New Year's Party

After the small housewarming party ended, I fell asleep listening to unnie's lullaby, but the moment I woke up in the morning, I felt sticky and uncomfortable. I needed to wash up and change before it got any later...

"Mmm... Jia..."

Unnie must have gone to a great deal of trouble to get me to sleep. I tried to quietly slip out of her arms... but when I saw her start to wake up whenever I moved even a little, I simply got up.

"Mmm...? Are you awake...?"

"Unnie, did you not get any sleep because of me?"

"No, I slept well... Yaaawn..."

That didn't seem likely... Her body kept twitching restlessly, and I think she had slept while moaning... There was no way she'd slept well, and she looked even more tired than yesterday. Fortunately, it wasn't late, so even if we took our time getting ready, unnie wouldn't be late for work.

"Unnie, if you wash up first, I'll prepare a simple breakfast."

"Thank you. We have sandwich ingredients at home, so please make sandwiches."

Unnie went to wash up in the shower room, while I quickly washed my face in the bathroom and prepared sandwiches. I grilled the ham, cracked the eggs into a frying pan made especially for fried eggs, and cooked them. After unnie finished washing, I prepared breakfast for her, and we exchanged a few brief words.

"Jia, if you're all right with it, would you like to have lunch with me in the hospital cafeteria?"

"I'm an outsider, so isn't that not allowed?"

"Someone like you can be considered an associate. It's fine."

Now that I thought about it, I was supposed to visit the hospital about once a week for examinations after my ovulation period ended, so it would probably be fine. Unnie left for work, and I showered and changed too, but... I became embarrassed when I saw how damp the panties I'd slept in were. When I was a man, my underwear never got wet unless I deliberately did something, but now, once I got aroused, it took time for me to cool down again, which made things difficult.

'When pleasure I don't want and can't control comes over me, it really feels like my mind goes blank...'

I had begun to understand what those erotic books meant when they said someone's mind went blank. If I touched my body too, wouldn't I really faint...? It would take me fifteen minutes at most to get dressed before going out, so should I use the computer until then...?

"I'm absolutely not in heat. I can't be like this even while eating!"

How much time had passed after that? I lost track of time while watching adult material and becoming absorbed in the heroine in the comic, and I came a little without even touching myself...

"Huh?! A phone call?!"

[Hello~ Jia? Are you listening?]

"Y-Yes... Haa... I'm listening..."

[Sorry to interrupt, but if you don't leave now, we'll have trouble fitting lunch in.]

"Ah, right, lunch! I'll get ready and leave right away!"

[Don't rush too much or you'll get hurt. Come slowly, okay?]

"Yes! I'll be careful!"

I took off the panties that had gotten wet again, wiped myself clean, quickly got dressed, and headed to the hospital.

*

Since Jia had been in that state since last Thursday... she'd probably be struggling until tomorrow... Even during the call just now, she had been breathing hotly, as if she were relieving the heat in her body. I was worried because she had even forgotten to eat lunch, but Jia was an adult too, so I trusted her to manage.

"Still, I can't help worrying..."

"Ms. Jiyeon, who are you waiting for?"

"I was waiting for my younger sister, haha..."

"You have a younger sister?"

My coworker looked genuinely curious, apparently unaware of what had happened to me, so I had to answer.

"She's a younger sister I recently came to have. The details are a secret, so... please understand."

"Ahh~ It's about what happened last time, isn't it~ Sorry for asking."

"Oh, it's all right."

In fact, it wasn't all right. Given the situation, the others didn't particularly ask me about it, but this coworker had always been rather tactless, so it seemed they only realized their mistake after asking.

'Ugh, how annoying. I want to get off work and hug Jia to sleep... She was so soft and squishy, like a pillow I could sleep hugging.'

"Unnie~!"

"Jia, you're here? Nothing happened, right?"

"No, nothing happened."

"That's a relief. Let's have lunch together."

Lunch with Jia was incredibly healing amid my exhausting daily routine. She also looked brighter because she was eating lunch with me, which was a relief.

"Jia, since you're here anyway, would you like to get your examination done today?"

"Should I? I have to come once a week anyway."

After lunch ended, I went with Jia to the examination room, and the results showed nothing unusual. Jia went home after the examination was finished.

*

After the examination, unnie saw me off and warned me, 'Be careful around people and cars, and don't follow strangers, okay?' I wanted to tell her that I wasn't a child and would be fine, but I swallowed the words. She was right that I needed to be careful.

