Chapter 211: Autumn Harvest Festival (8)

Chapter 211: Autumn Harvest Festival (8)

༺ Autumn Harvest Festival (8) ༻

The plans that I had created until now had a high chance of going off-track in the strangest of places.

To be fair, I wasn’t the best thinker. In the past, Park Sihu had always been in charge of the brain while I was the brawl.

Because of all the bad luck that I witnessed until now, it became a habit for me to come up with Plans B and C.

The Crossdressing Contest was a Plan C, and naturally, I had already meticulously crafted the specific details of the plan beforehand.

“You seem very... calm?”

“Why wouldn’t I be calm?”

“Because you are a celebrity attending this contest? I thought you’d be more worried.”

Ms. Senior Shana of the reception desk seemed to know who I was and appeared surprised to see my composure.

“How many participants do you have so far?”

“Twenty-one.”

“Good. Not that many to beat.”

They were pretty mediocre in the last iteration as well, so I should be able to win this.

– Wait. Isn’t that Korin Lork?

– Is he attending the Crossdressing Contest? For real?

– Oh look! Korin is signing up for the Crossdressing Contest.

– Oh wow.

People recognized who I was and started staring at me with intrigue.

“We can hide your name during the contest if you want,” she prudently suggested.

“Fufu. Don’t worry about it. Senior. Did you know?”

I was not embarrassed in the slightest. Why, you ask?

“Crossdressing into a girl is the most manly thing that only men can do!”

“...Well, that’s obvious, I guess?”

“Since I have to do it anyway, why not enjoy it along the way!?”

“Ohh...”

She gasped as if she was surprised but... this senior – she was looking at me funny.

It isn’t that weird to join a Crossdressing Contest, is it? A gentleman crossdresses once or twice in their life, do they not?

Embarrassment is only temporary! These things will stay behind as good memories once the embarrassment disappears.

Like the man I was, I confidently signed my name at the reception before looking for a 3rd-year senior.

“Senior Elza! Gimme clothes! And makeup!”

“Oh wowww! Are you actually going to do it? Good on you! I have the perfect design for you!”

****

The Crossdressing Contest wasn’t an embarrassing and contemptible contest that some might think of it as.

The boys all looked quite horrible anyway, and they applied mostly because of peer pressure, a dare, or as a penalty for losing a game.

“Fuu... Fuck my life.”

Jaeger Hinzpeter.

The 2nd-year student of the Knight Department with a shaved head grumbled with a frown, which made his face look even more sinister.

“Wait a second. Let me make you look amazing.”

“Shut up, Lark!”

“Ah~ Korin is missing out for not seeing this.”

The reason why Jaeger and Lark were here was simple. After the shocking day job at the Magic Exhibition Contest, they were drinking with peers of the Knight Department.

『Oi. Should we play a game? The loser has to join the Crossdressing Contest.』

Jaeger, who was always a fan of mischievousness, came up with that idea. All of his peers were quite drunk and none of them were in their proper mind.

– Sure... Let’s do this.

– The loser has to join. Okay?

There was a saying that the reason why men died earlier than women across every culture was because of their tendency to rush into doing stupid things just for fun.

Of course, the price of embarrassment that had to be paid was solely on Jaeger to shoulder...

“Haa~. Done with the make-up.”

Lark finished his awkward make-up after a while. As a result—

“...”

“...Puhup!”

“Don’t laugh.”

Jaeger scowled at Lark’s reaction.

“As I thought... Crossdressing doesn’t automatically make someone look better or anything~”

“Shut up!!”

“It’s funny though. Kuhuhuk...!”

Having this reaction as the result after sitting still for an hour, Jaeger was quite irritated. The only saving grace was that the people around him were looking about the same.

“Look. You’re not the only one~. They’re all enjoying it.”

It was embarrassing that he would have to show this to others but he felt relieved to find that he wasn’t the only one. Surprisingly, there were quite a few people who joined this stupid contest.

With all these people, he felt a lot less embarrassed. After all, Jaeger was still young enough to be easily swayed by peers and the atmosphere around him.

“Haa...”

“Why am I doing this...”

Most of the participants were here after losing a bet and were therefore lamenting about their reality. Seeing them sigh and pull their hair out, Jaeger felt quite relieved.

