Believing She Has Been Reincarnated into a Baseball Game, My Little Sister Is Aiming for the Koshien, While I Give It My All to Keep Her from Finding out That It’s Actually an Ntr Game - Chapter 68

“And so… I’ve been reincarnated as Kyugo Yamada’s mother. It’s me, Mom.”

“Gah…”

“By the way, in this world, Kyugo Yamada and his mother are not actually blood-related. It’s… a complicated family situation.”

“Gah…”

Sitting across from Maika and me, Mom began recounting everything that had happened. Despite being in her mid-forties, she looked incredibly young, just like in our previous world. As expected of Maika and Riko’s real mother—her skin was radiant, with a texture that was both soft and plush.

However, “everything that happened” amounted to a few hours ago. Mom had sensed the situation right away and traveled from Nagoya, where Yamada’s mother worked, to find us. She was convinced that Maika and I were here too.

After all, in our previous world, Maika and I had disappeared without a trace. Mom had spent a long time searching for us after being notified by my father’s sister. But for her to immediately think we’d also reincarnated here right after she did… that’s seriously impressive.

Besides being the original artist for this game, maybe there’s another reason she sensed our presence. I’ll ask her about that later. For now…

“Sorry for the trouble, Mom… I’m really sorry.”

Beside me, Maika also bowed her head apologetically.

“No, reincarnation isn’t your fault… but more importantly… Riko-chan. She’s here, isn’t she…? Let me see her!”

Ah, right. This again. While it’s a heartfelt moment… honestly, if I were just a player of this game, I’d probably skip this scene.

“Squishy cheeks!! ――… Riko-chan… Riko-chaaaan!! Squishy, squishy Riko-chaaaan!!”

Mom, having spent a while pressing Riko’s sleeping cheeks, returned to the living room, tears streaming down her face. I get how she feels, but it’s still kind of a hassle.

“For now, Mom, save the heartfelt reunion for tomorrow after Riko wakes up. Let’s sort out this situation. So basically, Dad assigned your name to the character of Kyugo Yamada’s mother, right…? Wait, huh?”

…That’s not right, is it? Yamada Kyugo’s mother’s name should be Ikue. The fact that Mom, Rika, ended up possessing her is different from what happened with us…

“Oh, my name? That’s because Ikue was… my pen name.”

“So that’s possible…”

“I was actually searching for someone named Rika in case Mom had reincarnated too, but it was a waste of effort, huh…”

“Maika-chan, I’m so happy you were looking for me! I love you.”

“I don’t, though. I seriously resent you—mainly about the whole breast thing.”

“…Oh, I see. You inherited… the areolas. But don’t worry. Kyugo, your husband, will accept those large areolas of yours…”

Mom’s beautiful tears sparkled as she shed them. Wait, was that supposed to be a touching scene?

“Mom… did you just call him my husband? Why… How do you know about Kyugo and me…? For the record, we didn’t do anything in our previous lives! We thought we were blood-related siblings!”

Maika and I both wore expressions of shock. We had only told her about Mom’s reincarnation, not anything that had happened since we reincarnated. So how…!?

“Well, I heard you two going on about ‘inside’ and ‘pregnant’ and ‘baby’ during your… meditation…”

“Right… that happened.”

Right… that did happen.

“But even before that, I knew you two were in love and dating in this world. Because I saw it… from the perspectives of Makoto Nomo and Souta Yogi.”

“Huh?” 

“What?”

“…Yeah, that’s a normal reaction. You see, I happened to play your ‘Powerful Koshien’ save file on Kyugo’s PC, and in Takeshiki Gousetsu’s room, the paused game ‘Boku Hen!’…”

“Oh… um. Wait. What…?”

“Yes. And the plot had changed entirely. In both games, none of the heroines got stolen. There were a bunch of serious baseball scenes I don’t remember creating in ‘Powerful Koshien,’ and in ‘Boku Hen!’ the romance comedy never even started. Instead, the protagonist led a mundane life, with wholesome family moments and even scenes of his older brother getting a girlfriend. It was so ordinary that I ended up crying, feeling like I was watching our own family… And most importantly! The appearance of ‘Kyugo,’ ‘Maika,’ and ‘Riko’ matched you all exactly! I knew right away that you’d reincarnated into the game world! I prayed constantly that I’d join you here!”

