Chapter 3: Ryo's Family

Ryo's Family

I press the intercom and call Ryo.

"Have you dressed a little better?"

I was asked things like that, but I didn't want to be intimidated at this point, so I said it proudly.

"You should be grateful that a beautiful girl came."

"I'm used to seeing beautiful girls, but you're special, come on in."

It seems like he is treating me specially, but I think there's some bragging involved in his tone.

This bragging is about Ryo's younger sister, Nae-chan, who is a very beautiful woman and the first girl I had a crush on.

In other words, if he was used to seeing his younger sister as a beautiful girl, how much of a siscon is he, even I thought it's a little late to say this now?

I went inside the house and was shown into the living room. Ryo's father, Uncle Yoshimichi, was not there, but Maya-san and Nae-chan were there, making a total of four people including myself.

Here, I'd like to introduce Ryo's family.

Ueno Ryo, Second Year High School Student

My best friend, a handsome brown-haired guy, 182cm tall, proactive, kind and caring towards his friends and family, popular with girls, a siscon, and one of the few ways I can beat Ryo is in my academic performance.

Ueno Nae, First Year High School Student

Ryo's younger sister, a stunning silver-haired beauty. While I'm a cute type, she's a classic Yamato Nadeshiko kind of beauty. Her hair is long, reaching down to the middle of her back. Naturally, she's popular with girls. Her breasts seem average. From what I can see, she's also a brocon.

Ueno Maya, Housewife

Ryo's mother, a stunning silver-haired beauty with shoulder-length hair, huge breasts, kind, caring, and unrivaled cooking and housekeeping skills.

Ueno Yoshimichi, Probably an office worker(?)

Ryo's father, a handsome older man, kind.

The four of them are family friends and often visit each other for small things, and Nae-chan call me "Rui-nii" as if we were step-siblings.

Perhaps Ryo had explained it clearly, as although they were both surprised to see me, they seemed to recognize me as Rui.

"Rui-kun, it must have been hard, right? You woke up in the morning and you'd turned into a girl, but it'll be okay ♡"

"Rui-nii, I feel like you've always been cute, but you've gotten so much cuter! And your hair is silky blonde, I love it!"

Maya-san uses her lustrous voice to express her concern and reassure me, but Nae-chan uses her dignified voice to express her envy for my appearance, after all, Nae-chan is also a beautiful silver-haired girl.

It's interesting to see how each person reacts differently, and it's nice to feel at ease in this atmosphere, without feeling any disgust or alienation.

The atmosphere continued in this relaxed manner with casual conversation.

Just as we were about to get to the main topic, Maya-san spoke up.

"Actually, I have TS too ♡"

"Huh?... Is that true?!"

"I was diagnosed about 19 years ago, and at that time the legal system and the surrounding environment were not yet in place, so it was quite difficult, and yet I ended up becoming such a beautiful woman....., you are supposed to laugh at this part, you know ♡?"

It's not funny at all, she's really beautiful, and if that's the case it makes sense.

Why do Maya-san and Nae-chan have such a rare silver hair color?

"My name was actually 'Shinya' and not 'Maya.' I call myself 'Maya' now, but back then I still thought of myself as a boy, so I told my best friend Yoshimichi-san to keep calling me "Shinya." But within six months, I started calling myself 'Maya' ♡"

It's true that Maya can also be read as Shinya, so I see what it means, but I've never seen the kanji for Shinya when she write her name, so I just feel uncomfortable calling her "Shinya".

What's more concerning about the way she calls her name was that it's been at least six months before she fully identified herself as a girl, and perhaps they started dating? And are they best friends?

"When your body changes from male to female, your brain also becomes female, meaning your mind is drawn to your body, and what you feel is transmitted to your mind through the filter of being female. It's easy to see why you start to like sweet things, and you become excited by the opposite sex.

The only thing left is when your heart will accept it ♡"

I feel like I'm being told something very frightening. I'm still new and I'm not even aware of it, but either my mind is gradually being pulled by my body and changing, or my mind is recognizing that it has already changed.

"But suddenly changing from a man to a woman makes your mental state very unstable. At that time, there was still little public understanding, and it seems there were many more suicides than there are now. But I was supported by Yoshimichi-san, and we went from being best friends to lovers, and we got married and had two children ♡"

I understand because I hear about suicide from time to time, and even more so because it has happened to me.

If Ryo hadn't been there, I don't know what would have happened to me. I wonder if I would have become more anxious and become a recluse or even commit suicide.

Think of it this way: if you have a close friend, or even a good family or friend, everything will be fine.

But I don't think it's right to link it to Ryo now.

There was one thing that I was curious about, so I asked her about it.

"Isn't it okay for a lover to support you?"

"When it comes to romantic relationships, it seems like a lot of them don't work out because you end up being a different gender than when you start dating. Family is family regardless of gender, and when it comes to best friends, I think it works out better if they're of the opposite sex. I'm speaking from personal experience though ♡"

I see, TS syndrome occurs between man into woman and woman into man, which means it becomes a former man and a former woman.

Conversely, if you think of a lover relationship between a man and a former woman who has turned into man, it's easy for me to understand what would happened next.

If I'm in the position of the man, and my girlfriend turned into a man, even I would feel it's impossible. It's impossible, so of course they'll break up.

"Looking back now, I'm glad I have TS. I've had a lot of hardships, but I don't think I would have felt as happy if I'd just lived my life as a man, dated a woman, and gotten married. I think best friends of the same sex are the best match when they become the opposite sex. Because we're best friends, we understand each other, and we can still feel that connection even when we become the opposite sex. It's the best ♡"

Wait, is this a scheme to use this as an excuse to get me and Ryo together?

