episode_0076

The story of that evening – Epilogue Prologue

After through the heart.

However, the two people could not break up easily.

Round and round

I don’t know why, but we just kept wandering around the streets together.

Two, holding hands.

Well, it’s a shame to break up right away, and it doesn’t feel real.

We walk down the street together in the cool autumn evening air, under the crimson lights of the streetlights that have suddenly come on.

As time goes by, I feel like my heart is gradually settling down.

We think to ourselves.

‘Me, Carlyle and…’

‘Right now I’m with Bianca…’

A relatively important anniversary called Confession Day.

It’s the evening of that anniversary that you’re with your significant other. Even if it’s unbelievable, it’s not strange.

It is a reality that was unimaginable just a few days ago.

To recognize this reality, we probably need to walk a little more like this, recognizing each other’s existence.

It doesn’t feel bad, does it?

Looking back, there were so many things that happened today, and just organizing them all felt overwhelming.

After a few kisses.

So the two just held hands and walked in silence.

Just by doing this, a feeling of fulfillment wells up in me.

“But what are we doing…?”

Suddenly Vita spoke and burst into laughter.

“Well, what could it be?”

Carlyle also snickered. In fact, neither of them knew.

Carlyle was lost in thought, caressing the hand in his hand.

It’s sad to break up, but I have nowhere to go.

‘Of course I could go to Bianca’s house…’

You can tell what happens after that without even looking.

They go in and hug each other, and then kiss.

Since it’s a place where there’s no one, and there are only the two of them, you might get caught up in the atmosphere and spend time like that for the first time in a while.

It’s not that I don’t like it.

But for some reason I don’t feel like doing that today.

Yeah, right now.

Because at this moment, I just want to be like this.

Just walking down the street holding hands, we acknowledge each other’s existence.

This kind of emotional connection feels precious now.

No more, no less.

‘… This is it for now.’

Yeah, that’s about it.

This is enough. I feel satisfied.

Carlyle paused for a moment, gathering his thoughts.

The weather is a little chilly.

“Aren’t you cold, Bianca?”

I turn around and lower my body slightly. I button up my collar.

His coat was too big, and Carlyle had just bought his opponent a cardigan. Bianca Shamal, wearing the cardigan, nodded very slowly.

“… Not cold, not at all.”

After answering, he turns his head slightly.

The opponent puffed out his cheeks because he buttoned up his collar.

“What kind of kid am I…?”

While saying that, Carlyle noticed that the other person’s earlobe was slightly red and laughed.

“I’m not a kid.”

When she looked at him with a look of asking, “What is it?”, Carlyle said something.

“… You’re my match.”

The other person’s small face gradually turns redder and redder, like a tomato.

“What, what? My partner is Shasha?”

“Not just school games. There’s also a life partner.”

Now my face almost feels like it’s going to explode.

But Bianca Shamal is really good at bouncing back.

“Oh, what the heck. Who gave permission for that…?”

All the reactions he had seen so far were approval, but Carlyle just laughed.

“I guess I should do better.”

This is probably the answer the other person wants.

So after saying that, he leads the little hand again.

Carlyle and Bianca. The man and woman walk together as a couple, their strides in sync.

Slowly, slowly.

How long did you walk like that?

As they continued to walk, Carlyle began to feel anxious about the other person.

“Shall we take a break nearby?”

Actually, walking is good, but it’s still a little difficult.

“Yeah.”

Vita nodded slowly.

The two sat down on a nearby bench for a moment.

Silence lingers for a moment. Not an awkward silence, but a pleasant silence. There is no word, but they hold each other’s hands tightly.

Then Carlyle suddenly remembered that there was still a story he had not finished telling. It was inevitable that he would be curious.

“… You know, Bianca.”

Carlyle opened his mouth.

He covered her small, delicate hand with his own, wondering if it might be cold.

Even in the dark, you can see the other person twitching cutely.

Still, Bianca soon meets his gaze.

“Yeah, why…?”

Sparkling amethyst eyes.

Long, reddish-blond hair reflecting in natural colors under the streetlight.

A few of them could be seen curling around the corner of her mouth. Carlyle’s hand moved towards her pretty cherry-colored lips.

Swish-

As he runs his long fingers through my hair, I see the other person’s face burning up.

“What, what is it…!”

But now Bianca doesn’t avoid him. Her two eyes are fixed on Carlisle, not turning her head or saying anything.

