Chapter 223: Explosive Birth! Rakushi-chan Appears!

“Then, please become girls.”

At Foka-san’s bizarre statement, we reflexively froze.

“…Huh?”

Girls? What is that supposed to mean?

“Eh? What’s that? What on earth do you mean…?”

Then, Foka-san sighed while putting a hand to her cheek.

“Actually, there is a reason this pilgrimage must be undertaken by women.”

“A reason it must be women?”

What on earth could it be?

“The gender of the young man who set out on the pilgrimage was, you see, female. And the comrades who gathered were also women. Therefore…”

Does that mean, perhaps…

“Yes, to recreate that time, the participants need to be women!”

Wh-What did you sayyyy!

“Wait, no, no, no, that’s impossible. I’m a man, you know!? Becoming a girl is impossible.”

That’s right! To begin with, I’m a man, so becoming a girl is impossible.

Does Foka-san intend to tell me to crossdress!?

“It’s fine. As long as we have this.”

When I strongly refused, Foka-san took out a small bottle from her breast pocket.

“That is…?”

What is it? I feel a strangely strong magic power from that small bottle.

“This is, you see, a magical potion that changes the gender of the person who drinks it.”

” ” ” ” ” “Huuuuhhhh!?” ” ” ” ” ” “

What’s that, a potion that changes your gender!?

Why does Foka-san have such a thing!?

“It is a precious secret elixir said to have been made by a certain great mage in the distant past.”

“What kind of pervert was that!”

At Mina-san’s merciless retort, my memory was shaken.

Sex-change potion, great mage, pervert…

“A-Ah…!”

I-I remembered! If I recall correctly, back when I was a Sage in the life before my previous one, there was a mage doing that kind of research!

Everyone told him what’s the point of making such a meaningless thing, but I see, so he actually completed it, huh…

If I recall correctly, I have a memory of that person saying something like, “I want to become a cute girl and be pampered”…

“And so, the plan is that if you drink this, you too can become splendid girls!”

While I was recalling my past-past life, Foka-san’s explanation had apparently continued.

But man, I don’t want to drink such a shady potion…

“…Ah~, it seems to be a precious potion, so we had better decline.”

“Jairo-kun!?”

While I was thinking if there was any way to avoid this situation, a statement that could be taken as betrayal came from Jairo-kun!

Wait! Jairo-kun!? Don’t tell me you intend to abandon me!?

“Th-That’s right. I’m originally a believer of the God of Wisdom anyway.”

“Norb-san too!?”

Or rather, even Norb-san!?

You two are playing dirty!

“Bro / Rex-san will be fine!”

What part of this is fine!?

“Besides, look, it was a nominated request for Bro to begin with. They probably didn’t prepare portions for us from the start, right?”

“No need to worry about that.”

” “Eh?” “

Towards Jairo-kun and the others who were saying it would be impossible because there was no potion, Foka-san held three small bottles in her hand.

Or rather, even though it’s a secret elixir, you were able to prepare enough for everyone!?

“I properly have spares, so you too can become cute girls.”

Foka-san formed a suspicious, wicked smile.

” “Eek…” “

Seeing that sight, Jairo-kun and the others reflexively backed away.

Fufu, you got punished for trying to abandon me.

That being said, I really want to pass on drinking a shady potion and becoming a girl.

We should leave this to Liliera-san and the others who are women, and we should focus on backing them up.

Besides, look, it’s a sacred ritual, so lying isn’t good, right?

“U-Umm, deceiving the gods isn’t a good thing, so we’ll be declining this request after all…”

However, Foka-san wasn’t one to give up at that.

“You girls! Capture them!”

” ” “Roger!!” ” ” “

At Foka-san’s command, I braced myself wondering if there was an ambush, but someone pinned my—no, our arms behind our backs from behind.

That person was unexpectedly…

“Liliera-san!?”

Yes, for some reason, the one who restrained me was Liliera-san.

What on earth is going on!?

“Mina!?”

“Meguri-san!?”

The one who betrayed us wasn’t just Liliera-san.

Even Mina-san and Meguri-san had pinned Jairo-kun and the others’ arms behind their backs.

“Wh-Why!?”

“I’m sorry, Rex-san.”

Liliera-san offered words of apology to me with a sorrowful face.

Could it be, she’s being threatened by Foka-san!?

“I just want to see, just a little bit, what Rex-san looks like as a girl!”

“Hah!?”

