Mission in another world with my transformed best friend

Listening to the two women's cheerful conversation, Wang Kai, who gradually relaxed, wanted to chime in, but couldn't find anything to say.

After all, during these nearly three months of "immersive leveling up," Wang Kai had almost no recollection of what the two girls had gone through. Most of what he heard was fragmented information relayed from others. It was impossible to piece these fragments together at the moment. He could only find a time and place to question Zhang Lan thoroughly from head to toe.

"Ugh... almost done! Standing for so long, my lower back and calves are so sore..."

"This... Zhang Lan, I just praised you for looking almost 'girlish,' but as soon as you open your mouth and say a dozen words, the atmosphere is completely ruined."

Alice's voice is a pleasure to listen to at any time, but could you please organize your words and tone better? It just brings to mind your former masculine face.

Or, let me, Er Gou, give you some advice. You should say it like this—

"Oh dear, my back is a little sore from standing for so long. Kyle, could you come and massage it for me? Be gentle, okay? And my legs too, please be even gentler..."

Mmm, this is exactly what I like!

At that time, I will definitely massage her skin several times from top to bottom, inside to outside, with varying pressure and intensity, making sure not to miss any pore.

The gliding of my warm, strong fingers on my skin stimulated the blood vessels beneath, causing the blood to pool and heat up. As my fingers followed their path, they slowly moved to the next spot, much like the warm feeling I was experiencing on my head right now…

Wait, something's not right, it hurts a little!

When he opened his eyes again, a warm, wet liquid slid down his forehead onto his eyelids, gathering into a single, bright red drop that fell down... Wang Kai felt a chill run down his spine.

"Aaaaah, Alice... Lan! If you can't cut hair, don't practice on my head, okay?"

"Well, everyone has a first time. You should be grateful we didn't turn you into 'One-Eared.' Tsk tsk tsk, you've completely changed, look at you..."

Martha chuckled and took a gleaming bronze mirror, leaning closer to Wang Kai, who was rubbing his scalp as he looked at it.

All the long hair I had neglected for the past few months was gone, and the curly hair that had just undergone a "plasma perm" was also nowhere to be seen. The short, finger-width hair that fit my head shape brought a cool feeling, and it completely turned into the very ordinary boy's hairstyle from my student days.

Coupled with the handsome face of a teenager (verified by Zhang Lan), it completely evokes a sense of novelty and youthful innocence, like returning to one's student days...

Martha removed the white sheet and swept up the stray hairs on the ground. Wang Kai also changed into a new uniform he had brought. He stood up and shook his head. With no more flying hairs obstructing his vision, he felt much more relaxed, but he still couldn't help touching the small wound on his head.

"So you, a grown man, are scared half to death by a small cut, thinking you're going to wrestle with a 'hero'. The other meaning of cutting your hair is also to let you 'start from scratch'. Don't think that just because you've become a little tough, you can get cocky and arrogant. You still have a long road ahead, understand?"

Zhang Lan's words had a hidden meaning, and Wang Kai fell silent for a moment.

Martha, who was cleaning nearby, pointed to her lips with her finger and interjected.

"Hey, does Brother Kyle want to become as strong as the Hero?"

"Yes...no, although I took a shortcut according to my ideal pace, I still feel there's a long way to go. Just like Lan said, I need to 'start from scratch'...Wait, how did you know I've become better? Huh? The one on your finger..."

Zhang Lan was startled, quietly took off the "Review Ring" and hid it, then casually turned around to pack up her tools...

Oh well, at least I can only see the level and class. But you said it was a "controlled item," yet you secretly used it on me... What the heck... a ring, right, I remember now.

Wang Kai turned around, took out his fanny pack, pulled out two "sensing rings," handed them over, and said.

"I wanted to bring something back this time, but I knew absolutely nothing about that unfamiliar city, so I didn't pay attention to local specialties or anything like that. I just picked out a few small items that were suitable for us..."

"What is this?" Zhang Lan turned her head, somewhat curious.

"These are called 'Sensing Rings,' they come in sets and are already activated. They're used for detecting each other's locations within an adventure party. For some reason, I might not be able to master the basic 'teammate detection skill,' so I can only use these as a substitute. As long as you wear them and inject a little magic into the rings, you can sense each other's approximate locations... Hey, Martha, what's wrong?"

Upon first seeing the ring, Martha couldn't contain her excitement. Before she could finish speaking, she reached out a hand, swallowed hard, and whispered.

"Brother Kyle, could you put this on someone?"

"certainly……"

Without a second thought, Wang Kai picked up a ring and slipped it onto Martha's finger. Zhang Lan, who was standing nearby and had just realized what was happening, opened her mouth to say something, but it was too late. She could only sigh softly...

"This...this can't be a dream, right? Brother Kyle, I'll accept this ring. From now on, please take good care of me. I will definitely be a good family member."

"Relatives (siblings)? Aren't we relatives (siblings)?"

"Yeah, it's like family, the kind that we'll never be apart again... Waaah, I'm so happy, I can't control myself. I'm going to go check if dinner is ready. Kyle, Lan, you two should come over early too."

Martha suddenly dropped the broom and skipped away excitedly. Wang Kai was a little surprised, but he didn't pay much attention. He looked at the remaining ring in his hand, then turned his gaze to Zhang Lan, as if asking, "Should I put it on you too?"

"Forget it, I'll wear it myself. It wouldn't be good if you misunderstood!"

Zhang Lan snorted and grabbed the ring, but just held it in her hand without taking any further action.

Why don't you wear it? I'll try it and see if it works.

"Is it effective or not! Yeah, it's 'absolutely effective' for Martha for the rest of her life...you thick-skinned gamer."

It was another veiled meaning, but this time it seemed to carry some personal emotion and personal attack. Wang Kai was completely baffled. He looked at Zhang Lan, who seemed to be sulking or upset, and immediately recalled the scene from earlier, quickly guessing what it was.

"This... could it be that Martha mistook the 'adventure team item' from earlier for a 'ring' with some other meaning?"

"Didn't you see? The moment you took out the ring, she forgot to sweep the floor and ran over to ask you to help her put it on... I don't know if you're pretending to be stupid or if your head is full of some messy game settings."

"But I wore it on her right ring finger? Even if it's a 'ring,' it should be worn on the left ring finger, right?"

"Yes, that's the case for most people, but you might not know that some foreigners also choose to wear it on their right hand. As for the rest of the world..."

"So, left hand or right hand?"

“I read in a book here that ‘giving jewelry to someone of the opposite sex, and having them accept and ask you to put it on them’ can be considered a ‘proposal’, or something like that.”

Wang Kai was immediately at a loss and quickly offered an explanation.

How did the "sharing team equipment" thing suddenly... veer into "marriage proposal"? He'd always only seen Martha as a "little sister from another world." Even if it was a "marriage proposal," there were other girls present at the proposal (Zhang Lan: ?). According to common sense, there shouldn't be such an absurd misunderstanding... Wait, this seems to be another world.