Chapter 7
I grew afraid of what clothes Haru might buy, so I secretly started tailing her.
So I could make a run for it if necessary, depending on what she bought.
After a few minutes of tailing her, Haru, who had been deliberating, entered a store.
I hid and approached the store, trying to figure out what kind of place it was.
“This is….”
The place Haru had entered sold frilly one-piece dresses—
“Shit.”
Before I could finish thinking, I ran.
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I've been caught.
“Damn…. If only my legs were a little longer….”
I desperately tried to escape outside, but my short legs couldn't get me moving very fast,
and in the end, Haru caught me by the arm and dragged me into the store.
I was confident in my running ability, but I still got caught….
It was even more shocking that Haru had captured me so effortlessly despite carrying paper boxes that presumably held clothes.
It's because my legs are short…. My legs….
“You shouldn't run away, Seolhwa. If you've lost, accept it gracefully.”
“Ngh….”
I tried to find an opening and run away again somehow, but Haru had me completely in her grasp, making that impossible too.
I was completely stuck between a rock and a hard place….
“Come on, give up and put on a dress!”
“Why does it have to be a dress….”
“But, but. It'll look good on you, won't it? I'm a fashion design student, so you can trust me!”
“It probably would suit me…! But there are so many issues before that!”
As the clothes I'd never imagined wearing in my life drew closer, I began to feel fear beyond mere embarrassment.
“W-Why are you being so proactive anyway…. You never picked out clothes for me even when I asked you to.”
“Well, I was just being lazy, among other things….”
Haru paused for a moment, then continued with a bright expression.
“I've always dreamed of dressing a little sister!”
...Little... sister?
“I'm not your little sister, though…?”
“You don't have to be blood-related to be a little sister.”
This is bad.
Haru's eyes had become serious.
If I let this go on any longer, I'll end up becoming Haru's little sister…!
“Ngh…!”
I struggled to free myself from Haru's grip, but there was still no sign of her arm loosening.
“O-Okay, okay. I was just teasing you until now. I bought some proper clothes too—not just dresses—so don't worry.”
When I kept trying to run away, Haru let me go as if giving up and said that.
“…Really?”
“Really. I went into that store earlier because I knew you were tailing me and wanted to tease you.”
…Gasp.
She knew I was tailing her…?
My perfect disguise had been seen through…. As expected of Haru…. She's amazing….
“It was only because your blue hair stood out so much…. Anyway, I only bought clothes you can wear, so don't worry.”
Saying that, Haru took several pieces of clothing out of the shopping bag and showed them to me.
Plain shirts, hoodies, and several pairs of pants, without a frill in sight.
They were ordinary clothes that wouldn't look strange on anyone, man or woman.
“They had a lot of good stuff in the children's clothing section.”
“Children's clothing….”
Haru's unnecessary comment gave me mixed feelings in all sorts of ways, but regardless, these clothes were perfectly wearable.
“And the last piece is….”
I thought these were enough, but apparently there was still one outfit left, because Haru reached into a paper box and pulled out the last one.
“The one-piece dress I bought at that store!”
“A one-piece dress?!”
Haru grinned and held out the fluttery dress to me.
“But, but, you won the game, so this much is okay, right?”
“Ugh….”
Haru pressed me with a sound argument and the dress.
At first glance, it looked like a dress that would suit me….
But still…. But as a man, wearing something like that…!
“I'll buy you ice cream if you just show me what you look like wearing it, okay?”
…Ice cream? I'd just had some, so did she really think I'd fall for a temptation like th—
“A large Häagen-Dazs!”
......
T-This absolutely isn't me giving in to the ice cream and putting it on.
It's a punishment for losing the game!
That's right. I'm putting it on as a punishment. What could happen just from trying it on once?
I'm absolutely not putting it on because I gave in to the ice cream!
“......Just once.”
“Hehe, you're so easy.”
“Huh? What did you say?”
“Nothing!”
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However, the dress try-on didn't happen right away.
Haru took me to an underwear store first, saying I needed to choose a bra.
“Ugh….”
“Why aren't you coming in?”
Haru had entered the underwear store naturally and was waiting for me, but I couldn't bring myself to go in because I felt an overwhelming aversion to the place, so I stood outside.
I had a feeling I wasn't supposed to go in here.
I mean, it wasn't illegal or anything, but it still felt like the sort of place I shouldn't enter….
“Just come in! You're a woman now, so no one will care anyway!”
“Eek…?!”
