Cursed Gender Swap?! The Mafia Bosss Love Bullet Seven Shots
Luca Kaneshiro, a popular VTuber from NIJISANJI EN, is the boss of a mafia with flowing blonde hair tied at the side, a white hat with a black band, and a pinstripe suit. He is short-tempered and likes to play the villain, but deep down he is a mischievous, friendly golden retriever of a man.
One day during a stream, the screen suddenly goes white. When Luca opens his eyes... he has become a girl! And all of his Luxiem friends have also swapped genders in total panic. Now a beautiful mafia boss
Cursed Gender Swap?! The Mafia Bosss Love Bullet Seven Shots - Love Bullet, Second Shot at the Riverside
On the second basement floor of the Golden Barrel, in Luca's private room. On top of the golden sofa, Luca Kaneshiro stared at the ceiling with eyes like a dead fish. Their waist-length golden hair hung limply over the back of the sofa. The white hat was the one thing they never took off, even when sleeping. That was the last shred of their pride.
"……Hah."
Along with the sigh, a high-pitched voice leaked out. It was their own voice, yet not their own voice. They should have heard it countless times since last night, but they still weren't used to it.
The Flip Phenomenon. A curse that reversed genders across the entire Stream Sphere. Because of it, Luca had become a beautiful woman with long golden hair overnight.
"You've gotta be kidding me…… why me."
Their voice was high-pitched, so even when angry, it sounded cute. That only made it more infuriating. Luca rolled over on the sofa. The hem of their skirt tangled around their legs, making it hard to move.
"Ngh…… why are skirts so damn hard to move in."
They tried to get up and stepped on the hem again.
"Whoa!"
They nearly fell face-first onto the floor. They barely managed to catch themselves with their hands, freezing on all fours.
"……Pog."
Luca slowly stood up and looked at the mirror by the wall. Reflected there was a beautiful golden-haired woman with bedhead. The white hat still sat perched on top. Their pale purple eyes looked dead.
"Who the hell are you."
The girl in the mirror moved her mouth the same way.
"It's me. Me."
Their voice was so high-pitched it felt like they were mocking themselves. Luca turned away from the mirror.
When they went up to the first floor, breakfast had been prepared on the bar counter. The silent bartender NPC had apparently made it for them at some point. Toast and scrambled eggs, plus orange juice.
Luca plopped down heavily onto a counter stool.
"……Thanks."
The bartender silently wiped a glass. Same as always.
Luca picked up a fork. Their slender fingers felt somehow unreliable. They took a bite of toast. It tasted normal. It was normal, and yet everything felt strange.
Their phone vibrated.
Since yesterday, messages from their fellow Luxiem members hadn't stopped.
"My body's turned into a woman. What do I do."
"Luca! You're a woman too!? I'm a woman too!"
"Is this a dream? Tell me it's a dream."
"What about the stream? Today's schedule?"
Luca picked up their phone and began replying one by one.
"It's fine. I'll figure something out."
Their fingers were so thin that typing was unsteady. They kept making typos.
"……Gah! My fingers won't move the way I want!"
Luca set the phone down on the counter and covered their face with both hands.
"It's fine. I'll figure something out."
They said it out loud, telling themselves. But they still had no idea how to actually figure anything out.
At that moment, there was a knock at the Golden Barrel's door.
Knock, knock.
A quiet, polite knock.
"Luca, are you there?"
A girl's voice. But that calm way of speaking was unmistakably Ike Eveland.
Luca jumped off the counter stool.
"Yeah, come in!"
The door opened.
Standing there was a beauty with flowing silver hair and blue eyes. Their sharp, narrow eyes behind glasses quietly gazed at Luca. The gender-swapped Ike had silver hair with blue streaks reaching down to their waist, dressed simply in a white shirt and black skinny jeans. And yet, just standing there, they looked like a painting.
For a moment, Luca forgot to breathe.
(……Wait, what is this. Ike's way too beautiful.)
