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As the carrier of the first person perspective of this novel, I could never describe what happened while Zhao Zhao was in the bathroom, without peeking of course.
However, I can say that when she emerged, there were tears at the corners of her eyes, an expression of immense satisfaction on her face, and even her skin appeared radiant and plump, like a freshly peeled boiled egg.
“Thank you, Chang Kai! I will follow you for the rest of my life!”
For some reason, she spoke with honorifics and patted my shoulder emotionally before wiping her hands, leaving behind a suspicious damp mark.
“Ah, I didn’t do anything! That’s just water from washing my hands, don’t overthink it.”
“Isn’t that explanation even more suspicious? Now that you’re a girl, can’t you show some restraint… Ah, what’s that word… right, modesty! Can’t you be a little more modest?”
I glanced at my notebook. Weren’t girls supposed to develop a personality that matched their outward appearance? Or even the power of the Bishoujo Notebook can’t change the heart of a pervert?
“People can’t stop their nails from growing… Similarly, they can’t suppress their natural urges!”
Please suppress them, at least try.
“Hmm? Commander! Is this shy beauty the ‘living beautiful girl’ you mentioned?” (Starry-eyed)
Zhao Zhao finally noticed Tangerine, who was awkwardly sitting in the living room due to the lack of underwear. Rubbing her hands together, she approached enthusiastically, but Tangerine clearly did not appreciate the presence of this girl exuding perverted energy.
No, on second thought, even as a cat, Tangerine never liked the original Zhao Zhao either.
“Stay away! Don’t come near me! Sshhaa!”
Faced with Tangerine, whose tail was now bristling, Zhao Zhao had no choice but to sit sulkily on the sofa next to me.
Hmm, from the side, female-version Zhao Zhao’s chest really was quite tragic—just slightly more defined than little Haitang’s.
Then again, if even a gender-swapped pervert had a bigger chest than little Haitang… little Haitang, you really do a disservice to womanhood.
“She’s Tangerine, my pet orange cat. This morning, after I received divine powers, I turned her into a beautiful girl.”
“Oh! A catgirl? That’s amazing!”
Zhao Zhao’s adaptability was honestly terrifying. Should I say, as expected of an idiot?
“Actually, she was a male cat… And why is it that even though she was a male, she has a better sense of shame than you?”
“Humanity fails precisely because of its sense of shame!”
Was that Father Pucci’s1 quote now? Why is someone merely named Zhao Zhao always spouting villainous boss lines?
“Can you please act normal? If I didn’t need your help, I would’ve turned you back already.”
“Wait!… I… I’m not done having fun yet!”
“A girl’s body is not a pervert’s toy. On second thought, I really shouldn’t rely on you!”
“Unlike you, who can just take off your glasses and immediately meet a beautiful girl, I was a beast imprisoned in an all-boys school! You could never understand!”
Why does that sound like I simply take off my glasses and start fantasizing about myself? Sure, I’m super cute, but that’s not a setting I’m happy about, okay?
Thinking about it, letting someone like her enter a women’s lingerie store… That’s like throwing a wolf in sheep’s clothing straight into a flock of sheep!
“Zhao Zhao, after careful consideration, you really are the worst candidate. I’m turning you back, you enemy of womankind!”
I flipped open my notebook and raised my pencil’s — eraser tip!
Goodbye, flat-chested bishoujo Zhao Zhao!
“No!”
Terrifying. Even though she didn’t know the notebook’s power, she instinctively saw through my intentions. Zhao Zhao lunged to grab the notebook, trying to stop me from erasing her name.
Having leaned against the sofa, I lost my balance when she pulled me, and I ended up falling towards her.
This scenario! Could it be the legendary lucky pervert incident!?
And the target is a pervert-turned-bishoujo?
As these thoughts raced through my mind, my head smacked heavily against her “iron board.”
“Puah!”
If a normal person got headbutted in the chest, forcing the air out of their lungs, it would sound something like that.
“Thud!”
If a normal person’s cheek got punched by a beautiful girl, it would sound something like that.
In short, she knocked me flat on the floor with a clean uppercut, nearly sending my glasses flying.
“Ah! Sorry, Commander! I hit you by reflex…”
“…Ah, it’s fine. It didn’t hurt as much as I expected, maybe because you’re not as strong as a girl now.”
I took out my phone, turned on selfie mode, and checked my handsome—no, beautiful face. Luckily, there were no bruises. As expected of me.
