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“I’m sure this jacket I’m wearing is Elysia’s, right?”

Now that you mention it, my clothes have changed.

Originally, the jacket Yuli’s wearing was actually the school uniform I borrowed from her during summer vacation, so aside from the frayed parts, it’s completely identical, and I had forgotten about it.

“Uh?”

At Selian’s words, Yuli turned this way and that to check the jacket she was wearing.

“Uh…. Um…. It seems so. How did this get switched?”

“Sorry. I must have accidentally worn Yuli’s jacket, and that’s how the switch happened.”

I took off the jacket I was wearing and handed it to Yuli.

Upon receiving her jacket back, Yuli hesitated for some reason as she slowly took off my jacket.

“Yuli.”

When Selian called out to Yuli, she finally returned my jacket to me.

Is it because it’s getting close to dinner time? Putting on the returned jacket, it felt as if Yuli was right next to me, and the familiar scent from her usual presence tickled my nose.

I let out a small sniffle so that the two wouldn’t hear, but Selian and Yuli were staring at me intently.

Feeling the weight of their stares, I quickly stopped.

“Well then, Yuli, should we have a little chat?”

“Uh, okay?”

Now that the jacket has returned to its rightful owner, Selian opened her mouth again toward Yuli.

It’s probably about the punishment she mentioned this morning.

Yuli seemed flustered too, sensing something was off with Selian’s tone and demeanor.

– I, I’ll just step out for a moment.

As if sensing that the atmosphere was turning serious, Linne—who had been stealthily watching with a popcorn in hand—switched to stealth mode.

Now, it was just me, Yuli, and Selian in the waiting room.

I took a step back, no, several steps back, and moved to the corner of the waiting room so that Selian and Yuli could talk without feeling conscious of me.

With this, the two should be able to have a nice chat without minding my presence.

This is certainly not like Linne, who ran off scared.

*

“Well… I thought so.”

“Hehe… right? Elysia just sparred with our father.”

Thanks to my stepping back, the conversation seemed to flow well.

Just as I thought I could return to my original spot, Selian’s voice rang out again.

“…But, isn’t it true that Elysia and Yuli went to the bathroom together…?”

“Eek!”

Oh no, it seems the story isn’t over yet. Time to retreat to the corner again…, no, time to move away.

“So it’s about the punishment…”

“Wait a second!”

I don’t even know where the bathroom part might warrant a punishment, but the moment the punishment topic came up, Yuli shouted loudly.

I also flinched and nearly stopped in my tracks.

Just as I was about to turn around to see what was going on, I felt a weight suddenly clinging to me from behind.

When I swiftly turned my head, I saw Yuli, whom Selian had been scolding, wrapping her arms around me from behind.

“Yuli…?”

I called Yuli’s name, puzzled by her actions, but she pretended not to hear and just clung silently to my waist.

“Yuli! Elysia is flustered…”

“Kyah!”

Selian tried to stop Yuli from her sudden act, but in that moment, Yuli’s hand slid quickly up from my waist and grabbed my chest.

“Uh, uh… Yuli…?”

“P-put your hands away! We all agreed on the rules…”

“Come on, what’s wrong with a little playful banter between friends?”

Yuli’s voice, teasing as she played with my chest, felt a bit mischievous, but with Selian watching, it was best to avoid any suspicious behavior.

“Right, Elysia?”

“Y-yes… haha… uh!”

But Selian stood there, silently watching us, looking deep in thought.

I worried that I might be reacting too sensitively to Yuli’s playful antics, which in turn might make Selian suspicious of me.

Attempting to avoid Selian’s suspicion, I unwittingly suppressed my responses and tried to maintain a calm expression.

“Haa, haa…”

Finally, after Yuli let go of me, I was able to catch my breath, but I still peeked at Selian, who remained deep in thought.

“Uh, hey! Selian, you should join in too. It’s just a playful jest between friends, after all!”

Yet, seemingly oblivious to my exhausted state, Yuli pushed Selian towards me, encouraging her.

“Can we take a moment to breathe…! Kyah?”

In a dazed expression, Selian’s hand, still gripped by Yuli, was heading towards my chest.

And just like with Yuli, despite my pleas, Selian began playing with my chest too.

“Okay, I’m off then! It’s just a joke, so there shouldn’t be any punishment, right?”

“Just a joke… yes, of course, it’s just a joke…”

While Selian was playing with me, Yuli had sprinted out the waiting room door in a flash.

