I got out of bed and walked over to my open suitcase. I grabbed a pair of clean black jeans, a white t-shirt, and a dark gray jacket. I put them on quickly, along with my black sneakers. I didn't bother checking the mirror in the bathroom. I just ran my fingers through my messy hair to make sure there weren't any huge knots, zipped up my suitcase, and grabbed the handle.
I rolled it out of my room and walked downstairs. My dad was already waiting by the front door. He was holding a small brown paper bag, and his eyes looked a little red, like he had been crying again.
"I packed you a lunch," he said, his voice trembling just a bit. He handed me the bag. "It's rice balls with pickled plum. Just in case you get hungry before they serve dinner at the school."
"Thank you," I said, taking the bag carefully. "That is very helpful. I didn't know if they had a cafeteria on the ship."
He reached out and pulled me into another tight hug. He smelled like coffee and laundry detergent. I stood there for a second before awkwardly patting his back two times. I felt bad that he was so worried, but I was also just ready to get this over with.
"Please be careful, Katsuya," he whispered into my shoulder. "Keep your head down. Don't look anyone in the eye for too long. And remember, if a girl tries to talk to you, just keep walking. Don't let them corner you."
"I will," I said, stepping back so I could pick up my suitcase again. "I don't plan on talking to anyone anyway. I'm just going to do my schoolwork and stay in my dorm room."
He sniffled and gave me a watery smile. "Okay. Go on. Don't miss your flight."
I nodded, opened the front door, and stepped out into the crisp morning air.
The walk to the airship docks took about forty-five minutes. I used the map on my scroll to find the way, following the little blue line. The city of Vale looked a lot different in the daylight. There were a lot of people out, mostly rushing to work or opening up shops.
But as I got closer to the docks, the crowd started to change. I saw fewer people in normal clothes and more people carrying giant, ridiculous weapons.
And just like the newspaper had implied, it was mostly women.
There were tall girls, short girls, girls with brightly colored hair and heavy armor. They were incredibly loud. They were laughing, shoving each other playfully. A few guys were mixed in the crowd, but they were mostly huddled together in small groups.
I kept my head down and walked along the very edge of the path, making sure not to bump into anyone.
Eventually, I reached the landing pad. A massive, bulky flying ship was parked there with its engines humming. The digital sign above the boarding gate said 'Beacon Academy Orientation Transport'. This was the Bullhead.
I walked up the metal ramp and stepped inside. The interior was basically a wide-open metal cargo hold with some benches bolted along the walls and large windows facing out toward the city. It was already getting pretty crowded.
I immediately walked straight to the back corner, getting as far away from the center of the room as possible. I put my suitcase down against the wall and stood in front of it. I held my paper bag with my rice balls close to my chest so it wouldn't get crushed.
More and more people kept walking up the ramp. The noise level was rising steadily. Girls were talking loudly over each other, boasting about which combat schools they came from. Some of them were already throwing flirty, aggressive looks at the few guys who had boarded.
It was exactly the kind of loud, chaotic environment I hated. I just wanted a quiet place to sit.
I kept my eyes focused firmly on the metal floor directly in front of my shoes, listening to the deep vibration of the ship's engines, just waiting for the Bullhead to finally leave.
**[Katsuya Akiya (MC) POV]**
The Bullhead flight wasn't too long, but it was incredibly loud. I spent the entire trip staring at the metal floor between my shoes, ignoring the chaotic energy of the Huntresses-in-training around me. Eventually, the ship jolted, the engines whined down, and the heavy metal doors hissed open.
I waited for the crowd to surge out first before grabbing my suitcase and stepping off.
Beacon Academy was massive. It looked like a giant castle mixed with a high-tech fortress. There were paved pathways, giant courtyards, and a massive central tower that stretched up into the clouds. The orientation was apparently being held in a giant auditorium at the far end of the campus.
I found a spot near the back of the auditorium, far away from the stage and the loudest groups of girls. I sat down on my suitcase, pulled out the brown paper bag my dad gave me, and started eating my plum rice balls.
After finishing my food, I just sat there. And sat. And sat some more.
I was really bored. The headmaster hadn't shown up yet, and the constant hum of a thousand teenagers talking was giving me a mild headache. I needed a distraction. I looked around, made sure no one was paying attention to the plain guy sitting on his luggage in the corner, and thought about the system.
