episode_0034

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“This is the end of today, huh?”

The special training ended around dinner time. I wanted to keep it up late at night, but since I never knew when the villain might show up, I needed to leave some room for it.

There is still time. Let’s go step by step without overdoing it.

“~~♪”

I walked to the shower room while humming a song I knew fairly well. Of course, it is a different direction from the other three.

Which side of the shower or restroom do you use on campus? This problem was resolved immediately after the second day of school. With the unanimous consent of the faculty and staff, it was possible to use the facilities for faculty and staff.

… To be exact, it is a facility for ‘female’ faculty and staff.

Why is it for women? In response to the protest, Sia asked a question as if she was asking an obvious question.

‘Senior, what are you going to do to the female teachers?’

‘That can’t be possible! I’m afraid other people will feel uncomfortable.’

‘The ones who are uncomfortable are the male teachers. Change your stance, senior. ‘What would you do if a person, obviously a woman, suddenly entered the bathroom while your senior was doing his business?’

‘What do you think… . That would be chilling.’

‘Right? It would be much better for you to go to a women’s facility.’

‘Still, aren’t there people who care? ‘I’m a man on the inside, I am.’

‘It’s not a child, so why bother? If you can’t go into the women’s bathroom because you’re a man, then which bathroom should lesbians use?’

Is that the problem? I thought something was different, but I couldn’t think of anything to refute.

‘It’s okay, just use it. Anyway, it would have been obvious to think of it as a scary senior. Do you understand?’

‘… yes.’

In the end, what I used ended up being a facility for female employees.

At first, before going into the bathroom or shower room, I would mentally prepare for 10 minutes and then close my eyes.

But did you say that humans are animals of adaptation? After doing this for a few weeks, I’m pretty used to it now. I get scared when I look in the mirror, but that only happens sometimes.

That’s right, no one really cares. I can’t just turn a blind eye to teachers who greet me normally even when I see them in the bathroom.

… Although it feels a bit complicated for me to not pay too much attention to it. It is also true that this arrangement is bearable.

“Okay. No abnormalities checked in front. ”

I got used to the faculty shower room more quickly than the bathroom. Usually, teachers go to their own homes and wash up, so there is no reason to wash at school. There is no need to encounter anyone in the first place.

So today, I just checked to see if anyone was inside and took off my clothes in the locker room.

… hmm. Come to think of it, I’m still wearing a skirt in my school uniform.

Well, I guess it doesn’t matter. It’s also strange to now change to men’s school uniforms. I don’t think there’s any size that fits. Since I always wear gym pants underneath my skirt, it feels no different from pants.

It’s not that I don’t have any thoughts, but it’s more of a bathhouse. As this school is a wealthy school, the area where the faculty and staff wash is equipped with facilities similar to actual bathhouses.

With truly manly speed, I quickly wash my body and dive into the hot tub! The feeling of enhanced horsepower colliding with the temperature of hot water is truly amazing.

… huh? Enhanced magical power?

“I want public facilities to be used quietly.”

“Uboaaeupuap!?”

Sight! You have eyes!

If there are gazes, it obviously means there are people. This is a women’s bathhouse, so if there’s a person there, it means there’s a woman. And if there’s a woman, of course she’s naked! Because no one will take a bath with their clothes on!

I turned around urgently, but the next day’s news headlines flashed through my mind. ‘The Four Heroes disguise themselves as girls and infiltrate the women’s bathhouse!?’

Ah, I can already see Changhyuk and the president of the association being taken to the center due to stomach pain while cleaning up after themselves.

“Hey, are you okay?”

“Sorry, sorry! I’ll go out and embroider right now! If that’s not enough, even my body──”

[Calm down.]

I was so confused that I was left confused. The moment I heard the other person’s words, the magic in the air forcibly permeated my body. At the same time, I felt my complicated mind calming down in an instant.

This power to shake a person’s emotions with just one word was clearly something I remembered.

“Are you okay? Have you calmed down a little?”

“Uh, uh… .”

“Did you come here with your parents? Still, since this is a place used by teachers, you have to be quiet. Got it?”

