Mission in another world with my transformed best friend

Zhang Lan smiled mischievously and responded, then turned and slowly swam towards the center of the lake, the ripples on the water accompanying her completely calm tone.

"Although I don't want to keep you in suspense, I'm afraid you won't believe me if I just tell you directly. On the shore by the lake, next to my clothes, is the Alice's notebook that I found before. You might see it for yourself and get a clearer picture..."

"Yeah!"

Wang Kai rushed to the lakeside and saw a pink-covered notebook lying quietly in the corner of a pile of Zhang Lan's clothes not far away.

I was about to open it with great excitement, but when my eyes fell on the contents on the cover and that string of notes, I hesitated...

"Kyle isn't allowed to look through this... I feel a little guilty, but I'm Kyle, not 'the real Kyle,' so it probably won't hurt for me to take a look!"

After making up an excuse to alleviate his guilt, Wang Kai eagerly opened his notebook and quickly transformed into the pose of "The Thinker" from the David statue series, remaining completely still.

Zhang Lan dove into the water and leaped out, took a deep breath, and floated on the lake in a backstroke position.

A moment later, the shore was still quiet, but a sense of loss that could be smelled in the air came over me, and I couldn't help but ask a question.

"How about that? The information recorded here is pretty dramatic and explosive, isn't it? If I hadn't been lucky enough to find these few remaining sheets of paper, neither of us might have been able to guess the relationship between the two of them for half our lives."

Wang Kai snapped out of his daze, sighed, turned to look at Zhang Lan's "swimming style" on the lake, a hint of helplessness and a blush flashing across his face. He grabbed a towel from the ground, walked into the lake and tossed it over, then sighed and said...

"The relationship between a 'crazy fangirl' and a 'fierce simp' is destined to be a tragedy. You're telling me this is good news? The only good news for me is... that I'm currently swimming in the wild with a certain open and daring beautiful girl without any covering. Forget it, you should use this to cover it up; looking any further feels like blasphemy against a goddess... Also, the last couple of pages of the notebook don't look like they were burned but torn out. Forget it, I don't want to look anymore..."

"Hum hum!"

Zhang Lan grabbed the towel that was thrown to him, turned over with a mischievous smile, and swam towards the lake. After sitting down in the shallow water, he covered his upper body with the towel and continued in a tone that sounded like kicking someone when they're down.

“I heard the sound of dreams shattering, but on second thought, it’s actually ‘good news’ for you. If you were the only one who became ‘Kyle’ and Alice remained ‘Alice,’ do you think this girl who’s your type would even give you a second glance, let alone go swimming with you late at night?”

"What kind of twisted logic is this? I get a strong sense of irony from it."

"Irony!? We'll see who looks most ironic in the next day or two."

"what do you mean?"

Zhang Lan smiled disdainfully, drew a semicircle in the air with her small hand, and then reached down to her neck, making a gesture as if she was about to pull off the towel on her chest.

Wang Kai was taken aback at first, but after realizing what was happening, he slowly turned his face away with reluctance. However, his peripheral vision was still fixed on that small hand, but unfortunately, he did not make any further moves.

"Hahaha, look at your reaction now. You don't dare to look directly, but you turn your face away and peek. You're somewhat resistant, but you can't resist the desire. Isn't this the biggest irony?"

With his mask of pretense torn off, Wang Kai could only feel embarrassed and angry for a few seconds before finally closing his eyes, standing up, and saying...

"If you're here to laugh at me, then stop now... To put it bluntly, even if 'Kyle' is a hopeless simp, even if he knows he's just a stepping stone for 'Alice' to chase after the hero, regardless of his past fate, I am 'Kyle' now. Once I make a name for myself, there are plenty of girls in this world cuter than Alice. I will never hang myself on one tree!"

"Huh!? You're really planning to have a bunch of wives and concubines in this other world? You've been reading too many games... no, too many novels like this!"

"It has nothing to do with novels or games. Now that I've come this far, I won't hide my true thoughts... Alice's appearance is indeed very much to my liking, but the 'Alice' in front of me is my childhood friend. I'm attracted to 'Alice's' appearance, but at the same time, I have to resist my 'good brother' in my heart. It's more like torture than torment... Perhaps it's a good choice to give up and find another partner."

