One week’s time was neither long nor short.
Even though he had turned into a girl, Ye Xingyao’s life didn’t seem to change much with the help of Disguise Magic. He attended classes every day, picked up his little sister in the evenings when he had no classes, and ate out with Shiyue when he did.
Aside from the investigation missions on the weekends, Hong Yeqiu hadn’t given him any other commissions.
This left her feeling a bit restless.
Driven by her own curiosity, Ye Xingyao decided to investigate the “starlight” within her body.
According to the rumors, Star Elves could save the world and make the Elven race great again, but she still hadn’t felt any sense of reality regarding that claim.
Aside from the change in gender, the biggest difference from before was probably her ability to sense mana.
However, even though she could sense mana, she seemed unable to freely release various elemental spells like Yi Shiyue could, with the exception of that Disguise Magic.
She remembered the conversation they had back then:
“Elemental Magic, which is a form of basic magic, requires mana of the corresponding element to be released. It’s just like how you could previously use the Elven language to draw out the mana within magic stones.”
“My grandmother once told me that Moon Elves generally hold a high status among the Elven race. This is precisely because the mana within a Moon Elf’s body can be converted into mana of various attributes, allowing them to master many types of magic.”
“Can you feel the starlight, Yao… Why don’t you try to see what that starlight mana can do based on your imagination?”
***
As for what it could do…
No matter how mysterious starlight was, it was still a type of light, right?
It was a very intuitive thought.
Thus, the spell that Ye Xingyao named “Dummy Egg” was born.
As for the origin of the name, it came from a mondegreen of a voice line in an FPS game Ye Xingyao used to play — instead of “throwing a flashbang,” it sounded to her like “eating a dummy egg.”
The effect of the “Dummy Egg” was almost identical to the flashbangs in the game. It involved throwing a cluster of starlight that would explode at the right moment according to Ye Xingyao’s will, bursting into an intense light that would blind the enemy’s eyes.
After this success, Ye Xingyao was like a child who had received a favorite toy, tirelessly researching that almost limitless starlight mana.
Because of this, Ye Xingyao was able to make a preliminary summary of the effects of her mana: it could be fired as a pure magic bullet, attached to her hands for physical attacks, or exist as a magic shield.
Not only that, but this starlight could also amplify magic stone magic to a certain extent. She could even make magic stone spells with fixed forms and effects produce the specific results she wanted.
In fact, this wasn’t hard to explain. Since the starlight demonstrated an effect of “shaping” magic to some degree, it wasn’t impossible to make that mana “controllable” once she had the corresponding mana and activated it through the Elven language.
She also surprisingly discovered that every time night fell, the starlight consumed within her body would be replenished.
At this point, Ye Xingyao took it upon herself to name her starlight mana **[Star Radiance]**.
‘I don’t care what those future scholars will call it. Are you a Star Elf? No? Then how can you name a Star Elf’s magic?’
‘What? Why can I name it? Because I am a Star Elf. Even if I haven’t figured out why that voice in my head helped me, it doesn’t stop me from considering myself a Star Elf right now.’
***
Saturday, Human Alliance Resettlement Housing.
Attending school daily and spending her free time researching her own body made this week feel very fulfilling for Ye Xingyao. Of course, time also passed quickly.
Subjectively, it didn’t feel like much time had passed, but the dates on the calendar were pushing forward day by day.
Early one morning, Ye Xingling walked out of her room with great excitement. Compared to her usual weekend routine, this was quite uncharacteristic.
“Brother, Sister Shiyue, what are we having for breakfast this morning?”
The young girl rubbed her eyes and glanced at Yi Shiyue, who was washing up in the bathroom, and Ye Xingyao, who had already finished and was on the sofa studying today’s mission on her phone.
Ye Xingling still showed no defense toward her family, walking out with bare legs and wearing loose pink and white pajamas. In the faint movement, the pure white panties beneath the hem of her shirt were almost visible…
“Yo, did the sun rise from the west today? How did my little sister wake up so early?”
Ye Xingyao teased.
Of course, this was to cover up her actual reaction. Normally, Ye Xingling should have still been fast asleep at this time, not even reaching the stage of lounging in bed.
If Ye Xingyao hadn’t been lucky enough to use her Disguise Magic and put on her male clothes early, Ye Xingling would have likely rubbed her eyes again and started wondering who this girl on the sofa — who looked eighty percent similar to her — was. Then it would have been, “Brother, so you aren’t just a femboy; you’ve been my sister all along?!”
Thinking about it now brought a wave of lingering fear.
“After all, it’s the first time a classmate has invited me to her house to play. I definitely have to dress up properly and go a bit early to leave a good impression,” Ye Xingling explained naturally, looking at her brother with a “doesn’t that go without saying?” expression.
“That actually makes sense. I have to ask, are you really my sister?”
Ye Xingyao put down her phone and responded with a look of feigned shock that said, “Wow, how did you suddenly become so smart today?”
“Someone just lacks the eyes to discover his sister’s cuteness. Sister Shiyue, what do you think we should do about him?”
If they continued along this path, it would turn into the usual situation where the siblings bickered incessantly. Smart as she was, Shiyue had already had enough of these trivialities. Now, she was going to call upon Sister Shiyue, who held a lot of sway over both siblings, to end this boring game of bickering!
“Hmm… if you two could use the same tone you use with me when you talk to each other, it would probably be a lot better.”
In times like this, Yi Shiyue would never take a side. If she did, it would turn into another minor squabble over “who Shiyue cares about more.”
“Her?!”
“Him?!”
Ye Xingling and Ye Xingyao raised their voices in unison, pointing at each other with looks of disdain.
In some ways, these two siblings were truly alike… No, although Xingling didn’t know it, they were technically sisters now.
In any case, when it came to handling their relationship, both of them were a bit like stubborn tsunderes.
“My foolish sister…”
“My stupid brother…”
“Hey, hey, stop fighting. Auntie Wang’s bun shop is reopening today. Let’s go there for breakfast.”
Seeing that the flames of war were about to reignite, Yi Shiyue hurriedly mediated.
“Hmph!” the two snorted simultaneously.
Yay buns.