To get straight to the point, I became a girl.
"Calm down, Senpai... It's just, you know, something like possession, right?"
"Where did my original body go..."
"So... when performing a Rayshift, you're decomposed into spiritrons and then arrive at the Singularity, right? Your body was absorbed by Shuten-san in a similar way. Just as Shuten-san's other aspect, Ibuki-Douji, has Beast affinity, being a special existence makes it possible... I think. Of course, others were involved too."
"To think I've become an oni loli baba... It's cruel because it's not a dream but reality."
"It's okay, Senpai. You just have to live like that for about a week. Probably... I also prefer the original Senpai... I'm somewhat worried too, in my own way."
"... So what's your true feeling?"
"I think this version of Senpai is also incredibly cute and good in its own way!"
"Aren't you honest? That's a good point, though."
Really... Even if it's a form of possession, to become a woman. Still, I guess it's good that I don't know the feeling of having large breasts... Besides the empty feeling in the crotch, there's not much difference. First, going around in Shuten's default outfit is a bit much, so I'll wear an outer coat and something like spats for the lower half.
Why spats out of all the many outfits? Because that's what Mash brought. What can I do.
"... It's mealtime. I'm afraid to go... Does everyone know I'm like this?"
"They know. Most haven't seen it, though..."
"Sigh... Far from the dignity of a veteran, I've become a cute girl. This is also a kind of cliché, isn't it? I reincarnated and became a cute girl, outwardly a young girl but actually very old and incredibly strong. So I was a mass-market novel protagonist after all...!"
"...."
"Why are you looking at me like that?"
"No, it's clearly Shuten-san... but hearing Senpai's speech pattern, it feels incredibly cute and harmless. This also feels fine..."
"Hmm. Don't go down a strange path. Just in case, I'm saying... I have no intention of doing duty sex in this state~ Of course, kissing or light skin-ship might be different, but I'm afraid I might accidentally fall into female depravity."
"That should absolutely not happen, yes... I'll protect you."
"Don't worry."
Shh shh shh...
"The Elder will protect me."
"Ooh... It's so reassuring it's almost scary."
"Mash wouldn't do that, so isn't it fine?"
"... I'll try to endure."
Hmm, I'm seeing a new side of Mash. Is it because of the fascination through intoxication that Shuten has? An automatic pheromone feeling...
I leave the room with Mash and walk down the corridor. Maybe because my perspective has changed, everything looks bigger. It feels like I've returned to childhood. Even though Shuten is actually old, you know.
"Hey~ Master, you look good?"
"Hokusai... It's not Oei but you yourself, right?"
Then Hokusai walks toward us from across the way. It's the father himself, not the daughter. A worthless father who possesses and uses his daughter's body. Lately, there have been more Servants who share bodies like this, haven't there?
Ishtar and Ereshkigal were the first to share and use one, but that's because their origin myths are identified as the same. This is a case of possession even without that.
"How's the experience of having a woman's body~?"
"Well... Not much feeling?"
"Eh? Haven't you even tried this?"
Hokusai says while putting his thumb between his index and middle fingers.
"Who knows. There's a saying that a monkey who learned to masturbate only masturbates, right? I'll pass on female depravity."
"Really? A woman's body feels better than you think, you know? I also sometimes use Oei's body to──"
Thwack!!!
Then Oei wakes up, tears off Hokusai (octopus) stuck to her head, and throws him to the floor.
"What are you doing with my body, you damn father!? I told you not to do tentacle play!"
A father-daughter fight... Well, I'll just pass by... I pass by with the mindset that Hokusai should handle himself.
"Hokusai-san is quite the lecher too."
"That's true."
But since he's a comrade who uses a woman's body in his own way, it seems like we'd strangely connect...
And so we arrive at the cafeteria. When I enter, the gazes of most people in the cafeteria focus on me.
A natural reaction, if it's natural. I don't mind and walk inside. Today, besides Boudica and Tiamat in the kitchen, Boudica was also there.
"Hi."
"... Ah~ Is that you? You changed appearance before we could even get close, so I didn't recognize you."
"A natural reaction if it's natural~ What's today's recommended menu?"
"So... For meat dishes, I'd recommend roast beef."
"British style~ Then one roast beef."
"Got it~ Tiamat-chan~ Please!"
"Yes~"
A huge piece of meat is taken out, and fire spews from Tiamat's mouth. Is that also roast beef... Before it comes out, I decide to take a seat nearby. I see a spot with Sakura, Illya, Sitonai, and Iri.
"Hey~"
"You're making a splash as soon as you return."
Sitonai looks at me incredulously. I don't mind and sit next to Sakura.
"What can I say~"
"But you've become cute. It's a different vibe from the original Shuten, right?"
Iri smiles gently and naturally pats my head. Somewhat like a mother's touch, it wasn't a bad feeling.
"Big brother has... become a sister..."
"Are you disappointed in me like this?"
"... No, not at all. It's a bit fascinating."
"I was once turned into a pumpkin doll before, you know?"