He felt especially more relieved after seeing a guy who was taller than others. Despite being more than 2 meters tall and being massive, he was wearing a one-piece dress of flowers.

– Student Korin. You’re at the top of the 2nd year Knight Department if I remember correctly. Is that correct?

– Yes.

– Wow. You look very good. Ah, please don’t misunderstand. What I mean is that you have more of a special appeal going on compared to the previous participants.

– Pretty handsome, right?

– Hahahat! Look at you say that yourself! I like that!

– You can call me sis everyone.

Korin’s joke was well-received by the audience as they laughed and cheered in response. He was certainly different compared to the previous contestants who had been embarrassed and busy trying to pull their skirts down.

– Your make-up is fantastic. I didn’t recognize you for a second.

– Yeah? Honestly, I think I’m prettier than most girls.

Wahahahahaha!

The audience laughed without an end.

Normally, the people attending this contest tended to stutter from nervousness or embarrassment but Korin was looking confident with not even a hint of such emotions present in his expression.

Korin Lork.

Back on Earth, he used to be a part of the band at his university.

His characteristic amiability and social skills shone through even in a contest like this.

Since we’re at it anyway, let’s win it.

Since we’re at it anyway, let’s enjoy it.

Since we’re at it anyway, let’s have a blast doing it!

He was the type of person who was the first to go out to school festivals to enliven up the mood. He didn’t mind putting himself on the line to make things more interesting.

– Well then, Student Korin. Have you prepared anything?

– Of course. It’s a musical performance and a dance.

– Oh wow. A performance and a dance! Looking forward to what you will show us.

The host was indeed looking forward to his performance. He instinctively knew that people like Korin were great at lifting the excitement of the audience and was looking forward to how that would make the contest more exciting as a whole.

As if to answer his expectation, Korin put on sunglasses and—

– Come! Uaithne!

He shouted as a harp flew in from a distance.

The treasures of Dagda, the Danann of the Earth. Titan-killing harp, Uaithne.

The godly treasure that could fly from anywhere in the continent with the summon of its owner landed right before Korin with an aftershock left from its trail.

Leaving the harp hanging in the air, Korin smirked.

“Do you want music!?”

– What?

“If you want, clap aloud! Scream out of your guts!

– Right... Everyone, a round of applause!

– WAAAAAHHHHHH—!

The host reminded the audience to quickly clap, and only then did Korin pick up the harp. He then played the strings of Uaithne like it was a guitar.

“Hear MA MUSIC! Hear the echoes of MA ROCK N ROLL!”

– Diring~

He then let go of Uaithne, but that was when something shocking occurred. After leaving his hands, the harp started to perform on its own.

“Here we go. Heavenly Mic Hael Jackson. Billie Jean.”

– Clap! Clap!

Korin wasn’t the first one dancing and singing but he was definitely the most attention-grabbing with the self-performing Uaithne. On top of that, the song he was performing was what marked the turning point of the pop culture of Earth – an inheritance of a great musician.

– Ohh...

– That’s a good song.

It had a different style of music from what was common in the continent, but it had its unique charm to it.

However, the greatest reason this marked a historical moment on Earth was its unique dance performance that hadn’t been fully demonstrated yet.

In the middle of the harmony of beat and rhythm added to a sensational melody and choreography—

He suddenly turned his head with a flick.

The cheers started to settle. The audience was instinctively sensing a change.

It was then.

– Swish

Going against gravity; like a person walking on the moon... “Moonwalk”.

“Huh?”

“What...?”

“A human walking backwards?!!”

“Mommy! He’s walking backwardssss!!?!”

The Moonwalk only lasted a little. Korin rotated on the spot before abruptly coming to a stop and throwing a glance at the audience.

The crowd bursted in an uproar.

“UAAAAAHKK!!”

“KYAAAAAAAAAAHK! UNNI, PLEASE NOTICE ME!”

“OAAAAAAHK! WHAT DID I JUST WITNESSSSSSS!!?”

“IMMORTAAANNN! AS EXPECTED OF IMMORTANNN!”

Like the first time Moonwalk was introduced on Earth... Actually, the first demonstration of Moonwalk on this continent served as a greater shock than how it was received on Earth.

An incredible culture shock.

His dance and song shown in a mere Crossdressing Contest was put on the first page of the local newspaper the following morning.

* There is an illustration of him crossdressing.