'Yup.' Yuuto sighed as he lay sprawled across Nodoka's couch, staring at his phone. 'No new contact added. And as for money…'
He opened the banking app; a login screen stared back at him.
'Username and password. Neither of which I know.' Yuuto stared at it for another second.
'Guess I'm broke for the time being.'
"Uhm…" Nodoka stood nearby, fidgeting with her fingers. "I… Uhm. You CAN sleep in my bed, you know…"
"Yeah, I know." Yuuto glanced at her. "You wanted us to have sex, right?"
She practically jumped out of her skin, her face immediately turning bright red. "N-NO!! NO WAY! Why would you even—"
A beat passed.
"Why would you…" Her voice faltered. She looked down. "...As I thought, it's shameless, right? I'm being shameless and crude right now."
She forced a smile.
"I'm… I'm sorry. I don't know what I was think—"
"What are you talking about?" Yuuto finally looked away from his phone, raising an eyebrow. "So you wanna fuck. So what?"
"E-... Eh?" Nodoka blinked up at him. "B-but… you know, I'm being… crude and nasty, a-and…"
Her gaze dropped again. "You don't want to."
"I don't want to for other reasons." Yuuto shrugged. "Not because you're dirty."
'Fucking a girl while wearing another dude's body is a bit of a weird ethical neighborhood.'
"I'm not dirty to you right now…?" she murmured. "Even though it's… uhm. C-clear that I… maybe want… it?"
Yuuto let out another sigh and put his phone down.
"Without sex, you get declining birthrates," he said. "Shinzo Abe would be proud of you for trying to save Japan."
Nodoka stared at him.
Then her lips twitched.
"Pfft…"
She covered her mouth with one hand and turned away as a small laugh escaped her. Yuuto watched her shoulders tremble for several seconds before the laughter gradually faded.
When she looked at him again, there was something different in her expression.
"Say…"
She swallowed.
"Are you really… Kazuya?"
Yuuto twitched.
"D-Don't misunderstand!" Nodoka hurriedly raised both hands. "I'm happy. I really am. That you're here, and… the things you said today."
'Hm? Wonder which part did it.'
Her breathing slowly settled, though she still wouldn't quite meet his eyes.
"It's just… you've never defended me like that before. Or… calmed me down like this." Her fingers curled into the fabric of her skirt. "Whenever I was with you, I always felt like I had to be perfect. Elegant. Dignified."
A small, bitter laugh escaped her.
"The sort of woman you wouldn't be ashamed to marry."
Yuuto remained silent.
The tension in his shoulders slowly eased.
"But no matter how hard I tried…" Nodoka continued, "you always seemed disappointed in me."
She finally looked at him.
"So when you did all of that today, and… when I invited you over, I thought…" Her face reddened fiercely again. "I thought you would call me shameless afterward."
Her hand cautiously settled against his shoulder.
"But you're looking at me so kindly."
She smiled.
"I'm so glad, Kazuya…"
Yuuto studied her face.
'How the hell do I even respond to that?'
"Well…" His expression remained perfectly flat. "It's just sex."
Her eyes widened.
Then she giggled.
"Can I just ask why you don't want to… y-y'know?"
Yuuto leaned his head back against the couch and stared at the ceiling for several seconds.
"I'm tired."
"O-... Oh."
Nodoka looked away.
"I see…"
'Normally, I'd leave it there. Like I said, this isn't even my identity.'
Yuuto glanced at her.
'But… I'll do you a solid, Mizuno.'
Before Nodoka even realized what was happening, Yuuto had taken both of her hands in his.
She gasped.
'Just when did he get so—'
"And if I'm gonna do it with you…"
Yuuto leaned closer, his voice dropping as his lips neared her ear.
"I'll want to do you for a while, you see."
Nodoka froze.
Then her entire face went scarlet.
"A-... Ah… I… Uhm… I-I… Erh…"
Her eyes darted everywhere except toward him. Her breaths came unevenly as Yuuto continued holding her hands.
"O-Okay… I, uhm… I-I'LL go shower! Ah… O-Okay?!"
She pulled her hands free with noticeable hesitation, then hurried toward the stairs, nearly stumbling over herself in the process.
Yuuto watched her disappear upstairs.
'Well.'
He leaned back.
'That was that.'
A translucent message abruptly appeared above him.
[NTR SCENARIO: COMPLETE!]
Yuuto stared at it.
'So it really was an NTR story.'
Another message appeared beneath it.
[Rewards calculated! Though, depending on who you are it could be a disadvantage!]
[YOU HAVE RECEIVED: CONTINUITY!]
'Okay…? What's it do?'
[Not telling <3]
Yuuto lazily waved the message away.
'Well. Whatever. Not like I need any more of an advantage than what I already have.'
