The issue of gender in the story is likely to be wrong, mainly because I only know it briefly.

Sorry if the story is not good.

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Cale still remembered when they was young, when their mother was still alive, she always liked to pull Cale out to wear various doll-like clothes.

And it's not just boys' clothes, there are skirts as well.

Unlike other children who hated this, Cale was interested in those beautiful dresses, because they made them look more like their mother.

Cale also wanted to become strong to protect their mother, facing all external dangers like the heroes in the story their mother told.

Of course, Cale liked clothes for both men and women the most, as well as when their favorite mother just called Cale "Cutie", not the cute "boy" or "girl".

It was a strange thing to an outsider, but, under their mother's loving and sad eyes, Cale happily grew up getting used to it all.

Until Cale was forced to turn into a boy completely.

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Ever since their mother died, Cale had never worn those dresses or clothes again.

Because not only do they remind them of their mother, they also remind their father of it.

So, Cale put those clothes away, changed the way they wore their clothes, trying to make themselves different from their mother, so that their father could see them.

This worked, father was indeed able to look at Cale, even after always turning his head because of their red hair.

Cale was content with that, until their father brought home another woman and child.

Everything about Cale fell apart.

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Cale knew what would happen to their stepmother and stepbrother when Deruth brought them back, so Cale put on a mask, gradually transforming into a different person.

A person that even Cale wouldn't recognize.

Sometimes, Cale felt satisfied and comfortable with the familiar title of "young master", sometimes Cale had the desire to wear the same dresses that they used to wear with their mother in the past.

Most of the time, Cale didn't like it when people called "he/him" to Cale, just comfortable with them just saying Cale's name, without any pronouns.

Well, the last is only Ron who calls it that.

It was like some kind of secret that both of them understood, but didn't completely reveal.

Ron definitely knew something, but knowing that old man, he definitely wouldn't answer Cale's question.

Cale thought angrily, drinking another bottle of wine.

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Basen has always been attracted to his mother since childhood.

Her pretty face, elegant figure, and beautiful dresses.

Especially the dresses, soft and beautiful.

Basen always couldn't help reaching out and clinging to those dresses, touching the soft and beautiful fabric.

But that action caused Violan to misunderstand Basen's fear and shyness in front of strangers.

Basen didn't even think about correcting his mother's thinking.

After all, it's weird for a boy to want to wear a skirt, isn't it?

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Whenever Basen watched all the maids, noble ladies or his mother move in those dresses, Basen couldn't help but imagine what it would be like if he could wear those dresses.

Were they as soft and comfortable as when he touched them? Will they be able to move freely like they always do?

And at those times, when Basen was still referred to as "Young Master" and had to act like a man, inside he always felt wrong.

Like...Basen wasn't supposed to be born a boy.

Horrified by the thought, Basen shook his head, continued walking, never looking back at those dresses.

Basen was a boy, he was sure of it, everyone around was sure of it.

So Basen let go of the uncomfortable feeling of wearing pants, walking politely and casually like his tutor had taught him, completely resisting trying to walk gracefully like his mother did.

Yes, he is a boy.

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Lily from birth did not like her name.

It's too girly, too soft, too...not for her.

Lily knew she was a strong person, knew she was always attracted to the way knights wielded their swords in training.

Lily also identified her dream, her dream of becoming a swordswoman and protecting her family.

Lily hated the dresses inside her room.

They are too spacious, and at the same time feel too constricted.

They restricted her movement, making it impossible for Lily to climb or exercise freely.

That's why Lily loves stealing old clothes from her two brothers.

They fit her perfectly, giving her the freedom to move around and swing her sword freely.

And...they also give her a right feeling, like she should be wearing such clothes in the first place.

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Lily hated that people always liked to call her how cute she was, or how they always secretly criticized how she didn't look like a lady.

Lily's hyungs always realize that, complimenting how strong and cool Lily is, glaring at the servants and nobles who dare to say those words, also supporting her dream.

Well, Orabuni is more hidden, Basen Hyung is always sneakily helping Lily deal with her dirty boys' clothes.

They also sometimes accidentally address her as "dongsaeng", a title that Lily feels very comfortable with.

So Lily really likes her Hyungs and Orabuni, even more than her parents.

Oh, and if there was one more person who dared to speak ill of the Hyungs and Orabuni, Lily would surely swing her (wooden) sword at that person.

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Kim Rok Soo has always had a dull perception of gender.

Perhaps due to his past life, in Kim Rok Soo's eyes, both men and women are the same, regardless of their true gender.

That's why he didn't give a strange look if he saw a guy Kim Rok Soo knew wearing a skirt, or someone who was clearly a girl wearing men's clothes.

Kim Rok Soo even changed his address when he asked carefully how everyone wanted to be addressed, making everyone feel comfortable and free when being with Kim Rok Soo.

