Chapter 2:

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Looking at the reflection of my eyes, it's still the same....

Feeling a sudden weight in my eyes.

I close my eyes, then start blinking rapidly.

There.
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'finally class is over.'

It is 5pm.

The time where students go home, go hang out with their friends, or go have a "date."

And it seems that two particular students Max and Alice are going to have a 'date.'

Hmm looking at that stupid happy face, this guy is probably thinking of this as a 'date.'

'Strike when the iron is hot, as they say.'

"So, Max, where are we going?"
I said as I drank the Pepsi that Max gave.

"Well, it's been so long that we haven't gone to ktv."

'I see.'

Ah

"So... its a date then?"
I said with a flushed face and a smile while covering my face with both of my hands to sell the act. Best actor(⁠｡⁠•̀⁠ᴗ⁠-⁠)⁠✧ cough
cough Actress... of the year goes to Alice!

'Hmmm... I wanna see how you react from this Max~'

"Yes, why?"

"No reason, hmm."

I clasp my hands behind my back and stop walking thud
I look straight into his eyes.

"Max~ hehe, already falling for me it seems, man... Shrugs what should I do when my best friend is like this. So hopeless⁠♡~,Loser Max⁠♡~."

I said while acting bratty or what I like to call as "mesugaki"
Oh Max~, you might not know this but im a natural when it come to this.

'It's what I like so I Know what makes it so good hehe.'

Suddenly Max whisper in my ear "Who's fault is it for...deep breath, deliberately using that kind of voice, Be... care... full... or you are gonna regret it later."

ahh

God his breath, my ears are really sensitive you know...
It feels like ASMR especially when...

Ah! what am I thinking.

"Alice~, your face is~"
'Look at that detestable grin, I wanna wipe that out your face...
Max...'
"What!?"
"Completely red"
'This guy aghh... and who's fault is it.'
I'm very sensitive okay?!
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Having arrived at the place.

Looking around, it seems almost empty.

I went ahead to check if one of the ktv room is free or not occupied. One of them is not in use. I stroll over to the counter
to get the key to open it.

I briefly glance at one of the sign
it reads "10 min coins for  ktv room, 5P for 1 coin."

"Ktv Po 20 coins"

I then hand over 100P and my Id. You need a id for this...

'Thank god, that there is not that much people here'
Holding the key, 'see we didn't even need to wait'

"How much tokens did you buy?"
"20"
"Nice"

I then inserted the key to the locked ktv room.

click... thud

"Ah Max you wanna go first? im still thinking of what to sing"
"I sing first then"

He said, as he flips through the pages of the songbook placed near the machine.

'Hmm...what to sing?, what to sing..., ah right I installed a app just for karaoke. I should probably tell Max'

"Max"
"Yes?"
"You can just look here"
I said, pointing at the screen of
my phone with karaoke song, and number already displayed.

"Let me check" Max then went ahead and took the phone that I was holding.

"1...3...5...7"
As Max mutters to make sure he got it right
"Done."

Max walked, his footstep making a hum thud thud thud.
He pressed the number
1 tap, 3 tap , 5 tap , 7 tap-and hit the 'OK' button.

'hmm I should also check mine'

As I go through my phone, to check what song I have saved.
'hmm thats good enough'

'Ah I forgot, what song did max choose?'

I took a look at the screen and it displayed "The sky devoid of stars by SLOPPY PIG"

"I don't think I know that song?"
"New?"
"Yes"
"Ah that's why"

"~"
Bopping my head to the beat, up and down.

"...Can you give me the meaning of life!, Can you give me the meaning of life!, the sky devoid of stars..."

My arms tapping the bench with the rhythm of the beat.

"...not a single whisper in the night sky, full of misery,
can you give me the meaning of life!,
can you give me the meaning of life!,
The sky devoid of stars..."

"Oh, beautiful sky devoid of stars, beautiful sky devoid of stars"

The machine displayed
" 99 "
You are Amazing

"Nice"
"Talented!"

"My turn Max, hehe be surprised by my singing voice"

'I really want to sing, since the time my voice changed. I mean who won't? right... now I can tease Max~ more! haha.'

'Back then...
my voice is way too rigid for intentionally singing(with female voice) to tease Max, even when I was practicing a female voice on Youtune. Well now it's different this time. Be prepared to get your heart stolen hehe'

'hmmm... You're the only thing I will ever love or 5cm to the moon?, I want to try you're the only thing I will ever love tho... even tho I've almost never sing it. But still...
I really want to sing it just to tease him.'

I input the song 'You're the only thing I will ever love' in my phone. After having entered it, 'You're the only thing I will ever love... by GLUTTONY 3822.' was shown on my screen.

