The crystal pen floating in midair began to expand and stretch without end, like putty being pulled from a spindle-shaped pen into a long rod. One end of the rod blossomed open like the canopy of an umbrella.
From afar, it looked exactly like a gleaming, translucent crystal umbrella.
The other end of the rod continued to extend. When it reached the umbrella handle, Benbo thought the transformation was complete, but to his surprise, a crystal hand extended directly from the handle.
The slender palm, formed of crystal, gripped the umbrella handle.
Once the crystal hand had taken shape, it seemed dissatisfied still and continued expanding downward along the arm.
Undulating contours were steadily overrun and shaped by crystal... jade-like arms, fragrant shoulders, a slender waist, swelling peaks...
In the blink of an eye, the crystal umbrella had stretched into a graceful lady holding an umbrella and wearing a fluttering red dance dress.
Holding the umbrella, the lady drifted gently down from midair.
The moment she landed, her bare feet extended into a pair of crystal Red Dancing Shoes.
With a leisurely turn, the lady in the red dance dress stepped into a crossed position, bowed, and dipped into a curtsy toward Angel and Benbo, striking a final landing pose.
Then, the lady slowly raised her head, revealing that lovely, translucent face.
There was no doubt that both her figure and features were exquisite.
What was peculiar, however, was that her entire body was made of crystal, including the flowing red dance dress and the graceful form beneath it.
After the umbrella-bearing "crystal lady" landed, she let out a long sigh of relief.
That sigh made her like a balloon with its mouth opened. Her body, originally nearly two meters tall, slowly began to shrink.
In the blink of an