Part 5"Wow! Jeanne-chan is so cute!"
"So surprised! Tia couldn"t recognize you for a moment!"
The next morning—Seeing Jeanne at the dining hall dressed in the female uniform, Iris and Tia cheered.
"A dramatic makeover—Nevertheless, it is adorable and splendid indeed."
"Unexpectedly... big."
Lisa remarked with emotion while Firill kept staring at Jeanne"s chest and narrowed her eyes suggestively.
Mitsuki nodded in acknowledgement and placed her hand on her own chest.
"Yes, definitely big, so envi—C-Cough, hmm, J-Jeanne-san, binding your chest forcibly is bad for your health, you know?"
Halfway through, Mitsuki came to her senses and reminded Jeanne solemnly.
"That"s true. Maybe you shouldn"t bind your chest when wearing male clothes in the future."
"Mm, I agree, otherwise it"s a shame."
Ariella and Ren agreed with Mitsuki"s viewpoint.
"—Understood, I will take your advice to heart. So I don"t look weird, right?"
Jeanne sought the opinion of the girls and spun around on the spot. My heart raced when her skirt fluttered but I would expect her to be wearing underwear properly right now.
Forgetting to wear underwear to school was probably a mistake only Iris would make.
"Yes, no problem. But Jeanne-chan, what changed your mind? You were so embarra.s.sed previously..."
Kili asked in surprise.
"Well—Naturally, it"s because I want to commute to and from school together with Zwei and the Captain. Causing commotions like this the whole time, I can"t even enter the cafeteria."
"Mama..."
Jeanne smiled at Shion but she seemed quite conscious of the shortness of her skirt.
"I still feel a bit bashful... but since the Captain said it looked fine, I will surely step out and walk openly."
Jeanne looked at me with warm eyes.
"Oh? ...So Nii-san already saw Jeanne-san in this attire beforehand."
Mitsuki looked at me accusingly.
"Oh right, she showed it to me last night when we had a discussion."
With a bad feeling, I nodded stiffly. I looked at Jeanne, hoping to convey to her not to say anything unnecessary, but I had totally dug my own grave.
"Captain—Sorry for embarra.s.sing myself before you last night."
Making eye contact with me, Jeanne apologized. Seeing this, Kili frowned lightly.
"Embarra.s.sing yourself huh? So it appears you two were doing something together."
"It was a great failure of unspeakable proportions. However, instead of punishing me harshly, the Captain simply applied a gentle touch—or rather, a grab, before letting me off."
Blushing, Jeanne exhaled hot breath.
"What dost thou mean by "a grab"?"
Next, Vritra, who had been eating breakfast quietly, questioned harshly.
"Well—"
"Jeanne, don"t—"
I frantically tried to stop her but it was too late.
"He grabbed my bottom."
When Jeanne revealed the answer, I was bathed under the icy gazes from everyone.
"Wait, there were many reasons for that..."
"No matter what reasons you had, Nii-san, the quant.i.ty of repentance essays shall not change."
Despite my intention to explain, Mitsuki had already mercilessly ordered the submission of repentance essays.
Misunderstandings were definitely something that must be cleared up on the spot. I was made painfully aware of this lesson.
After breakfast, which felt as though I was sitting on a bed of nails, it was finally time for Jeanne to head off to school in her female uniform.
A great number of girls had gathered outside the entrance. Standing at the entrance hall, I could already hear the commotion outside.
"Well then, Captain, I will head out first to show everyone my current look."
Jeanne spoke with determination on her face
"Ah yes, good luck."
Having lost my standing completely in the earlier incident, I could only wave and see her out the door.
When the automatic door at the entrance opened, the girls" cheering flooded in.
However, the instant Jeanne stepped out the door, the cheering turned into the noise of confusion—then silence gradually spread.
Sure enough, Jeanne in female attire had delivered an intense shock to them.
Despite changing her clothing, Jeanne remained beautiful as always. Hence, she should not be mistaken for someone else. She was simply born with the requisite elements for handsome youths and beautiful maidens.
Surprised by this, the girls would soon come to realize Jeanne"s true charm.
—Hmm? Uh... Was that really okay?
I discovered there was a problem in my logic somewhere.
I seemed to have missed something, but this answer was swiftly revealed too.
"Kyahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!! Jeanne-samaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!"
The unprecedented yelling echoed in the surroundings, shaking the air.
"Papa!?"
Frightened by the noise, Shion hugged me tightly at the waist.
Engulfed by overwhelming cheering, Jeanne was rooted to the spot in shock.
"Jeanne-sama! You changed into a girl"s uniform today!"
"So beautiful! I"ve fallen in love with you all over again!"
"Umm, may I have a photo with you—"
"No matter which look, Jeanne-sama is always the best!"
Eyes bloodshot with excitement, the girls all pushed towards Jeanne.
"H-How did it turn out like this!?"
Kicking against the dorm wall, Jeanne jumped out, escaping the instant before the tide of girls devoured her.
"—Sorry Zwei, we can"t go to school together today either!"
Yelling in despair, Jeanne ran at full speed.
"Jeanne-sama! Please wait for us—!"
Chasing after Jeanne, the girls looked completely the same as usual.
Just as I had told Jeanne last night, she was very attractive regardless which gender she dressed up as. Furthermore, the girls all knew she was female to begin with. Hence, they were not going to be disillusioned even if Jeanne were to wear female clothing. I should have thought of that.
On further thought, back when I was cross-dressing during the school festival, the girls were also inexplicably excited.
"It failed..."
Iris murmured in disappointment.
"...Mama iS gOne."
Very looking forward to today, Shion now looked like she was about to cry.
Looking at Shion, I mustered my resolve.
It was too naive to expect this commotion to end once Jeanne stopped wearing male clothing.
Frankly speaking, I had thought of another solution but I made the call on my own that there was no need to go that far. However—
"Don"t worry, Shion. Mama will definitely go to school with you tomorrow."
I stroked her soft hair and declared.
"...rEaLLy?"
"Yes, I promise you."
I nodded firmly and committed myself to ending this commotion tomorrow.