Chapter 6 —

Time sometimes flies by, especially when you're sitting next to a childhood sweetheart you haven't seen in three years, who keeps sneaking glances at you with those heterochromatic gray-blue eyes.

After the homeroom teacher left, during the rest of the self-study period, An Shuangyu and I chatted quietly, from trivial matters of the past few years to embarrassing childhood stories—like the embarrassing incident where I made her take off her pants on a park bench in elementary school for a "growing and developing check."

Also, she was as straightforward as ever, blushing as she admitted that it wasn't really an embarrassing incident, but rather something she did willingly.

Lu Lili's side, on the other hand, was still bustling with activity. She and Qian Yanshu were chatting animatedly, from the material of their skirts to their "favorite positions," giving me a feeling that "the world is full of heroes."

Yuan Shizhenbai sat in the last row behind me, fiddling with her game console without saying a word since she sat down. She was as quiet as a porcelain doll, occasionally glancing up at me with her golden eyes when she finished a game, a look that held an inexplicable scrutiny.

Strangely, the others seemed completely oblivious to my interaction with An Shuangyu, as if we were invisible in the classroom.

The bell rang, signaling the end of school. The classroom erupted into chaos. Bags clattered loudly, girls chattered about their weekend dates, and boys peeked at the girls in short skirts in small groups—truly everyone was "doing their own thing."

I stretched, about to turn and ask An Shuangyu about after-school plans, when I saw Yuan Shizhenbai and Qian Yanshuo already packed up and standing by An Shuangyu's desk.

"Shuangyu, let's go home together. It's my turn to cook today. I just discussed a new stir-fry method with Lili, and I promise the kitchen won't explode this time!"

Qian Yanshu's voice was soft, like honey. When she bent over, a slit in her high-slit dress revealed a section of her fair thigh, and a faint red mark was visible at the edge of her knee-high socks—tsk, this girl was definitely doing it on purpose. Several boys in the classroom had already started pretending to tie their shoelaces.

Upon hearing this, Yuan Shizhenbai's usually placid face showed a hint of disdain, but her voice remained flat, like she was reciting a textbook: "If Sister Yanshu is cooking, Zhenbai should eat out... Sister Shuangyu, do you want to come along?"

She stood there, holding a delicate silver-gray schoolbag, tilting her head and staring intently at An Shuangyu's face. Although her face remained expressionless, a clear light of expectation flickered in her golden eyes.

"Hey, all I did was blow up the kitchen a few times, why are you all like this—" Before An Shuangyu could reply, Qian Yanshu angrily grabbed Lu Lili's hand, even changing her address to the more intimate "Lili":

"Lili, look, those two are bullying me. How about you come with me tonight and try my cooking by yourself?"

As she said this, she emphasized the sensitive words "by yourself" and "try my cooking," clearly confident she had Lu Lili wrapped around her little finger.

"Hehehe, okay~ whatever Sister Shu says!" Well, it seems Lu Lili has been completely charmed by Qian Yanshu and is beyond saving. Hearing this, An Shuangyu blinked, "Oh, thank you, Zhenbai and Sister Shu! But... not today, I haven't finished catching up with Brother Sisheng yet. You guys go ahead, I'm going out to eat with my brother tonight~"

She refused cleanly and decisively, even adding a little lingering tone. Yuan Shi Zhenbai and Qian Yanshu exchanged glances; the former's eyes dimmed slightly, while the latter smiled elegantly, "Is that so? Okay then, but don't come back too late."

After saying that, the two didn't linger, waving goodbye with Lu Lili before turning and leaving the classroom, leaving behind a faint fragrance.

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The noise in the classroom gradually faded away, the afterglow of school receding like the tide. Within minutes, only a few students remained, dawdling as they packed their bags, occasionally casting curious glances.

"Brother Si Sheng... Shall we go? There are so many people here, I feel like everyone's peeking at us," An Shuangyu muttered softly, her cheeks slightly flushed. She grabbed her schoolbag, moving as nimbly as a little rabbit, and as she stood up, she deliberately circled around to my side, her arm brushing against my sleeve, seemingly unintentionally.

That familiar girlish scent wafted over, mixed with a faint smell of laundry detergent, instantly transporting me back to elementary school—the age when she always clung to me, insisting I pat her head.

"Let's go, let's go, whatever you say." I quickly stood up, patted the wrinkles in my pants, and led her outside like a tour guide.

Behind us, I heard a few low "tsk tsk" sounds. I knew it was those single people being sarcastic, but who cared? The joy of reuniting after three years was enough to make me ignore all the noise.

