Chapter 5

### Transition Milestones

When Akira changed to female and began 'burning' estrogen, her muscle mass and strength began decreasing, since those are fueled by the male hormone. Instead, estrogen is giving her soft skin and a shapely female body and growing breasts.

### Relationship Evolution

Other girls have noticed how close Rumi and Akira have become. An obvious shoujo ai/yuri shipping is just beginning to happen between the two.

### Lessons Learned

Akira has to learn how to pace herself, as she does not have the strength or stamina to do the things that were done in the past.

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

CHAPTER 5 OF THE STORY (Revised English Translation)

## Previously

Akira is doing much better in her new school, much better than expected. There is no social conflict going on between herself and the others students. However, Akira is, with one exception, very much a loner. She has no dealings with the boys whatsoever, and only has one girl, Rumi Watai, that she socially interacts with. Her academic achievements are only average, but she manages to do the work and learn the lessons without much trouble. She is routinely excused from PE class, and merely sits out the activities. Other girls who can't participate, mainly because of having their periods, will join Akira in sitting with her. Overall, Akira's situations are not great, but those situations could have been far, far worse.

## This Chapter's Story

Chapter 5---According to the MANGA version---

It is the time for camp. Akira Fujimiya is still in the fifth grade. A Outdoors Camp has been planned for all the students to attend. Akira has received an invitation, too, however, she will be monitored by the camp personal, who also know that she was born a male. Any problems that arise will be dealt with in a caring and lovingly concerned way. Bright and early on the morning that the camp begins, the students all arrive at the school building, to be organized into groups that will ride buses to the campgrounds. Akira is given a good morning greeting by a boy in her class, telling her that the both of them are in the cooking class, and to do our best. Akira says nothing, until she is hounded by Mom. And only then does she squeak out a barely audible greeting of good morning. She silently tells herself that she still can't deal with any of the boys.

On the bus, Rumi has selected to sit next to Akira, no surprise there. As the bus chaperone drones on and on about what everyone is going to do at camp, Akira instead listens to the boys in the seats across the narrow walkway. They have sneaked onto the bus a deck of Duel Oh! (Yu-Gi-Oh!) cards. They plan on secretly playing late this evening. In a while, Rumi-chan surprises Akira-chan by rubbing sunscreen onto Akira's cheeks and face. The blonde haired girl, Erika Ebihara (see Chapter 2, she was the girl that commented that Akira back then looked like a boy), sitting in the seat directly behind Rumi and Akira, looks over the top of the seats and wants sunscreen put onto her, too ! And when did you two become such good friends, Erika wants to know ? Akira remains quite, but Rumi is not embarrassed in the least to let Erika know about her interest and shipping with Akira. Rumi proudly states that when she first saw Akira, she also thought that Akira was a boy. However, Rumi told herself, coming to know that Akira was a girl, Akira would be super cute if she dressed more feminine. Then the more Rumi talked to and played with Akira, the more she came to like Akira as an intimate friend. Rumi has come to like Akira so much, that if Akira was a boy, Rumi would immediately begin dating him and thereafter go steady. Erika interjects that the two of you should just go get married, jeez ! Akira finally speaks, saying that she doesn't know about how she would react to that. Rumi intones that it was a weird thing to say, anyway. The bus now pulls up to the parking area of the campgrounds.

Once everyone is checked in, the first activity is to climb the nearby mountain to the top. The boys wildly race each other to see who gets to the top first ! However, Akira in not even half way up the mountain when she finds herself soaked in sweat and breathing heavily. She has to take a breather sitting on a big rock. Rumi asks her if she is okay ? Akira bluffs and says that she is fine. But Rumi knows Akira 'like the back of her hand', and tells her that it is hot out, so she needs to have her hair tied up in back. This Rumi does as Akira tries to catch her breath. Rumi ties her hair into a cute, little ponytail. Akira silently berates herself that she is so weak these days (at least compared to the former male mode). Akira continues to silently talk to herself. She tells herself that Rumi wants to make ***me*** ( lit. *Ore* {masculine} ) more feminine. But of course she would, seeing as I'm a girl now. But ***I'm*** ( lit. *Ore* {masculine} ) gonna to turn back someday. Pressing onward, Rumi offers to hold hands with Akira. Akira declines. The last ones to make it to the summit are Rumi and Akira, with Akira again soaked in sweat and gasping for air. " You finally made it. ", quips Erika. Rumi gives her a smile, but Akira can only manage a look of misery and complete exhaustion. After pictures all around, it is time to head down.

