episode_0044

A brief awkward silence.

“… Hey, Mom?”

Vita was extremely flustered. It was an unexpected situation.

But it’s not just Vita.

Ta-da-

It’s like my mother’s face has been struck by lightning.

Vita is feeling like she doesn’t know what to do.

“Oh no, this is…!”

First of all, Vita pushed Carlyle away in a hurry.

Her face was flushed and her eyes were almost vibrating.

Carlyle was also flustered and was pushed back more easily than expected.

“Uh, um… This is, well… ”

There was nothing to say in an excuse. The situation was so quiet that Vita’s consciousness just flew away.

“Rain, rain… ”

Vita Shamal’s mother, Mrs. Emma, stopped talking and covered her mouth.

Although she has an open personality, she has a kind of line.

He was my son until recently. How can such a son act like that so quickly?

‘I understand, of course.’

Of course, since I’m a woman, that’s the right thing to do.

But as parents, we can’t help but be surprised.

She’s still too young. She doesn’t know anything about the world. But she has an eye for men who resemble her, and it’s so embarrassing.

So Mrs. Emma almost made a mistake and then corrected her address.

“No, Bianca-!”

A man with a daughter is more like a thief than anything else. Mrs. Emma only found out about this today. She was so surprised, since she only had sons.

“Where are you, a girl, without any care…!”

Snap- Snap-

Vita got spanked by her mother for the first time in a long time.

“Ah, Mom-!”

“What are these clothes! They’re completely soaked in water and sticking to me… ”

Ah, that was the problem, Vita said right away.

“Because today is the sports day…!”

“Oh, really… ?”

Mrs. Emma, who stopped at those words, slapped her buttocks again.

“But what good did you do-!”

“Please explain.”

Vita, who has become sad.

Carlyle Schultz was equally flustered by this situation. So he didn’t know what to do, but he quickly took advantage of the brief opportunity and bowed down.

“Hello, Mother-!”

Bow to greet.

Because there’s only one thought that I have to look good.

So Carlyle greeted me quite politely and straight-forwardly, with a look of tension on his face.

“Yeah, that’s right.”

Mrs. Emma nodded slightly, her expression somewhat uneasy.

“I’ve heard a lot of good things.”

That’s a sudden statement.

Vita had never told Carlyle about her mother. So Vita looked at Carlyle in bewilderment for a moment, but Carlyle returned to his usual sly attitude.

“Bianca often said that I resemble my mother a lot… ”

No, when?!

But Vita wouldn’t know. Carlyle is also mustering up his courage right now.

To look good in front of the mother of the girl he likes.

In fact, my mother’s voice softened slightly.

“Um, really… ?”

“You are truly a beauty.”

“Oh my, what.”

A universal rule. There is no woman who dislikes compliments on her appearance.

Of course, it’s not that I don’t know Mrs. Emma. I know she’s been flattering me.

I know that, but I’m glad to see how the other person feels. At least this kid seems to be sincere to his daughter.

If so, then it’s done.

“Really, did you?”

Vita couldn’t deny her mother’s question with a smile. The expression on Carlyle Schultz’s face, who she caught a glimpse of, was a little funny.

Isn’t that a look that asks you to be positive?

“Haha, a little bit… ?”

So Vita smiled and agreed.

Actually, there never was.

Mrs. Emma, who suddenly felt relieved and coughed, looked at Carlyle again.

Now that I think about it, this young man is quite handsome.

‘How can you be so handsome…?’

But appearances are not important. So soon Mrs. Emma thought she was being a fool and blurted out the words.

“Come on in first.”

‘Hey, what do I do!’

‘Why are you asking me?’

Vita and Carlyle followed along nervously, their eyes conversing with each other.

***

So the three of them entered the room awkwardly.

Mrs. Emma is busy filling the refrigerator. She brought the side dishes because she was worried about her children.

“I will help you.”

“Oh, it’s okay… ”

But despite his mother’s words, Carlyle got up and started moving the side dishes. Of course, he also moved Vita.

After that, the three of them sat around the table together.

“Have a glass of juice.”

“Thank you, Mom.”

His mother’s expression softened at Carlyle’s polite attitude.

“I was flustered earlier. Please understand a little.”

Mrs. Emma is basically an open-minded person.

Actually, what should I say?

This is a situation where a child who was once a son has turned into a daughter.

I was worried whether she would adapt well as a woman and if anything would happen, so I visited briefly and was somewhat embarrassed by what I accidentally witnessed.

There are as many as four sons.

For Mrs. Emma, the strange feeling she just had, as if she had met a thief, was something she had never felt before.

‘Fortunately, the other guy seems pretty okay…’

After all, she’s a mother. First of all, she has a duty to check with Mrs. Emma.

