Chapter_11

Day, Saturday. Time, 9.21 a.m. Location, a salon in a specific city in Japan.

"How do I look? What do you think?"

I dumbly look at the youthful and attractive girl in front of me.

She has an average height of Japanese women. Her hourglass-like figure is covered by a brown cardigan over a pink one -piece. Her hair is chocolate brown and wavy; her eyes are green.

She has applied makeup that makes her look younger than her real age. Instead of looking like a twenty-four-year-old woman, she looks like in her late teens to twenty. She looks like a senior high school or university student instead of a teacher.

Indeed, this youthful and attractive girl is no other than Hiragi Haruka, my girlfriend.

We are currently at a salon in the neighboring city. We decided to go there because we did not want to be found by our peers. And to tell you the truth, I am satisfied with the distance we have gone through after seeing Haruka's new appearance.

"Haruka—"

"CK, CK, CK, CK!" Haruka playfully clicked her tongue as she wagged her right index finger, stopping me. She leaned forward slightly, giving me the enticing view of her alluring deep cleavage. She also rested her left hand on her waist.

"Harumi. It is not Haruka, but Ha. Ru. Mi. Understood?"

I wryly smile and nod my head in understanding.

"Alright. Harumi-chan. I understand."

"Good," said Haruka—no, Harumi, as she nodded her head in satisfaction.

Then, Harumi straightens her posture and puts her right fist on her waist. Her sudden movement made her voluminous boobs jiggle alluringly.

"Now, it is your turn."

My wry smile deepens. Even though I was the one who got the idea to disguise us, Harumi seems to enjoy this more than me.

After recollecting myself, I go to the empty chair. A macho man who behaves femininely is waiting for me with a flirty smile.

"Come, sit, Dear. Sit there!"

I follow the macho cosmetician's instruction. After sitting there, the cosmetician covers my body with pink colored fabric.

"So? Any personal preference, deary~?"

I inspect my appearance in the mirror. The youthful face of Sanada Seiji, framed with unruly and spiky black hair, is reflected there. However, there is a small difference from what I have become familiar with in the past few days. Instead of red eyes, chocolate brown eyes are staring back at me.

Just like Haruka, who has put on green-colored contacts to transform into Harumi, I have worn brown colored contacts. We visited optician before we went here.

"Change my hair color to dark brown, and give me a more mature and dignified vibe, please."

I politely informed the man.

"Of course, sweety. I shall transform you into a handsome and dashing man. Just relax and allow me to do my magic~."

Then, the macho man begins changing my appearance and impression in the mirror.

Before long, my heavy makeup session is completed. My black hair has become dark brown. My hair is gelled and styled black, with one thick strand falling over my forehead. With my calm and focused state, I look older and more mature.

"How is it, deary?"

"Perfect!" I appreciatively nodded my head at the reflection of the macho cosmetician.

After I left my chair, I go to Harumi to ask for her opinion. I find that Harumi is already walking toward me. Then, she stops before me, cups my face, and turns my head to the sides; she has a glossy look and a slightly flushed face.

"How?"

"Amazing~! Seiji-kun, you look handsome and dashing," said Harumi dreamily.

I am not sure what she is imagining now.

Meh, she is probably imagining our life together as an adult.

However, I remember that I have prepared a new identity in this disguise. It is time to reintroduce myself to my disguised girlfriend.

"Now, now, I am not Seiji now. You will call me Shinji. Ikari Shinji."

Indeed, I shamelessly introduced myself with the name of Evangelion's protagonist. I like that boy even though he was a wimp in the series. Sue me.

Harumi blinks her eyes, bewildered. Then, she burst into a peal of an amused giggle. After that, she playfully smiles at me and pinches my nose.

"Yes, yes~ I understand, Ikari Shinji-kun. It is a pleasure to meet you, my name is Harumi. Hi…nata Harumi."

"The pleasure is mine, Hinata Harumi-san." I smiled suavely before pulling her hand that pinched my nose. Then, I kissed the back of that hand.

Haruka—no, Harumi releases gleeful giggles again.

And so, Sanada Seiji and Hiragi Haruka became Ikari Shinji and Hinata Harumi for today.

***

After we leave the salon, Harumi and I approach her round mini car in the parking area.

"So, the next destination will be the famous park nearby, right?"

"Yes. We are going to have a picnic date there~," said Harumi in a cheerful tone.