'Should I finish what I was doing at home...? No. I seem to have calmed down now, so there's no reason to get myself worked up again.'

In the end, I had nothing to do at home, so I drank one of the beverages I'd bought earlier and watched anime.

"Why is Season Two of this so boring?"

I had enjoyed Season One well enough, but Season Two only had a larger scale and no fun, as if they hadn't wanted to make it, so I quit watching right before the finale. The anime was boring too... Should I read a web novel? After reading web novels for an hour, I decided to play a game and turned it on. The computer's specs were good enough, so I was fairly satisfied. The game itself was stressful, though...

"Why do I get headshot the moment I meet an enemy? What is a newbie supposed to do?!"

Phew... The anime was bad, the game was bad, and I'd read all the web novels available for the day... What should I do now...? Huh? Wasn't it already time for unnie to get off work...? Despite feeling bored, the time had passed quickly. I must have lost track of time while getting irritated at the FPS game.

'Mr. Minsu must be really busy... I can't even get in touch with him.'

I was so happy to see unnie that, the moment she took off her shoes after coming through the door, I ran over and threw my arms around her.

"Aww, our baby. Did you miss unnie?"

"Yes. I was so bored at home. I was so bored that I even ran the vacuum cleaner once."

"Really? Good job, Jia."

I closed my eyes and let unnie stroke my head. It felt wonderful and warmed my heart. Mr. Minsu must really have been busy, since I still couldn't reach him, so unnie and I had dinner together. We were sitting side by side on the sofa watching something on TV when...

"Mmm~ Jia smells nice~"

"Huh, unnie...?"

"Work was a little difficult today, so I wanted to hug Jia... You're so soft and squishy. It feels nice."

"Y-Yes..."

I was a little flustered, but I also felt good when unnie hugged me, so I stayed still without saying anything. After showering first and coming out, I felt a little confused. Was I really in heat? Why did unnie's scent... feel so pleasant?

"I'm going to wash up too, so wait just a little~"

"Yes~ I'll dry my hair first and lie down on the bed~"

After drying my hair completely, I lay down on the bed first. A little later, unnie came out of the shower room while drying her hair. It was definitely convenient having the bathroom and shower room separated. Before, if one of us was showering, the other had to hold it in even if they urgently needed to go, so it was nice not having that inconvenience. It was also nice not having to shower while smelling the bathroom.

"Unnie..."

"We only have to hold out until tomorrow, right?"

"Yes... Once we get through tomorrow, it'll be over."

I suppressed the desire that suddenly boiled up inside me a little and hugged unnie, breathing hotly. Why was I like this? This was... just like some kind of pervert...

"Unnie... I'm sorry..."

"It's all right. I'll always accept you, so you can stay in my arms until you're satisfied."

I tried to pull away from unnie and sleep, but my body grew even stranger and refused to calm down. When I hugged her again, I felt as secure as a baby in its mother's arms, and I fell asleep just like that.

*

Jia wasn't the only one suffering from the inconvenience caused by her unusual body. Of course, I didn't dislike it, since I was Jia's guardian and genuinely liked her, but Jia looked terribly tormented as she clenched her teeth and endured, trying not to give in to desires she didn't want. Watching her suffer was emotionally difficult for me too.

"What a cute face, hehe..."

As I looked at Jia's face and stroked her hair, I noticed something strange. Jia's scent... was overwhelmingly sweet, even to another woman. Breathing it in made me feel good, and hugging Jia made me feel as though I slept more deeply than usual.

"Yaaawn~"

I stretched and looked at Jia. Fortunately, she was sleeping peacefully with a calm expression. Today was supposed to be the last day, so I'd been a little worried, but she seemed to be doing better than expected. It was a first for both of us, so it also felt as if we were learning how to deal with it together. I felt grateful for, yet resentful of, the painful ovulation period that only Jia had to endure, because it was bringing us closer.

'Come to think of it, the New Year's party is coming up soon... They said it would be held on Friday or Saturday... Will Jia be able to go too?'

Since it had lasted about a week, it would probably end after today. No, it had to end.

"Jia."

"Mmm... Unnie... I like you..."

"Jia?"

"Ah... It's morning..."

"Did you sleep well?"

At those words, Jia rubbed her sleepy eyes and nodded.

"That's a relief. The party will be held tomorrow evening or on Saturday. Would you like to come with me? I prepared a dress, but if you're embarrassed, you can just wear it like a suit."

