In This World That Favors Men, I... ~Starting a Sweet School Life in a World With a 1:8 Gender Ratio~ - 39

Chapter 39: Karen Kousaka’s Feelings

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Karen Kousaka’s Profile

School: St. Catherine Academy, Second-Year High School Student (17 years old)

Birthday: August 8 (Leo)

Height: 178 cm

Blood Type: O

Motto: “Know Your Place”

Reputation:

“Our Prince”

“The Unshakable Student Council President”

“A Flower on Her Back”

“Absolute Destructive Power”

〈Tall, slender, and with an outstanding figure. Possessing both intelligence and beauty, fair and kind to all, yet dignified, refreshing, and to put it simply… A cool person. She stood at the pinnacle of the ideal prince within the school. At the entrance ceremony for the high school division, she stood at the podium as the representative of the upperclassmen and delivered a welcome speech so breathtakingly beautiful that numerous new students fainted on the spot—or so the legend said.〉

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“Haa…”

Resting my cheek on my hand, I absentmindedly skimmed through the school’s public relations paper on the upcoming White Rose Festival and let out yet another sigh—one of countless sighs I had let out.

Indeed. I had lost track of how many sighs I’d heaved lately. How did things end up like this?

…Hey. Answer me. This is all your fault, isn’t it? Every last bit of this situation.

I spoke to the diary, the culprit behind all of this, but as always, it remained silent.

It had been nearly two years since I was led to this world by this strange diary.

…This world. A world where men had drastically decreased, leading to a population crisis, forcing society to be reconstructed with women at its center.

That’s right. I’m not from this world.

In my previous life, I had the misfortune of getting into an accident at a young age. I suspect I actually died in my original world. …That day was February 14th.

I had just received a single obligatory Valentine’s chocolate at my company. As I walked home, a passing cyclist tried to snatch my bag. In the struggle to retrieve it, I tumbled off a bridge and drowned. As I thrashed and gasped, my consciousness began to fade. That was when I heard a mysterious voice. And then—I was given this diary, which was said to grant wishes.

《This diary contains all the events that have led you to this moment.》

《This is the Wish-Fulfillment Diary. By pouring your desire into it, your wish will come true—in a world similar yet different from this one.》

BAM! A setting straight from a light novel! Of course, I wished with everything I had.

To be reborn as a ridiculously handsome person, the kind that made every girl turned their heads whenever I went. I wanted to enjoy an unlimited harem of high school girls without a care in the world. That was my final, desperate wish before I blacked out.

Or so what was written in the diary.  I didn’t write those words myself, but when I read them, they sounded exactly like something I would have said. That gut feeling… I was sure it was correct.

　《Your current situation aligns perfectly with your wish.》

…Oh, so now it decides to speak up. Yeah. Sure. You’re not wrong. I’m surrounded by cute girls, and they all adore me. It’s amazing. I should be overjoyed. …LIKE HELL I AM, YOU PIECE OF JUNK!!! Why… Why am I a woman?!

Even if I lost my memories, I never forgot my gender. In my past life, I was a man. A. MAN. Okay?! If I had been reborn as a guy, I would have built a shrine for this diary, worshiped it daily, and called it my personal deity.

But no—I woke up as a girl. Why?! I never wished for this!

《Your soul lacked sufficient energy, so the wish was granted using the minimum required energy.》

…Seriously? Of all things, you decided to go green here? This is not the time for eco-friendliness! Can’t you just change me back into a man now?

《Insufficient energy.》

…There it is. I’ve had this argument countless times before. But in the end, the answer remains the same. Ahh, how long do I have to stay like this?!

But I couldn’t afford to sit around and sulk forever. I was busy. After all, I was the Student Council President.

I cut off my pointless bickering with the useless diary and got back to work. Last fall, I was unexpectedly nominated for the student council election—and much to my dismay, I won.

Still, that didn’t mean I could slack off. If I did, the burden would just fall on the other council members.

Student Council Roster

President: Karen Kousaka

Vice President: Maya Yamagata

Treasurer: Fumi Naitou

Secretary: Chiharu Baba

General Affairs: Yuki Saegusa

With only five of us, running the student council was a lot of work. But working on the council boosted my transcript, making it easier to get into a good university.

Damn it! If I were still a guy, I wouldn’t even have to worry about this! Now that I was a girl, I’d eventually have to enter the workforce and endure cutthroat competition for promotions. Still, compared to the toxic work environment of my past life, this world was far more manageable. If I had to live as a woman for the rest of my life, I needed to set up a stable future for myself.

“Haa…”

Why did I have to be a woman in this world? If I had been born as a man, I could have lived the dream—pampered and adored, drifting through life without ever worrying about money.

…The exchange program, huh?

Guys from this male-favored society would be coming here to enjoy all the privileges they were given. Would our cute little ladies fall for them, too?

…Damn it. I’m so jealous.

《Would you like to increase your popularity?》

…I’m good. I already have more than enough popularity.

“Haa…”

Another sigh. Before the exchange program, we had the White Rose Festival and Valentine’s Day coming up. Last Valentine’s Day was rough. I had never received that much chocolate in my life and not just any chocolate—these were high-end, luxury chocolates, beautifully arranged in extravagant boxes that looked more like jewelry cases than normal chocolates.

My entire dorm room had been buried in them. And since I hate wasting food, I resolved to eat them all—even if it meant breaking out like crazy.

…Except I didn’t. Instead, my skin turned flawless and radiant. People started saying my “charisma aura” had skyrocketed, and I somehow entered an unstoppable popularity streak.

…But they were all girls. I wept inside. Even if I had to live my new life as a woman, I couldn’t start a family. Because I only liked women. No matter what, I couldn’t see myself falling for a man. It was just impossible.

And obviously, I wasn’t going to have kids either. Thankfully, in this world, being single by choice or even marrying another woman was a common occurrence.

So at least I wouldn’t stand out… I hoped. But to pull that off, I had to secure my financial future. …Even after reincarnating, I still had the mindset of a corporate slave.

Ugh.

If a god really existed, I seriously needed them to do something about this.

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