Episode 10: Mahiro Ponders Boobs and Identity

At school on Valentine's Day, Mahiro reaffirms to herself that she is not a boy, but a girl who can enjoy the customs and activities of this feminine oriented holiday.

### Time Line

2-3 days, including the Valentine's Day holiday

### Location(s)

Walking to school, at school, the Oyama household, at school during the Valentine's Day holiday, then at the Oyama house in the evening.

### Transition Highlights

By what happens to her at school during the Valentine's Day holiday, with it's 'girls give chocolate' customs, Mahiro confirms in her mind, heart, and soul that she is, indeed, a 100% real girl, as what she went through could not and cannot happen to a boy.

ONIMAI: I'M NOW YOUR SISTER

EPISODE 10 OF THE ANIME

(Manga Cross-Reference---Chapters 31, 33, 34 & Omake 34.5, Part 3)

## Previously

During the Winter break and the inclusive holidays, Mahiro got to participate in, and hopefully, enjoy a number of different experiences as a girl, many for the very first time. One such experience was taking part in an all-girls sleepover, including the customary and necessary pillow fight ! Yet the sleepover helped Mahiro to further bond with the other girls, strengthing their friendship and devotion to one another. Around Christmas time, Mahiro went shopping, even getting to dress up tomboy Momiji first as a adorable Teen Loli, then as a genuine Gothic/Lolita. She even gets a matching scarf for Christmas from Mihari, just like the one that Momiji got for Christmas. On New Year's Day, Mahiro participated in the holiday activites with her girl friends, a real departure from the previous New Years when they were holed up in their bedroom as a debased male recluse. Such fun as wearing a yukata for the festivities. Mahiro got to pray at the Shrine, enjoy good food, and got to see how Mihari acted when Mihari tasted alcohol for the first time. Yet after the holidays, the winter routine grinds on and on. How will this affect Mahiro ?

## This Episode's Story

During one frosty winter morning, Mahiro is walking to school and freezing to death. She has on her heavy winter coat over her school uniform, plus the scarf that was given to her for a Christmas present. Yet, she complains that even wearing black tights, her legs are cold, and why does she have to wear a below-the-knee skirt to school anyway ? Soon, familiar voices are heard from behind her. It's Kaede and Momiji ! Momiji is wearing her winter coat over her school uniform, however, Kaede is dressed in a winter jacket, underneath is her high school uniform, including the pleated micro mini-skirt that she always wears to school, and completely bare legs ! "Are you cold ?", sheepishly asks Mahiro. BRRRR ! Super cold !! But for Kaede, it is fashion before comfort ! That, and she likes to show off her trim, shapely legs at school. Kaede remarks that the two girls, Mahiro and Momiji, are wearing the same scarves. So cute ! Mahiro thinks to herself that when Momiji and herself show up at school with matching scarves, Miyo-chan is going to go nuts !

>>>>>>>ANIME OPENING SEQUENCE<<<<<<<

Of course, when Miyo-chan sees Mahiro and Momiji enter the classroom wearing the matching scarves, she goes bananas ! Little pink hearts are swirling around her head ! Asahi pipes up and says that she wants a matching scarf, too. Yet Mahiro points out that you, Asahi, always wear boy shorts year 'round. That is because she is warm all year 'round. To prove it, Asahi sits on top of a desk and lifts her skirt up, almost showing her panties ! Look, completely bare legs, even in cold weather ! Amused, Mahiro says that she has to wear winter tights under her skirt to stay warm, as she also lifts up the hem of her skirt. By now, the 'fashion show' has caught the attention of several of the boys in the classroom, as they are fixating on Mahiro holding up her skirt, and showing off her shapely legs covered in sexy black tights.

The two fashion conscious girls chase the boys out of the classroom, as Momiji gently scolds Mahiro. Blushing deeply, Mahiro wonders to herself if this new feeling of feminine self-consciousness is more proof that she is a real girl (it is!) ? She daydreams of what Kaede was doing, as well as many other girls that she has seen, wearing short skirts and mini-skirts with bare legs as cold as it is ! Momiji 'gets her drift', and exclaims that you will catch a cold if you don't cover up in the winter. Plus, your legs will become dumpy, as fat is stored around them for protection from the cold. Asahi makes an obnoxious comment to the effect that Miyo-chan has big boobs because she must expose her chest to coldness all the time. Miyo-chan screeches that she doesn't 'expose' her boobs. Asahi comes over to her and tries to comfort her by apologizing for her crass, offhand comment.

