Chastity Reversed: Part-Time Life by the All-Girls High School - Chapter 44: Stop

“…” The buttons clattered loudly as I continued playing.  

I got hooked.  

This high-cut swimsuit character—this blonde pretty boy—was exactly what he looked like: a fast-footed fighter.  

His unique dashing move, which made him spin like a drill, allowed me to close the gap and attack from up close. (T/N: Ken? From Street Fighter?)

Since his moves were quick to execute, once I got into a groove, my opponents couldn’t do anything to stop me. That satisfying feeling was hard to beat!  

{YOU WIN}

“…” The sound of buttons echoed again as I continued my game.  

In this arcade, the fighting game I was playing had an online mode where you could keep going as long as you won (up to 10 matches per coin).  

The first 100 yen was for the tutorial.  

For the next 100 yen, I jumped straight into random matchmaking!  

{YOU WIN}

{Your rank has increased.}

“This is great…” Clack, clack

Before I knew it, I had won five matches in a row.  

Since I started at the lowest rank, my opponents were all on the easier side. Winning felt effortless!  

Even though the world around me had changed, the thrill of teaming up with on-screen characters remained the same. Even if said character was a high-cut swimsuit pretty boy.  

I was totally immersed.  

There was no better way to describe it—the game was just so much fun.  

{YOU WIN}

{You’ve reached the play limit}

“Phew…!?”  

When I hit the limit, I finally noticed someone approaching.  

“You’re really good. I’ve never seen you around here before.”  

The voice belonged to a girl. She seemed either a high school or college student—at the very least, older than me.  

She had blonde hair and was about the same height as me. She wore a black vest with matching black jeans, accented by gold belt buckles that didn’t look too worn. A pair of sunglasses completed her look.  

Her outfit was masculine, but despite that, she had zero intimidating presence.  

Honestly, though, she looked like the clothes were “wearing her”. Sorry.  

Since she seemed relaxed, I figured I could talk casually with her too.  

“Well, yeah, it’s my first time here.”  

“! O-oh, I see…”  

She seemed at a loss for words after my response.  

What’s up with her? Her eyes couldn’t even stay focused.  

“If you need this machine, I’ll get up. Sorry for hogging it.”  

“Ah, wait!”  

“Hm?”  

“How about a match? If I win, will you hang out with me for a bit?”  

“…Huh?”  

What’s this? 

Was I… being hit on?  

Back in my old world, this had never happened to me. Was this another one of this world’s “reversals”?  

So, was this like… a reverse pickup line? Or was it just a normal one?  

I didn’t want to get ahead of myself. In this world, this was probably just standard behavior.  

“Ahh, I’m sorry, I’m sorry, forget I said anything—”  

“—No, it’s fine. Let’s have a match.”  

I calmed her down as she suddenly got cold feet, and inserted coins for both of us. This girl was kind of adorable.  

Two hundred yen? It’s okay, I was using Old Me’s allowance anyway.  

“Wait, why are you paying for mine too?”  

“Don’t worry about it.”  

“What…?”  

It wasn’t often one got to play a fighting game with a girl. I figured this was a small price to pay.  

Alright, time to see what you’ve got—  

☆  

[YOU WIN!]  

“…Ah…”  

She was so weak.

I backed her into a corner with a high-cut tornado kick (↓→K) before closing things out with a throw. She didn’t stand a chance.  

Honestly, I almost felt bad for her.  

The move I kept using was deceptively quick considering its flashy animation. It was tricky to block and extremely powerful—though still piloted by my high-cut swimsuit pretty boy.  

“Th-thank you…” 

“Don’t worry about it. To be honest, I didn’t really care about the match. So, where do you want to go?”  

“Huh?”  

She had invited me to hang out.  

With no real plans other than wandering around aimlessly, I had no reason to turn her down.  

“Anywhere works. Just tell me where you want to go.”  

“M-my house… maybe? Just kidding.”  

