Chapter 58

As Yuto slowly changes from being a bad bully, to a nice boy, he reminds Akira of when she had changed from a bratty bully of a boy, to that of a good, kind-hearted girl.

## Features of This Chapter

### Story Setting

At the restaurant and bookstore in the Mall

### Transition Milestones

Akira is fine with being around and sociable with both boys and girls. She has forgiven Yuto for being the school bully.

### Relationship Evolution

As Yuto changes from bad bully to a pleasant boy, he reminds Akira that she had to do the same thing, bad boy to good girl.

### Lessons Learned

Some people, like Akira, can forgive others for their mistakes in life. Others, like Mayu, can never forgive, no matter how good the offending person turned out to be.

UNTIL I BECOME ME (ORE GA WATASHI NI NARU MADE)

CHAPTER 58 OF THE MANGA

## Previously

Alira, along with Rumi, have sorta become interested in joining the Badminton Club after school. This because Akria wants to begin doing regular exercise, as she thinks that she is becoming overweight and too fat. Not really true, but Akira is considering doing sports anyway. However, at the Club, Akira sees Shouma practicing, the boy who she turned down his Love Confession. That, and Akira notices another cute, pretty girl chasing after Shouma. Seeing their infatuation and interplay with her own two eyes, for some unknown reason, annoys Akira. Later, that girl, named Yua, approaches Akira, and Yua takes time to talk to her, among other things, about her former relationship with Shouma. Akira finds out that Yua is not such a bad girl after all, and that she, Akira, has no right or hold on Shouma. Yet, Akira still has her girl friends, Rumi and Aoi, to talk to and interact with. What will the three friends do this weekend ?

## This Chapter's Story

During the recent National Holiday, the three friends, Akira, Rumi, and Aoi spend time chit-chatting in a local coffee shop and casual eating place. Rumi and Akira reveal that they have purchased new badminton rackets, albeit inexpensive ones. Does then mean that the two of them are going to join the Badminton Club, Aoi wants to know ? Rumi is tight-lipped about it, and Akira merely silently sips on her drink.

FLASHBACK---On the last school day before the holiday, the Sensei that is the Club Advisor, approaches Akira to have her sign the club application. Akira takes the application, as the Sensei commends Akira for all that she has gone through with her transformation, as well as all the other typical teenage angsty moments. Akira silently tells herself that the Sensei means well, but still she sometimes gives Akira 'the creeps'. (END FLASHBACK)

After a period of silence at the eating table, finally Rumi speaks up, telling Aoi that you are not 'getting it' about Akira. For one thing, when Akira is with the club, she gets stressed out at seeing Shouma with his new 'girlfriend'. "WRONG !", exclaims Akira. Akira goes on to say that she turned down Shouma's Love Confession, therefore, she has no right to judge Shouma, or Yua, the pretty admirer of Shouma. Besides, Yua isn't even his girlfriend, at least not yet. Rumi interjects that it hasn't even been a month since the Love Confession done to you, Akira ! Well, Yua-chan is a really cute girl, after all. Folding her arms and leaning her head on the table, Akira states that what happened is kind of annoying to her. Shouma should have waited longer before consenting to that girl's attentions. As her speech becomes more muffled, Akira squeaks out that she was just pretending that Shouma and Yua's growing relationship was not affecting her. Maybe there is a reason there that I did not want to join the club, as long as those two are there.

Rumi asks Aoi if her older brother could help with some advice as to why teenage boys act the way they do ? No can do, offers Aoi, as her brother is an otaku, and sorta of anti-social. While Akira has her head down, Aoi reaches across the table to twist a puff of hair in the center of Akira's forehead into a tiny upright tail, like how she wears her hair ! Finally, Akira looks up, and says that she feels a little better. But she is still not sure about joining the club. Handing out menus, Aoi says to order what you want, and she will pick up the tab. Protesting, Akira says that she is still on a diet. Aoi says to forget about that, and eat up ! Rumi asks Aoi when she will quit her after school club activities ? In about a year from now. Next, Rumi asks Aoi how her school studies are going. Aoi only sighs, and states that she needs a study-help guide.