He tapped a finger against his temple.
— THE NEXT DAY —
Nodoka and Yuuto were on their way to school.
"Yuuto," she called, glancing over at him. "Did you call your XXX so she wouldn't worry?"
'...!!'
Yuuto blinked.
For just a moment, her eyes seemed to go dark as she spoke.
'What did she just say?!'
"What?!" Yuuto snapped.
"What is it, Yuuto?" Nodoka blinked back at him. "You look like you've seen a ghost."
"You. What did you just say?!"
"I… Uh, I didn't say anything!" She looked confused. "I just asked if you called her. Your XXX."
A sharp beep cut through her voice, screeching painfully in Yuuto's ears. For a fraction of a second, her eyes went blank and soulless.
Then everything returned to normal.
'...Fishy.'
"You called me Yuuto, though."
"Uhm…" Nodoka tilted her head. "Like I always do?"
'...What is this? She definitely knew me as Kazuya yesterday.'
The reward from yesterday flashed through Yuuto's mind.
[YOU HAVE RECEIVED: CONTINUITY!]
'Could it be that Continuity thing?'
Before long, they arrived at school.
Except something was wrong.
Yuuto stopped dead.
'That's a different school!' His eyes widened as he stared at the building, 'That is NOT the school I was at yesterday, despite Nodoka still remembering me!'
"What are you doing, Yuuto?" Nodoka called from ahead. "We'll be late for class!"
Yuuto stared after her.
'What. IN THE STAND ABILITY. Is going on!?'
He instinctively struck a pose.
Soon enough, they entered the building and made their way down one of the corridors.
"Hurry up, Yuuto-kun!" Nodoka suddenly grabbed his arm and pulled him along.
'Woah, what the—'
"We usually don't get alone time like this…" she muttered, blushing faintly. "We can't waste even a second…"
"I just slept at your house yesterday, though?" Yuuto raised an eyebrow.
"K-KEEP YOUR VOICE DOWN!" Nodoka hissed, immediately leaning forward with her hands on her waist. "Besides… you're treating sleeping at my house way too lightly! You should learn to understand a girl's heart more!"
"HMPH!"
She spun around and marched away.
Yuuto stared after her.
'The hell?'
"PREZ!"
A sharp masculine voice called from farther down the corridor.
Yuuto and Nodoka turned.
A boy with spiked blond hair and a calm smile was walking toward them, carrying a silver tray with two cups resting neatly on top.
"Our booth is giving out free juice samples!" he announced cheerfully. "Could you please give them a try?"
Yuuto stared at him.
'Oh.'
His expression went completely flat.
'I see what this is.'
YES.
Yuuto has entered a NEW NTR SCENARIO.
MESU NOCHI TORARE!
In the original story, the girl drinks one of the samples, only to discover far too late that it had been laced with an aphrodisiac. The guy offering it then takes advantage of her and rapes her away from her boyfriend.
AND AS YOU GUESSED IT, SHE LIKES IT A LOT WHILE DENYING IT FOR MAXIMUM EMOTIONAL DAMAGE!
Whether Yuuto had actually seen this particular NTR before hardly mattered.
Because he knew one universal truth.
When someone offered you free samples, you naturally had to—
"Thanks. I was thirsty."
Yuuto snatched both cups off the tray and immediately began chugging them.
…DRINK THEM WHILE YOU CAN!!
ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE BROKE!
"YUUTO!?" Nodoka cried.
Yuuto continued drinking while the blond guy's smile visibly strained.
His eye twitched.
"Y… Haha…" he muttered awkwardly. "That was m-meant for her—"
Yuuto finished the second cup and slapped both empties back onto the tray.
"I like it." He smacked his lips thoughtfully. "Orange Joe, huh? You got any more at your booth?"
The boy froze.
"Erhm… we've actually just run out, so—"
"Good." Yuuto smirked. "I'll come with you while you make more."
The boy twitched.
"...!!"
His smile finally shattered.
"F-... Freak!"
He spun around and ran as fast as his legs could carry him.
Nodoka watched him disappear down the corridor.
"...?"
She tilted her head.
"Why'd he do that?"
"He was too obvious, that's why." Yuuto sighed.
"E-Eh?" Nodoka raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean?"
[Good job!]
A popup suddenly appeared in front of Yuuto.
He barely reacted.
'Naturally. I knew this was another—'
[1 OUT OF 2 OBJECTIVES CLEARED IN THIS SCENARIO!]
'WHAT?!'
[Hehe.]
Yuuto stared at the message.
[You didn't think it'd be that easy forever, huh?]
Another line appeared beneath it.
[I'd stay vigilant.]
Then one final message flickered into existence.
[Who knows what might happen. <3]