It's a Chastity-Reversed World, But It's Different From What I Imagined? - 15

Chapter 15: A City Date with a College Girl

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Golden Week began, and since I had no plans with anyone, I decided to wander around town. I had thought about training, but I realized I’d been so busy getting ready for my high school debut and training before enrollment that I hadn’t actually strolled around the city since being reborn in this world.

It was the season change, and shop windows were starting to swap spring displays for summer ones. I figured wearing the plain clothes from that famous worldwide chain might be a bit bland, so I dressed up a little. If only Tsuki were here I could ask her to show me around. But she had student council stuff this morning and left early, so there was nothing I could do.

My little sister Tsuki was at school. My childhood friend Yuuna was at club practice. My new friend Seiya had been in the hospital for tests since before Golden Week. So I had no one to hang out with. Then I had an idea.

【Classic chastity-reversed world trope — if a guy walks alone, women will hit on him!】

I wanted to experience the reverse of the usual pickup scene. The kind where breezy women spot a lone man and try to pick him up for physical reasons. Sure, my classmates might still be avoiding me.

But if I went out into town, there were plenty of adult women walking around!!! Women everywhere — women!! Women!!! Of course, if I stared at them like a horny virgin searching for prey, they’d definitely think I was gross. So I window-shopped and checked ladies out through mirrors. If I saw someone who might pick me up, I’d casually approach her. 

It’s the perfect plan, if I may say so myself.

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Why? Why did no one approach me? Was it because I was ugly? No — I hadn’t neglected skincare recently. I’d styled my hair carefully, and my outfit was simple but not sloppy. Looking at my reflection in the shop windows, I didn’t look bad.

If anything, my toned body matched the simple clothes. My face looked way better than the sick-zombie look I’d had before. Why? Why did nobody talk to me? When I glanced at the women walking by via mirror reflections, I felt eyes on me. But when I turned around, all the women looked away at once.

Unfathomable!

“Um… Yoru? Is that you?”

A woman had called to me. I brightened up and looked over — there stood Ran Souma-san in a ponytail and a high-waist, midriff-baring outfit. Jeans suited her model-like body perfectly. Ran-san, not in running gear this time, looked every bit like a model. She was downright breathtaking.

“Ran-san. Long time no see.” 

I said. I hadn’t seen Ran-san since the day I was called gross, so it had been a while. I’d taken her advice back then, but afterward I’d been weird about running in that place. I’d felt like my impure thoughts had been exposed. It’d been about two months since.

“Y-You’re really Yoru…Right?”

She said, peering at me with a puzzled, slightly confused expression. As a woman, Ran-san was tall — nearly 170 cm — but next to me, over 180 cm, she looked smaller.

“You’ve changed a lot.”

“Really? I thought I tried pretty hard too. It’s the first time someone’s said I’ve changed, so I don’t really feel it.”

I wanted to hear a woman’s honest opinion, but since middle school Tsuki had been calling me gross, and while I still messaged Yuuna, we’d drifted apart. I still couldn’t talk to my classmates properly either.

“…Yeah. You’ve gotten cooler. You worked hard.” 

Ran-san said. She felt different from Kuramine. Ran-san carried the easy calm of an adult woman. Looking back, Kuramine had probably been trying to act older to speak to the opposite sex. I couldn’t judge by my limited experience, but Ran-san gave me that impression.

“So, what are you doing around here today?”

Ran-san asked simply. I absolutely could not say I was waiting to be picked up.

“I thought I’d look at summer clothes. But I don’t know where men’s clothes are sold. I usually buy online, so I don’t even know the stores.” 

I admitted, embarrassed. Ran-san thought for a moment, then said.

“Alright. Yoru, let’s go on a date today. I’ll show you where they sell men’s clothes.”

“Eh? Really? Don’t you have plans?”

Someone as beautiful as Ran-san was a rare sight on the street.

“No, I’m off practice today, so I just came out to the city for a change of pace. I don’t have any particular plans.”

She answered casually. I had never been picked up by a breezy older woman before, and going on a date with the unbelievably beautiful Ran-san felt like a mission accomplished.

“Then, please.”

After that, the time felt like a dream. I’d never gone out alone with a woman before — not in my previous life nor this one. (Family outings didn’t count, of course.)

“It’s really been a while since that day.” 

Ran-san said. From the day I was called gross, I had switched to working hard on my own. I started high school, and Ran-san, only a first-year college student, had already been chosen for the long-distance relay runner team and had been on TV. Her looks and long-distance relay skill made her popular, and she even did some modeling work. She was amazing for someone only a month into college.

“Sorry, sorry. I keep talking about myself.”

On the way to the shop she guided me to, she filled me in on her current life. Listening to her was enjoyable and time flew by.

“No, I’m actually glad to learn more about you, Ran-san. Also…Are you sure about all this?” 

I asked, seeing the prices. The clothing store she showed me was pretty expensive. There weren’t many makers for men’s clothes, and each item was pricey. While I was fretting, Ran-san picked out several pieces and bought them for me.

“It’s fine, it’s fine. But remember, I get to be the first one to see you wearing these.”

She said, and gifted me the outfit. Wasn’t it the usual man-gives-woman- gifts vibe? I felt embarrassed, but the shop clerks treated it as perfectly normal. I changed into the outfit Ran-san had bought and we headed to a stylish café.

“Thank you so much for today — not just for showing me the shop but for buying me clothes too.”

“I already told you it’s fine. I’m a college student, but I’m already earning my own money too.”

Apparently modeling paid well enough.

“Next time, I’ll pay. Let me treat you to a meal.”

I wasn’t used to women treating me, so I used that as an excuse to ask for another date.

“Next time? Hmm… Well, if you insist that much, fine. Shall we exchange contact information then?”

“Yes!”

Yes! I managed to get Ran-san’s number. For the first time outside my family and my childhood friend, I’d gotten the contact info of the opposite sex.

“Shall we get going?”

She asked as dusk began to fall over the city. Everything had gone smoothly so far.

“Ran-san. Will we see each other again?” 

I couldn’t help asking. I knew I was being greedy, but still…

“…Well, yeah. Sure. See you.”

She said, then left. Even in a chastity-reversed world, it should be okay for me to take the initiative sometimes, right?

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