Ch.29 Taking a Bath with Ruru-san... Why?

"Oh, it looks like the bath is ready, so I'll go in."

"Yes."

Ruru-san and the others are hanging out in my room - which is a hotel room - as if it's the most natural thing in the world.

No, it's not like they're staying for long periods of time so it's fine, but... Don't you guys like it if there was a guy like me between you girls?

You don't think so?

Inside this little girl is an adult man, you know?

Or maybe this is how kids these days are... No, that's not it, it's because no matter which way you look at me, touch me, or smell me, I'm just a little girl...and I'm often being held in their arms, stroked, and having my head sniffed.

When I asked "Doesn't it srink?" They said "It has a sweet smell."

Well, I'm also happy with the softness at the back of my head if it was Emi-san or Kushima-san.

Eh?

Ruru-san?

I mean, that girl... You know...

Surely there is demand for that sort of thing...?

No no, Ruru-san is a girl, so it's still much softer than being held by a man, and she also smells nice, so it's fine.

I don't really care about a girl's breast size.

I like lively kids, you know?

So while everyone else was chattering away, I was the only one reading a book.

While my hair was being played with.

... If I was a short girl from the start, I might have been treated like this in school too. In reality, I was just a guy with glasses, so I was being ignored completely.

"……………………………………"

"......?"

I'm generally turning off or reducing the use of my perception skill outside of dungeons.

It would simply be a waste of magical power, and it's an extremely delicate spell that will react if even a single insect moves within its range of effect.

You know, when you're reading a book, it's annoying when your mind starts wandering to the movements of the insects in your room or on the apartment grounds, right?

So.

Ruru-san, who was looking my way for some reason, is triggering my perception skill.

…… Why?

"Ruru-san?"

"... Nothing."

Lately, she often looks at me like this.

I don't really mind it though, as there doesn't seem to be any strange emotions mixed in there.

I've come to the conclusion that "maybe this is what girls are like."

Look, Emi-san too... it's no good, she only stares at my thighs and my chest, so it's no good in many ways, she's a disappointing beauty.

Besides, I'm a man, so even if I become a little girl now, there's no way I'd be able to understand what a girl feels.

Giving up, I grabbed my underwear and pajamas and headed to the bathroom.

The baths in this hotel are a little big...but with my body like this, I'd sink up to the top of my head in any bath unless I reduced the amount of water.

"...Ruru, are you sure? Really... Umm..."

"I just want to be sure. Sorry, Emi-chan."

I thought I heard Ruru-san and the others' voices like that, but then I realized, "Oh, that reminds me, I forgot to turn off my hearing skill," so I quickly turned it off.

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"Ahhh..."

Baths are great... they bring me back to life.

My legs feel smooth as I float.

"Uhee..."

It's a little difficult because I have to keep both hands on my body to support it, but there aren't many baths that are just for little girls, and I'm already used to it so I've given up.

"Mmm..."

The bathroom in my previous apartment was tiny since it was a cheap apartment, so that one fit me just right.

"………………………………"

What catches my eye is my bare bottom and small breasts.

It's kind of strange to have a gap between your thighs and the base of your legs.

When I was a guy, It used to hang around here a lot.

When I was in the hot water, I was floating around because of the buoyancy.

ー It's already been a year since I got this body.

I don't usually think about being a girl that much anymore, but I do feel that way when I'm in the bath.

I gazed absentmindedly at my body, which still looked more like a child's than a girl's.

At first I felt like I was doing something wrong, but it was my body, and it seemed weird to avoid looking at my own body.

... I'm really glad that I have a child's body.

While Ruru-san's is a cliff , it would be a problem if I had a womanly figure like Emi-san.

If... Umm... i get hooked on that sort of thing... yeah.

They say that a girl's sexuality is dozens or even hundreds of times stronger than a man's, and if I had an experience like that, I'm sure I would never be able to go back to being a man, so I think this body is fine.

Also, although I am a little jealous of the big breasts, I would hate to be targeted by other men on the street, so this is fine.

It's a little lonely though.

ー Knock knock.

Someone was standing at the bathroom door and knocking.

"? You can open it."

I wonder what happened.

Did we buy a new shampoo today?

For some reason, Ruru-san and Kushima-san often come to change it when I'm inside.

By the way, Emi-san chases them away every time.

"………………………………"

So.

I rested my chin on the edge of the bathtub and waited for a while, thinking that this would hide my body.

"?"

What's going on?