Wh-What are you suddenly saying, Liliera-san!?

“H-Hey, stop joking around, Mina! Making a guy like me into a woman wouldn’t be interesting at all!”

“Who knows? Maybe it’ll suit you unexpectedly well. Besides…”

It was the same for Mina-san. For some reason, she also wants to see Jairo-kun’s figure turned into a girl. But it seems that’s not all… could the true nature of everyone’s eccentric behavior be there!?

“Besides, what…?”

“You always do whatever you want with me on a daily basis, so if I don’t use an opportunity like this to lower my pent-up frustration, I won’t be able to stand it either!!”

“A-Ah, right…”

Ah, yeah. Now that you mention it, that’s true…

Sorry Jairo-kun. I can’t say anything regarding that.

“Umm~”

“It’s okay, it will definitely suit Norb.”

“…Slump“

At Meguri-san’s conviction-filled words, Norb-san dropped his shoulders and hung his head.

It’s over…

“Well then everyone, it’s time for your medicine~!”

With a beaming smile that couldn’t be any brighter, Foka-san approached while skipping.

” ” “Hiiieeeeeek!!” ” ” “

W-We have to run away somehow!

Ah, it’s no use. If I forcefully try to escape, I feel like I’ll touch Liliera-san’s unmentionable parts since she’s pressed closely against me—or rather, they’re already being pressed against meee!

While I was doing such idiotic things, the small bottles were shoved into our mouths.

“N-Nguh!?”

“Guboh!”

“Bogah!?”

Uwah, bitter!

This medicine is incredibly bitter!

“Come on, come on, give up and drink it all down!”

In a situation where we couldn’t run away even if we wanted to, the medicine was steadily poured into our mouths.

I have to spit it out somehow.

“Eih”

Wait, my nose! Don’t pinch my nose closed!

” ” “Gulp!” ” ” “

Ah, I drank it.

Once it comes to this, there’s no stopping it. My body, seeking oxygen, ended up drinking down the medicine.

“Buhah! Bitter! Disgusting!”

“Ughh, my mouth feels gritty…”

“There’s an indescribable bad aftertaste…”

The aftertaste of the secret elixir I ended up drinking was so awful it made me feel sick…

” ” “Ugh!!” ” ” “

“M-My body is hot…”

I feel the magic power of the secret elixir that entered my body rampaging.

W-Was this really an effective medicine!?

“Fufu, it seems the medicine has taken effect.”

Due to the secret elixir’s effect, my body itches, and an indescribable sense of incongruity runs through my whole body.

Kuh, a magic to cure abnormal status conditions… wait, it’s no use! Some absurdly strong effect is obstructing the recovery magic!? Or is it because the effect isn’t a type of poison that harms the body, so the recovery magic is less effective!?

This strength of effect, it must be because it’s a completely specialized medicine that concentrates its efficacy on a single point!

I can feel the creator’s obsession to turn us into girls no matter what!

Or rather, did the person who developed this medicine want to become a girl that badly!?

” ” “Uwaaaaaaah!!” ” ” “

…Finally, the bodily changes finished, and we regulated our breathing while panting roughly.

“U-Ugh…”

What a terrible experience.

Have I really become a girl with this?

Because I don’t quite understand how I’ve changed myself, I thought I’d have Liliera-san and the others check, but right in front of me was Foka-san, covering her mouth and looking deeply moved.

“…Wondewful.”

“Eh?”

Foka-san spun her words while her body and voice trembled.

“I thought it would suit you, but as expected, no, it’s cuter than expected! It’s the best, Rex-kun, no, since you are a girl now… let’s see, how about Rakushi-chan!?”

It seems the sex change was completed properly, but did you just give me a weird name?

“Rakushi, is it…?”

“Yes! In order to hide your identity, you have to operate as a girl, right! It’s a pseudonym for that purpose! Haaah, even so, wondewful… so adorable, ah, a nosebleed.”

Perhaps her excitement maxed out, Foka-san forcefully spurted a nosebleed.

“Foka-san…”

This is bad, Foka-san’s state is strange.

Someone, someone do something about this situation…

“This is, unexpected. I thought if it failed it would become a funny story, but I never expected you to become this cute.”

When I tried to seek help from Liliera-san who was nearby, even Liliera-san started saying weird things with a serious face.

Liliera-san is acting strange too!!

“It’s a yes.”

“What is!?”

This is genuinely bad!

