Chapter 44: Mahiro and the Secret BBQ

After being splashed with water, Mahiro loses her balance and sits down in the shallow river water, completely soaked.

MAHIRO AND THE SECRET [OF THE] BBQ

CHAPTER 44 OF THE MANGA

## Previously

Toward the end of the school year, Mihari, in a fit of exasperation, doused Mahiro with a generous dose of Kaede's adult style perfume the morning of a typical school day. Little did Mahiro know or suspect that her erotic and passionate aura would generate such a reaction by the other students at school. The girls all loved it, and the boys went nuts over the provocative odor. Unfortunately, one of the female teachers 'catches the drift' of the perfume, and scolds Mahiro for not abiding by the middle school rules of no perfume or other female adult fashion traits, like makeup. Mahiro is miffed, as she was squirted with the perfume after all, not like she put it on herself. But the Golden Week of holidays has begun. Time to take a break from the drudgery of schoolwork, and have some fun. What will the friends decide to do during this week long vacation time ?

## This Chapter's Story

One day before the beginning of Golden Week (\*), Mahiro is in a very joyous mood. But what should she do during all this time off from school? Mahiro's female friends offer various suggestions, but the one that hits a cord with Mahiro is having an outdoor barbecue. "Yeah, plenty of meat to eat !"

On the day of the barbecue by the river, all the friends are there for the big event ! Kaede is the Master Chef and Meat Magistrate, manning the grill and overseeing the roasting and cooking of the various kinds of meat. Asahi tells Kaede to hurry, but that is shot down in favor of taking time to make the meat as tender and juicy as possible. Nayuta, the new girl, mentions that she is grateful for the invitation to join the group. Kaede comments on how cute Nayuta looks wearing a hoodie and a mini-skirt. Finally, the cooking is done, and it is time to enjoy the food, Mahiro shouts out, "Delicious !" Kaede reminds everyone, especially Mahiro, to eat their vegetables, too ! Nayuta politely waits until everyone else is served before she gets her portion. She even waits to be offered the meat, instead of asking for it. How respectful. Mihari greets Nayuta as the 'new friend' in the social circle of girls. Yet Mihari tells herself that she thinks that she has seen Nayuta around somewhere before (she has!).

After everyone as been served a plate of food, Momiji lovingly, yet erotically, offers to feed Kaede with her chopsticks. Seeing the interplay between the two, Mihari wants Mahiro to feed her the same way. So intimate like ! At the end of the meal, Mahiro is stuffed, and only wants to go to sleep. So lazy ! But with her eyes closed, Mahiro hears her name called by Asahi, "MAA-HIGH-ROON !" Ashai, joined by Momiji and Nayuta, are wading in the shallow part of the river. The water only comes up to just below one's calves. "Come on, it feels great !", shouts Asahi. Mahiro tells herself that she apparently has no choice but to join in the fun. She sits down and removes her knee-high socks (Mahiro is wearing an at-the-bottom-of-the-knee hemline sailor dress).

Mahiro carefully wades into the water and makes her way over to where the others are. When she joins the group, Asahi decides to 'initiate' her by scooping up a palmfull of water and baptizing Mahiro with it. Mahiro closes her eyes and makes adorable girly noises, as do all the other friends at seeing Mahiro so surprised by the sprinkling water. The group becomes quite animated, as Mahiro speaks of playful retribution. Kaede and Mihari are pleased by looking at the fun that the girls are having out in the shallow river. They ask Miyo-chan if she doesn't want to join in? Miyo-chan is enthralled by the spectacle of girls playing with one another in the water, and so like her style, only wants to watch. Such intimacy and Yuri vibes to see and enjoy! Mahiro is now 'in the swing of things' as she sets her sights upon Nayuta. Mahiro lobs a couple of handfulls of water toward Nayuta, catching her quite by surprise. Momiji tells Nayuta to go on the counterattack. Mahiro waits for the payback with glee. However, Nayuta, who is not skilled in such social interaction, goes ahead and dredges up a slew of water and smacks it right into Mahiro's face. Splat ! Mahiro is caught off guard, stumbles backward, and sits down into the water. Mahiro is now completely soaked, but with the water only coming up to her waist. She pleads to 'knock it off'! Momiji bends down to help Mahiro up, asking if she is okay? Just wet ! Asahi congratulates Nayuta for her shooting skills. However, Nayuta is mortified, and is immediately overcome with guilt and shame. Mahiro walks to the shore, where Kaede and Mihari have a clean shirt and a towel ready for her.

