Look at that. It's amazing, isn't it?
Oh she's quite pretty. But have you ever seen a girl like that before?
You know what?　But it's cute.
I'm sure of it!


　A pair of women were walking through the streets while the people around them were making a lot of noise.

　Among them, one woman was attracting the attention of the crowd.

　She was tall for a woman, with a straight back and a snappy walk that caught everyone's attention. More than anything else, the biggest factor was her appearance.


　He was wearing a black and white outfit with lots of frilly decorations, which was considered gothic & Lolita, a rarity in the warded city. Moreover, her boots also matched it, with a black color and a braided one.


　But that wasn't all.


　While her face looks just a bit tight for a woman, it fits nicely within the realm of beauty.

　You can see that she's applying makeup, but it's not heavy, and it's clear that she's doing it for purposes that enhance the material.

　Her skin is clear and her lips are blooming. Her lashes are long to begin with, and we can see that they are natural and not artificial, even if we look at her from the side.

　Her lashes are pointing upwards and they make her eyes shine as bright as ever.


　It's perfect.


　If I had to describe it, it would be more accurate. She's a bit taller and her shoulders are a bit stocky, but that's not a problem.

　In the face of this beauty, it all comes to naught.

　This is not a big statement.

　This is a pure fact.



''Hmm........Ah, you really are beautiful.
....


　The other woman smiles.

　Although she's short, she's wearing a white dress and there's no doubt that this woman is beautiful too. Any normal woman would be put off by just having such a beautiful woman standing next to her.

　But no. The short woman...............................it's Eira, but she looks up at the woman with an enraptured look. She is ecstatic. A passionate gaze, as if she was staring at the opposite s*x she loves.


　


''........Senpai. Seriously, please stop looking at me like that. It makes me feel creepy........
Oh, come on!
Hey, stop crossing your arms!
We're women, right?
'No, it's like that's the opposite of a problem... haha... well... it's okay.


　By the way, Eira does not consume alcohol. It is this on the bare face.

　Eira is just getting excited and getting involved with Julia.


'Well. Let's keep shopping!
Yes.


　--I shouldn't have asked............


　Even if I regret that, it's literally after the fact.

　How Yulia came to this, it goes back a few hours ago.



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　After Mr. Bell's funeral was over, the next thing we counter-magicians would do was to participate in the parade. It's a type of ceremony, but this time it would be better to describe it as a parade. It was a big event where all the people of the Kekkai City would be present.


　We've made certain sacrifices. It's not just Mr. Bell. There were other demons who lost their lives in that battle.

　And while we lament it, the world is still in an uproar over the fact that we've reclaimed the land of the dusk.


　But that's probably true, too: the first successful large-scale operation since we were driven to this polar region 150 years ago. We've also accomplished the feat of reclaiming a piece of the twilight land, we have.


　The people of the city do not know. Our people have died, and how much the demons are mourning over it. But that doesn't mean we should force our feelings on them. That's what we demons are. We act as heroes who have accomplished something in front of people. That's what we are.


I can't go to the city. What am I going to do?


　I was in my own room in my quarters with my head in my hands. To tell the truth, I had just gone into town a few minutes ago. I hadn't had curry in a while. I wanted to eat curry at my favorite restaurant, so I went into town... but as soon as people saw me, they surrounded me and made a big deal out of it.


　Sign me up, please!　And.
　Shake my hand!　And so on.

　That was already a lot of begging. No, let alone shaking hands, I didn't have an autograph or anything... or so I thought at the time.


　After all, it seems that it's already a known fact that I defeated the Ancient Scorpion, the Ancient Scorpion 《Enchement Scorpion》. Thanks to that, I was able to regain the earth.

　Of course, I believe that this achievement was made possible by everyone's cooperation, but people want a symbol that is easy to understand. That's probably why I was given a white feather in my cap. Originally, I was originally a special class anti-magician zero rank and thought it was an easy to understand propaganda, but.......apparently I was naive in my perception.


　When I was surrounded by people who couldn't move, I used my magic to leave the place. I'm not going to be able to get out of there, but I'm going to be able to get back in there. I'm not going to be able to get through with the magic, but I can't just use it in the city.


　--What should I do?

　And for now, I'm going to leave the room and wander around the base. It's a good idea to have a good time.


It's a good idea to be able to have a good time. Thank you....
Oh, it's not Julia. But you're kind of dull and sluggish. What's going on?
Actually....


　Eira-senpai is very dependable.

　I judged that and asked for advice, but I hadn't yet realized that this was the beginning.


''Hmm. I see........ah!
What's going on?
'Oh, by the way you still have the one you used before. And there's that one too...
'What?　Did you perhaps have an odd idea?
Yes, it's a revolutionary, progressive, revolutionary, progressive idea. It's a revolutionary, progressive, revolutionary, progressive idea.
Huh, huh... but there's some overlap in meaning...?
Just follow me!
Senpai...!
You can count on me, Julia. I'm going to solve all your problems with Eira here!
Quite simply, you can count on it!


　And I, being a dumbass, followed my senpai in a heap.

　I'm not going to be able to get a job.


　--It's really a good thing that he is such a good person, that he works so hard for me.


　But that was, in a way, a complete misunderstanding, which I realized after I entered his room.


''I'm sorry to bother you,''
Have a seat there.
Yes, sir.


　When I sat down on a chair by the table, what my senpai took out was a .......gothic loli costume.


　--I'm pretty sure that's the one I wore when I was half tricked into dressing up as a woman by him before.......


　Hmm?　Cross-dressing. Yes, cross-dressing. The possibilities that come into my brain.

　It is a beast of possibility.

　But I'm not in a hurry. I don't have long hair, as I used to.

　No matter how much I try to fix it up, I can't do anything about this dandy, wild, masculine haircut (subjective).


''Huh...?''


　But that was a mistake.

　I am stunned. What the senior took out of the shelf further was the long white hair itself. Was it called a wig, as I recall?　But why is that - and the shades match mine perfectly. And my seniors are taking out their makeup tools one after another.


　I understood. Senpai's clever idea was to make me dress up as a woman.

　Yeah, let's run away.

　It was a quick decision.

　It wasn't a conscious decision. It was no longer a decision in the unconscious realm.


"....


　I silently and quickly stand up and head straight for the door....and slowly turn the doorknob. I sneak out of there so that they never find out.


''Hm?　Huh?　It won't open... and this is...


　It won't open. For some reason, the door doesn't open even though it's not even locked. That made me feel uncomfortable, and I deployed the Twilight Sight. Then, there was a large scale ward in place.


　--I, when did it happen!


　And by the time I thought that all the preparations had been completed, the senior who had completed all the preparations smiled at me with a look like a demon that had seen its prey.

　In both of his hands, he was already holding a makeup tool, and furthermore, this ward was getting thicker and thicker. Even for me right now, it will take time to disarm this, and I can't be rough with my seniors.


　In other words, the only option left for me is........

　And the words I heard sometime ago are refrained without a single word being different.


"Hmmm, Yulia. Let's dress up, shall we?


　Oh, he's dead.