No, don’t leave me behind!

*

After being subjected to Selian’s antics right after Yuli, I found myself lacking the strength to rise, collapsing back onto the floor as I caught my breath.

Earlier, Selian had insisted that Yuli needed to be punished, looking furious, but now, while teasing me, that anger seemed to have subsided to reveal a kindly expression.

Should I be relieved that I managed to mend their relationship at the cost of my own body?

I slowly hoisted myself up and settled onto the sofa.

As I sat there with my head down, I noticed that my chest, previously toyed with by Yuli and Selian, was now in view.

When I looked back up at Selian, who was just a bit taller than me, her chest caught my attention as well.

Why is it that both of them seem to enjoy playing with my chest?

Although they might mean it differently, is this fascination with chests something common to both men and women?

Even though it’s been a while since I started living in a woman’s body, I still don’t quite understand women’s psychology.

Of course, I like women’s chests too.

But that’s because I’m a man—it’s not in the same context as how Selian or Yuli might enjoy them.

“Elysia? If you keep staring at me like that, I might get embarrassed, you know…”

Selian’s voice roused me from my thoughts.

I realized I had been looking too intently at Selian’s chest.

…This really feels perverse.

“I-I’m sorry! I didn’t mean to…”

Fortunately, as she’s also a woman, there was no sign of discomfort on Selian’s face.

“Umm…”

“Yeah?”

“It’s unfair if I’m the only one playing jokes, so why don’t you play a prank on me too, Elysia?”

?

“What do you mean by that?”

“It means, you’re allowed to touch my chest too.”

……

Selian’s words were completely unexpected.

She must have noticed me staring at her chest.

It must be her sincere consideration coming from her noble character growing up as a Hero candidate.

But if I were to accept that offer, I would just end up as a perverted scumbag taking advantage of Selian’s innocence.

“No, it’s fine. I was really just zoning out when I was looking there.”

“No! You should touch my chest too!”

“Shh, shh!”

Like some brave girl with no sense of embarrassment, Yuli’s declaration caught me off-guard again, and I instinctively grabbed Selian’s mouth with my hand.

Fortunately, the waiting room door was tightly shut, so I seemed to be the only one to hear Selian’s embarrassing voice.

“Phew…”

However, Selian didn’t seem satisfied with my relief and kept proposing loudly.

Of course, since that was an offer I couldn’t accept, I had no choice but to repeatedly reject Selian’s insistence.

Even if I might be suspected, I couldn’t lose my last remnants of chivalry.

“…So you’re coming at me like this. Elysia is at fault, right?”

With my continued refusals, Selian looked angry, and a somewhat intimidating vibe emerged as she shoved her hand into her pocket and glared at me.

Seeing Selian—who always appeared so righteous—presenting such a delinquent demeanor was hard to believe.

Is she really that upset? It’s truly unbelievable.

“Selian…?”

“Touch me.”

“No way.”

Even if her tone shifted, sounding threatening, it still wouldn’t change my answer, so I resolutely closed my eyes and gave a firm reply.

“Yes, just like that…”

?

However, the way Selian’s words had shifted caught my attention. When I opened my eyes, I saw my hands slowly rising.

N-No, stop!

I managed to halt my involuntarily moving hands and took a deep breath.

“What are you doing? Hurry up and touch me.”

However, it was as if my hands had a mind of their own. They began moving towards Selian’s chest at her suggestion once more.

Was my sexual desire built up that much?

To the point where I could exploit a naive girl’s kindness?

I was a perverted scumbag consumed by my own lust!

I exerted my tremendous willpower to stop my hands from straying.

‘Don’t you want to touch? She’s allowing you, so what’s the problem? Just close your eyes and go for it.’

…Even the voice from deep within me was coaxing me.

I felt utterly pathetic.

An assassin, now a hero, losing control over my own body and desires!

How utterly disgraceful.

‘You want to touch! She’s saying you can, and you want to touch her. It’s a totally natural thing to do, right?’

As the internal voice enticed me, my hands again moved closer towards her chest but halted before reaching it once more.

Even with that voice tempting me, I couldn’t waver.

‘Touch her!’

No way!

‘Touch her!’

No way!

After battling with that internal voice for a while, my hands trembled without being able to move.

But if I let my instincts run wild and surrendered to my desires, becoming unable to control myself, then I’d be no different from an animal.

I’m not a randy dog—I’m a person!

‘Oh, just touch her already!’

Bam.

…Void.