Just as I was thinking that, Ruru-san finally opened the door and appeared――――

"... I'm coming in, okay?"

"Eh"

ー She came in.

Butーーhmm?

"Ehmm, this is, well..."

Eh?

Are you, not wearing any, clothes?

Why aren't you wearing any clothes?

Why are you naked?

Ah, but she was as smooth as a child, and her body shape was more like that of the girls I remember seeing at the pool in elementary school than that of a high school girl.

"……………………………………"

Uhh, I glanced for a second....as a man, it's instinctive to look at things like breasts and the bottom parts.

That's not right, for a girl of that age to expose her skin to a man...I mean, what's wrong with this girl?

What?

What is it?

Are you a nympー No, her body is too pitiful compared to Emi-san's.

That's just so sad.

Ok, that's a bit mean.

Sorry, for comparing you to Emi-san.

Please forgive me.

She's just a bit of a disappointing type of girl.

Ruru-san's right now is weirdー but maybe she just suddenly felt like taking a bath, like she usually does.

I don't know why she's doing it while I'm still in the bath though.

...No, no, aren't you embarrassed...?

I'm a guy you know...

"Ah, there's not much hot water... Can you add some, please?"

"No, like i saidー"

"Please"

"… Okay."

Ruru-san seems a little different than usual.

… She'd always wanted to take a bath with me, but I'd usually manage to stop her by saying, "But I'm a man."

Seriously, why would she want to come in when she knows I'm a man?

Normally I would ask, "I'm a guy, so it's bad if I see your body, right?", then Ruru-san would ask for the others' consensus, asking " Nobody here thinks so, right?"

Emi-san replied, "If Haru-san says it's okay," and Kushima-san switch to a very business mode and said, "If she needs assistance."

But in the end, Ruru-san was really worried and decided to "do it next time after all."

… Have you finally been unable to bear it today?

That's it?

That's it, right?

"Either in front or behind. Can you give me room... Haru-chan?"

"Eh? Ah, sure."

Ruru-san, who had apparently finished showering, came in with a splash ー but I looked away because there was something just below her face that I shouldn't be looking at.

"……………………………………"

"……………………………………"

The hot water quickly rose from under her chest up to her neck, and some part of Ruru's body stuck to my shoulder.

"……………………………………"

"……………………………………"

...No, say something, you were the one forcing your way in...

If only she'd just fool around innocently like usual it wouldn't be so awkward...

Sadly, I've never had the experience of taking a bath with a girl, so even though I may have become a girl, it's still pretty embarrassing...

"... Haru-chan. Do you dislike this sort of thing?"

"Eh?"

"Like taking a bath together."

"No, I honestly don't mind... But, I'm more worried about Ruru-san."

Honestly, I'm totally fine, but... I wonder if she wouldn't like taking a bath with a complete stranger, someone like me who's about 8 years older than her.

Well, we're a little bit acquainted, and I'm physically in no position to lay a hand on her, so I wouldn't lay a hand on her even if she was a man.

Or maybe, she doesn't even see me as a man?

Completely?

At all?

... That's sad in itself, but...

"Hey, Haru-chan."

"?"

Ruru-san's voice echoed quietly in the bathroom.

"Why aren't you looking at me?"

"No, I shouldn't look... it's going to be a court case..."

Court case is scary.

Men are destined to live in fear of it.

"I mean, Haru-chan is a girl now, you know?"

"Legally, mentally, and Identity-wise, I'm an adult man."

"... You're not excited by small girls right?"

"I don't know…?"

I don't really know, but something must have happened.

She's a high school student in the midst of puberty , so she might be feeling troubled by something lately and she's longing for human contact...but surely she can just rely on Emi-san or Kushima-san for that?

"... Ouch!"

Huh? Ruru-san, were you hurt somewhere?

"Eh, what's wrong―――…… Ah"

"………………………………"

I instinctively reacted and turned around to see Ruru-san, who didn't look like she was in any pain at all, and below that her breasts.

...No, I mean, the height difference.

Considering my sitting height, my line of sight right now is...

"... You look away again."

"But it would be bad if a man saw it. A man shouldn't see it..."

"No, I don't mind."

"No, no, that's still not okay... I mean, ethically, legally, etc..."

Wait wait what's wrong with this girl...has she been drinking?

Did you sneakily drink my stuff?

Is it a spicy sake?

Was she the annoying type?

...Now that I think of it, I keep teasing you about your cliff, but it's not really a cliff...I could see it.