“Ugh… ”

Bianca Shamal is just accepting him now, even though she’s making strange noises with her mouth.

After checking it again, Carlyle asked.

***

A bench in an alley, under the streetlights.

Carlyle opened his mouth.

“… Speaking of rumors.”

Actually, I’ve always wondered about this.

Didn’t the rumor spread that he had an affair with his ex-girlfriend?

It was something that could shake Carlyle’s own perception of himself, perhaps for the other person, Bianca Shamal. Not in a good way.

It wasn’t just a rumor. You would have also found out about his extravagant womanizing.

‘But, you…’

Bianca Shamal never wavered. Not for a moment.

I trusted him from the beginning, and I wasn’t disappointed even after learning about his past.

No, maybe. I may be disappointed, but I definitely like him more than that. If not, I wouldn’t be here right now.

“… Why didn’t you believe me?”

Vita tilted her head at Carlyle’s question.

Are you talking about rumors?

“Why didn’t you believe me? ”

It’s so obvious.

There was no need to worry, without a doubt.

“You’re not that kind of guy. There’s no way you would do that.”

Carlyle’s expression became blank at that firm answer.

Because the answer is based on unwavering trust.

Vita said, placing her hand under her chin.

“You’re surprisingly more honest than you look.”

“In what way is that…?”

Carlyle asked urgently.

He looked like a little child who wanted to hear confirmation.

Vita’s eyes widened in surprise at that, but she ended up laughing, even though she felt a little dumbfounded.

What should I say?

‘Yeah, okay…’

You can say it like this.

“It looks like a fly, but should I say it’s actually healthy? Should I say it’s healthy?”

“I, so…?”

Carlyle himself had never thought of it.

“Of course, then.”

Vita nodded. She added something for no reason, smiling somewhat mischievously.

“You don’t have the guts to do that in the first place. If something like that happened, you would definitely take responsibility.”

Well, if you think about it, Carlyle is the kind of guy who always uses contraception during sex. He always did so even before Vita herself asked him to.

“What is the basis for that judgment?”

There was no answer to Carlyle’s question, so Vita answered.

“Um, just?”

That’s really all there is to it.

Well, what should I say?

If you ask me for clear evidence, I can’t give you any, right?

Still, I judged it myself based on my experience with the other person and the feeling I have gained over time.

“I know you well. I trusted you, Carlyle.”

As she said that, Vita smiled faintly.

Come to think of it.

“I don’t know about other kids, but I definitely think you’re a good guy.”

That’s what a rival is like. They are close friends who value each other the most.

Now, it feels like our relationship has changed a little bit.

But Vita still considers Carlyle Schultz her rival.

If your rival is a loser, it’s a problem for you too. Vita says with a smile.

“So be confident. You’re a good guy… !”

Carlyle Schultz felt a shiver at those words.

My heart actually started pounding a little bit.

In a way, they are strangers. They are not like family.

Yet Carlyle shows complete trust in him.

Maybe because he rates him higher than himself.

‘…’

Carlyle really feels like he’s something. He feels like he has an ally. Bianca Shamal is the first person to make him feel this way.

Warak-

Carlyle embraces his opponent.

“… Anyway, let’s get married.”

The opponent is extremely embarrassed.

“Why why, all of a sudden… the conversation suddenly went that way… ?”

But I’m serious, Carlyle continued.

“Let’s make a family together.”

“Mi, you crazy bastard… !”

Perhaps it is a statement that is quite open to misunderstanding.

Vita’s plump fist landed next to Carlyle.

Still, Carlyle just kept chuckling.

“Why, you don’t like it? I want to do that.”

“I can’t do it without you.”

Saying that over and over again.

Because it’s like throwing a tantrum like a child.

Because he buried his head next to the nape of her neck.

“… I like you, Bianca.”

Hearing those words, Vita’s face quickly turned red like a tomato.

‘Oh, no… ‘

I didn’t know what to do. But there was a passerby passing by. Feeling embarrassed, I hit Carlyle on the back.

“Ah, I see… Let’s move away for now… !”

“If you answer, I’ll drop you.”

The shameless guy is back. A low voice is heard near Vita’s ear.

“Or, yes. If you give me a little pat on the back.”

“What, what…?”

At first, Vita thought she had misheard.

Are you not a little kid?

But I also have fond memories of Carlyle stroking my hair.

Reluctantly, Vita eventually gave in to the other person’s request.

I feel like a mother comforting a child. But it’s also absurd that a much bigger guy is making such absurd demands.

