episode_0017
by fnovelpia*****
Oh, I hit him too hard.
That thought came to me when I saw the iron ball bouncing and flying with exaggerated movements like something out of a comedy cartoon.
I had forgotten that the enemies I had faced so far were enemies. Normally, if your potential is that strong, your physical specifications are usually poor, huh… .
When I punched my fist just now, I thought, ‘This is Hwa-in’s fault for hearing bad words!’ I was hit with the same feeling. I’ll just say that this and that were all contained in one fist.
When I saw the iron ball stuck in the wall and couldn’t move, I thought that even if everything was included, there would still be change left over.
“So, how was it, senior?”
“What do you mean?”
“It’s the same for the students, the senior’s physical condition, and many other things.”
Now is the time for feedback on the mock battle just before. It seems like the teachers divide the students who will give feedback and talk to them individually in a room on one side of the training center. Of course, I was chosen by Sia and came in.
“Everyone was better than I thought. As long as he supplements his practical experience, Steel Ball will go all the way to A level. I don’t know anything else, but the three-digit number of iron balls attacking me was truly threatening.”
“I knew so. As expected, you were bluffing to prevent it and provoke it.”
“It’s difficult for my body to completely block that much simultaneous attack. I was too busy trying to avoid it or reduce the impact with movement or magic power.”
In addition, he said that the magic power is not gathered as much as in the past based on potential alone, and that Jeongyoung’s movements are not bad.
The thing about Raon… . hmm. Let’s leave it alone for now. I think it’s best to ask yourself first.
” Regarding horsepower, we have no choice but to steadily build it up again from now on. If you think about having to repeat what you have been doing for the past ten years, it becomes distant.”
“A. Anyway, it will take much less time than before. You have a knack. Senior, are you finished with the report? I have some feedback.”
“Huh? Well, I think I roughly said everything I wanted to say.”
Feedback from Sia? But I think I’ve said most of the problem. Did I miss anything?
However, from that perspective, Sia’s smiling face appears subtly stiff. Getting angry――is a bit different. what.
“Senior, you took off your uniform top and threw it away during the fight, right?”
“Yes.”
“Why did you do that? If you were a senior, you could have done something without having to take it off.”
“Then the game time might run out. It was bothersome that it kept getting in the way inside the sleeves, and I thought that if I took it off, all eyes would gather and I would be able to increase my magic power. In the end, I think it was a pretty good move?”
“Okay… , one move… .”
At my words, Sia held her head as if she had a headache. Did I say something strange?
“What is it, seniors feel shame or something like that… .”
“No, it’s as shameful as taking off your top. That was also during a mock battle.”
“Senior, you’ve forgotten what you look like right now, right?”
“Ah.”
That’s right.
Now that I think about it, I look completely like a girl. At least this is not a body that can freely take off its clothes during training.
But just because you look like a girl doesn’t mean you feel any shame that wasn’t there before. Honestly, even now, I’m thinking, ‘What can I do with taking off my top…’ .’ It feels the same.
Isn’t it too much to create shame that doesn’t exist? When I answered that, Sia’s head lowered further.
… Oh, I chose the wrong option.
“What should I do? If things continue like this, the senior will show his weakness little by little and then get attacked by his classmates and go down an irreversible path… .”
“I’m not going, I’m not going. Where are you trying to send me?”
“Shame is a mental problem, so I can’t force it, but at least be alert. This is a very serious request. Can you see my expression?”
“Uh, uhh.”
The usual smile had completely disappeared from Sia’s face as she raised her head. You were talking with a very serious expression, right now. Was it that important?
For me, I’m more concerned about Sia pulling her hair, which is tied up in pigtails. I want to pull it too.
“Ah~, I suddenly became extremely anxious. You have to throw your senior into the den of those beasts. Isn’t this too dangerous? Senior, it’s not too late. Do you want to live in my house for the rest of your life? I saved up a lot of money.”
“You can’t do hero activities if you stay inside your house. And speaking of animals, aren’t you talking too harshly to the students you teach?”
“I’m just stating the truth, so what do you think? Remember it well, senior. All men are like beasts. Be careful, be careful again. Got it?”
“You’re forgetting that I’m a man, right?”
In the end, the remaining time of feedback ended with requests for the mindset of a woman. It could be said that it was a truly meaningless time in the sense that nothing made any sense.
Sia, the fact that you nag a lot hasn’t changed at all.
However, in the past, I was nagging with an expression that looked at something pitiful, so I could only listen to what I heard and ignore what I would ignore. But now. It’s almost like I’m seeing her as a younger sister, so it’s a bit hard to ignore her.