The semi-transparent blue screen popped up in front of me.
I fully expected the chat to be quiet since I had ignored them, but the moment the screen loaded, a wall of text hit me. They had been talking the entire time I was on the ship.
[Koneko]: Come on, open the chat back up. I know you're there.
[Esdeath]: Give him a minute. We came on too strong.
[Scathach]:Speak for yourself. I was perfectly reasonable.
[Koneko]:Listen, I'll make it worth your while. If you just come visit my world first, I'll give you a deepthroat. From yourself. Think about how crazy that is.
I stared at the glowing blue letters, chewing on the last bit of rice in my mouth. I swallowed, feeling a mix of disbelief and slight disgust. I pulled up the keyboard.
[Katsuya]: No. That is a very weird thing to offer. I would rather not get a deepthroat from myself, especially from you. If I had to choose, having sex with Esdeath or Scathach is much more appealing. They actually have figures.
The chat paused for a second.
[Koneko]: That's bullshit! I'm going to grow, I swear! Fine. Look, I'll calm down. I'll completely back off and stop bothering you if you just upload at least one photo of what you look like now.
I read her message. I didn't want to upload a photo. I didn't want them analyzing my face. I raised my hand to type a message declining her offer.
[Scathach]:If you send a photo, I will send you a picture of me wearing lingerie.
My fingers stopped hovering over the keyboard.
[Esdeath]:I don't have any lingerie ready right now, but if you send a picture, I will immediately order my tailors to make me a custom bunny suit and send you a photo wearing it.
I am a simple guy. I might not want to go to a dangerous combat school, and I might find my other selves a bit unhinged, but a picture of Scathach in lingerie and Esdeath in a bunny suit was a genuinely good trade for one simple selfie.
Without hesitating, I opened the system's camera function. The screen reflected my face. My messy white hair fell over my forehead. My right eye was a dull, cloudy gray, while my left eye was a vibrant, piercing red. I looked completely different from my old life, but I didn't care enough to pose. I just stared blankly into the lens and snapped the picture.
Click. I hit send.
The image loaded into the chat.
I waited for a response.
I waited thirty seconds.
A minute passed.
The chat was completely dead. Absolute silence. I didn't know what they were doing in their own worlds, but then the messages started flooding in, and they weren't just thirsty anymore. They were incredibly bitter.
[Esdeath]: Are you kidding me right now?
[Scathach]: I'm actually angry. This is infuriating.
[Koneko]: You... you got to keep the male equipment AND you got a massive glow-up? Look at your hair! Look at your eyes! Why the hell did we get shoved into female bodies while you get to look like that?!
[Esdeath]: It is completely unfair. I'm looking at my chest right now and I hate it. You get to walk around looking cool, while I have to deal with back pain. I'm so incredibly jealous.
[Scathach]:I agree. The jealousy is intense. But... the aesthetic is undeniably perfect. It makes me want you even more, which just makes me angrier.
I sighed, rubbing the bridge of my nose. So now they were mad at me for looking good, but also still thirsting over me.
[Koneko]: Okay. Wow. Okay. Double or nothing!
[Katsuya]: What does that mean?
[Koneko]:It means I'll make a deal. If you promise to let me 'do something' with you when you eventually visit my world, I will personally guarantee to get you on Akeno and Rias's good side. I'll introduce you. I'll hype you up. Whatever you want.
I thought about it. Akeno and Rias were incredibly attractive. Getting an easy introduction to them without having to do any actual work sounded great. Plus, I could always just delay visiting her world for a very long time.
[Katsuya]:I agree to these terms. Now where are my pictures?
———
[Koneko Toujou POV]
I sat quietly on a wooden bench in the courtyard of Kuoh Academy, entirely ignoring the chaotic noise of the school day around me.
A few yards away, Issei Hyoudou and his two idiot friends were huddled near the bushes, trying to peek into the girls' locker room windows. He hadn't even been killed yet. He was just a loud, repulsive, human pervert. Watching him drool and giggle like an animal made my skin crawl. There was absolutely no way in hell I was ever going to let myself become a part of Rias's eventual harem plan for that gross loser.