>>>>>>>ANIME EYECATCH (Miyo-chan in her stretchy, clingy nightgown, showing off her large, bouncy boobs.)<<<<<<<

That weekend, Kaede is at the Oyama household for more tutoring from Mihari. The study session is in the front room. However, when Kaede is left alone for a period of self-study, she instead takes a break to braid Mahiro's long hair. Mihari is not entirely pleased, but finds Mahiro looking cuter than ever ! As Kaede returns to her studies and homework, Mihari takes up sitting on the couch, watching her in between reading a scientific journal. Mahiro merely looks on from the couch. In a while, Mahiro casually asks Kaede, why does she work part-time ? To buy a motorcycle ? No, to be able to buy the latest high fashion clothing for hip, saucy teens ! That can get expensive. Mihari remarks that Kaede is too young to be worried about fashion and skin care. "There is where you are wrong, Mihari !", retorts Kaede. You have to start early to take care of your body and yourself. Like having an all over body massages !

Kaede is about done with her homework anyway, so she challenges Mihari to allow her to give her, Miahri, an all over body massage. This to repay Mihari for her tutoring. Kaede already knows how to do this ! Mihari initially protests, but is soon prone on the couch, with Kaede working her from the shoulders on down. Mahiro looks on in keen interest. As Kaede proceeds, Mihari becomes more and more 'stimulated'. Finally, when it is all done, Mihari is like 'a bowl of Jello', pleased, but laying exhausted on the couch. "NEXT !!!!", shouts Kaede like an eager barber. Kaede snares Mahiro for her turn now. Kaede says that she will even throw in an extra treatment to promote a bigger bust ! Mahiro goes nuts, but is conscripted anyway ! When done, it is Mahiro now prone on the couch. Yet, she states that she feels so much better.

>>>>>>>ANIME EYECATCH (Kaede wearing a bikini top and skin-tight leggings, gyrating with a hula-hoop.)<<<<<<<

On the morning of Feb 14th, Mihari comes into Mahiro's bedroom to wake her up, and give her a shopping bag filled with chocolate treats. Why, it's Valentine's Day ! Mahiro begins eating one of the chocolate bars, but Mihari scolds that according to tradition, the chocolate is to give away in class, supposedly to the boys, and not to be eaten ! On her way to school with the bag of purchased chocolate bars, Mahiro runs into Momiji and Kaede also walking to school. They exchange Tomo (Friendship) Chocolates (+) among themselves. When she finds out that Kaede and Momiji created their own homemade chocolates, Mahiro becomes embarrassed that she is giving out only store-bought chocolate.

At school in the morning, Asahi has chocolate for "MAA-HIGH-RONN" (Mahiro). So does Miyo-chan. Mahiro doesn't realize it at the time, but Miyo-chan is giving her **Yuri Chocolates** (girl-with-girl chocolates (+)). Mahiro reciprocates with chocolates from her cloth bag. Mahiro tells herself that this exchange system is so nice and peaceful, and afterward, she gets to eat all of her received chocolates ! Great ! Mahiro grins, thinking that she still has plenty of chocolates from the supply that Mihari gave her. So Mahiro begins on a swift and comprehensive campaign of trading chocolates to all the female classmates. Even sleepy Fujimi Nemu gets a chocolate from one of the fashion conscious girls, although Nemu does not return the favor, since she was sleeping at the time.

Up 'till now, Mahiro has been trading chocolates with only the girls, although the holiday is supposed to be girls giving chocolates to the boys. Toward the end of the trading session, Mahiro has a pile of chocolates on
her desk and remarks to herself, "What a haul !" She further thinks to herself that this holiday is great, and that ***she is so glad that she is a girl***, as a typical boy would not fare so well in the chocolate exchanges. Just then, Mahiro looks up from the chocolate collection on her desk, to see the many sad and mournful faces of the boys in the classroom. Almost all of the chocolate gifts have been girl-with-girl exchanges. "It's pure hell among the boys!", thinks Mahiro to herself. She then feels a twinge of empathy for the boys, realizing that many holidays came and went in the past when she, while being perceived as a male, would have nothing to show for it at all, at the end of the Valentine's Day holiday. Mahiro tells herself that she has to do a 'Mission of Mercy' right here and now among the boys.

