episode_0089

I don’t know how time has passed.

Within a week, most of the appliances and furniture that needed to be brought into the house had arrived, and now it finally felt like a newlywed home.

It’s been quite a while since the morning roll call and our farewell, so I’ve gotten used to sleeping in, but today I woke up even earlier than usual to start getting ready.

I took a warm shower.

I combed my hair.

I picked out my clothes.

In reality, I didn’t have many outfits to choose from, but I spent a lot of time trying on different combinations and outfits, only to end up choosing the same outfit as last time.

“Even so, it’s too unoriginal….”

After choosing, I felt like going with the same outfit as last time would seem too lackluster, so I changed up the combination.

In the end, the outfit I settled on was a bright pink knit sweater.

Since the coat and miniskirt were already decided, choosing the knit sweater should have been easy, but it took me a long time.

“I did well to wake up early….”

I left the house at 7:30, feeling a bit disappointed that my efforts didn’t show.

“I need to hurry up and leave so I can get there early.”

I quickened my pace. For some reason, the distance from the apartment complex to the academy gate felt longer today.

And why is the subway taking so long?

I realized that I not only had to pick up Lager but also Yuzu, but I was sorry to say that I hardly thought about Yuzu.

“The doors are opening.”

There were quite a few people getting off at the station. I quickly sat down and crossed my legs to cover my miniskirt.

Now, even sitting with crossed legs in a short skirt felt quite natural.

Thanks to my slender legs, I actually enjoyed crossing them.

I had somewhat gotten used to the fleeting glances from people around me.

It seems difficult to pass by without noticing my beauty.

Thinking that way made me feel a little better.

As the subway approached the station, the number of people decreased. Seeing that there were only about ten people left in the car, I started my meditation practice.

I imagined a gun in my mind.

Creating a gun was no longer difficult for me.

This time, I imagined sending mana into the gun.

I sharpened the mana surging in my body, fired it, and pierced through.

Visualizing all these processes in my mind, I pulled the trigger.

“Click.”

It’s still too much for me.

I sighed, removed the summoned gun, and rubbed my chin in frustration.

When will I be able to use my abilities?

It must be possible, considering that Lena had revealed her true identity and talked about it.

“I don’t know.”

Resigned, I turned my attention back to the tablet.

Why not just give me the tablet? Why make me take the difficult path?

Feeling frustrated that things weren’t going as I wanted, I focused on drawing.

With no need to hoard weapon drawings anymore, I had more freedom to sketch in detail what I wanted.

For example, how to style the hair, how high the eyebrows should be, how long the eyelashes were.

I recalled what he looked like in a suit, imagined how he would look in pajamas, and dressed him in the drawing.

Looking at the recent drawings, I realized.

“Crazy….”

They were all Lager.

I must be really losing it.

Shaking uncontrollably, I threw the drawings in the trash.

“….”

I created a secret folder and moved the pictures there.

This way, I won’t get caught.

Hmm.

“…Such a pervert.”

Suddenly, a huge sense of self-loathing washed over me.

*

“Chloe! I missed you, huuu….”

As soon as Yujoo escaped from her captor’s grasp, she hugged me and buried her face in my chest, sobbing.

Let’s just hug her for now. Just for now.

But…

“Huuu, your chest is so soft. Chest, chest….”

“You bastard, get away from me.”

Oh right, she used to be a guy too.

Looking back, our group composition is quite strange. If Dakota were still with us and knew everyone’s true identities…

“Everyone’s TS except me?!”

He might have been shocked.

Of course, now it’s become an irreversible situation.

Surely Dakota…

It’s nothing, right?

“Chloe, let’s get out of here quickly! I want to leave right now. I hate it here.”

“Okay. Let’s go. But why do you hate it? Did someone bother you?”

“No, it’s not that… It’s just that eating and sleeping all the time made me gain too much weight. Sitting on the hard floor all day is hurting my back.”

Yujoo clutched her stomach with one hand and grabbed her slightly bulging belly with the other.