I turned my back to them, keeping my golden eyes firmly locked on the semi-transparent blue screen hovering invisibly in front of my face.
My face felt incredibly hot.
I stared at the photo on the screen. The messy, stark white hair. The sharp, indifferent expression. And those eyes—the stormy gray right eye and the striking, bleeding red left eye. He looked incredible.
A surge of heavy, bitter jealousy twisted in my chest. It wasn't fair. We were all the same soul. Why did he get to keep the original equipment, get a massive aesthetic upgrade, and walk around looking like that, while I got stuffed into this frustratingly tiny, flat-chested demon body? I wanted to be that. I wanted my old body back.
But alongside the jealousy was something else. Something much heavier and far more distracting.
I shifted my legs on the bench, pressing my thighs together as a strange, pooling heat settled low in my stomach.
I was actually getting turned on by a picture of myself. Or rather, the male body that belonged to me—to us.
I bit my bottom lip, my breath hitching slightly. He was perfect. And he had just agreed to let me do whatever I wanted with him when he visited.
I quickly saved the photo to my system's internal gallery. The throbbing heat between my legs was getting impossible to ignore. I realized with a flush of embarrassment that I was getting genuinely, physically wet just sitting here on a school bench.
I closed the system screen with a swift swipe of my hand and stood up, grabbing my school bag.
I needed to get back to my house. I had a picture to look at, and I definitely needed to use it as material right now.
I walked briskly down the street, ignoring the usual after-school foot traffic. My house—well, technically the house Rias Gremory provided for me—was only a fifteen-minute walk from Kuoh Academy. Usually, I liked to take my time, maybe stop by the convenience store for some snacks, but today, my pace was completely focused. I had one goal in mind.
I reached the small, two-story house, unlocked my front door, and stepped inside. It was quiet, clean, and entirely empty. Exactly how I liked it.
I dropped my school bag on the floor by the door and walked over to the small, beige couch in the living room. I sat down heavily, the soft cushions sinking under my small frame.
I brought the system screen back up. The picture of Katsuya was right there, saved in my private gallery.
I stared at his face. The white hair, the mismatched eyes. He looked so indifferent, so incredibly plain in his demeanor, but physically, he was striking.
I reached a hand down, my fingers ghosting over the fabric of my uniform skirt.
I paused for a second. A stray thought crossed my mind. Was this weird? I was technically about to masturbate to a picture of myself. To my original soul, just in a different, much better-looking male body.
I frowned, considering the philosophical implications for exactly three seconds before shrugging it off. I had been stuck in this female body, living under the name Koneko Toujou, for a long time now. The memories of being Katsuya were there, but the physical reality was entirely female. I had female hormones, female instincts, and a very female, throbbing ache between my legs right now. Plus, it was the first time I had ever gotten genuinely wet just from looking at an image.
I wondered if he rolled some kind of hidden charm perk on the wheel that affected us, or if being separated across dimensions had just turned Scathach, Esdeath, and me into complete horn dogs for our original self.
Probably the horn dogs thing.
I started to slide my hand under my skirt, feeling the damp heat through my underwear, but then my mind flashed back to his messages in the chat.
If I had to choose, having sex with Esdeath or Scathach is much more appealing. They actually have figures.
My hand stopped. I pulled it out from under my skirt and crossed my arms tightly over my chest, an involuntary pout forming on my lips.
"Jerk," I muttered out loud to the empty room.
I knew he was just being logical based on visual aesthetics, because that's exactly how I would have thought back when I was him. But hearing it directed at me now was incredibly frustrating. I wanted to punch something. Preferably him, right after I kissed him.
I let out a frustrated huff and uncrossed my arms. I decided to ignore his stupid comment for now and just focus on the picture. I reached down again.
Ring. My actual, physical phone—not the system chat—started vibrating violently on the coffee table.
I froze. I glared at the phone. It was a custom red scroll Rias had given me. The caller ID flashed brightly: Buchou (President).
I let my head fall back against the couch cushions with a long, agonizing groan. The timing couldn't possibly be worse.
I sat up straight, cleared my throat, and grabbed the phone. "Hello, Buchou," I said, keeping my voice as flat and emotionless as possible.
