Striving to Become the Ideal Man in a World of Reversed Chastity

After all that happened in the prep room, during class and break times, Kashima-san began to glance at me occasionally. Now that I was on the receiving end, I realized… you could really tell when someone was looking at you. Kashima-san probably didn’t think I’d noticed her staring though.

(Wait… does that mean…)

I’d been sneaking glances at girls’ legs and chests too… wait, could it be that the girls had noticed all along? That was a chilling thought.

(I should be more careful from now on…)

Even in a dream, I’d gained a new insight. Well, whether I could actually put this into practice was another matter.

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So after all classes ended in the afternoon, I thought Kashima-san might approach me, but she was already gone from the classroom. Her bag was still hanging on her desk, so maybe she went to a club activity? Oh well. I continued packing my things without worrying about it.

“Aoi-kun, there’s no club today, right? Want to walk home together?”

“Sure, sounds good.”

When Yuji asked me that, I nodded, picked up my packed bag, and stood up. Just as I was about to leave, I heard rapid footsteps from behind and someone calling me.

“Senpai!”

“Hm? Oh, it’s Hikasa.”

The owner of the voice calling me was a junior named Hikasa Akari.

Hikasa was a sporty girl who belonged to the girls’ soccer club. She had a slender 155cm build with short hair, giving her a refreshing appearance. True to her name, she was a very bright child, with her cheerful energy being her defining trait.

Since Hikasa and I were in the same soccer club, we weren’t especially close, but I think we got along fairly well. I didn’t know if it was the same in this dream world though.

But since Hikasa approached me, we probably had a decent relationship in this dream world too.

(Hmm, but…)

This was a world where the concept of chastity was reversed. And remember Kashima-san from earlier—she had completely turned into a female version of a teenage boy with raging hormones.

(So is Hikasa also…?)

I looked at Hikasa who had called out to me. Hmm, she looked the same as always on the surface, but…

(But… are there even any high school boys who aren’t perverted?)

The answer was no. Such beings didn’t exist. High school boys basically only came in two varieties: openly perverted guys and secretly perverted guys. So did that mean Hikasa was also…?

“Um… w-what is it, senpai?”

“Ah, s-sorry. It’s nothing.”

Oops, I stared at Hikasa too much. She gave me a puzzled look, so I apologized and returned to the conversation.

“So what’s up, Hikasa? Do you need something?”

“…Huh? W-what are you saying, senpai? Didn’t you invite me to go shopping for club supplies after school today?”

“Eh? I invited you? Me?”

Hikasa puffed her cheeks at my response.

“H-hey, senpai! You invited me yourself and now you’ve forgotten? Or… m-maybe something came up and you can’t go anymore…?”

“What?”

Her expression shifted from puffy cheeks to cloudy eyes and an anxious face. Even if this was a dream, I never expected the always cheerful Hikasa to make such a sad face, so I was genuinely surprised.

“Ah, no, sorry, I seem to have completely forgotten. I’m really sorry. It’s fine, let’s go now, Hikasa.”

“Oh, I see. That’s good then, phew…”

“Really sorry, Hikasa. Sorry Yuji, you should head home first.”

“Oh, okay, got it. I’ll go ahead then. See you later, Hikasa-san.”

“Ah, yes. Take care, Shima-senpai.”

With that, Yuji left the classroom first.

“Well then, let’s go too. By the way, which other club members are coming with us?”

“…Huh? It’s just the two of us…?”

“Eh? Is that so?”

I thought other club members would be coming along… I didn’t expect it to be just Hikasa and me. First with Kashima-san earlier, and now with Hikasa—somehow today I was ending up alone with girls a lot. Oh well, let’s not think too deeply about it, it was just a dream anyway.

Besides, even if we were just going to buy supplies, going with a girl alone was kind of like a date in a way. Since we were here, I might as well enjoy it.

“…Actually, what supplies are we buying again?”

“Oh, I received the shopping list memo from you, senpai, so I’ll give it back.”

“Oh, thanks.”

I took the supplies list from Hikasa.

“…Ah, this is indeed an amount two people can buy. Let’s get going then.”

“Yes!”

Saying that, we left the classroom together. The sports center where we were purchasing the supplies was about a 15-minute walk from school. So Hikasa and I decided to walk to our destination.

“Listen to this, senpai! Actually, during class the other day…”

“Uh-huh.”

…

“Oh, about the TV show yesterday, did you see it? That variety show…”

“Uh-huh.”

…

“By the way, midterm exams are coming up soon, how are you doing, senpai? For me…”

“Uh-huh.”

…

“Senpai, do you have a favorite season? Mine is…”

“Oh, yeah?”

(W-wait…)

On the way to the sports center, Hikasa kept talking to me a lot. Well, Hikasa was always the type to initiate conversation, but this seemed even more than usual. But something felt off… how should I put it…

(Hmm?)

What was this strange feeling? I understood that Hikasa was talking to me a lot. That made me happy. I was happy, but… she seemed restless, or uneasy, or flustered… wait, was Hikasa sweating?

(Eh!? C-could it be she’s nervous? W-why!?)