After enduring endless discomfort, Ye Xingyao could finally see the light of day again.
Yi Shiyue stood beside her, admiring her “masterpiece” — a clean-cut girl.
Just by standing there, the girl possessed an aura that straddled the line between youthful innocence and maturity, enough to stir anyone’s soul.
If that girl had a faint smile on her face, her lethality would be even more terrifying.
Unfortunately, the current Ye Xingyao wore a mournful expression, looking as if she had lost all hope in life.
“Xingyao, you look great. Come on, give me a smile.”
Ye Xingyao responded with a bitter smile.
“Shiyue, do you really dress yourself up like this every morning… Isn’t it exhausting?”
Unable to help herself, Ye Xingyao asked out of curiosity.
Her own younger sister was a graceful young lady when she put in a little effort, but Xingyao hadn’t seen her spend much time on washing up or maintenance…
“Do you find it troublesome? I personally think that among girls, I’m the type who doesn’t really know how to take care of herself.”
Yi Shiyue laughed and reached out to pinch Ye Xingyao’s small face.
Whether as a male or a female, every move Xingyao made always managed to tug at her heartstrings.
However, compared to the male Ye Xingyao, there was no psychological pressure when teasing her as a female. Seeing this version of Ye Xingyao show awkward, shy little expressions was not only a feast for her eyes but also satisfied a tiny desire buried deep in her heart — one she could never show in front of others.
The male Ye Xingyao was reliable and had a soft temperament; she liked that. Did her becoming a girl mean she wasn’t Ye Xingyao anymore? Was she no longer reliable?
Of course not.
This Ye Xingyao was still reliable, and her personality was still very gentle. As long as the core that made up “Ye Xingyao” remained the same, wasn’t that enough?
On the contrary, the qualities that didn’t seem quite so “masculine” when she was a man had now become “bonus points” for the current Ye Xingyao.
Thinking of this, the look in Yi Shiyue’s eyes grew increasingly tender, while the latter, for some reason, flopped back onto the bed.
“Xingyao, what’s wrong?” Shiyue asked curiously.
“Hey, Shiyue, do you think it feels safer to have a brother, or safer to have a sister?”
Ye Xingyao looked at Yi Shiyue with burning eyes.
“Well… I think it’s the same. But from a general perspective, most people would probably feel more secure having a brother…”
Yi Shiyue thought about it before answering.
“Then what about Xingling? Are we just not going to explain it to her?”
By now, Yi Shiyue understood what she was worrying about.
Dealing with these supernatural secrets — namely, magic and those associated with it — was not only dangerous but could also potentially harm the people around them.
To tell her the truth, they would inevitably have to involve these things, but Ye Xingling was only in her second year of high school. How could they let her come into contact with such things so early?
“It does seem a bit difficult to handle.”
The atmosphere in the safe house gradually grew cold until Ye Xingyao slapped her thigh.
“Shiyue! I thought of a great idea! Can your **[Appearance Concealment Magic]** for hiding your elf features adjust hairstyles? If it can, teach it to me!”
Hearing this, Yi Shiyue fell silent for a rare moment.
Logically speaking, this method of hiding one’s appearance could only be used by elves. Not many elves knew the specific principles; it was simply a method created by elves who were once close to humans and wanted to integrate into their society.
If she thought about it carefully… since Ye Xingyao was a Star Elf, she probably met the basic requirements to use it.
And wasn’t her goal obvious? If she ‘wanted to become a brother again,’ it seemed like it wouldn’t solve the problem fundamentally. However, if she ‘wanted to hide her identity and pose as a brother in front of Xingling,’ it might actually be possible.
Unfortunately… Yi Shiyue herself hadn’t tried to see if the magic could be used for a girl to pose as a boy.
“Is it not possible…?”
Ye Xingyao put on a pitiful expression. A layer of mist covered her beautiful blue eyes, and her aggrieved little movements were perfectly cute without being artificial.
“Xingyao, even though you have some experience with cross-dressing, you shouldn’t be this skilled at it, right?”
Yi Shiyue complained exasperatedly and poked Ye Xingyao’s fair forehead again. The latter cooperatively made a ≥﹏≤ face.
She had to admit that Ye Xingyao in this state was quite lethal to anyone, not to mention those little movements that looked as if they had been practiced thousands of times. It had to be said that she was truly gifted in this regard.
However, whenever she thought about the previous male version of her, the perception became a bit strange.
Just what had turned Xingyao into this? Was it the Star Elf bloodline?
Yi Shiyue sighed.
“It’s not that it’s impossible. It’s just that I haven’t researched whether it can be used to change the perception of physical details to achieve the effect of a girl dressing as a boy.”
“Actually, I think you could pull off dressing as a boy even without this magic.”
As she spoke, she glanced at Ye Xingyao. To be precise, she glanced at the somewhat regrettable curve of Ye Xingyao’s chest. It felt like if she just wrapped it slightly, she could eliminate that curve entirely.
“Hey, Shiyue, your comment and your gaze were really rude!”
Ye Xingyao pouted and complained, looking down at her own figure… From an objective standpoint, she completely agreed with Yi Shiyue, but she felt like she was being underestimated, which made her a bit unhappy.
“Sorry. Anyway, I can teach you, but I have to make a few things clear first.”
As soon as those words were spoken, Ye Xingyao immediately sat up straight on the bed, nodding like a chick pecking at grain. Her hands were placed obediently on her lap as she looked at Yi Shiyue expectantly. With the student uniform she was wearing, she truly did look like a well-behaved child.
“I don’t know what you think of your current self, Xingyao, so I must state one thing. I’m not teaching you this magic so you can escape your identity. I believe you know why I’m saying this, and I think you understand it clearly as well.”
“I can certainly teach you this magic, but all of this should be built on the foundation that you can take your female identity seriously and cherish it, rather than trying to use tricks to escape. Besides, I’ll help cover for you in front of Xingling.”
Yi Shiyue’s expression turned serious as she spoke sternly.
“Okay, I promise you.”
Just as Yi Shiyue said, since she didn’t even know how she had ended up like this, how could she talk about changing “back”?
As for the subsequent issues, she felt Yi Shiyue’s worries were a bit redundant. Setting aside her personality of taking things one step at a time and only planning for the immediate future — essentially a semi-autonomous go-with-the-flow attitude — just trying out some feminine actions she hadn’t dared to do before but could now perfectly execute gave her a strange sense of pleasure.
It actually seemed… quite fun?