Ntraholic [v4.2.2c] [tiramisu] Review
Natsuki stood at the threshold of his own apartment, the USB drive in one hand, his camera in the other. He could hear Marin’s soft breathing from the couch. He could hear, through the wall, the low thrum of Renji’s music.
One night, Natsuki came home to find Marin asleep on the couch, still in her work clothes. On the coffee table lay a USB drive. Inside: a video file. He clicked play. It was Marin and Renji in a love hotel. But the camera angle—it was from a hidden camera Renji had placed in their own bedroom weeks ago. Renji wasn’t just sleeping with Marin. He was filming Natsuki’s life. ntraholic [v4.2.2c] [tiramisu]
The game’s mechanics were cruel in their banality. Renji didn’t seduce Marin with grand gestures. He did it with small, persistent kindnesses that Natsuki, consumed by his own work, had forgotten. A shared umbrella in the rain. A compliment on her cooking (he’d “accidentally” burned his own). A text message at midnight—just a funny meme, harmless enough. Natsuki stood at the threshold of his own
Natsuki wasn’t blind; he was trusting. He noticed Marin coming home later from the library, her excuses about “staff meetings” growing thinner. He noticed the new perfume—something floral and expensive, not the lavender she always wore. But when he asked, she laughed it off. “You’re being silly, Natsu. He’s just a neighbor.” One night, Natsuki came home to find Marin