27 - Preparation

Author here. To clarify a few things: Hugh, Gyarune, Akito, Rise, Riku, Yuuto, Nazuna, Ryuuji, Satoshi, Tommy, Benson, and the African Twins are all original characters. Hiroki, his family, the transfer student, and Nao are from *Tensei Kokujin No NTR Ru*. Saki and her parents are from *Metamorphosis*. Yuuto is an original character from my work *Anti-NTR Man: I Save The Main Character From Getting CUCKED!*

As for Hugh and Gyarune: they're common trope antagonists in NTRs (Ugly Bastard and Gyaru blonde hair tanned guy). I just got lazy naming them.

Another thing: This arc is the last one.

I want to focus on other projects. Putting my all into this fanfic while I have two original novels to update, with four more in the works, is just too taxing. I feel like I'm losing my touch and the quality is dropping. So, I'll try end this one with a bang (no pun intended). It will be quite difficult to top considering the last arc, but I'll see what I can do.

This fanfic started as a free commission for a reader, but the clout I got from it went to my head, and I extended this work on purpose. I don't think it was inherently wrong, but it's important to know when to end it.

Either way, enjoy.

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In the dead of night, Yuuto awakened from his unconscious state. Beside him, Kaede and Kanoko were sound asleep.

Glancing at the clock on his bedside, he noted the date and time.

'A week...' he thought, looking over at Kaede and Kanoko.

'...I'll deal with them and Saki later. There's something I need to verify,' he contemplated as he quietly got up and walked to the bathroom, his gaze wandering the room, wondering if it was the same one he had been in before.

Standing before the mirror, he observed himself.

'...My jaw's more chiseled... And I'm taller, yet my muscle mass hasn't changed much, but I'm still seeing changes there as well,' he noted, scrutinizing his reflection.

'I think it's true then. I'm beginning to resemble my original body more as time goes on... But...' he mused, pulling his shirt collar aside to reveal his scar.

'...It hasn't completely faded... And my head still hurts a bit,' he added, feeling around the lower back area where he had been impaled by broken glass.

There was a small bump, a stitch. 'The glass must have gone really deep to require stitches...'

He then looked at the palm he had burnt, also noticing some remnants of the burn still etched on his skin.

'This confirms it. My abnormal regeneration from when I first arrived in this world... It's slowing down,' Yuuto concluded.

'Is it connected to my transmigration and the fact that I increasingly look more like my original self?'

'...I have a theory, then.'

'I wasn't actually regenerating. It was just my body gradually transitioning to this world, slowly replacing Hiroki's body, focusing first on the critical areas,' Yuuto reasoned.

'Hmm. Can't be certain yet. It could be anything, but it's a plausible enough theory... Then again, in an NTR world where a man-child can hypnotize masses, anything's possible.'

'Either way... Now that I have time for myself... I need to start training and install security cameras around the house, all the while Anti-NTRing Saki Yoshida back to her good life.'

'And I still don't completely look like myself. I'll use this opportunity and abuse this super regeneration to train like hell while I still have some form of it. Maybe my newly added strength will transfer to my original body when this transmigration process is complete...?'

Yuuto resolved.

Morning came, and Kaede and Kanoko woke up to find Yuuto no longer in his bed.

"Where is Hiroki?" Kanoko murmured as she and Kaede scanned the room.

Kaede, somewhat expecting to see him working out, hurriedly looked around.

Instead, she spotted Yuuto sitting at a nearby table, still in his hospital robe, eating breakfast with Akito and Nazuna, who had come to visit. Akito sat on one side in his wheelchair, needing more space, while Nazuna sat next to Yuuto.

"You just can't grow taller in 7 days, dude! You defy physics or something!" Nazuna exclaimed, examining him.

She then squeezed his cheeks. "AND WHAT'S WITH THAT JAWLINE?! AKITO, YOU SEEING THIS?" Nazuna called out, as Yuuto hastily pushed her arms away. Unperturbed, she used her other hand to continue poking him.

"I'm not seeing anything... What are you even talking about?" Akito sighed, glancing at Yuuto.

