66) Chapter 11. I Should Have Said Something (6)


“No.”

“Huh?”

“Why?”

“Did you forget something?”

While eating, I suddenly muttered to myself, and Soi and Hyeonji reacted one after the other.

“Uh… no, nothing.”

“Nothing?”

“Yeah, right.”

Yeah.

Who am I supposed to tell this to, and how?

Besides, it’s not even certain.

No. The more I think about it, the stranger it gets.

A guy who had been living perfectly fine as the male protagonist of a harem story suddenly revealing at the end that he was actually a girl? That would completely overturn the premise of the entire work.

I know because I experienced something similar when I was young. The gender was reversed, but still.

It was some magical-girl series, and the shock I felt when I learned that the pretty, slender ponytailed girl character was actually a crossdressing boy…

If a character is crossdressing, shouldn’t the story at least hint at it from the beginning?

It’s not like everyone in the world is fine with their love interest’s gender flipping overnight.

…Well, I guess in that story the protagonist was also a girl, so maybe it wasn’t that strange to treat him as “one of the male leads.” It’s just that I, secretly watching it, happened to be a boy.

But in this case, the situation is way too different. Whether it’s yuri or the opposite, same‑gender romance is something people have very strong opinions about. If the author suddenly changed the direction like that, they’d get cursed at until the series ended. No—probably for as long as they used that pen name.

And if their writing style was distinctive, even changing pen names wouldn’t help. People would recognize them and curse them anyway.

“……”

Wait.

Cursed until the end?

Now that I think about it, that work had more than one reason people hated it. The plot progression was heavily criticized too.

I only skimmed it because I wanted to know the ending, but…

I definitely read the R19 chapters. There was a scene where she said it felt better than before.

“……”

“Um, Rua?”

Could that line have meant not “you’re better at it,” but literally “this is my first time experiencing something like this”?

No way. I’m pretty sure he was a guy. Even if it was labeled as an IF route, wasn’t that just because there were many heroines and the author wanted to split the story?

I do vaguely remember the author posting an apology about the plot direction, though.

“Rua.”

“Oh, yeah.”

I finally snapped out of my daze when Chae‑yi called me.

My three roommates were staring straight at me.

Soi and Chae‑yi looked deeply worried, and Hyeonji seemed unsure how to react, glancing between them.

She didn’t know much about my condition, so it was understandable.

“Are you really okay? If it’s too hard, I can talk to the instructor.”

“To the instructor?”

“I can ask her to assign someone else starting next week.”

“Ah… no. It’s fine.”

Not everyone looks at me kindly, but it’s not like everyone is hostile either.

A few of them… well, “acknowledge” me might be too strong, but their view of me has changed.

At least they don’t see me as someone completely helpless.

So I’ll set that aside for now.

The real problem—well, I don’t even know why I’m calling it a problem.

Did Instructor Justina not know?

This is a full dormitory school. Did they really put a girl in a boys’ dorm? Isn’t that a human‑rights issue?

As I looked around, I spotted Nam Jinwoo eating alone in the corner.

He was eating by himself again. He didn’t seem bothered—if anything, he looked relieved.

He lifted his head to drink water, accidentally met my eyes, and immediately jerked his head down.

His ears were red.

Most boys don’t react like that just because a girl’s hand brushes their chest. Especially not an “invisible telekinetic hand.”

“……”

Okay.

I’m not thinking about this anymore.

I have enough to worry about.

And getting involved with something that looks like it could turn into a whole volume‑long incident? No thanks.

Besides, the only parts I remember clearly are a few early‑story events.

In academy‑type stories, the subjects that get detailed focus are usually sparring and field training.

And of course, those two are the easiest places for problems to occur. Sparring might not matter anymore since my presence has already changed the plot so much that nothing matches what I remember.

So I just need to be careful during field training.

…But those arcs always blow up on a huge scale.

Maybe I should’ve told the principal something? I didn’t know how to explain it, so I let it go.

But I really don’t want the teachers to think I’m weird…

“……”

“Ah, yeah.”

Feeling their eyes still on me, I hurriedly shoveled food into my mouth.

No matter how much I have to think about, I shouldn’t skip meals—my counselor said so.

And from experience, at this age, if I eat a light lunch, I’ll be starving painfully by dinner.

So leaving food is not an option.

“But what exactly is a monster?”

Seeing me finally eat properly, Soi spoke in an excited tone.

“They call them monsters, but they’re not that different from animals.”

“Right.”

Chae‑yi’s explanation was followed by Hyeonji.

“There are people with superpowers, right? People who suddenly awaken unusual abilities. The same thing happened to animals. Basically, they’re just beasts that rampage.”

“But they have powers too, right? I heard some monsters resemble mythical creatures.”

“That’s why old stories can’t be dismissed as mere imagination anymore. Even so, their abilities aren’t as precise as ours. Which is why they’re considered dangerous.”

“But the ones they bring to school aren’t dangerous.”

Soi was excited, Hyeonji seemed to enjoy explaining, and Chae‑yi suddenly spoke as if trying to reassure me.

The three of them looked strangely harmonious, and I couldn’t help but smile.

“Don’t worry! If anything charges at you, I’ll protect you.”

“Yeah, thanks.”

Soi’s face melted into a goofy grin at my reply. Chae‑yi looked exasperated at her, and Hyeonji tilted her head at both of them.

Yeah. I’m fine just being with my friends like this.

There’s no need to step into complicated storylines… probably.

“But what was the first monster they said they were bringing?”

“Oh.”

I remember that one too.

Because it’s from an early episode.

It was originally included for comedy, so I know it’s not dangerous.

“That one is—”

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“…A unicorn.”

Seol Heewon muttered with a very serious expression.

Sitting across from her was Justina.

They were in the principal’s office.

Heewon had been worried something might have happened during sparring, so she called Justina in to hear the details.

Hearing that nothing happened, she relaxed a little, and the two spent the remaining time chatting over coffee.

Then the topic shifted to the monster they would use in the upcoming class.

Of course, the academy never brings in dangerous monsters. Real‑world experience is important, but they can’t risk students getting seriously hurt before graduating high school.

Still, a monster is a monster, and more dangerous than normal animals. Getting approval required the principal’s consent.

“You don’t need to worry so much.”

Justina said, holding a teacup.

“Unicorns don’t go around stabbing women who’ve had sexual experience. That’s all superstition.”

“No, but still—”

“They just really like girls. Otherwise the boys would be in danger too.”

“Hm, but still—”

“What kind of superpower would let them distinguish that anyway? And even if they could, where would they draw the line? Well… they can distinguish in extreme cases, apparently. Like, the longer someone has gone without any experience? A woman who’s never done anything her whole life would be adored. Like a nun who’s been in a convent forever—they say a unicorn would follow her like a puppy.”

“……”

Heewon fell into unexpectedly serious thought.

Then, in a slightly worried voice—

“…I have to supervise that class too, right?”

She asked.

“Well, of course. A monster is still a monster. Unicorns aren’t dangerous, but later we’ll have to deal with ones that have some aggression. Oh, and unicorns aren’t completely harmless either. They’re still horses. Horses with horns.”

“……”

“I’m telling you, it’s just superstition.”

“…No, it’s just…”

But Heewon still looked uneasy.

Justina tilted her head, wondering why she was so worried, but simply assumed it was because she was the principal and had many concerns.

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Pub: 08 Apr 2026 05:23 UTC

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