Ch.69 HugHug to Emi-san Who Just Came Back, and My Decision to Turn Back into A Man

"Ah, Emi-chan's back! That took you a while! Hey, hey, Emi-chan... what's wrong?"

"No... it's nothing..."

Ruru-san's playing with my hair for a long while.

Lili-san had gone home, and now there were two beds and two girls.

There's no way nothing will happen.

Yep.

I was being toyed with.

I was the one who was being toyed with.

"...But why Haru-sa...Haru, why do you have a ponytail?"

"Don't ask."

"Isn't it cute?"

"Ah, yeah..."

Even though I told you not to ask.

Emi-san's an idiot.

"Emi-chan, you seem to have a lot of loose hairs, don't you think?"

"Hmm? Ah... there are so many topics to discuss that it's almost overwhelming..."

Emi-san roughly covers her beautiful hair.

Even though she's a girl now.

That's not okay, Ruru-san has taught me that many times.

But maybe it's our fault... Mostly because of me running away.

When I think about it, I feel guilty.

"Emi-san"

"What's up?"

"Hn"

I hold out both my hands to Emi-san.

I guess the usual lolicons would understand, but well...

"...No, there's a surveillance camera here..."

"Huh? Only the security guards watchimg from it, right?"

"T-that's right, that's usually the case, but..."

"What's wrong Emi-chan? Your face is like when that cute bra you were trying to buy didn't fit."

"R-Ruru! Haru-san! Not In front of Haru-san!"

"No, I've gotten used to it now... but have you gone back to calling me that way?"

They don't recognise me as a man.

Yeah, I knew that.

That's right... there's not a trace of masculinity in this little girl's body...

Everyone talks about underwear in front of me...

"Anyway, Emi-san, please come."

"Eh, no, but-"

"It's okay."

"...Y-Yes..."

Emi-san.

Lolicon-san.

...It's even more dangerous because she's a girl.

I understand.

I really do.

This is what they call a sexual orientation minority... and since the target is an underage girl, if people find out, whether they're male or female, they're out.

It's not that the person she likes is a loli, but rather she was born liking lolis, something that is unacceptable in this world.

I feel sorry for lolicon-sans. (TL : you shouldn't have)

As a man, I sympathize with her...even though I'm a girl now, and Emi-san is a girl too.

No matter how hard you try, even if the other person really does like you, you shouldn't do that kind of thing until they grow up.

Ah, I'm starting to feel pretty sorry for her.

And of all people, her target of affectiom is me, who is a man inside...so sometimes she acts strangely shy like this, like a junior who uses honorific language just because she's younger than me.

Ah.

I just remembered that I was casually fired from my job and now I feel depressed.

This is not good.

"Hn"

"See, Haru-chan says it's okay!"

"...Th-That's true..."

That's why I'm sticking both hands out like this to say, "Come on!"

I usually hide the fact that I welcome her because I'm thinking about Emi-san's future, but in my heart I'm very happy.

But Emi-san is a serious person at heart, so she rarely gets on board.

But now she's in a sorrow.

The best way to heal her is with a hug.

Apparently that's just how girls are.

That must be the case because that's what Ruru-san said.

"...gyuu"

"Hau!"

"Umm, Emi-chan, keep your voice down. Otherwise I'll have to take your consciousness away."

"I get it! I get it, so stop looking at me like that!"

While thinking of Ruru-san, who is probably looking at us with her usual expression as if I was taken me away by someone else, I hug Emi-san...no, I am embraced by her.

Ah.

Soft.

Huge.

Melon.

Yes, it's melon.

Warmed melon.

Warm melon.

The pressure is like melon, the feel is like slime.

From both sides so that it wraps around my eyes.

"Ahh"

"Ugh..."

"Hang in there, Emi-chan!"

It's been quite a while since we met.

Although it hasn't even been a month yet.

But we were close enough that we would come over to each other's rooms every day, so we knew each other really well.

So it feels like I'm giving Emi-san, who is feeling pretty down, a reward.

I have no idea what that feeling is, but I can imagine what it feels like to hug a girl.

That's right, I'm sure it will be filled with softness and a nice smell.

Unfortunately, I have never had that experience.

Ah, my tears.

"...Haru. Don't you hate it-"

"Gyuu"

"Gufu!?"

"Emi-chan, it sounded like you were under attack."

Ahh.

Soft.

...Hmm, the usual smell of perfume and sweat are mixed with the smell of wine.

Emi-san seems like a serious person, but is she actually drinking in secret?

I'll keep it quiet, so give it to me next time, okay?

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"...It's a simple examination since she didn't particularly received any attack, but there was no problem with Soya-san."

"I see, I'm glad."

Another nostalgic explanation from the doctor.

Just to be safe, I got examined.

Well, I guess if something like that happens you have to at least check on it... I'm glad Lili-san is safe.

No, I don't think she's safe because she fainted several times...I wonder if she's okay.

"Kushima-san."

"Yes?"

"Have Lili-san's brain been checked?"

"...How is it?"

"...Yes, so you did check. There's no problem."

"I see, thank you."

