episode_0047

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I ran to the bathroom in a hurry.

“This, what the heck is this….”

He is over 180 cm tall, has well-built muscles, and a handsome face that resembles a parasitic older brother.

Yeah, he’s literally crazy handsome.

He had the feel of a handsome, dazzling celebrity who often appears on TV.

…..No, but more importantly, what about my clothes?

I quickly covered my private parts with the towel placed in the bathroom.

Strangely, my body felt light, and it seemed that as my body grew, my clothes also tore.

Like this with Russia… Ah… Seriously… This is the worst.

What on earth would change when I’m with Russia?

It was almost as big as a magical girl transformation.

What excuse should I make for this?

I felt a little desperate for a moment, but then I thought I couldn’t stay like this, so I timidly went outside.

“….What are you doing there?”

“Huh? Are you waiting?”

In front of the bathroom, Rasia was smiling brightly, wearing a red one-piece dress that she had never dressed up before.

Her eyes scanned my body up and down in an unvarnished manner.

I quickly avoided her gaze and started rummaging through my dresser drawer until I realized I didn’t have anything that fit, so I grabbed the biggest piece of clothing I had and went back into the bathroom.

‘….Ah, as expected, it’s tight.’

The pants look like tights… I guess I’ll have to go out and buy some clothes first.

I sighed and went back outside.

Rashia was still smiling in the same spot.

How long are you going to keep doing this? I’m dying from the burden.

I opened my mouth because I felt I needed to explain what had happened.

“….I am the type that grows quickly. Please understand, it is my family’s type.”

“….Hmm, I see. I understand. Don’t worry. So how old are you now?”

“I’m 20 years old now.”

“Ah, you’re 20. You and I met when we were 15. That’s exactly right. Right?”

“……Huh?”

I answered a beat later.

Rashia seemed certain that I was Jodelle the whole time.

Finally, I let out a deep sigh and said,

“Since when did you notice this?”

“…..You know that too, right? The people who take care of my meals are the Jodel family who know me well, and the only exception is the servant Jodel. You’re the only one.”

As expected, you went too far there. You should have just stayed still.

It was a belated regret, but the deed had already been done.

“I was worried because you suddenly disappeared, but I guess you’re doing well?”

“….Yes. Something came up so I had to go home for a while.”

“Then the matter is over? Then I should come back, right? Right? You should be my servant again, Jodel~ I was so lonely while you were away…”

I shook my head at Rashia’s suggestion.

Am I crazy? Why am I going back there again?

“….That’s not it. Five years have passed and I am now a student at this academy. I have my own life. I don’t want to be a servant to the Jack family any longer.”

“Ah, that’s too bad… I wanted Jodelle to be my own Jodelle… You’ve grown up so well and now you’re trying to be independent… I’ve been looking for you so much since you disappeared… You don’t even know how I feel. It’s just too much. It’s just too much….”

I pretended not to hear what Rascia was muttering with her lips pursed.

Because I felt like if I said one word, ten words would come back to me.

Rashia’s eyes sparkled.

“I’d really like to kidnap you, but… I had fun watching you, so I’ll stop for today.”

With those words, Rashia headed towards the window.

There’s no way I could just go along like this.

I looked at Rasia with a puzzled look. Rasia waved her hand at me and said.

“Then see you tomorrow. Jodell~”

Rasia winked and jumped out the window.

‘That might not be the door…’

I looked at that sight in bewilderment, then looked at myself.

It was a good thing that Russia found out what had happened and left on her own.

I also need to do something about my clothes.

Since I didn’t have any clothes to wear tomorrow, I hurried outside.

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After breaking up with Jodel, Crown Prince Raon wandered around the shopping district a bit more.

Because there were things I needed to buy.

Raon, who had just bought some things, felt thirsty and sat down in a nice cafe to drink tea.

Let’s go when the sun sets. It’s still early for the sun to set, so I don’t want to go back to the dorm right away.

‘If you go to the dorm, there’s Jodelle there too…’

Jodell was great as a roommate.

Everything is good…

She puts on and takes off her clothes too freely. That one thing was so uncomfortable.