"A party...? What sort of people will be there...?"

"Hmm, my parents... and some influential households will be there too. There will probably be some people from major corporations as well."

"Gasp... Am I really allowed to go to a place like that...?"

Jia seemed quite shocked, but she began thinking it over when I told her that my parents would be coming too.

"Th-Then what about Mr. Minsu...?"

"Yes, Mr. Minsu will be there too."

"Then I should greet your parents too, unnie, and I'll go to the party!"

"I'll tell you as soon as the date is decided. The dress will be ready today, so should I bring it when I get off work?"

Jia seemed a little startled at the word dress, but perhaps because she had become a woman, her eyes seemed drawn to pretty clothes. If I had her try it on, wouldn't she wear it to the party too? I imagined Mr. Minsu becoming more flustered than ever when he saw us in our dresses, and I couldn't help laughing.

*

I was shocked when I saw the dress unnie brought home after work. I had expected something when she said dress, but a dress that exposed both shoulders...! She had brought one with a high neckline because of the size of my breasts, but their size would inevitably make them stand out once I put it on, and with my shoulders left completely bare, merely wearing the dress would make me intensely embarrassed.

'I'd never even gone to a gathering in a suit as a man, and now I had to wear a dress as a woman...! If eating alone was a difficulty ranking, this felt like starting at the highest level: eating alone at a popular barbecue restaurant where you grill your own meat...!'

Unnie smiled and said she'd help me put it on, and I was shocked once I had the dress on.

"Th-The shoulders... It looks like it leaves my shoulders completely bare, unnie...?"

"Yes, that's the design."

"What...?"

"That was the only dress that fit Jia's bust. The others had low necklines, so it would have been a disaster if you wore one..."

"That's enough, you don't have to say any more. Ugh...!"

Fortunately, unnie's dress had a similar design to mine, so when we stood together in front of the full-length mirror, we looked like sisters.

"Wow... The dresses are pretty too, and we look like sisters. We do..."

"Oh my, you thought so too, Jia? Unnie thought the same thing~"

Jiyeon unnie said she had to show off to Mr. Minsu, so she stood beside me in front of the mirror wearing our dresses and sent him a picture that didn't show our upper bodies. Mr. Minsu called as soon as he saw it.

[Ms. Jiyeon... Is that what you're planning to wear to the party...?]

"Yes, that's right. Jia and I put them on together and took a picture."

[Sigh, understood. Then may I assume that I'll be going to the party too?]

"Of course you have to come. Jia was embarrassed, but as soon as she heard that dependable Mr. Minsu was coming, she said she'd go right away~"

"Unnie, that's not quite what happened!"

[Ms. Jia? I'm going too, so don't worry. If anyone approaches you, I'll protect you.]

"Y-Yes..."

Hearing Mr. Minsu say that made me feel as if steam had burst from my head, and I became extremely embarrassed. I changed back into ordinary clothes, chatted with unnie over dinner, and then we lay down on the bed together and slept deeply. Perhaps because it was the last day and the last night, the painful heat was milder.

*

Ah, God... I don't know why I'm always the one being subjected to trials like this. The person assigned to me had gained an incredible figure, and it was already hard enough to control my gaze around one person... Now her guardian was like that too, making things unbearably difficult.

'On top of that, the way she teased me, whether she knew about my suffering or not, was practically demonic...!'

Well, perhaps Ms. Jia, who understood my suffering all too well, explained things to her, because she stopped teasing me after that... But the picture of Ms. Jiyeon and Ms. Jia standing side by side in dresses in front of the mirror had made a complete mess of my mind.

'As if I didn't already have to suppress myself so much every day...!'

No matter how much patience and restraint I exercised, I was still a man. My inability to control that part of my body was no different from any other man's, so I didn't want to show such a state in front of them. Besides, members of our side would be providing security at this party, and Ms. Jiyeon's parents were coming too...

"Ms. Jia? I'm going too, so don't worry. If anyone approaches you, I'll protect you."

[Y-Yes...]

[Oh my, Mr. Minsu. I didn't know you could say things like that. You're such a manly man~ I'll be counting on you~]

"I-I'll hang up now. See you tomorrow."

[See you tomorrow~]

Ms. Jia was still merely embarrassed, but Ms. Jiyeon effortlessly turned my words back on me. The party would probably be held tomorrow evening, and if I ended up showing my subordinates such an embarrassing reaction after being teased by Ms. Jiyeon, my image would be ruined... Hoping that Ms. Jiyeon wouldn't tease me tomorrow, I fell asleep.

