Chapter 46: Mahiro and Sticker Collecting

When sticker collecting once again becomes the rage of the classroom, Nayuta gives a sticker to Mahiro that causes Mahiro to be quite taken aback.

## Features of this Chapter

### Transition Development

Mahiro sorta recognizes, on a sticker, the Doctor/Professor who was responsible for her gender transformation.

### Skills Learned

Mahiro gets into sticker collecting to be more sociable with the other girls in class.

MAHIRO AND STICKER COLLECTING

CHAPTER 46 OF THE MANGA

## Previously

Summertime came to an end with an outdoor barbeque by the river for all of the friends. Mahiro and all the others had a lot of fun, except for Mahiro accidently sitting down in the shallow river and getting all wet. She had to spend the rest of the outing wearing a t-shirt and a jacket, nothing more, until her clothes dried out somewhat. With the beginning of the new school year, soon it became time to change over from the summer uniform, to a hybrid uniform that will serve until it is cold enough to wear the winter unifrom. During this time, Miyo-chan takes Mahiro on a shopping trip for new clothes, including Miyo-chan selecting new bras and panties for Mahiro. What is next for the friends to get interested in ?

## This Chapter's Story

One day at the University, Mihari is busy at her desk, working with her desktop computer to finish a lengthy scientific research proposal. Chitose-sempai, Mihari's colleague and senior research partner, comes into Mihari's office. Chitose Azuma is a Medical Professional and a Professor at the University, as well as overseeing Mihari's research projects. Chitose mentions that Mihari's recent ongoing report was well done, including the observation that her [former] Onii-san (lit. big brother) was doing very well. Mihari thanks Chitose for her help with the transition of Mihari's sibling. Chitose says that she ought to reward Mihari. Chitose gives Mihari a sticker, with Chitose's picture on it, and the word "GOOD" at the bottom of the picture. Chitose said that she had a lot of these printed up, just as a hobby, mind you. Mihair thinks to herself that Chitose must have a really weird side to herself.

Coincidently, the next day at school, Momiji brings a sheet of stickers to the classroom, and asks Mahiro if she would like to have them ? Momiji says that she found then in her room, as she had quite a collection of them when she was in elementary school. Mihiro accepts the sheet of stickers. Miyo-chan says that she used to have a sticker book back in elementary school. Asahi says that she still collects stickers. Her prized stickers are 'bread stickers'(\*). Nayuta comes opon the group of friends, but quickly becomes embarrassed. This because she never did collect stickers. Mihiro figures this out, and asks Momiji if she can immediately give away a sheet of stickers to Nayuta. Momiji is okay with that. Nayuta is overjoyed. Seeing that, Asahi offers her one of the bread stickers. Two more girls (the fashion perfectionists) join the group, and having been avid sticker collectors in the past, suggest that the girls in this class take up sticker collecting again. This is agreed to !

A couple of weeks later, Miharo is at home, complaining that her sticker collection is really piling up. What to do with all of them ? Mihari remarks that you, Miharo, actually collecting them is a bit juvenile, don't you think ? Mahiro counters by explaining that she only wanted to be sociable with the other girls in class. Really, what is one supposed to do with the stickers after obtaining them ? Mihari remarks that you stick them on letters, on personal papers, on the refridgerator, but mainly stick them in a sticker collector's book. Mihari states that she still has hers from when she was much younger. It has to be around here somewhere. Here it is ! Mihari shows how the book is layed out. Mahiro wants the book for herself, but Mihari says that she can't give away something so full of memories. Mahiro apologizes.

Next, Mahiro asks if Mihari has any extra stickers that were never used ? She doesn't want to always be receiving stickers, and not giving any away herself. Mihari thinks for a moment, the fishes out the sticker that Chitose had given her earlier. Mahiro looks at the face on the sticker, and remarks that she thinks that she has seen this person before (she has, see Chapter 41). Mihari, however, says that you have probably never met her. That being the case of not knowing this person on the sticker, Mahiro gives the sticker back to Mihari. Mihari than says that the only stickers that she has left are generic stickers that are used in the lab. Stickers like Bio Hazard, Toxic to Humans, Danger, Poison, Live Bacteria, etc. Mahiro looks at the collection of lab sitckers with a jaundiced eye, but takes the whole lot anyway.

Next day at school, during break time, the girls are 'blown away' by the unusual stickers that Mahiro had begun passing out. So cool ! Right on ! Love it ! Mahiro, sitting at her desk, silently thinks to herself that she just doesn't get what goes on in the minds of middle school girls (Mahiro is two years older than all the others in class, this from skipping school, see Chapters 20 & 21). Then, Nayuta approaches Mahiro, wanting to trade stickers, too. Mahiro doesn't want Nayuta to give her any valuable stickers, yet Nayuta says that she has plenty of this particular sticker, as **Onee-san** (lit. *big sister*) gave her quite a few. Mahiro accepts the sticker, and is quite surprised to see that the sticker is the same one that Mihari had offered to her, the one with the person on it that Mahiro thought that she knew ! "Onee-san ?", questions Mahiro. Mahiro then thinks to herself, Hmmmmmm.....what gives......?

## Chapter Lookback

The English Translator comments on the Bread Stickers that Asahi was giving out.