Episode 1: Part 1

Erika was watching the television when the sound of knocking came from the front door.

She heard a voice call Suzy while knocking the door again.

"Coming!"

She got up and wallet to the door. After she opened the door, her eyes widened in fright as soon as she saw the person outside in the corridor.

'Him!'

Erika took a step back, her body was feeling chills as she remembered that 'day'.

"Hey. You must be Erika, right? We have already met once."

Ryan entered the living room with a smile on his face but seeing how cautiously Erika was acting in front of him, he felt weird.

'Did I do something?'

He thought.

"Where's Suzy?"

"... Sleeping."

"Okay…"

Awkward. That's what Ryan would say about the atmosphere between him and her in the living room. Only the television was loud enough to break the silence.

"So, how's it going?"

"... Good."

"I see."

Erika sat on the far end of the couch, distancing herself from him without concealing her intent at all.

Ryan was amused and unable to say anything. He didn't really know what she had against him or what the reason could have been for this reaction of her's.

Fortunately, Suzy woke up early and came into the room.

"Ryan? When did you come?"

She asked in surprise. Wearing only her underwear and bra, she laid down on his lap swiftly.

Half awake she yawned and snuggled in Ryan's lab.

"You should have woken me when you came. Oh, you remember Erika. She will be staying overnight."

"Hm. I was here to just spend free time. Nothing important."

"Ya. Let me sleep on you."

Suzy adjusted her position on his lap, and pressed her head on his chest. Her arms hugged his neck and her body stuck to his.

"Just a quick nap. Haaah~"

"Fine."

Ryan pulled her closer and caressed her back slowly. Within a few seconds, Suzy had fallen asleep again, this time in his embrace.

"Erika, I can feel that you are not comfortable around me."

Since there was nothing else to do except watching television, he turned his head and asked in a soft voice.

Erika glanced at him with the corner of her eyes, then lowered her head slightly before answering to him in an even lower tone.

"... Yes."

"And why is that?"

"That's… because…"

Though wanting to say something, she was not able to mutter the words. Ryan nodded his head in understanding and remained silent.

Letting her gather her courage and speak up.

"I was scared."

"Huh?"

Stunned, Ryan almost woke Suzy. Thankful he stopped his movement before that happened.

'Scared? By me?'

"You know, we aren't good. Suzy, me and Misa. We have a lot of fun with boys. But mainly we gang up on them. I, I wasn't like this… That day, after seeing how she and Misa was fucked. I-I was scared. I didn't want to be like that. It's not your fault but… mine. I am a coward."

Erika fully expressed herself in words. Her hands were trembling and her eyes went teary. It was then she felt a touch on her shoulder.

Looking up, she saw Ryan pat her shoulder and encourage her with a smile. He wasn't freaked out of anything.

"Thanks…"

"No worries. Everyone has their problems."

* * *

An hour later, Erika went to take a shower. Ryan got up to leave and Suzy walked him to the front door.

"About your sister. When can I get to meet her again?"

"I don't know. I don't even get to meet her sometimes. But I will try to contact her in the meantime."

"Okay."

As Ryan was turning to walk away, Suzy called out to him at the last second.

"What?"

He asked in confusion. Was there something else that she needed to tell him?

"Erika might look like that. But she is completely different from inside. Careful."

"Really?"

"Yes. 100%. No lies."

"I will keep that in mind."

The warning wasn't much use. Ryan couldn't care what Erika truly was or if she was hiding her real self.

There are many other important things he needs to do instead of thinking about such thoughts.

Down the stairs, he reached the gate. It was afternoon time and people were mostly busy at work or were in their homes.

Very few people walked in the streets.

Today, he was going to see a friend. If she exists in this gender bender world that is.

Most people he knew didn't exist anymore in this world, and the some that remained, changed from being male or female, to female or male accordingly.

Not physical, but mentally and psychologically.

"She shouldn't know me yet. I met her three years from now in the future in an accident. God, you better not erase her."

Her address was to the east in the city. There were a lot of shops along the way to her house.

It was a single storey house, with a beautiful yard. Various kinds of flowers were planted on the pots and the grass was neatly cut.

Ding Dong!

The door cam lit a red light. Indicating that the person inside was watching him.

"Rebecca. I know you are home alone. And I know what you do to earn money on the net. Your 'Earth Conquest' game character password is Droid13star7."

After he said that, Ryan heard a falling noise from inside the house. A grin appeared on his face, showing that his method to get the door open was successful.

Clank.

"C-Come in…"

Rebecca was currently a 17 years old girl, expert in hacking and robbing online game users of their money and items.

Brown long hair, fat and below average looks, short and utterly nerd. She was also an introvert. Her social skills were zero to none.

"H-How did you know it? Please don't tell my parents! They will kill me!"

She got on her knees and begged. Her voice had cracked and she sounded very funny.

'I am no fool, Rebecca. I know what you are capable of.'

"I won't. I came here to ask for help."

Ryan moved his gaze around the house and found nothing out of ordinary.

It was impossible to tell that the daughter of the house was an online criminal who stole at least a million dimes worth of items from hundreds of gamers.

[Dime. Plural: Dimes. This world's currency.]

"Help?"

"Yes. I need you to hack some accounts."

"T-Then come to my room."

She got up embarrassingly and invited Ryan to her room. It was filled with tens of hardwares and three computers.

She was fully equipped. No wonder she had no problem hacking a school principal's social media account.

"Whose account do you want me to hack?"

Rebecca asked in a low voice. While so, her hands were pressing different keys on her computers, to unlock the screens.

"Jessy Coila. From Peter's City. She is studying in International High School. 13 years, sixth grade and her social media account username is Official_Coila_Jessy."

"Um… She?"

On the monitor screen, a blonde girl's photo was displayed. Her beauty, even though she wasn't mature, was mind blowing.

Jessy Coila, in about ten years from now, she will become a world class model. Her photos will be in thousands of magazines and model awards.

She shared how she became a model and how her story began when she was 13 years old.

'Ha… ha ha… Hahaha! Ahahahah!'