"How about you listen to your psychotic friend, monkey?" Yuuto started, food falling out of his mouth as he tried to chew, his cheeks squeezed by Nazuna.

"Monkey!? That's offensive!" Nazuna called out with a pout.

"Hiroki...?" Kaede murmured, in shock to see him acting so casual, with Kanoko equally stunned.

"No, monkey's pretty accurate," Akito agreed, not arguing with the title Yuuto had given her.

"Besides, your friend just died. Be depressed or something. Leave me alone," Yuuto said casually, his expression deadpan.

"No can do~ Ryuuji wouldn't want us to be depressed, so there's that~ Besides, I brought you the food, so I can do whatever I want with you, considering you're oh so graciously eating it," Nazuna playfully explained, cut off as Yuuto grabbed another bite.

But he immediately spilled it out again as Kanoko and Kaede surprised him with a hug from behind, knocking him forward a bit.

"Buffu—!!" Yuuto let out, the air in his lungs being emptied as they tightly hugged him.

"Hiroki... I'm so glad you're okay!" Kaede murmured, while Kanoko just hugged him, dipping her head into his shoulder.

With a sigh, Yuuto let them do as they pleased.

Kanoko slightly shifted her head to Nazuna, who looked at the three with a warm smile.

'Hiroki seems pretty close to that girl, huh...?' Kanoko thought, feeling a tinge of frustration.

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"MOVE OUTTA THE WAY! WE GOTTA GET HIROKI TO AN AMBULANCE!" Kanoko bellowed as Nazuna ran toward them, Yuuto unconscious.

"Besides, you're the last person I want anywhere near him!" she shouted, her eyes hostile as she glared at Nazuna.

But Nazuna merely snatched the unconscious Yuuto from Kanoko's, Saki's, and Kaede's grasp and hoisted him onto her shoulders.

"H-HIROKI!" Kaede called out in panic as she moved toward Nazuna, dreading for her son's safety.

"YOU BITCH, GIVE HIM BACK!" Kanoko yelled, while Saki looked down, overwhelmed by the situation and unsure what to do or say.

"Not happening," Nazuna replied firmly as she turned and walked toward the exit. "Or wait, do YOU know how to carry a concussed person out of a building without accidentally hurting him even more?!" she argued, a look of urgency in her eyes that silenced both Kaede and Kanoko. "Are you strong enough to make sure no one snatches him away from you until the ambulance arrives?! ARE YOU?!" she shouted, her body as still as a rock as she piggybacked Yuuto.

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Kanoko looked at Nazuna's soft expression and thought, 'She looks completely different... It's like she's a totally different person.'

She then felt Yuuto's shoulders and arms, using the hug as an excuse. '...He feels a little different... And... His body's kind of hot. Does he have a fever?' Kanoko wondered, worry creeping into her heart.

Meanwhile, Yuuto looked at the food on the table before him. 'Wonder when I'll get to eat... I trained the whole night, so I'mma need the calorie intake...' he thought, his muscles still sore beneath his hospital clothes.

Kaede remained silent, her heart full of fear. 'This boy... I can tell. This girl is right. He's changing... With every day, he begins to look more and more different from my Hiroki... It's like... Someone else is taking over my baby's body...' She shed a tear as she tightened her grip on Yuuto. 'But still... I'm just so glad that he's okay... Darling, is this your doing, maybe? Did you do this to protect us?' Kaede prayed internally, hoping his change was for the better.

Yuuto felt her shaky grasp, her tear soaking his shoulder. Instinctively, he reached out his palm to hers... but stopped himself just short of comforting her.

'No. ...I'm not that woman's son. Focus,' he thought, lowering his hand.

'Besides, I still have to remember... She's just one cock away from losing all her supposed love for her son. That's all it would take. All those gestures, the emotional depth we allegedly have, gone. Just one guy, and I'd become like a stranger to her. Frankly, I'd rather have free time to work out and not worry about expenses, so I'll make sure she won't be dating anyone and kick me out of the house... At least until I'm sure I can handle anyone and anything in this world. Then, I'll just move out on my own,' Yuuto thought, softly clicking his tongue as he leaned back into their embraces.

'What a pain. Got a lot of work to do,' he mused.