Chapter 5: To be caught

“Wh, what is this…”

As soon as I discovered the trace, I couldn’t think of anything, and I just remembered the sly smile of the fox lady that I saw just before I woke up.

What..”

And soon, I touched it to see if it was really a hickey or just red, and after confirming that it was real,

“Huh..?”

I looked at the time, thinking that this was definitely not a dream.

……

D*mn it”

I’m late.

I’m late for school.

Damn it.

Tap tap tap

“I, I’m going!!”

“Oh, okay~”

If I miss the subway now, it’s a big deal.

If I miss the subway, I’ll be 30 minutes late, damn it.

“000..!”

Flutter flutter

Every time I run, the collar of my clothes flutters in the wind, and I can’t stand being so nervous about this hickey.

I’m embarrassed, I don’t know why,

No, it’s nothing.

It’s something left by a being that only lives in dreams, no, maybe it’s not.

I’m just embarrassed.

I don’t know.

“Haa.. Huff…!”

Chiii-

Fortunately, I didn’t miss the subway.

But I lost my mind.

My ears and face are so red.

Two hickeys, if I don’t fasten my collar properly, they are clearly visible.

As if openly advertising that they are hickeys.

Did the fox lady really leave them?

Did my mom drop something on my neck and make them?

No, no matter how I think about it, this is definitely the fox lady’s doing.

But why was the fox lady, who only lives in dreams, able to touch my real body?

“Can souls harass people in reality…? No, if that were possible, wouldn’t many people complain of discomfort…?”

Strange thoughts that wouldn’t have arisen unnecessarily increase.

The problem is what will happen after school today.

When I mutter, there are many people’s eyes.

I was embarrassed, so I wrapped my collar without realizing it.

“….Haa..”

First of all, I can’t do anything now, so I thought about asking the fox lady after school.

“…I, I’m sorry I’m late!!”

“Oh, it’s okay, sit down.”

But as soon as I met Hyeji’s eyes, who was sitting, I remembered the fact that I had to stay at Hyeji’s house today.

“…….Ah”

I thought it was really screwed up.

If I get caught, this.

What should I do?

What excuse do I make?

No, how do I get around it?

What should I say to make her listen?

Will she misunderstand that I have a boyfriend?

No, will she even think that I’m dating a man?

I’m a man in the first place.

By the way, what kind of underwear is she trying to buy?

Will it be expensive?

What should I do, what should I

Slap-

“Semin?”

“…!!”

I soon slapped both my cheeks with my hands.

Get a grip.

Get a grip.

“Ah, I’m sorry!!”

Actually, it didn’t matter if I didn’t come to school anymore.

The college entrance exam is over, and there’s no problem even if I just fill in the attendance days.

School is just for fun now, but since a time promise is a promise, I tend to apologize on time.

“Semin’s behavior is good, look at you guys.. That sleeping b*stard.”

“..Hey, wake up.”

It’s this kind of atmosphere in our class, so maybe that’s why I keep it even better.

Ding dong daeng –

“Semin~”

“Y, yes…!”

So, I was absent-mindedly unaware that the class time was over due to various miscellaneous thoughts, and I soon couldn’t even hear the bell, but at Hyeji’s voice,

I came to my senses and looked at Hyeji.

“After today, you didn’t forget, right~”

“Yes, yes.. Yes..”

It’s a somewhat scary voice.

That voice, a rare voice that I’ve felt scary since long ago.

It’s pretty, but scary.

I fastened the hickey well, so I won’t get caught.

“Good good~”

Then Hyeji, hearing my trembling answer, sat on my desk with a satisfied expression.

“How about this?”

“Eh, uh..?”

And soon, she held out her phone, which she had been fiddling with, to me.

“….Me..!?”

She showed me the lingerie that was displayed on the screen.

“Yeah~ It’ll look good on you~!”

“…..Don’t talk nonsense..”

I desperately refused.

“Uh~? No, Semin~! As a woman, you know, uh? You have to wear something like this once in a while!”

“…..R, really..?”

Of course, I almost fell for Hyeji’s sweet whispers because I had too many miscellaneous thoughts.

“Ah, no! No way! No! I won’t wear it!”

“Ugh, tsk”

Fortunately, I thought again in time and firmly refused.

“The man’s thing is still left…”

“..4?”

I could hear Hyeji’s scary muttering.

“I’ll definitely make you a woman today.”

Wh, what are you saying..”

I pushed my chair back and moved away.

“Hehe~ Where are you going~”

“I don’t like it.. Get lost..!”

Hyeji even tried to sit on my lap.

Ding dong daeng dong~

“Ah, the timing is really..”

Fortunately, I shouted hallelujah in my heart at the class bell that rang at a really good time and sent Hyeji away.

“You’re late~”

“..You’re really dead today.”

Of course, I couldn’t resist teasing her.

Maybe that’s why, I might have suffered from the aftereffects that came later.

Patter patter

“Where should we go, should we go to the department store~?”

“I don’t have any allowance!”

…..

“It’s expensive”

So, the chaotic class time ended, and it was time to go home.

I think I’m going crazy.

Taeyeon kept putting her arm around my shoulder without any sense and fluttering my collar, and Yura keeps glancing at me.

I don’t feel like it’s been seen, but for some reason, Yura seemed to feel my changed atmosphere.

Hyeji still keeps talking about underwear without any sense, but I think I’m going crazy.

What if I get caught, what if I get caught.

“How about this place, Taeyeon?”

“Hmm~!”

Fortunately, thanks to Hyeji calling me in the middle, I was able to get rid of the arm around my shoulder and touch my collar again, but it’s still uncomfortable.

But why aren’t they asking me about my underwear.