“… … .”

“Answer.”

“Yes, yes.”

No, you are a student too! It’s the same class too!

Since he is a very quiet child, this is my first time actually hearing his voice. However, the method of putting magic into language is not something that anyone else can imitate.

The silver-haired girl who was the leading heroine in the original work──Suseol-ah. The person behind me was the daughter of the best family in the school, or rather, the best family in the country.

“… … .”

Why on earth are you here!? Just go home and wash up! Your family is rich!

From what he says, it seems like he is mistaking me for the teacher’s child or something. Because this body is quite small. But whether this illusion will continue is a completely different matter.

If it had been a novel or a cartoon, the steam would have been so thick that it might not have been visible… . Reality is cruel, so the steam in the bathtub is far from enough to block your vision.

If I hadn’t turned my body with the reflex speed of the god just now, I would have witnessed Eonryeongsa’s naked upper body in detail.

Of course, the horns on my head will be clearly visible from the back. Even if you skip it now, if you later realize that it was me who met you then, there will be no such catastrophe.

“Hey, I’m sorry. I’ll be out soon.”

First of all, I tried to come up with a plan to quickly escape before they left an impression on me. But Eonryeongsa Temple did not let that happen.

“… ? no it’s okay. Never mind. And [you should use respectful language] to adults.”

“What about adults! You are a student like me too! … Yo!”

“Same student? … Oh, come to think of it, somewhere?”

“Don’t you even recognize the students in your class! … Yo!”

… Although I said it without thinking. I can’t help it, because I don’t like being treated like a child. I’ve been bullied so much by girls lately that I have a bit of a complex.

At this point, Eonryeongsa must have realized who I am. After a while, a gasping sound was heard from behind.

“Have you finally figured out the situation? … yo. this? If you know, I’m going! … Yo!”

[Wait a moment.]

If they knew I was a man, they wouldn’t have bothered to catch me. With that thought in mind, I got up from the bathtub, but the spirit of the ghost pushed me back into the bathtub.

“You’re Fafnir, right? In your self-introduction, you said you were a man… . Why are you in the women’s bath?”

“When I use the men’s facilities, the men get freaked out, so I decided to get permission from the teachers and use this one! … yo. this! And just in case, I never thought there would be anyone here! … Yo!”

Ah, this statement is really annoying!

“First of all, please do something about this polite language! … Yo!”

[…] Speak comfortably.]

Fortunately, Eonryeongsa quickly released Eonryeong. I never thought I would be so happy to be free from being like a clumsy rapper.

You can force it to loosen, but doing so will cause quite a bit of backlash… .

“Anyway, I am sorry, but this was an unfortunate accident for me as well. As soon as I heard your voice, I turned around and didn’t see you at all, so don’t worry. Okay then, that’s enough! See you next time!”

I quickly apologized and tried to escape this time, but I couldn’t get up.

Come to think of it, this decree hasn’t been lifted yet.

“Hey, Master Eonryeong? Could I ask if you could help me loosen this bondage?”

“… I’m sorry for using the polite language. I didn’t think we’d be the same age. And as for the bondage part, wait a minute. I have something I want to say.”

“Even if there is something I want to say, can’t I solve this first?”

“No. If you take this off, you’re going to run out right away, right?”

That’s it, but. Why do you have to talk naked like a naked beautiful girl?

No, if you look at it good or bad, it is a happy situation! If this continues, my social life will end!

“… Ugh. So, what’s going on? Other people shouldn’t hear it, right?”

“Yes. There are too many people who will be noisy if you talk outside.”

It reminded me of Eonryeongsa Temple, where I was surrounded by all sorts of people in class. It is clear that the center of the group is Eonryeongsa, but that does not mean Eonryeongsa can ignore them and act as he pleases. Because corporate interests are complexly intertwined.

Eonryeongsa must have realized that I had no intention of shaking him off and slowly opened his mouth.

“[Thank you]. For helping my brother. I really wanted to talk to you once.”

