But today, I absolutely must transform into my own appearance. It’s not just because of the initiative.
If I can’t obtain any information after changing, then I might as well adjust my appearance to her liking. But today, that can’t happen.
I shook my head firmly. There’s always been a reason when I’m this resolute, and Yeon-hee didn’t push the conversation further.
But, somehow, watching her lips twitch and her finger retract after reaching out to me makes me question why I keep my thoughts to myself, even when I have a means to convey them to her.
She was trying to accommodate the fact that I, as a human, was standing there. Yet, I had no intention to change given that she now had a way to check my information.
Maybe I’ve been acting pretty selfishly, more than I realized, I thought, as I momentarily fell into silence.
“Hmm?”
I called for Ran, who was sprawled out on a small cushion.
(It’ll be hard, but please pass on my message.)
(Hmph… Just try saying it…)
Ran looked like she didn’t have the strength to respond but seemed slightly pleased as her previously drooping wings perked up.
‘Let’s share everything except for the regression.’
I recounted everything I experienced during my outing in great detail.
Of course, I left out the part about knowing about Nam Yong-seok, but I laid everything else bare. This wasn’t merely sharing information. Rather, I might be opening my heart to Yeon-hee for the first time.
Though it wasn’t intentional, it made me scratch the back of my head in embarrassment. I just hoped my desire for a more honest relationship would reach her.
While Yeon-hee listened to my story through Ran, her gaze never left my face.
Hearing that a villain was merely a few hundred meters away was shocking and frightening, but as I got to the part about the things they did, her face turned red as she began pressing the end of a pen against the floor, seemingly in a daze.
Maybe it was because Ran wasn’t feeling well, but she delivered my words without sugarcoating them.
Sure, the part about them entwining their bodies could have been skipped, but I was curious to see Yeon-hee’s reaction to that kind of story.
Seeing her flustered expression made me think I made a good choice by slipping it in. Teasing Yeon-hee never gets old.
I don’t know if it’s because I saw a few nude women yesterday, but my gaze unavoidably drifted toward Yeon-hee.
Unlike those women in the basement, who felt utterly disgusting and repulsive, Yeon-hee, despite showing very little skin, excited me to the point of triggering my [Calm] instinct repeatedly.
Excitement… How curious. Haven’t I learned how to act somewhat human-like as a skeleton in a month and a half?
Despite being lost in thought, my eyes followed her soft curves until they met hers.
Truth be told, since my eye sockets are empty dark voids, it’s impossible for our gazes to truly connect. Nevertheless, she seemed to respond as if she had seen my gaze. How grateful.
Swoosh—
I gingerly moved my hand to her cheek. I worried my coldness would startle her warmth.
As expected, at my touch filled with a shadowy aura, she jolted her shoulders sharply. However, she merely kept her head bowed, staring at the floor, with her face becoming a bit redder.
Without thinking, my hand, which had landed on her cheek, seamlessly transitioned to playfully fluffing her bangs before I retracted it.
“…… I was thinking of putting the barrier on Lizardman 1 first. It’ll take some time since I’m not used to it yet.”
Nod—
“Okay… If I happen to doze off while working on it, make sure to wake me before I [Transform]?”
“Clap, Clap, Clap.”
‘They say it’s awkward to change into a man… Guess she wants to see it again.’
Yeon-hee brought a chair into the living room, placed her hands on the bodies of the monsters, and quietly closed her eyes.
Vrum, vrum—
Slowly, a light green barrier began to spread across Lizardman 1’s body like paint spreading on a canvas. Very slowly…
‘… No matter how you look at it, it’s just too slow, right?’
“Ugh…”
Yeon-hee grunted while manifesting the barrier. I could see beads of sweat forming on her forehead, indicating that it wasn’t easy for her. It had taken several minutes to create something small for my neck as well.
I gently stroked my neck. That soft, squishy texture made me want to keep touching it. As time passed, it became somewhat translucent, and the green hue faded considerably.
Summoner Lee Yeon-hee’s Mystical Mucous Membrane (Exclusive to Summoned Creatures)
– A new material directly created by Summoner Lee Yeon-hee. Shares properties similar to the Slime entering defense mode.
– Its shape can change fluidly according to Yeon-hee’s thoughts.
– Physical attack damage -30%
– Magic attack damage -10%
‘This is overpowered… If all the summoned creatures align with this, our combat strength will surge significantly.’
Until my [Transformation] cooldown expired, Yeon-hee applied armor on Lizardman 1 and Dotti 1. The clothes she wore during those few hours were pretty much soaked.