"Koneko! You left school so early," Rias's cheerful voice rang out through the speaker. "Is everything alright? We were just planning a fun activity for the club this weekend and wanted to make sure you were coming!"
"I am fine. But I will not be able to participate this weekend," I lied smoothly. "I am busy."
There was a pause on the other end of the line. "Busy? With what? Are you feeling sick?"
"No," I said, racking my brain for an excuse that would absolutely guarantee she wouldn't try to come over and drag me out. "I have... a boyfriend now. I am spending the weekend with him."
There was a moment of absolute, stunned silence.
Then, the phone speaker nearly blew out.
"A BOYFRIEND?!" Rias shrieked, her voice echoing with intense, overwhelming excitement.
"Oh my, Koneko-chan has a boy?" Akeno's sultry voice chimed in from the background, equally excited. "Who is the lucky young man? Do we know him?"
I closed my eyes, realizing I had just made a massive mistake. Telling two incredibly nosy, powerful demons that I had a secret boyfriend was the worst possible excuse I could have used.
"It's private," I said quickly. "I have to go. Goodbye."
I hung up the phone and tossed it onto the other side of the couch.
I let out a heavy sigh, trying to calm my racing heart. I looked back at the system screen, trying to get back into the right headspace. I reached my hand down one more time.
Suddenly, the ambient magic in the room shifted. It was a faint, prickly sensation on the back of my neck. I felt a sudden spike of dense, demonic energy materializing directly inside my house.
I cursed internally. I ripped my hand away from my skirt, smoothed down my uniform incredibly fast, and practically dove across the coffee table to grab my handheld game console. I landed back on the couch, flipped the power switch on, and stared intently at the loading screen, forcing my expression to look completely bored.
A bright, crimson magic circle flashed onto the wooden floor right in front of my TV.
The light began to fade, leaving three very uninvited guests standing on my living room rug.
Yuuto Kiba immediately stepped forward, giving me a polite, apologetic bow. He rubbed the back of his neck, looking a bit guilty. "I'm really sorry for the unannounced drop-in, Koneko-chan. I tried to tell them we should at least knock on the front door, but the President was... in a hurry."
I just gave a small, slow nod, keeping my eyes glued to the screen of my game console. I mashed a few buttons to make it look like I was in the middle of a boss fight, completely ignoring the massive spike in my heart rate.
Before Kiba could say anything else, Rias and Akeno were suddenly right in front of me, invading my personal space.
Rias leaned down, her face just inches from mine, her blue eyes shining with intense, unrestrained curiosity. "Koneko! You can't just drop a bombshell like that and hang up! A boyfriend? Since when? How did you meet him? Is he human? A devil?"
"Oh, I bet he's very handsome, isn't he?" Akeno chimed in, leaning over the back of the couch to box me in completely. She gave a soft, teasing giggle. "Are you going to introduce us, Koneko-chan? We just want to make sure he's good enough for our cute little mascot."
I kept staring at my screen, but my character was currently running into a wall because I wasn't actually paying attention to the game. I was cornered. I knew Rias. She was fiercely protective, but she was also incredibly nosy. She wouldn't leave until she got answers, and if I couldn't provide any, she would probably assign Kiba to shadow me and figure out who I was supposedly dating.
I needed an out. I needed a boyfriend to actually exist, right now, or this was going to turn into a massive headache.
Without moving my head, I frantically opened the system interface in my mind. I navigated to the dimension travel tab, rapidly setting a specific destination coordinate right outside my front door.
I sent an emergency invite.
———
[Katsuya Akiya (MC) POV]
I walked through the massive double doors of the auditorium. It was getting really crowded now. The noise was echoing off the high ceilings, making it hard to think. I kept my head down, ignoring the loud conversations of the other students as I walked toward a relatively empty row of seats near the back.
I knew Ozpin, the headmaster, was going to come out soon and give his speech. I barely remembered it from the show, but I knew it was supposed to be kind of cryptic and weird. I just wanted to sit down, listen to it, and then go find my dorm room so I could finally be alone.
Ping.
A notification chimed in my head. I stopped in the aisle.
I really didn't want to open the system chat. I had promised myself I wouldn't. But the pinging sound was annoying, and if they kept doing it, it was going to distract me from the orientation.
