Mission in another world with my transformed best friend

"Plop~" That's the sound of a hand touching something soft...

"Buzz buzz buzz~" That was the sound coming from the hand that still carried wind magic...

"Ah~ Uh~ Waaah~" This is... the sound coming from a blonde, blue-eyed girl with elven blood who wishes to remain anonymous...

……

Zhang Lan blushed deeply and gasped for breath. While protecting her chest, she picked up the broken sword that had fallen to the ground with her other small hand and chased after Wang Kai while brandishing it.

"Hoo hoo~ Er Gou, you pervert... Stop right there, I promise I won't kill you!"

"Whoa, that was just an accident. I didn't feel anything soft... No, I just saw you were about to fall and was going to reach out to help you up, but I didn't expect 'help' to turn into 'touching.' I didn't mean to take advantage of you, so don't chase me..."

Wang Kai, though looking terrified, couldn't suppress a wicked smile.

That outstretched hand was indeed unintentional, but in reality, it was definitely a lucky break.

I remember when I first arrived in this other world with Zhang Lan, she only took my hand and touched it briefly. It wasn't until now that I've been so lucky to have our "rekindled romance"...

But this time it can no longer be called "touching", after all, the palm still carries "frequency" and "amplitude", it's just like... just like XXXXX (automatically delete unclean content).

"It's enough!"

Zhang Lan stopped, panting. Running in her evening gown and high heels was no easy feat. She could only drop the broken sword, take a few deep breaths, and straighten her slightly disheveled clothes and a few strands of hair stuck to her forehead. A hint of helplessness flashed across her still blushing face as she lowered her small hands that were covering her chest and stared intently at Wang Kai with her big eyes.

Stared at with such an expression, Wang Kai subconsciously sensed something was wrong. Had this coincidental "joke" gone a little too far?

Even between close friends, seeing that expression on each other's faces is the best thing to do. There's a saying, "Brothers can mend their own wounds even if they're fighting," so it's not worth getting into a fight over something so trivial...

"Okay, I was wrong. It was my lecherous hand that was eyeing Alice's body, trying every possible way to touch her, so..."

"..." Zhang Lan's expression gradually calmed down, and she still stared at him without saying a word.

"Isn't even a direct apology enough? Fine, I admit it, I had too many evil thoughts, and I took advantage of you while pretending to be innocent. Please stop looking at me like that with Alice's eyes... How about this, you touch mine too, and we'll call it even."

After saying that, Wang Kai spread his hands and walked forward.

"Don't come any closer. Put your hands properly behind your back... and always keep at least a meter away!"

"Carry it on your back?" Wang Kai glanced at his uniform, which had pockets, and tentatively replied, "Can I put it in my pocket?"

"Fine...! Also, you'd better seal away your lewd 'self-developed skills'!"

"No way! This is a 'martial arts masterpiece' that I painstakingly practiced for months to master. It can transform any weapon into something like the 'Dragon-Slaying Mace' from the 'Detective Dee' series. If used properly, an enemy's weapon will be reduced to broken swords and shattered blades in just two or three rounds. With your reminder today, I can also adjust the frequency and amplitude, making it 'all-encompassing' whether it's hard or soft..."

"You call this 'taking it all'? This is clearly indecent behavior in public..."

Wang Kai was taken aback. Seeing the blush return to Zhang Lan's face, he smiled for some reason and nodded in reply.

"Okay, to avoid any misunderstanding, I won't use it on you again..."

"Am I the only one? And you're not allowed to use it on other girls from now on..."

"Alright, alright, I will never use it for personal purposes except in battle. Wait, you just said 'not allowed with other girls'... Does that mean you've already accepted and consider yourself a 'girl'?"

What was meant as a joke had stirred something within Zhang Lan. Helpless, she could only retract her previous expression, take a few deep breaths, and walk toward the next stone pillar display stand, her tone becoming slightly resentful.

"Could I possibly deny the fact that I've become a girl? In this world, you're the only one I can tell the truth to... It's been four or five months since I 'possessed' Alice. From the initial vague 'subconscious influence' to now being able to directly control my actions and thoughts, this fundamental change is something I can fully experience both psychologically and physiologically..."

Wang Kai was stunned for a moment, somewhat disbelieving.

"Well... I've been back and in contact with you for so long, but I haven't noticed any changes in you."

"Of course, because you inherited Kyle's subconscious. In your eyes, whether the girl in front of you is 'Zhang Lan' or Alice, to someone as familiar with both of them as you, it can be considered that 'nothing has changed'."

"But, in my eyes you really haven't changed at all, you're still so cute... no, still my good brother, your tone of voice, your attitude, and your meticulous reasoning ability are unparalleled... but as for those psychological and physiological changes you mentioned, my comprehension isn't at that level yet..."

"'Good brother'? Those three words might already be... Regarding that 'accidental groping' just now, if it were a 'brother,' a touch would be fine, even if you were 'gay,' I wouldn't be so agitated. But I used the mindset and perception of a woman who was 100% harassed to seriously warn you to refrain from such behavior in the future... Don't you think that's making a mountain out of a molehill?"

"Yeah, it was only after she reminded me that I realized this problem. At first, when Zhang Lan took my hand to touch me, nothing happened and I was even mocked. Now, it was just an accidental touch and I got so excited. This is the reaction of a 'real man,' completely transformed into the plot of a 'cute girl.'"

Is it really as she says, that she has become completely "feminized" psychologically?

This... things are developing too fast, it's completely unexpected. The main storyline of the otherworld game has only just begun, and my best friend has completely turned into a woman from head to toe, inside and out, and I'm even a little confused about the word 'best friend'.

What happened to that vow of "brothers for life"? Is the only way to make up for it by undergoing "sex reassignment surgery without anesthesia" and becoming best friends?

Zhang Lan's rare candid revelation brought a blush back to her face. Wang Kai was unsure how to handle this "100% girlish" reaction when discussing sensitive issues, so he could only cautiously inquire.

"Well, since you've said it yourself, I can't doubt it anymore... Now that things have come to this, what are you planning to do next?"

“What else can we do?” Zhang Lan sighed softly. “Besides continuing to live as ‘Alice’ for now, we haven’t found a second way to change the current situation…”

There was no point in dwelling on this issue any longer, so Wang Kai could only choose to "put it aside." He nodded in agreement, and his expression gradually returned to calm.

Then there was a silence of about ten seconds...

"Alright, Er Gou, let's get back to our previous topic. By the way, where were we?"

"Oh, that's it. You used charcoal to smelt metals and obtained steel..."

Zhang Lan patted his head.

"Yes, yes, let me think... I've got it. It was more than a month after I 'replicated' the charcoal and steel. At that time, you were leveling up every day from early morning to late at night, while I was racking my brains all day trying to figure out how to create other 'unknown but useful inventions' in this other world, because I wanted to move on to the next, bigger plan. In the end, I discovered a technology that was practically within easy reach at the blacksmith's place..."

What technology?

"Come and take a look, it's right here on this display stand..."