First Experience: The Day Akira Became 'He', and I Transitioned from 'I' to 'Myself'

 Through the Eyes of Eric Turned Elise

"The sunset is beautiful, isn't it?"

I was lost in thought by the hospital window, finally relaxing a bit now that Clara's condition had stabilized. If only the curse doctor could arrive, everything would be resolved. However, the association is under Congressman Amadeus' thumb, and we can't bring in the people we really need. The challenge persists.

"Hey!"

Akira hurried over to my side.

"You shouldn't run in the hospital."

"Don't sound like a hall monitor, Eric."

"What?!"

What did he just say? He called me Eric...!

"It seems like revealing your identity doesn’t trigger the curse anymore. So, you don’t have to hide."

"Really? Then I don't have to worry anymore."

"Worry about what?"

"About accepting your confession while still hiding that I am a man."

It had been ten days since I accepted his confession. With so much happening, things were becoming unclear, but the day to make things right was upon us.

"I'm sorry for hiding it. As you see, I truly am a man. Unless I become pregnant, a day will come when I will revert to being a man, so..."

What am I even trying to say?

I love Akira, yet here I am setting up defenses.

Then, Akira's expression turned serious.

"I mean, I am..."

Akira emphatically used a masculine pronoun for himself.

"Even so, I love you, Elise! If you're okay with it, if you're okay with it!"

Faced with such earnestness, I...

"Let me make you a woman! I want you to live as Elise, for me!"

His passionate declaration left me wondering how to respond.

In the ensuing silence, I decided to slightly avert my gaze from Akira and respond.

"You're naughty, Akira."

Then, I closed my eyes and tilted up my chin.

I used to be a man.

So, I know how to play with a man's heart.

I could hear him swallow.

"You're so cute."

"I love the naughty you," I whispered invitingly, and then he showered me with kisses.

"What should I call you? Eric or Elise?"

"I intend to live as Elise, so call me Elise."

"Understood."

We, together, headed to the school's companionship room.

The companionship room was created for pairs of students to form healthy relationships as part of efforts to combat declining birth rates.

Having officially become Elise, I ended up in a relationship with Akira in my female body.

To be honest, my first time as a woman wasn't as pleasurable as I had expected.

But it was incredibly endearing.

Watching Akira, usually so knowledgeable and eloquent, gradually lose his vocabulary to only say "Elise" and "I love you," was pure bliss.

Seeing his expression lose its composure, knowing his mind was filled with thoughts of me, felt like I had his heart all to myself, and a spontaneous smile broke across my face.

No, from today onwards, I've decided to also use 'I' as my pronoun as a woman.

If you are the sun, then I am the moon.

I've chosen to live as a woman by your side.