“Okay, okay…?!”

Because you’re patting my head.

Only then does the other person laugh and fall off the nape of his neck.

Of course, it was only natural that their lips and breaths would briefly mix as they fell.

***

After the two of them spent some quality time together.

Vita came back home.

Even in front of the house, the two hugged each other for a long time, and then kissed. They felt bad about telling her to go first, so they hugged each other again. That’s how it was.

Maybe I could bring Carlyle into the house. To be honest, I didn’t completely ignore that thought.

‘But tomorrow is Monday…’

I have to go to school early.

For some reason, I felt like I wanted to have some time alone.

Although they didn’t say anything to each other, they both knew it implicitly.

So, although it was regrettable, we decided to break up.

‘I have plenty of time anyway.’

There’s plenty of time to spend with Carlyle in the future.

When I think about it that way, a feeling of bitterness wells up in my mind.

“Should I take a shower first…?”

After being outside for half a day, I feel a bit uneasy.

As I take off my clothes, my body, a delicate woman’s body, comes into view.

Vita always hesitated around this point.

Maybe because I thought it wasn’t my body.

But now.

‘This is me.’

I just keep thinking like that.

It’s not a new thing since I’ve already made up my mind.

So, I will live in this body for the rest of my life.

It changes the perception of being bitter all of a sudden.

‘This is my body…’

Now, my precious body.

I was lost in thought while taking a hot shower.

Isn’t that amazing?

It feels like so much has happened in just one day. Even my values have changed considerably.

I got through to Carlyle. I can continue to be by Carlyle’s side. That’s why Vita’s mouth is relaxed.

Vita Shamal is a woman.

Now it happened. It became Bianca Shamal.

There is no need to deny your memories as a man.

But now she will live as a woman.

Why? Because of one person. Carlyle Schultz.

‘… Now that I think about it, I’m glad.’

Vita let out a shallow sigh of relief once again.

I didn’t know Emily would give me her letter like that.

The letter he wrote went to Carlyle.

Vita didn’t know why Emily was like that, but she had a hunch.

Emily is essentially a good-hearted child. Even though she makes mistakes sometimes, that’s just the way she is.

With the help of her junior, Lou, and Emily Swan’s determination.

Perhaps it is thanks to these two that Carlyle and I are on the same page today.

Fortunately, Carlyle doesn’t seem to know that he is ‘Vita Shamal’.

What concerns did I have, why did I hesitate?

It seems like I have a rough idea through the letter.

Vita didn’t write her name in the letter in the first place. After all, Emily already knew that she was Vita.

‘Of course, Carlyle clearly said he didn’t care…’

Vita herself was a woman. She had told him from the beginning that she was a woman.

But still.

Every woman has at least one secret she wants to hide from her partner.

So, Vita wanted to hide this as much as possible. She didn’t plan on saying it with her own mouth. This ended with the confession Carlyle made earlier today.

[No matter what you were in the past, even if you were a man. I don’t care. Because to me, you are a woman.]

‘I’m a girl to a guy…’

This is all I need.

For Carlyle, Bianca is a complete woman, that’s who he is.

Of course, he thinks of himself as ‘Vita’.

As a man, my time isn’t meaningless.

Maybe it was thanks to this academy that I came to this school, met Carlyle Schultz, and was able to realize what I truly wanted to do.

So, what Vita wants is nothing special.

I want to be by your side.

I want to make many memories with that sweet guy.

Because I feel comfortable when I’m with you, and my heart just feels happy.

Because every day is something to look forward to and rewarding.

Before he knew it, the other person had become a part of him. Vita would become a woman only to Carlyle.

So, she is Vita, and also Bianca Shamal.

Now Vita is accepting that fact.

“Ha… Good.”

Is it because the water is warm? I can’t help but smile.

I feel fortunate that everything worked out well in the end.

‘Now that I think about it, I… don’t know much.’

Suddenly, Vita comes to mind.

All About Carlyle Schultz!

Where do you work, what do you like, what are your habits, and what are you weak at?

Well, because he likes the other person, Vita suddenly starts to wonder about such things.

‘You’ll find out later…!’

He clenches his small fist and makes a firm pledge.

I chose this life because I trusted him.

‘So, Carlyle, you… are completely mine from now on!’

I have no intention of ever giving in to anyone.

Vita was making that promise again.

Because between Carlyle and himself, there will be much more time together in the future than there has been so far.