Meanwhile, Tangerine, being thoughtful, fetched a damp towel from the bathroom and placed it on my face. But the way she looked at Zhao Zhao became even more unfriendly.
“Commander… No, Chang Kai, actually… would you believe me if I said I really didn’t do anything in the bathroom?” The girl gently touched her chest as if easing the pain and looked up at me.
“No.” Immediate answer.
“It’s true! I did go in with ‘that’ thought… but when I was about to do it, I felt like I wasn’t interested… Looking at my own body didn’t feel special at all. And then, I just washed my face and came out.”
What kind of lame excuse was this? Was she just trying to stop me from erasing her name?
Don’t be fooled, Chang Kai. The beautiful girl before you was once a mountain gorilla!
“Isn’t it because your chest is too flat that you lost interest in yourself?”
“I somehow feel like punching you after hearing that comment… I just felt like if I didn’t do something that the old Zhao Zhao would do, I wouldn’t be me anymore.”
The short-haired girl scratched her head, seemingly in deep turmoil.
So, in the end, is she actually becoming a bishoujo in both heart and appearance?
No, no, don’t be deceived! It’s all an act! And the reason is…
“Igi Ari2! Your story has a contradiction, Zhao Zhao! If what you said is true, why won’t you turn back? If turning back means regaining your true self, then why not do it!?”
I slammed the table then pointed dramatically at her midair—at this moment, I was Phoenix Wright!
“Because… because the thought of turning back into that pervert terrifies me.”
Well, turning a beautiful girl into a muscle-bound pervert is indeed horrifying.
“Hmm? Oh… Chang Kai, I don’t like her, but I feel like she might have a point.”
Ah, you’re too embarrassed to call me ‘Onii-chan’ in front of others now? My little Tangerine is so shy, how cute.
“My dear Tangerine, how so?”
Tangerine closed her eyes, seemingly recalling something.
“At first, I was confused too. That notebook doesn’t just change appearances. I was just a regular house cat before—do I still seem like a cat to you now? It even reshapes your mind and soul. This red-haired gorilla is probably going through that same process. Unlike cats, humans already have a fully developed sense of self, so adapting to the changes must be more difficult.”
Just what kind of inner struggles did Tangerine go through before she woke me up?
Good thing she turned out to be a sensible child, despite her roughness.
“Is that really the case, Zhao Zhao?”
Sinking into the sofa, she nodded.
“I know I’m Zhao Zhao, but I also feel like I’m not Zhao Zhao. And I hate the idea of being Zhao Zhao.”
Are you reciting a tongue-twister?
“But you can’t stay like this forever. And the reason I called you here was just to ask for your help.”
“What exactly do you need help with? Don’t tell me… you want me to do this and that for you?”
Hey, what’s this and that supposed to mean!? You’re still a pervert, aren’t you!?
After I explained Tangerine’s situation, being embarrassed, she curled up on the couch like a cat, clutching a pillow to hide her flushed face.
“Ah, I get it now. Men’s… are too loose, not very secure indeed. Leave it to me! I’ll get some for Tangerine-chan… and for myself, of course!”
With her current size, does she even need them?
“Ah… um… thanks.”
Tangerine, stammering slightly, thanked her.
I never expected Zhao Zhao to be so pure that she couldn’t even say the word ‘underwear’!
If her former self was the very definition of perversion, then this new her was like a pure white lotus blooming from that mud3 —there was something uniquely refreshing about it.
By the way, while it wasn’t strange for Zhao Zhao to call Tangerine, who wasn’t even two years old, as Tangerine-chan…
Purely judging by appearance, even though Tangerine was shorter than the female version of Zhao Zhao, she looked far more mature—yes, in every sense of the word.
“Alright then, I’ll make a trip to Wanda Plaza4. Please bear with things a little longer before I get back… As for whether I want to turn back or not, let’s decide later… Ah, my shoes are way too big now.”
Tangerine and I stood at the entrance, seeing Zhao Zhao off.
Even now, I still couldn’t be sure—was that refreshingly pure demeanor of hers genuine, or just an act.
Footnotes:
- Enrico Pucci from Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean
- Igi Ari! 異議あり！Objection!
Reference to Ace Attorney
Original author used 一斤鸭梨 if translated literally means 500g of pears. - Reference to a Chinese idiom 出淤泥而不染, which the original meaning is to not be influenced by surroundings and keep a pure heart.
- Wanda Plaza 万达广场, a well known shopping mall chain to everyone in China.
There’s literally one everywhere, to differentiate between them in daily conversation you’ll need to add the location of it to specify.
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