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In front of my eyes were two lumps of flesh.

Even when I was young, barking like a dog on the battlefield, and just yesterday, the woman’s chest that I wanted to see, touch, and feel was attached.

“No, but why is this sticking to me?”

I grumbled about my current situation while jiggling my chest.

No matter how much I grabbed with both hands, the size that couldn’t be caught, and the soft, squishy feeling seemed to give a sense of comfort the more I touched it.

“T-That… Y-Yeong-ae! Hurry up and put on some clothes…!”

Rotus, still completely unaware of who I was, continued to turn away and act out.

“Look here, Rotus. I’m Fernang.”

“Yeong-ae, it is not right to mock a man like this. Hurry up and put on some clothes when I am being gentlemanly…!”

“Damn it, it’s me!”

Thwack!

I couldn’t hold back my anger and stood up, slapping Rotus’s firm back of the head with my palm.

“Wait, what is this feeling of my hand?!”

Rotus looked at me with widened eyes.

“Yeah, it’s me, this bastard.”

“Gasp?! Ugh!”

Rotus, who was staring at me, took a deep breath and turned away again.

“Are you really, truly Fernang?”

“Yeah, I don’t know why I ended up like this, but it seems I am Fernang.”

“Yeah, then who was telling the truth about what was said at the tavern yesterday?”

“If what I said was true, then who else would have spoken the truth?”

“Damn it, you’re definitely Fernang.”

I kicked Rotus’s back with my foot.

“Ouch!”

Rotus recoiled from my kick.

“Geez… your feet are small and pretty…”

It was Rotus’s observation of my foot that was revealed as he kicked Rotus’s back.

“Wait, so you really are Fernang?”

Rotus, who was lying down, got up and asked me.

“Yeah, I don’t know how it happened, but it seems I am Fernang.”

“Yeah, then we should go see what the Archdeacon has to say.”

“But with my body like this…”

I jiggled the lump of flesh on my chest.

It felt really soft and pleasant to the touch.

“Still, we should go see the Archdeacon, even if we have to cover up with a robe.”

If it’s the Archdeacon, maybe he can explain why my body is like this.

“Our opinions are the same… then what about Aramis?”

“We know his personality well.”

“Yeah, we know him well. He must be itching to run over right now.”

Rotus laughed loudly at my words, and I laughed along.

“By the way, I sweated a lot last night because I was sick… I should probably take a shower.”

I struggled to get out of bed and grabbed a bucket.

“Could you bring me some water, please?”

I handed the bucket to Rotus.

“If it were before, you would have refused, right?”

Rotus raised his index finger towards me.

“Since you’ve become a woman, I’ll gladly do it for you.”

Rotus, with a formal demeanor, greeted me as he carried the bucket out of my room.

I took out a dry sponge.

“I’m back!”

Rotus had either poured well water or spilled it all over the bucket.

As I was about to wet the sponge, I suddenly looked at Rotus.

Rotus was staring at the curves of my body with a sinister look in his eyes.

“Aren’t you going to turn your head?”

“Oh, come on, that guy is so shameless… It’s not like it’s going to wear out just by looking at it…”

“Turn around.”

At my words, Rotus grumbled and turned towards the wall.

I started wiping away the sweat with the wet sponge.

It was a bit embarrassing to wipe my chest, which had gotten too big compared to when I was a man.

“Ugh…”

It was difficult to get used to the ticklish sensation every time I wiped my chest with the sponge.

Nevertheless, I endured the strange feeling and cleaned my chest and ribs thoroughly with the sponge.

After cleaning the upper body, it was time for the lower body, but my hips and pelvis had somehow grown so much…

My suddenly changed body had transformed to the point where I couldn’t handle it.

If there was a woman like this in front of me, I would have hugged her without a second thought and tried to share my emotions.

Now I had become that woman.

“What a situation I’m in…”

I chuckled self-deprecatingly and continued to wipe my body.

“Anyway, I should put on some clothes…”

I struggled to get up from the bathtub and opened the wardrobe.

Rotus seemed to still be uncomfortable with my new female body, as he was still coughing awkwardly and facing away.

I took out a shirt from the wardrobe and tried it on, but it was too big, with the sleeves being too long and the hem reaching down to my knees.

“This… the clothes don’t fit me at all…”

I frowned and took a leather belt to cinch the loose waist of the shirt.

“Of course, the boots are too loose as well.”

I put on a robe and sandals.

Since my feet had also shrunk, the sandals were too big.

“Rotus, what are you doing? You can turn around now.”

I called out to Rotus, who was still silently facing the wall.

In response to my words, Rotus slowly turned around to look at me.

“The pants are too big to wear, the shirt doesn’t fit properly. I like the chest part, but everything else is uncomfortable.”

I muttered as I took the leather belt and smoothed out the wrinkled part of the shirt with my hand.

“Hey, why don’t you take off the robe for a moment?”

“The robe? Alright.”

At Rotus’s words, I immediately took off the robe.

“Hmm… like this, it looks like the ancient goddess depicted on the palace walls.”

“Really… like this?”

I imitated the pose of the ancient goddess depicted on the palace wall as Rotus had mentioned.

