Chapter 10
Is this a Homo?
“- And just who do you think you are?”
“W,who, you say… I’m someone who lives in this house . Further in isn’t the shop anymore, it’s the house area, so-“
I heard a conversation from the direction of the store, and I listened in .
“I’m saying, why won’t you let me through!?”
“Uu… you’re really intimidating…”
From the contents of the conversation, is it a complaint?
Like, where’s your manager or something?
Thinking of the flustered and tear Mina, I left the medicine room in a hurry and opened the door to continue into the shop .
“My apologies, has our employee done something -?”
Over there was Mina, teary as expected, and the homo-elf Kururu-san .
“Reiji-san … waaaah…”
“- Reiji-chan . ”
Creak, slam … .
I quickly shut the door .
Bang bang bang-!
There was fierce pounding on the door from outside .
“Why – why did you shut the door, Reiji-chan – even though I came all this way to see you! You acted the same previously, and the time prior to that, and even before, and the time before that-! – Isn’t it fine if you don’t act shy!?”
“I ain’t acting shy . If you aren’t here for the shop, please leave . You’ll bother the other customers . ”
“And just what are you saying? I choose to come when there aren’t any customers, right!?”
Looks like he’s someone who considers the trouble he’d cause, surprisingly .
“So we can be alone together!”
I withdraw my statement .
“Could you maybe also consider the trouble you’re being to me?”
“Recently, hasn’t there been a young man coming and going from here? Just who is he!?”
Is he talking about Jiral-san?
Since then, he’s been increasingly stopping by the shop from time to time to chat .
“H-m, I guess you could say a friend? … That’s the connection . ”
“Then you’re already in a convex/concave relationship -!?”
“We’re not connecting physically . What do you think a friend is?”
Gasa; there was that kind of sound .
“It can’t be helped . I’m going home for today . Another time, Reiji-chan . ”
It became quiet so I peeked into the shop, and Mina was there holding a bouquet of flowers .
“Sorry, Mina . I made you deal with a troublesome customer . From now on, it’s fine to call for me when any weirdos come . ”
“Yessir . Thank you very much . … I think these were probably supposed to be handed over to Reiji-san, but … what should I do…?”
So Kururu-san brought that flower bouquet?
I’ll gratefully use the flowers that can be used as medicinal ingredients, but I’m troubled with what do about it…
They have a pleasant scent .
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The hues are also pretty, and they’d make a girl happy if you gave it to them .
When I casually looked at the entrance, this time a different elf, a girl, came in while looking behind her .
An outstandingly beautiful elf .
“ “Welcome . ” “
Mina and my voices rang out .
“I’m called Ririka – recently my brother’s been strange . ”
Mina and I looked at each other and asked, ‘Who’s her brother?’ with our eyes .
Mina tilted her head . I also tilted my head .
“Um – , and who might your brother be…? This is a pharmacy, not a consultation service, though…”
“My brother’s name is Kururu . – Recently, my brother’s been strange . ”
“ … Recently?”
He’s been weird since just recently?
“Every time he goes out to town, he’s fidgety, and today he brought a flower bouquet - . I’ve been following him . All the way to this store . ”
Another complicated person has come…
The elf called Ririka took one glance at the flower bouquet and pointed at Mina .
“It’s you, right? That Daisy person!”
“ “Daisy-??” “
Mina and I looked at each other as our eyes turned to dots .
Who’s Daisy? Dunno? We held another conversation with our eyes .
She’s pointing, so she’s probably talking about Mina .
“Nii-san, he’s always talking about Daisy, Daisy, Daisy, it’s ridiculous! Don’t get full of yourself just because you’re a little cute-“
She’s really angry, but Mina doesn’t seem to care at all as she pulls on my sleeve a number of times .
“Reiji-san, Reiji-san, she said I was cute~!”
“That’s right . Mina is one of our two poster girls we can brag about, after all . ”
Mina slapped me lightly .
