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<b>Author: </b><b>citrullus</b>
<b>Character cheat sheet. This is mainly for me, and people who took a break from the novel.</b>
<b>Yukiya Kitahara</b><b>(</b><b>北原雪哉) now (雪耶): The protagonist. A junior high student, 14, and now a Snow girl. Short black hair, beautiful pale skin.</b>
<b>Syuuji Kitahara(北原修司): Yukiya’s father, and owner of the Snow House.(雪乃亭) Which is located in Hyousei Village(氷清村)</b>
<b>Yukino(</b><b>雪乃): Yukiya’s mother, and is a snow woman/ Yuki Onna.</b>
<b>Hazuki Natsumi(夏美) and Saeki Tomonori(智則): Yukiya’s friends and classmates.</b>
<b>She said with a sinister smile as she approached me.</b>
<b>“W-Wait, can we talk about this!”</b>
<b>I tried to escape, but I was grabbed with one of her arms as her other grabbed the bra.</b>
<b>“W-W-Wait, my heart isn’t ready!”</b>
<b>“It’s never too early. We need to make sure the size fits you.”</b>
<b>“B-But. . .I just got home.”</b>
<b>I tried to find any good reason I could think of.</b>
<b>But it pretty much turned into begging.</b>
<b>My mother then glanced at my father, and then- – –</b>
<b>“Okay, if that’s the case it can’t be helped.”</b>
<b>“That’s right. I’m still not used to it.”</b>
<b>Thankfully he gave me an out. And then began to clean up the shop.</b>
<b>I brushed my chest in relief.</b>
<b>However my mother’s sinister smile can’t get out of my head.</b>
<b>I feel like she isn’t going to give up so easily.</b>
<b>Anyways this has been the first time I’ve been home in two weeks.</b>
<b>So I had to tidy up the store and do all the laundry. So much stuff to do.</b>
<b>My father isn’t awful when it comes to cleaning, but he does not focus on the small stuff. Sometimes even forgetting. And it begins to pile up. Maybe that plays a factor in our poor attendance.</b>
<b>Even now he forgot to put up the sign out at the front of the store.</b>
<b>“Ah, thank you. Yukiya.”</b>
<b>“Yeah yeah.”</b>
<b>It was honestly good for me to just be moving. So cleaning was a good excuse.</b>
<b>If I don’t do anything, those negative thoughts will start to come to mind.</b>
<b>“Why am I a girl. . .”</b>
<b>I was at my usual spot at the receptionist desk, waiting while lamenting my situation.</b>
<b>It’s evening and I have nothing left to do.</b>
<b>It’s winter so daylight ended earlier.</b>
<b>The store is open so there is a chance somebody could come.</b>
<b>And speak of the devil, the entrance opened and the bell rang.</b>
<b>“Welcome. . .”</b>
<b>I couldn’t even gain enough energy to do my usual greeting.</b>
<b>“Sorry for the intrusion!”</b>
<b>I knew that clear nice voice.</b>
<b>It’s Natsumi-chan!</b>
<b>Or Hazuki Natsumi.</b>
<b>Semi-long hair that reaches her shoulders. She was wearing a thick coat and a deep blue jersey underneath. A muffler with a red and white pattern wrapped around her neck.</b>
<b>She is my great childhood friend that always comes to eat our Zenzai dish. She is also the mayor’s daughter.</b>
<b>“Excuse me.”</b>
<b>And then there is my other childhood friend, Saeki Tomonori. He was wearing a coat over his school uniform. It seems that both of them were returning from club activities. Wow, that means club activities have already begun.</b>
<b>They are both my classmates who attend the same school, Hyosei Junior High School.</b>
<b>“Wa, So cute! This must be the Yukiya-chan who Ojiisan was talking about!”</b>
<b>Natsumi was looking at me with shining eyes.</b>
<b>“Yeah, she is really cute. . .”</b>
<b>Tomonori also muttered his own opinion.</b>
<b>I-I’m cute?</b>
<b>It’s embarrassing hearing that from my two closest friends.</b>
<b>I could only assume how confused they were when they came to the store and found I was gone. It seems my father talked about Yukiya, being exchanged for “Yukiya”. Kind of confusing but boy for girl. </b>
<b>I’m supposed to be my cousin and transfer to our school.</b>
<b>With all that said, how do I approach this. . .?</b>
<b>“A, I(♂️). . .no.”</b>
<b>I can’t use boku(♂️). I’m supposed to be a girl from the start. So I should say Watashi(♀️).</b>
<b>“I(♀️) am Kitahara Yukiya, It’s a pleasure to meet you Natsumi-chan.”</b>
<b>“Thank you, Yukiya-chan. But um? How did you know my name?”</b>
<b>She then looked at me suspiciously and tilted her head with a finger on her cheek.</b>
<b>Oops. I immediately made a mistake. She didn’t even greet me yet. Why would I know her name!?!?</b>
<b>A cold sweat dripped from my forehead.</b>
<b>I could feel my facade breaking. </b>
<b>“Eh? A, My dad, I-I mean my Uncle told me. Y-Yeah that’s it.”</b>
<b>Alright, I managed a good response.</b>