Something deep in their chest went thump.
"……Are you really Ike?"
"That's right. As you can see, I've become a girl."
Ike gave a wry smile. That expression was so beautiful that Luca averted their eyes.
(This is bad. Why am I getting lost staring at Ike.)
Luca slammed their fist against the bar counter.
Thud.
"Okay, I'm calm now."
"What's gotten into you all of a sudden?"
"Nothing. So, what do you want? It's rare for you to come over this early."
Ike's expression turned serious.
"I did some research. About the Flip Phenomenon. And also about that pink bullet that was inside your Don Kaneshiro."
Luca's eyes went wide.
"Seriously!? You already looked into it!?"
"I am a novelist, after all. I'm good at digging through old records. ……Let's discuss the details in my study."
The two left the Golden Barrel and walked through the Luxiem territory.
The morning EN Square was quiet, as if yesterday's chaos had been a lie. No—too quiet. The streets were sparsely dotted with viewer ghosts, all wearing anxious expressions. The surface of the Emotion River was tinged with a faint gray.
"Everyone still seems to be in disarray."
"Of course they are. Their genders suddenly got swapped overnight."
Luca glanced down at the hem of their own skirt.
"I mean, why a skirt? It's so damn hard to move in."
"It suits you, so isn't that fine?"
"That's not a compliment! ……Wait, is that a compliment?"
"It is a compliment. You've always had beautiful features, so you're gorgeous even after the gender swap."
Luca stopped in their tracks.
"Stop! Don't say stuff like that! I'm getting goosebumps!"
Luca rubbed both arms. Ike chuckled softly.
Ike's study was a small building in a corner of the Luxiem territory. Inside, the walls were completely filled with bookshelves. On the desk, old books and stacks of paper were piled high.
"Still drowning in books, as always."
"It's my castle, after all. Here, have a seat."
Luca sat down on an old sofa. Their skirt spread out softly.
"……I can't get used to skirts."
"You'll get used to it eventually."
Ike picked up an old book from the desk. Golden letters were engraved on the leather cover.
"This is a record from the old streaming world, before the Stream Sphere was stabilized. It documents an event similar to the Flip Phenomenon."
"A similar event?"
"Yes. A curse that reverses gender. And the key to breaking it. That key is the Seven Heart Bullets."
Luca tilted their head.
"Seven…… Heart Bullets? What's that."
"Seven bullets of love. That pink bullet that was inside your Don Kaneshiro."
Luca pulled the Don Kaneshiro from their pocket. A revolver-type streaming mic. Inside the cylinder, a single bullet glowing faint pink was loaded.
"This is the key to breaking the curse?"
"That's right. If you collect seven of these bullets and load them into the Don Kaneshiro, the Flip Phenomenon will be undone. That's what the record says."
"Seriously! Then let's hurry up and collect them!"
Luca started to stand, but Ike held up a hand to stop them.
"Wait. The problem is the condition for these bullets to appear."
"Condition?"
Ike turned the page of the book.
"The Seven Heart Bullets are born when someone genuinely falls in love with someone else—when that emotion crystallizes. A false love can never produce them."
Luca stared blankly.
"Huh? Love?"
"Yes. Genuine love."
"So the first bullet that appeared yesterday was born from someone's genuine love?"
"That would be the case."
Luca sat back deeply into the sofa.
"……Genuine love, huh."
Luca placed a hand on their own chest. Now that they had a girl's body, even the position of their heart felt somehow different.
"Can someone like me even fall in genuine love?"
Luca's voice grew a little quieter.
"I don't really…… get that kind of thing. What it feels like to fall for someone. I love my friends, and I want to treasure them, but love is different from that, right?"
Ike quietly gazed at Luca. Their blue eyes wavered behind their glasses.
"Luca, you care deeply about your friends, you're straightforward, and you think about others more than anyone. Those are exactly the things you need to fall in love."
"They are?"
"Yes. You'll be fine. Your sincerity has the power to make someone happy."
