NTR is the abbreviation for the Romanization of "Netorare" (Ne To Ra Re), meaning "one's spouse or partner being forcibly taken by another."
Later, after various evolutions, it developed a variety of branching meanings.
Although Tsushima Kagami would occasionally read doujinshi of similar genres, it was mainly because the "battle art style" of these works was often more suitable for "taking off."
As for the content, he wouldn't read a single word.
Because the NTR genre is not only filled with plots solely designed to disgust and discomfort people, but also features all sorts of brain-shrinking clashes between absurd characters.
Most readers who claim to be "Lord Ye who loves NTR" are actually the audience for NTL—that is, the perspective of the "Blonde" perpetrator, not the perspective of the "Bitter Master" victim.
As for the true audience of the victim perspective...
Hmm, it's hard to comment.
But Tsushima Kagami had always felt that, regardless of which perspective one adopts, the vast majority of these NTR themes are nauseating.
He had heard of titles hyped as "this highest mountain" or "that longest river." In the end, they were all just overrated hype.
There were very few NTR works that could actually make him pause his "flight" to read the plot.
And most of those were of the abstract, "for the lols" type, where the sense of moral constraint was diluted.
Speaking of NTR, one has to mention the three major aesthetics of the Japanese: "Mono no Aware," "Yugen," and "Wabi-sabi," as well as the custom of "Yobai" (Night Crawling) that has a long history.
[Mono no Aware]: Although it isn't simply regarding sadness as beauty, but rather a keen perception and deep resonance with the transience of all things.
However, the source of various pessimistic thoughts in Japan basically comes from this special aesthetic habit of "Mono no Aware," which also leads to many works being dominated by "Bad Ends."
[Yugen]: The beauty of the profound, the implicit, and the ineffable mystery. Especially expression techniques like "The moon is beautiful," which use objects to metaphorically express emotions.
Tsushima Kagami had always believed that the "Riddlers" in Japanese works who speak vaguely are deeply influenced by "Yugen."
[Wabi-sabi]: Discovering eternal beauty in imperfection, incompleteness, and simplicity.
Tsushima Kagami often wondered if the tendency in Japanese works to include "used goods" settings, even in pure love stories, was influenced by this so-called beauty of incompleteness in "Wabi-sabi"?
And this is just the most basic and normal operation.
The most formidable move is to kill off the female lead, then pair up the second female lead to take her place, while the male protagonist forever cherishes that "White Moonlight" in his heart.
Is this a case of "only a dead White Moonlight is an eternal White Moonlight"?
As for [Yobai], simply put, it is the custom of men sneaking into women's bedrooms at night to seek pleasure.
Although there is no evidence to show a connection with the later "Netorare" culture, the two share a resemblance, and since it is a custom that has existed since ancient times, it is hard not to make the association.
In short, when Tsushima Kagami first learned about Japan's three major aesthetics, and then looked at the various bizarre, chaotic, disgusting, and immoral male-female relationships in Japanese works, he actually felt relieved.
Tsushima Kagami, who could be fed a mouthful of shit even when watching pure love stories before his transmigration, never expected that there would come a day in this crossover anime world where he would have to draw NTR (shit) himself.
Snapping back to reality, Tsushima Kagami looked at Editor Watanabe, who was staring at him with expectant eyes.
"Sorry, I still want to draw pure..."
Just as Tsushima Kagami wanted to refuse, a voice rang out in his mind.
"Can NTR not be Pure Love? Is Pure Love such an inconvenient thing?"
"Mission Issued."
[Mission: Complete at least one major work in the NTR genre containing Pure Love elements]
[Mission Reward: Skill — Hypnosis App]
[Reward Description: As everyone knows, when you want to hypnotize someone, you only need to find someone willing to be hypnotized by you]
"Please don't be in a hurry to refuse. Please take a look at our NTR collection from over the years first."
Tsushima Kagami was just thinking about how to change his tune when Editor Watanabe took over the conversation.
Seeing Editor Watanabe proudly produce the company's best-rated and best-selling NTR omnibus, Tsushima Kagami could only pretend to accept it and then flipped it open.
Sayuri, Kosaka Akane, and Machida Sonoko also gathered curiously around Tsushima Kagami to read along.
As the pages turned one by one, Tsushima Kagami's brows gradually furrowed.
I opened the omnibus to take a look. There were no humans in this artbook. In every panel, large and small, were written the words "Love, Lust, Immorality." I couldn't sleep at all. I looked carefully for half the night, only to perceive from between the lines that the whole book was written with two words: "Cuckoldry"!
Amidst the exclamations of Sayuri and the others, Tsushima Kagami rubbed his temples and then looked at Editor Watanabe.
"How is it?" Editor Watanabe waited for Tsushima Kagami's reply with both confidence and anticipation.
"Uh..." Tsushima Kagami flipped through the omnibus again.
In short, his conclusion was that it was inferior even to the works of his era before transmigration.
What is this, "Woke up and the global NTR level dropped by a million times, only I remained unchanged"?
Looking at these crudely made NTR works that were inferior even to those absurd plots from the past, Tsushima Kagami got angry.
Why does the heroine squirt and fall into depravity just from being touched once?!
That's not how it works in NTR!
The "Blonde" should threaten the heroine more.
Then increase her level of disgust.
But occasionally, he should give some gifts and the care that is missing from the husband.
Then engage in special interactions with the heroine during special holidays.
But stop at the crucial point and do nothing.
Finally, in some mysterious event where the heroine's heart constantly struggles and constantly sinks...
She completely surrenders to the "Blonde."
And then actively begs the "Blonde" to unlock her special CG!
Tsushima Kagami finally handed the omnibus to Sayuri and the others to read themselves, while he looked at Editor Watanabe. "Fine. But I won't be drawing this genre forever."
"Of course, of course."
Hearing that Tsushima Kagami finally agreed, Editor Watanabe was very happy.
In fact, the company had made a forecast. Judging from the first day's sales, this time it is expected to break historical records.
After all, Pure Love is not a dominant genre, and this is expected to achieve such results relying solely on the art style.
If the hottest genre of the moment meets the strongest art style in history... Editor Watanabe couldn't help but let the corners of his mouth rise just thinking about it.
"Then, what about the second matter?"
Just then, Tsushima Kagami interrupted Editor Watanabe's fantasy time. The three girls who were looking at the omnibus also looked over again.
"Sorry, I forgot to mention it."
"It's wonderful news!"
Editor Watanabe deliberately kept them in suspense, smiling mysteriously.
"Congratulations, Kagami-kun. It has been decided that your Hiiragi-senpai will be released as a tankobon."
"Can a tankobon be released with just twenty-something pages?"
Tsushima Kagami, Sayuri, and the others all voiced their confusion.
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