“Oh gee-z! Oh gee-z! You won’t get anything even if you flatter me! Gee-z! I’m going to make Reiji-san’s favorites for dinner-“
With light footsteps, like she could make flowers bloom by walking, Mina withdrew into the back .
“Ah, hold it right there!”
“The one who should hold it is you . What do you need with … ‘Daisy’?”
Didn’t she maybe mishear ‘Reiji’ as ‘Daisy’?
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“It’s not that I need her for anything … Just, I’m not really happy with Nii-san romping about … And so, I was wondering who the other person was … I was just curious . ”
… Her Onii-san is only interested in men; I wonder if it would be okay to out him .
“I’ve understood from the conversation just now . … Daisy is Shopkeeper-san’s lover, right? Even so, Nii-san is interested in that Daisy woman … I can’t forgive you … Nii-san is so pitiable!”
Looks like Kururu-san shows a normal disposition when he’s home .
Even so, this Ririkchan as been going Nii-chan, Nii-chan, Nii-chan all this time; it’s “Nii-san,” every time she opens her mouth .
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Ah . Is this the little sister that love Onii-chan so much but can’t honestly show it…?
So a tsundere imouto … hohoh… H-m .
When you think about it like that, this thorny attitude can be seen as strangely heartwarming .
“Wh,what? Grinning like that . . ”
“Oh no no, it’s nothing, nothing . Continue? If Onii-chan is taken by Daisy, will you be jealous?”
Fwoomph; Ririka’s face went bright red .
“N – no-! I just came to see what kind of person Onii-ch – Nii-san likes!”
… But ‘Daisy’ is a man .
“He said she was amazingly skilled, so she’s really cute…”
But ‘Daisy’ is a man .
“And he said her butt and voice are particularly dazzling…”
But ‘Daisy’ is a man .
“I,I’m not the one that said this, got it? B,but you know . In case she becomes part of the family later, then you’d want to see, right? As a little sister . ”
And – your Onii-chan is totally just a homo .
I feel like gently watching over this little sister, but it’s not good to not correct misunderstandings .
As I gave in, I decided to tell her the truth .
“Please listen to me . You’ve been hearing ‘Reiji’ as ‘Daisy’ . ”
“Eh?”
Ririka furrowed her thin brows together .
“Kururu-san comes to this shop to bother ‘Reiji,’ who always sends him away . And that girl just now is called Mina . And, ‘Reiji’ is my name . ”
“Eh…? … You mean”
“Yeah, that’s right . ”
Ririka seemed unable to hide her surprise, her mouth hanging open .
“Shopkeeper, you like men-?”
“No! … That’s your dear Onii-san . I like girls . ”
“L . Lies . Because Nii-san is the forest’s coolest, most popular guy … He’s a brother I’m proud of –“
“I want to believe it’s a lie too, but it’s the truth . ”
Even now, Ririka has a dazed look on her face, like she could cry .
Well yeah, for the Onii-chan you love to be a homo is …
For the little sister, it’s obvious . For him to be a homo…
But Ririka will also hate it if Kururu-san continues to come bother me, I bet .
Is there anything I can do?
That pop-styled homo .
His sexual desire for men probably comes from his sex drive, right?
“L,lies… Nii-san is…”
“Since whenever your Onii-san meets me, he’s talking about nothing but butts . ”
“For him to be a homo…”
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“It’s not possible to change his orientation, but it might be possible to reduce his love for men . ”
“Really!?”
“Yeah . First try reducing his sex drive . The mental aspects aside, the physical aspects are connected to it, after all . ”
“Huh? … And … what will happen to Nii-san?”
He won’t be able to get it up - .
There’s no way to say it outright to a girl, so
“It will suppress his love for men for a little while . ”
Was all I said .
“What do you need me to do…”
“Wait a bit . I’ll go compound a medicine for this now-“
I took a ‘Landen Flower Tea’ from the ones lined up on the shelf in the store .
It’s the tea that I had Jiral-san’s girlfriend drink previously .
This has the effect of calming nerves to relax .
To sum it up, it makes it difficult to get excited .
