Gender-Reversed University

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As we got off the bus, students from HUFS Yongin Campus and HUFS Affiliated High School poured out behind us.

Choi Ye-ra got off following me and said,

"Siwon-ah, where are you headed? I've got a liberal arts class, so I'm going to the main building."

"Oh. I've got a mass communication major class, so I'm heading to the Humanities and Business Building."

"Ah, really? That's a shame. It'd be nice if you had a class in the main building too—we could've gone together. Let's grab lunch or dinner sometime soon. Cool?"

"Yeah, cool! Let's Katon later. See ya~"

"Okay. Siwon-ah. I'll Katon you. See you next time!"

Ye-ra really has a straightforward personality, like a guy's.

Or in this gender-reversed world, should I say it's like a girl's?

I waited for the school shuttle bus to head to the Humanities and Business Building.

Honestly, HUFS Yongin Campus isn't exactly known for great job prospects or prestige if we're just talking academics.

But it has its advantages.

Maybe because of the middling grades, or the abundance of language and literature majors.

Even in my original real world, it was a school with more women than men.

And there are tons of fun-loving, well-groomed beauties here.

Even in this gender-reversed world, that hasn't changed.

If anything, this place feels like straight-up paradise.

As I lined up for the shuttle, the ratio was one guy to about twenty girls waiting.

Obviously, that one guy was me.

The rest were all women.

And out of those roughly twenty women, five were drop-dead gorgeous enough to catch your eye immediately.

In my original world, a situation like this—one guy surrounded by all women—would've made me embarrassed and uncomfortable.

But not now.

Hell, I was enjoying it.

And apparently, I wasn't the only one eyeing the view.

A husky voice came from behind—like the voice of a chain-smoking party girl.

"Fuck. Seriously, does our school not have a single guy no matter how hard you look? Fuck, it's bad enough coming from an all-girls middle and high school. If I'd known it'd be like this, I never would've come to this nun convent of a school. Sigh... seriously. Isn't there even one ripped guy who looks like he belongs in porn?"

Her friend, it seemed, whispered softly,

"Hey, quiet down. Someone might hear."

"Fuck it. So what if they do? They're all thinking the same thing anyway. If there were guys around, maybe... Huh? Wait..."

The husky-voiced girl suddenly trailed off into a hushed whisper to her friend.

"Hey, hey... there's a guy in front. A guy. Is he a model? Whoa, fuck. He's fucking sexy. Did we have a guy like that at our school?"

"That's him. The famous one from our school. Journalism department hottie. You don't know him?"

"Huh? That's the guy? Whoa, first time seeing him in person, and damn, he lives up to the hype. His back view is killer. Look at those long legs and that firm ass. Ah, just the back makes it even tastier. Hey, go up front and check him out for me."

"You crazy bitch. Go yourself. How am I supposed to just walk up without dying of embarrassment?"

"Ah, you fucking bitch. You've gotten bold. Back in high school, you were my errand girl."

"You crazy bitch. Why bring up ancient history? And when are you paying back the money I lent you yesterday?"

"Hey! Sorry, tomorrow. Tomorrow. I got cleaned out last night betting on LoL with Mi-jeong at the PC bang."

"Ugh, seriously. You crazy bitch."

"Hey, sorry, okay? Anyway, hold up. I'm gonna shoot my shot with him."

"You crazy bitch. Go ahead. You'll be shaking like a leaf in front of the hottie and won't even be able to speak."

"Hey, I'm serious. Watch me. Fuck."

The husky-voiced woman finished talking and clacked her way over to me in her heels.

Curiosity piqued, I turned to look at her.

Long straight hair, heavy makeup.

Not so much cute as sexy and sultry.

In my original world, you'd say she looked like she could devour a man.

Tall too, around 168cm, with a great figure.

The kind of looks that'd make her super popular at school.

The sexy woman with the husky voice came right up to me, stealing glances all the while.

I looked back at her.

But she just hovered around me, unable to say anything.

"Excuse me?"

I spoke first.

The sexy woman with the husky voice jumped, her face flushing red as she looked at me.

"Y-yes! Yes..."

Her voice trembled, her gaze darting everywhere.

She couldn't look me straight in the ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠eye.

"Did you... need something from me?"

Sweat beaded on her forehead.

Her red lips quivered.