Zhang Lan's mischievous expression softened slightly. She realized that her teasing and joking had indeed crossed Wang Kai's line, and continuing down this topic might have some adverse consequences.

But she had originally planned to take this opportunity to express a feeling she had long wanted to convey. If she swallowed it back now, she didn't know when she would have another chance to say it.

So he gritted his teeth and hardened his heart, saying...

"Okay, I can tell too. You only have rational resistance towards me, the 'Alice' in front of you right now. But have you ever thought about it? I'm a grown man, and I've inexplicably possessed a young girl's body. I'm experiencing resistance from both reason and emotion, and the torment and suffering I'm enduring is more than twice that of you. Are you aware of that?"

The topic became so serious that Wang Kai's pent-up frustration vanished. He stared blankly into Zhang Lan's large eyes, unable to discern the truth behind her words, and could only remain silent and stunned...

Zhang Lan raised a small hand, looked at it as it clenched into a fist, and then closed her eyes before continuing.

"To be honest, I've been in this world for a day or two now, and I don't know why, but although my consciousness and thinking abilities are still my own, I've clearly noticed some fundamental changes."

"For example, my way of thinking about things has more of a woman's sensitivity and meticulousness, which may be what is commonly known as 'feminine intuition'."

"At first, I thought it was just the discomfort of becoming a girl... until just now, relying on the few remaining memories of 'Alice,' I found that notebook. The contents of it seemed absurd to me, and I even felt a sense of disgust towards 'Alice' herself."

"But then I thought, who hasn't been impulsive or immature in their youth, or even acted recklessly for their dreams without considering the consequences... even if they paid the price and hurt the people close to them in the end."

……

"This……"

Wang Kai didn't know how to respond. He uttered a single word before abruptly closing his mouth, because he felt that nothing he said would make a difference. Zhang Lan's series of "complaints" were filled with truth and shock.

"But I believe that 'Alice' is essentially a good girl, just a bit too extreme and impulsive. So, even if I 'replace' her, even if I'm not entirely willing, I have no choice but to live here properly. After all, I've somewhat guessed why we were transported to this other world..."

"What!?"

Hearing this brought Wang Kai a new shock that was enough to shatter everything before. He immediately took a few steps forward, walked up to Zhang Lan, and looked at her with an anxious expression.

Bathed in moonlight, a strong, broad body approached with an air of superiority. Zhang Lan looked up, momentarily stunned, and then quickly looked away after meeting Wang Kai's extremely serious gaze...

As a blush appeared on her face, she cried out.

Why are you standing so close? Turn around!

"Oh, ah!?" Although somewhat confused, Wang Kai came to his senses and turned his back to her.

"Sit down and don't let me see that disgusting thing again, or 'sex reassignment surgery without anesthesia' might have to be scheduled!"

"Holy crap, what 'disgusting thing'? Yours has only been missing for a day or two, is it really that disgusting and hateful? Such a strange and big reaction... Anyway, can we continue with our previous topic?"

"Of course... but the lake water is a bit cold, so lean back a little... no, no, don't move!"

Zhang Lan also turned around, looked at Wang Kai's broad back, and unconsciously swallowed, a blush appearing on her face.

She quickly shook her head and slowly leaned her body closer. As their backs touched and their warmth was transferred between them, she relaxed a little and continued the conversation.

"To call it a guess is really just speculation. Let me ask you, Wang Kai, what do you think this other world needs? Gods, heroes, warriors, or a power that can turn everything around?"

"Hmm, this skin is indeed smooth... Ah, no, what do you mean by needing something? I'm thinking about it too. The Demon King of this other world has already been defeated by the Four Heroes, the main quest has already been completed for us, and the peaceful years have lasted for nearly ten years. Maybe we were just transported here to be 'spectators'... However, playing other side quests besides the main quest is also a way of thinking when playing games."

"Humph!"

Zhang Lan sneered.

"Peaceful times? If it were truly peaceful times, tragedies like the one in 'Tara Village' wouldn't have happened..."