‘Yeon-hee… It’s see-through now…’
But there’s no need to embarrass her by letting her know.
“Ugh… I can’t do any more!”
She collapsed on the floor, gasping for breath. Still, the two brothers looked quite pleased with the armor they were donned with, noses flaring up, shoulders held high.
The other summoned creatures gathered around them, seemingly jealous, eager to touch the armor.
‘Time to [Transform].’
Without saying anything to the collapsed Yeon-hee, I began my transformation. A torrent of information washed over my mind like a flowing surge.
Villain, villain, villain. There was an overwhelming amount of information without needing to search for it. Sure, I hadn’t encountered all of them personally, but I retained the appearances, traits, and notable abilities of many well-known characters. However.
‘How to find these guys… Hmm… I think I could ask Kang Yeon-su about one of them…’
I snapped out of my reverie thanks to a message that popped up on the screen.
– You have successfully [Transformed] into Guide Yoon Han-gyeol.
– All attributes except sense decreased by 50.
– Remaining time <00:29:59>
– The location of the nearest sinister group has been identified. I will pinpoint their location during the remaining time.
‘Ugh… My head…’
Even though I was transforming into myself, I didn’t understand why my head hurt so much. I stumbled toward Yeon-hee, who still hadn’t noticed that I had changed.
‘Hmm… I want to pay her back for what happened yesterday.’
I worried that if we continued this cycle of revenge day after day, it would gradually escalate into something extreme. There are clear limits to excitement.
The peak would come quickly, and once I hit the downhill slope, I was sure I would regret it.
The day would come when she would no longer seek me out. That day may come sooner than I think.
She always talks about her dungeon adventures with the summoned creatures, yet I still couldn’t tell how much of that was genuine, even after transforming.
Well, that much was reasonable.
But as I got closer to her, who was breathlessly gasping with her eyes closed, emotions started to take over.
‘…… I can’t hold it back.’
I wanted to hug her. That impulse punched me in the chest.
‘Would it feel awkward if I’m damp…?’
Her T-shirt, soaked and clinging tightly, showcased her curves vividly. Even lying down, her ample curves remained strikingly evident.
Despite my concerns about whether Yeon-hee would feel uncomfortable, my hands had already slipped beneath her shoulder and leg.
Bam—
“Eek—! W-what, what, what?!”
She startled awake, uncertain what to do with our suddenly reduced distance.
“W-when did you—? Eek!”
I carried her into the room while holding her. Her eyes seemed twice their normal size. Her face had been flushed since the moment I hugged her, and unsure where to place her arms, she simply grabbed the edge of my clothing, gazing up at me.
“Wha… what are you trying to do, wait, I’m wet, so—!”
‘There’s no time for that.’
I briefly considered throwing her onto her bed like she did to me yesterday.
‘Hmm… I’ve already flustered her enough.’
Instead, I knelt down and gently placed her on the floor.
“Ah…”
Once she lay down, she stared up at me blankly. Her face turned even redder as it traveled to her ears, and she hastily pulled the blanket toward herself, as if trying to cover up.
She wrapped herself up in the blanket like a caterpillar, leaving only her face exposed as she looked up at me again. Despite her behavior resembling that of a frightened herbivore, her eyes were filled with anticipation rather than fear.
“Okay, okay. H-”
Pfft—
“Huh?”
I lifted her wrapped in the blanket, grabbing the end of it and yanking it upward. She rolled over in a flurry, dropping the cover and exposing her entire body once more to the floor.
“Whoa! Give it back, give it back! My blanket!”
Nod—
At my nod, she raised her arms high. As I watched her arms reaching out for the blanket, I slowly began to undress my dress shirt.
“W-what! Why are you taking off your clothes! What’re you doing? Give me my blanket!”
Ignoring her pleas, I neatly folded the shirt and placed it on the floor before starting to untie my tie.
Seeming alarmed at the ongoing situation, she turned and started to make a run for it, but I quickly pulled her ankle, making her slide back to my feet.
“Ugh—! W-what’s with this? Il-wol! We—, we can’t… do that! No, that’s not it! Anyway, this is wrong!”
I nearly burst out laughing, struggling to keep a straight face at her reaction, which was even more than I had hoped for. She was panic-stricken to the point of being adorable, and I felt the urge to carry on with my teasing became overwhelming. I felt relieved.
‘Phew…’
My [Calm] was activated once more, cooling my head. After only managing to untie my tie, I tossed it onto my still-untouched shirt on the floor. As I stared at them for a moment, I stroked my chin.
‘Hmm… Even if it falls off my body, it won’t disappear…
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