"N-no, uh, I mean... um... c-can I borrow a light?"

"Pardon? A light?"

"Ah, no, not that. I don't smoke, but I need a lighter."

She babbled incoherently, ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠then spun around and hurried back to her friend.

"S-sorry."

What the hell? Why's she acting like that?

Nothing to apologize for...

Back with her friend, she panted roughly, face still red.

"Hey, did you see? I talked to him. Fuck. He's insanely hot. Like, not human. Fucking god-tier. Standing in front of him made my heart pound like it was gonna explode. Haa... look, it's still racing."

"You crazy bitch. I heard everything. 'Can I borrow a light?' when you don't even smoke?"

"Ah, fuck. Hey, you try standing in front of him. He's like an elf or something. My heart was shaking so bad I couldn't think straight. Haa... I barely slept last night. Gonna go home and masturbate to him with a dildo all fucking night..."

Right then, the shuttle bus pulled up.

-Screech.

HUFS Yongin Campus is so vast, with tons of hills and uphill paths, that these village-bus-like school shuttles run around campus.

As I boarded, the shuttle driver auntie greeted me brightly.

"Good morning!"

"Yes, good morning to you too."

She was a really friendly shuttle driver auntie.

But then,

as the women piled on after me, she barked harshly,

"Hey, line up properly! I told you to board in order. Seriously, students! Students!!!"

The bus filled up so packed that it was cramped.

I ended up sandwiched in the middle, surrounded by other female students.

Nothing but women around me.

"Ah, don't push!"

"The bus is shaking!"

The inside was dense and chaotic.

Still, a bus full of nothing but women in their twenties.

The air smelled fragrant and fresh.

-Screech!

The shuttle made a sudden stop at the Language and Literature Building.

Everyone inside lurched backward.

-Thud!

A small, pale hand pressed against my chest.

She must've grabbed it to steady herself as the bus jerked back.

The girl who'd touched my chest was a petite, hamster-like cutie.

She was a college student riding to class, but her face and figure made her look no older than middle school.

The innocent-faced girl's eyes widened in shock.

The bigger her eyes got, the cuter and younger she looked.

There are so many women in this world, and no end to the cute, pretty ones.

The cute, innocent-looking girl pulled her hand from my chest, her face turning beet red as she bowed frantically.

"Sorry! I'm so sorry! Really sorry. I swear it wasn't on purpose. Please believe me. The bus stopped suddenly. Sorry."

Huh? She's over-apologizing just for lightly touching my chest.

I smiled and said,

"No, really, it's fine. You don't have to..."

Whispers from the other girls on the bus reached my ears.

"Hey! Is that girl nuts? She just straight-up groped a guy's chest?"

"What? She touched a guy's chest just to not fall on the bus? Is she crazy? She'd be better off rolling a few laps on the floor than going to jail."

The shuttle driver auntie even jumped up from her seat.

"Hey, student, are you insane?"

The cute, innocent-faced girl who had lightly touched my chest was trembling.

Sigh...

It's nothing big, why's everyone freaking out?

To reassure the innocent-faced girl, I patted her and said,

"Hey, it's okay. It wasn't on purpose. You're gonna be late for class. Go on."

Hearing me, the driver auntie and other women buzzed again.

"Student, you sure you're okay? You must be shocked."

"Whoa, a real angel descended. Face is top-tier, and now his heart too."

"He's forgiving this? She groped his chest outright? Unreal. That girl just dodged a bullet today."

"It's him. The journalism hottie. Normal guys with good looks and bodies are total assholes, but he's a destroyer of the male ecosystem. I'm his fan starting today. So fucking cool."

"Hey, I talked to him earlier. Fuck. Should've groped his chest too. He'd have forgiven me."

The cute, innocent-faced girl bowed deeply again.

"Thank you. Really, thank you."

Then she held out her phone and said,

"If any issues come up, please contact me. I'll make sure to compensate you fully."

What issue from a cute girl lightly touching my chest?

Still, she's cute, so I'll take the number.

"Ah, sure. No need, but here's my number."

I entered my number into the cute girl's phone.

"Th-thank you. Please call me."

With that, she got off the shuttle.

All the girls still on the bus were stealing glances at me.

Hmm.

Even I don't get embarrassed easily, but this is getting ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠awkward.

I got off the shuttle too and started walking to the Humanities and Business Building.