In a World Where Chastity Is Reversed, I Kept Provoking Girls Until Things Went Too Far - Chapter 16: Femboys and Femboys

Chapter 16: Femboys and Femboys

Every time I recalled that incident—the moment my identity got exposed in the net game—chills ran down my spine.

“Could it be Kouta?”

That voice lingered in my ears.

Moreover, Senpai had smiled with evident delight, and she now knew everything about how I flattered female players just to get fawned over.

“…Ah, this is awkward.”

As I stared at the login screen on my computer display, a sigh escaped me.

If I showed up in the guild, girls would spoil me with lines like “Pay attention to me again, Kouta♡”—it had been the ultimate space, but now the thought of “Senpai Narumi watching from behind” froze my spine.

It felt like I couldn’t escape Senpai’s gaze in real life or in the game, turning my paradise into a prison all at once.

“…I really do want to get fawned over!”

I slammed both hands on the desk and declared it.

This was non-negotiable. For the sake of my modest happiness.

With that resolve in my heart, I grabbed my smartphone, tapped an ad for an online game, and in that momentum, donned my VR goggles. I launched the newly installed app.

“Welcome to VR World Chat.”

My field of view filled with a vast plaza twinkling with neon lights.

Countless avatars bustled about, voices and laughter mingling with music.

No battles or adventures here. This was simply a space for chatting and hanging out.

“Nice… this is exactly what I needed…”

After finishing character creation, my avatar was a refreshingly handsome guy, a bit taller than in real life.

Within seconds of logging in, a female avatar passing by called out to me.

“Newbie? That’s a cool avatar!”

“Y-yeah… I guess so.”

My heart skipped. This was it. This was what I’d been waiting for.

Just by standing there, I got compliments. I got fawned over.

“Alright… this is where my ‘VR heartthrob legend’ begins!”

Buoyed by the praise, I scanned the plaza with a broader gaze.

…But.

“…Huh?”

Most of the visible avatars were burly male characters.

Warriors clad in armor, or avatars with impossibly pumped-up muscles.

A few looked vaguely feminine, but the voices leaking out clearly belonged to middle-aged guys.

“Why! This was supposed to be a world where girls fawn over me!”

The instant I shouted, the surrounding male avatars grinned and closed in.

“Oh, a smooth-voice cutie spotted~. Newbie, huh?”

“Nice voice you’ve got. Introduce yourself!”

“I’ll send a friend request!”

They swarmed around me in droves.

Femboys—!?

Yes, looking around, nearly everyone had male avatars. But their voices and mannerisms were all feminine.

…No, this wasn’t what I wanted at all!!!

The VR chat plaza.

Surrounded by ripped musclemen and handsome avatars, the girls’ talk exploded.

“Hey, hey, you’re a femboy too, right, Kouta?”

“That voice sounds like your natural one, but you do it so well~!”

“Whoa, super polished. Do you even cross-dress in real life?”

“Uh, ah… no, that’s not…”

I completely missed the timing to correct the misunderstanding.

(–Well, whatever. Might as well play along and pretend I’m a femboy too.)

At that, the femboys around me instantly closed the distance.

“Then let’s take a screenshot together!”

“Kouta, you’re gonna skyrocket in popularity on your first day♡”

“Let’s make you our ‘little brother’?”

“Uh, little brother? …Y-yeah…?”

Their appearances were all muscle or handsome avatars, yet the vibe was pure girls’ gathering.

Kouta felt swept along, but—

Before he knew it, he was laughing and chiming in, naturally blending into the game’s conversations.

“Next~, let’s hit the karaoke room!”

“We femboy buddies always get super hyped singing together~.”

“You’ll come too, right, Kouta? Newbies are mandatory♡”

“Eh!? Karaoke? No, I don’t really sing…”

“What are you saying~! Karaoke is femboy etiquette!”

“Yeah, yeah, time for the ‘deep voice contest’!”

“We get all pumped up seeing how manly you can sing♪”

(Deep voice contest!? I’m a guy, so I can just do my normal voice!?!)

Before he knew it, flanked by handsome and ripped avatars, Kouta was half-forcibly dragged to the karaoke room.

The VR karaoke room.

It had a stage and sofas set up, with lyrics scrolling on the screen.

Several people were already belting out anime songs with full enthusiasm.

“Next up is the newbie Kouta!”

“Show us what you’ve got♡”

“That voice quality screams karaoke pro.”

“H-hey, wait, I’m—”

“It’s fine, it’s fine, we won’t mind if you’re bad~.”

The mic was thrust into his hand by force.

(This is bad…! If I don’t sing, they’ll suspect me. But if I do, there’s a chance my ‘natural guy voice’ gets exposed…!)

He hesitated for a moment—but—

(…No, on the flip side, I can just go all out with my real voice? And honestly, getting exposed wouldn’t be the end of the world…)

Having thrown caution to the wind, Kouta belted out the anime song from the screen in his natural voice, bold and unfiltered.

—The karaoke room fell silent.

(Oh crap, that was bad… did it sound weird after all!?!)

But the next instant.

“…Whoa! Insanely polished!”

“Such a deep voice!! Are you really a femboy!? Your acting is too good!”

“Kouta’s the strongest! From today, you’re the prince of the femboy world♡”

“Eh… no no no!? Why am I getting praised like this!?”

He tried desperately to deny it, but his new buddies were already in full hype mode.

Kouta ended up queuing song after song, singing on amid a storm of cheers.

(…Huh, what’s this? It’s not quite the ‘fawned over’ I had in mind… but it’s kinda fun after all.)