episode_0017

What should you do if your pants suddenly disappear from the bathroom?

The pajama pants I wore just yesterday hadn’t reappeared by this morning, and the sniper rifle I used yesterday was safely stored in the tablet, so I had no idea.

For items materialized through the tablet, ‘time limits’ are applied differently depending on the situation!

Although I still need to experiment with various things, the important thing right now isn’t the time limit.

Ironically, I had grown fond of that tail hole, so I even drew my underwear yesterday. In other words,

“My underwear is gone too…!”

It means that I am completely ‘bottomless’ as the word implies!

The answer was surprisingly simple despite the darkness in front of me. There weren’t many options given to me in the current situation.

Being a rural station with no clothing stores in sight and only iron bars nearby, I briefly thought about covering myself with leaves like primitive people, but it was unlikely that the people in the subway would understand that behavior.

So, the only way out that I had no choice but to take was.

“Hello?”

“Hey! This is a disaster. Come to the bathroom quickly!”

Ragnar, help me!

“Are you crazy? How am I supposed to go there?”

“What’s the big deal? You were a girl until a few days ago.”

“I’m a guy now!”

“Then should I go?”

“What’s going on?”

“No, my pants and underwear disappeared!”

“What? Did you meet a ghost?!”

“No, I materialized the clothes through the tablet this morning and now they’ve disappeared because the time is up!”

“Insane, why did you draw and wear them. Just wear a skirt like you usually do!”

“Ah, just come quickly!”

Despite the vivid swearing coming from the other end of the phone, it was somewhat comforting.

The important thing now is not to get caught up in such trivial matters.

The entrances to the women’s and men’s bathrooms were separated by a partition. Carefully looking around, I knocked on the door, and it was clear that it was Ragnar who opened the door.

I shouted, “Hey, it’s me!”

Ragnar hurriedly ran over and scolded me in a hushed voice.

“What if someone’s here and you’re making such a loud noise!”

“No one’s here. I didn’t hear anyone coming in after I entered. This place is really rural.”

“So what do you want me to do? Why did you call me?”

The sight of us growling at each other with a bathroom door between us would have been amusing to others, but I couldn’t help but chuckle.

Anyway.

“Hey, I just realized that I can last about two and a half hours when there are a lot of people. But it’s only an hour to the next guard duty station, so draw another pair of pants and let’s buy clothes there.”

“What if they disappear again?”

“I’ve already tested it once. It’s fine. This one is certain.”

The current situation was bewildering, but at least my pants didn’t suddenly disappear in the subway.

There was no rule saying it wouldn’t happen again, but to prepare for that, I took off my jacket and pretended to use it as a knee blanket.

There wasn’t much else I could do.

“So draw them quickly now. Why did you call me after figuring it out?”

“That’s the problem. The tablet is not with me.”

“Then where is it?”

“Dakota said he would bring it when he comes…”

“Damn it, why would he do that!”

“Did you think I knew my pants and underwear would disappear!”

“But your underwear disappeared too?”

“That’s not the important part! Just bring it quickly!”

“Anyway, make sure to cause trouble, okay.”

As Ragnar grumbled, I followed behind him.

Clatter, clatter.

Straight and graceful, the sound of Dakota’s footsteps made it clear that the shoes belonged to her.

Getting closer gradually.

“Hey, hey!”

“Oh, damn.”

Without even having time to ask why, I opened the bathroom door and Lager hid there.

Almost simultaneously, the bathroom door opened.

“Miss Chloe, is everything okay?”

It seemed like she had come to look for me for too long. Well, considering she took quite a while to come after me, it was understandable.

“I thought you might have forgotten to bring tissue, so I brought some from outside. Where is it?”

I appreciate the intention, but…

I felt quite embarrassed.

“Why did you come into this stall out of all the stalls?”

“You told me to come in!”

“Do you really come in just because I told you to?”

“Just stop talking!”

Even though they were whispering, the bathroom seemed to amplify their voices.