I sighed, sat down in a folding chair, and opened the semi-transparent blue screen.
[Koneko]: Get over here right now. Please. I sent you a world invite. Accept it. I'm being interrogated by Rias and Akeno and I panicked and told them I had a boyfriend to get out of an activity.
I stared at the messages. That sounded like a terrible situation to be in. Dealing with Rias Gremory and Akeno Himejima asking personal questions sounded loud and exhausting.
I brought up the keyboard.
[Katsuya]: No. I am currently sitting in the orientation room. The headmaster is about to give a speech. I am busy.
The response came through almost instantly.
[Koneko]:Please! If you don't show up, they won't leave me alone! I will do anything you want. Anything! Even if you want to use my body, fine! Just get over here and pretend to be my boyfriend so they leave my house!
I stopped.
I read the message again.
I am a simple guy. If someone offers me a deal that heavily benefits me in exchange for doing a relatively simple favor, it makes sense to accept it. Pretending to be someone's boyfriend for ten minutes to get two annoying people to leave a house was a very small price to pay for what she was offering.
[Katsuya]: I accept your terms.
Before I pressed the glowing green 'Accept' button on her dimensional invite, a thought occurred to me. If I left right now, I would miss Ozpin's speech. I didn't want to get in trouble on my first day for mysteriously vanishing from the auditorium.
System. How does time work when traveling to another world via an invite? Will I miss my orientation?
The screen glitched slightly, and the mechanical voice echoed in my mind, typing out bright gold text.
[SYSTEM]: WHEN A HOST ACCEPTS A DIMENSIONAL INVITE, THE NATIVE WORLD'S TIMELINE IS TEMPORARILY LOCKED IN A STASIS STATE. UPON RETURNING FROM THE VISITED WORLD, THE HOST WILL RE-ENTER THEIR NATIVE TIMELINE AT THE EXACT SIMULTANEOUS MILLISECOND OF DEPARTURE. ZERO TIME WILL HAVE ELAPSED.
I nodded to myself. That was incredibly convenient and perfectly efficient. I wouldn't miss a single second of the speech. I could go deal with Koneko's problem, collect my reward, and be back in my seat before the guy next to me even blinked.
I reached out and pressed the green button to accept the invite.
The bright light from the system's travel invite faded instantly. The loud, echoing chatter of the Beacon auditorium was completely gone, replaced by the quiet sounds of a suburban neighborhood in the late afternoon.
I looked around. I was standing on a concrete porch right in front of a dark wooden door. The air here felt a little warmer than back in Vale.
I ran a hand through my messy hair to make sure it wasn't sticking up from the teleportation, then stepped forward and knocked twice on the door.
Almost immediately, I heard footsteps scrambling on the other side. The door swung open, revealing Koneko. She was wearing a Kuoh Academy school uniform, looking up at me with wide, golden eyes. Her cheeks were flushed a bright pink.
Behind her, standing in the middle of the living room, were three other people. A tall blonde guy, a girl with a long black ponytail, and a girl with bright crimson hair. I recognized them from the anime. Kiba, Akeno, and Rias.
They were all staring at me, mostly taking in my white hair and mismatched eyes.
I just needed to play the part so they'd leave her alone.
"Hey," I said, giving a small, relaxed smile. I stepped into the house and naturally rested my hand on top of Koneko's head. Her hair was really soft. "Sorry it took me a bit to get here."
Koneko froze for a split second. Then, she practically melted. She leaned all of her weight into my side, wrapping her arms tight around my waist and burying her face right into my jacket. "It's fine," she mumbled, her voice surprisingly soft and slightly breathless.
She was really getting into it. Or she just really missed being held. Either way, it made us look like a real couple.
The crimson-haired girl, Rias, stepped forward and crossed her arms. She looked me up and down, her blue eyes scanning me like a protective older sister. "Well, I have to admit, I'm surprised. Koneko didn't give us a single hint she was seeing someone. I'm Rias Gremory, the president of her club."
"Nice to meet you. I'm Katsuya Akiya," I said, wrapping my arm comfortably around Koneko's shoulders.
"Oh my," Akeno murmured, stepping up beside Rias with a teasing smile. "You are very striking, Katsuya-kun. I'm Akeno Himejima. And this is Yuuto Kiba."
