Chapter 27: Mahiro and Girl's Night (Part 1)

Surprise, surprise ! We're staying the night !

### Transition Development

Mahiro, like it or not, is going to experience her first girl's sleepover with her three friends, with everybody in the same room.

### Skills Learned

Another regression. Mahiro seems to be slowly losing her male gamer skills. She seems to have lost some of her interest in video games these days.

MAHIRO AND GIRL'S NIGHT ( PART 1 )

CHAPTER 27 OF THE MANGA

Japanese title: *Mahiro To Garuzu Naito 1*

(Anime Cross-Reference---Episode 8)

( Story note---Almost all of this chapter is in the form of a flashback to the time of the last winter break, and the time of the winter holidays. )

## Previously

Mahiro Oyama is making good progress in transitioning from a debased teenage male NEET, to that of a well adjusted teenage girl. She has even been able to transition socially, this by being accepted into a circle of teenage girls at the middle school that she attends. The four friends have already successfully cooperated to make cookies in Home Economics class. But is Mahiro prepared for the four of them to have a sleepover during the winter break ?

## This Chapter's Story

The Oyamas have invited three of Mahiro's female schoolmates to dinner. Sitting at the dinner table, admiring the home cooked meal, is Mahiro, Mihari, Momiji, Asahi, and Miyo-chan. Asahi loudly remarks that 'the doctor' ( Mihari ) can really cook ! Mihari replies that she is not a doctor.

FLASHBACK BEGINS---Back to the time of the winter break and the holidays, Mahiro declares a utopia for herself, with plenty of goofing off planned for herself. This does not sit well with Mihari, who knows that long periods of inactivity are definitely not good for Mahiro. She will revert back to her debased male ways. Quietly, Mihari begins to call around on her iphone. However, said Mahiro is lounging on the front room couch, plotting out her battle plans of doing nothing but watching anime, reading manga, and playing video games at night, as well as getting plenty of sleep time during the day. She begins with a lengthy video game; the game play should take her all the way to dinner time. Mihari is asked to join in on the game play, but declines. Surprisingly, after a while, Mahiro has to admit to herself that as far as gaming, she is just 'not into it', at least not like she used to be when she was in male mode.

Eventually, a knock, knock on the front door tells of impending visitors. Why, it's Momiji, Asahi, and Miyo-chan ! Mahiro protests loudly that she does not want to spend any of her valuable break time doing homework ( See Chapter 23 )! And she does not recall inviting anyone over during the winter break. Therefore, the culprit must be Mihari ! Not to mention the 'out of the blue' mention of a sleepover ! The girls see that Mahiro has just started a video game on a Game Boy. They want to join in. But the game that Mahiro has already booted up is only for two players, max ! Surprisingly, Mihari whips out another video game that can be played with multiple players---Super Marimo Party ( Super Mario Brothers )! All four friends sit down in the front room and game play on the wide screen TV. The loser gets a punishment detail ! Mihari breaths a sigh of relief. Guess who got the punishment detail, that is, washing the dishes after the evening meal ? Only one guess--- " Mahiro !!! ". Mahiro covers her ineptitude by saying the she lost on purpose. Mihari counters with the thought that playing with friends is much more fun anyway.

After Mahiro is done with the dishes, the four gamers retire to Mahiro's bedroom. Mahiro wants a complete rematch. However, Momiji points out that all the noise and ruckus will disturb the neighbors. Instead, Momiji wants to take a nice, comforting bath, after getting all hot and sweaty from the game competition. The others want to do so, too. Quickly, the bath order is supposedly established, but will there be enough hot water for all four, five counting Mihari if she wants a bath, too ? Miyo-chan, the Yuri girl, mentions a novel idea---take baths in pairs ! She illustrates the practically of doing that, while Mahiro voices her opposition to such an idea. Asahi busts out the offer to pair with Mahiro---

" Alright MA-HIGH-RONN, Asahi's gonna wash your back ! " !

Momiji ups the anti by mentioning the fact that she, Momiji, was the one who was with Mahiro at the Onsen Springs. Miyo-chan then 'puts the pedal to the metal' by saying that the best possible pairing would be Asahi X Momiji, thereby leaving Miyo-chan X Mahiro by default ! Mahiro's mind screams the obvious---being in a locked bathroom with another middle schooler .......together in the bath tub ........that's definitely a bad situation all around !

Momiji suggests that the best way to decide is with *Janken pon* ( Rock-Paper-Scissors\* ). And the 'horse race' is off and running, leaving Mahiro in the dust. But Mahiro doesn't wait around at the finish line to see who she is supposedly going to bathe with. She leaves the bedroom and goes into the bathroom foyer, undresses, and enters the bath tub area naked except for a washcloth wrapped around her head. But an already naked Mihari is sitting on a low stool, prepping herself for a bath. Mahiro puts her hand into the bath water to make sure that it is hot enough, then nonchalantly tells Mihari to 'take responsibility' for this sleepover situation---and get in the tub with her !!!

( FLASHBACK CONTINUES IN OMAKE CHAPTER 27.5 )

## Chapter Lookback

(\*) Janken Pon---

Today, the best-known *sansukumi-ken* is called *jan-ken* (じゃんけん), which is a variation of the Chinese games introduced in the 17th century. *Jan-ken* uses the rock, paper, and scissors signs and is the game that the modern version of rock paper scissors directly derives from. Hand-games using gestures to represent the three conflicting elements
of rock, paper, and scissors have been most common since the modern
version of the game was created in the late 19th century, between the Edo and Meiji periods.

**Rock paper scissors** (also known by other permutations such as **scissors paper rock**, **scissors paper stone** or **ro-sham-bo**) is a hand game
 usually played between two people, in which each player simultaneously
forms one of three shapes with an outstretched hand. These shapes are
"rock" (a closed fist), "paper" (a flat hand), and "scissors" (a fist
with the index finger and middle
finger extended, forming a V). "Scissors" is identical to the
two-fingered V sign (also indicating "victory" or "peace") except that it is pointed horizontally instead of being held upright in the air.
A simultaneous, zero-sum game, it has only two possible outcomes: a draw, or a win for one player and a loss for the other.

---Taken from Wikipedia

THE OMAKE CHAPTER 30.9 MINI-EXTRA PIX FOR CHAPTER 27

Mangaka Nekotoufu's Omake pictures for Chapter 27

## Manga Fan's Commentary on This Chapter

Otto Gutierrez / 1 year ago / 2 likes
The fun part is that we absolutely never saw him as a guy, so [s]he might as well stay a girl forever.

Agni Pamungkas / 1 year ago / 3 likes
Onii-chan is really done for as a man... Well I don't mind, he permanently became fem[ale], tho ........

Yao Sadra 1 year ago / 1 like
Good move Mahiro, good move[sidestepping the bathtub competition]XD.

Adam Perreira / 1 year ago
Girls only sleep over is awesome. Specially the games. wink, wink!

James Rye / 1 year ago
Good chapter. xD

Aldren / 1 year ago
A reminder that this was a dude.

Yushiro Dylan Bednarz / 1 year ago
Still a W.I.P [Work in Progress]!