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I Awoke to Find I Was the Girl Swordsman That Protects My Cousin Volume 1 Chapter 9

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I Awoke: Chapter the Final - Peaceful Days

The morning news said history's first black woman pope was visiting Japan.

Ichijou Ryou watched in disinterest as he drank the rest of his miso soup.

"Thanks for the meal. I'll be going now." As he got up and started for the

front door, a girl with a gentle smile followed him. "We're leaving, aunt~"

"Have a good day, Yume-chan. And take care of our stupid son~" His mother saw

them off as she washed the dishes at the sink. Once they stepped outside, the

bright sun and a gentle breeze greeted them. It was a safe and peaceful

morning. Two days had passed since the slaying of Rasetsu Douji at the school

and the aftermath had apparently been dealt with by the headmaster who was part

of the main family. And since the students there had been hit by a wave from

the Oni-slaying sword Zanshou, they seemed to have lost the memories of what

had happened. That was honestly a relief. Ryou would have wanted to die if

people remembered the humiliation he had received there and that he had lost

his female virginity to his best friend. He still felt a strange mixture of

irritation and awkwardness when he saw Watanabe, so he ended up acting sharply

to him. As for Yume... "That woman pope on the news was so beautiful~ I

wish I was that tall and cool~" Either due to Rasetsu Douji's spells or the

effects of passing out and having her mind muddled by the Refined Ki, Yume did

not seem to recall that Haruka was Ryou's genderbent form. She seemed to

think Haruka and Ryou had come to save her separately. And... "Hey,

Ryou-chan. Do you like cool girls like that? Haruka-chan is so tall and really

cool. And Kimino-chan is so athletic." "Hm? I wasn't really watching the

news, so I can't comment on the pope. ...But, well...I think you're the cutest,

Yume..." "————!! Eh heh heh~" He had been too embarrassed to say it very

loudly, but she seemed to have heard him. She happily rubbed her soft body up

against him and wrapped her arm around his. She did seem to remember their

mutual confession and sex in the infirmary. "Haruka-chan had to return to the

main family, didn't she? And after we were getting along so well. I didn't even

get to thank her for saving me. I was hoping she could live with you as

twins..." "Y-yeah..." Saying much of anything could have revealed the

truth, so he simply gave a brief agreement. "We'll see her again, right? Oh,

I know. At New Year's, you can visit the main family with me. I'm sure they'll

let us see her if her twin brother is there." If possible, he wanted to avoid

meeting her as Haruka ever again. Becoming Onikiri-hime meant the Oni were

after Yume as Oninagusamu-hime. The main family had a great variety of

restrictions in place when it came to contacting the branch family, so it would

likely be fine. Even if Yume wanted to see Haruka, they would just say no, even

if they felt bad doing so. Ryou continued agreeing with what Yume was saying

as her expression changed again and again. Just as he found himself staring at

her lovely face, someone hit his back without warning. "Morning~, Yume. And

you, boring boy~"

It was Kimino. She had apparently hit him with the bag containing her

swimsuit. He smiled bitterly at the fact that it was better than having her

kick him. She too seemed to have no memory of targeting Yume as the

villainous Rasetsu Douji. Someone from the main family had arrived and

investigated her while she was passed out, but apparently Rasetsu Douji's

personality had been fully erased and would likely never appear again. She

was back to being their cheerful and mischievous childhood friend. "Hey,

Ryou. I heard you had some weird disease, but you got all healed up at your

relatives' place, right? Don't let us catch it!" While in Haruka's body, they

had claimed Ryou was recovering from a sudden illness with the main family.

"I-I'm all better now. And you won't catch it!" (Kimino always loved Ryou.)

Rasetsu Douji's words came back to him. "Really? Your face looks pretty red,

but you don't have a fever, do you?"

He tried to act normally, but he could not help but focus on it and

blushed. "I'm fine! This is, um, it's kind of hot today..."

"Oh~? If you say so." He backed away when the girl peered at his face.

She was acting the same as always. He saw no sign at all that she had feelings

for him. Had Rasetsu Douji just been lying? Or...? While Ryou could not stop

blushing, Kimino calmly moved in closer and glared at Ryou with a threatening

look in her eyes. "By the way, I hear you're getting along pretty well with

Yume. If you do anything to make her cry, I won't forgive you. So consider

yourself warned." She laughed when Ryou's face stiffened and then she started

playing with Yume. It was the usual scene. Their peaceful days had returned

and would hopefully continue for the foreseeable future. But it was with that

wish in his heart that Ryou felt an odd feeling race through his body. A

tingling sort of ticklishness made him feel like all of his cells were

throbbing. (Why!? I only just defeated Rasetsu Douji! Is it happening again

already!?) He felt his body shape changing. His chest swelled out and his

shirt quickly felt cramped. The butt of his uniform's pants also grew

cramped, but the waist and other areas grew loose and baggy. His hair began

growing long and glossy black. The carefree and unattractive boy's face

became that of a beautiful girl with a sharp and dignified look in the eyes.

Ryou's body once more transformed into Onikiri-hime in order to protect Yume

from the sinister Oni. (A-anyway, I can't walk around in a boy's uniform like

this. I need to head home and change!) "———!? S-sorry... I forget something.

I'll go get it, so you two go on ahead. "Ryou-chan!?" "Ah, hey, Ryou!"

After a quick excuse, Ryou...no, Ichijou Haruka turned her back on the other

two girls and ran off so they would not see her transformed appearance. Her

weighty breasts bounced restlessly with each step. Without a bra, they only

got in the way. She had put away the girl's uniform, assuming she would not

need it for a while, and she had certainly never dreamed of putting it back on

so soon. She used the speed of her increased athletic abilities to turn a

corner. "Ah! S-sorry!!" "Kyah! ...Ah~, that scared me. Are you okay? It's

dangerous to run so fast." She nearly ran into a short and cute girl, but

avoided her at the last second. If she had run into the girl, her Onikiri-hime

body might have injured her. "I-I'm in a hurry! I'm really sorry!!" After

deeply apologizing to the girl who seemed more worried than angry, Onikiri-hime

quickly ran back home. It seemed her peaceful days were still a long way off.

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