So Mahiro approaches two of the boys, the ones who are often staring at her with subtle, seemingly romantic vibes, the two who she talked with about video games earlier, offering them the two remaining packs of chocolates that were still left in her shopping bag. Mahiro explains that these are 'Giri (Obligatory) Chocolates' (+). To save face, and to hide the fact that the two boys were so broken up about not initially getting any chocolate, let alone Lover's Chocolate, they say that they will take the chocolate, but it is not like they wanted it to begin with (supposedly). Mahiro tactfully tells the two that she does not need anything in return. She thinks to herself that she would not want to get excited or obligated over something concerning those boys, after all !

Unfortunately, there are more boys than there are chocolates that were in Mahiro's package. After giving out the last two chocolate bars to those two boys, the chocolates are all gone ! Nevertheless, the other boys in the classroom, like real zombies, begin to corner Mahiro, forgetting all about chocolate and instead wanting to 'feed on her brains'! Mahiro shows the remaining boys that her bag is empty, all gone, none, nada ! But that does not stop them, not in the least ! They draw ever closer and closer, as Mahiro is backed up against the blackbord ! All is lost ! The end is near !!! Suddenly, a human chain of girls surrounds Mahiro, stopping the zombie boys dead in their tracks ! With such an impenetrable barrier, soon, *The Night of the Living Dead* comes to an end, and the classroom breaktime returns to being peaceful !

Walking home from school, Mahiro muses to herself about what happened today. Turning to pleasanter thoughts, Mahiro tells herself that she needs to give Neta (Special) Chocolate (+) to Mihari. After all, it was Miahri who set up the collection of chocolates in the morning. Mahiro then notices that she is walking right past a confection shop !
A computer voice becons her to buy a special heart-shaped Valentine's Day chocolate collection to give away.

"I'm back!", yells Mahiro as she comes through the front door of home. Mihari is in the front room, sitting on the couch, and as she always does, is reading a science magazine. Mahiro plops down on the table a huge sack containing today's haul. Mihari is duly impressed ! From out of nowhere, Miahri pulls out a small, heart shaped, wrapped box of chocolates for Mahiro, Katie (Family) Chocolate (+), since the morning's chocolates were all for giveaway. Mahiro in one smooth move, takes out from under their coat a larger, heart-shaped box of chocolates, extra-special chocolates to boot (Katei/Neta/Yuri chocolates (+) ) ! Upon seeing Mahiro's gift of chocolates, Mihari instantly bursts into tears ! "Such a crybaby...", observes Mahiro.

>>>>>>>ANIME EYECATCH (Mahiro dressed in a playboy bunny costume, striking a rather erotic pose. Two of the fashion conscious girls from the class embrace one another, wearing sweatshirts and pleated skirts.)

A few days later, money is placed on the counter of a bookstore, and the purchaser picks up their purchase. The female clerk thanks the girl for the purchase. The customer walks away, complaining to herself that Mihari has her running errands all the time now. Mahiro is frustrated that she had to give up playing a video game to go to the bookstore to get Mihari the latest scientific journal. Yet this is the very bookstore where she would order from, via the Internet, to ship to her the Hentai and eroge manga, anime, and video games that she used to consume as a debased, degraded male. Why, the heavy curtain is still hanging across the doorway to the adults only section of the bookstore. Mahiro tells herself that she is not going to go in there, not at all !

Soon, however, two boys are seen hanging around the front of the adults door. Boys that are in her class at school. Hah ! Trying to act all mature and such ! Mahiro then thinks to herself that those boys, despite being in middle school, are actually quite brave to take on such a project as going into the adult section, when they are clearly underage. Mahiro then tries to scoot away to another part of the store, pretending that she did not see the two, but not before the boys see her, and recognize her as a girl in their homeroom class at school ! The boys recognize Mahiro as one of the girls in their class at school, and turn tail and run ! I feel bad now, she thinks to herself. Her former 'male' self would have done the same if a girl had seen what was going on. Maybe she should take one of her vanquished manga and unobtrusively somehow slip it to them sometime later at around the school.

"Mahiro-chan !", comes a voice from behind her.

