Chapter 37

Mayu engages Akira in an intimate heart-to-heart talk during gym class. Mayu tells Akira that she, Akira, is developing an attractive and provocative female body, and is becoming a "hot topic" among both girls and boys in the school.

## Features of This Chapter

### Story Setting

At school, in class, then in the gym. After school, Akira and Shouma find a secluded place to play.

### Transition Milestones

As Akira's female body continues to develop and mature, she begins to realize how attractive, provocative, and erotic she is beginning to appear to the boys at school. Erika has already told Akira that she, Akira, is now cuter than herself, a blue-eyed blonde girl.

### Relationship Evolution

Akira and Mayu are in a intimate girl-with-girl relationship such that Mayu feels comfortable enough that she shares secrets and gossip with Akira.

### Lessons Learned

Akira has to decide whether or not to believe the gossip and innuendo about her from the schoolmates in her class.

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

CHAPTER 37 OF THE MANGA (REVISED ENGLISH TRANSLATION)

## Previously

Ever since Akira had been transformed from a bratty, uncaring boy, to that of an adolescent girl, and as time went by, she knew that she would have to remake and reconfigure her personality. A girl with a toxic male personality would be no good to anyone. Also in need of revamping would be her relationships with others, both male and female. Akira slowly began to remake her personality to be more feminine, mostly by trial and error. She also tentatively began trying to make friends. One girl Akira's own age, Rumi, developed a hard and fast girl-with-girl relationship with her. Other friends gradually followed, mostly girls, all enjoying a relationship with Akira. Akira met Mayu a while back (see Chapter 10), and gradually got to know her better. Mayu and Akira find themselves together in the gym. Is their friendship close enough to talk about intimate and girl-only topics ?

## This Chapter's Story

One week after the school festival, two classmates are at school, on their break time. At a table in one of the classrooms, Kazuki and Rumi are playing a round of Duel King! (Yu Gi Oh!). Akira is standing behind a sitting Rumi to give her advice and game strategy. Yuto is casually talking to Kazuki in between Kazuki's turn to play. Tsuda and Aoi are looking on. Yuto tells Akira that he never suspected that she played Duel King ! But Akira's mind is elsewhere, as she silently thinks to herself that it has been one week since Erika got turned down for her Love Confession to Shouma. She looks across the classroom toward Erika, talking to Kanae and Kokoa. Akira observes that she has not talked to Erika one bit since the rejection. Suddenly, Kazuki attacks Rumi with a card, defeating her and bringing an end to the game. Sweet Victory ! This causes Rumi to implore Akira to take over her cards and play another game in her place. Just then, Shouma walks into the room, and immediately asks Rumi if he could take over her place and play the next game ? He has his own deck, after all ! The offer is never settled, as Shion tells everyone that they had better end the game play and hurry to make it to PE class. Rumi thanks Shion for the reminder. Akira turns her back to Shouma, thinking to herself that this is the guy who rejected Erika's Love Confession ! What was he thinking ? Such an unforgivable act !

The PE class is well underway in the gym. The boys and the girls are doing separate activities. The girls are having a volleyball game, whereas the boys are having a rather aggressive game of dodgeball. Akira did the last play of the volleyball game, however, due to her mistake, the team lost. Akira feels bad about that and tells Mayu that she flubbed the game. Mayu tries to encourage Akira by telling her not to worry about it. You, Akira, played a 'knock 'em dead' Prince in the school play, gossip has it that sparks of romance are flying between yourself and one of the boys, and you are a 'hot topic' making the rounds with both the girls and the boys in class. Really, questions Akira? Mayu says she is happy, because it probably means that Akira's body is developing into quite the attractive and provocative female. A dodgeball then hits Akira on the head and bounces off. Yuto retrieves it and asks Akira if she is okay ? Akira said that it hurt, but only for an instant. Yuto apologizes to her as he heads back to the game.

