Antala's belly was only about as big as a basketball and it was wiggling as Antala held onto it and gasped. "What in the world?" she asked. Yuki flew in carrying breakfast when she spotted Antala. "Good morning, Antala," said Yuki. "I hope you're hungry, I.... oh my gosh!" Yuki dropped her dishes and looked in surprise as Antala held up her slightly larger belly. "Yuki?" asked Antala. "What is going on?" Yuki gave a laugh and tapped Antala's stomach, much to her western friend's discomfort. "It looks like you have nebutori, Antala. Just look at that belly. Okay, so the size isn't that impressive but it's still something." Yuki gave a giggle and held out her own belly.
Antala however, was not feeling as excited about this situation. While she did have a thing for large bellies, she didn't mean that she felt comfortable with one on herself. Antala tried to push in her stomach, causing Yuki to have a fit. "Wait!" yelled Yuki as she tried to stop Antala. "Stop! What are you doing!? This is nothing to be ashamed of." Antala let out a sigh. "That's easy for you to say, Yuki. People where I'm from are rather critical of fat." Then Antala realized something and looked at herself in the mirror. While it was true that her belly was slightly bigger, the rest of her body was completely untouched.
"Yuki," says Antala. "I don't mean to pry, but isn't nebutori supposed to make women really large and lethargic? So far, it's only centered in my stomach." Yuki remembered that and then rubber her chin and then her own stomach. "Well," she says. "Nebutori affects all victims differently. I knew of a gargoyle who looked like a dead ringer for that blue one in the cartoon. She came to Japan on vacation and was infected. Instead of focusing on a particular area, it made her spherical and she kept falling and rolling down hills." Yuki let out a laugh remembering that particular instance. "Or then there was another tourist who was friends with that gargoyle. A human woman whose nebutori literally went to her head and it took her weeks to recover." Antala shivered thinking of such a horrifying experience.
"Those poor women." Antala was so stressed out that she was pacing in circles and tapping her hooves. As she did so, Yuki looked on and blinked. She had to rub her eyes and the Onryo's jaw dropped because at one point, Antala started to jog. "Antala," she says. "Haven't you noticed that you're acting usually active for somebody who's supposed to have nebutori." Antala stopped in her tracks and her eyes popped out of her head. She tapped her stomach and it made a noise like a basketball. "You're right. Nebutori makes women lethargic. How come it didn't affect me. Hey, wait a minute! Do you know of any other succubi who were infected with nebutori?"
Yuki actually had to think long and hard about that, but then she realized something. Not a lot of succubi actually come around here. Come to think of it, nebutori doesn't often infect western monsters. Maybe some certain people in the west have a natural immunity to certain aspects of nebutori. That's amazing. You can do what other girls without nebutori can do." Antala blinked. "That's... that's..." Antala was of mixed thoughts. She was overjoyed that the nebutori didn't make her lethargic like most of the other victims of nebutori. She did have a thing for big bellies but she was still having second thoughts about having one herself and bit her lip.
Antala did her best in order to forget what was bothering her, but she realized very quickly that none of the clothes she brought with her could fit over her large stomach. The Doctor Who shirt she had with her, that was one of her favorite shirts, only covered her belly halfway. Antala let out a groan but then Yuki tapped her on the stomach and handed her another t-shirt that was bigger and would've fit much better. It had bright colored Japanese letters on it and some kind of anime graphic. Antala smiled and took the t-shirt and found it fit her much better. "Thank you, Yuki." Said Antala. Yuki smiled and nodded her head at her succubus friend. "Anytime. Anything for a friend."
Antala was about to walk out but then looked at her stomach. "I don't know if I should be going out like this, Yuki. What if somebody sees me like this?" Yuki gave a scoff. "I happen to know some girls with past experiences with nebutori. They'll understand. Besides, what should you care what others think of you. The important thing is to have confidence. Just because your belly is bigger, doesn't mean you should be ashamed. After all, I thought you liked them like that." Antala smiled and then nodded her head. "You're right, Yuki. Let's go."
It took some effort for Antala to get through the door, but she walks out and is rather confident with herself as Yuki follows her. Where are the two friends on their way to, in the big city?