What Eonryeongsa wanted to convey to me was gratitude. On the surface, Eonryeongsa is the head of a corporate faction. So, it must not have been easy for me, as a member of the association, to say thank you in front of everyone else.

The problem is that I have no idea what the content is.

“I can’t believe you helped your younger brother. I’ve never done that before?”

“… ? This attack by Genesis executives. I heard that your role was big at that time. No?”

No, that’s true. But among them was Eonryeongsa’s younger brother?

In the ‘original work’, Eonryeongsa’s younger brother was his twin brother who died in the Genesis terror attack. So, there was a time when I thought that his younger brother might still be alive now that Genesis’s power has weakened.

But that younger brother became an awakened person and was in the same class as A? No, it’s not that much, he was one of the parties during this attack?

“Who is your younger brother?”

“You can see it right away just by hearing the name. Soo-soo. That girl who always dyes her hair blonde.”

uh… . If any of the members at that time had blonde hair except me──

“──Not a sheep, but a trainer!? The trainer is your little brother!?”

“I don’t really like that hero name. Anyway, that’s right. Didn’t you hear anything from Teacher Titania?”

“Not at all. I see, you’re that guy’s older sister. Hmm… ?”

Aside from not liking the corporate faction, Sia rarely talked about it. Are you telling me to figure it out with my own eyes, or is there another reason?

Now that I think about it, I think I heard something from Jeong Young on the first day, like, ‘The devil has also been unleashed on the corporate side.’ However, I never thought that he was not sponsored by a company, but rather was Eonryeongsa’s younger brother.

“Even a younger brother like that would be worthy of thanking you for helping him?”

The way he speaks is a bit strange, but isn’t he the trainer? He’s a guy with all sorts of scandals, but I wonder how much he cares about him to the point where he deliberately says thank you in an informal setting like this. Even though it was a place where I exposed myself.

Eonryeongsa’s answer to that was negative.

“No way. Even if it’s like that, he’s still a member of our family. As the next head of the family, shouldn’t you distinguish between public and private life?”

indeed. Even if it’s my younger brother, that part–

“Besides, I think it would be good for that stupid younger brother to go through some rough times too. You’re living an overindulgent life just because you have great natural talent. Of course, I am not unaware of the feeling of despair when faced with a high wall, but even so, I feel that the degree is a bit excessive. I want to show my pain at least once, but… . And if you get really hurt… . So, I’m really fortunate that I was able to go through a moderate amount of trouble this time. I think that if you accept your shortcomings little by little, one day you will be able to properly respect me as your older sister.”

──Ah, this guy is Bracon.

Well, in the original work, he was a person who always had his dead brother in his heart. Is this what would happen if my younger brother were alive?

It’s hard to think of them as close siblings at school, but seeing them like this makes you understand.

“You were quite, quite an active person too.”

I didn’t know what to say to the words pouring out of me like a machine gun, so I answered like that and everything went silent. Now that I think about it, there was a scene in the original work where he was bragging to Hwa-in about his younger brother, and when he heard that he seemed like a different person than usual, his face turned red.

Is it still like that now? I wanted to see the blushing silver-haired girl at least once, but if I looked back now, my career in society could really end, so I stopped.

“… Forget it. sorry. You looked embarrassed.”

“To the point of being embarrassed. It’s great to see him thinking about his family.”

This is not just lip service, it is sincere. The importance of family is surprisingly difficult to realize.

Just the fact that you know that is holding great happiness in your hands. It’s a little shaky right now, but I hope things get along well.

“I don’t plan on telling anyone, so don’t worry. Well, I guess I have to go now, so why don’t you really let me go?”

To be honest, I still feel like I wasted too much time because I was caught in an unexpected situation. I should go to the Chinese people and get them a can of drinks.

“I understand. But please answer me one last thing.”

“What is it?”

“Aren’t you scared to talk to me?”

… ? scared?

ah. Now that I think about it, it seems like there was a similar setting in the original work as well. It is Eonyeongsa that assassination and mind manipulation are possible with just a word. That’s why I remember being criticized by people around me.

Well, the setting became meaningless after I became friends with Hwain.

