"Rito! Welcome back!"
As soon as he returned home and reached the living room, Lala, who was at his house, rushed toward him and hugged him.
Even though he was confused, he still said: "Mm, I'm back."
Sitting on the sofa was a man with gray hair and blue eyes, wearing strange armor. He said: "I am Zastin, personal bodyguard of Miss Lala."
On the smaller sofa, Mikan was acting as the host.
"I'm Rito Yuki." He said: "You can call me Rito."
Zastin, holding a cup of tea in his hand, after taking a sip, added: "Well, since we'll be staying here for a long time, I thought it would be good to meet the family of Miss Lala's fiancé."
He had a rather innocent expression for someone who was about two meters tall and wore armor that seemed dangerous.
Picking up a bag from the floor, Zastin opened it and took out a package, extending it toward Mikan: "This is something simple, just a small gift, but I hope you accept it."
"Oh, how kind." Mikan said, placing her own cup on the table and accepting the package.
Then, she turned to Rito: "I heard, Rito, you're going to marry an alien princess, aren't you?"
Lala pointed to herself: "Once again, let me introduce myself. I'm Lala, nice to meet you!"
"How polite." Mikan stood up after placing the package on the table and turned to Lala: "I'm Mikan, Rito's younger sister. He may not be a great brother, but please take good care of him."
When she bowed, Lala stepped away from Rito and jumped toward Mikan, hugging her.
"How cute!" Lala said with her eyes closing as she rubbed her cheeks against Mikan's.
Zastin went back to drinking his tea while Lala and Mikan started having a warm conversation.
"I'm going to change." Announcing this, Rito left.
...
After taking a bath, Rito lay down on the bed.
Honestly, a part of him feared being found out as someone who had taken over the original owner of the body.
Even if he tried, it was hard to act like the original Rito.
The fact that not even his younger sister, Mikan, seemed to notice anything different about him made him more at ease.
Of course, even if she thought he was acting strange, at most they would think he was going through a weird phase.
But... Even the existence of Zastin and Lala was easily accepted by Mikan...
'As expected of an anime world...' He thought.
The ease with which people accepted something like that was abnormal.
If it were in his old world, it definitely wouldn't be like that.
That said, he placed the back of his arm on his forehead while closing his eyes.
"Rito!"
Opening the bedroom door, Lala appeared.
Glancing at her sideways, he sat up on the bed: "Yes?"
"Wanna play?" She asked with a sweet smile: "Me, you, and Mikan."
"Sure, what are we going to play?" He got up and walked toward her.
"Video game." She replied.
...
While Mikan and Lala played a 1v1 fighting game, Rito waited for his turn.
{I don't accept this! I want to marry Haruna!}
Like a soft whisper that grew louder, he heard a voice similar to his own.
'Rito?' He thought.
However, seconds turned into minutes, and it simply vanished.
'Were those the deep feelings engraved in Rito's memories?'
From the inherited memories, he could feel the love that Rito felt for the girl named Haruna. But what did that have to do with him?
Yes, he inherited the memories, and yes, he admits that because of the influence of those memories, he had some affection for the girl named Haruna, but honestly, it paled in comparison to Lala.
"Ahhh, I lost..." Lala dramatized as she spoke. Then, she looked back: "Rito, it's your turn."
"Okay."
Setting aside thoughts about the old Rito, he stood up and sat near them, picking up the controller.
Before he could start playing, Zastin announced: "Miss Lala, I'll be returning to the spaceship."
"Sure!" She waved with a smile: "See ya~!"
Zastin looked in their direction: "Miss Mikan, Miss Lala's fiancé, it was a pleasure to meet you."
"Mm, see you." Rito said.
"Feel free to come back anytime." Mikan said.
...
A few hours later...
"This is delicious, Mikan~!" Lala said cheerfully while eating.
"Really? That's good." Mikan smiled.
At the dining table, only Rito, Mikan, and Lala were present.
Rito and Mikan's parents were almost always away.
Because of that, they were the ones who took charge of the house... Or rather, Mikan did everything.
After dinner and watching some TV together, it was time for them to go to bed.
"Hey, Lala, how about sleeping with me tonight?" Mikan asked.
"What? Sleep with Mikan? Of course I will!" She replied.
"Alright, then let's go."
"Mm, what's your room like?"
"Huh, probably way cleaner than Rito's."
With the two of them leaving, Rito also returned to his room after brushing his teeth and flossing.
...
A transmigration hack?
'Am I really a main character?'
He thought about this as he fell asleep and woke up in a familiar plain, then remembered why he thought he had seen this scenario before.
It wasn't that he had seen it, but rather, because he had read about it!
Pocket Hunting Dimension. That was the name of the novel he read in his previous world.
The story revolved around the protagonist Lu Ze, who, whenever he slept, appeared in another dimension... A dimension where there were animals never seen before, and upon killing those animals, peculiar orbs dropped as loot.
If this was really the case, he had hit the jackpot!
No!
This was even better than winning the lottery!
But there was a problem...
'Right now, I'm way too weak!'
*Whoosh!*
As soon as he thought that, a wind scythe flew toward him at high speed, and before he could dodge, he saw the world upside down as his head was cut off.
Strange... In the moment his head was severed, all he could think about was how he was still able to see and think with his head cut off.
When his head hit the ground, his mind finally blacked out.
...
Rito opened his eyes.
A familiar room.
A familiar scene.
But the expected pain never came.
'So getting your head cut off that fast doesn't hurt...'
The assassins who said they'd give a painless death knew something...
But even without physical pain, he felt a psychological damage that made him break out in a cold sweat.
The sensation of having his head cut off was agonizing.
He touched his neck, pulled his hand back, and touched it again, repeating these seemingly illogical actions a few times until he confirmed his neck was intact, letting out a long sigh of relief.
'I need a bath...'
...
After returning from the bathroom and lying down again, as he was about to fall asleep, Lala lay down next to him, completely naked.
"Lala?" He murmured: "Weren't you going to sleep with Mikan?"
"Hehee~ Sorry if I woke you." She stuck out her tongue: "I just wanted to sleep with you, Rito."
The scent of roses coming from her body was stimulating, but he managed to restrain himself.
'Whatever~' He thought, hugging her: "Alright, I guess."
"Yay~!" She returned the hug, with her head resting on his arm as a pillow. In a sweet, soft voice, she said: "You're so warm, Rito~!"
'Seriously, how much does she want to test my self-control until she's satisfied?'
In no time, Lala fell asleep, but it wasn't so easy for Rito.