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(A/N Well, some things happened while I was at work. Apparently, Webnovel higher-ups are a bunch of masochistic since they just decided to shoot themselves in the foot. But I'm not here to remind you about it.

After this chapter, I'm going to take a break. A week or two to plan out some things, and in the meantime, I'm going to upload my chapters at ScribbleHub. I won't stop writing here either, so don't worry for anyone who doesn't want to migrate. It is just many of the readers don't even speak English, so I want to give them the chance to enjoy the story till the end. It will have the same name there, so it should be easy to find.

That's all from me for now.)

(E/D: Help me! UID: 865576205.)

(Ryoto's pov)

I 'opened' my eyes which was strange since I don't remember falling asleep. What's stranger was that I wasn't in my room. Well, I was but not my room that I'm supposed to have right now. It was the room in my home world.

How the heck am I back in my world? I'm sure as hell I didn't survive the last boss, aka Yhwach unless he had a heart attack while I was not looking, which would be hilarious since he still shouldn't have a heartbeat!!!

OK, calm down. I got pretty heated. I also don't know what happened to Rin and why I was transported back to my room and not the rooftop. The last time I returned to the place, I was last standing before transfer. Was there some kind of glitch in the system? Is Truck-kun slacking off?

I'm not complaining. I'm just worried about the consequences. Lala not being next to me in bed is a red flag in itself.

Wait!

I looked at my right arm, and I was surprised to not see my tattoo. I just started to like it too...

If the tattoo didn't transfer back with me, then how about...

I looked down at my chest.

Even my scars are gone, not the ones from Kaede, though.

'Hey Karen, do you hear me?'

I called Karen just like I used to do. It feels like years have passed since we talked... oh, right.

But there was no answer. This is not a good sign.

'Zangetsu, are you there?'

Zangetsu: "Against my will."

'Great, you are still there. Do you know what the hell happened to us?'

Zangetsu: "We got the mission from Mr. Captain, and then... then we got here."

He said, unsure of what to say. Just like me, he has a blank space in his memory. That's worrying. If I witness something, but I forget it, Zangetsu usually remembers it. If he doesn't, then either I didn't I witness anything or...

Better not to think about it for now.

I didn't get any reward for completing the quest, and my scars got healed. The first thing I should do in this unknown situation is to gather information.

I searched the room for any differences, but everything was as it was before. I may have missed some things, as it has been a while since I've seen it, but it looks the same.

I decided to go downstairs, and I was met with an alluring smell. It was probably Mikan's cooking. She may not be at my level, but I certainly missed it.

Ryoto: "Morning."

Mikan: "It looks like without Lala, you can't wake up early. I was about to go upstairs to wake you up."

So Lala is here. Good to know.

Ryoto: "Mikan, I know it may sound strange, but where is Lala?"

Mikan seemed to be perplexed by my question.

Mikan: "Are you still asleep? Lala was called by her father for some kind of important party. She will be gone for a few days."

I see. I don't remember it at all, and time shouldn't have passed while I was on the mission. Something is really wrong, and I needed to check on Rin as fast as possible, but before I went to Saki's mansion, I heard a feminine voice that didn't belong to anyone I knew.

???: "Good morning."

She had slightly long straight orange hair and golden eyes. Her bust was a little larger than Rin's but was still smaller than Lala's, but it was still impressive.

I recognized her instantly, but she shouldn't be here. It shouldn't be a thing.

Ryoto: "...Rito?"

Rito: "I go by Riko now. Did you forget?"

(E/D: Chippu to Potatochu! Do you copy!? Are seeing you this!? This is for you. Over!)

She sat next to me and put her hand on my leg. She was clearly being seductive, but it only gave me a shudder down my spine.

He is a guy, but she is a girl, but he is a guy... I'm confused.

What the hell happened here!!?

I chose to escape from this problematic situation by going to school.

Ryoto: "Thanks for breakfast Mikan. I'll be on my way to school."

I was unfortunately stopped.

Mikan: "What do you mean school? It's Sunday, and you promised Riko a date today."

I did what now?

Mikan then took out her phone and showed me a video of me promising Riko a date.

As much as I don't want to, I promise even if I don't remember it, and when I promise something, I fulfill it. That's why I don't promise as much as possible.

*Sigh*

I'm practically being forced to have a date with my brother... sister... Let's just say relative for now. I don't want to be confused.

But right after the date, I'm checking on Rin, and nothing's going to stop me!

(E/D: I need an "Are you sure about that" chain in the above paragraph.)

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On the date with Riko, we went around the town. She tried on many different clothes and behaved completely like a girl, which was disturbing to me.

Just imagine your brother of 16 years transformed into a girl and apparently has feelings for me. She tries to be subtle with it, but she isn't. I'm not a teenager anymore. I mean, I'm kinda am, but I have a lot more life experience.

Halfway through our date, I started enjoying myself, so I took her hand, and we walked around like that. I bought her some earrings that I thought suited her, and she seemed to like them since I saw some tears in the corner of her eyes, but these were tears of happiness as she showed a wide smile.

As the last location, I decided to walk down the river bank. The sun was already setting down. When you're having fun, the time sure files.

With the sun on our side, we looked into each other's eyes. I was drawn to them. They were simply beautiful.

I put my hand on her chin, and she instantly understood what was going to happen, she closed her eyes, waiting for me to move. And so I did, slowly my lips getting closer to hers until...

(Truck-san's pov)

Truck-san: "Like that's ever gonna happen."

I said as I closed a book I was reading.

It's totally unrealistic for Ryoto to not check up on Rin immediately after getting back.

But who knows what's going to happen in the future~.

Teasing readers is fun, and so is quoting Shrek!

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(A/N Non-canon 200th chapter special. Hope you enjoyed it.)

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