“Your figure is not bad.”
Why would she say that? Nuobai felt as though Qin Nian had suddenly become shorter.
No, it was that she herself had grown taller.
Looking down, she saw a vast expanse of white, which reminded her of her Beast Master, who liked to sleep without any clothes.
Her fingers were slender and fair, looking soft and vulnerable. Is this my hand?
I have turned into a human!
The massive surprise left Nuobai dizzy. The happiness came so suddenly that she did not even dare to blink, afraid that if she closed her eyes, everything would disappear.
Qin Nian took off her own clothes and covered her with them. “Don’t expose yourself.”
Right, Aunt Qin is a woman, how could she be naked in front of her?
Nuobai reflexively covered her lower body, but before the blush on her face could even rise, she froze.
Something—is—not—quite—right.
It feels like something is missing…
Nuobai looked down, feeling lost as she searched.
Where is my dragon?
Where is the big dragon?
Where is my dragon!!!!!!
“Ah!”
A crisp, sweet cry echoed throughout the room, scaring Moon Dream into tightening her Domain.
Already exhausted, Nuobai felt her vision blur, and she fainted.
Her last thought was that this must be a dream.
She had spent too much time sleeping with Bai Luxin; she must have developed psychological trauma, which was why she was having such a strange dream.
Qin Nian caught Nuobai, feeling a hint of pity.
“The little one kept saying she wanted to become human every day, but once she did, she scared herself.”
“How pitiful.”
“Moon Dream, did you record Nuobai’s reaction just now?”
Having received a satisfactory response, Qin Nian leisurely dressed Nuobai, taking the opportunity to study her human form.
The sensation was actually better than her cat form!
Seeing only Qin Nian come out without Nuobai, Bai Luxin immediately trembled with anxiety.
Could it be… that something went wrong?
“Nuobai is fine, she should come out in a little while. Do you want to go inside?”
“No, no need. I’ll just wait outside.”
Bai Luxin did not want to disturb Nuobai. Qin Nian felt a bit regretful; she had hoped for a show.
“Sister Xiaobai, you know that Nuobai is very tsundere, right?”
Confusion flashed in Bai Luxin’s eyes. Why would Sister Qin say this?
“Sigh, she might be in a bad mood lately. You should interact with her more.”
Bai Luxin understood. It must be that Nuobai wanted to cuddle with her but was too shy to speak up, so she asked Sister Qin to tell her.
She immediately promised that she would not worry, and once they got home, she would surely pamper Nuobai and would never let her down.
Having planted the seed of trouble, Qin Nian suppressed her laughter and left, feeling satisfied.
A short while later, Nuobai walked out looking listless. She felt as though she had just had a nightmare; even though it was the day of her evolution, she couldn’t bring herself to feel happy.
Sitting on Bai Luxin’s shoulder, Nuobai had a vacant look in her eyes, only her tail twitching occasionally.
She didn’t understand. Do evolution tests involve Heart Demon trials?
Does this world really have such things?
It was simply too terrifying.
Should she look for some treasures to stabilize her mind, to avoid failing the trial?
Her hallucinations hadn’t even faded yet; she still felt like she could turn into a human.
“Eh?”
As soon as they returned home, Nuobai hid in her room alone. Bai Luxin gently knocked on the door.
“Nuobai, what’s wrong?”
It was not a hallucination.
Inside the room, the human-form Nuobai touched the mirror, unable to believe her eyes.
In the mirror, a girl about 165 centimeters tall stood gracefully. Her moon-white long hair was scattered loosely, falling over her shoulders and reaching past her hips.
Her youthful face, small cute nose, and soft-looking lips were topped off with a pair of upright cat ears.
She looked adorable… if not for her golden and red heterochromatic eyes.
It was gone, everything was gone…
Nuobai’s tail hung weakly at her side, her hands searching for her runaway dragon.
Outside the door, Bai Luxin was concerned and opened it with a spare key.
She saw a white-haired cat-girl suddenly appear in the room, sitting in front of the mirror, her hands doing something between her legs.
“Who are you!”
Nuobai turned around in a daze, tears uncontrollably streaming down her face, mixed with sobbing and grievances.
“Beast Master… I… the dragon is gone…”
Looking at her familiar heterochromatic eyes, Bai Luxin asked tentatively.
“Nuobai?”
“Wuwuwu!”
“Beast Master!”
“My dragon is gone, it’s not a hallucination!”
All her pent-up grievances and endurance burst forth at once.
Nuobai threw herself into Bai Luxin’s arms and cried bitterly.
Why, why would she be treated this way? What did she do wrong…
“Wuwuwu…”
“Baby, don’t cry. Tell sister what is wrong.”
Listening to her cries, the corners of Bai Luxin’s eyes began to moisten as well.
“I…”
Nuobai stammered, sobbing as she described her big dragon running away from home.
The more Bai Luxin listened, the more wrong it sounded; she frowned.
Nuobai was suffering from a cognitive impairment. Snow Joy Cats didn’t have males; the entire species was female. How could she think she was male?
Had she been led astray? It made sense; she had been abducted by someone when she was very small and hadn’t attended many classes.
It was normal for bad people to have corrupted her.
However, she had to correct her thinking as soon as possible. It wasn’t good for a young girl to go around talking about a “big dragon” all day.
She loved Nuobai’s human form the more she looked at it; now, she could truly consider her a younger sister.
As her sister, it was her duty to teach her the correct values, starting with how to understand her own body.
The comfort she expected didn’t come, and Nuobai looked up, eyes brimming with tears.
At that moment, Bai Luxin felt an urge to kiss her, but she quickly restrained her impulse.
This was her sister; she couldn’t have wicked thoughts about her.
Thus, after Nuobai’s mental barriers were shattered by a wave of unexpected emotions, she was dizzily propped up in front of the mirror.
“Nuobai, you are a female.”
“No, you should call yourself a girl now.”
A gentle, loving voice scratched at her ears, making Nuobai’s entire body go limp as she leaned into Bai Luxin’s arms.
“Look, this is called…”
As Bai Luxin spoke, she pressed her hand against Nuobai.
“Umm…”
Suddenly feeling her body being touched, Nuobai’s trembling frame flushed with red.
“Stop…”
“Nuobai, listen carefully to the lesson. You still have so much to learn.”
“Don’t want to learn… you…”
“Be obedient, Nuobai.”
Her voice was incredibly firm, and Nuobai, whose fingers were now weak, could not shake her off at all.
“This is…”
Through the mirror, Nuobai saw her face, which was serious, pure, and devoid of any evil intent, and she helplessly closed her eyes.
If the Beast Master wants to teach, let her teach; it would be over soon anyway.
“Nuobai, I am giving you a test now. What is this?”
“…”
“Look, you aren’t listening carefully. I will teach you once more.”
“You are not allowed to close your eyes. You must listen well.”
“Come, I will say a sentence, and you repeat it.”
“!”
Nuobai’s chest heaved violently, but in the end, she accepted it.
Looking intently at the mirror, she followed her teacher’s instructions.
For a time, the room was filled with the sounds of a child learning to speak.
Bai Luxin began to explain the key points with satisfaction, outlining the essential regions that would be on the test.
Nuobai also took notes earnestly.
In order to cope with the exam to come.