Stepping out of the teaching building, the maple trees on campus were already shedding their leaves. Orange-yellow leaves swirled and slowly fell to the ground in the hot wind—autumn is always like this, carrying a touch of poetic melancholy, yet unable to suppress the restless heat of late summer.

We walked side by side on the tree-lined path, our pace neither fast nor slow. I deliberately slowed my pace so she could keep up. The setting sun lengthened our shadows, intertwining them like an ambiguous silhouette painting.

“Xiaoyu, all those things you said you wanted to explain…can you tell me now? Hair, eyes, clothes, and what exactly happened to you during those three years? Don’t tell me you went to Haixia City just to learn how to dye your hair and wear colored contact lenses; that’s too low-class.”

I turned my head, staring at her delicate face, feigning nonchalance. The blue pupil of her left eye shimmered with an eerie light in the sunlight, an effect unlike that of colored contact lenses.

Stepping out of the school and into a secluded alley, she stopped, hands behind her back, head bowed slightly, and confessed:

"Brother Si Sheng...actually, I didn't mean to hide it from you. Mom took me to Haixia City to keep me away from the strange occurrences there, but who knew...it's even more chaotic there. The density of strange people in Haixia City is terrifying; there are attacks almost every week—and then, I...I was inexplicably chosen by the Chubi Fairy during one of the attacks and became a magical girl."

"A magical girl?!" Even though I had some suspicions, hearing the truth from An Shuangyu's own mouth still made me widen my eyes in surprise, and my voice involuntarily rose an octave.

"Ah, was I too loud?!" As soon as I finished speaking, I realized I had been a bit too loud, so I hurriedly covered my mouth and peeked out of the alley to see if there were any passersby.

After making sure no one was around, I lowered my voice and continued, "Xiaoyu, are you serious? You're not joking, are you? All these changes in your appearance are because of... what transformation?"

The expected nod of affirmation didn't come. Instead, she shook her head unexpectedly after I asked, then, to my increasingly astonishment, pointed to her face and made a request that left me completely baffled:

"If you want to know the truth, Brother Sisheng... you have to come yourself..." "Let's find it! Here's a hint—that's why I didn't let you pinch my cheeks during class!"

"Find it? Pinch your cheeks?"

"Yeah, don't be scared, Brother Si Sheng! The truth might surprise you!"

"Hmph, you're a magical girl now, what news could scare me! Come on—"

The alley was quiet except for the rustling of maple leaves in the wind outside. The setting sun cast long shadows into the alley. I swallowed hard, reached out, and gently pinched the soft skin on her left cheek with my index finger and thumb—

"Ouch, wh, how did it tear?!"

My fingers weren't using any ****, just as gently as when I pinch a kitten, but the moment I touched it, a large piece of skin was easily torn off like a thin veil!

I gasped, my fingers frozen in mid-air. As the skin on her left cheek was torn open, a large gap appeared around her eye socket, as if a mask had been peeled away. Beneath the gap was another layer of skin, even whiter and smoother! This skin was inhumanly white, almost a deathly gray, and a deeper blue pupil peeked out from beneath the gap in the human skin's left eye, hollow and eerie.

“Brother…Brother Si Sheng?”

An Shuangyu's voice came from the half-torn human skin, trembling slightly, but without fear, only a strange shyness. She didn't try to pull away from my hand; instead, she slightly turned her head, widening the gap and revealing a small patch of her face, completely different from her usual appearance, as if she were willingly showing me this “secret.”

In contrast, her right cheek remained unchanged—pink, familiar, and with the unique blush of a young girl…but the strangeness of her left cheek sent shivers down my spine, and goosebumps instantly covered my back.

"Xiaoyu, what...what the hell is this?!"

I finally realized what was happening and frantically let go of her fingers. Even more terrifying was that after my fingers left, the outer layer of skin didn't immediately spring back into place. Instead, it slowly wriggled like a living thing, trying to reattach itself...

The whole process was as bizarre as watching a low-budget horror movie, but for some reason, I felt...a little excited? Damn it, is my brain broken?

"Hehe...don't be afraid, brother." Seeing my ghostly expression, she quickly pressed her hand to her cheek, and the skin finally snapped shut again, restoring its original delicate appearance, as if nothing had happened.

My heart pounded like a drum as I stared at her face, now restored to normal, my mind a complete mess: "Xiaoyu, what...what happened to you? Is this a side effect of the transformation? Or are you under some kind of curse? Why is there another person under your skin?"

"Calm down, calm down, Brother Sisheng, don't get so agitated...well, let me help you relax first!"

