episode_0051

Midterms start tomorrow.

But things had to be done, so Vita came to the hospital.

-I’m ready, medicine! Do you want to come get it tomorrow?

Well, I got in touch.

I’ve been having deep thoughts since last night. Thinking about my identity.

‘But why should I…’

In fact, Vita feels like she doesn’t know why she’s worrying about this. She’s still waiting for the interview.

“Patient number 36, please come in-!”

There was still a little bit left, so Vita stayed close to her junior, Lou.

“Hey, Lou.”

“Ah, surprise-!”

The guy named Lou was startled. He screamed in surprise, drawing everyone’s attention.

“No, what are you doing.”

Vita’s expression became grim. Lou’s expression was no different.

“What are you doing, senior? That’s what I wanted to say.”

“You’re so boring, kid.”

Still, he’s a nice guy. He’s a junior who’s secretly kind-hearted, and when I called him because I was bored going to the hospital alone, he happily came.

“Don’t forget the figure.”

“Okay, really.”

Of course, I did decide to give one of the figures away during the process.

Not a bad deal,

Thank you for coming with me. Vita smiled faintly and then suddenly asked a meaningless question to her junior, Ru.

“In your opinion.”

As the content is the content, it sticks right next to you. Vita whispered while holding Rue’s small ear with her finger.

“Am I a man or a woman…?”

Lou’s expression quickly turned red like a tomato.

No, that’s right. It’s not like it’s been a day or two since my senior has been asking me useless questions like this. But the reason why Lou was flustered was simply because of the distance.

It’s so close, so close. And the voice whispering in his ear is so sweet. Lou seems to know a little bit about what a sweet voice feels like.

‘And this guy right now…’

My senior said, “From the way she dresses, isn’t she a heavenly woman?!

No, you. You’re totally a woman now, aren’t you?

If you didn’t know that this person was originally a man.

‘Quite a lot, in many ways…’

It must have been difficult. To be honest, my taste is more plump, but my senior is too pretty for no reason.

But Lou is pretty quick-witted.

“Of course, a man… !”

That’s how you decide the answer.

You’re the one who asked me the question after already knowing the answer. If I had said I was a woman, wouldn’t I have gotten a beating? And I came to the hospital now to turn back into a man.

“Hmm, right?”

Senior Siik smiles. And maybe he even has a slightly serious expression on his face.

“Yeah, I… ”

When Vita thought to himself that he was indeed a man, his turn finally arrived.

“Patient #39 Bianca, please enter the examination room!”

“Ah, yes-!”

Vita quickly entered the neatly organized examination room.

***

I think her name was Rosa? A pretty silver-haired female doctor greeted Vita right away.

“It’s been a while, right?”

He gives me a gentle smile and makes gentle gestures.

“Sit down, for now. Hmm, in the meantime…you’ve become a little more feminine…?”

“Oh no!”

“There’s no need to be embarrassed.”

A doctor full of laughter.

Vita blushed and sat down on the chair. She felt nervous for no reason when there was a pretty person in front of her.

“I guess there’s no need to go into lengthy explanation, right?”

“Yes, yes.”

Two people sitting facing each other.

Suddenly, a bag of medicine was thrust in front of Vita.

“So if you take this medicine… ”

Vita swallowed dry saliva and heard a positive answer.

“You can go back to being a man.”

“Me, really?!”

“Yes, definitely. If you have the will.”

“My… will… ”

As Vita trailed off, the doctor suddenly asked.

“Do you remember the effects of the medicine?”

The science of magic is a power that is difficult to explain. As this supernatural science gradually developed, things that were impossible in the past became possible.

Researchers at Baumkuchen Hospital have been studying the ‘red pill’ in recent years.

“A drug that helps you escape from false reality and face the truth.”

“That’s right, that’s correct.”

Because people can’t decide their gender at birth. However, even men can be feminine, and vice versa. However, due to a lack of technology, there have been quite a few patients who have suffered side effects from sex reassignment surgery.

It was quite by chance that Vita started taking the medicine that was being developed for such people.

“So the effect of this medicine is not much different. It was a little late to administer it because we were continuously reviewing the safety, but the period of administration is 3 weeks, so it is definitely safe.”

“Is it really possible to go back just by eating this… ”

After saying goodbye to Lou and returning home, Vita absentmindedly continued to look at the neatly packaged medicines. Small, red pills.

I don’t know if it’s a twist of fate, but there are only three weeks left until the match I promised to have with Carlyle.

[If you have the will, you can go back on the third week of taking the medicine, exactly the third week. I wish you the best of luck.]

Before leaving the examination room, Vita clenched her fists, recalling the doctor’s words.

‘Yes, you can.’

Since it’s a return to normal, it’s just a restoration.

So, without hesitation, Vita swallowed a pill after lunch.

