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“I"m hungry.” (Kei)
I"m really tired today.
Actually, the incident after PE was mentally exhausting.
I’m stunned that a person so close to me is a pervert. Although, if I think about it, I might be the biggest pervert here, since I’m a man who became a woman.
However, is it only Torigetsu being a pervert that I don’t accept, or is that not a problem?
Anyway, I came alone to the school store after I dropped Kaori off at girl"s changing room, because I’m hungry.
I was told by an embarra.s.sed Kaori, “Wait…” as I left her there, but I’ve already changed clothes and if I wait for her to change, all the good types of bread would be sold out.
"After all, there isn’t much time left for lunch." (Kei)
There won’t be anything good left if I wait much longer.
There’s still Kopeppan (Bread rolls) left, but is there anyone who really buys this type of bread without cream?
At least Anpan has anko (Red bean paste/jam) inside. Is there any left? Before someone takes…
“AH!” (Kei)
At the same time as I reach for the last bag of Anpan, another hand also reaches for it.
When I look up to see who’s hand it is, I see a male student, who I don’t recognize.
"Oh… please." (Male Student)
When the boy, who is wearing gla.s.ses, looks at me his hesitating hand is finally withdrawn to give the Anpan to me.
He’s a gentleman, isn’t he?
“Thank you.” (Kei)
“You"re welcome.” (Male student)
After I choose a sandwich and milk coffee, I line up at the checkout.
When I pay for my items, I try to return to my cla.s.sroom.
"By the way…" (Male student)
“…Yes?” (Kei)
I was stopped by the boy who gave me the Anpan.
“Aren’t you… that girl who’s often with Manabe Kaori recently?” (Male student)
“Oh, yes… That’s right. Why?” (Kei)
I wonder what this is about.
Oh, doesn’t Kaori’s name come up when… when they want to know about me, the man who turned into a woman?
I don’t really understand their intent, so often, my answer come in the form of a question.
“I think there was a tall boy who was always with Kaori Manabe, but I haven"t seen him lately.” (Male student)
…Yes? It"s not about Kaori, but it"s still about me?
“Do you know what happened to him?” (Male student)
…I"m right here in front of you.
I was about to answer, but he clearly doesn’t know about me, since he was asking me something like this.
Kaori’s house is close to mine, so when we went to or from school, we often went together.
Even now, that hasn’t changed, but for people who don’t know what happened, it seems I appeared just when he disappeared.
However, how do I answer him?
…If he doesn’t know, I don’t have to tell him the truth. Telling people about this is annoying.
“…It seems he moved.” (Kei)
I was worried about what to say for a moment, but I decided to say he moved.
I thought about saying I was in the hospital, but it would be awkward if he decided to visit. I wonder if it might be best to say I died.
“…Oh really… Heh.” (Male student)
The boy’s amazed expression shows me this is an answer he had never thought of, but a moment later his expression cleared.
He grabs his chin as if thinking, combined with his slender build, it gives an impression of intelligence.
“Thank you for telling me.” (Male student)
“…Sure.” (Kei)
“Alright, then bye.” (Male student)
While I ask myself if he has been convinced, he thanks me and leaves the store without buying anything.
“…What was that?” (Kei)
By the way, I never got his name or cla.s.s, so I wonder what that really was or rather who he is.
…Whatever, for now, I’m hungry, so let’s go back to the cla.s.sroom to eat.
Giving in to my hunger, I drop the subject of the boy, and return to my cla.s.sroom.
“You’re late.” (Shizuka)
"That…! Shizuka!” (Kei)
In the cla.s.sroom, Kaori has already spread out her bento and began to eat it.
For some reason, Shizuka is sitting in my seat. She’s smiling brightly, looking as if she’s in a good mood.
In contrast, Kaori seems to be fl.u.s.tered.
“So, Kei… What the h.e.l.l happened?” (Shizuka)
“I told you, nothing happened!” (Kaori)
Of course, Kaori desperately denies anything happened. She seems to be back to normal now, but when I dropped her off at the girls’ dressing room she was still blushing in embarra.s.sment.
Rest a.s.sured Kaori. My lips are sealed; I won’t be proclaiming that you’re a exhibitionist.
“Maybe... this time, was Kaori stripped naked!?” (Shizuka)
“Bufu!” (Kei)
(SFX for a snort.)
“That"s not what happened!” (Kaori)
I almost choke when Shizuka comes very close to hitting the heart of the matter.
Even though Kaori blushes and denies it immediately, there is still doubt in Shizuka’s eyes.
“…Very suspicious.” (Chiaki)
Chiaki, who’s been watching, is staring at Kaori with a dubious expression.
“Take it easy, no one stripped anyone.” (Kei)
“Yes! That’s right, Kei.” (Kaori)
At least, we didn’t strip. I’ll leave out Takimoto’s part. Maybe someone incited her to do this or she’s simply a pervert after all.
I’m not a pervert, even if I changed from a man to a woman, nor is Kaori.
"Eh?" (Shizuka)
“Oh…” (Chiaki)
Shizuka and Chiaki reply to Kaori’s suspicious answer, and stare at Kaori as if they were seeing something unusual.