Of course, I’m reluctant to have Sia see me as a younger sister… . People are attracted to appearances, and I’ve grown tired of it in just the past few days. If I’m dissatisfied, I’ll have no choice but to quickly return to my original self.
“Are you guys finished with the feedback?”
“Uh, uhh.”
“… huh. We were there a little while ago.”
When I went outside, Hwain, Raon, and Jeongyoung were waiting for me. But for some reason, it seems a bit hesitant. Especially the two men, why are they avoiding eye contact?
No, when I looked more closely, it wasn’t just the three of them. There were quite a few people around me who turned their heads with a strange feeling when they saw me.
“Amiya, can you come here for a moment?”
As if he were the representative of them all, Raon approached me with strides and dragged me to a corner of the training ground.
Is this going to be a sequel to the nagging I heard from Sia just now? If that’s the case, I’d like to skip it.
But what Raon said was a little different from what I expected.
“Ami, you… . So, what kind of underwear are you wearing? From what I saw earlier, it seemed like she wasn’t wearing a bra… .”
He asked me to lend him my ear and spoke quietly, so I wondered what he was talking about. As soon as I took it off, I activated my hero suit, but I guess I managed to see it in that time. Just by looking at the back of the bra, you can clearly tell whether she is wearing it or not.
Oh, so is that why the other kids are leering?
“Just one thing before answering. Have you seen all the other kids? I was in a hurry to activate the suit.”
“Well? First of all, I barely saw it even though I was using cognitive acceleration magic, so I don’t think there are that many people who saw it. But there are many kids in our class with good eyes… . I’m not sure.”
There are some kids I’ve seen and some I haven’t. Hmm, okay. Let’s ignore this.
First of all, I took it off and covered my chest, so if you look at it, it’s probably just your arms, shoulders, and back. Honestly, I don’t think it matters if that much is revealed during training.
“Anyway, so… , ah, you… .”
“Ah, that’s right. I’m not wearing a bra. It’s strange for a man to wear a bra.”
“Still, I heard you have the body of a girl. Doesn’t it hurt when you run?”
“… ? No, there is no such thing.”
“Well, that’s a relief. Surely if it’s this big… . ─Oh. I’m sorry! I didn’t understand it that way!”
What on earth does that mean? I can’t even guess why Raon is shaking his hand and feeling very sorry.
Of course, I didn’t specifically ask. It’s a bit troubling to ask something for no reason and then end up saying you don’t know this as a girl.
“But then, won’t it hurt from being chafed?”
“A little bit?”
If nothing else, this was spot on. It doesn’t matter when I’m rolling around in a camisole at home, but if I go out for a long time, it gets a little sore.
I thought it wouldn’t be a problem since I have a flat chest, but it seems like I didn’t have any breasts at all.
Of course, countermeasures against that are already fully prepared!
“That’s why I wear a bandage around.”
“Half… !?”
Raon’s face became colored similar to his hair color. … Did I say something so embarrassing?
It’s just that I wear band-aids instead of underwear. No, if your underwear was a band-aid, you might react like this… ? I’m not sure about the emotions of adolescent girls.
“Sorry, it wasn’t something I should say in front of a girl. Forget what I just said─”
“─Amiya!”
“ㄴ, yes!?”
I’m surprised, I used the honorific term without even realizing it. What is this incredible force?
The heat from her smile, which was always like sunshine, was now in her eyes. Passion, sense of duty, … Motherly love? Raon declared to me while directing his gaze at me.
“Let’s go shopping for underwear this weekend!”
“Oh, no, that’s a bit… .”
Going shopping for underwear with a girl, what kind of torture is that? hate. Although it is a request to be the main heroine of the original work, it is unreasonable to ask for it.
However, the high level of speed control of suddenly holding my hand while feeling embarrassed was enough to cloud my judgment. His face is too close.
Even though I turned my face to avoid eye contact, Raon turned his body and chased after me like a guided missile. Even if you turn it to the other side and the other side, it continues. I got a little upset and started to run away quickly, so I even used my magic power to chase them all away.
“Ah, okay. Okay, so please stay away.”
“It’s this weekend, can’t you forget it?”
In the end, I had no choice but to give up and accept.
Why are there only women around me who are strong enough to push me like this? .
***
“Sorry, were you waiting? The conversation is over──but what are you guys doing?”
“Deep breath.”
According to Jeongyoung’s short answer, Hwain and Jeongyoung were taking deep breaths. No, you will know it when you see it. What I wanted to ask was why you were taking deep breaths.
However, Hwa-in and Jeong-yeong responded with a firm determination as if they would never answer.