*

Friday... Friday morning had arrived. Could I endure going to a place where Ms. Jiyeon's parents, Mr. Minsu, and many other people would be present while wearing a dress that exposed my snow-white skin and both my shoulders?

'Unnie went to work earlier... She said she'd come home with Mr. Minsu when she got off work after I ate lunch alone...'

She would probably get off work early since it was Friday, but even if unnie came home early, would there be enough time to change into the dress and leave? The design looked difficult to put on alone...

"Oh, what's the point of worrying about it already?"

Since the weather was cold, I decided to lie on the bed and play with my phone. I was still playing a mobile game aimed at men, and while looking at the characters, I glanced down at my own body.

'With this figure, couldn't I cosplay...? The character is way too revealing for cosplay, though...'

I entertained myself with useless thoughts while opening a delivery app to order lunch. Unnie had said she would be busy today, so I decided to order something and eat alone at home, but perhaps because it was Friday, patients seemed to be flooding in.

'I should feel full after eating just one rice bowl with this body, right?'

After ordering a rice bowl, I continued lying on the bed in my pajamas and fiddling with my phone. I usually took off my bra before sleeping, but whenever I did, my nipples brushed against something and I ended up feeling pleasure, so I put my bra back on and lay down.

'Phew... Is there any advantage to having such a sensitive body...?'

What good was there in having a sensitive body when I had no intention of getting involved with a man? Could it let me notice physical abnormalities immediately...? In any case, the body that had still felt hot until yesterday seemed fine now, so I felt in good condition, and the delivery soon arrived, so I began eating lunch.

"Mmm~ It smells like meat~~"

Not only had my body become sensitive, but my senses seemed to have improved too. It was as if I could throw away my glasses; my eyesight had recovered as well... My sense of smell and taste seemed sharper too... Since I couldn't fit a large spoonful of rice into my mouth all at once, I had to take small bites and chew them carefully. Anyone watching would have found it the perfect sight to make them jealous and say, 'Don't act cute.'

"Haa... I'm full..."

It was nice feeling full and satisfied so quickly now that I ate less. I wasn't going to exercise anyway, so there was no benefit to eating a lot. Uuugh~ I should play a game.

"Why are you blocking this route?! You have to break through the rotation!!"

It wasn't a popular game at all, but perhaps because it was on sale, there were constantly frustrating newbies around. It annoyed me when they ignored me even after I marked locations and told them not to block the wall. 'It isn't ranked, so it doesn't matter... but I'm still getting heated.'

"Haa... I'm in a bit of a bad mood... I should listen to that ASMR I bought before."

And then I came to regret that choice. My body had become sensitive, and listening to a voice recording where someone went wild made me so absorbed that I ended up coming a little while listening. Most of them were recorded by women alone in the first place, so it was easy to get immersed. When I was a man, I hadn't been able to get very immersed, so I only listened occasionally, but perhaps because I was in a woman's body, I became deeply absorbed.

"Unnie might feel bad if she sees me like this... I should turn it off right now..."

Just then, the bell rang. When I checked the intercom, I saw Mr. Minsu and unnie standing outside, so I opened the door for them.

"Jia~ Unnie's home~"

"Welcome home~"

Perhaps because Mr. Minsu was with her, I unconsciously bowed deeply at the waist to greet them. Maybe Mr. Minsu thought I looked nice doing that? He stood with both hands politely folded, as if suppressing the urge to pat my head, while unnie didn't hold back and hugged me, vigorously stroking my hair.

"Oh, unnie~ We have to go to the party later, so please go easy on my hair."

"Hmm? But Jia's scent is a little strong...?"

Oh... Had she noticed? Yesterday was the last day, so an excuse probably wouldn't work today either... I mumbled something vague and changed the subject to Mr. Minsu. I felt bad for him, but since he would have to see us in our dresses later anyway, it shouldn't make much difference if he saw us now.

"Mr. Minsu, would you wait in the living room? We're going together anyway, so please take a look at us in our dresses."

"Certainly, if it's Ms. Jia asking, I'd be happy to."

"Oh my~ Mr. Minsu, will you grant my request too~?"

"Th-Then of course~ Hahaha, naturally I-I should grant it, right~? Hahahaha!"