“They say TS girls don’t gain weight…. It was a myth made up by people who have never experienced it.”

I didn’t know either.

…Did I gain weight too?

Yujoo’s words suddenly made me anxious.

“Hey, Yujoo. Just in case.”

“Yes?”

“Did I gain weight? Compared to a week ago.”

“No! You haven’t gained any weight at all.”

She answered so quickly that I couldn’t believe her.

“Tell me honestly. Look me in the eye and tell me.”

I pinched Yujoo’s cheeks and threatened her while stretching them out.

Yujoo stuck to her initial opinion even in the face of severe torture(?).

“Ugh, I-I really didn’t gain weight! It hurts, it hurts….”

“Hmm. Is that so.”

Finally, I let go of Yujoo. She wiped her flushed cheeks and looked like she was about to cry.

“Why do I gain weight? We’re both TS girls.”

“It sounds really weird when you say it like that.”

“Why?”

Yujoo tilted her head, unable to find the right words to express that subtle feeling, so she just shook her head.

“No.”

“Hmm. I’m curious about something.”

“No, um… I just didn’t want to emphasize that we’re TS girls.”

It’s a valid point.

There’s really no need to worry about it.

But still…

“Anyone can see that you’re a girl now.”

I didn’t like expressions like ‘used to be’. I wanted to focus on the present.

“I’m a girl.”

Not Cha Yujin.

I’m Chloe.

Yujoo looked at me for a moment, then nodded as if she understood.

“That’s right. You’re a girl now. I won’t use that expression anymore.”

“Don’t take it to heart too much….”

“Oh. I won’t! I’ll speak more delicately like a girl…. Oh, right. Is this expression weird too?”

Seeing Yujoo awkwardly laughing, I felt uneasy.

I responded by attacking Yujoo with a chokehold using my ample chest.

Yujoo was unharmed, as expected.

I took Lina and Yujoo to a rice soup restaurant I had been to before and had lunch with them, then we had a light drink.

The conversation was less eventful than I thought. With no hardships to discuss, the conversation quickly ended.

– Aeil, you must have been bored alone. What did you do to pass the time?

I avoided eye contact with a very perplexed expression as I brought up the topic to continue the conversation.

“Since I can’t say ‘I fell asleep every night while thinking of you and masturbating’…”

“Well, um, cough, well, I just… spent my time in a daze.”

Even thinking about it, it was an awkward excuse beyond compare.

After sharing such awkward stories over a meal,

I boarded the subway feeling slightly dazed, barely holding back the impulse to lean my head somewhere.

Finally,

I arrived home.

“Oh! Did you do all of this?”

“What do you mean, this was all done by the knights.”

“Still, you must have put in a lot of effort. Thank you for your hard work.”

With the bed, wardrobe, dining table, and sofa all in place, it looked much better than it did at first.

Towels and pajamas were washed, and the fridge was stocked with essentials.

And…

I even prepared those undergarments that might come in handy.

“What do you want to do first?”

I wanted to do anything to help.

It seemed like I didn’t go through much trouble, but still, it was better than staying at home.

“Bath? Meal?”

Silence.

Carefully walking towards the bedroom, I took off my coat.

I hung the coat on the sofa and opened the bedroom door.

“Or…”

Before I could say anything else,

Lager’s sharp eyes gleamed fiercely.

Stomping towards me like a possessed person.

I swallowed nervously as I watched Lager approaching. My lower abdomen felt like it was trembling.

Oh, I haven’t changed my underwear yet. I should have worn it since morning if I knew this would happen. I saved it in case it smells. Ugh….

I looked up at Lager, who was approaching me with a bright red face.

Lager grabbed me fiercely….

Oh, no, Lager didn’t grab me but passed by me and went into the bathroom.

“Bath.”

…Huh?

Oh. Bath first before meal?

Ah, I see, hmm….

I plopped down with a thud, listening to the sound of water coming from the closed bathroom.

“Perverted bastard….”

That’s me.