Perhaps to soothe my overly excited emotions, An Shuangyu unzipped her jacket and, to my disbelief, slowly rolled up her white tracksuit—first revealing her flat, white stomach, then her slender, alluring waist, and finally, her enormous D-cup breasts, which shouldn't belong to someone her age, were displayed before me.

"Xiaoyu, you...you're not wearing a bra?" I swallowed hard, my eyes fixed on those dazzling breasts, only one thought in my mind: how soft would they feel to the touch? An Shuangyu's face was as red as a ripe apple. She bit her lower lip, her heterochromatic eyes sparkling with a mixture of shyness and anticipation. Before I could react, she leaned forward, her large breasts almost touching my chest. The warm touch through my thin shirt sent a shiver down my spine.

"Brother Si Sheng... feel it~ and calm down a bit. I'll explain what happened to me slowly~ ❤" she said, deliberately thrusting her chest forward, her nipples brushing against my fabric, sending a tingling, electric sensation through me.

"Hey, hey, this... this is too sudden! What if someone comes over..." I said, refusing, but my hand inexplicably rose, and in a half-hearted resistance, my fingertips finally touched that soft, snow-white flesh.

The feeling of her breasts was far beyond my expectations—incredibly elastic, like bouncy jelly, yet with the unique warmth of a young girl. My thumb inadvertently brushed against her areola, and her body trembled instantly, letting out a suppressed moan: "Mmm~ Brother's hand...it feels so good❤❤"

My breathing grew heavier, and my other hand couldn't resist joining the fray, both hands working together to gently knead her proud, large breasts. An Shuangyu's reaction grew more intense; her small hands gripped my arm, her nails digging into my flesh, but she didn't push me away forcefully; instead, it seemed to encourage me to continue.

Just as I was lost in the moment, my gaze inadvertently drifted downwards—the crotch of her athletic pants was slightly bulging, the loose fabric sliding down slightly with her movements. I saw that there was no trace of underwear under her pants; instead, there was the frosted edge of her black pantyhose. Below the edge, a faint metallic silver gleam shone, like some kind of chain or ornament, shimmering with a cold luster in the setting sun.

“Wait, Xiaoyu… what’s that in your pants? A silver… lock?” My fingers paused, my mind went blank, and I stopped kneading.

Hearing this, her eyes narrowed slightly, a hint of hesitation flashing across her face, but it was quickly replaced by relief: “Oh dear, Brother Si Sheng found out! Well… I was going to tell you later… well, since that’s the case, I won’t hide it anymore!”

Before I could reply, she suddenly bent down, grabbed the waistband of her athletic pants, and slowly pulled them down in front of me—the pants slid down her slender waist, revealing her alluring legs encased in black stockings—

The stockings were as thin as cicada wings, clinging tightly to her skin, perfectly outlining the curves of her legs, extending from the top of her thighs to her ankles, with a subtle sheen of flesh at the thighs, knees, calves, and ankles, making my lower body throb with desire. But what shocked me next was the horrifying scene revealed after her pants were completely pulled down—the crotch of her black stockings, where a girl's private parts should be, was now protruding a male penis! It was semi-erect, the glans as pink as a freshly peeled lychee, its surface covered with blue veins, but it was firmly held in place by a silver metal chastity belt, unable to penetrate even an inch beyond the opening, pitifully peeking out from under the black stockings.

"What...what the hell?! Xiaoyu, how can you have something like this down there—no, this penis should be from that person under your skin, right?" I stared wide-eyed, taking a half-step back. Perhaps because I had experienced so much fright today, I had developed some resistance and could still maintain rational thinking in this situation.

At that moment, an autumn breeze blew by, making her shiver. Seeing this, I quickly helped her down her shirt and pulled up her pants.

“Mmm, Brother Sisheng is right. That way I don’t need to explain anymore!” Seeing that I was calm, An Shuangyu slowly sat down against the wall. “Brother, sit still too. I’m going to tell you my story now~”

I nodded and sat down against the wall with her. But after waiting for a while, she still didn’t begin. Before I could ask, she suddenly brought her forehead close to mine:

“Brother Sisheng, I just thought about it. My experience back then was very complicated, far beyond what can be explained in ordinary words. So I’ve decided to use my awakened mental magic to achieve a mental ‘resonance’ between us, so you can immerse yourself in my experience!”

I was filled with curiosity about the magical girl’s methods and had no reason to refuse: “It’s both of our foreheads?”

"Shall we touch?"

"Yes, yes, brother, you're so clever! By the way, this is also related to the 'surprise' I'm going to give you later—so, come on!"

With that, she leaned forward and touched my forehead. Instantly, I felt dizzy and immediately lost consciousness. When I regained consciousness and opened my eyes again, the scene before me had completely changed…