Gulp-

“Oh… ”

The medicine was surprisingly tasty, and I felt like everything was returning to normal.

Vita smiled.

And the very next day.

The day of the long-awaited midterm exam has finally arrived.

The night before, Vita had studied until late at night, so she had dark circles under her eyes. Even so, Vita’s eyes were wide open.

‘Let’s focus, focus.’

Only the rustling sound of a pen resonates in the classroom.

Vita, who was solving the problem, felt strangely embarrassed.

‘What, what is it…?!’

Why can’t I remember?

It’s so strange that I remember things so well!

I hiccuped for a moment in embarrassment.

Hiccup-

But it just doesn’t stop.

Hiccup- Hiccup-

Vita continued to hiccup.

Feeling sorry and embarrassed for another reason, his small face soon turned red like a tomato.

Why, why!

‘Why do I have such good memories…!’

Why do I remember Carlyle’s nonsense so well!

‘But it’s good because it’s good!’

Well, well. Let’s just focus. The problem will be solved very well.

Suddenly, Vita remembered what Carlyle had said.

[You are talented.]

Although he himself doesn’t know.

It was probably in a really strange way, so Vita blushed and tried to solve the problem.

Ironically, I didn’t get a single history subject wrong. That made me even more embarrassed.

***

“Fuel- The end!”

“Wow, yahoo!”

The students cheer.

The midterm exams that took place over five days are over.

On the day of the exam, classes end early. And on Friday morning!

After the House of Representatives is over, the weekend comes right away.

“Oh, I’m looking forward to it. What will the score be?”

“Let’s go to karaoke after school.”

Regardless of the results, everyone’s expressions brighten with relief at having finished the exam. Vita also chatted with Sasha.

“I found history the most difficult on this test.”

“Huh, really?”

Vita tilted her head at the somewhat unexpected words.

“History was the easiest?”

“What the hell are you talking about? It’s so trivial that it’s causing a huge uproar!”

For the past few days, Vita had been completely engrossed in her studies, and even turned off her phone, so she didn’t notice at all.

“Class president, vice president! Can you bring me my report card?”

“Yes, teacher!”

Vita stood up from her seat with a nervous expression. This academy’s grades come out the same day as the exams.

A relatively quiet hallway.

Carlyle walks beside me and chats me up for no reason.

“Do you have any plans after finishing?”

Of course there is no schedule, but Vita opened her eyes wide. She became alert.

“Why, all of a sudden?”

“We decided to have a showdown.”

What a sudden match?

But there is no flaw in Carlyle’s logic.

“You have to give it a chance.”

Of course, Vita can also tell what kind of opportunity it is.

A chance to seduce yourself. Since you’ve decided to compete, you should give yourself a chance.

“Um… Ugh… ”

So, while Vita is worrying, Carlyle comes by and pats her head.

“If it’s too much for you, just stay home and watch some anime. I have a part-time job anyway, so I can’t stay there for long.”

“… Well, that’s about it.”

Let’s say it’s a date. Carlyle makes the request rather unilaterally, but Vita herself doesn’t really have a reason to refuse. She’s not so cruel as to refuse after he’s said that much.

‘Above all, if it’s anime…’

Since he was definitely a senior, and still had a lot to show to beginners, Vita eventually agreed.

If I think about it, I completely ignored your contact during the exam period, so I do feel a little sorry about that.

Well, that’s that, but what’s important to Vita right now is of course his grades.

The two of them received a stack of report cards from the principal’s office. Vita immediately checked the overall ranking on the report cards.

“1, 1st place… ?!”

Vita, who had been sitting, suddenly sat up.

Everyone’s eyes were on me, and my partner Shasha gave me a seal clap.

“Wow, that’s amazing.”

“Is Bianca really number 1?!”

“There’s nothing he can’t do.”

I can’t believe it. Vita looked at Carlyle with a bewildered expression.

‘I finally won…?’

So, that guy? It’s unbelievable that I beat him for the first time.

“What a coincidence, that is.”

But then Carlyle slowly approaches. He unfolds his report card right in front of Vita.

“I’m first, so am I.”

Vita blinked her eyes.

“Give it to me, give it to me!”

It is definitely written on Carlyle’s report card that he is number one.

“This, this can’t be happening.”

When Vita, who was very flustered, bit her lip slightly.

Clap clap-

Suddenly the teacher clapped his hands.

“Okay, guys. Just like Carlyle said. This time, we have two first place winners in our class. They’re tied for first place… ?”

“and-”

“Awesome!”

The other friends in the same class were in a congratulatory mood. Of course, Vita was a little disappointed.

‘… That can’t be true.’

It couldn’t be that easy to beat that guy. He always came in second place by a point. But now that I know the whole story, it’s even more ridiculous.