“Your house? To hang out?”  

“Well, um, I’ve got games and manga there. What do you think…?”  

“Oh, that sounds great.”  

“R-really?”  

“Yeah, I’ve been wanting to check out this world’s ‘reversed’ media. Perfect timing, huh?”  

“Seriously?”  

“Of course! I’ve been meaning to read some.”  

“I’ve got tons of them!”  

She was surprisingly easy to talk to.  

Talking to girls used to make me pretty nervous back in my old world.  

This felt completely different!  

“Alright, let’s go.”  

“Sure.”  

“…”  

As we left the arcade, I could feel the stares from everyone around us.  

Um, could you all stop staring already? So embarrassing.  

☆  

We walked from the arcade to the nearby train station, then took a taxi for a few minutes.  

[Of course, I’ll cover the taxi fare!]  

She insisted on paying.  

“Excuse me…”  

“P-please, come in…”  

Her home turned out to be a large apartment.  

The living room was spacious, and there were tons of shoes by the entrance. It seemed like some kind of shared housing situation.  

“Whoa! Shelves full of manga—oh, uh, hello!”  

“Who’s this?”  

“I… brought him over…”  

“Really? You? Oh, hi there! Make yourself at home.”  

“Thanks.”  

She wasn’t alone here.  

The other girl had black hair and a reserved demeanor, though she gave off a mature vibe.  

Two girls, one roof.  

This whole situation felt almost unreal. What a dream. Please don’t wake me up yet!  

“So, uh… what now?”  

“What do you mean, what now? …Feel free to read something for now.”  

“Sure.”  

I grabbed the first volume from a nearby shelf and sat down on the sofa.  

The title was ‘Soul World Chronicles’. It was a light novel about a girl who nearly died in an accident, awakening a special ability as a result.  

The protagonist was a tomboyish girl—she was pretty cute.  

“…”  

It was amazing!  

Though, I couldn’t help but feel annoyed at the overly sexy design of the male “heroine”.

“Come on! You’ve totally got this!” 

“R-really?!”

 “He came to your house, didn’t he? That’s practically a win. Just go for it!”

The story was good, but the hushed conversation happening behind me was very distracting.  

“Wait, how do you even use those…?” 

“Ugh, are you seriously asking me this now?”  

“Huh?”  

I didn’t know what “those” were referring to, but it didn’t really matter. The story was too engrossing to care.  

“So, uh… since you came to my house…”  

“!? Wah, wait—what!?”  

I hadn’t even noticed her approaching me.  

And I definitely hadn’t expected her to be dressed like that.  

“Hey, your face is all red.”  

“No, it’s your clothes…!”  

“Well, I mean… I figured if we were going to do ‘it’, I’d have to take them off.”  

Her black vest and shirt were gone, leaving her in her underwear.  

She was completely unguarded.  

The suddenness of it all left me completely at a loss.  

I could feel the heat rising in my face.  

“So, by coming to a girl’s house… this means you’re okay with ‘that’, you know?”  

From behind me, a mature-sounding voice whispered into my ear.  

This… couldn’t happen. I had to say no.  

“Heh, you’re staring so hard. I told you—she’s got a great body.”  

But I couldn’t look away.  

For the first time in my life, I was seeing a girl like this—not on a screen, but in person.  

Her real body.  

“…”  

My head started spinning.  

My body refused to think anymore.  

For the first time, I understood what restraint felt like.  

And I could feel it slipping away.  

This… this was impossible.  

“Eek!”  

Before I realized it, I had pushed her down onto the sofa.  

Her unguarded appearance only fueled my instincts further.  

“Hey…”  

“Y-yes!?”  

My shadow loomed over her as the last shred of my self-control began to fade.  

“…It’s okay, right?”  

Using that tiny sliver of rationality left in me, I asked.  

“P-please…”  

She nodded with flushed cheeks.  

And that was it. I couldn’t stop anymore—