Mr. Minsu seemed to want to counterattack against Jiyeon unnie, but he didn't seem to have built up enough resistance yet. Unnie and I changed into the dresses we would wear to the party in the dressing room. Since it was the first time for both of us to wear dresses, we helped each other put them on. In particular, it was difficult to pull up the zipper on the back alone.

"H-How do we look, Mr. Minsu...? Are we pretty?"

"......"

Mr. Minsu stared at unnie and me in our dresses, completely dazed.

"Mr. Minsu?"

Only when unnie waved her hand repeatedly in front of Mr. Minsu's eyes did his gaze finally return.

"You both look absolutely beautiful."

This time, Mr. Minsu's attack succeeded. Unnie had carefully prepared by putting on the dress, styling her hair, and even applying makeup, but Mr. Minsu's words made her turn away with a red face. Of course, I couldn't stop my own face from turning red either.

"I'll start the car, so come out slowly. Be careful with the hems of your dresses."

Mr. Minsu cleared his throat, opened the door, and left. Unnie and I also held each other's skirts as we went down the stairs.

*

We arrived at an upscale building in Mr. Minsu's car, then headed to the party venue under his escort. Unnie had tied her hair up today, and the nape of her neck looked especially white.

'Of course, unnie had tied my hair up too, saying I would look pretty if I did the same, so my nape was exposed as well...'

Having the nape of my neck exposed was an even more embarrassing style than simply tucking my hair behind my ears.

"Oh my, Jiyeon! Over here!"

A voice presumably belonging to unnie's mother called out.

"Mom! You got here already?"

Unnie took my hand and led me toward the person she called Mom. One look at her face confirmed that she was definitely unnie's mother; they looked exactly alike.

"H-Hello... My name is Han Jia..."

Holding unnie's hand in one of mine, I bowed deeply in greeting.

"Oh my, is this the young lady Jiyeon told us about?"

"Yes, that's right."

"You two suit each other perfectly~ I've never seen anyone outdo Jiyeon in the figure department, hohoho."

No, um... Saying that was so embarrassing... She was incredibly uninhibited. And as if things weren't embarrassing enough already, unnie's father came over from behind us...

"Oh? Is that you, Jiyeon?"

"Dad!"

Unnie smiled brightly, ran over, and hugged him, while I fidgeted awkwardly, unsure what I was supposed to do.

"Let me introduce you. This adorable girl here is the child under my guardianship."

"H-Hello..."

"Hoho, I've heard a lot about you from my daughter, Ms. Jia."

"I-I see."

I was so embarrassed that my face felt hot enough for me to notice it myself. Unnie then introduced Mr. Minsu, who had come as our escort, and her parents even said he would be perfect husband material for their daughter.

"Hahaha, thank you."

Mr. Minsu simply nodded and accepted the compliment. It was a rare sight to see unnie looking even more embarrassed than Mr. Minsu. I followed unnie around, greeting several people she knew, and did my best to introduce myself too.

'Some of them seemed to know about my illness... They had even said they were developing medicine in case ordinary medication didn't work.'

Since something thought impossible had been accomplished under the name of a rare disease, there was no harm in preparing for it, although I didn't know how high the odds were. Still, it would be best if no one had to lose their life.

"Wow, this is a really expensive dish, isn't it? They have this too?"

"It's delicious~ I've never had it before."

Unnie and I walked around eating under the protection of Mr. Minsu, who was dressed in a black suit. The dishes were arranged like appetizers, with each bite served in a small portion, and they tasted good.

"They said the course meal will be served soon, so let's wait over there, Jia."

"Yes, sounds good. Mr. Minsu, come with us too!"

We sat with Mr. Minsu in a somewhat secluded spot, received the course dishes as they were served, and began eating.

"It would be troublesome if everyone's attention focused on Jia, so I brought us to the corner. Is that all right?"

"Yes. I usually like sitting in corners anyway."

"That's a relief."

Even standing still, my figure drew attention, and wearing a dress made it worse. If I sat somewhere conspicuous, I would monopolize every gaze, and someone might even take a picture and turn it into an article. That absolutely couldn't happen.

'Someone keeps staring at me... But if I pretend not to notice, they'll lose interest, right?'

No, I was mistaken. I should have asked Mr. Minsu to make him stop staring right then. The man who kept staring at me had apparently fallen for my body at first sight and kept hitting on me, which put me in an extremely difficult position. It was also the first time I'd seen Mr. Minsu so angry that he couldn't even maintain a poker face, and the fact that he was angry on my behalf made me happy too... for the first time.