“Big brother~ You wouldn’t want to see your dear little sister get humiliated like that by that evil, dumb loli, would you~”
When it comes to asking for favors, this bratty little gremlin, Xia Yue, turns into a soft, squishy, adorable girl.
“I don’t really see you as the ‘righteous side’ either…”
She calls Bai Xiaocha an evil, dumb loli, but honestly, she’s not exactly a saint herself.
“Those little details don’t matter~”
Xia Yue waved her hand, took a big sip of her milk tea, and then leaned half her body toward Xia Xi.
The rich, creamy scent of milk tea swirled around Xia Xi’s nose.
Whoa there, little sister! I’m your brother! You don’t need to use the same tricks you use on innocent young boys on me—I’m not that much of a beast!!!
“Big brother~ Just go to school in my place, okay? I know you can swap bodies~”
“Wait, how do you know that?”
Xia Xi didn’t expect his little sister to be so sure about his special ability.
He hadn’t even revealed much in front of her.
“Pfft, with how obvious your disguise is, this little month-month saw right through it, alright. Was that Hatsune Miku figure you before too?”
Had he not bothered to disguise himself properly when he cosplayed as Hatsune Miku before, causing his words and actions to give him away to his sister?
“What Hatsune Miku figure? What are you talking about?”
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“Big bro, stop faking~ Hmm, let me think… You were the Ghost Gentleman too, weren’t you?”
Hearing this, Xia Xi’s eyes flashed with shock, but he suppressed it just as quickly.
“What Ghost Gentleman? Xia Yue, do you have a fever? Didn’t you just hurt your leg? Or did you bump your head too?”
Seeing that her big brother insisted on playing dumb, Xia Yue didn’t press further.
She’d just keep this knowledge in the back of her mind for now~
“Whatever, whatever! Big brother, just help me out!”
Princess Yueyue activated her acting cute skill.
After much persistent begging, Xia Xi finally agreed to her request.
This would also be a good chance to check on that tabby cat he had taken in as his little sidekick.
“But in your current state, even if I swap bodies with you, your leg injury won’t heal. You still won’t be able to go to school.”
That was a problem.
After all, swapping bodies didn’t change the physical condition of the body itself. Even if Xia Xi entered Xia Yue’s body, he’d still be unable to go to school because of the injured leg.
There was no way he was going to limp all the way to school to attend classes for her!
“Good big brother~ Just figure something out~ I know you can do it, right?”
Actually, Xia Xi did have a way. He could just casually ask the system for an optional quest to solve this. But why would he willingly do a quest for no reason?
Before the thought even faded from his mind, the system’s notification sound rang in Xia Xi’s ear.
No way, right?
System bro, I was just thinking about it! Don’t actually show up!
[Temporary Quest Issued: Little Sister’s Future]
[Betting on whether she’ll be called a little maid at school in the future, Xia Yue made a wager with Bai Xiaocha. As Xia Yue’s most trusted brother, please help her achieve a top-ten grade in the year.]
[Quest Reward: Skin Copy Technique (already issued in advance)]
[Quest Failure Penalty: Permanently transform into a younger version of Xia Yue, and change identity to Xia Yue’s younger sister]
Fine, you win!
This penalty from the system was way too harsh. Turning him directly from Xia Yue’s older brother into Xia Yue’s younger sister—how could anyone accept that!!!
But achieving a top-ten grade in a prestigious university full of academic elites… if it were him back in his freshman year, maybe he’d have a chance. But he was already a senior! A mature college student! He might not even remember how to study anymore.
[Supplementary Reward Issued (to be given during the exam): Corresponding Subject Expert Knowledge Experience]
So…
Stop peeking into people’s thoughts, System Bro!!!
But since he now had the system’s so-called “expert knowledge,” the exam shouldn’t be a problem anymore.
“Fine, fine. Get out of bed first.”
Xia Yue obediently got out of bed.
She was wearing a set of blue-and-white striped hospital pajamas. Xia Xi couldn’t tell if she was doing this to better play the role of a patient so she wouldn’t have to go to school, or if she just thought it was fun.
Her regular clothes were tossed in her backpack nearby.
That actually made things easier for Xia Xi.
Because…
“Whoa, big bro!! My skin is wriggling!!!”
Seeing wrinkles appear on her arm, Xia Yue didn’t panic like an ordinary person would. Instead, she found it amusing and poked at the wrinkles.
She trusted that her brother would never hurt her, so these wrinkles probably weren’t dangerous.
And that was indeed the case.
After just a minute or two, Xia Yue felt like something was covering her body.
She quickly crawled back under the covers, hid her body under the blanket, and then took off the thing that was wrapped around her.
“What is this?”
A moment later, she got dressed and handed Xia Xi a full-body suit that had a face identical to Xia Yue’s.
“Don’t worry about it. It’s just something that lets me turn into you.”
Xia Xi took this “garment” that looked like a complete second skin. Without even taking off his own clothes, he slipped right into the “skin” that Xia Yue had just shed.
Moments later, a completely naked person who looked exactly like Xia Yue in her hospital pajamas appeared before her.
“Bro, is that you?”
Xia Yue curiously poked the person’s cheek.
“No, I’m Xia Yue.”
But the words that came out of the other person’s mouth turned her curious expression into sheer terror.
Was this the moment—like in the movies—where the clone kills the original?!
Noooo! I still have so many delicious foods and fun things I haven’t tried yet~
Seeing his little sister’s wary expression, Xia Xi finally sighed.
“I’m just messing with you. Hurry up and give me your clothes. I’m freezing. Actually, never mind, I’ll get them myself.”
Without waiting for Xia Yue to react, Xia Xi used his now-beautiful legs to walk over to Xia Yue’s backpack.
He skillfully pulled out her regular clothes.
It was a normal JK (Japanese high school girl) uniform, plus a little blazer-like jacket.
For her legs, she wore knee-high socks and leather shoes.
It was summer, so Xia Xi wasn’t actually cold. He just didn’t want to stand around completely naked.
“Wow wow wow, big bro! So you turned into me because you put on the skin I shed? That’s so amazing!”
Xia Yue hobbled around Xia Xi in circles, occasionally pinching his flesh, as if trying to peel off the skin he was wearing.
“Yeah, yeah, that’s exactly how it works. Stop pinching, stop pinching. It really hurts.”
Since he was wearing Xia Yue’s skin, he naturally felt everything through it.
“Hehe… So, big brother…”
“What bad idea are you thinking of now?”