Early that evening finds Akira in the cooking class, peeling vegetables. Erika complements her on doing it so well. " Think so ? " " Absolutely ! " Akira recalls that she had to learn cooking in order to help grandmother. Erika calls out to one of the boys, Shouma, who is also on the cooking detail. She asks if the fire is ready ? It is. The stew for the curry is set to cooking. Rumi and Akira together watch the boiling pots. When all done, the meal is served. Akira is on the table's bench seat, but squeezed in between Rumi and Erika. So tight !

" Let's eat ! "

One of the boys says that the vegetables are still somewhat hard, and need more cooking. Erika 'puts him down' with a comment about the boys not helping at all. Rumi apologizes, but Akira thinks to herself that Rumi doesn't need to apologize, as Rumi and ***I*** ( lit. *Ore* {masculine} ) were watching it together. Shouma says that the food is fine. After dinner, Rumi and Akira are on cleanup duty together. Akira tries to move a box of charcoal, but it is too heavy for her weakened condition. Shouma offers to help, then grabs one end of the box to partner with Akira. Akira is at first miffed, then tells herself that he only meant well. Erika yells out that Shouma is like that with everybody. Later that evening, Shouma-kun gets his Duel-Oh! cards confiscated by one of the camp counselors. He goes bananas, however, the girls are not impressed. Akira is told that she will sleep with the adults in their cabin. Rumi is greatly disappointed, as she was looking forward to sleeping next to Akira. Akira is further told that she can take a bath by herself, even if it is past curfew or bedtime. The cabin chaperone tells Akira that she is going out to make her rounds, so Akira will be by herself for a while. Akira slyly asks to see the Duel-Oh! cards that she is safe-keeping. She gives them to Akira before she leaves. Akira, alone now, shuffles the deck and selects one card, kinda like a prophetic ritual or ceremony. The card that she draws at random is the " Fallen Goddess ".

Later, Akira is now fast asleep on her futon. There comes a knock, knock on the cabin door. Akira looks for the camp chaperone, but she has not come to bed yet. Therefore, it falls to Akira to answer the door. *It's Rumi-chan !* She is trembling and sweating something fierce. She wants someone, preferably a camp counselor, to escort her all the way to the girl's bathroom and toilets. But with nobody around right now, Rumi-chan implores Akira-chan to go with her. This she does. Rumi is greatly relieved ! However, Akira begins to be filled with trepidation. She has shared girl's restrooms and toilets with other girls many, many times. Surprisingly, Akira has never shared using the restroom with Rumi, and never alone with her in the dark !

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## Chapter Lookback, Commentary, and Opinion

Akira is in the fifth grade in the school system. She entered fifth grade as a ten year old. She may have turned 11 by the time of the Summer Camp, making her almost or about 4 years of being a girl. The fact that Akira still occasionally refers to herself in the masculine tense is noteworthy evidence, among many different suppossitions, that she probably always has had a Bigender Gender Identity.

## What Manga Fans Are Saying About This Chapter

**Kampfarsch / 3 months ago**

"If she was a boy, I'd go out with her"

f\*cking [wild] hahaha !!!

**Smileyguy / 4 months ago**

Oh, and you [know] these guys [Akira and Rumi] have no idea what is awaiting for them in some more chapters, not spoiling anything, but it's beautiful!

**Kinichi410 / 3 months ago**

It's time to Duel! [Shouted at the beginning of every episode of the Yu-Gi-Oh anime!]

**TinyAnvil / 1 month ago**

Gotta say I love this calm pace the story is taking, just one traumatic experience at the start and the gradual growth of the character is fun to read.

**Shogun T / 10 months ago**

And here comes [her] period, time to suffer a lot.

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