Ah, I don’t know where to buy it.

Damn it, get a grip, Jeong Semin.

Even if you get caught, you can live if you just keep your mind straight.

“Welcome~”

“Hehe~ I wonder what will suit Semin~”

So, we finally entered the outlet and immediately ran to the place that sells clothes and started to criticize me.

“This~? Hmm, no.. This?”

“Eh, ugh, ugh..”

I don’t know why, but I was absent-minded with only doubts piling up about the fact that I don’t have a choice here either.

“Oh, how about this!”

“Oh~ Pretty~”

So, when Hyeji found a really strange underwear and tried it on my body, and Taeyeon made a satisfied voice,

Slide-

“Yu, Yura, that’s..”

Yura brought a thong.

Thump-

And soon, Yura raised her signature thumb with an indifferent expression.

“No, you b*tch!”

“Ugh..”

Yura was soon caught by Taeyeon’s hand and kicked out.

Slide-

“Well, well, now let’s go in and try it on~!”

“Eh, ugh..”

Whether that happened or not, Hyeji handed me the underwear and put me in the fitting room covered with a curtain.

“Will you show me?”

“..Wh, what are you saying, really..”

She kept making strange requests.

Fortunately, the last underwear chosen wasn’t bad.

The material looked comfortable, and it wasn’t that revealing.

In the first place, I don’t have many opportunities to show my underwear.

Creak-

“Huh!?”

“How is it!”

But as I was trying it on and looking around, Hyeji put her head through the curtain and asked.

“Wh, what are you looking at, you cr, crazy b*tch..!”

I covered my neck, not my body, and shouted at Hyeji.

“Ugh~ What’s wrong with girls-

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“What is this girl doing again?”

Thud-

This time too, with the help of Taeyeon, who uniquely understood my heart, I was finally able to have a peaceful time.

“

Why~! You want to see it too, honestly, Semin’s body is amazing! Admit it or not!” Ah

“Hmm…. But she was a man until recently, so let’s go easy on her~”

Listening to the conversation, I felt like I was going crazy, whether women are originally like this.

It’s a very confusing sensation.

And

these

two red marks around my neck.

When I’m alone, I try not to, but I keep worrying.

It feels like my gaze is focused only on my neck, not on the underwear.

Creak-

“This.. I think it’s okay”

But I barely

managed to get a grip, changed back into my underwear, fastened my collar again, and opened the curtain.

“Huh? Really? Then this too~!”

“How about this!”

……

This too”

These girls were waiting with dozens of underwear, wondering what they were planning to do to me today.

“It’s not like you’re all lesbians..”

So, I wrapped my tired head and eventually tried them all on.

“..This and, only this….”

“Right? It’s all I chose, my choice is the best!”

“…..In the first place, it’s all you chose.”

When I chose about two, Hyeji raised her shoulders, and Taeyeon told the truth.

“Hehehe~”

Of course, Hyeji didn’t care about that and smiled brightly and paid.

“U, huh..?”

But I was embarrassed.

There was no talk of buying it for me today.

“Hye, Hyeji, I.. I’m okay…”

So, when I grabbed Hyei’s hand, who was receiving the card back,

“Huh? 

“Hehe, hehehe…”

Tired.

Why do I suddenly remember the fox lady’s earnest plea to not be with Hyeji at this time?

It would be troublesome if the hickeys were discovered.

I should fasten my collar.

That’s what I was thinking.

That’s what I was thinking, but.

“Hey, are you sleeping?”

“Uh, uh?!”

I seem to have fallen asleep.

The arm I thought I was moving had fallen onto the cushion at some point, and my head was bent at a right angle, drool dripping.

“Your mouth is drooping, you idiot. You’re already going even though you didn’t drink any alcohol.”

“…Uh, uh… Uh..”

And Taeyeon found me like that and covered me with a blanket, leaving the two who were still playing.

Yeah, you were always very tired of this kind of thing.”

“….Uh, yeah….”

Plop-

She sat next to me, put her arm around my shoulder, and started chatting.

“Just because you became a woman doesn’t mean you change.”

That’s.. right.”

And soon, Taeyeon smiled and shared her thoughts.

“I was worried that you would become a different person because your gender changed. You were a likable guy among common bastards.”

“

“……

・I, is that so?”

Taeyeon hugged me and said.

“Ugh….”

“Yeah~! I like you a lot~”

This b*tch, she’s drunk.

Why are these girls who haven’t even had their birthdays drinking alcohol?

I have, though.

“High mountain deep valley~! Silent~ mountains and rivers~!”

“Yeah~!!”

“Ugh..”

So, as I was shaking my head at the smell of alcohol, Taeyeon suddenly jumped up and joined the two, jumping around.

I’m sleepy.

I should sleep a little.

Slide-

“Uh..”

But my collar was undone.

What is it.

Who did it.

No, did I undo it because I was uncomfortable while sleeping?

No one saw, right?

Slide, slide-

Anyway, let’s just sleep.

The kids will wake up in two hours to play again at dawn.

I won’t meet the fox lady, right?

What will she say when I go home?

Obsession.

Will she go crazy?

But.

I shouldn’t have fallen asleep there.

No, I should have escaped from there.

“…Ugh..”

I could only think of that when I opened my eyes to the sensation of someone sitting on me.

“Huh..?”

Slide-

Lying on the sofa, I looked around and assessed the situation.

The lights and karaoke machine were all turned off, and the kids seemed to have gone upstairs to sleep, leaving only a mess and no one.

The air was chilly and cold, but I couldn’t think that it was because the weather had gotten colder.

“….Hye… Ji..?”

At some point, Hyeji was sitting on top of me, opening my collar wide and pressing down.

“What are you…!”

Thud-