episode_0140

It’s been about half a year since the racial mutation incident broke out.

In this season where everything is ripening, the appearance of the city in autumn was chaotic yet peaceful.

Although the racial mutants were still a topic of interest, the level of attention was significantly lower compared to before.

Unless they were as uniquely shaped as Durahan or Centaurs, people didn’t pay much attention and went about their own business.

“Excuse me, do you sell mermaid-exclusive jeans here?”

“Yes! We have samples for you to try on, and if you purchase the item, we can alter it for you on the spot! There’s no place like this, so come in and take a look!”

“Oh, really? That’s a relief… I thought I would need to look around a bit more…”

One of the places that underwent significant changes due to the racial mutation incident was undoubtedly the clothing market.

Since races like Elves or Vampires, who had similar body shapes to their original selves, were a minority, most of the racial mutants needed new clothes.

It was only natural for new products to emerge if there was a demand from customers. Moreover, how could anyone miss out on this fantastic blue ocean?

Realizing that racial mutants could be profitable, people started creating and selling products specifically for them.

“I’ll take this and this! And this one too, please!”

“Sure, that’ll be a total of 129,000 won! Oh, there’s a seasonal item included? With a discount, it will be 115,000 won, sir!”

“Here’s my card! Thank you so much! Goodbye!”

“Come back again soon, sir!”

The store where I worked as a shop assistant was also run by someone with such foresight.

I warmly welcomed the special customers who came to the store, and I spent my time productively.

“Let’s see… how much time is left until closing? Huh?! There are still two hours left?”

Thinking that I had worked hard all day, I checked the time, only to realize that there was quite a bit of time left until closing.

…Usually, time passed by quickly, so why was it dragging on today?

Muttering in my mind, I tried to quickly check my messages during a lull in customers.

Ding♬

Unfortunately, my brief moment of relaxation was interrupted as the next customer walked in.

Annoyed, but putting on a smile for business once again.

As I welcomed the customers who entered the store.

“Wow…”

…I couldn’t help but let out a sigh of amazement.

Even though the world had become a fantasy, the customers had appearances that were beyond belief.

Starting with the male customer.

To put it simply… every man I had met before, and every man I would meet in the future, had faces that resembled octopuses.

I had heard of handsome Incubi before, but compared to this customer, even they would fall short.

If there hadn’t been a stunningly beautiful woman next to the male customer, I might have cautiously asked for his phone number.

Moving on to the female customer.

She was so stunningly beautiful that calling her a goddess wouldn’t be an exaggeration.

Silver hair that seemed to be spun from pure silver.

Delicate, pale skin that made you want to protect her.

A face and body that seemed to be sculpted by the hands of an artistic god.

With such a woman standing next to him, how could someone like me even glance at a man like that?

Jealousy, but it should be kept in check.

Feeling a sense of reverence rising in my heart, I began to ignite desire.

“…I want to dress them up in everything.”

It was clear at a glance that they were a couple.

It was clear that they had come for a date, so the chances of rejecting clothing recommendations were high, but still, I cautiously approached and tried to strike up a conversation.

Since I wanted to dress them in clothes that suited them perfectly, I couldn’t just stand by quietly and watch.

“Uh, welcome, customers! Please feel free! Oh, no… um, if it’s not too much trouble, may I recommend some clothes for you?”

“Huh? Oh, please, go ahead. We were actually going to ask for your help. Our fashion sense is pretty lacking…”

“Really? Then, please wait a moment! I’ll pick out clothes that will really suit both of you!”

A strong desire that I had never experienced in my 22 years of life.

Despite the rudeness, I gathered my courage and took a step forward.

It was an experience of finding happiness within arm’s reach in life.

—–

After turning into a vampire, the second experience of offline shopping.

The time spent with Jaehyuk was quite different from the time spent with Hyeeun.

And if I had to pick out one major difference…

“How does this outfit look? Does it suit me well?”

“Yeah, it suits you really well. Buy it.”

