Chapter 13: It’s all the magic circle’s fault!

Thinking of this terrifying possibility, Liyami shuddered involuntarily.

She began to make some dreadful speculations: “Could it be that I was originally a girl? That I was changed into a different gender by some unknown magic? Or maybe I’ve always been a girl, but someone altered my memories?”

But soon, Liyami dismissed these ridiculous wild guesses.

“No, that’s impossible. I’m certain I was always male before—everyone in the Youying Secret Society, including the President, can vouch for that. And memory alteration? Even less likely. Who would randomly tamper with memories like that?”

Liyami quickly shook off those absurd imaginations.

But if it’s not that, then why did she adapt so quickly to being a girl?

Surely it’s not because she secretly wanted to be a girl all along.

At that moment, Liyami thought of the most suspicious culprit: that Magic Circle!

Yes, the reason she adapted so easily to being female is because it all started after the transformation.

And it’s all the Magic Circle’s fault!

Not only that, but earlier Liyami was very concerned about Kelin’s opinion of her, even questioning the relationship between him and Ailinuo when they appeared close.

If it had been the old Liyami, she definitely wouldn’t have done that.

Although the old Liyami cared about Kelin too, it was only because she had the Assassin’s Mark mission to kill him, so she had to keep a close eye on his every move.

But now, Liyami cared more about Kelin’s feelings toward her and his relationships with other women.

And all of this was because of that Magic Circle!

Exactly! It’s definitely not because she developed any strange feelings for Kelin, but because the Magic Circle’s effect made her care about him so much.

It’s all that damn Magic Circle’s fault!

No matter how angry Liyami felt now, there was already a subtle difference in how she cared about Kelin.

Thinking of this difference filled Liyami with a chill down her spine.

If this continued, who knows what that Magic Circle might turn her into.

“If, in the end, because of the Magic Circle’s effect, Kelin and I end up together…ugh!!”

Liyami dared not think any further.

“In any case, no matter what happens, I have to change back as soon as possible!”

Liyami steeled her resolve to revert to her original form.

But the problem was, how?

Liyami’s head ached just thinking about it.

The Magic Circle had disappeared, the entire laboratory was burned down, Yalike was dead, and even Xifuni—whom she had pinned her hopes on—knew nothing about this kind of magic.

So although Liyami wanted to change back immediately, she had no clue how.

All she could do was hope that Kelin and Xifuni would find some clue in their future investigations.

“Oh, the Youying Secret Society!”

Liyami’s eyes suddenly lit up as she remembered the others in the Youying Secret Society and the President.

Almost everyone in the Secret Society was an assassin, and assassins need information to carry out their missions.

Therefore, the Secret Society had extensive intelligence across the Kingdom.

Moreover, assassins in the Society often went to dangerous and remote places, so they usually had access to special intel.

“If I can just reestablish contact with the Society, maybe I can rely on their intelligence and my comrades to find some clue about that Magic Circle!”

“And even if the Society’s intel and my comrades don’t help, there’s still the President! She’s extremely powerful, deeply trusted by the Kingdom, knowledgeable, and has vast amounts of information. She definitely knows something about that Magic Circle.”

The more Liyami thought, the more excited she became, feeling like she was close to grasping the chance to change back.

But then she realized that all of these ideas depended on first contacting the Society and proving that she really was the true Liyami.

So Liyami fell into despair again.

She wasn’t sure if the Assassin’s Mark was still functioning properly and could only wait to test it tomorrow night at Kit City Cemetery.

“Sigh, looks like that’s all I can do for now.”

Liyami sighed. Until she found clues about the Magic Circle, she had no choice but to live in this girl’s body.

But she would not just sit idly by and let that damned Magic Circle change her heart.

She had already made up her mind: even though she had to live as a girl from now on, she would never truly fall into becoming one.

She would hold onto her true self until she found a way to revert.

After thinking this, Liyami’s mood lightened and brightened.

A small smile curved her lips as she lay sprawled out on the bed, looking very comfortable.

However, just as she was about to take off her clothes and sleep, she suddenly remembered something.

Liyami knelt on the bed wearing only her underwear, staring thoughtfully at the Maid Outfit she had just taken off.

“Although wearing this Maid Outfit is a bit embarrassing, it really is very cute! Maybe I should wear it occasionally from now on?”

Liyami imagined the scene but quickly shook her head.

“No! That would be like falling into decadence! I’m a man—how can I like this…”

Yet as she thought about it, Liyami became hesitant again.

“But if I don’t wear it, wouldn’t that be a waste? It feels like not wearing it would be disrespectful to my current body. Besides, this was bought by Lavinia and the others; I can’t just throw it away…”

Liyami glanced at the Maid Outfit, then at the Casual Clothes given by Ailinuo.

After some inner struggle, she finally compromised.

“That’s right, it’s not decadence! It’s just vanity. Loving beauty is human nature! Both men and women have that nature! Just like when I was a man, I occasionally dressed up to look sharp, so now that I’m a woman, dressing pretty and cute is perfectly normal!”

Having come to this conclusion, Liyami happily clenched her fist.

But she didn’t notice that she had already subconsciously begun to see herself through a female perspective.

It seemed her journey to resist falling into decadence might be ending soon.

Unaware of how close she was to falling, Liyami smiled happily at the Maid Outfit in front of her.

She carefully folded it and put it into the wardrobe, then looked over at the Casual Clothes on the bed.

“Hmm…I can’t wear the Maid Outfit all the time. Although I want to dress beautifully, it’s embarrassing to wear it outside where others can see. Okay! I’ll wear Casual Clothes for daily activities, and as a reward, wear the Maid Outfit when I’m resting!”

After thinking this through, Liyami felt that always wearing the Maid Outfit would be too monotonous.

“In that case, I’ll go buy some nice clothes tomorrow! After buying clothes, I’ll contact the Society at the cemetery in the evening. Perfect!”

Having set her plan for tomorrow, Liyami quickly tidied everything up, then lay on the bed with a slightly satisfied smile as she drifted off to sleep.