Chapter 59: The New Wang Zeqi

The indicator light on the Induction Room door switched from red to green.

The people who had been staring intently at the entrance immediately perked up, their gazes collectively focusing on the slowly opening door.

Living up to expectations, the person who stepped out was a woman with short black hair.

A striking streak of pink had been dyed into the left side, seemingly symbolizing the source of her bloodline.

Her height was considered tall for a woman, and her figure had some slight curves, but compared to the original Wang Zeqi, she was naturally a head shorter.

Her originally well-fitting clothes now looked baggy and loose; she had to clutch the collar just to keep them from sliding off her shoulders.

Compared to the rounded faces of Liu Shixing and Lin Ling’s girl form, her facial features appeared somewhat neutrally handsome.

Combined with her sharp short hair and a look of utter despair, she had the style of a tomboy.

Seeing her roommates’ expressions as they struggled to hold back their laughter, she sighed and said despondently, “Just laugh if you want to…”

Yu Hua was the first to approach, stroking his chin as he appraised Wang Zeqi’s appearance.

“Hmm, short black hair. All our hair color predictions were wrong. But I bet on the ‘cool older sister’ type earlier. Based on height, does that count as a win for me?”

Lin Ling raised a serious objection.

“I think the ‘older sister’ type focuses more on a mature temperament. Given Little Wang’s current… well, dazed expression, she’s more suited to the ‘young girl’ type I guessed.”

“I said pink highlights count as pink hair. It’s clearly my guess of pink hair that won,” Liu Shixing also found an angle for victory.

“You guys…”

The newborn Vampire lady listened to this discussion that lacked any sense of friendship and ground her back teeth in anger.

“Is there not a single one of you wishing me well?”

“Since things have come to this, it’s better to accept reality early.”

Yu Hua patted her shoulder; the sensation was thinner and softer than before.

“There’s a whole bunch of things to do later. The Household Register, Identity Card, Academic Registration… they all need to be changed.”

“Exactly, exactly,” Liu Shixing immediately spoke with the tone of someone who had been through it.

“Do you want to consider changing your name while you’re at it? A girl being called Wang Zeqi seems a bit hardcore.”

“I’ll think about it later, later.”

Wang Zeqi still found it hard to accept for the moment.

She waved her hand irritably, found a Chair by the wall to sit down on with her head lowered, and hugged her arms, sighing repeatedly at the air.

“It seems our Little Wang is having a hard time accepting it for now.”

Yu Hua looked at her state and suddenly became curious, turning to the other two.

“By the way, what were your mindsets when you two first switched to your new skins?”

“I was fine. Anyway, I didn’t have any money, character model, or social life before. Now I at least have a character model. Aside from having to adapt to various life necessities at the start, I think it’s been pretty good,” Liu Shixing said quite openly, even sounding a bit proud.

His fingers unconsciously started twirling his long pink hair.

Lin Ling’s thoughts seemed more philosophical.

She said calmly, “When I became a Magic Girl, I didn’t experience any particular ‘psychological reaction.’ Whether I am Liu Jin or Lin Ling, I am still me. It’s like me after a haircut or me wearing a suit; these are just images changed to adapt to different situations. In my view, there is no essential difference between these external forms.”

“You two really have a good mindset…”

Yu Hua’s initial reaction had actually been similar to Wang Zeqi’s.

At first, he resisted the Transformation into Shui Hua and refused to act cute in that form… until his subsequent performance dropped and his salary was deducted until it was negative.

Only then did he have to bow to reality and honestly try to accept this Identity.

Now that he had become a seasoned veteran, he naturally didn’t care about these trivial matters anymore.

Using the Identity of Shui Hua was like using an avatar.

Seeing Wang Zeqi staring blankly with her head down, looking at a loss, Yu Hua felt a bit sentimental, yet also felt a bit of a wicked desire to see her get “beaten down” by reality sooner.

Yu Hua looked around at the three of them. He unexpectedly discovered that without doing anything, he had gone from being the second shortest in the Dormitory to the tallest.

Carrying the composure of someone in a “high” position, his address for Wang Zeqi also became “Little Wang.”

“Little Wang… finished crying? If the emo time is over, how about we accompany you to buy a fitting Feminine Outfit?”

“Which eye did you see me ’emoing’ with?”

Wang Zeqi, who was originally feeling down, immediately got agitated and looked up to retort.

“I’m just a bit physically and mentally exhausted from the Induced Alienation. I’m just taking a short break, okay? And I will absolutely never wear a Feminine Outfit.”

Looking at the newly minted girl before him who was practically radiating resistance, Yu Hua seemed to see his former stubborn self.

Liu Shixing and Lin Ling’s acceptance levels were too high, which took away some of the fun.

It seemed that “helping” Little Wang adapt to her new life in the future would be very interesting.

“Then let’s go buy some small-sized men’s clothes, okay? Your current clothes are practically becoming off-the-shoulder wear.”

He gestured toward her collar, which had already slipped down to reveal a pale white shoulder.

Wang Zeqi alertly felt a chill on her shoulder.

She hurriedly pulled her clothes up and frantically tried to pull the wide neckline together.

“It’s just showing a bit of shoulder. Guys can even go shirtless…”

After collecting all the relevant documents they needed to receive here, it was time for the group to leave.

Wang Zeqi habitually rushed out with her head down.

Fortunately, Yu Hua grabbed her by the shoulder, almost preventing her from walking directly into the sunlight.

“Little Wang, you’ve become a Vampire now. Pay at least some attention to the sun.”

“Oh… I almost forgot.”

Wang Zeqi froze for a moment, then felt a slight burning sensation on her skin even in the shadows.

She hurriedly took a few steps back.

“Here, an umbrella.”

Liu Shixing was well-prepared, pulling a black Sunshade Umbrella from his bag and handing it over.

He said with a smile, “We Vampires must remember to carry an umbrella at all times.”

The commercial street near the Ability Bureau was quite prosperous, and clothing stores could be seen everywhere.

Even under the umbrella, Wang Zeqi looked wilted and listless while walking in the sunlight.

When it came to buying clothes, she just found a random shop to duck into, grabbed a White Long T-shirt and a pair of black athletic shorts that were much smaller than her original size, and rushed into the fitting room.

After Wang Zeqi changed into the new clothes, they were indeed much more fitting, and she finally didn’t look so disheveled.

However, after taking just a few steps, her pace froze again, and an embarrassed flush spread across her face.

The coarse cotton of the White Long T-shirt rubbed against her chest, bringing a series of strange and uncomfortable sensations.

Wang Zeqi initially tried to ignore it, but the more she tried not to care, the clearer the sensation from her chest became.

However, she was too embarrassed to say anything.

To alleviate the discomfort, she had to pull at her collar, trying to minimize the friction between the T-shirt and her chest.

However, such small movements were naturally noticed by Lin Ling.

Lin Ling said without any hesitation, “Wang Zeqi, why don’t you just buy some underwear? You look like you’re in a lot of discomfort.”

“I—how do I look like I’m in discomfort?”

Wang Zeqi was startled by her small movements being discovered.

She hurriedly stopped pulling at her top and argued back.