I think it's safe to say that not much is left before this ends, so, here's some little trivia:

Initially, this fic was much different. It didn't happen in a game and Monika wasn't responsible for any of this. Instead, Yuri and Natsuki met some people they shouldn't have encountered and went missing for a week. Then, on his way home, Kazuki would find them in a bad state (on top of no longer being human) and take care of them with Monika's help (and since it wasn't a game, she would do it just because they were her friends). It wouldn't go as well as it did in this version due to not having any muscle memory needed for it all along with being traumatized from their experience in wherever they were held and they would eventually lose control (for different reasons), forcing Kazuki to...put them out of their misery. I also wasn't sure if I should leave only Yuri and Natsuki to this fate or have Sayori and maybe even Monika share it. Overall, the tone was different and I wasn't sure if I could properly balance the good and bad things.

In other words, it could have been worse.

With that said, back to Kazuki.


They sure do take their sweet time deciding what to feed me. It's been at least ten minutes since she said anything and my cheeks still hurt. I didn't have much to do aside from watching Natsuki stand almost completely motionless with an occasional little dance, but I couldn't risk getting her angry by leaving either.

"OH. YES. THAT. DOES. SOUND. GOOD. VERY. WELL! IT. HAS. BEEN. DECIDED!" - she says before getting to work. Finally.

Still, I need to think of a way to escape. The front door is certainly out of the question. There's no way I can get that thing off the door before she can do something about it. The windows would be easier to take care of, but it would still take too much time. Maybe I can convince her to open the door? But then I would need a good excuse for it. Regardless of her intentions, she's genuinely worried about my safety and probably wouldn't allow me to go outside on a whim and even if she did, she would certainly accompany me. I don't know what she thinks of other humans, so, the results could be disastrous. There is a chance that it will go smoothly, but that's not a gamble I'm willing to take.

"HERE. IT. IS!" - Natsuki exclaims, forcing me back into the bizarre reality...What the fuck is this pink mass? Is this thing even edible? Is it fucking moving?! How did she even make this?

"Na-"

"EAT." - she interrupts me. The rings in her eyes have shrunk greatly and I can clearly see her jaws part slightly in anticipation...Well then, let's dig in...

...It's not too bad. It's actually surprisingly sweet even if its smell isn't exactly nice. I don't know what makes it move, but it stops when I take my first bite. This isn't something I'd eat every day, but I honestly wouldn't be against eating it in small portions. The problem is that there is too much on the plate.

"Thanks Natsuki, but I don't think I c-"

"EAT." - she repeats. Now her head is twitching a little too.

"Natsuki, I'm not going t-"

"EAT!" - she shouts. Her cheerful tone is completely absent and her abdomen is shifting a little.

This isn't good at all. I feel like I'm one word away from getting stabbed again, this time with a much higher dose of whatever venom she has. That scorpion tail is not there for show. If I try to run away right now, it should be long enough to reach me without her having to move, so, I'll wait until she's caught off-guard or at least until she's far enough from me. Gauging the distance is another problem as she's very fast. I don't know how Monika managed to run away and ambush her, but then again, that happened before Natsuki lost her mind.

As I think of my plan, I slowly but surely finish the remains of this eldritch meal, trying my best to ignore the sounds made by Natsuki's twitching. As soon as I swallow the last bite, she starts clapping her hands and the whole house fills with the noise of something similar. I can only assume that it's coming from her spiders.

"GREAT! DID. YOU. LIKE. IT? WE. MADE. IT. WITH. LOVE!" - she asks. Looks like she's back to her "normal" self. That's better than nothing.

"Yeah...It was good...So sweet..." - I reply. While I'm not lying about it, I still have to hide any hint of discomfort.

"NICE! VERY. NICE! OH! RIGHT! THERE. IS. SOMETHING. WE. WANT. TO. SHOW. YOU! YURI. GAVE. IT. TO. US. TOO. BUT. WE. MADE. IT. EVEN. BETTER!" - she says before leaving me alone again.

...Now that I think about it...Even if I escape, what am I supposed to do then? I can't just leave Natsuki here. She'll catch me in no time at all. I don't think there's anything I can do to lock her inside. The only other option is...No, I can't do that. There must be something that I can do to make her snap out of it. There's no way she went mad naturally. People don't just suddenly start acting like someone completely different.

"WE. ARE. BACK! WHAT. DO. YOU. THINK. OF. IT?" - she asks as she enters the kitchen again. Now she's wearing...and old black dress with what appears to be web added to it. It's well made, but where did Yuri of all people get it in the first place? And why would Natsuki take it? It had to happen before we went to the festival, but they were still fine at that point and I just can't see someone like Natsuki actually taking it.

"It's...nice?" - I reply. I really don't know what to say aside from that. At least I no longer have to see half of her body twitching or dangling like some deranged puppet.