Mayu goes back to gossiping. She tells Akira that she heard that Yuto got into an altercation with another one of the boys. Mayu goes on to say that she pities Akira having to be in the same class as him. Boys like him never change, do they ? They just keep making trouble. Akira replies that, actually, Yuto is trying to change for the better. Mayu gives Akira a look of disbelief; Mayu probably will never forgive Yuto for what he did to her (see Chapter 15). Her look, unfortunately, brings up a bad memory for Akira. Akira thinks back to when she was the bratty and mean boy. Akira the boy played a cruel trick on a girl in his class, and that girl told him afterward that what he did was so bad that it will never be forgiven. Never, ever (see Chapter 1) !

Suddenly, loud screeching is heard from the boys. Shouma has the ball, but is bellowing out an unintelligible insult, as Kazuki is loudly taunting him. Shouma lobs the dodgeball forcefully into Kazuki's stomach. Mayu asks Akira why they are shouting ? They seem to be really fired up for this game and going at it ! The dodgeball bounces off of Kazuki's rock-hard abs and midsection. The noisy blustering of the two boys catches the attention of Erika. She comments with some annoyance, "That darn Shouma guy......" But Akira cuts her off, saying, "E...Erika.... please ....". Erika turns toward Akira and implores, "Don't tell me that you have forgotten my face after not talking to me for a whole week ?" Erika goes on to explain; after "That" happened (Shouma turning down her Love Confession), she felt ashamed and depressed for quite a few days. However, she got tired of feeling that way, and she is doing much better now. Erika knows now that she was being selfish, by withdrawing from her friends, and for that she apologizes. Another roar of insults and cat-calls blasts forth from both Kazuki and Shouma !

After both the girls and boys games have come to an end, the students help to remove and store the volleyball net and the other sports equipment. Akira and Rumi are pulling up and carrying one of the volleyball net poles. Shouma and Kazuki are hanging together like the best of buddies, friends forever. Shouma approaches Akira and tells the two girls to let him carry that pole, and takes the pole from them. Then Shouma, in front of everyone, including Erika, loudly asks if he can play Duel King (Yu Gi Oh!) with Akira after school today ? Nonplussed, Akira is taken aback by the offer. Almost seems like a date. She looks at Erika, who gives Akira a slight nod of approval. Akira thinks to herself that, actually, Shouma is a great guy after all. Then quite out loud, Akira says, of course she will be glad to play with him. Akira silently tells herself that Shouma can like whichever girl that he wants to, that's his choice and prerogative. Another boy, the prankster Daichi, asks Shouma which of the girls is he trying to look cool for and impress ? Shouma tries to swing his leg to kick Daichi in the crotch, but can't do so because of the awkward position of the pole between the two of them.

When all of the equipment is put away, the PE coach has everyone line up, standing in rows. Shion whispers to Tsuda that her breasts are so big now that it makes her, Shion, jealous. How did you get them so big ? Tsuda says that she massages them often, as she seductively cups her boobs in her hands. Another girl says that her boyfriend likes big boobs .... Akira overhears the conversation, but says nothing.

After the students are dismissed from the PE class and the gym, Akira goes to the teacher's staff restroom to change out of her athletic clothes and into her sailor suit school uniform. (Most of the teachers and school administration know that Akira used to be a boy, but not the student body. Therefore, so as not to invite any suspicion or speculation, Akira uses the private staff restroom for all her needs.) Brrrrr!!! It is so cold in the staff bathroom. Winter will be here before you know it, observes Akira, standing and wearing only her sports bar and panties.

That afternoon, after school, Akira, indeed, plays a round or two of Duel King with Shouma. The two all alone, playing together, what will ones think of that, if they even find out ?

## Chapter Lookback, Commentary, and Opinion

XZ

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

(Click on Chapter 38 to be taken to the next chapter.)

(Click on Omake (Extra) 37.5 to be taken to the Omake between Chapters 37 & 38.)
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_