Soon, Mahiro has changed into a t-shirt (long enough to cover her girl bits), and wears someone's outer jacket, but nothing more. Kaede wonders out loud if Mahiro's dress and underwear will finish drying by the time that they are going to go home? After a while, Mahiro pleads to be given back her bra and panties. No can do, they are still wet ! Mahiro winces in annoyance at the thought of not wearing any panties for the foreseeable future. Nayuta comes up to Mahiro and profoundly apologizes for what she did. Like a good sport, Mahiro brushes it off as inconsequential, with no hard feelings. Suddenly, Nayuta takes Mahiro's hand into her own hand, and pulls Mahiro along with her, with Mahiro using her other hand to keep the front of the t-shirt pulled down and taut.

Nayuta leads Mahiro a ways away to behind an empty cabin. There, Mahiro wonders why the two of them came to such an out of the way place? Nayuta explains---

"Don't worry, Onii-chan (lit. *Big Brother*#)! I will take proper responsibility for what happened." Stepping around the corner of the cabin out of Mahrio's sight for a moment, Nayuta returns holding out a pair of white and pale blue striped girls dry panties. She tells Mahiro to take these. Wow ! Emergency panties ! How providential. Nayuta is like the St. Bernard dog who comes with a cask under it's neck. Mahiro pulls on the panties, so relieved that she is covered now, but notices that the panties are a bit warm ! About this time a soft breeze drifts by, enough to flutter Nayuta's mini-skirt. Lo and behold, to the careful observer, Nayuta may not be wearing any panties at this time ! Both girls look at each other with blank expressions on their faces. After a pregnant silence, Nayuta squeaks out, "That is to say......", but does not finish her thought. Mahiro recoils, "Don't tell me these panties are........", yet also does not finish her thought. Both girls again go silent.......

Right about this time Asahi, Momiji, and Miyo-chan come by, looking for the two missing girls. Asahi sees them first, both are in front of one another, but looking down at the ground, and silent. Momiji calls out to the two, saying that they have been looking for you two. Just what are you two doing way over here? Nayuta has a guilty and ashamed look on her face, whereas Mahiro projects a look of forbidden satisfaction and accomplishment. Upon seeing the two facial expressions, Miyo-chan 'puts two and two together', and spontaneously deduces that a (supposedly) very intimate and surprisingly erotic interlude has just occurred between the two guilty parties. Her eyes go wide with excitement and anticipation of witnessing the tail end of the abject Yuri shipping that obviously was hidden from view, but is now out in the open for all to see ! *The secret of the BBQ revealed* ! How gratifying ! How pleasurable ! A feast for Miyo-chan's eyes, heart, and spirit !!!

## Chapter Lookback

(\*) GOLDEN WEEK

Japan has multiple different holidays happening on April 29th, May 3rd, May 4th, May 5th, and May 6th. These holidays include Constitution Memorial Day, Children's Day, Shouwa Day, and so on. Because so many special days happen one after another, this week came to be called Golden Week, and everyone loves it !

(#) ONII-CHAN (lit. Big Brother)

For some unexplained reason, not yet told in the manga, Nayuta knows all about Mahiro, even through that knowledge is carefully kept hidden from most everyone else. Nayuta knows that Mahiro was born perceived as a male, but was transformed by means of a drug to become an anatomically correct girl (see Chapter 39). Nayuta even knows who set up the program, who developed the drug, and who administered the drug to Mahiro. Quite the earful for a shy teenage girl to know. However, Nayuta has (more or less) reassured Mahiro that even though she knows all about Mahiro, she, Nayuta, will never use her private information to blackmail or harass Mahiro now or ever. Yet Mahiro is reminded every time that Nayuta addresses her as Onii-chan, a male designation, that Nayuta 'has the dirt' on her for whatever consequences are to come, or whatever opportunity would present itself.

The Japanese to English translator spoofs the interaction between Mahiro and Nayuta hiding behind the outdoors cabin.