Chapter 11.5: Intermission – Kelt’s Female Circumstances

It’s time to talk about the genderswap!! (〃ω〃)

TN: Mouseover the conversations to read the romaji!

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That night, having returned to my room at the inn, I stood alone in front of a mirror, fidgeting. Naturally, having transformed from a man into a girl, I was feeling rather uneasy about my own body. Alone in my room, I used this opportunity to once again examine my new body.

I had a slender body with shoulders so small they might just be crushed if hugged; smooth, snow white skin; and long white hair. This body is practically a carbon copy template of genderswap tropes, yet it’s still a little embarrassing to see myself in this body.

「I really have become a girl huh…..」Hontōni on'nanoko ni natchatta nda……

The first thing one does upon transforming from male to female is…… Yup, touch your new breasts!! An act absolutely any boy would do…. but I never thought a time would come when I would do it. Of course, in all my years, I’d never once touched a girl’s body, and my heart was pounding in anticipation.

Steeling my resolve, I grabbed hold of my own breasts.

「mgh…..」

Giving my breasts a rub, I was rather disappointed to find that I was even flatter than expected; but when I touched them, the fabric of my clothes rubbed against the tips of my breasts. Feeling slightly ticklish, I let out a strange sound involuntarily.

Ooh, that’s dangerous. If someone else heard me make such sounds, I’ll just die.

 

As far as my upper body is concerned, that’ll do for now. As for my lower half…. well… my crotch still doesn’t feel right. Previously, the proof of my manhood was attached, but now that it’s gone, I’m off my game^[1].

Wearing a skirt is rather airy, even a little chilly down there; and going to the toilet is just…… aaah!! Just remembering it is making me all embarrassed!!

Wait…. am I gonna…. have girl’s days?

….. No, let’s not think about that….

Even the shirt I borrowed from Sarah feels strange around the chest, and as for the pantsu…. it’s so weird to have my butt squeezed like that. Do girls always wear such tight underwear? That time after our bath when Sarah caught me staring intently at the panties she lent was so embarrassing, I wanted to just crawl into a hole. What an awful memory.

I guess this is just another thing I’m gonna have to get used to huh…..

These are the sort of thoughts that went through my mind as I agonised over the reality of my having become a girl.

「I wonder…. Can I really do this….? Will everyone still accept me….?」Hontōni…… yatte ikeru no ka na…… min'na wa ukeirete kureru no ka na……

Though I tend to worry about a lot of things, what worried me the most was how my friends would view me. Earlier in front of everyone I had put on a brave face, and full of positively just went “Welp, I’ve turned into a girl now! Can’t do anything about it!” or something like that, but now that I think about it just how am I supposed behave?

「Should I try to change the way I walk?  Maybe like this…?」Aruki-kata toka mo kyōsei shinakya ikenai no ka na? Kō……

I got up from the bed, and looking in the mirror tried to imitate the way the pretty girls I’d seen walk. Seeing that the figure reflected in the mirror was rather pretty herself, I started getting a little enthusiastic.

「Hmm?  Maybe…. I can actually pull this off?」Are? Angai, ikeru?

As I was in the midst of this weird training, the door suddenly opened.

「Kelt–! You awake…huh?」Keruto--! Oki teru ka…… tte……

「Ah…」

My eyes meet with Yusihirs’. He had the face of a stunned pigeon^[2]. I on the other hand stood frozen mid-way through my girly stride, with a stiff expression on my face.

「Sorry」Gomen

Saying that, Yushiris started backing away slowly, while closing the door. I hurriedly stopped him from leaving.

「Wait! Why the hell are you acting like a mother who walked in on her son doing something she shouldn’t see?!! Just come in damn it!!」Iya nani mitewaikenai mono mite mōshiwakena-sa-sō ni suru hahaoya mitaina han'nō shite sarou to suru no!? Iri tte ī yo!!

….and I somehow managed to grab Yushiris in time and pulled him into the room.

「…so? What’s the matter, coming at this hour?」…… Sorede,-dōshita no kon'na-jikan ni?

「Nah, just that everyone’s asleep. I was just wondering if you were awake.」Iya, min'na netakara okite kka natte

「I see. Say, Yushiris」Sōnanda. Nē yushirizu

「Yea? What’s up?」N? dōshita?

「Well, there’s something I’ve been meaning to ask… now a good time?」Ano sa, sukoshi kikitai koto ga aru ndakedo yoi?

「What is it? No need to hold back. Just say it.」Nanida yo? Mottaiburazu hanashite miro yo

「I《ore》…. turned into a girl… you don’t find it unpleasant?」…… Ore, on'nanoko ni natchattakedo, kimochi warukunai?

「…Haa~ah? What the hell are ya sayin?」…… Ha~a? Nani ittenda?

「No, ya know… will everyone still accept me now that I’m《ore》 like this…」Iya, hora…… ore ga kon'na ni natchattakara min'na ukeirete kureru ka natte……

Yushiris remained silent for a bit, before turning to face me.

「It doesn’t matter what you look like. As long as your memories are the same, you are still you. It’s probably true that we’re all surprised you turned into a girl, but ultimately it just means that Kei is Kelt, and Kelt is Kei! We’ve been friends for all this time, and we’ve always accepted you for who you are. Of course we’ll still accept you even as a girl.」Omae ga tatoe don'na sugata ni natte mo kioku ga kawaranainara omae wa omaeda. Tashika ni, min'na omae ga on'na ni natteru koto wa naishin odoroi teru yatsu ga ōi to omou. Kedo, kei wa Kerutodashi, Keruto wa keida! Ima made tsukiatte kite omae o ukeirete ki teru nda. On'na ni natta koto kurai ukeireru ni kimatteru

Yushiris’ words touched my heart so strongly it nearly brought tears to my eyes. But I held them back and turned to face him with a smile.

「ehehe…. Thank goodness.」Ehehe, yokatta...

「Ah! That’s it right there! 」Omae…… sō iu tokoda zo

「Huh? What?」E? Nani ga?

「You! Your adaptability to behave like a girl is too damn high! You can’t just start using things like “ehehe” from the very start–!!」Omae, on'na no tekiō-ryoku ga taka sugiru nda yo! Son'na shoppana kara e e e nante ie ne-- yo! !

「Is that so ….」Sō ka na

「Yea it is… It’s as if your previous form was fake」Sōda yo…… marude mae no sugata ga uso mitaida

「… Yushiris–♡」
-saying that I hug him from behind, being sure to press my small breasts into him for emphasis.

「Do–!!! STOP IT!!!!」Da ~a-- ! ! ! ! Yamero i! ! ! !

Yushiris’ face turns red as he tries to shake me off.

Being a girl is fun. Also, men are really simple!!
With this, I at least have some reason to feel glad for having turned into a girl.

I’ll accept this body and live my life to the fullest in this world.

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TN: With this the prologue arc is finally over! Thank’s for sticking with me so far. The real story only gets started from Chapter 12 onwards, so things will finally begin to pickup from here 🙂

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[1] The exact phrase used is バランス調整がつかめない (baransu chosei ga tsukamenai), where baransu chosei is an MMO term referring to game rebalancing. The phrase lit. means “I can’t get a grasp/ get used to things, after the game rebalance.”
If you can suggest a better way to translate it, please write in the comments.

[2] The expression is: looks like a “pigeon hit by a peashooter”. Basically a stunned face due to surprise.