“Not at all. Why are you asking that? You were well surrounded by other kids in class.”

“Because there is a certain benefit to me. If I don’t have the position of successor to the company, will they still talk to me then?”

Even if you pretend to smile on the outside, your true feelings will eventually come out. Even though there were many followers around him, Eonryeongsa seemed to feel that they all treated him with a wall.

If I feel like it, I’m proud of it! I would like to assert this, but I’m probably saying this because I feel like that’s not the case. Umm.

… What good would it be if I tried to think about it? Let me answer my thoughts honestly here.

“I don’t know what they’ll do. But when it comes to me, it’s simple. It’s not scary at all.”

“… Really?”

“Of course. Of course, I’ve heard various rumors about you. But no matter what you say, look.”

Phew. I caught my breath. The emotions contained in the gaze are worry and anxiety. It is more than enough to amplify magical power.

“Inhale!”

Turn all of your magic power into strengthening. With that alone, all the chains of words that were on me were blown away and released.

“This level of skill is not enough to be scared. I’ll think about it once I become three times stronger.”

“… Ha.”

Laughing. But it was a hollow laugh that made me feel like that was enough.

Okay, I’m out of the bind. Let’s get out of this gap quickly.

“Sometimes, when there are no people around, it’s okay to talk… How?”

“Whatever is convenient!”

While answering the spiritual master’s questions appropriately, I ran away before anyone noticed the bathroom, which had become a mess due to the release of magical power.

I didn’t leave it up to you to clean up! No, it’s true that I passed it on, but I was careful to get it out of the way because it might show up while I was organizing it! If you had released the statement obediently in the first place, there would have been no need to force it like this!

If you weren’t showing off, there was no need to force it, right? haha.

Now, let’s go eat something with the kids.

***

“If you do that again next time, I will seriously consider disciplinary action.”

“Yes, I understand. I’m sorry… .”

That evening, I got scolded by Sia for making a mess of the bathroom.

Although Eonryeongsa Temple cleaned up, it seems they did not notice any damage to the floor or walls. Or even if you noticed it, you ignored it. Yes, this guy, Eonryeongsa!

“Anyway, through this incident, you learned that women’s facilities are dangerous, even if they are for faculty and staff, right? So, just a normal men’s facility──”

“I heard it doesn’t matter?”

“Yes?”

What are you talking about?

“So, it doesn’t matter. I talked to Seol-ah, and she said it was okay for her to continue using the bathroom.”

“No, if it’s okay, you can’t! You have a precious body! He’s a very promising prospect! Shouldn’t you care?”

“I asked him if he was really okay, and he said that if such a situation were to arise, he would like to help as a friend. Senior, that fire──Hmm. Have you become friends with Seol-ah?”

“This is my first time hearing this. Doesn’t it just mean that we are classmates?”

“I didn’t see it that way.”

I saw Sia’s eyes looking at me suspiciously, but I really had no clue, and there was no reason for me to look at her like that in the first place.

“If you’re worried that I might be messing with my student, you shouldn’t have pushed me into the women’s bathhouse in the first place.”

“I didn’t mean it that way… . Well, I know very well that it would be a futile effort to tell my senior. Are you still concerned about that?”

“You mean something like that?”

“Going into the women’s bathhouse.”

“Of course I’m worried about that!”

If it doesn’t bother you, that’s a problem. If you accept the current situation happily, you’re just a pervert. It might be different if you use the bathroom or shower room on the men’s side.

“I’m saying this because it’s already been mentioned, but I don’t like it when everyone calls me cute or cute. Telling a guy he’s cute isn’t a compliment!”

“That’s true. But it’s true that it’s cute, so there’s nothing you can do about it, right?”

When I get compliments, I like things like, “You’re handsome,” “You’re cool,” “You’re a man.” hug me! This kind of cheering is also very welcome. I’ve never heard of the Hug Me section yet.

“I don’t know if they were taller, but these guys and that guy look down at them all and lightly reach out and try to pet them.”

Now, even if I try to say something politely while touching my shoulder, I have to look up, so I can’t make sense of it. I was wondering if I could barely stand on tiptoe with my shoulder to shoulder. I can’t even shout out if I can follow him on my back.