“Just because the mock battle was quite difficult. Should I go back soon?”
“Well, then.”
At first glance, the people who had finished receiving feedback were walking out of the training area. When I asked what they were going to do after, they said that this was the end of today’s class and that the rest of the day was free.
It seems that there are people doing self-training, people patrolling the city, people going through dungeons, and people just resting.
“Well, patrolling the city isn’t just patrolling the city, it’s just hanging out.”
“Then you can just say yes.”
“No matter what, justification is important, justification.”
Actually, it’s a good time. You want to play when you can. This is a happy thing for me, who has been working hard for that.
“Oh, by the way, is Cheol-gu okay? I think I hit it a little hard… .”
“It flew so loudly that we were scared. Don’t worry, I’m completely fine.”
“On the contrary, you were really criticized by girls because you had metal beads up your sleeves. Look over there.”
Looking at the place Hwa-in pointed to, the girls, including Hye-ran, seemed to be protesting Cheol-gu about something. Cheolgu is also refuting, but somehow there is no sound and his eyes are wandering.
Well, if the strong girls in the class came and protested, it would be hard for a boy of the same age to endure it. I sympathize a little.
“It seems that the girls did not like the idea of putting metal beads inside their clothes.”
“Why? I don’t know what to say, but it was a pretty good use of telekinesis.”
“Because we solved it by you taking off your clothes. In fact, there are some kids who have a hard time getting out of that situation without taking off their clothes.”
“It’s so far-fetched.”
“The problem is that they can do it even if it is forced. Of course, you’ll have to use everything in real life, but there’s no need to go that far in training, right?”
“He certainly didn’t think that Ami would take off her clothes. … Oh, that’s right.”
As if something came to mind when I mentioned clothes, Raon rummaged through his bag, asking me to wait a moment. Are you trying to give me something delicious?
Of course, that couldn’t be the case, and what Raon took out was my school uniform top, which had been completely restored to its original state.
“Now, here. Army, this is your school uniform. Fortunately, only the button came off, so I repaired it with restoration magic.”
“Thank you! That’s right, I completely forgot about this. I almost got nagged by Sia.”
With a thank you, I accepted the school uniform from Raon. So what I’ve been wearing so far is the hero suit I used during the awakening experiment.
… ah. So Hwa-in and Jeong-young were freaked out.
… … .
If I could, I would like to hide in a mouse hole. It’s strange that I’m embarrassed now, so I have no choice but to keep a straight face.
“I forgot… . Are you planning on going home wearing that hero suit?”
“If it’s ARMY, they’re cute, so wouldn’t there be no problem?”
“No! It’s not even cute! I just forgot to get feedback!”
I didn’t want to stay like this even for a minute, so I decided to change right away and come back. Because I’m still wearing my pants anyway.
Oh, then does this work too?
I layered the school uniform top I received from Raon over the hero suit and drained the magical energy stored in the hero suit. The hero suit, which lost its magical power, returned to its original bracelet form and naturally I was wearing only my school uniform.
“Wow, there is also a method like this.”
“Don’t be fooled, Raon. When you take off your hero suit, it’s normal for the clothes you were wearing underneath to appear. There is no need to use this method unless you take it off and put it back on before putting it on like this guy.”
“If anyone hears it, they will think that ARMY takes off her clothes before putting on her hero suit every time.”
“If you win, that’s okay, if you win.”
As I walked and chatted with the kids, I came across the stairs leading to the classroom. Now, if you go up the stairs and go to the classroom—huh? Everyone just passes by the stairs.
“Isn’t the classroom over here?”
“Ah… . Well, we are very different from other schools, so it might be confusing. Aren’t we going to class now? You can go home right after training, so there is no need to go to class unless you left something there.”
“I sweated a lot, so I need to wash up. It’s okay, I have a towel and something like that if I go.”
I never thought there would be a precedent. Well, since the feedback time is different for each student, it is inefficient to wait until each student is finished.
Although it is nominally a high school, it may resemble a university in some aspects.
Now that you think about it, isn’t cleaning usually done right before or after the funeral service? I was curious about how that part was done, so I asked and was told that cleaning was not done by students on duty, but by hiring a contractor to do it.
… What kind of high school is this? Comparing this place to an ordinary high school is probably off topic.
Anyway, it didn’t take long to get to the shower room. I thought there might be something unusual here, but the shower room was just an ordinary entrance with signs for men and women.
“What do you want to do today after you wash up?”
“Let’s have a welcome party for the Army!”
“I said earlier that cause is important. Aren’t you getting scolded by the teachers?”
