and turned Sota into a masochist.
In other words, I had become the NTR antagonist.
'Damn it.'
I didn't want to swear, but honestly, this situation called for it.
Okay, so I was transported into a game. But why did it have to be an NTR game?!
Couldn't I have been sent to a pure love visual novel or eroge? Why did it have to be NTR?
I like wholesome romance too!
For a moment, I cursed the god who had sent me into this NTR world.
Taking a deep breath, I tried to calm my mind and assess the situation rationally.
It was a fact: I had been transported into a game.
When I asked Sota about his parents' names, his friends, and the surrounding scenery, everything matched what I had seen in Lewd Mama.
'Come to think of it, the maps were similar in other series too.'
Anyway, it was clear that I had been transported into the game.
So, was this a good thing or a bad thing for me?
'It's not bad.'
Honestly, I'd say it's not a bad thing.
For one, I didn't have any strong attachment to Korea, and this was the modern era, not the Middle Ages—even if it was an eroge.
If it had been the Middle Ages, I would've gone crazy.
'Ugh. A barbaric civilization without flush toilets.'
I hated the thought of that.
And the fact that I had possessed Takuya's body also played a part.
If I had possessed Sota instead...
I glanced at Sota, who was still sitting beside me with that goofy smile.
Honestly, if I had become him, I might have seriously considered giving up on life.
Imagine a woman who had turned into a whore suddenly putting a chastity belt on me, then dosing me with what I could only assume were female hormones or castration drugs, causing my manhood to shrink.
'I'd want to die.'
Thinking about it, it seemed better to have possessed Takuya...
So, I continued to gather information from Sota, unbothered by the thoughts that would have hurt him if he'd heard them.
The place where I was seemed to be a village located between a city and a rural area in Miyagi Prefecture.
The elementary, middle, and high schools were all part of the same village.
Sota and I had apparently become friends when I moved here a year ago.
Of course, I didn't remember any of this.
After all, Takuya and I were completely different people.
Sota also told me about my friends and the surrounding villages in detail.
At this point, Sota should have noticed something strange about Takuya's sudden memory loss, but he just smiled and kept talking.
Looking at Sota's innocent face, I felt a pang of guilt.
This was something that had happened in a game, not reality, and nothing had actually occurred yet. But the thought that I had ruined this child's life made me uneasy.
'Takuya, you scum. What did you do to this innocent kid?'
As I cursed Takuya in my mind, I realized I hadn't asked Sota the most important question.
"Sota, by the way, what's today's date?"
"It's August 7, Heisei 21. Why?"
I was taken aback by Sota's answer.
I knew it was August 7, but what was Heisei?
When I made a surprised expression, Sota looked puzzled.
"Why are you suddenly asking about the year?"
"No reason. I just wanted to check the date."
As I replied, I racked my brain, using my limited knowledge of Japanese, to figure out what Heisei meant.
And then it hit me.
'Ah, right. They use era names (元号).'
Era names, simply put, are a system of counting years based on the reign of the emperor.
The reason it was confusing was because I wasn't familiar with it.
Of course, as someone who didn't even know who the Japanese emperor was, it was an unfamiliar concept.
'No. Why are the guys who westernized the fastest still using this system?'
That's why they do crazy things like kamikaze (神風).
I silently criticized Japan and asked Sota again.
"Tell me the year in the Western calendar, not Heisei."
"Western calendar? Oh, you mean the Gregorian calendar."
No, if it's the Western calendar, it's the Western calendar. Why call it the Gregorian calendar?
While I was thinking that, Sota pondered for a moment and then gave me the answer I wanted.
"Today is August 7, 2009!"
"Okay. 2009..."
Wait, 2009?
"Sota, is it really 2009?"
"Yeah?"
I was stunned by Sota's confirmation.
That's because...
'No. I thought it was the year I was living in...?'
I had assumed I had simply been transported to Japan in the present day.
Had I gone back in time?
I was momentarily speechless.
Then I recalled the setting of Lewd Mama.
'Come to think of it, the game was set in 2009, wasn't it?'
Wait, if it's 2009...?
As soon as the year 2009 came to mind, one word popped into my head.
Bitcoin.
A currency that once shook Korea—no, the entire world.
If it's 2009... the price of Bitcoin is...
At that moment, I jumped to my feet and shouted to the sky.
"Siuuuuuuuuuuu!!!!!!"
"Eek?! Takuya, why are you screaming all of a sudden?!"
Sota, who had been grinning just moments ago, looked at me in shock.
I turned to him and said,
"Sota. I have a dream..."
Sota gulped and asked, staring at my face, which was filled with grand ambition.
"W-what dream?"
I smiled greedily and replied,
"A dream to go to Mars."
Even the kind-hearted Sota looked at me as if I had lost my mind, but I didn't care.
This was Bitcoin we were talking about!
If I just waited 10 years, my money would multiply! How could I not seize this opportunity?
All the gloom I had felt from being transported into this world suddenly vanished.
As I stood there with a triumphant smile, Sota looked at me awkwardly.
Then, from behind us, a seductive female voice called out.
"Oh my, Sota. Takuya."
It was a voice I recognized immediately.
That's because...
"Mom!"
The owner of the voice was Sota's mother.
The heroine of Lewd Mama and the woman who would later become Takuya's plaything.
"Oh my, it's Takuya-kun. It's been a while. Hehe♥"
It was Takahashi Miyuki (高橋 美幸).
I turned my head slightly and looked at the unfortunate heroine destined for corruption.
And I couldn't help but be impressed.
That's because...
'No. Seriously, can a person really have a body like that?'
Sota's mother had a figure that defied reality.
Enormous breasts that looked like watermelons, a voluptuous backside that made me want to rub against it, and a slender waist that shouldn't have been possible with such proportions.
She had an appearance that seemed too perfect to be real.
And seeing her, I couldn't deny my body's reaction.
'Ah. I've got a boner.'
My pants were so tight that I couldn't hide it.
I had suddenly become a guy who got aroused just by hearing his friend's mother's voice.
"Oh my, oh my."
Miyuki, Sota's mother, noticed it too.
'Should I just die?'
I seriously wanted to disappear.
[*Note: All characters appearing in this work are adults.]