Everyone’s state is too weird.

Could it be this secret elixir came with some weird side effect!?

Are Mina-san and Meguri-san okay!?

“Ugh, the inside of my mouth still tastes gross, damn it, remember this, Minaaa.”

“Haa… Haa…”

“Hm? What’s wrong?”

When Jairo-kun raised his head, there was the figure of Mina-san with an abnormally flushed face.

“This is, quite…”

“Hah?”

“Ah but, it might be okay to dress you in even frillier clothes. Rather, I want to dress you in them! We have to do accessories and makeup too! There are so many things to do!”

“Y-You’re scary, man…”

Jairo-kun showed signs of fear at Mina-san, who suddenly started muttering in a low voice.

Yeah, I perfectly understand how you feel. It’s a similar situation over here.

In that case, is Meguri-san acting strange too?

However, unexpectedly, Meguri-san was silent.

Thank goodness, it seems Meguri-san was safe.

Or so I thought, but conversely, Meguri-san wasn’t moving an inch.

Isn’t this weird in its own way?

Meguri-san has stopped while staring fixedly at a single point.

What is over there… aiming my gaze in that direction was a mistake.

“Eh?”

Seeing that sight, I too reflexively froze.

“What’s wrong, Bro? Come to think of it, how’s Norb…”

“Meguri~? How is it over…”

“What’s wrong, Mi…na?”

“O-Oh my, this is bad. I just got a little too excited…”

While everyone stopped moving, only Norb-san alone was openly showing bewilderment.

“U-Umm… everyone, what’s wrong?”

At those words, what we were able to utter was merely a single phrase.

” ” ” ” ” “It’s a beautiful girl.” ” ” ” ” ” “

Over there, was a beautiful girl.

“Eh?”

“She’s an incredibly beautiful girl.”

“This is an unexpectedly beautiful girl.”

“This is already a perfectly beautiful girl.”

“What is this, wondewful.”

Leaving the bewildered Norb-san aside, everyone praised Norb-san together.

“Wh-What are you saying, everyone! Rex-san and you guys say something too!”

“Eh? Ah, yes. It’s a beautiful girl, isn’t it.”

“Yeah, she’s a beautiful girl.”

“Even you two!?”

The fact is, Norb-san was a beautiful girl.

No, honestly speaking, with him becoming this cute, no other words come to mind.

I couldn’t help but think that perhaps Norb-san was a girl from the very beginning, that’s how well that figure suited him.

“No, I never expected Norb-san would become such a beautiful girl.”

“Shouldn’t you just stay a woman from now on?”

“No way!”

Told such a thing by Jairo-kun, Norb-san rejected it with all his might.

Well, I understand how he feels, though.

“Haa~, so happy with nothing but cute girls. Why don’t you all just become my daughters as is?”

” ” “We won’t.” ” ” “

As expected, Foka-san’s statement, who is still acting strange, is unsettling.

“To think we’d be turned into actual girls for the sake of a request.”

Foka-san’s obsession is fearsome…

But this is really for the request, right?

There’s no other reason, right?

“Can’t be helped, let’s finish the request quickly and return to being guys.”

It seems Jairo-kun and the others have also resolved themselves, deciding to switch their mindset and execute the request.

“I want to return to normal right now.”

Ah, it seems Norb-san hadn’t switched over.

“Kyufun!”

Then, it was at that moment.

Suddenly, an unfamiliar animal cry could be heard.

“Eh? What was that cry just now?”

Is there an animal somewhere?

But this is the Adventurer’s Guild, and speaking of animals, it’s just Mofu-mofu that I brought along.

“Mofu-mofu? For that, the tone of voice is…”

That’s right, this cry has a slightly different voice quality from Mofu-mofu’s cry.

In that case, thinking it was a different animal after all, I looked around.

Then, right beside me, it was there.

” ” ” ” ” ” “…A mop?” ” ” ” ” ” ” “

“Kyufun!”

Yes, it was a mop.

More accurately, a round object that looked like a mop with its handle removed.

Might it be closer to say a broom made of silky fur?

However, since it was swaying and moving, it was certainly a living creature, neither a mop nor a broom.

“Kyufuu!”

“Ah.”

Looking closely, right beside that mop was a familiar small bottle.

“…Don’t tell me, did you drink it?”

“Kyufun!!”

What a disaster.

Mofu-mofu drank the sex-change secret elixir and turned into a mo… a female.