It feels more like a dignified rather than a vague feeling, but Kushima-san seems to be somehow important and normally uses the doctor as a shilling.

It's the chin or rather the gaze.

But I see, then I'm relieved.

But is it okay for me to recieve information about Lili-san...?

Isn't it her personal information?

"However, you have almost no MP... No magical power."

"Oh, that's been happening since Ruru-san's incident, so it's not a big deal."

For the past two weeks, I've been living almost entirely without magical support.

...This might be the first time I've felt something like this since I got this body.

It's true that I just don't have the muscle strength or stamina to do anything.

So I was able to get by quite comfortably with the help of my magical power.

"But, Haru-chan..."

"Oh, I'll tell you later, but..."

"Oh, is it about Curse-sama?"

Ruru-san and the others explained that it was Curse-sama... apparently everyone is now calling it something cool like No Name-sama... but it seems like it's telling me to dive again.

And the reward is...

"The reward is the fountain... Sensei. About Haru-san returning to a male body."

"It's a phenomenon that can't be explained by medical science. If something in the dungeon describes it that way, then I think it's highly likely."

Oh, by the way, this doctor was the first to examine me after I was attacked and carried here by Ruru-san and the others.

Well, that's what happens when it comes to me.

"In other words, even if it's compulsory, if you dive according to Curse-sama."

"Haru-san will be able to return to his original male body - there is a high possibility that will happen."

The doctors say the same.

...It's a phenomenon that completely ignores medical science, so there's probably no basis for it.

"...Haru-chan..."

"I want to be a man again."

I'd like to make this clear to Ruru-san, who has a desire to dote on her younger sister-like figure to the fullest.

"I want to be a man again and be able to move properly."

"...I see, that's true. Haru-chan, you have a small body..."

"But Haru-sa...Haru, you said that after you got that body, you became more tolerant of alcohol."

"Oh, maybe I don't need to go back after all."

When you say that, I feel weak.

Well, with this body I've clearly become more tolerant to alcohol.

What's more, this is a setting that is too convenient for drinkers, as I get tipsy quickly and rarely get more than that.

This is the only point that's really good, this is the only point.

"...Haru-chan..."

"As a doctor, I don't recommend drinking alcohol, but there's been an exception from above, so I can only ask you to hold back from drinking alcohol too much..."

This is the one thing I will not give up on.

No matter what, I will be firm and resolute and will not give up.

What if they say no?

I'd confine myself in the dungeon.

With lots of alcohol.

"But then, I have no choice but to dive in. I'll leave aside the question of whether I'll return, but the Curse-sama that caused that incident will be angry and Ruru-san will-"

"...I'm sorry."

"Eh?"

Ruru-san sounds like she's about to cry again.

"No, because..."

"It's my fault that Haru-chan is-"

"Ruru-san's curse has been transferred to me, hasn't it?"

"...Yes, probably."

"In that case, it's 'something that moves around in search of a host,' so it's not like Ruru-san is at fault. Rather, isn't Ruru-san a victim who was enchanted and possessed by it several years ago?"

"…………………………Yeah"

"That's right. Haru is right."

"That's right. Ruru-san is also a victim."

When I asked her about it, she said it had been like this for several years.

So a few years ago, Curse-samaurse thought Ruru-san was the perfect host and possessed her, and now that person is me.

"That's what I mean. Since I met Ruru-san, I've been blown away by explosions, skipped floors, received the nearest rescue request, escaped the lowest floor, and been set up for RTA."

"...It's truly amazing..."

"And yet, I'm surprised you're still in good shape..."

"Haru-chan..."

Yes.

I can't see it or feel anything, but I think Curse-sama is possessing me.

It's no longer possessing Ruru-san.

"So now Ruru-san is free. Well, for some reason she always tries to step into traps, but as long as Emi-san is by her side, it'll be fine."

"But then Haru-chan!"

"I'm fine... I haven't even gotten hurt. At most, I used up all my mana."

Right?

"...That's why, Ruru. There's no need to think it's your fault."

"That's right. Ruru-san, you always look after Haru-san so diligently."

Oh, no, that's not necessary though?

"...Hmm. Thanks everyone...Haru-chan."

Ruru-san seems to have calmed down a bit, with tears welling up in her eyes.

"……………………………………"

But I was thinking.

A few years ago, she wasn't a high school girls, but elementary school girls.

It possessed a child like that and send her mother and father to the hospital.

Despite this, Curse-samaurse continues to chase and tease the girl who has somehow found her aptitude to be a dungeon streamer and is working hard at it.

ーI hate that sort of thing.

"So, when I get the chance to wish on the fountain-"

I won't tell Ruru-san though.

ー That I'd somehow drive away Curse-sama.

If it was a choice between getting my body back or saving Ruru-san, I would choose the latter.

Because she's still a high school girl.

It would be a shame if she couldn't enjoy her life after all the hardships she had up until now.

I don't know how powerful this wishing fountain-like thing is, but...if it can turn a man into a little girl like this, then it must be able to exorcise vengeful spirits as well.

So... I want Ruru-san to be a normal girl.

That is my wish.

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