It works; Weiss grows slightly more muscular

Oscar’s semblance felt… warm. That was the first thing Weiss thought of as soon as she touched his hand. A soft green glow enveloped her own, coating it in its energy. His eyes were closed in concentration. No doubt this was difficult for him; using one’s semblance required hours of practice. That he could do this much without receiving proper instructions from a teacher was impressive.

There was a tingling sensation in her arm all of a sudden. Weiss squirmed slightly as it spread everywhere, all the way down to her toes. Oscar’s semblance had this weird side-effect of making her body feel quite warm somehow. It was subtle at first, and she didn’t think much of it – at least until it got stronger. The Schnee heiress swallowed nervously.

“Are you alright?” Oscar asked, looking at her out of concern.

She nodded. “Yes. I’m fine. Just weird, I suppose. Try to channel your aura a bit more.”

And so he did. Oscar’s attention was focused solely on maintaining his semblance. The glow got brighter, and so did the strange sensation inside her limbs. Did Oscar feel this whenever he used his semblance on himself? Weiss gasped as the feeling intensified without any warning. It wasn’t unpleasant, however – just surprising.

But the real shocker was how her arm suddenly became more toned! Weiss was speechless; right there, before her very own eyes, were muscles that grew out of nowhere. It wasn’t as if they became jacked, like a bodybuilder’s. That would be too much. Still, they did grow enough to gain some noticeable definition. The stark difference between how slim she was only a few moments ago and the current muscularity was hard to miss!

Weiss was both dumbfounded and curious, watching closely as her forearms thickened a bit. Not as much as her upper arms though. The girl’s triceps and biceps swelled larger, becoming more taut. Where there used to be minimal muscle were two small lemon-shaped mounds. Her shoulders widened a tiny a bit, and gained definition just like her arms. Upon closer inspection, a vein stood on her bicep on the left side, and Weiss had to admit she was intrigued by the look of it.

But that was not all – far from it. Oscar’s semblance affected her entire body, rather than only the part he was touching. Weiss’ muscles grew more developed everywhere. Her legs, which had been sore from squatting and using the legpress minutes earlier, gained some nice mass. Both of her thighs thickened; quadriceps more pronounced; calves standing out. There was some serious definition to them, and several striations appeared on her thighs whenever she tensed them. Again, nothing like Yang’s, but this was vast improvement of what they had been mere moments ago.

“Oh my…” Weiss whispered softly. To say that she was taken aback would be an understatement.

Her exposed tummy was no longer flat. Instead, small lumps of muscle shaped like squares had chosen that area as their new home. Weiss looked down at a set of six individual abs, with four of them being more pronounced than the rest. How many ab crunches would she have needed to perform to gain this much developed muscle? Flanking them were nicely toned obliques, and even her back gained additional mass. The muscles there grew as well, such as defined lats and bigger traps. Bit by bit they grew.

Just as she seemed to finally regain her senses, which had been slightly dulled by the warm sensation accompanied by the growth, Oscar finally let go of her hand. The younger boy was panting loudly; his deep breaths an obvious sign of exhaustion. He leaned over, placing his hands on his knees to steady himself. Sweat poured down his face.

“Oscar! Are you alright?” Despite the strange incident, Weiss was more concerned about him. He was absolutely spent! Hopefully he hadn’t used too much aura. “Deep breaths. Just try to relax.”

She gently rubbed his back in an attempt to show her support. Whether or not it helped didn’t matter; Weiss felt bad for asking him to do this, only to then suffer a mild case of what appeared to be aura exhaustion.

“I’m… ugh, I’m okay. A bit nauseous like running a marathon though.” Oscar said after a while. His lungs were back in action, and he no longer looked as if he was about to collapse. “What about you?”

“Well, you can see for yourself I suppose.”

Literally. Weiss gestured towards her body, which had transformed because of his semblance. They’d done this hoping for a mere stamina boost, but that was obviously not all it had done. Small, yet defined muscles were everywhere on her short frame. Her legs were certainly more attractive, with how thick her thighs were. You’d expect a model to have legs like she did. Weiss’ torso was covered with firm muscle. Her pectorals were easier to see, and they pushed her small breasts up. In fact, judging by how tight the sports bra felt, she’d went up an entire cupsize.

Oscar’s cheeks darkened as he examined her. He coughed into his fist, quickly averting his gaze. Weiss inwardly giggled at the adorable reaction.

“Uh, yeah. Looks like my semblance does more than just act as an energy drink. I’m so sorry about this, Weiss.”

The white-haired huntress raised a delicate eyebrow in response. “And why’s that? You haven’t done anything wrong.”

“I haven’t? But, don’t you dislike this, uh, new look?” Oscar asked.

In all honesty, she didn’t. Weiss looked into a nearby mirror. True, she was more muscular, but not on the level of a bodybuilder or anything. More like a regular gym visitor. She was fit in a good way. And she loved what his semblance had done for her legs. Even her butt was firmer and rounder, hugging the shorts she wore.

“Oscar, you just gave me the body that I wanted in the first place. And it took less than a minute, rather than a month or so. I should be thanking you instead.” Weiss smiled, showing that there was nothing to worry about. It put him at ease, as intended. Besides, her new friend couldn’t have anticipated something like this to happen. Semblances were tricky like that. “So don’t feel bad about it.”

“If you say so…”

“If I say it’s alright, then it’s alright.” She said sternly, yet not unkindly; she simply didn’t want him to feel bad when this was not his fault.

Smiling shyly, he nodded.

Weiss dropped a hand down to her thigh, touching the pale skin. She was mesmerized by how sturdy her muscles felt. There was a certain elasticity to them as well, and she eagerly explored her new legs, shaking and flexing. For a moment she forgot all about her companion. Weiss loved how good her legs looked. In her mind, various dresses came to mind that would highlight her muscular legs perfectly. Even her ass had been improved, being far rounder and firmer.

Her gaze went a bit higher, to her toned core. There was no excess fat there; only taut muscle shaped like protective bricks. Weiss had never worried about her figure before, and doubted she’d have to any time soon. Her abs were incredible! She tensed them a few times, absolutely loving how they danced to her own rhythm. Weiss ran a hand down her belly to feel how hard they were.

Oscar whistled, clearly impressed. “That’s some serious development. You look like as if you joined one of my uncle’s workout plans.”

“It looks good, doesn’t it?” She said smugly, allowing her pride to be stoked. While not vain, Weiss certainly did not mind the praise. “I’m sure the girls at Beacon will be quite jealous when they see me like this.”

Weiss flexed a round, firm bicep that popped up like a small lemon for emphasis. Yes, she could get used to this new look.