"What happened?! What's going on?!"
Salgon's frantic voice came from outside.
"Is Master all right?!"
He immediately rushed in from outside, desperate to get inside, but the moment he reached the gate, before he could even glance in, the dazed Mirror raised her hand and struck him, sending him crashing to the ground.
"No looking."
His clothes had all burst apart during the earlier upheaval, so her master's current form was still stark naked.
Lin En glanced sideways and came back to his senses.
Then he instantly pulled his Yellow Robe from the Ring and draped it over himself, covering his pale, jade-like skin, his long hair falling over his shoulders.
He closed his eyes and said:
"Go outside for now."
"I'll explain after I've had a chance to study this. But remember, don't spread word about this form of mine, understood? This is just a temporary change to make my Vessel stronger, not a permanent one. Your master is still a healthy, vigorous man."
"Understood?"
Mirror said blankly:
"Yes... Master."
"Master, you're so beautiful..."
Lin En: "..."
It was over. Even an introverted girl like Mirror had volunteered a compliment. Apparently, he really had advanced.
Soon afterward.
Mirror shut the courtyard gate and leaned against it, clutching the front of her clothes. She closed her eyes and shook her head hard, trying to clear her mind.
Even so, she couldn't immediately shake the feeling she'd had upon seeing her master's new form. She didn't know whether he had implanted some terrifying new Origin Substance into himself, but what frightened even her was that, despite being a girl herself, seeing her master's current appearance had actually left her flustered.
And although she knew her master was the God of Affairs, and his Vessel could indeed change its form and sex