Chapter 16
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Chapter 16: A Cross-Dressing Boy Becomes The Center Of Attention At School
I lowered my waist, turned my body to the side, and took a karate stance.
Then, I quietly faced the assailant who was running towards me.
“What can a girl like you possibly do, even in a stance like that, you brat!!?”
The man lunged at me, aiming to stab me with the knife.
His movement was straightforward, making it obvious he was aiming for my face.
I extended my arm directly, drawing the man’s attention to it.
Then, I kicked off the ground and leaped high into the air—landing a powerful roundhouse kick on the man’s wrist.
“Wha—!?”
With a clatter, the knife fell to the ground.
The man clutched his wrist, a pained expression contorting his face.
As he did so, I shifted into a boxing stance and delivered several quick jabs to his face.
One to the nose, one to the cheek, and one to the jaw.
With a decent amount of force behind each punch, the molester dropped to his knees, clutching his face and letting out a pained scream.
“P-please! Stop, it hurts! It hurts!! Please, no more!!”
The molester, now bleeding from the nose and with a terrified expression, begged me to stop.
I dropped my stance and looked down at the man with a blank expression.
Letting out a deep sigh, I glared at him and spoke quietly.
“…I bet Honoka, the girl you molested, felt the same fear you’re feeling now—being helplessly tormented. Do you understand her pain now, you scumbag?”
“…Huh?”
“Damn it, you’re just making things worse for men in general. It’s guys like you that lead to things like women-only train cars, making life harder for innocent men. You owe a sincere apology to all the decent guys out there, you perverted bastard.”
With that, I spat on the ground, took out my phone, and called the police.
After finishing the call and turning off my phone, I turned my attention to Honoka, who was standing behind me.
“Honoka-san, are you okay? Are you hurt?”
Honoka blinked a few times, then suddenly clasped her hands together as if in prayer, looking at me with tearful eyes.
I couldn’t help but tilt my head slightly in confusion at her reaction.
“? Honoka-san?”
“…Onee-sama. You are, you are…”
“What is it?”
“You are… just too cool!!”
As soon as Honoka shouted this, a loud cheer erupted from around us.
When I looked around, I saw that we were surrounded by a group of female students who were all watching us intently.
It seemed that the entire scene from earlier had been witnessed by the students on their way to school.
…Come to think of it, I was speaking pretty naturally just now, wasn’t I?
My natural voice is a bit husky and leans towards the feminine side, so I guess it passed as a woman’s voice… But if I start speaking in a more masculine tone, that’s unmistakably Fuuma Yanagisawa’s usual voice.
Even though I had no choice, I ended up taking down the molester using martial arts… I’ve exposed several things here that could reveal that I’m actually a guy.
I placed a hand on my forehead and shook my head wearily.
Then, I casually observed my surroundings.
From the looks of it, none of the female students who witnessed the scene seemed suspicious of me… For now, it seems safe.
But what a ridiculous blunder I made… If this leads to someone finding out I’m a guy, what will I do…
As I let out a deep sigh in my heart and lifted my face, I found Honoka staring at me with sparkling eyes, surrounded by a large group of girls.
I could only manage a dry, “hahaha,” as I forced a smile at the girls encircling me.
Hananomiya Girls’ Academy has five departments: General Studies, Drama, Idol, Voice Acting, and Talent & Modeling.
Typically, periods 1 through 4 are regular classes, and periods 5 through 7 are special classes divided by department (In the General Studies department, afternoon classes are elective subjects in the humanities or sciences).
So, in the morning, we take regular classes like Math and English, just like at a normal school.
Well, even though this is a school with a focus on the arts, it’s probably a basic educational policy that high school shouldn’t neglect academics.
If you can’t make a living in showbiz, the only thing you can rely on in the end is your education.
The entertainment industry is a bit like gambling.
That’s why education, as a backup, is more important than anything else.
“…This morning, they say that someone took down the thug who attacked a female student.”
“I heard she used martial arts to overwhelm a grown man… Students from the General Studies and Voice Acting departments who witnessed it said she was really cool, and it’s the talk of the class.”
“Combined with her striking appearance—blond hair and blue eyes—she’s becoming quite well-known in other departments as well. Wasn’t her name Kaede Kisaragi? She’s a mysterious person.”
During the break after the first period, I was setting out the textbooks for the next class when I overheard some female students whispering about me from a distance.
So, it’s already being gossiped about…
I was hoping to get through school life without standing out too much, but I guess that’s not going to happen today.
As I sighed at the attention my classmates were giving me, my phone buzzed in my pocket.
I took it out and saw messages from Hina and Karen.
Hina: “I heard from Honoka, Kaede-chi!! You were amazing!! The whole first-year class is talking about it!! A lot of girls are saying they want to talk to Kaede-sama!! You’re so popular!! Woo-hoo!!”
…Yeah, it looks like this isn’t going to blow over in just a day or two.
And, wait… Are there other girls besides Honoka who are calling me Onee-sama? No way…
Feeling despondent, I opened Karen’s message next.
Karen: “Let’s meet on the rooftop during lunch break (^_-)-☆.”
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…I have a bad feeling about this.