“What about this one? Is this one okay too?”

“It’s pretty, buy it.”

“How about this one?”

“Buy it.”

“And this one?”

“It’s not bad, right?”

“…”

…It felt like I was just mindlessly buying without any discrimination.

Whenever I tried to make a sarcastic remark about their overly positive responses, I would receive a shy compliment that made me happy.

…Well, who wouldn’t be happy if they were praised like that?

Of course, I was happy.

So much so that I wanted to go and give them a kiss right away.

But despite the happiness, I already had a room full of clothes that needed to be taken home.

If I picked out more here, not only would it cost me more money, but the journey back home would also become quite treacherous.

After expressing my gratitude to the store clerk who had worked hard for us, I only purchased the clothes I had tried on and walked out of the store.

“Wow… I thought it was just for a moment, but it’s already ten o’clock? Let’s go back now, my hands are too full to wander around anymore.”

“Yeah, eating outside was fun. But what do you want to eat at home?”

“My husband’s cooking! If you don’t feel like it, I can do it?”

“You… planning to serve eel and seaweed soup again?”

“…”

How did they know?

When they saw through my thoughts and made a disappointed expression, Jaehyuk sighed and shook his head.

He had lightly drugged me with honeyed words and decided on a late-night snack menu without consulting me.

“I think it’s better if I prepare it. I have smoked duck, let’s roast that. That should be enough for a late-night snack, right?”

“Tsk.”

I complained and stuck out my tongue, but nothing changed.

Well… I had been giving them eel too often lately. Giving it every three days was starting to get boring.

I guess I should look for other ingredients that are good for stamina tonight.

After firmly deciding that, I pondered which position to try tonight.

Suddenly, Jaehyuk made a worried expression and cautiously asked me while glancing at my stomach.

“…I’m not asking with any ill intentions, but I have a question.”

“What is it?”

“Have we done it on our dangerous days?”

“Hmph… isn’t it a bit too late to be worrying about that now?”

I let out a brief laugh before quickly becoming embarrassed and shrugging my shoulders.

“Actually, I don’t really know.”

“…What?”

“I don’t know when my dangerous days are. I’ve never even experienced menstruation, so how would I know?”

A gender-changing novel, specifically one where a man turns into a woman, known as TS fiction.

Since it actually happened to me, I reluctantly forced myself to read a few, even though it didn’t suit my taste.

After roughly reading about five of them, I learned that the protagonists all suffer at least once due to a magical day.

So, I thought I would have to suffer the same fate once a month.

“To be honest… I’m not sure if I can get pregnant. Do dangerous days even exist for vampires?”

…They don’t, menstruation.

Just in case, I searched online about vampire reproduction, but the answers were overwhelmingly ambiguous.

Some settings say it’s possible, while others say it’s not.

Well, considering that the authenticity is clearly applied, isn’t it most likely that they are infertile from birth?

As I thought about it again, I felt depressed, but I forced a smile and jokingly made a remark.

“Maybe I didn’t have menstruation because every day was a safe day? Or maybe I didn’t have menstruation because every day was a dangerous day? If it’s the latter… Jaehyuk, you’re practically a dad already.”

“Huh, a dad… It feels weird to hear it directly. Where should we start? What should we name our first child? Should we take a letter from both our names?”

“Heh, you fool! What if it’s a girl?”

“Well then… we can each take a letter from our brother-in-law and sister’s names. Seongyeon, not too bad, right?”

“Aren’t you drinking too much kimchi soup? What if my body can’t get pregnant?”

“What can we do? It’s inevitable. Then let’s just live happily together forever.”

“…What’s that.”

Sniff.

Tears that I didn’t even realize came out, in response to Jaehyuk’s playful comfort.

Jaehyuk quickly wiped away the tears from Serah’s eyes, and I quietly stroked my belly.

Are vampires really a species that can’t get pregnant?

Staring blankly at the bright moon in the sky, I made a wish for the first time in a long time.

May this body.

Have the ability to bear the fruits of love.