After the meal, the three friends head out to the bookstore, wherein Aoi can get her study guide. In the bookstore, Rumi offers that all of the friends will be in the same high school, right ? Aoi goes to pay for her study guide, with Akira following her, telling her that she will help her, Aoi, study for the upcoming exams. Suddenly, a boy walks near Aoi. She catches him out of the corner of her eye, and begins following him. It's Yuto ! He says, "Hi!".
Aoi, seeing the plastic bag in his hand, blurts out if he came here to buy a porn mag ? Of course not ! He just got a sports magazine featuring badminton news and activities. Rumi remarks that you really love badminton, don't you, Yuto ? He declares that he wants to get fired up to beat a rival in badminton, before he leaves school and retires from badminton competition. Yuto is going to do this just for himself and his own satisfaction. He tells the girls not to let his competitive spirit keep them from their own club activities.

Yuto takes the magazine out of the plastic bag to show to the girls. However, another magazine was stuck to the back of the badminton magazine, so he offers it to the girls. It was a magazine on how to lose weight ! Aoi wants to know if he purchased the magazine ? No, it was stuck to the badminton magazine. So, Yuto goes to pay for it, but Akira actually ends up buying the weight loss magazine. Yuto takes his leave, as the three friends begin walking together. Rumi comments that Yuto used to be such a bully and nasty boy, especially in elementary school, but he has become such a great guy nowadays. Akira says that she knows that he is a good guy now. Yet a voice comes from behind the three---

"You're talking about Yuto Kikuchi, the perpetrator of the 'Bloody Valentine' incident at school, aren't you ? "

"Huh....?", quips Rumi ?

"You know.....it was Kikuchi who bullied a certain girl, and was beaten to a bloody pulp by a brave Akira !", continues the voice, "As a consequence, it is said that the bully Kikuchi was blackmailed into offering chocolates to Akira on White Day !"

**"That's not the way it happened !"**, barks out Akira.

Turning to see who it is, the voice is that of Ishii-san, wearing a pretty blouse and a pleated mini-skirt (she would always wear mini-skirts), and looking more grown-up and mature than ever. Mayu Ishii approaches Akira, and shakes her hands. What a coincidence ! Have you been doing well, is asked of Akira ? Mayu states that she had heard that you, Akira, and Rumi had a fight, and broke up. Mayu tells Akira that she will defend Akira no matter what happens ! Akira meekly remarks that isn't exactly what happened with Rumi. Taking Akira's hands into hers in a very romantic fashion, nevertheless, Mayu affirms to Akira that she has never forgotten how you, Akira, came to my defense, so I will always stand by your side, no matter what ! Mayu then offers to Akira a friendly 'goodby', and takes her leave of the group.

With her hands still outstretched, Rumi takes a close look at Akira's hands. There are still faint scars on her hands from the incident. Silently, while Rumi is holding her hands, Akira thinks to herself about past incidents. Like when she was disliked by Erika, when she had to forcefully discipline Yuto, and when as a 'bratty boy', lifted up Nana's short skirt so that everyone could see the style of girl's panties that she was wearing. Akira silently berates herself---

"Ishii-san....Mayu....Rumi....Aoi.... *I* (lit. *Ore* {masculine}), am not that good of a person, not by a long shot !"

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## Chapter Lookback, Commentary, and Opinion

ChristineGuinn

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Jan 17, 2023

Kuma said:

"s(h)e really have hard time accepting change around her."

ChristineGuinn responds---

She's having a hard time accepting that everyone else sees her as a girl, even though she is acting more and more like a girl all of the time. If she could get past the fear that others will call her a fraud, (she's not, she's actually a girl now), then I think she'd be happier.

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