It’s natural to be able to freely put on and take off clothes in a room… but that wasn’t the case for Raon.

‘Because actually I’m a woman….’

Raon smiled bitterly.

Raon’s gender was female.

He was simply raised as a man in the palace.

Because he was the only heir in the palace who was the Empress’s child.

The only one who knew this fact was the empress who gave birth to him.

The empress was in poor health. Her doctor had said that pregnancy was virtually impossible, but she miraculously became pregnant.

The Empress was delighted at the thought of her son jumping. But unfortunately, the child she gave birth to was a daughter.

So the Empress decided to lie. She wanted her child to become the Emperor.

This was because the empress was very jealous and did not want to see an heir born from a concubine.

That is why Raon was raised as a man in complete secrecy.

Raon also had no complaints because he was more interested in pretty women than men.

Because pants were more comfortable than skirts.

But seeing Jodell at the Academy, something started to make me feel a little uncomfortable.

Is this because it’s my first time being this close to a guy?

Perhaps because she thought of him as the same man, Jodell was very unhesitating.

When I came out naked after washing up, I almost screamed.

No matter how young they looked, their genders were clearly different, so Raon desperately tried to avoid Jodel every time she changed her clothes.

I felt like I was committing a sin.

As I continued to care about her like that, strangely enough, I naturally started to care about Jodell even when I was around her.

‘It’s useless to be so popular…’

Before Jodelle appeared, the popularity of cute girls was focused solely on her.

It was a given.

Because Raon is handsome.

But after Jodell appeared, things changed. It felt like my gaze was divided into two.

It felt like he was sharing the popularity that he should have had with Jodelle.

Especially since he was interested in two beauties from the Academy at the same time… I was jealous.

The problem is that the direction of the jealousy is a little strange.

It wasn’t that Raon was jealous of Jodelle, who was taking the attention of the women he usually liked and was interested in, but rather of those women.

Maybe it was because I was so close to Jodell, or maybe it was because it was my first time having a friend of the opposite sex, but I strangely felt like he was my friend.

Others shouldn’t be friends…

So, I kept interfering in things out of the ordinary. Raon reflected.

As Rasya kept showing interest in Jodelle, he kept interfering in the conversation, pretending to be impatient or oblivious.

Fortunately, Jodel didn’t seem to notice… but I couldn’t help but feel sorry for Rashia.

“Wow, look over there.”

“Wow… Who’s that guy?”

“Totally handsome….”

As I was absentmindedly reflecting, the women sitting at the table next to me started to chatter.

Clearly, when Raon first sat down, there were women who looked at him and gushed about how handsome he was, but now their gazes were elsewhere.

It wasn’t just the women at the next table.

Everyone inside the cafe was staring out the glass windows with their mouths wide open.

‘….What, why is everyone doing that?’

Raon turned his gaze in the direction the women were looking, wondering what was going on.

And before I knew it, I opened my mouth wide like other women.

‘What the heck, that guy…’

…..Is this the same person?

Her silky black hair flowed down her shoulders, and her golden eyes shone brightly in her pure white face.

The face was about the size of a fist… The eyes, nose, and mouth were harmoniously arranged in a close-knit pattern on that fist-sized face.

His face was truly chiseled, more handsome than anyone I had ever seen. And I didn’t know how tall he was either.

‘I thought I was the most handsome person in the world… but I was just a frog in a well.’

Everyone’s eyes naturally turned to the man. However, the man quickly walked past the cafe.

A sigh of regret came out naturally. Just looking at it made me feel healed…

‘This feeling is not good…’

Raon, who came to his senses late, shook his head.

I have to live as a man. Such girlish emotions…

Still, that’s a good thing. There’s no way I’ll get involved with a handsome guy like that.

After calming down, Raon packed his bags and left the cafe.

Jodelle must have washed up and rested by now.

Raon opened the door to the dormitory and went inside.

“Jodell came out……”

And then he naturally turned his gaze and looked towards Jodelle’s bed, and froze in place.

“Huh? You’re here?”

“…….Who are you?”

There, the handsome guy I saw at the cafe earlier was waving his hand with an awkward smile.