Ren froze. "You... you signed up for this?"

As Minako’s pregnancy progresses, she is no longer able to satisfy Akio’s high physical needs. The Mother-in-Law’s Intervention:

"Read the fine print," Akari urged, her finger tapping the glass. " 'User may substitute the archived subject with a compatible donor. Parameters: Memories, Speech Patterns, and Emotional Responses will be overwritten to match the User's preference data. Updated: You may love the replacement as much as you like.' "

Every Thursday at 6 p.m., Sora met Haruki at the same riverside bench.

Recent chapters have moved past the initial "substitution" phase, where the lead characters are beginning to confront whether their feelings are genuine or still tied to the memory of the "other person."