"Hey," Kiba gave a polite nod.
"So," Rias continued, keeping her gaze on me. "How long have you two been together exactly?"
"Just three days, actually," I answered easily.
"But we've been friends for a few months. We just kind of kept it to ourselves until we were sure."
"A few months?" Kiba asked, raising an eyebrow. "Where did you guys meet?"
"At a bakery," I said. "She was getting some sweets, I was grabbing a coffee. We just ended up sitting near each other and started talking."
Koneko squeezed my waist tighter. I could feel the heat radiating off her face through my shirt. I gently rubbed her shoulder with my thumb, just treating her the way my step-dad treated my mom when they were hanging out in the kitchen.
"And what is it about our Koneko that caught your eye?" Akeno asked, leaning forward slightly, clearly enjoying the interrogation.
"She's just really easy to be around," I shrugged slightly, answering honestly. "She's chill. I'm not a big fan of super loud people or crazy crowds, so hanging out with her is just... nice. Relaxing. Plus, she's cute."
Rias let out a breath, her protective posture finally dropping as a gentle smile formed on her face. She looked at how Koneko was clinging to me. "Well... I was worried she was just making an excuse to skip out on us. But seeing you two together, it's pretty clear you care for her. Just make sure you treat her right, Katsuya-kun."
"I will," I promised.
I stood there for another few minutes, letting Rias and Kiba ask a couple more normal questions about my hobbies and where I went to school. I just told them I liked cooking and taking walks, and that I was between schools at the moment.
Eventually, the conversation started to lull. I had rushed over here straight from the airship ride, and all that traveling was catching up to me.
"Hey," I said, gently patting Koneko's shoulder to get her attention. "I had a pretty long trip getting here. Where's your
Koneko reluctantly loosened her grip around my waist and pointed down the short hallway. "First door on the left."
"Thanks," I said, stepping away from the couch.
I walked into the bathroom and locked the door behind me. I took a leak, flushed the toilet, and turned on the sink. I made sure to wash my hands thoroughly with the soap sitting on the counter. It smelled like strawberries, which felt very fitting for her. I dried my hands on a small towel and stepped back out into the living room.
I walked back over to the couch and sat down. Immediately, Koneko slid right back into my side, pressing her leg against mine and resting her head comfortably against my shoulder. I just draped my arm over her back again, leaning into the cushions.
We all hung out for a little while longer. Kiba and Akeno talked a bit about some club stuff, and I just gave short, simple answers whenever Rias asked me a question.
After a few minutes, Koneko shifted. She leaned away from me, stretching across the coffee table slightly, and whispered something directly into Rias's ear.
I just watched quietly. Rias's blue eyes suddenly went wide. A massive, thrilled smile completely took over her face, and she looked like she was about to squeal with excitement. But then, Koneko whispered a second sentence. Instantly, Rias's bright smile vanished, replaced by a heavy, incredibly disappointed pout.
Rias let out a dramatic sigh and stood up, smoothing down her skirt.
"Well, Akeno, Kiba, we should probably get going," Rias said, giving us a knowing look. "It's getting late, and we definitely don't want to intrude any further. We'll leave you two alone."
"Have a wonderful night, you two," Akeno giggled, covering her mouth with her hand as she gave me a sultry wink.
"See you later, Koneko-chan. Nice meeting you, Katsuya," Kiba said with a polite bow.
A bright crimson magic circle flared up on the living room floor beneath them, and in a flash of red light, the three of them were gone.
The house was completely quiet again.
I let out a relaxed breath, stood up from the couch, and lightly dusted off the front of my jeans. "Well, my job is done. I'm glad they bought it. I should probably head back to my world now."
I started to reach into my mind to open the system menu, but I felt a tug on the hem of my jacket.
I looked down. Koneko was staring up at me, her golden eyes looking a little hopeful. "Do you... want to at least hang out and chill for a bit longer?" she asked softly. "Your time in Remnant is paused anyway. You're not going to miss anything if you stay."
I thought about it. Getting back meant I'd have to go sit in a giant, crowded auditorium and listen to a boring speech by a headmaster. Staying here meant I got to hang out in a quiet, comfortable house. It was a very easy choice.