“Is there someone else in here?”

Caught red-handed.

Since it had come to this, I had to resort to a reckless method.

“Hey, Lager. Move to the next stall.”

“But won’t everything be visible?”

“If you move quickly, it should be fine. Do you really plan on checking all the stalls next to us?”

After hesitating for a moment, Lager nodded. In a situation where everything seemed odd no matter what.

It would be more advantageous to be in different stalls.

“But I think I need some support from below.”

“Just step on the toilet!”

“It’s too low. You go up on the toilet and squat a little.”

“Ugh, seriously….”

Grumbling, I quickly climbed onto the toilet. Just try to make it painful. I clenched my teeth and prepared myself mentally.

“Ouch!”

Suddenly, my back was stepped on, and I let out a loud noise unintentionally.

Thinking it was a disaster, I covered my mouth and raised my head without realizing it. I should have seen the bathroom door in front of me, but Lager’s…

Her face was too close.

Why did it end up like this? I was in a state of confusion.

“What are you two doing?”

Dakota, hanging on the bathroom door.

Me, squatting on the toilet without wearing anything on my lower body, and Lager, with her foot raised as if pressing it against my face without even taking off her shoes.

Dakota, who was turning red to the point of bursting, slowly…

Went down.

“It wasn’t just childhood friends, it was… it was friends with benefits. Seeing that… that…”

Unable to bear it any longer, Dakota muttered as if resigning herself.

A sense of self-disgust washed over me.

*

A moment later.

After sending Lager out and closing the bathroom door, Dakota and I were facing each other.

“So, the truth is, those pants weren’t sent for alterations, it was Chloe’s ‘ability’ created with a tablet, right?”

“Right. But I didn’t know the duration would be this short.”

Sitting on the toilet, I diligently redraw the formal pants on the tablet and muttered.

Explaining the situation was surprisingly easy thanks to showing the sniper rifle still valid on the tablet. The fact that Lager had come into the women’s bathroom was also resolved by the fact that she only had Lager’s contact information.

“You should have just called me.”

“Just as I was about to send you out to do that, you came in. Anyway, the timing was…”

“Well, I’m sorry.”

After lightly touching the subject, I took out the pants. They were a bit less delicate compared to the ones I wore in the morning, but as long as they lasted until I bought new clothes at the next workplace, I didn’t put too much effort into it.

And now, I really had to leave, so I didn’t have time to focus too much on the drawing.

“It’s done. How does it look?”

Looking at me wearing the pants, Dakota clicked her tongue once, turned her gaze elsewhere, and muttered.

“It looks pretty even when you wear it roughly.”

Are you still being cautious?

Dakota hesitated slightly with a puzzled expression on his face.

“Just to be sure, I’m just asking.”

“No. Absolutely not.”

“But I haven’t said anything yet.”

“You’re asking if we’ve cleared things up and removed all traces of any relationship. Absolutely not. I’m telling you, there is absolutely nothing between us!”

Still looking suspicious, Dakota let out a light sigh and then took out his phone from his pocket, handing it to me.

“Contact me directly next time. So there won’t be any unnecessary misunderstandings.”

Oh…

Receiving the number of the top-tier beauty in the city, I was secretly impressed. At that moment, Dakota, perhaps feeling uncomfortable under my gaze, added another comment unnecessarily.

“Don’t misunderstand. This is not a chance for us to get closer or become friends. I just want to prevent you from calling me ‘General’ all the time as an excuse for your awkwardness.”

Yes, yes. I nodded dryly and entered my number into Dakota’s phone. I had already figured out what the number was on the first day, and luckily, it was the same as my old number, so there was no chance of forgetting or mixing it up.

As Dakota pressed the call button, my phone vibrated.

“Hmph.”

Dakota checked it and then turned around to leave the restroom first.

The second number saved in the phonebook in this world.

The fact that the owner of that number is the top beauty in the city.

It made me quite happy.