“By any chance. What’s your relationship with my child?”

“Oh, Mom…! That’s not true.”

Vita tried to deny it with a puzzled expression, but an answer came from beside her.

“I like it.”

A fairly straight gaze. A confident attitude.

“It’s still one-sided.”

With those words, Carlyle glanced at Vita for a moment, and Vita’s blushing expression didn’t seem like one of dislike.

“… Oh, my.”

Mrs. Emma just blinked her eyes.

What the heck, guys? Are you serious with each other?

I was definitely very flustered earlier, but how could a parent not be interested in their child’s love life?

The guy feels okay, and the kid seems more sincere than I thought.

For no reason, Mrs. Emma feels excited.

At this point, Lady Emma’s evaluation of Carlyle was also revised upward.

‘If it’s a kid that Vita likes, then it’s probably a good kid.’

Still, just in case, Mrs. Emma asked.

“Are you feeling lighthearted or…?”

“No, never.”

First of all, the attitude passes.

He’s polite and he looks like a boy with a lot of personality, so I like him a little.

“Then, you…?”

I can guess, but isn’t the child’s will the most important thing? Mrs. Emma’s gaze turned to Vita.

“This child says it’s one-sided.”

For a moment, Mrs. Emma Shamal became a little playful. She asked an additional question, deliberately trying to tease her.

“Is there anything bad I’ve ever done, like forcing a hug when you don’t like it?”

Show me your true heart!

“Oh, Mom…!”

The bait was caught right away. Vita was a bit flustered.

“What kind of question are you asking… ”

Carlyle himself is right in front of me. My mother is asking me a question that might be considered rude.

‘You’re not usually like this, are you?’

While thinking like that, I feel the need to correct my mother’s unnecessary misunderstanding.

To begin with, even though Carlyle is a bit of a jerk, he’s not the type of guy to force himself into something like that.

“That’s absolutely not true! She’s better than you think.”

Vita found herself defending him without even realizing it.

Then his face turned red.

What is this reaction?

It feels like Carlyle is holding back laughter next to him. His own mother is smiling slyly.

Only then did Vita realize that she had been teased.

“Ah, Mom…!”

“Do you like this kid too? We don’t have feelings for each other. It’s still a little weird to be hugging each other.”

Vita was speechless at her mother’s subsequent words. She really wanted to cry.

***

Judging from that reaction, my guess seems to be correct.

‘It’s too fast…’

Mrs. Emma felt relieved now, seeing her daughter instead of her son.

If both of them are sincere, what more is there to say? A young man and a young woman who like each other.

“So what’s your relationship?”

I thought it was fortunate as I asked with a smile.

I’ve always been worried that I wouldn’t be able to adapt to life as a woman.

Vita sat back down, unable to answer. Her face flushed and her hands and feet shriveled up.

‘How did it end up like this…?’

I glared at Carlyle, who was pretending to be calm.

A guy who just coughs and pretends not to know anything.

Vita really feels like hiding in a hole. But luckily, Carlyle seems to have a conscience.

“Some, Mom.”

Vita answers instead. Vita didn’t know exactly what a crush was, but she immediately agreed in a fit of anger.

“Oh, that’s right!”

“What is some?”

Carlyle answered politely.

“You like each other, but you’re not dating yet. That kind of relationship is called a “썸”.”

Vita, who was drinking juice, suddenly spit out the juice because her throat was so blocked.

“Wow- Wow!”

What the hell are you talking about all of a sudden?

“Are you okay, Bianca?”

“Yes, yes. It’s okay.”

Vita immediately whispered in Carlyle’s ear.

-Hey, are you crazy…?!

-Are you trying to help?

Likewise, Carlyle answered intimately in a whisper.

“You guys are really close.”

Mrs. Emma was convinced.

Vita’s expression became grim, so she just kept her mouth shut. If she denied it here, the picture would turn out weird.

‘Don’t talk nonsense!’

Vita doesn’t know that her mother is already looking at Carlyle in a positive light, even though she’s always looking at him with such thoughts.

Anyway, Vita was awkward and the rather embarrassing situation showed no sign of ending.

How old are you, do you have a set career path, and even why do you like your own daughter?

‘It’s not like it’s a meeting or anything…’

Carlyle continues to answer his mother’s questions.

“You were independent since you were young?”

“Yes, Mother. There is nothing I haven’t done.”

“Oh my, really? Your vitality must be strong.”

I have been independent since I was young, and there is very little I have not done.

Even after working, he came back and studied hard and received a full scholarship.

The mother’s expression also seemed to gradually become gentler. By the time the meeting was over, her face was filled with smiles.

“Oh my, this. I wasted my time.”

“No, Mom. It was quite enjoyable.”