A strange person, who looks like a young adult, and certainly seems old enough to go through the adult door, presents herself to Mahiro. Why, it's Miyo-chan, dressed in a disguise that makes her look so much older that her teenage years. She is wearing her hair, not done up in twin tails, but combed out and loosely caressing her shoulders. She has bangs partly covering her forehead and face. She is wearing adult-style glasses. A fur-lined winter coat and a skirt that is below the knees, just like what an adult woman would wear, complete the outfit.

"It's me, silly !", intones Miyo-chan !

"Miyo-chan ! But why the disguise ?", questions Mahiro.

"So, Mahiro-chan, are you into ***that kind of manga*** ?", as Miyo-chan points to the adult door with the obvious implication.

"No, no, I'm not ! I just happened to be passing by ! That's all !", spits out an exasperated Mahiro.

"Oh, really ? I though for sure that you were a BL-loving Fujoshi (\*) ! ", declares Miyo-chan.

Mahiro also now points to the adults door and exclaims--- "Is ***that*** what you, Miyo-chan, are into ???"

" Y---You've got it wrong ! I--I--I'm not like that at all ......... Um ......... Don't tell anyone this ......... but .......... I - I ......... **I am more interested in the manga THAT ARE BETWEEN TWO GIRLS (#) !!!**" , a greatly embarrassed Miyo-chan gags and barely manages to croak out.

Inside her head, Mahiro screams, "Tell me something that I don't know about !" Mahiro asks Miyo-chan how long has she been hiding that she loves girl-with-girl manga ? Trying to change the subject, Miyo-chan replies, "Mahiro, what kind do you prefer ?" Mahiro almost was going to give an answer, 'shot straight from the hip', and say that they liked the 'XXX' material that they consumed almost constantly when they were a debased, degenerate boy. But she checks her tongue at the last possible second, and says, "I guess I have been reading a lot of Shounen (boy's) manga recently. And, ya know, I would be open to trying Yuri manga ........."

"Then say no more...", softly utters Miyo-chan.

And with that proclamation, Miyo-chan cuts loose with her arms in a blur ! She begins loading up Mahiro with such a stack of manga and light novels..."I recommend this ........ and this ........and this ...... and ......this........I recommend this ........and this........etc,etc,etc.........." She's luring me down the 'Yuri Rabbit Hole', proclaims Mahiro silently to herself !

Outside on the sidewalk, Mahiro remarks that they sure bought out the store, didn't we ! Miyo-chan wants to know Mahiro's reaction to her selections of Yuri manga when she is done reading the 'whole nine yards'. A young woman walks by the two friends, as Miyo-chan hides her face with her free hand. Then Mahiro wonders out loud as to why Miyo-chan went to a lot of trouble, what with the disguise and all ? It's not like she is buying anything improper ! Miyo-chan expresses the thought that thank goodness that Mahrio was not freaked out about the love of Yuri manga (#). Mahiro replies that each one's tastes are different. You don't have to hide things that you really like when you are among friends. You have nothing to be ashamed of ! Miyo-chan is quite surprised by that last little comment, but smiles.

Mahiro smells something really good ! The two friends are now walking past a food truck set up as a crepe stand. She says that she hasn't tried one before. Fer Real ? Miyo-chan then offers to treat Mahiro to a tasty crepe. It works great to ensure Mahiro's silence ! Miyo-chan orders the strawberry crepe for herself, whereas Mahiro wants a banana one. Sitting together on a nearby bench, Mahiro is immersed in bliss, as she remarks that her crepe is so delicious. "I love you, Miyo-chan!", blurts out Mahiro. " You'r kidding, right ?", counters Miyo-chan. Very nonchalantly, Mahiro offers Miyo-chan a bite of her crepe (an indirect kiss !(%)). She goes in for the blissfully sweet reward. But just then---

"WHAT ARE YOU TWO DOING ALL BY YOURSELVES ?"

It's Momiji and Asahi, who just happen to be going by. Momiji is dressed as a boy, with a sweatshirt, jacket, and demin pants. Asahi has on a sweater, a padded winter coat, and a micro mini-skirt, showing off her bare legs, and probably her panties. Miyo-chan is too choked up to say much of anything, so Momiji offers her a drink from her water bottle (another indirect kiss (%)). Mahiro states that we ran into each other at the bookstore by coincidence, that's all.
"Eating crepes together ? That's so unfair! I want one, too!", exclaims Momiji.

