Chapter 23: A Heart-Pounding Night

Karin calms herself by telling herself that sleeping together with Karii is no big deal, since we are both girls.

## Features of this Chapter

### Transition Milestones

At her invitation, Karin gets to experience a sleepover with another girl, Karii Maki.

### Relationship Evolution

Karin is apprehensive about sleeping in the same room with Karii, however, she overcomes her uneasiness to welcome Karii as an intimate girl friend.

### Skills Learned

Karin continues to learn how to interact with female Karii, the person that she will probably romantically end up with instead of male Minami.

### Lessons Learned

Karin learns that helping a friend is more noble than worrying about her own personal attitudes and unfounded fears.

A HEART-POUNDING NIGHT

CHAPTER 23 OF THE MANGA

( Part 4 of the Disappearing Detransition Story Arc )

## Previously

When Karii Maki finds out that something is amiss with her iphone app, and she can't detransition back to male mode, Karin comes to Karii's aid with an offer to stay overnight with her. Karii had to leave her own bedroom before the parents found out that she has been regularly presenting herself as a teenage girl. Karin is somewhat apprehensive about the offer, but her love for Karii overrides her personal comfort concerns. As they both prepare to bathe and for bed, both girls have some serious thinking to do about their relationship with one another.

## Chapter Overview

While bathing, Karin comes to a realization that Karii is a *real girl,* and not an irresponsible cross-dressing male. Therefore, spending the night with her will be no big deal. However, when mom suggests that the two girls sleep together in the same bed, something that Karin has done as a kid with her friends, Karin strongly declines. So a futon is set up. When both girls find it difficult to fall asleep, Karii wants to do a slumber party. But this is hardly the time for it. In the dark and still of the night, Karin turns very serious, as she offers to be with Karii and be by her side as an intimate companion for the rest of her life, if it is indeed, not possible for Karii to detransition back to male mode.

## This Chapter's Story

It hits her like a ton of bricks. Karin is in the tub, soaking. All of a sudden, she leaps up, splashing water all over the place. It finally dawns on her---Karii Maki and herself *will be sleeping together !* Now out of the bathroom and dressed in her pretty neko ( kitten ) PJ's, Karin tells herself to calm down; we are both girls ! Mom comes by with a futon for Karii. Karin only now realizes that they will not be sharing the same bed. However, mom offers the let the two of them sleep together, so that no futon will be needed. Karin goes ballistic ! No way, **NO WAY** !!! But mom offers that Karin would always let her girl friends sleep with her in the same bed. Karin only states that was because we were kids ! Karin takes the futon and says 'good night' to mom. Mom observes to herself that her little girl is all grown up and at a difficult age.

In the bedroom, Karin lays out the futon, as Karii comments that Karin seems to be 'uptight' right now. It's nothing, shoots back Karin. Karii then begins to dry her hair with a hair dryer. "Look at that pretty girl drying her hair", she intones to herself. Karin wants to know if any word has come from Chiyoko about the disappearing detransition app ? No word, so Karii has to 'roll with the punches' for now. Karin wants to know if Karii is going to 'give up' ? Nah ! If she can't turn back to a perceived male, she will resign herself to living as a girl for the rest of her life. Not a bad outcome for a transgender teen, really.

Karii begins to slip into her futon, as she comments that they have to get to sleep, since tomorrow is a school day. Karin gives her an ambiguous stare, so Karii wants to know if Karin wants some 'nighttime fun' ? Two girls. Bedroom. Just out of the bath. Dressed in cute pajamas. Only one thing to do. ALL GIRL SLUMBER PARTY!!! However, Karin passes. Disappointed, Karii says that she is going to sleep now. Karin silently berates herself that she was the only one to get flustered by the thought of having, right here and now., an all girl's slumber party.

It seems like hours have slipped by in the darkness and heavy, stifling quiet. Finally, Karin quietly asks out loud if Karii is still awake. She is ! With a very sincere and passionate look on her face, Karin softly whispers to Karii that if Karii was to really have to live as a girl, that she, Karin, will always be there for her, and will always stay right by her side, as her intimate girl companion, forever ! Karii hears Karin's impassioned plea, but says nothing. Karii only stares at the ceiling. Finally, the tremendous Yuri implications of what she said descend on Karin. After a long, awkward silence, Karin backpedals and says that she meant that she wanted to be by her side only to be teaching her 'all things feminine' and how to navigate a girl's lifestyle. Karii only responds that she will be counting on Karin for that very special insight. Then Karin finally says 'Good Night', the last sounds heard until the morning.

## Chapter Lookback and Commentary

After she has said her heart's desire, only now does Karin realize the enormous Yuri implications of her intimate offer that she made to Karii.

Manga Fan's Commentary
陳國航/ 1 year ago / 5 likes
I really wish he stays as a girl.(But I already know what's gonna happen because I read all [the] raw chapters [in the Japanese language])

Citrus Lump Zaire / 1 year ago
Peak emotional stability. Minami is a bastion of putting on a strong face in the face of serious issues, or ........

Sgt. Kurokawa / 1 year ago / 1 like
As long as its Minami/[Karii Maki,] she [Karin] don't care if [they]'s got [boy bits] or [girl bits].

Combat Fox / 1 year ago
Don't worry... there is romance except the M[ain] C[haracter] is a bit dense.

Charon Onozuka / 1 year ago / 1 like
Sorry Karin, but I think it's time for you to just turn lesbian. At this rate, even if you manage to get with your crush, he'd probably prefer to have "nighttime fun" with you---as a girl---instead of as a guy.

lady vivi ★ / 1 year ago
[KARIN IS] SO SUPPORTIVE OMG <3

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