Haru couldn't stand seeing me hesitate at the door, so she grabbed my arm and pulled me inside.
In the end, I was practically forced to put on a bra and underwear.
“Ugh…. This feels so weird….”
“I felt the same way the first time I wore one. It'll feel fine once you're used to it.”
Haru said I'd get used to it, but I couldn't imagine ever getting used to this feeling of pressure on my chest.
“Do I really have to wear this? It's not like I have any breasts anyway….”
“You still have to. Do you think there's a reason they make AAA cups?”
“I suppose, but….”
“And if your breasts ever grow, you need to wear one to help shape them nicely.”
A pretty shape…. I don't need anything like that….
No, to begin with, I don't need breasts at all. Growth aside.
As a man, I had fantasized about large breasts, but having them on my own body was absurd.
Besides, I was small-framed to begin with, so the proportions would look strange….
I imagined myself with large breasts.
......
Thank goodness they're small.
If they were large, I think I'd cry for all sorts of reasons.
“All right, now that we've more or less bought the underwear….”
“Hweht?”
While I was absentmindedly thinking about breasts, Haru suddenly scooped me up and put me in a fitting room—
“Please try it on!”
she said, tossing me the dress and closing the door.
“......”
I was in a cramped fitting room just large enough for one person to stand.
Naturally, there was no exit anywhere.
“Whew….”
I'd more or less expected this from the moment I lost the bet.
Haru knew where I lived, after all, and I knew she was the type never to give up.
“...Just once. Only once….”
Since I couldn't bear to look with my eyes open, I squeezed them shut, took off my clothes one by one, and began putting on the dress I had taken from her, relying only on touch.
It took a little longer than usual, but I somehow managed to put on the dress.
Now, if I went out with my eyes closed, I wouldn't have to see myself wearing it—
“Aah!”
…or so I thought, before I accidentally slammed my head into the door.
Ouch….
“Haa….”
In the end, the pain made me open my eyes a little, and I saw my reflection in the mirror beside me.
A white sleeveless dress with my shoulders completely bare.
It was a beautiful dress: the ribbon on the back added to its cuteness, while its billowing skirt created an elegant atmosphere.
Together with my snow-white skin and vivid blue hair, it made the girl standing there look like a manga heroine.
“...I'm embarrassed.”
The problem was that the feelings it evoked in me were self-loathing and embarrassment.
On top of that, the emptiness beneath the dress stirred up all sorts of emotions, leaving me desperate to take it off as soon as possible.
“I'm all dressed… uh….”
Even so, I knew I couldn't go home without showing Haru, so I barely held back my embarrassment and stepped outside.
Haru, who had been waiting outside, saw me, widened her eyes, and froze in place without saying a word.
Why, why is she acting like that? Does it not suit me…? I think it looks pretty cute….
“Seolhwa.”
Haru said, raising her phone with a dazed expression.
“Can I take a picture?”
“No!”
“Then at least let me hug you!”
“Eek?!”
Haru suddenly rushed at me and hugged me tightly.
“Aaaah…! Cute, cute, cute! I needed an adorable little sister like this! A little sister who heals me just by looking at her!”
W-Wait… I can't breathe… I can't….
Because Haru hugged me tightly without holding back her strength, my face ended up buried between her large breasts.
I-I'm not in a manga—how could something like this actually happen…?
“Ah, sorry…. I really lost control of myself.”
“Hweeee….”
As soon as Haru's hold loosened, I took a deep breath, immediately supplying my body with oxygen.
Oxygen…. It's so good to have you back….
“Haa…. Seolhwa, you're really cute.”
“I don't feel happy at all when you compliment me….”
Haru praised me in every way she could to get me to keep wearing the dress, but the more she did, the more embarrassed I became, and all I could think about was taking it off as soon as possible.
“If someone I know caught me looking like this….”
It was then.
“H-Haru, what are you doing here….”
At the familiar voice that had suddenly rung out, I slowly turned my head toward where it had come from—
Hyeonwoo was there.
...Why?!
“Ah….”
“Uh….”
The air grew as awkward as it had been when Hyeonwoo first met me after my transformation, becoming so heavy that one second felt like an hour.
Then Hyeonwoo suddenly pulled out his phone—
[Click]
...Huh? A picture?
“Uh… um… well…. If you're happy, Seolhwa…. See you next time.”
After saying that, Hyeonwoo turned around and ran away—
“W-Wait! Stop right there!!”
I chased after Hyeonwoo with all my strength.