"Sure," I said, dropping my hand. "I can stay for a little while."
I sat back down on the couch. This time, Koneko didn't just sit next to me. She immediately climbed over and settled herself comfortably sideways right onto my lap. I didn't mind it. She was small, and having someone sitting there felt surprisingly nice and warm.
She grabbed a TV remote off the table and clicked on the screen, switching over to a video game console she had hooked up. She handed me a controller, keeping the other one for herself.
We started playing some simple fighting game. She was leaning her back completely against my chest, her white hair tickling my chin a little bit. It was really peaceful.
We played a couple of rounds before my curiosity finally got the better of me.
"Hey," I said casually, pausing the game on my end. "What did you say to Rias earlier? She looked really excited, and then completely crushed two seconds later."
Koneko paused her side of the game and looked up at me over her shoulder, a tiny, amused smirk playing on her lips.
"I told her that we were going to spend some alone time together in my bedroom tonight," Koneko said bluntly.
I blinked. "Oh. That explains the excitement."
"Yeah," she nodded, turning her head back toward the TV screen. "But then she asked for details, so I told her that I absolutely wouldn't be describing any of it to her tomorrow."
I stared at the back of her head as my character on the TV screen got punched in the face.
I processed her words for a few seconds. She told Rias we were going to her bedroom, and she refused to give her the details of what we were going to do.
"Wait," I said, my thumb completely stopping on the controller. "You just told her that to sell the fake boyfriend story and get her to leave, right?"
Koneko paused her side of the game. She turned her head, looking at me with genuine, deep confusion in her golden eyes. "What? No. Why would I lie about that?"
I blinked. "Because we were just pretending."
"We were pretending for them," Koneko said slowly, as if she were explaining basic math to a child. "But we made a deal in the groupchat, Katsuya. I said if you let me do something with you, I'd get you on Rias and Akeno's good side. You accepted the terms."
I froze. My brain finally caught up to the reality of the situation. The realization hit me like a brick. She wasn't joking. She fully intended to have sex with me. Right now.
"I thought you meant, like, later. Much later. Or maybe you were just exaggerating to get me over here," I said, feeling a sudden wave of hesitation. I leaned back into the couch slightly. "I mean, logically, this is highly unusual. You are technically me. I share a soul with you. And physical appearance-wise, you are... very small. It isn't exactly the most attractive scenario. It feels weird."
Koneko's golden eyes narrowed dangerously. The cute, relaxed girl from five seconds ago completely vanished, replaced by a very intense, very stubborn demon.
She fully turned around on my lap, tossing her controller onto the couch cushion.
"I am cashing in my debt right now," Koneko threatened, grabbing the collar of my jacket with both of her small hands. Her grip was incredibly strong. "A Katsuya always pays their debts. You know that. I know that. You gave me your word, and I already held up my end by getting rid of the club president."
I stared into her glaring eyes. She had me entirely cornered with my own logic. I always follow through on a transaction. Breaking a deal was inefficient and dishonest, two things I hated. And she was right—a Katsuya always pays their debts.
I let out a long, defeated sigh.
"Fine. I concede," I said, raising my hands slightly in surrender. "A deal is a deal. But can we at least talk about the logistics of this first? I just want to establish some ground rules, considering our shared soul situation—"
Before I could even get the next word out, Koneko had completely shifted her position. She moved off my lap and dropped down to the floor, kneeling perfectly between my spread legs. She grabbed the metal zipper of my jeans.
I looked down at her. She looked up at me, her flushed cheeks contrasting with the absolute, predatory focus in her golden eyes.
"Itadakimasu."
"Wait, hold on a second," I said quickly, putting a hand on her shoulder to try and stop her.
"Even with the whole debt thing, we should really think about this. It's honestly just weird. I mean, you're literally me. We have the exact same soul. Doing this with yourself just feels completely wrong—"
She didn't let me finish. She completely ignored my protests, yanked the zipper of my jeans the rest of the way down, and just dove right in.
<18+ part from here...is he gay or straight if its himself?>
I immediately gripped the fabric of the couch cushions. My brain completely short-circuited.
Slurp.
