Transmigrated into a World of Reversed Roles
Chap 32

After talking with Elias, even though I was still a little scared of the idea of getting pregnant as a guy, at least I was no longer confused now.

The dilemma I had about accepting the surgery to fix my uterus was also gone. Even so, I still had something I needed to say to Mom.

So after coming home and changing clothes, I opened the door to her room. This time I didn’t bother to knock. Which, a few seconds later, I regretted.

"Mom, I’m sorry for being disrespectful to you this morning. But there’s something I want to say—"

My sentence stopped. Right after the door opened and I saw her figure, my body froze, stuck in place.

Because no matter how I looked at it, she was in the middle of changing clothes. Just about to take off her shirt, her chest was exposed to my eyes.

"Ren... What did you want to talk about? I’m still changing, so wait a moment, okay?"

"L-Let’s talk in the living room instead. I’ll wait downstairs."

Even without waiting for her response, I had already closed the door. Going down the stairs at incredible speed, I went to the living room and jumped onto the sofa.

My face buried in a pillow. There was no one around, but I didn’t even want to show myself to the air right now. Because I was sure, I looked really red right now.

Five minutes, I reflected on my life until Mom’s footsteps were heard coming down the stairs. I quickly got up and sat properly.

She approached me while looking side to side.

"...Where is Dad?"

Her outfit had changed into the usual casual shirt she wears at home, which is a black t-shirt with shorts. Similar to what I was wearing now.

"Went to the minimarket."

"At this hour? Alone?"

"With his friend earlier. He said there’s a huge discount event there."

"I see..."

She walked toward the sofa next to me. Sitting there, she didn’t say anything. Her index finger tapped the armrest.

Because I myself forgot what I wanted to talk about with her after what happened earlier, I didn’t speak right away either. Taking a deep breath, I looked at her.

"So, Ren—"

"Please decline Mrs. Yona’s offer to pay for my surgery."

She also seemed like she wanted to say something. But the words I let out in one breath cut her off.

Mom’s hand stopped moving her finger. She kept looking at me for two seconds as if trying to read my expression.

"You’re not mad at me?"

"Uh? Why should I be?"

"I hid the fact that your infertility could be cured."

Oh, right. At first I was a bit bothered by that but because I was more focused on the possibility of being able to get pregnant again, I almost forgot about it.

I thought for a moment to answer.

"After I found out that you hid that fact, honestly this morning I was a little mad. But you already explained that you had your own reasons, right?"

If I put myself in your place, I think I would also hide the fact that there’s a chance I could recover. I mean, this needs a lot of money. If I knew earlier, you might’ve thought it would burden me and mess up my school life because I worked too hard to help earn money.

She just continued staring at me, before finally letting out a helpless smile.

"I feel stupid for messing up at work earlier. How could I forget that my child is the best in the world?"

Unable to handle the sincere praise from her, I immediately closed my eyes. Looking away would only make her realize I was embarrassed and that would be even more embarrassing.

Then her expression turned hesitant.

"But are you sure you want to refuse Mrs. Yona’s help, Ren? If that’s the case... then your surgery might be cutting it close to the time when your uterus can’t be fixed anymore. Two months from now."

"I’m sure. It doesn’t feel right to accept help from Mrs. Yona just like that. Besides, I still have some savings, so I think that’ll help a bit."

Besides, it’s not like I’m afraid of anything now. Not being able to gather the money before the deadline? Who cares. I didn’t want to get pregnant in the first place.

"Alright, then I’ll tell Mrs. Yona later. She might be disappointed, but this is your own choice to refuse her help. She’ll understand."

"Thank you, Mom."

"Just so you know, this doesn’t mean you can overwork yourself after this. Even though money is the main priority, your health is more important. Leave the rest to me."

Why are all the girls in this world so cool? Yona, Yuri, Hina, and now my Mom. Even though this is a world where gender roles are reversed, they got too many buffs. The me from the old world could never beat how cool they are.

It’s not like I was cool from the beginning anyway.

"By the way, Mom, does Dad know about this?"

"...No, he doesn’t. Please keep this secret from him too. At least until I can gather all the money. It’ll be bad if Dad’s acid reflux flares up."

"..."

New information for me. I didn’t know Dad actually had acid reflux in this world. He seemed totally healthy since I got here.

I nodded to her. Since everything I wanted to say was already said, I wanted to stand up to go back to my room but she suddenly stopped me.

"Wait, Ren. I... still have one more request for you."

"Hm?"

Using her finger to scratch her cheek, she gave a shy smile.

"Can you give me a massage again like yesterday? I think my shoulders are getting stiff again..."

Like I could ever say no, right? The night was still long and before Dad came home, I spent the time with just Mom.

The living room came alive.

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The next afternoon. At school, I did my activities like usual. Had lunch with the only close male friend I had in this world.

At first it was a beautiful day. No clouds, my mental burden about pregnancy was gone, and I could listen to school lessons properly again.

It was such a peaceful day. My plan after this was to meet Yuri to check out her game. She said she would bring her gameplay video today.

However, I was still forgetting one thing.

Just as I was cleaning up my lunchbox—she, the person I’d been looking for since yesterday, was now the one looking for me. Entering the classroom with a loud door opening sound, all attention was drawn to her.

The ponytailed girl walked toward me. Her black eyes looked filled with an emotion. Maybe disappointment? Confusion? Or even anger? I didn’t know. But with those eyes, she kept staring at me, as if I was the one who caused her to be like this now.

Yona opened her mouth.

"Why did you refuse my offer to help?"

...For some reason, I wasn't even surprised by her behavior today.