...Well, it does a good job of hiding most of her inhuman body parts and if she curled her spider legs around her body like she did before, she'd look almost like a normal human with some oddly symmetrical loose strands of hair sticking out of her head and weird eyes. It would be a great outfit for her to wear whenever she decided to go outside without people staring at her...if it wasn't such an old-fashioned dress. That alone would ruin everything.

"WHY. THANK. YOU! WE. REALLY. SHOULD. THANK. YURI. FOR. IT. BUT. SHE. IS. SO. SCARY. NOW! WE. COULD. NOT. EVEN. GET. CLOSE. TO. YOU. THAT. DAY." - she says, fear sipping into her voice when she recalls that day...Did she arrive before Monika did? I wouldn't be surprised if she followed me soon after I left the classroom. She probably arrived at some point after Yuri approached me.

"So, what should we do now?" - I ask, mentally preparing myself for whatever might come next.

"...AH. RIGHT. NOW. THAT. YOU. ARE. WELL. FED. AND. WE. KNOW. THE. DOSE. NEEDED. TO. PARALYZE. YOU. WITHOUT. KNOCKING. YOU. OUT. WE. CAN. BEGIN! THIS. IS. EXACTLY. WHY. WE. ARE. WEARING. THIS. DRESS. AT. THE. MOMENT! A. WIDOW. LOOKS. THE. BEST. IN. BLACK. DOES. SHE. NOT? - she replies...a widow?

"W-What are you talking about?" - I say as I stand up from the chair I'm sitting on, making sure to grab it in case she tries to pull something.

"WELL. YOU. SEE. WE. DESIRE. A. FAMILY. A. BIG. FAMILY. BUT. THESE. LITTLE. GUYS. ARE. NOT. WHAT. WE. NEED. SO. WE. ARE. GOING. TO. IMMOBILIZE. YOU. AGAIN. BUT. THIS. TIME. WE. WILL. DO. IT. RIGHT. ONCE. THAT. IS. DONE. WE. WILL. INJECT. OUR. EGGS. INTO. YOUR. BODY. IT. IS. GOING. TO. HURT. BUT. NOT. FOR. LONG. SO. DO. NOT. WORRY! THEY. WILL. HATCH. IN. A. WEEK. AND. ONCE. THEY. DO. THEY. WILL. NEED. FOOD...AH! IS. IT. NOT. AMAZING? NOW. LET. U-"

"Wait, where did you get these eggs? Aren't those supposed to form after you...well...you know..." - I interrupt her with a question. Here goes nothing...

"W-W-What? EW! NO! THAT. IS. NOT. HOW. IT. WORKS. FOR. US! ALL. WE. NEED. IS. TO. TAKE. A. BITE. FROM. YOU. A-"

She doesn't get to finish her explanation when her face meets with the chair I was holding. It manages to knock her down and so I throw away the leg that broke off my makeshift weapon and run as fast as my legs can carry me.

"KAZUKI!" - she screams and I can already hear her get up and go after me. Fuck, I'm not going to have enough time to do anything about the windows or the door.

And so I decide to go to my bedroom instead. I have no choice now. It's either me or her and I'm sorry for that, but it must be done.

"HERE. YOU. ARE!" - she says as she finally reaches the bedroom. Fortunately, my hand is already holding the gun by the time she lunges at me.

I point the gun at her and pull the trigger. With a loud bang, a part of Natsuki's face shatters like glass. Somehow, the bullet didn't burst through the back of her head, but the damage done is enough to make her recoil in shock. I expected to see her brains or something like that, but there's just...nothing. She doesn't even bleed.

"WHAT. HAVE. YOU. DONE?! I. AM. NOT. GOING. TO. FORGIVE. YOU. FOR. THIS!" - she yells at me as she holds the part of her face where her right set of eyes used to be.

But before I have to shoot her again, she suddenly stops. With her remaining "eye" wide open, she falls onto the floor as her body starts twitching.

"It...It hurts...WHAT...IS...THIS...THIS...IS...WRONG! WRONG! Please stop! STOP. THIS! MAKE. IT. STOP! THIS. IS. WRONG! ALL. WRONG! It hurts!" - she starts screaming her head off, but eventually, it's reduced to what sounds like sobbing. The twitching also turns into something much more familiar, but no tears come out.

...This might be a bad idea, but I simply can't help doing it. It just feels like the right thing to do. I slowly approach Natsuki and wrap my arms around her.

"I...I'm sorry..." - I apologize as I lift her from the floor.

In a few minutes, she calms down and falls asleep. Once I'm sure of it, I put her body on my bed. With some effort, I manage to remove the bullet from her head and cover the hole in her face with bandages. I don't think it would be a good idea to leave it exposed.

For some reasons, the things covering the walls in the hall burst into flames and disintegrate into nothing. I can't see it from here, but I assume that the things on the windows and the front door are gone too. The spiders are still there, but fortunately for me, they do not move.

All I can do is wait until she wakes up. If she proves to be a threat, then I'll have to put her down, but I still have hope.

...I'll have to ask Monika a few questions about this once I'm done here...