<b>“I see. I also heard about you from Ojii-san.”</b>
<b>Natsumi-chan returned to her smiley self as if she was convinced.</b>
<b>I gave a sigh of relief.</b>
<b>“However I never knew Yukiya had a cousin.”</b>
<b>Yeah, I didn’t know either.</b>
<b>“O-Oh, I’m Tomonori, Seaki Tomonori. Pleasure to meet you Yukiya-chan.”</b>
<b>“P-please to meet you. Seaki-kun.”</b>
<b>His face was red, and pretty flustered.</b>
<b>He was always good looking, and popular with girls.</b>
<b>But I was his male childhood friend, and I understand him more personally. He is actually a rather shy quiet person with a hidden lecherous side.</b>
<b>It makes sense for our age, but we would often talk about things only boys could. Embarrassing stories and more perverted talks. I even know where his hidden treasures are underneath his bed.</b>
<b>“Well it’s great to meet you! In three days the opening ceremony will happen, and then we’ll be classmates!”</b>
<b>She then grabbed my hand tightly and exclaimed.</b>
<b>They are warm.</b>
<b>Although she is my childhood friend, this kind of skin ship is uncommon. I guess it’s one of the perks of being a girl? Women skin ship. . ?</b>
<b>After that they both sat at their usual table near the entrance. After a little bit, I came back with the usual Zensai for Natsumi-chan.</b>
<b>“But still, Yukiya is gone. . .Without even saying anything. . .not even a goodbye.”</b>
<b>Natsumi-chan. . .Looked so sad when she said that.</b>
<b>This hurts. I feel so guilty. It happened so fast I couldn’t say anything.</b>
<b>“M-Maybe it was an emergency so he couldn’t tell you? I think he cares.”</b>
<b>“You think so?”</b>
<b>“Yeah. Yukiya said he would contact you when they get the chance. They are just busy right now.”</b>
<b>I was careful not to lie. Maybe I can send a message from my computer to Natsumi-chan’s smartphone?</b>
<b>“Really? You’re saying he will contact me?”</b>
<b>“Y-Yeah.”</b>
<b>She really ate that up.</b>
<b>“But it seems that Yukiya-chan is also helping around the shop.”</b>
<b>“Eh? Ah, of course. I do live here after all.”</b>
<b>“Well that’s admirable. I’ll have to follow your example.”</b>
<b>Natsumi was the mayor’s daughter, so there must be a ton of pressure that comes along with that. However I noticed that the jersey she was wearing was Hyosei’s Junior High School outfit, with a racket at her side. It seems like she just got back from the soft tennis club.</b>
<b>They then began to both dine into the Zensai they ordered.</b>
<b>“Is it lonely without Yukiya-kun?”</b>
<b>My curiosity got the better of me, so I asked them while they began to eat.</b>
<b>If you think about it, I’m supposed to be gone now. . .That must be pretty dejecting.</b>
<b>“Yeah. . .Yeah it is. We’ve been together ever since we were kids.”</b>
<b>“Natsumi almost cried when she heard Yukiya was gone. Perhaps she lik-”</b>
<b>Bang*.</b>
<b>At that moment, Natsumi-chan kicked Tomonori’s shin.</b>
<b>“Ow! Why did you do that?”</b>
<b>“Ara, I slipped. Sorry~”</b>
<b>She slipped while sitting?</b>
<b>“Tomonori, are you okay?”</b>
<b>I asked him. I know Natsumi-chan’s kick hit his weak spot.</b>
<b>“No no no, I’m fine.”</b>
<b>Even though it was obviously painful, he acted tough. . . Well I might aswell ask him now.</b>
<b>“So then Tomonori-kun. Are you lonely now?”</b>
<b>“It is terribly depressing. . .We were always together. . .”</b>
<b>He really was my best male friend.</b>
<b>However knowing him, I’m sure he is glad to have female Yukiya replace me.</b>
<b>“Ah, It doesn’t mean that we hate you being here Yukiya-chan. We’re happy you’re here!”</b>
<b>I guess he thought I felt left out.</b>
<b>They finished their meal and paid. However before they left, Natsumi-chan called me over.</b>
<b>“It was truly a pleasure to meet you! On the first day, let’s go to school together!”</b>
<b>“Y-Yeah, I’ll be waiting. . .”</b>
<b>And with that she opened the door and left.</b>
<b>Both of them looked back and gave me a wave. I of course returned one as well.</b>
<b>Will this be alright? </b>
<b>Natsumi-chan is really perceptive.</b>
<b>How long until they figure out I am the Yukiya? Are they already suspecting me?</b>
<b>But it’s somewhat reassuring. . .</b>
<b>Anyways, school is starting soon, which is simply another headache. . .</b>
<b>Another chapters, and we finally meet the friends. And they finally meet the new Yukiya. If I’m honest, I hope they find out soon. Or she simply tell them. I like it when friends get together and help each other. Anyways school is looming and also the store, so a new arc for sure.</b>
Anyways, new chapter in 2-3 days.
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