Mom’s tear-filled words left me utterly stunned.

“Our changed story got reflected in the games…!?”

“Well, I guess it makes sense if you think about it,” Maika nodded, seemingly accepting it. But for me… yeah, maybe it does make sense… I hadn’t thought about it because there was no point.

So, there’s no way we can let anyone finish this game. I’ve been doing everything I can to prevent it, but if anyone can give me insights to eliminate that possibility entirely, it’s Mom, one of this world’s creators.

A touching reunion is all well and good, but right now, this takes priority.

“Although, it was limited to the data on Kyugo’s PC and the disc Takeshiki had. If it had affected the products out in the market, that’d be a massive problem. Mainly for my work.”

“Your… work?”

Maika scoffed, looking at her former mother with an icy stare.

“If you really wanted to join us here, that work shouldn’t matter. It’s clear you weren’t serious. Acting like you cared about us when it didn’t matter.”

A cold tone. Maybe Maika feels abandoned by a mother who left her family behind.

“I have no excuse for leaving you two behind, but… that job, for me, had its purpose. I realized I couldn’t reincarnate until I finished it. That’s why I distanced myself physically and mentally from ‘Powerful Koshien’ and ‘Boku Hen!’ for a while…”

“What? That makes no sense. I don’t need excuses. From a mother who ditched her family for work. Nothing you say reaches me.”

Oh, wait! She’s only upset because she inherited those big areolas, the dense hair, and the inverted nipples! That’s unfair! It’s not my fault! Besides, inverted nipples aren’t even genetic! Rikuto and Rumina might inherit our extra skin or nipple shape too, and wouldn’t that be wonderful?

“I’m sorry… but there’s something I think you both should know. It’s difficult to explain, more like a theory of mine, but… just in case…”

Mom’s tone was hesitant, but her words piqued my curiosity. Could it be that she… was thinking along the same lines as we were?

“Are you talking about… the end of this world? Is your ‘work’ actually… the next installment in this series?”

“…Yes! Yes, that’s it! As expected from you, Kyugo!”

Mom stood up, her eyes wide, and I instinctively got up as well, reaching out to take her hand.

Yes! So that was it all along!

Mom has been working on a ‘next installment’ in this world to ensure Riko’s life won’t be cut short—to create a future where there’s no concept of ‘game over.’

“Thank you, Mom! So that means there’s no end to this world, right?”

“Well, I can’t say for certain, but there’s no need to worry! The setting of the latest installment is 200 years in the future! It’s a story about an alien defense force sent to Earth, horrified by Earth’s NTR culture and determined to destroy it… until they join forces with the NTR defense squad to preserve it! So civilization will at least last for 200 more years here. It’s probably more secure than in our last world! Although Gousetsu-san’s script was a bit loose on the details, the future 200 years from now is set in stone!”

“That was… not quite what I expected, but great to know.” “Honestly, the end of NTR culture sounds fine to me. I’m rooting for those aliens.”

“Anyway, I waited to reincarnate until I saw the release through, so this world will definitely continue.”

“Since you waited until the release… does that mean a lot of time passed in that world after we disappeared?”

“Yes… but I don’t think you need to worry about that. Right now, I’m happy.”

Mom gave a gentle smile, showing traces of exhaustion. She must have spent quite a while searching, and then she worked tirelessly to ensure Riko’s life here wouldn’t be cut short.

“Thank you, Mom. I’ll make Riko happy, I promise… Oh, and Maika, you should apologize for that misunderstanding.”

“…Sorry, Mom… I admit I was wrong about the inverted thing… It’s just a random mutation…”

And Dad, who surely didn’t intend it this way, left behind that scenario and setting. Speaking of, I totally forgot he’s still holed up somewhere, squished and confined. Eh, it’s fine.

“But let’s not mention any of this to Riko. Telling her aliens are coming in 200 years would just freak her out!”

“Oh, come on, you’re just using that as an excuse to keep her a virgin, aren’t you?”

Maika saw right through me. Of course, she did.