'hmmm...3,8, and... okay! memorized'

I got up from the bench? chair? sit? looking at it, it seems to be closer to a table than a chair. Anyways I should stretch my body first. I always stretch when I wanna get active or feel that I'm way too groggy.

My routine for stretching is always the same, First just stretch my hand up my head"hmmm...,"
Next stretch it forward
"ah...,"
After that
do a shoulder side bends while my other hand is on my waist
"hu...,"
then finally try to reach my toes or foot and then  done.
"ah... nice"

"..."
"That's way too much" Max said with a look of 'don't you have any shame.'

honestly... Im really just stretching

"Bro... I'm just stretching"
"You keep doing that back then also"
"Its a natural reaction, Natural
Im not even doing it intentionally"
"That's even worse!"

Ahh
anyways, I step toward the ktv
'3822'

"Ahem, cough cough mic test, mic test."

gulp

"I like when you're the only thing I see—"

'I should Also do "that" too..., ah! wait I should pause first'

Doing the routine or the practice I always do when I try to reproduce a female voice back when I was still male.

First I create a vibrating humm?or sound in my chest hmmmmm, Second I guide it from my chest to my mouth, Third I briefly let it rest on my mouth and then I breath through my nose, Then finally
I say " Angggg, Angggg, Key serously~."

'Perfect hehe'

"..."
"Lala" Max said with a judging look
"Bro... Im just practising"
"Lala"

I stroll over to Max to tease him, And I whisper to his ear
"Hi Love♡~, Max♡~ I really love you~, you know. I'm hopeless without you⁠♡~, I've been~ a very bad girl~ Max...Please punish me♡"

hehe...

"..."
Max suddenly went quiet.

hmmm? Max seems to be thinking of something... and then finally look at me Dead serious in the eyes.

'Ehhh.....'

"I now understand why you never got punished with bad karma—"

I playfully shield my self with both arms.

Max advances toward me tap tap tap...'ahhhhh..' and finally at a distance where it would not be strange for people to think that "we are about to kiss."

"—Do you know why?"Max said.

Isn't this way too close...
like seriously its way too close...
Our eyes meet each other.

'—ahhhh god I really want to tease him, honestly considering his personality it might...? be okay... glancing at his face, ok maybe not...
but doing this after turning into a girl... Is this not the same as Me waving a white flag and saying "Please correct me."

eh-
f*ck it we ball

"M-Max? aren't we way too close..." I said acting shy. I then look at Max, my lips twitching barely holding down the urge,... until I finally can't and it broke my facade down.

I'm completely grinning with the most happiest smug face I have ever had in my life.

"Max~, oh Max~ are you using this to maybe secretly kiss me~ hmm~?, hmmm~?" I said with the most happiest grin I ever have.

"Yes!"
'-ah what... Max!'

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!

"Max! Wait! wait wait wait"

Ah f*ck why am I smiling
ah guess this is it huh...
maybe the fastest ever in the gender bender genre...

I briefly look at Max before finally closing my eyes waiting for that "kiss."

"hmmmm"
"hmmmm...."
"hmmmmmm......"

What is taking Max so long...?
no... it's not like I want it to happen cough cough.

After waiting for so long, impatience overtook me and
so I said.

"HMMMMM?!"
"HMMMMMMMM?!"
yeah... no one's gonna believe me when I say I don't want it.

'Im just doing this for the bit you know, banter type sh*t'

I mean is it even my fault?
what can I do when my fate is predetermined? I mean it's in the fine print of every novel that has "romance, gender bender, and no yuri" that the mc undergoes female corruption...

Should it not be male lead fault? yes... so... what I'm trying to say is that... it's all Max fault hehe.

'agh this guy... seriously hehe'

"ahem ahem cough cough"
"...Wait is this really okay?..."
My eyes drifted to Max eyes and then to his lips. I close my eyes, it might not be credible for me to say this... but I am Indeed still shy you know...

'If he still didn't move after this I swear—'

A soft, sweet, and chilling sensation was felt, from just a peck... I might get addicted to this...
hehehhe
hehehehe
hehehehe
the most stupid grin was plastered on my face.
Like a girl in love

'—oh'
"..."
'Did we... d-did weee just kiss?ah... hehe'

It won't be fair if he is the only one... doing the kissing... so... I should also do it...

I suddenly give Max~ a quick
peck.

I shortly look at Max face hehe.
Max~ why are you wearing that stupid grin.

Do you think its funny corrupting a Innocent person
hehe.

Song still not finished...
"...—It seems to me that I'm in love."