It was fortunate that the underwear and clothes were not feminine. Sports bras feel like tank tops, and men have boxers too. It’s not that there is no resistance at all, but… .

“The amount of food I eat has decreased, so it’s hard to eat as much as I want, I can’t build muscle even if I exercise hard, it’s annoying to have to sit down to urinate, my head is cumbersome, and my hands and feet are short so it’s hard to measure distance—ah, really!”

“Are you okay, senior?”

“… are you okay. It has to be okay. What can I do?”

In the end, it is clear that we will have to continue living in this body until the soul extractor appears. And that will happen a few years from now, and considering Genesis has weakened, it may be even later.

If you’re really unlucky, there’s a chance you won’t even be able to see it at all… , no. Is this lucky? If the soul extractor is not created at all, it means that Genesis’ plan will also fail.

In any case, it was clear that there was no other way than to get used to the woman’s body.

“I know, but something feels off today… . Is it because I heard about your family?”

“Family? Oh, Seol-ah and Shin-ah, so the trainers are brother and sister?”

“Yes! It was the most surprising thing I’ve heard recently.”

If you listen to the story and think about it carefully, the similarities are indeed—Uhm. Even when I think about it again, I don’t think they look that much alike.

Still, if the genders were different, they would be fraternal twins, so it wouldn’t be strange to think of them as less similar siblings.

” Well, the two of us didn’t look much alike. We don’t get along very well.”

“Still, it seems like my sister has a lot of intention to become friends.”

It feels like things are a little off on the Yangachi side, but aren’t they still family, and twins at that? If one party approaches with good will, they will be able to get along well again.

“Seol-ah is not a bad kid, but… . Still, it may have the opposite effect.”

But Sia’s expression didn’t look so good. A homeroom teacher would understand the student’s situation much better than I do.

So, is it really not a good thing for Eonryeongsa to approach her lightly?

“Is it because of the feeling of not wanting to seem friendly with someone of the same age?”

“Are your kids in middle school? ha… . Normally, this kind of talk shouldn’t be said in a place where the person involved is not present. However, I am telling you this because I think an insensitive senior would step on a landmine with a smile on his face.”

What are you talking about that’s taking so much time?

As I waited for Sia’s next words with a puzzled look, I couldn’t help but harden my expression at Sia’s next words.

“… what? Wait, say it again.”

“So, Seol-ah and Shin-ah are not biological siblings. First of all, it is said that they are twins externally, but in reality, Shin-ah is the child born with his mistress. That’s why he abandoned his boyfriend, Shin-ah, and made Seol-ah his successor.”

Even in the midst of great turmoil, the majority of large conglomerates survived thanks to their wealth. So, most of the conglomerates are strongly influenced by the old-fashioned way of thinking, that is, the idea of men superiority over women—no, not like this.

“Those two people aren’t twin siblings?”

“Yes. So─”

“Then who are the real twin siblings?”

“Yes?”

This fact was more important to me than the secret history of a large corporate family. I explained in more detail to Sia, who seemed to not understand what the question meant.

“So, the real twin siblings from Eonryeongsa Temple. He may not be an awakened person, and, well, he may have been the victim of Genesis’ terror before. I don’t know if he’s dead or alive. What happened there?”

At my question, Sia’s expression turned quizzical.

That was already an answer, but it shouldn’t have been that way.

It wasn’t possible.

“There is no such person?”

It doesn’t work… .

***

After that, Sia said something more, but I couldn’t really hear it. It looks like he responded well once he entered the room.

I lay down in bed to sleep, but my head was clear. Well, it was still a little early for me to sleep.

All kinds of thoughts and thoughts were floating around in my head, as if I was paying the price for ignoring my biological rhythm. Like Sisyphus, it was a continuation of fruitless labor, but there was one advantage. Time flies.

From a corner of my brain that was still trying to idle, the most productive idea of the night came out.

I’m feeling sleepy now, so let’s get some sleep.

I actively accepted that opinion.

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