LGHTNOVELBOOK Volume 1 Chapter 6 - There is no confusion in my strategy!
The following morning, I was online, ordering everything I needed.
Having money truly felt wonderful, even though I hadn’t actually obtained it yet.
Once I finished my online shopping spree, I stretched out my arms and wondered if that was enough.
Having completed my online orders, I proceeded with my next task. I went to the kitchen, poured water into a glass, and added flour. I remembered working at the table yesterday and how much of a mess I’d made with the scattered flour.
If I ever had the money, I contemplated moving out and creating a special room for alchemy, akin to Okita’s atelier.
Mixing my ingredients and using my skills, I successfully created a gender-swap potion, also known as a TS potion.
It was time to transform into a woman. Yesterday, I’d considered staying in my female form overnight, considering I’d work as a woman the next day. However, the long hair proved too much of a nuisance to sleep with, so I had turned back into a man.
I drank the newly-created potion in one go. Like the day before, my perspective changed as I physically became shorter.
I was genuinely amazed at my transformation into a woman. I moved towards the sink and looked into the mirror. My hair had grown longer, and my height had diminished.
Normally, I stood at 170cm tall, but as a woman, I was only 155cm. I questioned the drastic change and whether these could really be my same genes.
Perhaps the potion somehow reflected my personal preferences. Although my preferred hair color had been black, it had somehow turned brown since yesterday.
Confused and uncertain, I decided not to dwell on it. After all, it was time to go out. As I didn’t have any women’s clothes, I opted for my usual tracksuit.
I attempted to put on my shoes, but they didn’t fit. Resigned to this, I put on sandals instead. As I stepped outside, I ran into my next-door neighbor.
I greeted him as always, and he responded, albeit with apparent confusion. I quickly remembered that I was, in fact, currently a woman, and with no explanation handy, I bowed and hurriedly left the scene.
My journey led me to a hair salon. It wasn’t one I’d visited before, but I thought it best not to go to my usual place, given my current disguise.
Upon entering, a female staff member asked if I had an appointment. I hadn’t made one, but fortunately, they could accommodate me. I was there for a hair color change, not a cut.
The staff led me towards a chair in front of a large mirror. The hairdresser, catalog in hand, asked me about the color I had in mind. I requested my hair be dyed gold in its entirety.
Despite its length, I opted to keep it as is. I was informed of an extra charge for long hair, but I was okay with it. After being shampooed, the dyeing process began.
The hairdresser must have had a hard time managing my waist-length hair, but it was a necessary part of my disguise.
After nearly three hours, my hair was fully transformed. It looked perfect in the salon mirror: a woman with long, golden hair. Apart from my tracksuit, there was barely any trace of my former self.
After paying a substantial amount, I exited the salon and continued with my shopping.
And then, when I return home in the evening, I turn back into a man with the TS potion.
“Hmm, my hair color has indeed turned back to black…”
Yesterday, I was testing this with magic.
I applied magic to my hair while in a female state and turned back into a man, but the magic wasn’t there.
But, when I turned back into a woman, the magic was on my hair.
So, in my male state, my hair is black, and in my female state, it’s blonde.
It’ll be perfect with the goods that will arrive tomorrow.
“Now it’s time to develop the character. Definitely, I can’t keep my usual tone of speech.”
Hmm, adopting a feminine way of speaking seems a bit challenging.
Well, I guess I’ll go for a quiet, mysterious vibe.
I’m likely to slip up if I talk too much.
After completing various tasks, I decided to retire early that day.
Planning to definitely move once I get some money, I laid out my thin futon in my cramped room and went to bed.
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The next day, I start receiving a large amount of packages in the morning and begin to unpack.
“Hehehe. Making money and beginning my life as a NEET.”
When I finish organizing all the packages, I grin wickedly.
Then, I go to the kitchen and prepare the TS potion.
“I’m glad I bought a lot of glasses.”
After finishing the TS potion, I look at the pile of glasses in the corner of the kitchen.
“But, I’m really running low on money now.”
After starting the coloring process and buying many things, my savings had dropped below 200,000 yen.
Considering the rent, utility bills, and additional costs like groceries and miscellaneous expenses, it doesn’t seem like I’ll make it through the next month.
“Alright! Next!”
After making the TS potion, I make 10 pure waters and line them up.
I then add the medicinal herbs I bought online to make about 10 recovery potions.
“This is okay! Now, what’s next…”
I drink the TS potion I made and transform into a woman.
Of course, my hair turned blonde.
I then return to my room, strip off my tracksuit and become completely naked.
“Hmm, I wonder who’s bigger, me or Kaede?”
I try fondling my breasts once I’m naked, but I don’t feel any particular emotion.
Maybe it’s because I no longer have the thing down there, but I don’t feel anything looking at my own naked body.
“I don’t understand this part… well, it doesn’t matter.”
I quickly get dressed in a black robe that I bought online, to get back to work.
Then, I grab colored contacts and head to the washbasin to put them in.
Struggling with the unfamiliar contact lenses, I manage to put them in and look in the mirror.
Reflected there was a beautiful woman with blonde hair and blue eyes, dressed in a black robe.
“Hehehe. No matter how you look at it, that’s not me.”
She looks like a witch, and I can’t possibly recognize her as myself.
If all goes well, she might not even be recognized as a Japanese person.
“Alright! Perfect!”
After I finish preparing, I start packing recovery potions into a white shoulder bag that I bought online.
“Hmm, I made 10, but I guess I can only carry 5.”
Despite my efforts, the bag’s capacity makes it difficult to carry all 10.
They are in glass bottles, and carrying too many might cause them to break.
“I guess the rest will do for next time… well, if I have 2.5 million yen, I should be able to have some fun for a while.”
If I run out of money, I can always sell more.
After packing the 5 potions into the bag, I sling the bag over my shoulder and leave my room.
Then, I get on the train and head to the target shop.
There were quite a few people on the train, but I was able to get a seat without any trouble.
Although I avoided making eye contact with anyone around, I could tell that people were interested in me.
There were people who didn’t look at me at all, and others who kept stealing glances at me, making it unnatural.
Well, if there’s a woman with long blonde hair down to her waist, wearing a black robe, they probably think she’s a cosplayer or something.
Ignoring them, I wait for the train to arrive at the station.
When I reach the station, I head straight to the targeted shop.
It’s a shop that apparently buys materials from the Frontier.
I enter the shop and immediately head to the purchase counter.
There was a young woman there.
“I’d like to sell something.”
I put my bag on the counter and speak to the woman.
“Welcome. This bag here? What’s inside?”
“Five recovery potions. They’re all level 1, though.”
“Five!? That many!?”
The shop assistant looks incredibly surprised.
“That’s right.”
I take out five flasks from my bag and place them on the counter.
“Pl-please wait a moment! May I take these to be appraised? We need to verify their authenticity.”
It’s understandable that they would be skeptical about someone coming to sell such valuable potions.
“Sure.”
“Just a moment, please!”
The shop assistant carefully places the five potions in a basket and takes them to the back.
Now, how much will these be worth?