That happened... Illya's reaction was also not making a big deal out of it. Well... This is Chaldea, where we've experienced all sorts of things. Would this be surprising?
"Hey Master!"
Then, Ibaraki appears inside. What's this.
"... You really became Shuten. Shuten told me, but with Master as the contents... How should I look at Shuten...?"
"Come here Ibaraki~"
"Ah, okay... Got it."
Ibaraki obediently comes over at Shuten's command. I lift Ibaraki up. Since it's Shuten's body, it seems I can use Shuten's strength as is. A child's weight is easily lifted. It's like cotton candy weight.
And then I seat Ibaraki on my lap and pat her head. We're similar in height, but that's not a problem.
"!?!?!?"
"If you don't like it, you can get down~"
"... I never said I didn't like it."
Whether it's the power of Bond Level 9 or Shuten's power. Whichever it is, I can see she's secretly happy.
"Ah, that's unfair~! Me too, me too!"
Following after, Bunyan runs up and jumps right at me. Naturally, Ibaraki gets a layer from Bunyan's spread arms, and I almost fall from the chair but, being Shuten's body, I don't fall and lightly hold on.
"Calm down, everyone. Ah, the food's here."
"Everyone's so cute~ Getting along so well."
Boudica smiles and brings the food. She even brought dessert in advance. Today it's pancakes baked by Boudica~
"I'll eat the meat, you guys have the snacks."
"Yay~!"
"Is it okay even if you're Shuten? Giving up your food...?"
"No, is that important to a Servant? Eat what you want~"
"Senpai. You're being too indulgent with the children."
"Is it fine if Mash does it?"
"Th, that's true..."
I'm the type to let our kids eat whatever they want.
Yes, just seeing those happy faces makes me smile naturally.
"Why don't you come and eat too?"
"... You, are those horns real?"
I call out to Blackbeard who was secretly watching me. She seemed very interested in my horns.
"Well, because she's an oni, you know? Want to touch them?"
"Yes..."
Blackbeard touches my horns as if fascinated. There's not much sensation from having my horns touched. A feeling like touching a part where anesthesia hasn't fully worn off?
"Commander. You're ruining the children's eating habits."
And then Nightingale barges in. I wave my hand gently and speak softly.
"It's fine~ Just let them eat~ They're Servants to begin with, right?"
"But healthy eating habits are important. Even for Servants, health management is important──"
"Shall I try a hunger strike starting from dinner tonight..."
"──But, I'll let it slide for today."
This nurse is endlessly soft in front of me...
I take a big bite of the thickly sliced roast beef. Maybe because my mouth is small, the feeling of being full of meat is the best~
"Ah, it's true!"
"Right? It's true..."
Then Ritsuka and Chaldea's Mash, that is, Kyrielight, appear.
"Good lunch, Ritsuka~ Feels like it's been a very long time."
"Dammit... You've become a girl!"
"Even so, I'm still me in the end~ The contents are just a worthless slacker, right?"
"... How should I say it, it doesn't feel that different from your usual image?"
"That's right. It's Mr. Dammit's unique soft, languid atmosphere. Definitely only a harmless feeling..."
Whether it's Mash or not, the emphasis on the harmless feeling is strong.
"But is it okay? You've lived your whole life as a man, and now you have to live as a woman."
"Master is over! That's all~ Even so, they said it's only about a week, and I'm healthy and fine like this, so no problem, right?"
Thud...!
And then, some Servants who saw me like that clutch their chests and collapse.
No, even though it's Shuten's appearance, since it's me, it's okay... Everyone's tastes, really. Mash bows her head with a nosebleed and gives me a thumbs up. These guys are all hopeless.
"So cute, I want to keep you at my house."
"That statement is dangerous from a high school girl's perspective, Ritsuka~"
Anyway, one way or another, I finish the meal and head to my room. I was thinking of organizing clothes to wear while living as a woman for a while... but there were several people in the room.
From Kebap to Morgan, Shiki and Koyanskaya, Kiara, Ishtar, even Kama.
"No, Master will sleep with me!"
"What are you talking about? The Heretic is my baby's mom, isn't she? So I should take care of Master."
"If you put it that way, I also have Babbage, and furthermore, the children of all of human history."
Why are they having such a heated discussion...
I casually pass by them, open the drawer, and organize clothes.
"I'll sleep with Sakura."
""......""
"I have no intention of sharing a bed in this state, and I don't want to be treated like a child and become an attachment doll~ Right now, I can offer fierce resistance, you know? Or... do you want to subdue me by force?"
Swoosh...
The sound of an angel's sword is heard from behind, and everyone flinches and quietly leaves the room.
After roughly organizing the drawer, I plop down on the bed. I stretch while taking off the somewhat stuffy outer coat.
"It's really reassuring~ Having the Elder with us."
"... Is that so."
"Hmm... I've been thinking, the Elder seems a bit stiff, you know? So... grandpa? How about it?"
"────"
More than I thought... It seems like it'll be fun living in this form for a while?