Double the Love

(Ceruno)

Once you realize who the person in front of you is.

The contours of that face then overlapped with the familiar face in my memory.

But that's clearly different...

At least their genders are different.

"What... what exactly is going on?"

I'm starting to get confused.

I don't know how to face her... or "him" in front of me?

In my subconscious, I should act differently towards Miluno and Yezi. When I'm with Miluno, I'll act like a girl and be coquettish; but when I'm with Yezi, I'll revert to my more A-Yao self...

Therefore, I was unsure how to position myself.

"Idiot, Bai Ziye is Miluno, it's always been like that."

Miluno...

The truth told by Yezi seemed so unbelievable to me, but with the facts before me, I couldn't deny its authenticity.

And what followed was the resentment that had been hidden for so long.

"Then why don't you dare tell me?"

"I just wanted to maintain a pure friendship. After all, I didn't plan to be a magical girl forever back then, and I believed our relationship would eventually go back to the Past."

I want to go back to the Past.

That's why Miluno always wanted me to turn back, because Yezi always cared about A-Yao and about our friendship.

"Don't you think that way anymore?"

"You can't revert back because of the Dark Energy, but my situation is even worse. My excessive adaptability makes me continue to change towards becoming a magical girl even after I de-transform... Bai Ziye is disappearing, and at the current rate, I'll soon just be Miluno, which is why I can't wait."

If there's an excessive affinity with Crystal, could there be such side effects?

That's why he chose today; he wanted to explain everything to me clearly.

He no longer resembled much of a man; even his sexual characteristics had become blurred. He had no Adam's apple, no breasts, and although his physique was feminine, his height hadn't shrunk...

He has already told me the hidden secret.

Next, I need to respond to this belated honesty.

"Yezi, although I have decided to give up the identity of Sun Yao, I don't want you to give up the identity of Yezi... Even if my body becomes completely female in the future, I still want you to continue to accompany me as Yezi."

Is it still necessary?

"Yes, although I like both Miluno and Yezi, I can't put these two feelings together yet... So, I think... it might sound a bit scummy, but I want to date both of you at the same time."

My answer was clearly unexpected by Yezi.

But his slightly surprised expression quickly turned into a touched smile.

"But if things continue like this, I'll become Miluno sooner or later, whether I transform or not."

"At least until then... it was somewhat like that... huh?!"

He suddenly pulled me down onto the sofa, supporting my back with one hand and placing the other hand naturally on my stomach.

This was one of the rare instances where Yezi took the initiative to make contact. While she's usually a gentleman, mindful of her behavior when she's male, as Miluno she didn't seem to mind being overly intimate with me at all...

It turns out, we're the same.

Yezi also has two different sets of behavioral rules when facing me.

But now, he has broken down the barriers in his heart and is embracing me tenderly as Yezi.

He said, "Ceruno, I was worried you'd be angry because the confession came too late."

"To be honest, it is infuriating... You've been a magical girl for over a year now, and you'd rather struggle with it all by yourself than tell me sooner? Don't you trust me at all? I told you right away!"

"Hmm, I don't believe it."

He actually admitted it immediately.

"It's precisely because I know you so well, and have seen your room full of magical girl posters and merchandise, that I haven't dared to tell you directly... Just think about it, Ceruno, what would A-Yao have done a few months ago if he knew I was Miluno? Could we still maintain a simple friendship?"

It turns out she didn't dare say it was because of me.

I was indeed willful and irrational back then...

But I've changed ever since I was hospitalized with Heat Haze! Yezi still won't tell me... Does she not believe I'll change? Or has her previous concealment become a sunk cost, making it impossible for her to explain properly?

"You finally said it."

Yezi closed her eyes and rubbed her cheek against mine, but made no further move. She simply said frankly, "There are no more secrets between us."

Although he had been intimate with Miluno and now looks completely like a girl... he is still a boy.

Therefore, the feeling was different from when I was sleeping with Miluno, especially after the shock of the truth, the surging emotions in my heart became even more intense.

Feeling dizzy, I wasn't satisfied with this level of contact and wanted to take things further in the current atmosphere...

"Yezi."

Even the sounds became alluring.

I wrapped my arms around Yezi's narrowing back and pressed my proud chest against his arm... Having been a girl for so long, I certainly know where my advantages lie.

"You idiot, what are you trying to do now?"

He asked that question, but he didn't push me away directly.

However, his expression didn't change much. Did he have no thoughts whatsoever about my deliberate actions?

Yezi can be considered a modern-day Liu Xia Hui a legendary figure known for his virtuous conduct).

"You remember? When I first became a magical girl, I asked if you wanted to understand girls' bodies, if you wanted to touch them... But it turns out that was all unnecessary of me to offer myself, because you knew about these things much earlier than I did."

Besides, didn't she see my body clearly back at the hot spring?

Thinking about it this way, he's been secretly taking advantage of me all along...

"However, there's something we haven't tried yet, Yezi. While you're still a boy... shall we give it a try?"

Having said all that, and considering my burning cheeks, he couldn't possibly not understand what I meant.

But I still have some hesitation.

"Besides, if you don't find a way to carry on the family line now, you'll miss this last window of opportunity, okay?"

The magical girls' powerful physical abilities make menstruation negligible, but that doesn't mean they are infertile.

Although I've never given birth before and would instinctively feel scared, I can overcome that fear for Yezi...

"Regardless of whether you truly believe this, from a purely reproductive standpoint, it is indeed time to do something..."

Yezi, however, wore a bitter expression.

"But I've already changed to this extent, do you think my little brother can still do this?"

No wonder he didn't react to my "temptation" at all; he's not Liu Xia Hui, he's a complete scoundrel...

Cough cough! Cough!!

"Why don't you turn back into Miluno first? Do you still have enough magic power?"

A fleeting flash of white light, and the unfamiliar Yezi transformed back into the familiar Miluno...

Yet, a strange sense of regret arose within me.

Perhaps it's because of the separation, perhaps I'll never see Yezi again, even though she's a boy.

Yezi, a boy...