LGHTNOVELBOOK Volume 1 Chapter 14 - Change!
“I’ve been thinking, you know! Life is such that the ones who cheat end up winning!”
“I totally get it! My shitty boss was like that too. He would take credit for our accomplishments and blame us for his mistakes.”
That’s absolutely outrageous!
“That’s the worst!”
“Right?! But you know what? I don’t care! Because, I’m a winner!”
“Yay! Way to go, senpai! I’ll follow you for life!”
We, convinced of our victory in life, emptied several bottles of beer.
“By the way, what are the other two?”
Kaede-chan, her cheeks blushing with a beer in hand, asked.
“Ah, that. First off, the translation potion!”
“Translation? Does it make you able to speak English?”
“Not just English. Everything! I was able to speak all the languages I tested! I’m bilingual! Though it only lasts for a day.”
Am I using the term bilingual correctly?
“Amazing! But you should have made it when you were in college!”
“You think so too? I thought the same! I hate English!”
“I hate German!”
“We hate studying! Hahaha!”
This is fun!
“But it’ll take time to sell this.”
“I figured.”
“There are procedures and investigations required for new items. And given its effects, it’ll surely cause problems in school exams and the like.”
I guess so.
“That’s a shame.”
“If you want money quickly, you should look for a more lenient foreign country.”
I see.
I don’t necessarily have to sell it in Japan.
“You’re smart.”
“I know, right? I’m definitely smarter than you, senpai.”
“I’m smart too.”
“Where?”
Kaede-chan, who had been laughing, turned serious.
“Kaede-chan, drink this.”
“Don’t try to make me drink a sleeping potion. You just want to touch my boobs.”
If only it ended there.
“Can this be sold?”
“Um… I’m not sure about medicine. It seems like it would violate some other laws.”
“A potion isn’t medicine?”
“It’s considered a beverage.”
What the heck is that?
“Is that okay?”
“It’s considered as such. Guilds are responsible for potion management.”
I see.
“Anyway, it’s not a big deal. It doesn’t seem to sell for much, so it’s fine. I can use it when I can’t sleep.”
“True. The demand is questionable. Over-the-counter medicine should be enough. So senpai, what’s the last one?”
“Let me show you why I wear a jersey!”
I put down my beer and stood up.
“I hate jerseys. You looked cool yesterday.”
“Really?”
I quickly squat down to check.
“No, move on. It’s too much trouble.”
Kaede-chan dismissively waved her hand. I have no choice but to stand back up and take out a TS potion from my bag.
“What is that? A milk potion?”
What on earth is a milk potion?
“Watch this! This is the evolution of mankind!”
I chugged down the TS potion in one go. Then, my line of sight dropped.
“Heh, heh, heh.”
I laughed slyly, looking down at Kaede-chan who sat frozen, beer still held to her mouth.
“See!? This is a gender change potion! Made with water and flour!”
Kaede-chan put down her beer and covered both eyes with her hands.
“I’m relieved… I’m glad senpai didn’t turn out to be a pervert who woke up to cross-dressing… just an idiot…”
Cross-dressing…
That’s too high quality.
Ah, that’s why!
“I’m not cross-dressing. Do you want to try it? You can become a man.”
I ask while sitting down.
“No thanks. But why the blonde hair?”
“I dyed it. I wanted to sell things in this form, so I tried to distance myself from the original me as much as possible. You know, the black-haired long-haired me that our neighbor mentioned was me before dyeing.”
“Oh, I see… are your eyes contact lenses then?”
“Yes. Of course, I have black eyes.”
Most Japanese people have black eyes.
“Hmm, but is it a good idea to choose that for a disguise?”
“I just wanted to make the most of being able to make something like a gender change potion.”
It feels kind of wasteful, doesn’t it?
“Really?”
“Maybe it’s because I’m frugal?”
“For a winner, you sure are!”
“Yay! Cheers!”
“Cheers!”
We clink our beer cans together and take a big gulp.
“So why the jersey?”
Huh?
“Well, changing into men’s clothes would be weird. You know, size and all.”
“You could just change in the bathroom or something.”
“It wouldn’t be impactful if I didn’t change right in front of you.”
“That’s lame…”
Kaede-chan chuckled through her nose.
“Would it have been better if I changed completely naked?”
“I’ll sue… By the way, what about underwear?”
Kaede-chan asked, as if she had realized something.
“No bra, no panties! Hahaha!”
“You’re a pervert.”
“It would be weird if I wore them.”
I was a man until a moment ago!
“Well, yeah. That would be creepy.”
“Still, it’s a little breezy without anything on. I’ll just buy something online.”
“Hmm, should I pick something for you?”
“Oh, you could do that. Just buy whatever. I have no idea about this kind of stuff.”
If I knew too much about it, that’d be creepy.
“Senpai, stand up!”
“Huh?”
“Please stand up.”
“Okay.”
I’m not sure why, but I stand up as told.
Kaede-chan also stands up and comes to stand in front of me.
“You’ve grown.”
“You’ve shrunk, senpai.”
That’s right.
“How tall are you?”
“I’m 155cm.”
“Wha! I’m the same height as you!”
Being the same height as a junior female student is not good.
“You’re almost the same size. And your body shape…”
Kaede-chan said while groping my body.
“That tickles.”
What the hell is she touching?
“I mean, your body shape is almost the same…”
She said uncertainly.