“Hahaha! Yes, exactly the same!”

Rotus clapped his hands and laughed joyfully.

“Rotus, no matter how exciting it is, making such a big fuss since morning…”

As I struck a pose, Aramis entered with a broken door handle in hand.

“Where’s Fernang?”

Aramis, who had been looking back and forth between me and Rotus, searched around for Fernang.

“Well, I don’t really know where Fernang is.”

Rotus shrugged his shoulders in response to Aramis’s question.

“Hmm!”

“Oh, I forgot to introduce myself. Nice to meet you, Yeongae. I am Aramis Derus Le Duc de Rurkeng…”

As I cleared my throat, Aramis greeted me.

“Hahaha!”

“Ahahaha!”

Seeing Aramis greeting me without knowing who I was, Lotos and I burst into laughter, holding our stomachs.

As we continued to laugh, Aramis, thinking he was being ignored, blushed.

“Excuse me, sir, when someone is introducing themselves, it’s not polite to laugh like that…”

“Look, Fernang. Did you see what Aramis did? I am Aramis Derus Le… Hahaha!”

Lotos imitated Aramis’s actions, teasing him.

“Ahaha… Sorry, Aramis. I am Fernang.”

I wiped away tears forming in my eyes and apologized to Aramis.

“No… What is this about?”

“Look, Fernang is under some kind of curse, which is why he looks like this now.”

Not understanding the situation, Aramis stuttered, and Lotos put a hand on his shoulder.

“A curse? I never said I was cursed, how do you know this is a curse, Lotos?”

“I don’t know either. I just thought it seemed like a curse, that’s why I mentioned it.”

“No, I don’t understand what’s going on right now… What are you two talking about?”

Still clueless, Aramis looked at me and Lotos.

“Aramis.”

At my call, Aramis looked at me.

“Enough with the jokes. A serious incident has occurred that could ruin the 27 years of my life as a man.”

“Yeah, that idiot Fernang is gone, and there stands the lovely lady, Fernang.”

“What?! You’re Fernang?”

After hearing the explanation, Aramis, with widened eyes, asked me.

“Yes, or do you need proof?”

“No… If you both say so, then it must be true.”

Aramis sat down, looking defeated.

“Ha… So why did this happen?”

“I really don’t know.”

“Now is not the time. We need to go to the cathedral right away…”

“To the cathedral?”

Aramis seemed to realize something and shook his head.

“No, it’s better if we just cover it up ourselves.”

There was silence among the three of us.

Aramis, who had been staring at me, stood up.

“Where are you going?”

“Seeing you in that outfit, I can’t bear to watch, so I asked a servant to bring some women’s clothes.”

“A skirt? I hate skirts. Just some leather pants, a shirt, and a buff coat that fits me should be enough.”

“But you can’t meet the Archbishop of Roan dressed like that.”

“Ha… You’re right.”

I nodded in agreement with Aramis’s words.

“Maybe… How about you two go together?”

“That’s absolutely out of the question.”

Both Lotos and Aramis opposed my suggestion.

I brushed my bangs back and stood up.

“So what should we do then?”

“I already said. I’ll call a servant to bring the clothes.”

“Fine, I’d rather die than wear a skirt.”

“You’re good at talking without a beard.”

“Not just the beard, but other things are gone too.”

As Lotos whispered to Aramis, they chuckled.

Feeling annoyed by their laughter, I covered myself with a blanket and crouched on the bed.

“Fine, from today, ‘Fernang Marius de Lis’ is a dead man. Everyone, stop fooling around in the tomb of the deceased.”

“You’re sulking.”

“Sulking indeed.”

As I spoke, Lotos and Aramis laughed and removed the blanket.

“Come on, let’s go change our clothes!”

Lotos grabbed my left arm, Aramis my right, and they dragged me out of the inn.

“Let go, let go of me!”

I struggled, but Lotos and Aramis held onto my arms tightly.

It used to be that I could resist, but now that I’ve become a woman, my arms wouldn’t move at all.

“Come along quietly and put on these clothes!”

“Sigh…”

In an unavoidable situation, I let out a sigh and was dragged along with my arms held by the two of them.

As we descended to the first floor, the people in the lobby who were chatting among themselves suddenly fell silent and stared at us with curiosity.

Seeing their reactions, a mischievous thought flashed through my mind.

“Eek! Kidnapping, it’s a kidnapping… eek!”

“Seriously, think about your situation before playing around!”

As I screamed and shouted, Rotos covered my mouth.

“Everyone, it’s a misunderstanding. This isn’t a kidnapping, it’s just this young lady running away from home and getting caught again, so she’s playing around… Come on, follow us quickly!”

Artemis raised her hand to the people, explaining and quickly pulling me towards the carriage.

“Haha!”

Sitting in the carriage, I chuckled while looking at Rotos and Artemis.

“Why are you two so amused by people’s reactions? Am I the only one finding this funny? Haha!”

At my teasing, Rotos and Artemis’s faces fell.

“Let’s go to the clothing store first! Grimo, what are you doing? Hurry up and start the carriage!”

“Yes, yes, I understand!”

With Artemis’s scolding, the flustered Grimo drove the carriage, sweating profusely.