She seems so excited about our picnic date. Well, me too, but I can control myself better.

Still, Harumi looks young and energetic because of her disguise.

Personally, I think this Harumi persona is better than her Yukiko persona in the Kou2TL. I have a feeling that Yukiko-san would make an appearance in the future if I never helped her with this disguise idea early.

Whatever. It is better like this.

Then, we enter her car. Harumi takes the shotgun seat while I take the driver seat.

Just like in Kou2TL, I discovered that Haruka sucks in parking her car in a cramped area. I had parked her car before, surprising her with my driving skill. I was forced to lie like the Original Seiji in Kou2TL. I did not stutter nor act suspicious, though. The Original "Me" was a better liar than Seiji ever was.

The "Me" in my previous life had no experience with driving a private car. But, the twenty-six-year-old Sanada Seiji was surprisingly skilled in this matter. I suppose the assimilation did not only give me problems; it also gave me some benefits.

As I drive her car toward our next destination, Harumi and I chat to kill time. The topic is the continuation of our previous chat.

When she drove us from her apartment to this city, she spoke about various different teachers and revealed their secrets to me. We also shared some things about us.

While the previous drive lasted an hour and a half, this one only lasted about 30 minutes, and it was quite fun, to say the least. All in all, we both got pretty into it. In fact, I want to buy my own car in the future when I got money.

Well, I need to wait until I am 18 to get a driving license. Then, I need to save my money if I want to buy a car.

Concerning money, I am anticipating the announcement of the lottery that I bought a few days ago.

Not only that, but I am also waiting for my father to buy me a notebook. I do not mind if he gives a second-hand one for me.

I have spoken to my parents concerning this matter; I need a notebook to start writing a novel.

Yup. I am going to become a novelist who plagiarizes some works of fiction in my previous life, which never got published in this world. I can also learn programming skill until I can become a good hacker. Frankly, I am not going to shy away from stealing money from some corrupt officials.

Anyway, back to my girlfriend and I. We finally arrive at the forest park. It is quite deep into the mountains, so maybe because of that, there are not many cars in the parking lot.

"Want to try it?" I offered.

My girlfriend refuses with a shake of her head and says, "No. Just do it. I am not good."

"Well, practice makes perfect. You can become better if you practice doing this."

"Maybe, next time? I cannot wait for our picnic date."

"I guess it cannot be helped. I want to start our date too."

In the end, I am the one who parks my girlfriend's car again. She is really not good at this.

After we came out, we walk for about 20 minutes while holding hands. My girlfriend is holding my right hand with both of her hands while burying it into her deep cleavage. My free hand is holding our lunch box. We climb a small hill, and then we sit down on a bench.

A small town can be seen from our spot. Beyond that, we can see the ocean.

"Isn't this a nice place?"

"Haruka-chan, have you been here before?"

"Ha. Ru. Mi. I am now Harumi-chan, Shinji-kun."

"My bad. Then, have you been here before, Harumi-chan?"

"Nope. This is my first time. I looked it up before and made it one of the choices for us to go to today."

I dryly laugh after realizing how far she has planned our date.

"Now, come. Rest your head here," said Harumi as she patted her supple thighs.

She makes me lie down on my side as she gives me a lap pillow. I just obediently followed her instruction. After that, she opens the lunch box and starts feeding me.

"I think you are indulging me too much, Harumi-chan."

"Don't mind it~ just keep eating~♪ Let me spoil you more, Shinji-kun."

"I wonder if this is alright…"

"Yup. Once you graduate, I will continue to take care of you~♡."

"Am I going to be a useless adult who can only indulge in his future wife's care, I wonder…"

"As I said, I am going to spoil you a lot, Shinji-kun. Leave everything to your girlfriend, okay?"

Ah. If I let myself get carried away by Haruka's over the top treatment, I will probably become a lazy bum.

That is bad. I will not be able to realize my dream to get a harem if this continues.

Still…

"Then… I will leave it to you."

"Got it. Until then, let's do our best to keep our dating a secret~♡."

"They were my words. You are the careless one between us."

"Muuu… Shinji-kun is meany~" My girlfriend pouted cutely before turning her face away from me.

Then, I hear her quiet whisper.

"But, I do not dislike it…"

Haruka is actually a masochist.

I already know this from Kou2Tl, though…