Chapter 12

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Volume 2: The Demons Of The Hananomiya Family

Chapter 12: The Cross-Dressing Boy Is Cursed To Death

「………Ah, the P.E. class, right. Now that you mention it, it starts today, doesn’t it?」

As we reached the front of the general course classroom, Karen nodded as she said that.

I tilted my head at her and opened my mouth to speak.

「Eh? What, you knew…?」

「Of course. Hey, Yanagisawa-kun, why do you think there haven’t been any P.E. classes in the acting department until now? You have ten seconds to think! Tick-tock, tick-tock…」

「Eh? Uh, um… maybe the P.E. teacher was on maternity leave… or something?」

「Bzzz. Sorry, wrong answer! The correct answer is, to preserve the energy needed for the Romeo and Juliet rehearsals, I personally instructed them to hold off on P.E. classes for the  acting department.」

「Eh… you made that kind of consideration for the  acting department?」

「Naturally. The  acting department is the most glamorous part of this school, the one that brings in the most money… er, prestige. If it means producing a better stage performance, rearranging class schedules is a small price to pay.」

「I-I see… But, why didn’t you at least give me a heads up? A little warning that P.E. is starting would have been nice, don’t you think? You manipulative lady? Could it be you deliberately kept quiet…?」

「Yep. Because it’s more fun that way, don’t you think? I like seeing you in a panic.」

「You sadistic woman…」

After letting out a big sigh, I shook my head and brought up the main topic with Karen.

「Well, fine. So, Karen. Where exactly should I change into my P.E. uniform? The staff bathroom for men again?」

「It’s true that Kyoichiro Yanagisawa hasn’t been coming to school recently, so that might be an option… But today, due to renovation work at the school, there are a lot of workers inside. So, using the men’s bathroom is risky. …I have an idea. Follow me.」

「Yes, ma’am.」

「Just ‘yes’ is fine.」

「Yes.」

And so, for some reason, I found myself walking down the hallway with Karen, who was carrying a P.E. uniform bag.

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「Here we are. Change here.」

「………Um, Karen-san? Isn’t this… the girls’ changing room?」

「Yes, it is.」

「‘Yes, it is’, you say!? What the heck are you thinking, woman!?」

The place Karen had brought me to was a temporary prefabricated building next to the gym… a changing room.

From this changing room, which seemed to be used by students participating in club activities, I could hear the cheerful conversations of the students.

It was clear that the students were currently inside, changing their clothes.

「Come on. Let’s go. She… is probably already waiting inside.」

「W-Wait a minute! There’s no way I can go in there――――She?」

Ignoring my words, Karen entered the changing room.

After hesitating for a moment, I reluctantly followed her, keeping my head down.

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「Huh? Akemi, didn’t your chest get bigger again? Did your boyfriend grope them or something? You naughty girl!」

「Hey, stop it! That’s sexual harassment!」

「And guess what, Marika got confessed to by a guy from Shuuei High!」

「And then? And then?」

I could hear the conversation of the female students.

I walked while trying not to look up, hiding behind Karen as I followed her.

Then, Karen reached the very back of the changing room―――a corner, and called out to the person there.

「I’m sorry to keep you waiting… Hanako-san.」

「Eh? Hanako?」

When I raised my head, there stood… Hanako Sato, a bob-cut girl with expressionless, half-lidded eyes.

As soon as Hanako and I made eye contact, she let out a big sigh.

「Honestly… Francesca-san has a hard time, doesn’t she? Ever since I found out your secret, I’ve had to help you with all sorts of things.」

「W-Why is Hanako-san here…?」

「Last night, Karen Hananomiya-san sent me an email asking me to help Kaede Kisaragi change clothes. Since the P.E. class would be held jointly between the acting department, voice actor department, and general education department, she asked me to back you up.」

I silently turned my gaze to Karen. She averted her eyes and let out a snort.

「I made a mistake during the previous bathroom incident, so I made sure to take precautions this time.」

「So, you arranged for the voice actor department with Hanako and the general department with yourself to have P.E. together with the acting department… You really pulled off some underhanded tactics, didn’t you…」

「This time, it’s a special exception for the three departments to have P.E. together, but from now on, it’ll probably be limited to two. So, we’ll rotate, and the acting department will always have P.E. with either the general education department or the voice actor department. Either I or Hanako-san will back you up when you need to change.」

As she said that, Karen grabbed my shoulders with both hands and pushed me into the corner of the changing room, creating a wall with Hanako.

「There, now you can change with peace of mind, right? Hurry up and change into your P.E. uniform, Kaede.」

「Ah! Thanks! …or, I would like to say that, but… do I really have to change in front of you two―――――」

「There we go… Is something wrong?」

「Whoa!? Hey, what are you suddenly taking off your clothes for!?」

「If I kept you cornered against the wall without changing, it would definitely look suspicious, wouldn’t it?」

Saying that, Karen began to unbutton her blouse.

Seeing this, Hanako’s face turned bright red, an expression I had never seen before, and she began to panic.

「………E-Eh? Do I… Francesca-san, have to change in front of this man too…?」

「Yes, that’s correct.」

「Wait… I wasn’t told about this! Even Francesca-san is a modest maiden who blushes like a flower! I-I can’t… take off my clothes in front of a boy…」

Saying that, Hanako glanced at me with an embarrassed expression.

Then, with a furrowed brow and a face flushed with anger, she shouted in a low voice.

「T-Turn around and face the wall!! Don’t you dare look this way!! Got it!? If you do, I’ll edit your gravure photos to R-18 and sell them online!!」

「Y-Yes…!!」

I quickly turned around and faced the wall.

This… I guess I have to muster up the courage to change here too…

I heard the rustling of clothes behind me, and my heart started pounding in my chest… I shook off my impure thoughts, took off my blazer, and began unbuttoning my shirt.

After somehow managing to remove the clothing on my upper body, I reached into the P.E. uniform bag that I had placed on the floor.

「…Oh? You have surprisingly smooth skin. …You might even have smoother skin than me. It’s annoying.」

「Yikes!? Hey, Karen, stop touching my back with your finger!!」

As I turned around to yell at Karen in anger―――my eyes met with Hanako’s.

「Ah.」

「Ah.」

Hanako, in her underwear, was in the middle of raising one leg to put on her tracksuit pants.

…Hmm. So Hanako is the type that looks slimmer in clothes? Her chest is bigger than I thought―――.

「………I’ll kill you.」

「Huh?」

「Why are you staring at my chest!! Pervert!! I’m going to make a straw doll at midnight and nail it to curse you to death!! I’ll erase all your memories of seeing my body today!!」

「Gah!? Hanako-san, please stop punching me in the stomach… It really hurts…」

I crouched down, holding my stomach in pain.

In front of me stood Hanako, her face bright red with tears in the corners of her eyes, and Karen, who didn’t seem to mind at all that I had seen her in her underwear, confidently showing off her beautiful body.

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Author’s Note: Thank you for reading Episode 76 | 77! Your warm comments are truly encouraging…! I plan to post the next episode tomorrow, so I would be delighted if you could read it again. I’ll do my best!

Translator’s Note: I wanted to try using「」like in the Japanese Web Novels instead of Quotation Marks. Please comment below, which one you liked better. I missed 2 Chapters before this new Edit and will need to fixed that.