But, c’mon, if Riko thought that hooking up with someone might end the world, I’d feel better… Riko is mine, after all…! I’ll never let my precious sister be taken from me!

“I see… so that’s what’s going on. You were ensuring Riko wouldn’t sleep with anyone to keep this world from ending. Classic Kyugo… still the doting brother…”

Mom blushed slightly, even shivering a little, her insight into our intentions unsettling but oddly impressive. She really is the most normal one in our family.

I want Mom to be happy too, but…

“We’re safe, but… are you sure this is okay, Mom? You’re married to a man you barely know in this world, after all. Well, he’s technically the Yamada Dad you created, so it’s not like he’s a total stranger… but did you have anyone back in the old world?”

“Of course not… I’m still devoted to Gousetsu-san. I still love him.”

“Huh?” “What?”

Maika and I spoke in unison, utterly bewildered.

It didn’t make sense. We’d always assumed that after her fight with Dad, Mom left him for good. We knew Dad still pined for her, but we figured Mom had moved on completely.

“I never explained it to you because you were so young… It wasn’t the kind of thing children should hear.”

“I see… so it was an adult matter…”

Mom nodded quietly, looking lost in thought.

“We truly loved each other… but there were irreconcilable differences between us… We hit a wall because of clashing values. But now that you’re older, you can understand. It’s not an easy story… but will you listen?”

Maika and I both nodded slowly.

At last, we would learn the reason for our parents’ separation…

“Gousetsu-san believed in always providing a warning for NTR, whereas I only accept surprise NTR—the kind that hits you out of nowhere, without warning. That’s why I coined the term ‘QNTR’ for ‘Sudden NTR.’ Your mother, in fact, was a QNTR fanatic.”

“Oh… wow. I suddenly feel… really sleepy. I think I can fall asleep now.”

“Agreed.”

“You understand, don’t you, Kyugo?”

“Nope, not at all.”

“Warning labels on NTR are a cop-out! Those who scream, ‘My mind is broken!’ from that need to stick to ‘One Piece’ and stop calling themselves otaku. They’re casuals. Like Mari Yaguchi—though I respect her as an NTR heroine.”

“Please don’t drag ‘One Piece’ into this.”

And wow, all her examples feel dated. Fashion otakus like that barely exist anymore. I barely know who Mari Yaguchi even is. Yep, she’s an old-timer.

“Some in the industry share my views, but most of my commercial work has to cater to the casual NTR fans. I started releasing three books at once: two that stay pure love to the end and one disguised as pure love but turns into extreme QNTR—a Russian roulette of betrayal! But fans have caught on and can tell from the book thickness alone…”

“Uh… where do I even begin…”

“Kyugo, I’m going to bed. You should go to sleep too.”

Yawning, Maika headed to her room, cutting short our heartfelt family reunion.

“But even with commercial works, I resist the warnings! For example, ‘Powerful Koshien’ was packaged as a wholesome baseball game, right? With Sakura Miya’s smiling face on a fresh, bright cover!”

“That’s why Riko never realized it was an adult game. Though she figured it out eventually.”

Alright, time for bed. We’ve got a big day tomorrow.

“Wait, Kyugo. Promise me something. Don’t tell Gousetsu-san that I’ve reincarnated here… not yet.”

Mom grabbed my T-shirt, looking at me intently.

“Is there a deep reason for that…?”

“I have a plan. Though I’m sure the Yamada Dad and I are in a platonic, sexless marriage, I want to… let Gousetsu experience true QNTR. Imagine, reuniting with me, only to find I’ve already been taken! To see Gousetsu’s despair and arousal! It thrills me! That’s my kind of love with Gousetsu!”

“Honestly… no wonder aliens want to end this culture.”

And if that other world successfully purged this ultra-dangerous element, it’s definitely a win. Dad really is a hero who saved the world.

“I also want to see your despair and arousal, Kyugo. I can’t wait for the day Riko shows up with a completely innocent, well-meaning boyfriend, and you—unprepared and without any signs or hints—fall into despair and arousal!”

“Oh, so that was your reaction earlier. It was excitement. Well, it’s never happening! I’ll never let that happen!”

She truly is one of us!

Maika! Our children will be the only normal ones in this family, I swear!