Of course, the two Hyungs that Kim Rok Soo refused to call, Lee Soo Hyuk and Choi Jung Soo also wondered how Kim Rok Soo wanted to be addressed.

Kim Rok Soo pondered, then just seemed comfortable with all the addressed, depending on how everyone called them.

Of course, the rest of the Soos didn't believe it, and in turn tried to change their address with Kim Rok Soo to check.

Then they were disappointed because just like Kim Rok Soo said, no matter what pronouns he used, Kim Rok Soo comfortably responded.

Even the clothes if they are comfortable enough, even if it is a skirt, Kim Rok Soo can still wear it without blinking.

If someone asked why Kim Rok Soo wore a skirt, he would very casually blame his two Hyungs.

Completely ignore the confusion that comes from his wearing a skirt.

After a few days of cleaning up the pursuers for Kim Rok Soo, both of Kim Rok Soo's hyungs decided not to let him wear skirts anymore.

(They switched to enticing Kim Rok Soo to wear their clothes, citing that Kim Rok Soo was cute in them.

Of course, because their clothes are so comfortable, Kim Rok Soo ignores how the two secretly changed his wardrobe.)

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With that said, Kim Rok Soo has a little understanding of the case of people's perceived gender, although very dull about that.

Like, Kim Rok Soo didn't even realize Raon was a girl until Eruhaben pointed it out.

(Fortunately, Raon is more comfortable with being called a boy than a girl, so their address to Raon hasn't changed.)

So it wasn't hard for Kim Rok Soo, no, Cale to realize that his two younger brothers both had issues with their gender identity.

Basen keeps forcing himself to be male while deep inside he wants to be female, Lily is completely disgusted with her name and wants to be a boy rather than a girl.

And after a conversation with the original Cale Henituse, the current Kim Rok Soo, Cale also discovered that Kim Rok Soo was a "they/their", more female-oriented.

(And my goodness-, nevermind, Cale had to work very hard not to think how Choi Han at TBOH hit a woman in a man's body.)

While doing a little research on the whole family, Cale also discovered that Violan actually had a perception that she was supposed to be a male, thus being more proactive in her relationship with Deruth.

And Deruth....thank god his personality is a bit soft when it comes to his family, but that doesn't make him a female.

It's just that Deruth's gender perception is similar to Cale's, originally not now, between male and female, but more masculine.

Jour is also honest about how in the past she also enjoyed enticing the lovely idiot Deruth to wear skirts, unfortunately now he has become "ugly" (due to his beard) and much more masculine.

.... Oh great, the Henituse family is really different from all the ordinary noble families.

The whole family has problems with gender perception, except for Jour (?).

Even so, Cale still loved this family very much.

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Since doing a brief examination of his family, Cale also took a look at his other "family".

Hannah turns out to have always had a perception of her being a boy, so her protectiveness towards Jack is very strong compared to that of a normal girl.

(After Jack stammered "Hyung", Hannah contently clasped his hands to his chest, falling backwards to Jack's panic.)

Hans is not at all surprised to receive his inner gender as female, given his love of cute things and his instincts as a mother to children.

(Later, when Hans wore the wrong butler dress, the fact that everyone look at her the same way often made Hans lighter.

Cale really liked that Hans decided to let her hair down, and maybe a certain cook would too?)

Choi Han is not so sure about this part of the gender, because decades in the dark forest have caused him to lose his gender identity, eventually being more satisfied with being called by his male gender and by his name.

Alberu refuses to participate in this, also shows that his gender is completely male, thanks.

(Tasha then happily betrayed Alberu by sharing with Cale pictures of Alberu wearing a skirt as a child, extremely cute and adorable.)

Rosalyn is interested in this, then laughs at her female result, staying true to her existing gender despite her strong personality not being very feminine.

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Examining all the members, Cale was relieved at the fact that only a few of his allies (family) had this false gender perception.

Anyway, this won't change people's opinion much.

It was just that Cale had to be dragged to wear skirts with his daughter and the female "family" in the future.

(Cale really couldn't resist On's puppy dog ​​(cat?) eyes.)

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Cale started about talking about this with his family.

It starts with Lily, luckily the simplest as he is totally excited about this fact, even preparing to choose a new name for himself, citing the fact that his current name is too feminine.

Then there was Basen, with Basen the whole way of resisting and then accepting when he saw Cale in a dress, finally trying on the dress and was completely amazed at how it felt right.

Violan completely accepted without blinking, also seemed to help Basen and Lily transition in the public eye.

Now the problem is only Deruth....

For some reason, Cale suddenly didn't want to tell Deruth the truth about his family.

Cale eventually asked Violan to tell this to Deruth, who accepted with a mischievous look that made Cale shiver in fear.

Cale wished Deruth didn't faint when he heard this.