Chapter 7: A Boy's World

NOZOMU NOZOMI

A BOY'S WORLD

CHAPTER 7 OF THE MANGA

During Golden Week, the entire Griffons baseball team, as well as the Coach and Ide-san, the Manager, attended a 3-day training camp. Also coming along were Kanae, Tao's Mother, and Father as volunteers, and Kouji-senpai, as an alumnus. The sports training facility had a professional sized baseball diamond, locker facilities, an adjacent hotel and spa, and a picnic area on the grounds. Yasu was able to attend as a member of the team, as he had his cast taken off recently. The team workout that day was grueling, but also a lot of fun. At the end of the first day of training, that evening, the team had a cookout at the camp's picnic grounds. Coach and Dad were manning the open air barbecue pit, with Mom, Kanae, and Ide-san at the outdoor grill cooking up a variety of delicious foods. When the meat and food was ready, the Coach tells the team to eat well, in order to strengthen your bodies. Dad tells Tao to eat a lot, too, to become strong and manly.

At the grill, Ide-san is stirring the soup pot, with Kanae and her Mom nearby. Ide-san, making small talk, begins to mention to Mom that she got to meet your....... However, Kanae cuts her off by shouting Ide-san's name. Then Kanae whispers to Ide-san that Nozomi (Tao's female name), her (supposed) cousin, coming along with the group of girls the other day has to be kept a secret from Mom. Ide-san then tells Mom that it was nothing. Nothing important. Mom comes away with a puzzled look on her face.

Later that evening, after the outdoor cookout, the team and the adults retire to the hotel for relaxation and conversation. The adults gather to themselves, with the Coach telling the teens to play by themselves, just don't stay up too late. Yasu tells the other boys that the old geezers just want to drink themselves to oblivion. Ide-san and Kanae opt to go to their own bedroom, and have a session of 'pillow talk'. Kanae exclaims that this will be the first time that the two of them will be sleeping together. Ide-san commends Kanae for really working hard today, even though kitchen duties were not her favorite things to do. On the way to their room, Kanae notes that it is good that Onii-chan (lit. big brother) is taking time to relax, that after a hard day's training with the team. However, two pictures of Onii-chan form in her mind. She wonders, but sorta knows, which one is the "Real Tao"?

Later, in the room, Kanae asks Ide-san if being the Manager of the team is difficult work ? Ide-san replies that if Kanae would consider becoming a co-manager, then the work of managing the team would become so much easier. Kanae asks if it is okay with Ide-san if she were to take over some of the team duties from her ? Ide-san says, of course, that would be fine.

Meanwhile, several of the boys have gathered in one of the hotel's rooms. Among them are Tao and Yasu. Conversation turns to Yasu breaking their arm, having it in a cast, and then finally getting the cast off. Tao offers kindly advice about practicing and strengthening his arm. Yasu, for some unexplained reason, takes offense at that, and makes fun of Tao's supposedly feminine traits and concerns. Why, Tao seems to becoming more and more feminine as time goes by, both in looks and in attitude ! That has not gone unnoticed ! Tao is upset by Yasu's teasing, and both get into a physical struggle, just like typical teen boys would. The other boys quickly take sides, with just about all the others siding with Yasu. Tussling on the floor, Yasu gets Tao into a position where he would be able to grab Tao by the crotch. Tao realizes that if that happens, Yasu will quickly find out that Tao does not have 'boy bits' anymore. Horror of horrors. What if all of the team comes to find out about that ? Just then, another boy throws a rolled up futon at Yasu, hitting Yasu directly in the face. Thankfully, that breaks up the altercation, as Yasu turns his attention away from Tao, and toward the other boy. By then, the other boys are shouting to 'break it up' !!!

As things settle down, Yasu brings out a real surprise for the other boys to see. It is an adult DVD that was given to him by Kouji-kun to celebrate getting his cast off. The boys are all eager to watch it. That is, except for one boy. Tao, with his changing and reconfiguring mind and heart, is somewhat offended by what the DVD is going to show, especially how debased and degraded girls can come to be treated. When the program begins, the other boys are all "ga-ga", but Tao's feminine heart and spirit tell him that he has no place here with these toxic male attitudes being displayed so predominately. Time to reject such vile and obnoxious male traits ! Time to protect his newly found feminine ideals ! Time to take his leave !!! A shudder ripples through Tao's mind and body, as he excuses himself from the group. Quickly thinking of something to say, he announces that he has become nauseous from something that he has eaten. He says that he has to go vomit, and quickly leaves the room. Nobody takes any notice.

Actually, when Tao is able to separate himself from that group of perverted boys, he feels much better. Plus, he never had to vomit anyway. He then thinks that with everyone either with the adults drinking, or everyone else with the boys watching xxx, this would be a good time to take a bath in the hotel's spa. Probably nobody will be there, anyway. Soaking in hot water will relieve some of his sore muscles from today's workout. Tao goes to the locker room and undresses. He notes with uneasiness and remorse, mixed with awe and avid desire, that his body is taking on a trim, lean, supple, and curvy look and appearance, just like what a physically attractive, subtlety imbued teenage girl would look like. Tao counts on his fingers, one, two, three. It has been **three months since he first noticed that he was turning into a girl.** Setting that thought aside, he grabs a big towel, and wrapping it around his chest and body like a girl would, heads for the warm springs pool.

(End Chapter 7)

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