Ryo also looks uncomfortable.

I guess he didn't tell her that he confessed and that it was put on hold for the time being, but that can't be helped.

But I get the feeling that Maya-san is speaking from her heart, and she must be truly happy, as she and her husband still seem to get along very well as a couple.

"I've gone off topic a bit, but that's why it's okay. I know what procedures I need to go through and what I need to be careful of, so I'll have to go to the hospital and fill out paperwork at the government office, and Rui-kun is a student, so I'll need to explain things to his school and get him a new uniform, and then... I'll have to buy some girls' clothes too ♡"

"Oh, in that case I'll join in! Actually, I don't think Rui-nii knows anything about girls' clothes so Mom and I will pick them out together!"

"It's still morning and school is later, but let's go clothes shopping today. Is Nae okay today?"

"I'm okay!"

"Are you okay Rui-kun?"

"Oh, it's okay."

"Ryo will be staying home, so look forward to it ♡"

"I'm counting on you, Mom."

Maya-san gave Ryo a thumbs up and winked.

I wonder what kind of fun and expectations they will have, it's scary, I'll probably be treated like a dress-up doll and made to wear cute clothes.

"Rui-kun, have you contacted your dad? You have to tell him quickly ♡"

"Oh, that reminds me, I haven't called yet. Can I call him now?"

"That's fine, if there's any problem, just tell me right okay ♡"

I immediately called my dad and told him about my TS and that I had spoken to Ryo's family, but he asked Maya-san to take over and talk to her about various things. Is this okay?

"If you're going to school, you need to wear proper clothes. I'll prepare some clothes for you, so wear them."

I was a little nervous when I heard that Nae-chan was preparing the clothes, because she was my first love and I don't dislike her even now, in fact I like her, so I was happy to be able to wear her clothes, although I had mixed feelings about it.

"Nae, lend her your panties too, I'll lend her my bra. I'll lend the the bra I used to wear, which is a little smaller ♡"

"What?! I'm fine without bra"

"Your boobs are so big, you can't go without a bra♡"

My heart was about to start pounding again. Even if it wasn't romantic, borrowing the underwear of people I had feelings for would seem really wrong and perverted.

"I said it's fine, even if I borrow your underwear, it would be weird for me to wear it, right?"

I said it without thinking, but I felt I had to say it because I don't think I would willingly do something as perverted as accepting and wearing a woman's underwear.

"It's okay, and I have TS too. I understand how you feel, Rui-kun. In my family, we don't have any negative feelings or think it's weird that someone with TS wears women's clothes, so I'm the one giving them that elite education ♡"

"But it's still feel a little..."

"In that case, you don't have to return the clothes and underwear, I'll give them to you, is this okay?

Because I have TS too, I have thoroughly taught everyone in this house about the difficulties of TS and the things they needs to understand and be careful of. What was Ryo's reaction when he first saw Rui-kun? I don't think he would say anything strange, but if he did, I will have to start educating him from scratch ♡"

If I still argue after being told this much, it would be rude of me, but I think I understand that much.

As for Ryo's reaction, it was a confession, so I think it was a bit excessive, but looking back, I think it was because he had received proper education about people with TS, and he was thinking about Maya-san's success story (Maya-san seems to think that the best thing for people with TS is to stick with their best friend), and he was thinking about the future. I was the one who was uneducated.

That doesn't mean it's still acceptable though.

"I understand, thank you for the clothes and underwear. Umm, so please, could you please teach me how to put on a bra..."

"It's okay, it's okay! I'll tell you, so let's go to our room ♡"

"...Yes, please."

What a surprise! I've been surprised every day since this morning. It's my first time entering Maya-san's room, which is probably her bedroom, and I'm nervous.

I was shown how to put on a bra and tried it on, but it definitely didn't fit and seemed a little big.

But that's not the main problem, it's Maya-san's smell, my heart is pounding and I can't calm down.

"Your skin is so beautiful, I'm jealous. It's really beautiful, but I'm not inferior either ♡"

Next, we enter Nae-chan's room and see her showing the panties.

Ugh...I wonder if it's okay...I can't help but think that panties would be disgusting, but I can't say that because of what I said with Maya-san earlier.

Nae-chan didn't seem to mind either.

Nae-chan's room smells amazing, it's exactly what I imagine a girl's smell to be like.

"Next is the outerwear. We are going shopping after this, so maybe a dress that's easy to put on and take off?

This might be something good."

What I received from Nae-chan was a simple white dress with black lines.

When I tried it on, the skirt was a little short, just above my knees...it was so...so...uncomfortable and embarrassing. But I couldn't complain so I kept quiet.

Ugh... I'm completely consumed by these two...

"Oh, thank you, how about it? Is it weird?"

"It suits you so well! Blonde beauties are so mean!"

And it's coming from a silver-haired beauty like Nae-chan?

"Rui-kun... no, really Rui-chan! You look so pure and innocent and suits you so well, why don't you become my child soon ♡?"

"That's right, you're Rui-nee now! I'll call you Rui-nee from now on!"

"Th-Thank you..."

Although I may seem pure, I feel like if I were to move, a man's movements would quickly reveal away my true self.

Also, from "kun" to "chan," and from "nii" to "nee"...I wonder if this is how TS people identify themselves.

So after all three of us had finished changing, we decided to head to school with Maya-san driving.