"Luka? Are you okay there?" Aster, no- Ester, was patting me on the back while I sat in the corner of the room like a statue. I was still in some denial that Ester was not a guy. I also refused to admit that I was reborn as a female myself. My hands cupped two soft mounds upon my chest. I sighed. It was incredible to be reborn as a girl, but at the same time, I'd rather be the ultimate male protagonist that would defeat the Demon King and get a harem full of cute girls. Now, how exactly am I going to do all that as a girl? Plus, I had yet to understand Kami-sama's divine blessings that I was supposedly given upon being reborn.

"Luka. Luka? Are you okay Luka? Answer me please." Ester called my name out of concern.

"Ester... Please dress up like a girl more." I looked back at the girl who was looking after me. Her short, spiky hair and her nonexistent chest gave her a male appearance. In addition, her arms and legs were well trained for the purpose of fighting. The fact that Ester used a sword and shield didn't help much with her appearance either.

"Hmm? Why? Skirts just get in the way of combat." Ester tilted her head at my request.

"You'd look a lot cuter if you were in a more girly dress." I turned around and stared at her. Yosh! My first mission was to make Ester my ideal, blonde paladin. It was going to be a challenge; especially since Ester seemed to have no awareness to her own style. As I was thinking this, Ester smiled.

"What is it?" I asked the smiling swords-woman.

"You don't look so depressed anymore. Back in the baths, it looked like you watched the world end." Ester sat on one of the beds in the room. We took a bath, but I couldn't enjoy myself to the fullest as I learned I was born as a girl. For the entire day, I thought I was reborn as a guy, and I somehow ignored the fact that I had two small mounds on my chest. The two of us had dinner at in the inn's dining hall, but I didn't speak much. Maybe I was making too big a deal out of this.

"I see. Sorry about that Ester. It's been a long journey for me I guess." I laughed in self-mockery. The main protagonist should never let girls worry about him! Hence, I decided to tell Ester a story that explained my gender change shock. Of course, I lied about the setting and the premise of my "journey", but it seemed to convince Ester to some extent.

"So there you have it. I have the body of a girl, but my soul is that of a boy's. Please don't hate me." I was kneeling on the ground. I hoped that this wouldn't sever ties between us, but I would accept the fact if she did.

"Ahh.. Well... you saved me from the Blue Slime earlier, so I guess we can call it even." Ester twirled her hair with her finger while blushing slightly. Her eyes avoided making eye contact with mine. "But don't grope me without permission okay!"

"Yes, yes. I'm sorry for feeling you up without your permission. To be fair, you had a lewd expression when-"

"How is that fair?! Erase that from your head! Now!" Ester grabbed the hilt of her sheathed sword. She then proceeded to smack me across the head with the flat side from left to right and back repetitively.

"Aish! Alright, alright! I get it! Just stop hitting me with the back of the sword! Gyah!" I was forced to submit to the request.

"Geez... I'm going to get some water from Carol. Don't do anything funny okay?"

"Yeah, yeah... like what though?"

"L-l-like grabbing my dirty clothes and s-stuff like that!" Ester shyly turned away as she walked towards the door.

"Ahh.. don't worry. I'm not one of those low level perverts," I said. I plopped myself onto the bed adjacent to Ester's and waved my hand in dismissal. I am incomparable to simple pantsu-sniffing perverts.

"...Are you a high level pervert?" Ester immediately walked back to her bed and started fumbling with her backpack.

"Hmm.. maybe?" Fuehehe... your purity will be tainted with me around. Well, I'm not in the mood so maybe later.

"Ahh mo! I'll be back..." With and exasperated cry full of stress, Ester temporarily exited the room to get some drinking water from the inn.

I turned my head and reached out to a basket of complementary fruits provided by the inn and grabbed an apple. Was it really an apple though? In this alternate world, this apple could be called a banana for all I know.

Then, the apple started ringing.

What is this? Is this a joke? I held the apple to my ear and gave a simple hello.

"Ahem. This is PizzaHut, how may I help you today?"

"Ooh! It connected! Good evening... umm... Luka-something-or-other-san. I'm glad I managed to get this so-called 'phone call' through." It was everyone's favorite God from above- Kami-sama.

"Oi, oi Kami-sama. What's with the apples? A banana would make more sense." I could only say that much in exasperation as I had enough bizarre adventures for one day.

"Ho? I thought you humans utilized something called an Apple phone. Am I wrong? Maybe that's why the goddesses of agriculture were so confused when I asked to make a phone call."

"Ahh forget it Kami-sama. Anyways, you probably know that I have PLENTY of questions for you."

"Ah, right. So, I mixed up the X and Y chromosomes when recreating your body for rebirth. That's why you're a girl with the soul of a boy."

"That's the reason? Seriously? Kami-sama, I trusted you."

"Cut me some slack will you? There's only one Kami-sama, and there's at least three billion living entities for me to attend to for each world. Of course I would mix up the X and Y chromosomes every now and then and accidentally allow some evil gods to destroy the lands."

"Wait a second. Evil gods? Don't tell me you want me to take them on and send them back to the heavens for judgement or something."

"Actually I wasn't, but now that you mention it, it sounds like a good idea. Go find the god of chaos who is currently acting as this world's Demon King and beat him. In exchange, I'll make you a boy again."

"How am I supposed to do that when I have no super powers?!"

"I gave you some. What was the last thing you thought of before coming here?"

"Hmm... I thought about losing my virginity I guess."

"... Well I have no clue what your abilities are other than extremely high brain capacity, advanced level of magic adaptability, and advanced combat of all sorts. Try going to a guild and register for a guild card. Sorta like those RPG games you know? On the guild card, your special ability will appear on it. Why didn't you just ask for super strength or unlimited magic power like all the other dumb protagonists?"

"Because I'm going to be the best protagonist!"

"Yeah, good luck with that. Kami-sama out."

I had a cellular conversation with Kami-sama. Actually, it was more of me talking right next to a fruit. I put the apple back into the basket and sighed. I noticed that a certain blonde girl had returned from her journey to acquire water from the inn keeper.

"Yo, Ester. Don't just stand there. Come on in."

"Luka. Why were you talking to the piece of fruit?"

Oh... well I guess someone thinks I'm crazy. To be fair, I would think I was crazy too.

"Ahh.. you saw that? How embarrassing... Don't mind me too much. Just talking to myself about the past and all. I'll try to avoid doing it in front of you."

To cover up my conversation with Kami-sama, I threw a random curveball at Ester and hoped she would take the bait.

"I see... If there's anything I can do to help, I'll be here."

How pure. If I hadn't watched over a dozen well planned romance anime and played twenty-seven different dating sims, I would have fallen for her right there and then.

"Then... Can I sleep in the same bed as you?"

"No."

"Thought so. Can you take me to the guild tomorrow? I haven't registered myself yet."

"You haven't? That's odd."

"Hmm?"

"You took out half an army of slimes, but you aren't a registered adventurer."

"You know.. I've been meaning to ask this, but are slime monsters really that formidable?"

"Of course! They are the direct spawn of the Demon King himself! They're slimy! You can't hit them with a sword unless you hit it's core! They can melt your clothes at times and swallow you! Some can disintegrate your entire body! They're scary! And slimy!"

Huh... So Ester doesn't like slimy things. I'd better be careful with my "release" if I plan on doing it. Wait, I'm still a girl.

The two of us hit the sack to rest up for the long day to come.