Momiji leaves to order her crepe. Miyo-chan only now realizes that she has participated in an indirect kiss, and is quite embarrassed. Mahiro asks Asahi if she is going to have a crepe ? No, Asahi has already spent all her money. Momiji returns with a berry and melon crepe, and offers the first bite to Mahiro (upping the romantic factor rather considerably ?). She then shoves the crepe into Mahiro's mouth, before Mahiro has a chance to decline. In a short while, Momiji can't stand Asahi constant drooling, and offers a bite of her crepe, as does Mahiro. Asahi unabashedly chomps off the whole top of both of the crepes. Miyo-chan takes off her fake glasses, and watches with interest.

"I prefer to be the observer, after all !", Miyo-chan softly comments to herself. Mahiro softly replies to take it easy when you are around live people.

Next day at school, the day after Mahiro visited the bookstore, and saw the two boys hanging out by the adult's door, those same two boys approach Mahiro at her desk at break time. One of the boys loudly calls out the name 'Oyama' to get Mahrio's attention. Mahiro not only gives the boys her attention, but gives off worrisome vibes as to what the boys want with her. The other boy begins by making reference to them being seen by her in the bookstore. He says that the two of them were only reviewing the layout of the place, nothing more. "Like what?" The optimal placing of the bookshelves and tables. Mahiro cuts short the boy's dubious explanation, and 'hits the nail on the head' by acknowledging that she isn't going to say anything to anybody about what she saw.

Mahiro, now showing a mischievous grin on her face, and a remarkable amount of self-confidence (a rarity for her), she tells the two boys that, how 'bout she shows them 'a little something', later ? This catches the two boys completely off guard, as both their faces go blank, and their eyes seem dazed and glazed over, as they are pondering what Mahiro means by "something" ? Soon, their minds are 'shorted out' by a mental image of what adult manga and magazines might be. Mahiro jumps out of her desk seat, to implore that is not what she meant ! Mahiro worriedly questions if the two boys think of her as a potentual 'playboy center fold-out' ?

(End Episode 10)

## Episode Lookback, Commentary, and Opinion

(+)  **Valentine's Day Chocolate Exchanges**

**(\*) BL / YAOI / FUJOSHI**

**BL / BOY'S LOVE**---(ボーイズラブ, Bōizu Rabu): Abbreviated "BL", male gay-oriented anime and manga content aimed at women, currently in general use in Japan to cover Yaoi and Shōnen-Ai'. Anime or manga with a focus on homosexual male relationships. Also known as Boys Love (BL).

**YAOI**---Japanese acronym for "yama nashi, ochi nashi, imi nashi" (no climax, no point, no meaning). Male-on-male sexual content; usually created by women for women.

(Story note---Mahiro tried a brief encounter with BL, but was surprised that a girl would find this entertaining in any way, then was disgusted by it, and vowed never to 'touch the horrid stuff' ever, ever again!!! {See Manga Chapter 3} )

**FUJOSHI**---fujoshi (腐女子, "rotten girl"): A female fan of YAOI.

**(#) SHOUJO AI / GL / GIRL'S LOVE / YURI**

**Shōjo-Ai** (少女愛, GL, "girls love"): Manga or anime that focus on romances (without sexual content) between women or teenage girls.

**YURI**---Yuri (百合): Anime or manga with a focus on girl-with-girl romantic encounters, or outrigh lesbian relationships. In Japan, the term denotes a broad spectrum of attraction between women or girls, ranging from light Yuri emphisizing romance and love/devotion, all the way to being used to denote sexually explicit content. When the term is used outside Japan, it can refer to content more explicit than Shojo-Ai, but not always.

**(%) AN INDIRECT KISS**

Indirect kiss--- A cute kiss used often in anime and manga when someone puts their mouth on something someone else put their mouth on.

Example---
Girl: \*licking ice cream\*

Boy: Can I try some? \*licks ice cream\*

Girl: T-that's an indirect kiss, isn't it?!

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Here is a picture from the anime of the two outfits that the two friends wore on the day they visited the bookstore. Miyo-chan (left) is shown in the disguise that she wore to visit the bookstore as a perceived young adult, wearing the fake glasses, in order to look for new Yuri manga and books.
Mahiro (right) is shown as how she dressed at home, some sort of short-hemline dress, over the dress a pale yellow winter coat, before walking to the bookstore.

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