In this midterm exam, there were exactly two people who got perfect scores in the history subject, which was the most discriminatory subject. The only two who got perfect scores in history were me and Carlyle Schultz, and the rest of the subjects were tied.

‘Oh, was that it?’

Although something inside Vita has cooled down, the feeling is not as bad as I thought.

‘Still, we share first place…!’

Anyway, it is definitely a growth compared to the past.

Better today than yesterday, better tomorrow than today!

There’s also Emily’s words that say that you just have to grow up.

Sasha and her friends look at her with amazement.

“But how come you two are perfect at history?”

“There are two people who got full marks.”

“It seems like smart kids have something in common.”

‘Sat, through…?’

Vita suddenly stopped.

When Carlyle and I happened to meet eyes, he snickered.

“Well, sure. There is some connection.”

Vita’s face turned red after interpreting the meaning.

‘Oh, crazy…!’

Are you crazy?!

Because I can tell what it’s a metaphor for. I’m so confused.

“You, you… !”

Of course, fortunately, his friends didn’t seem to understand what he meant, so Carlyle just snickered and pretended to run away.

***

That evening Emily was lost in thought.

Now that the midterms are over, I feel like I should be relieved, but I’m just having mixed feelings.

‘Friend, unrequited love. Requited love, friend… ‘

Just complicated feelings.

Although it wasn’t long before I became close with Bianca Shamal.

‘Still, friends anyway.’

Although we haven’t been friends for very long, I’m not so clueless that I can’t even notice the kindness the other person has toward me.

At least Bianca seemed to genuinely like him. She seemed to genuinely consider him a friend.

If that’s the case, then I want to respond as well.

He was a likeable child, and since he had approached her first out of kindness, she didn’t have any feelings of dislike. So Emily’s feelings were even more complicated.

If he had been a bad kid, if he had flaws, I wouldn’t have had such complicated feelings.

Because friends and people they like are intertwined. Emily herself is human, so there are inevitable complications.

‘What should I do with this…’

Emily continued to think, her head buried in the pillow.

But the two of them aren’t dating yet. Maybe he can fit in between them?

Of course, in Emily’s eyes.

Bianca Shamal also clearly has feelings for Carlyle Schultz. I think she probably likes him.

But it seems like he himself isn’t admitting it.

Fortunately or unfortunately.

But one thing is certain: I feel uncomfortable if things continue this way.

While Bianca, who is still his friend, has not yet realized his feelings, he continues to take advantage of that gap in a fatal way.

“What’s the use?”

Emily finally found herself laughing in vain.

“Carlisle doesn’t care about me anyway? What is he thinking?”

The real problem is this.

First, she must gain the favor of her childhood friend Carlisle. Emily feels this vaguely.

But Emily Swan knows that nothing will be accomplished if she stays still. She has been doing this all along and that is how things got to this point.

The midterms are over. And what’s next?

“Is there a math trip?”

It’s happening next week.

There are many exciting things about a math trip.

By leaving your familiar space and going to a new environment, you can narrow the gap between you and others.

‘Yeah. There…!’

Emily Swan decided to take a stab at it.

I was planning to appeal to Carlyle on the math trip and also check my friend Bianca’s feelings.

***

The weekend passed like that, and a few more days passed.

“Ahh… I think I can live.”

Meanwhile, Vita suffered quite a bit from the sudden arrival of the Magic Day. Because of it, she could barely move from her room, and the pain was so severe that she even missed school.

-Are you okay, Bianca? You need to warm up.

Emily is worried too.

Carlyle Schultz would sometimes come to nurse her in person, patting her head repeatedly or hugging her before leaving.

“… I told you not to come, so that’s what happened.”

Vita just feels confused about this.

‘It’s strange, something like this…’

In some ways, it just feels weird, more than doing something dirty.

“Come on, hurry up.”

“Because you don’t ask for anything and just stay by my side faithfully,” Vita asked Carlyle in a low voice.

“… What are you going to do next?”

“… Don’t do anything.”

The voice filled with affection makes Vita’s body flinch.

But when Carlyle returned, Vita never missed taking one red pill every night.

There is no doubt that he will return.

Features of this academy.

The last semester before graduation is different from other semesters. The gap between midterms and finals feels short, and the semester itself ends a little early.

That’s the entrance exam system for going to college.

So, it’s safe to say that about two-thirds of the semester has already passed.

-There’s a hot spring and a swimming pool! The beach is right nearby. It’s called swimsuit showtime!

– Sasha, you really… The Dean must have been trying too hard. More importantly, is Bianca feeling better now? She seemed fine when I saw her at lunch earlier.

-Yeah, of course! Thanks to Emily’s concern.

As I replied, Vita’s anticipation grew slightly.

‘It’ll be fun, I’m sure.’

Before I knew it, the date of my last school trip was approaching.