"…So, can I ask why I was called here?"
Ren was currently in a room in the employees' quarters—the back side of the brothel. The reason was simple: he had been summoned. The two men who called him were sitting across the table from him, looking rather solemn. They were the boys, now wearing simple women's clothes. They were Takuma's former followers. Their real names were Shū and Reo. They were currently using—or rather, being called—the professional names "Aki" and "Rena." Compared to their boss, who was now called Rian, these two were originally smarter figures. Their toned muscles seemed to have transitioned relatively smoothly into a more feminine physique, and now that their hair was longer and they wore light makeup, they looked somewhat fitting. Time had passed since Ren last saw Rian, which also contributed to the change.
In the first place, what did they want?
"Yes. We have a small favor to ask of you, Ren-sama."
"We'd be grateful if you could just listen to us first."
"What's with that shady tone?"
Ren couldn't help but interrupt them as they were about to state their business, and the courtesan who was sitting with them as a supervisor burst into an unrestrained laugh. She would have laughed a refined "Hehe" if she were working with a customer. Ren wondered what Aki and his friends, who had been fully indulged when Ren was a customer, were thinking now. Being treated like girls, teased, and shown the raw side of things must have broken their spell of infatuation.
Putting that aside for the moment.
"No, well. We're having trouble finding an appropriate tone."
"You can just talk like before. I don't particularly mind."
"In your case, your voice is completely feminine. …Well, if you say it's fine, we'll take advantage."
They glanced at the older woman, and she winked, signaling that "it's fine because it's private." Ren bowed his head in thanks for the generous judgment and couldn't help but smile wryly when he saw the pork jerky gift in her hand. It was fine to eat it, of course, but wouldn't she get thirsty?
"So, what's the matter?"
"Ah. It's something only you can answer."
"Hmm."
It seemed to be quite a serious matter. They hadn't had much direct interaction before. Most of their conversations had taken place under Takuma's supervision. Ren was sure they weren't particularly nice guys, but he also thought they were better than that rude, self-centered leader.
So, what was their question?
"Which is better, a man's body or a woman's body?"
"Alright, I'm out. I'm going home."
"Wait! Wait! This is a super important question!"
They frantically stopped him as he genuinely started to stand up. Ren, forced to sit back down when they almost grabbed his wings and tail, gave Aki and the others a deadpan glare. The older woman, meanwhile, was rolling with laughter and munching on pork jerky. She would definitely be drinking a canned cocktail if one were available.
"That's your important question? …You mean the difference in sensation between a man's body and a woman's, right? I've never been with a man."
"Of course. We're fine with just your experience from masturbating."
"We're not stupid enough to ask how your sex was with Furi."
Ren thought their self-assessment was questionable, considering they spoke of "masturbating" and "sex" so casually, but it wasn't that strange if he thought of it as a casual chat between guys.
"Why do you need to know that?"
"Well, how can I put it? We're confused about what to do with ourselves. …You understand, Ren."
"Ah. You guys will have to start taking clients at this rate."
"Exactly. And frankly, it's because of you."
Ren shrugged in response to the light resentment. It was their fault to begin with, and regardless of how much trouble they were in, they were already adapting well if they were starting to say, "Isn't the woman's side more pleasurable?"
Ren sighed, shaking off his exasperation. "Hmm…" he pondered.
"Well, honestly, the woman's side feels better."
"Is that true?! How much better?"
"Subjectively, several times better. Maybe even ten times."
"No way, is the difference that huge!?"
The two were surprised, but the difference was unavoidable, as the nature of sexual sensation and desire was fundamentally different between men and women. A man's desire was mainly focused on the urgency that originated from the male organ. A woman's, however, was a feeling of pleasure that accumulated throughout the entire body. It was a world of difference, even though both were a desire to "relieve tension."
…After casually discussing this, Ren snapped back to reality, thinking, What am I even talking about?
"That was just my personal experience, so you don't have to worry too much about it—"
"So the woman's side is better…"
"I knew it. I had a feeling."
"Huh?"
Ren felt he might have opened a strange door for them, or at least provided the final push.
"Are you guys okay? Don't get desperate, okay? If you have problems, you should talk to someone."
"…Ren. You're kind."
"We're sorry for treating you badly back then. We really messed up."
Things seemed to be seriously bad for them. Ren turned to the older woman and asked, "What happened?"
"It's nothing major. I just explained the 'training' required to take customers in detail."
"That's a major thing!"
Since this brothel primarily catered to men, their clients would, of course, be men. Aki and the others hadn't become women like Ren, so… Ren's gaze went distant.
"It's fine, it's fine. Even boys can feel pleasure if they're treated sweetly like girls."
"Is that how it works?"
"Yeah. Ren-chan, it might be useful for you to know, too. You might even be better at that kind of thing than us."
"I see…"
Although Ren had absolutely no plans to entertain men, this information might be useful for something. For instance, a technique he came up with for dealing with men might actually be applicable to Furi and the others.
"I understand. …It takes courage to step into something completely new. Especially something like this, which feels like you're changing completely."
"You understand, Ren."
"Then, do you know what we should do?"
They looked at him pleadingly, but there wasn't much Ren could say.
"In my case, I had no choice but to become a woman, even though I didn't want to. I guess if you take the plunge bravely, a whole new world will open up to you."
He had said something similar to Takuma. Takuma had reacted with intense displeasure then.
"…I see. Thank you, Ren."
They thanked him tearfully. Are these guys really okay?
"No, seriously. We still don't see any hope of paying off the debt. I think it would be bad to remain 'courtesans,' but we have to go public to earn money quickly, right? That's when we heard the details from Sis."
"Ah. That stone is expensive."
The Class Change Stone was expensive due to its rarity. Now, Ren's group had one, and the cost was within their means to purchase, but…
"Drinking expensive alcohol to relieve stress soon after arriving here was a bad idea…"
"Yeah. And destroying the shop's equipment by fighting when we didn't like the instruction."
"You guys really did a lot of things."
Ren considered offering to lend them the missing amount—or at least talking to Furi and the others about it—but after hearing Aki's story, he lost the motivation. He felt they would mess things up again if they were released now, so he wanted them to become familiar with a woman's feelings a little more before being free.
"Well, do your best. I wish you luck."
The older woman smiled at him, saying, "Nice, Ren-chan."
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