A loud, wet sound filled the quiet living room as she took me into her mouth. I gasped, my head falling back against the couch. It was an incredibly overwhelming sensation, and the fact that it was happening right here in the middle of a brightly lit room made it even more crazy. I tried to tell her to stop, to tell her we needed to talk about it, but every time I opened my mouth, she just went deeper.
Shhhluck... gluck...
The wet, sloppy sounds of her sucking echoed loudly in my ears. She was using her hands too, and the combination of the heat and the intense pressure just completely erased any thoughts I had left. I couldn't focus on the fact that she used to be me. I couldn't focus on anything at all. My new body was way too sensitive, completely betraying my attempts to stay calm.
Gluck... slurp...
Everything became a chaotic, messy blur. My hips jerked forward on their own, and before I knew it, the build-up was just too much. In the last couple of seconds, I completely lost my mind. I grabbed the back of her white hair and shoved her head down hard against my lap.
When my mind finally cleared and I caught my breath, I was leaning heavily against the back of the couch, staring blankly up at the ceiling. I was panting, my chest heaving up and down.
I looked down. Koneko was sitting back on her heels on the floor, wiping the corner of her mouth with the back of her hand. She was coughing a little bit, her face flushed completely red all the way to the tips of her ears.
"I... I'm so sorry," I said awkwardly, quickly reaching down to pull my pants back up. "I didn't mean to shove your head down like that at the end. I just kind of lost control."
I also felt incredibly awkward for another, much bigger reason. During the whole crazy blur of what just happened, I finally got a clear look at what I was actually working with down there.
I was ten inches.
I stared at my lap, feeling completely bewildered and kind of annoyed. In my past life, I had a modest five inches. I was perfectly happy with five inches! It was a completely normal, average size that didn't get in the way when I wore tight jeans or sat down too fast. But now it had literally doubled. It was huge. It just seemed like a massive hassle to have to hide and walk around with every single day. Why did I need that much?
Koneko finally stopped coughing. She took a deep breath, her golden eyes looking up at me. Despite the bright red blush covering her face, she had a very satisfied, smug little smirk playing on her lips.
"Apology accepted," she said, her voice sounding a little raspy. She pushed herself up off the floor and climbed right back onto the couch next to me, leaning her head on my shoulder. "That was pretty crazy. But we can just catch our breath for a bit. We can go into my bedroom and continue the rest of it tonight."
I froze. My eyes widened, and I felt my face suddenly get extremely hot.
"Wait, no! Correcting you right there," I said, feeling incredibly flustered and leaning away from her. "There is no 'rest of it'. You said deepthroat. That was the deal we made. Just that and nothing else."
Koneko's smug smirk instantly vanished. She crossed her arms tightly over her chest and threw a massive, frustrated pout at me.
"Are you serious?!" she complained, glaring up at me with wide eyes. "You're just going to leave it at that? After I did all the work?!"
"Yes!" I said firmly, crossing my arms too. "A deal is a deal. You said what you wanted, I agreed, and the debt is paid. We are completely even now."
She glared at me for another ten seconds, clearly trying to stare me down and make me cave. But she knew me. She knew that once I made up my mind about something, I wasn't going to budge just because she was pouting.
She let out a loud, defeated groan and let her head fall back against the couch cushions, staring at the ceiling.
"Fine. You win. That's fine," she grumbled, dropping her arms. She reached over and grabbed my jacket sleeve, tugging on it lightly. "But you have to at least sleep over tonight before you teleport back to your world."
I frowned, looking at her. "Why? My time in Remnant is paused. I can just go back right now and not miss anything."
"Because Rias and Akeno are insanely nosy," Koneko explained, sitting back up and looking completely serious. "They bought the boyfriend act for now, but knowing Rias, there is a huge chance she'll send one of her bat familiars to spy on my house later tonight just to make sure. If they peek through the window and see I'm completely alone after I made a huge deal about us spending the night together, my cover is totally blown."
I thought about it. She made a good point. If we wanted them to believe the story, we had to actually play the part for the rest of the night. Plus, sleeping in a quiet, comfortable house sounded way better than standing in a crowded auditorium right now anyway.
"Okay," I agreed, giving a small nod. "That makes sense. I'll stay and sleep here tonight just in case they spy on us, and then I'll teleport back in the morning."