“Because it’s important to build friendship within the team. Teachers will also take note of this arrangement.”
“Then Raon, don’t come out late like you did then.”
“Well, that’s because Hyeji told me about makeup… .”
So the Surt team was divided into two men and one woman, left and right respectively. Of course, I also followed to the left.
They said things like towels were inside, so it wouldn’t be a big deal if we continued like this.
“Wow! What, what!”
“Hey! What is he!?”
“Wow, I’m surprised. W, here’s the men’s shower room… , it’s… ?”
And immediately, chaos unfolded throughout the area.
“Hey, hey, what! Why did you come here, you are over there!”
“How can I get there! I told you I was a man! Getting reported!?”
“Wait, both of you, let’s go out quickly and see you later. Because it looks like the attack will come just a little longer.”
The three of us quickly left the locker room, leaving the boys behind the lockers, behind the chairs, under the dresser, and even using stealth magic.
… I didn’t think there would be this much of a fuss.
“Anyone can see that you are in the women’s shower room!”
“No, I heard that if I go this way, I will be sued. Really.”
“Which direction have you gone to the bathroom so far?”
“Toilet? Of course it’s a man… .”
After saying that, I realized. The only area I can travel around in this body is the medical center and Sia’s house. At the medical center, we even had to use a dedicated bathroom because we were studying biological reactions.
In other words, I have never used a separate bathroom for men and women.
“… I don’t know.”
“You don’t know!?”
Since I became “, I haven’t been to the men’s and women’s restroom… .”
“How long have you been awake? No, now is not the time to discuss this. What do we do. Was there a gender-specific shower room at our school?”
“How could something like that exist? How about Ami use it after everyone else inside has come out?”
“… It won’t work. By now, everyone will have come to wash up somewhere other than us. One hour is not enough to wait for everyone else to finish.”
“Can’t I just go in and wash?”
“”Absolutely not!!””
It got annoying, so I suggested the most convenient solution, but Hwa-in and Jeong-yeong completely opposed it. Why?
I don’t really care if other kids look at me. I’m used to other people staring at me in the bathroom anyway.
Of course, it’s not that he’s gay or anything, but why, if you go to a bathhouse and see a muscular man over 2 meters tall, don’t you catch a glance without realizing it? It feels like that.
Still, it hasn’t even been 30 minutes since I was told by Sia to be careful, so it’s a bit much to cause an accident. I slightly dissatisfied with their request to wait patiently in the classroom.
***
Of course, the classroom was empty as there was no bell ceremony. Since I didn’t have anything else to do, I looked out the window and saw students playing soccer.
Ordinary soccer played on the playground without using any magical power. For some reason, it reminded me of old times and I laughed a little.
“School life… .”
Now that I think about it, how long have I been going to school in this life? 2nd grade of elementary school? 3rd year? Certainly, looking at the official records, I think I am someone who wasted my youth on hero activities.
It’s funny that we are compensated for it too late. I’m not the only one whose life was turned into a mess during the era of great turmoil. At that time, everyone was concerned about just surviving.
But is it okay for me to be compensated in this way? A guy like me… .
“… Ah.”
My continued thoughts were interrupted by a small exclamation. When I looked out the window toward the entrance to the classroom, I saw a girl with long bangs covering one eye looking my way.
ah. I don’t know her name, but she was the one who was left alone during practice.
“… Hello~.”
“… … .”
At times like this, I didn’t know what to do, so I tried to say hello, but was easily ignored. Great damage to my heart!
I don’t have the friendliness to force myself to approach and talk to a child who is ignoring me. In the end, I wasn’t there to stare at the watermelon until she took something out of her seat and went to the door.
The way he turned to me right before leaving the classroom,
I saw deep disgust flashing through the boy’s eyes.
… I should be able to go on and off quickly. This guy’s potential.
It may sound like a sudden feeling of disgust when you are meeting someone for the first time, but it is not uncommon for me. Add in the fact that I was left alone during sparring class, and it was somewhat unexpected.
That girl probably has soul poetry.
Funny enough, after seeing that child, the things I had been worrying about until now seemed to have improved. Since when did I care about other people’s evaluations? Just as it is not my fault that she frowns at me, it is not my fault that I am like this.
What does it matter whether I deserve it or not, whether others think they deserve it or not? I just enjoyed the opportunity.
Otherwise, I would feel sorry to Changhyuk, the old man, and Sia who gave me this opportunity.
Feeling a little more at ease, I looked out the window again and waited for the kids. Today was fun in many ways. I hope that days like today will continue in the future.
Well, it might be impossible.
*****
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