Irreversible

(Bai Ziye)

I'm so tired, I feel completely drained...

His body was very weak, and he couldn't retain any magic power at all. As soon as he recovered a little, it was completely drained, like a startled deer in a garden.

(A garden term for frightening birds: a bamboo tube used to collect water and then pour it out, which makes a knocking sound to scare away birds in the garden.)

This condition might last for another two or three days. Although Barbara said it was an improved potion, the side effects didn't seem to have decreased much...

"The opening ceremony?"

Dragging my weak body wrapped in bandages, I slowly walked towards the balcony. Although I couldn't see, I still looked up towards the direction of the City School's gymnasium and auditorium.

"I missed a very rare scene."

The sight of over three hundred magical girls gathered together was quite rare, even during the war years of the Past. If three hundred had gone to the Other Side back then, perhaps things could have really changed...

However, I was able to survive thanks to my unique magic, which allowed me to rush into the wormhole and escape in the shortest amount of time.

Any other magical girl would have no way to leave that place, because if the time dragged on, she would face endless support; that place was a production line for Monster!

Moreover, there is ubiquitous surveillance on 'the Other Side,' making it almost impossible to investigate undetected... However, such surveillance must have blind spots.

I wasn't discovered when I first Past. When exactly did the "The Other Side" notice my presence and send Fomalhaut to arrest me?

Bubble Membrane?

I think I'm starting to get a clue.

"I didn't exist in that world before the Bubble Membrane Ceruno put on me burst, so I wasn't discovered...?"

This seems to be the only reasonable explanation.

Judging from Aldebaran's description, that kind of surveillance was not the optical camera we understand, but some more advanced surveillance technology with no blind spots...

If my guess is correct, by using Ceruno's protective shield, combined with Aunt Yuehan's invisibility, and then using my teleportation magic on the ground, we can silently enter "the Other Side" to conduct reconnaissance.

But this plan requires Ceruno to Past with me...

No, we can't let her take the risk when we're not even sure we'll succeed.

I strolled back to the bedroom, drew the blackout curtains, and closed the door.

The reason it's so mysterious is because there's one more thing I need to confirm...

For me, the side effects of Enhancer are probably more than one.

While everyone was gathering in the auditorium, I deactivated my transformation in the dimly lit room.

"... Oh, this is terrible."

Although it might sound narcissistic, I do look like a short-haired beauty in the full-length mirror.

Her appearance was also starting to resemble Miluno's; one could detect a resemblance in her features, with smooth skin, no Adam's apple, and even her chest...

... The changes here are not significant; there are still not many fluctuations.

I don't know whether to call it luck or misfortune, but this change is currently irreversible, and for me it's an absolutely terrible situation.

The male outline is almost unrecognizable; the shoulder blades, waist, pelvis, and buttocks have all become completely feminized, muscles have shrunk, and even the penis is almost gone...

These things are all beyond repair.

I'm afraid that the next time I transform back into Bai Ziye, I'll have to officially say goodbye to my Past and live as a woman.

"..."

I wanted to cry but couldn't, and I couldn't even find anyone to confide in.

Mom will definitely be happy, Sirius will probably gloat, Ceruno is still unaware... Perhaps I should take advantage of being a boy and explain things to her.

"Sigh, how can I possibly say this?"

Feeling down.

What should I do? Should I call my dad?

His Bai family is about to end, so he should be able to empathize with me a little, right?

Thinking this, she lay down on her bed... In the end, she still couldn't bring herself to say it. She couldn't bring herself to tell anyone, could she?

Lamenting his misfortune, he eventually drifted off to sleep.

Achoo--!

In a daze, I sneezed again because of the dog hair left on the bed by the Golden.

When I came to my senses, quite some time had Past.

Realizing this jolted me awake. When I got up, I even pulled at my wounds, causing another wave of excruciating pain.

"Ouch--"

As he called out, he heard the sound of Xiaoling coming from outside.

"Sister Miluno, you're awake?"

I crawled back into bed and pulled the covers over myself, then I heard the door open.

"Miluno? What are you doing under the covers...?"

It means Extinction.

She has a powerful name, but she is actually a tall, beautiful woman who is a bit timid.

I tried to transform back into Miluno under the covers, but failed... Star Crystal is broke; there's no magic left to extract.

It's over!

If the two sisters are back, then Miluno must be back too.

"Miss Extinction... please lock the door from the inside."

I have no choice but to ask her for help.

"Huh? Oh..."

Fortunately, Extinction was much quieter than her sister. She quietly locked the door before coming to my bedside and asking, "What's wrong?"

"Give me a little magic power, and I'll cancel my transformation. I can't turn back now."

"Um... how do I replenish mana?"

I stretched my hand out from under the covers.

"Grab me, then try to transfer your magic to me through your palms..."

However, she hesitated and didn't take his hand, looking as if she had some reservations.

"Miss Miluno... actually... actually, I used to be... a man. Would you mind if I touched your hand like this?"

Before I could reveal my secret, she confessed it first because of the traditional idea that men and women should not touch each other.

This older sister used to be Xiaoling's older brother.

She's only been a magical girl for a few weeks and hasn't quite adjusted to her new identity yet, which is probably why she's always shy and reserved.

She's a bit like Ceruno back then.

I simply threw off the covers and sat up, then suddenly pulled her timid right hand over.

"Time is of the essence, quickly transfer the magic!"

"Miss Miluno..."

I thought doing this would make him feel more at ease, but he didn't realize I was also a man at all, and even blushed when he shook hands with me.

I'm too lazy to explain further, anyway, I won't be able to be a man anymore...

Although her face was flushed, the magic gradually flowed into my body through Extinction's palm... To put it another way, if she blushed this much just from shaking hands with a woman, had she never interacted with any other girls besides her sister?

Transformation is a one-time expense, but it requires a large amount of magic power. The magic replenishment speed of handshake is too slow. In addition, my body is constantly losing magic power. It would take a considerable amount of time to replenish the magic power required to transform by handshake alone.

The sound of a dog scratching at the locked door came from inside; it was the Golden trying to get in, which made me even more nervous.

"It seems a handshake alone isn't enough... Miss Extinction, my apologies!"

I reached out and held her head still, then pressed my cheek against her pink, heart-shaped lips...

"Ugh? Waaah!!"