Chapter 53 - The Operation Begins
The chapter begins on Friday at 11:00 p.m., as Mitsuru enters the Inoue building with a disheartened Azusa by his side.
At midnight, Asuka checks the time on her phone and thinks to herself, '...It’s time.'
Asmodeus shows up.
Asmodeus: Asuka-san. Sorry for the wait... Are you ready?
Asuka: Yes!
The MC also appears, panting from running.
MC: Wait! Wait!
Asuka: Souichi-kun!? W-... What are you doing here!?
MC: Haa, haa... I heard from Takeuchi-san (Miku). Asuka, no! Don’t get involved in this! I-... I’ll be the one to go in!
Asmodeus wears a strange smile as she hears what the MC said and thinks, '...What a troublesome kid. Even at this point, he wants to ruin everything by letting his sense of justice and compassion take over. I wonder if I was too lenient in my choice.'
Asuka: B... But..
MC: YOU DON’T HAVE TO WORRY! NO MATTER WHAT TAKESHIGE(Mitsuru) HAS DONE, I COULD NEVER HATE YOU! I WILL STOP TAKESHIGE!
Asuka: NO! IF MY BROTHER GETS ANGRY... HE’LL DEFINITELY DO SOMETHING TERRIBLE TO SOICHI-KUN!
MC: I DON’T WANT YOU TO GET INVOLVED IN THIS!
Asmodeus: Alright, alright... I get that you get along. But there’s no time...
Asuka grabs Asmodeus’s hand and proceeds to enter the building.
MC: UGH...
Near the door, Asmodeus looks at the MC with a smile and thinks, '...But of course, I’ll take good care of you. You’re a very important partner to me.' She then signals Miku to call the police.
Miku: ...Is that the police? I just saw a girl being kidnapped, and I think she’s being raped... Yes. ...Where?
Asmodeus, Asuka, and the MC walk through the building’s worn, gloomy corridors. The MC thinks, 'Since we’re talking about Takeshige, Asuka isn’t in danger. So, Azusa should be the priority.' He grips his teleport marker tightly.
They reach an apartment door whose door knob unlocks with a password.
Asmodeus: It’s here. Let’s open it.
Asmodeus starts entering the password on the door knob.
Asuka: Wait, how are you going to—?
Asmodeus says, "It's open," making a V-sign with both hands.
Asuka thinks, "Who is this woman really?"
MC: I… will go in first.
Asuka: S-... Souichi-kun! I-... I...
Asmodeus: Go ahead, go ahead.
The MC starts to open the door and hears moans. When he enters the room, he sees Mitsuru... having sex with an unknown girl (he’s probably raping her, actually). Mitsuru has a shocked expression.
MC: AZU-
The MC thinks, "...Isn't that right!? W-Who is she!?" and the chapter ends on this cliffhanger.
A brief update on the estimated physical sales of Volume 6, released on May 20, 2025, according to
Shoseki Ranking.
It follows the same pattern as previous volumes: strong sales in the first week, then no further tracking data. Since the numbers seem sufficient and it’s already at Volume 6, I believe the chances of it being axed are extremely low.
Insight:
Not sure if you guys remember, but in Chapter 36, Mitsuru got a call from his rape buddy, Toshi. Here’s an excerpt from their conversation:
Based on this and Chapter 47, where Mitsuru strikes a deal with Toshi—who agrees, saying, "Sounds stupid, but also kind of fun, so I'm in. So, when do we do it?"—and considering Mitsuru’s goal is to show the MC "the real NTR," it seems they went ahead with the exchange Toshi wanted back in Chapter 36.
I’m wondering if Asmodeus already knew it would turn out like this. She probably did. She seemed pretty nonchalant when she said, “Go ahead, go ahead.”
Also, I’m already mentally preparing for when they show what’s being done to Azusa.