Ike's voice was so gentle that Luca felt a little embarrassed.
"……I see. Well then, I guess I've just gotta try."
Luca clenched their fist.
"Alright! Let's do this! To get everyone back to normal, I'll collect all seven!"
Ike smiled.
"That's the spirit. Then let's go find the second bullet. We're heading to the Emotion River."
"The Emotion River? Why?"
"According to the records, the love bullets tend to gather where emotions swirl strongly. The Emotion River is where all the feelings in EN Square flow into. There's bound to be something there."
The two left the study and headed toward the Emotion River.
The streets of EN Square had been on edge since morning. Viewer ghosts were whispering to each other on the roadside.
"I wonder if the Flip Phenomenon still hasn't been fixed."
"They say the livers have all turned into girls."
"I was a guy until yesterday, but now I'm in a girl's body."
Luca pulled their hat down low.
"Everyone looks so anxious."
"It can't be helped. The emotional energy of the Stream Sphere is still unstable. Let's walk carefully."
That's when it happened.
The air warped, twisting unnaturally.
"……Huh?"
From the other side of the street, something like black mist oozed forward. It was the semi-materialized form of anger and confusion.
"What the hell is that!"
The black mist grew larger by the second, surging toward Luca.
"Luca, run!"
Ike grabbed Luca's hand.
"Whoa!"
The two broke into a run. The black mist chased after them. Viewer ghosts screamed and scattered in panic.
"Why is it chasing me!?"
"Your emotions are attracting the unstable energy! The Flip Phenomenon is amplifying your feelings!"
"That makes no sense!"
The black mist tried to coil around Luca's ankle.
"Whoa! Don't touch me!"
Luca shook their leg free. But the mist grew thicker and thicker. Their vision darkened.
"Ike! I can't see!"
"This way! Don't let go of my hand!"
Ike's hand squeezed Luca's tightly.
That hand was warm.
Luca's chest went thump.
(What is this…… Ike's hand was this warm?)
Luca felt a gentle heat spreading deep in their chest from the warmth of Ike's hand.
(This is just trust in a friend. Ike's reliable, so I'm just feeling reassured.)
Luca told themselves that.
Ike pulled Luca along, turning down an alley, racing down stairs, running toward the Emotion River.
"Almost there! Once we reach the river, the emotional energy will be purified by the current!"
"Got it! Let's run!"
The two sprinted with everything they had. As they approached the Emotion River, the black mist gradually thinned.
Eventually, they reached the riverbank.
"Hah…… hah……"
Luca put their hands on their knees, breathing heavily. Ike was also catching their breath.
"Are you okay, Luca?"
"Yeah, somehow. You're surprisingly fast, you know."
"I was desperate, after all."
Luca lifted their head.
And then, they gasped.
The surface of the Emotion River was dyed completely pink.
Reflecting the morning light, the entire river sparkled and shone. Pink light rippled like waves, illuminating everything around in a rosy glow.
"Amazing…… the river's pink."
"It's reflecting the romantic feelings in the area. Yesterday's Flip Phenomenon stirred up all the emotions in EN Square, after all."
Luca walked up to the riverbank. The pink surface reflected their golden hair and white hat.
"It's beautiful."
Luca smiled innocently.
Seeing that smile, Ike felt their chest tighten.
(Ah…… beautiful.)
Ike couldn't look away. The gender-swapped Luca was laughing in the morning light. Their golden hair swayed in the wind, and the pink light melted into those strands.
(You're always like this. Innocent, straightforward, like the sun.)
Ike's chest burned, almost painfully.
(I'm in love with you.)
That was the moment.
At Ike's feet, a faint pink light began to gather.
"……Huh?"
The light swirled round and round, solidifying into the shape of a small bullet.
A crystal in the shape of a bullet, about two centimeters in diameter.
A Seven Heart Bullet.
"Ike! That!"
Luca ran over.
"Amazing! That's the second one! Coming to the Emotion R
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