I'd heard it was a cliff, so I'd imagined it to be similar to my previous self as a man, but when I got a good close look, I could see that it was definitely bulging, albeit slightly, in a way that was different to a man's.

... But comparing it to me as a little girl now...?

Eh?

Is it a cliff after all?

And she's a high school student, so does that mean there's no room for growth?

"Haru-chan... Haru-san, don't you see me... as a girl?"

"No, not really."

"So you're not excited afterall."

"Well, it won't stand up anymore, so I don't know what to do."

Men are creatures of the lower body.

In other words, the fact that it's standing up is the problem.

To be precise, it's a hormone that is secreted from the two things next to the ones that stands up.

... That morning ー when I woke up in "this body" it's gone, so naturally I have never felt guilty even once since.

It is unclear whether this is due to my young girl's body or whether my brain has also become that of a girl.

For now, I don't feel attracted to men, so I believe my brain is still that of a man.

I want to believe so.

"Huh? Stand up?"

That's right, the one that was standing.

That won't stand up anymore.

Huh?

Is it okay to say something like this to a girl?

The bath water, the sudden event, and what I just saw are making my head spin.

"No, I said it's not standing up anymore ."

"What do you mean it's not standing ... Wait... Hyaaaah!?"

Then, it seemed, she finally remembered what I mean.

Although she had seemed emotionless, like a different person, her tone suddenly returned to its usual state.

...I wonder if something happened.

So for some reason she's taking a bath at my place... seriously, why?

“… Well, it’s because I have a flat chest! I have the body of a child, so no one gets excited by it! Everyone says that in the comments and teases me!!”

"Eh? No, that's not true. I saw it and it was pretty. I like it."

"... P-pretty... Like it..."

"Ah."

Ah.

I said something like Emi-san just now... I want to die.

I caught a glimpse of the center of her breasts and the gap between her legs in an instant and I found myself looking just like Emi-san.

... To see a girl so much younger than me naked...

"……………………………………"

"……………………………………"

Another awkward moment passes.

But...hmm.

Okayー

"...Ruru-san."

"Yesh!?"

"... It seems like there's still some excitement...? Maybe?"

It's embarrassing to even say it, but things have gotten so weird that I'll answer any questions you ask.

I said it with that thought in mind, but after I said it, I thought to myself, 'Maybe I just said something really embarrassing.'

... Calming magic.

When I recite it in my head, I immediately feel calmer.

Magic is so convenient.

Once you leave the dungeon, the cost-effectiveness drops drastically, but I should use whatever I can right now.

This is supposed to reduce the fear of monsters, but it's quite useful in situations like this.

You know, if that black, fast, flying thing suddenly attacks you in the room, you could use this so you can go cover it with a cup or something and let it escape outside with absolutely no fear...but that's not the case right now.

"So, Ruru-san, your worries are... Ah."

"Kyuu"

I turned around to see her, bright red, clinging to the edge of the bathtub.

Not just her face but her whole body was bright red, she was breathing heavily and looked weak.

...I say and do things that I wouldn't say when I'm sober...

"Ruru-san. Ruru-san, wake up."

"Kyuu"

This is no good, she's really overheated...I can't help it, let's call Kushima-san.

"Kushi――"

"Haru-san! It's been too quiet since Ruru came in--"

ーーTon.

"Afun."

"I don't need Hentai-san, I need Kushima-san."

The small bucket hit Emi-san cleanly.

Even in this situation, I'm still confident in my throwing skills.

"... I'm sorry I didn't stop Fukaya-san."

Suddenly, Kushima-san appeared, fully prepared, with her skirt pulled up as far as it would go and tied with string.

You already prepared for it, huh.

"No, It's fine, but I think she got overheated..."

"... It looks like she can be cured with emergency healing magic, but I'll take her out for now."

"Excuse me," she said, splashing into the bathtub, picked up Ruru-san, and skillfully wrapped a bath towel around her before carrying her away.

... Medics are amazing, she doesn't seem to care at all about getting wet.

But really, what happened?

She's in a sensitive time period right now, so if Ruru-san talks to me again, I'll make sure to respond properly.

"Hentai-san."

"Woof!!"

"Get out."

"Woof!!"

Hentai-san, with her head completely covered in the bucket I'd thrown at her head earlier, closed the door shut in a very polite manner.

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TL note :

So, after checking several times, the right speling of her name is actually Kushima Chiho, not Kujima Chiho. I'll change her name to that moving forward, but I'm too lazy to change her name in the previous chapters, so I won't do it.

Also, WTF is this chapter...