If I strengthen that effect a little more, then I’ll be able to get the effect I want .
Leaving the shop, I headed towards the medicine room when Noela spotted me and came over .
“Master, Master . Noela, poster? Poster?”
“Noela, poster…? Aa, you mean poster girl?”
Noela nodded up and down with all her might .
Looks like she heard about it from Mina .
“Yup, Noela is also our cute poster girl, right?”
“Ru-♪”
Noela’s tail swished from side to side as she hugged my waist .
“Wait, let go … well, it’s fine . ”
Noela doesn’t seem to want to let go, so I went to the medicine room just like that and started working .
Was she bored? Before I knew it, Noela was hugging her tail, sound asleep .
Just watching her is healing…
She can stretch her tail all the way to there .
Suppressing the desire to mess with Noela, I continued my work and finished the medicine .
With the Landen Flower Tea as a base method, I just extracted the flower more fully, so just that took more time .
[Strong Landen Extract: A medicine that reduces sexual desire and calms the mind . ]
It would be nice if he lost his attachment to me, even just a bit, with this medicine .
I put a small amount into a little bottle and returned to the store .
“The scent isn’t strong, so it’s fine to mix it into his food . However the effect is very strong, so you can’t use more than a little at a time, okay?”
“I understand; thanks, Reiji!”
Ririka took the medicine and left quickly .
Will it be alright…
I hope she won’t get into a fight with Kururu-san .
The next day, my uneasiness seemed to be dead on .
Ririka came flying in the moment I opened the shop .
“Reiji! Please – help-“
“Help with what…?”
Ririka, who was out of breath, pointed behind her .
When I tilted my head in confusion, Kururu-san came in .
“Ah, good morning . The two of you here today . ”
“- That is soooo true . This gal, oh dear me, she’s been saying I’m weird ever since I woke up, you see? And so, you know, she said we aaaabsolutely have to go to Reiji-chan’s store, and she, like, brought me along, see?”
This is – Kururu-san, with his deep male voice, is chattering like a girl .
“…”
“Um, Reiji, do you need an explanation?”
Yeah, I don’t .
“What do I do? What do I do, Reiji-“
Ririka seized me by the shoulders and shook me back and forth .
“O-Onii-chan is – now an Onee-chan-!”
Onee-chan is spelled implying he’s now a ‘femme’
“Did you properly give him only a little to drink? I did tell you it was fine to mix it into his food, right?”
“I didn’t want a homo Nii-san, so I used all of it in one go at dinner time . ”
“That’s the problem! That was why I said to use it a little at a time yesterday, right?”
“Heeey, what is it, Ririka? And Reiji-chan too, just why are you two so close? This is why women are- . Geez! When you go home, they trample all over you-“
For some reason … Kururu-san’s chin has a cleft .
It’s a splendid butt chin .
I rubbed my eyes and looked again .
Yup, it’s a butt chin . A splendid one .
S,strange … it shouldn’t have had that effect, though .
In order to calm down the flustered Ririka, I took a deep breath .
“Reduced sex drive is a temporary thing, so I think he’ll go back to normal after a while . The split chin, too . ”
Hoh; Ririka patted her chest in relief .
“Th,thank goodnesss… he’ll go back to normal, right? … This weird way of speaking, and this split chin . ”
Medicine can’t transcend a person’s gender, nor can it change his disposition .
“Somehow, I feel like his face has also gotten darker . I wonder if it will also go back . The split chin, too . ”
“You’re right … It is darker … But it’s fine, he’ll return to normal . The split chin, too . ”
In the end, the usual Kururu-san came with a refreshing smile three days later .
And the split chin also returned back to normal .
All that had happened, so the Strong Landen Extract is not for sale .
Even so, did someone hear about it? The number of wives with unfaithful husbands coming who had heard about it have increased .
Every time, I strongly cautioned the wives who want the Strong Landen Extract .
“Please be careful . If you use it improperly, your husband will become an Onee – Also, his chin will split . ”