Ayato's Apartment.
Living room.
Ayato was lounging on the sofa, petting a cat.
Mm.
The texture was very good.
On the other side.
Koneko puffed out her cheeks, staring intently at Kuroka in Ayato's arms.
Damn it!
This damn sister.
She had succeeded with him after all.
For some reason, she felt her position was threatened.
After all...
They were both of the Nekoshou Clan.
And...
Instinctively, Koneko looked down at herself.
Damn it, when would she ever grow?
Right now, she couldn't compare to Kuroka at all.
Gritting her teeth, Koneko picked up a game controller and leaned against Ayato's shoulder. "Ayato-senpai, play games with me."
"You're calling me senpai?"
Ayato looked down. "What's wrong? Don't you usually call me a perverted Devil?"
Koneko showed her little fangs. "What, don't you like it?"
"If you don't like it, I can switch back."
Ayato smiled slightly, took the controller, and didn't say anything more.
Then!
He started watching the TV and maneuvering the character.
It was a fighting game.
He had played it before.
So he picked it up quickly.
"???"
Kuroka had a face full of question marks.
What was so fun about this stuff?
"Damn it, lost to you again."
A moment later, looking at the big "KO," Koneko pouted.
"What, want me to go easy on you?"
"No. What's the fun in that?"
Koneko shook her head, looked up at Ayato, and dispelled the magic hiding her ears.
Seeing this, the corner of Ayato's mouth curled up, and he gave Koneko a head pat.
"Meow meow meow."
Koneko squinted her eyes like a real little kitten.
Kuroka: "..."
Good grief.
Her little sister had grown up too.
But...
Thinking of this, Kuroka's cat ears twitched. "Master, my ears are a bit itchy..."
Kuroka launched her offensive.
Hearing this, Ayato smiled slightly and gently pinched her fuzzy ears with two fingers.
"Mmph..."
Kuroka's breathing became heavier, her body unconsciously squirming left and right.
Koneko: Glare.
Damn it!
Too shameless.
This bad woman.
Hesitating for a moment, Koneko extended her cat tail.
Watching the undercurrents between the two little cats, Ayato also smiled slightly.
Not bad.
This should be the joy of owning cats.
Just as Ayato was continuously giving head pats, his expression shifted slightly.
"What is it, Master?"
Kuroka noticed the change in Ayato's expression and asked.
"Nothing. Elsa found something."
Ayato stood up. "I need to go out."
"Ayato-senpai."
Koneko said pitifully, "I haven't been to another world yet."
"What's the big deal? Come along."
"If Koneko's going, then I'm going too."
"Fine, then everyone's going."
As he spoke, a flash of light in the living room.
The figures of Ayato and the three women vanished.
Re:Zero world!
On a commercial street.
"So this is another world. So many races."
Koneko bounced along the street, looking at the passing demi-humans like a curious little baby.
"Elsa, where is that person?"
"Master, just down that street."
Following Elsa's guidance.
Soon.
Not far ahead of Ayato, a figure appeared, wearing a tracksuit, looking like a high school boy.
And their appearance also caught the other's attention.
Because...
Ayato was also wearing a school uniform that clashed with this world.
"???"
Natsuki Subaru was full of question marks.
What's going on?
He was summoned to another world; he should be the protagonist.
But why were there other people?
He rubbed his temples and murmured softly, "And why is this guy so much better looking than me?"
"More importantly, he has beautiful girls with him. Three of them."
"Wait, calculating this way... does that mean I'm not the protagonist at all, just a mere extra?"
"..." x3.
Listening to his soliloquy...
Kuroka and the others had strange expressions on their faces.
This kid...
How many novels had he read?
Did he really think that coming to another world as an ordinary person with nothing was a good thing?
"Hello there, friend. I'm Natsuki Subaru."
At that moment, Subaru flashed a refreshing smile, his white teeth sparkling in the sunlight.
"As you can see, I'm a person who transmigrated."
"We probably come from the same hometown. How about we look out for each other?"
"Forget it."
Ayato waved his hand and smiled. "Aside from beautiful girls, I don't want to look out for any men."
"But there is one thing I need your help with."
"What is it?"
"Please die once."
"Ha?"