Now, he even laughs out loud. And he even pushes Vita’s back.

“You see me off.”

Vita was dumbfounded for a while before she suddenly answered in surprise.

“Me, me?!”

“Of course I have to see you off!”

It’s not that great, but I’m back at the entrance of the building with Carlyle Schultz.

There was a brief silence. Vita hesitated for a moment about what to say, then declared to the other person.

“You, there. Misunderstandings are absolutely forbidden… !”

“What the heck? You and I are having a fling…?”

Carlyle laughs heartily.

Vita’s face turned red.

“That’s absolutely not the case.”

“… That’s a little sad.”

The expression had become serious. Vita’s body was once again embraced in the other person’s arms.

“You probably don’t know how nervous I was.”

For some reason, Vita can’t answer that question.

“Your mother is still quite open-minded.”

“Originally, that’s how it was.”

After answering like that, Vita pushed Carlyle’s body away. It meant that it was time to go.

“Take care, some.”

What a peaceful guy. Vita sighed as she watched Carlyle waving his hand and moving further away.

‘What is…something?’

That’s absolutely not the case.

***

“Come here, Vita.”

After that, Vita was left alone with her mother.

He approached his mother, somewhat hesitantly.

“… Mom, you know.”

“No need to explain.”

Mother speaks with a smile.

“I was actually embarrassed. It’s natural.”

“Natural…?”

“Isn’t that obvious? You’re a girl now, so it’s not strange for you to date a boy.”

Is that so?

Vita feels speechless at those words.

“Did you do more than hug?”

So I was lost in thought and then suddenly got startled and denied it.

“Oh, no-! That can’t be happening!”

The thief was so flustered that he felt like his feet were numb.

But his mother already had an expression on her face that said she knew.

“You must use contraception. You are still young. Mom respects your will, but you must follow what you must follow.”

Vita tried hard to agree to her strict mother’s request.

“Oh, yes… ”

Because I’m always doing it.

Anyway, Vita felt helpless right now. In the end, she ended up blurting out her inner thoughts.

“Mom… Don’t I look weird?”

He asked if it was strange that he was in such a state of confusion. He blurted out his words because he was also confused.

“I’m originally a guy… ”

After a moment of hesitation, the mother answers.

“No, not at all. Now that I’m a woman, I’d be more worried if I hadn’t adapted.”

That’s not the answer I expected.

“Since my body has become a woman’s, isn’t it strange that my heart has become a woman’s?”

The words that continued to follow made Vita feel strange.

“Anyway, he seemed like a good kid. That, Carlyle…? He seems to have a lot of vitality and distribution.”

“Ugh… ”

I tried to defend him, but I still feel bad.

What should I say, it feels like I’m losing something.

“Not to that extent… ”

“Oh my, really?”

There is a reason why his father, Maximilian Shamal, is so tightly controlled. His father also has a fiery personality, but his mother, who is not like that, is the top ranking person in the family.

Vita kept her mouth shut, feeling as if all her thoughts were being read.

“And, handsome.”

“That’s not true.”

“But we still can’t live together?”

“Hey, Mom-!”

Vita yelled at her mother who was teasing her.

“That’s not true… ”

I’m almost starting to cry.

“She’s completely grown up.”

So, Mrs. Emma Shamal just laughed.

“Well, anyway. Mom, I have to go.”

Afterwards, Vita had dinner with her mother and saw her off as she left.

“Eat your meals regularly. Don’t skip breakfast.”

“Yes, yes, take a look.”

And because I’m left alone.

I feel confused.

I haven’t told my parents yet about my plans to return as a man. I was afraid they might worry.

But at this moment, Vita realizes something new.

‘My parents treat me like a daughter now…?’

Of course, it’s natural, but my mother’s words today strangely linger in my mind.

I said it’s natural. It’s not strange. Vita herself is becoming more and more feminine.

A chilly autumn evening. Lost in thought, Vita suddenly received a call on her phone and checked it.

This is a letter from Carlyle Schultz.

-Have you eaten dinner, girl?

What word is this?

But I guess the meaning and my face feels a little hot. I just cringe.

‘Why am I defending this guy…?’

I feel hot for no reason.

Really, I don’t know.

“Haa-”

Vita finally jumped onto the bed, her hair disheveled, and kicked the poor blanket away. Then she wrote a reply.

-ㅗ.

Obviously.

Your face may feel slightly hot because you have a fever.

“Oh, right.”

I find another text. The reason Emily said she would contact me last night.

-You have an appointment tomorrow. Just come here!

Below is a smiling emoticon with the location.

Yeah, I have an appointment with Emily tomorrow.

Whatever it is, he is single-mindedly devoted to Emily. Vita’s face brightened as he thought so.