With My Ability To Swap, I Will Never End Up In A Love Triangle Mess - Chapter 35

“This seems like something that actually happened…”

“An employee at a wholesale video software company was getting ready to head home after work…”

“So, just like usual, he boarded the late-night bus…”

Inside the school dorm, three girls huddled together on a round, plush carpet, all tucked under a large air-conditioned blanket.

Their eyes were fixed on a dimly lit phone screen emitting an eerie yellow glow, accompanied by sinister, unsettling music.

Xia Yue deliberately lowered her voice, adding a slight tremble to enhance the creepy atmosphere.

“His home was at the bus’s final stop…”

“Along the way, the other passengers got off one by one, until he was the only one left…”

For Xia Xi, this kind of clichéd ghost story didn’t faze him at all. However, Bai Xiao Cha in his mind kept muttering nervously.

“Stop, stop! Ugh—it’s gonna be a headless driver, isn’t it? Waaah~”

Meanwhile, Leng Xiyu, who usually acted indifferent about everything, swallowed hard—an uncharacteristically nervous reaction.

“The driver, thinking there were no passengers left, suddenly… suddenly…”

“SUDDENLY STARTED SINGING THE ULTRAMAN TIGA THEME SONG!!!”

“Eek!”

Xia Yue had expected Leng Xiyu to be the one to scream, given her tense expression. But in the end, it was the airheaded Bai Xiao Cha who shrieked.

That said, while the Bai Xiao Cha in Xia Xi’s mind had indeed been scared into screaming, he wasn’t startled by the story—but rather by Leng Xiyu abruptly hugging him.

“Leng… I mean, Big Sis, your hands—”

He almost called her by name but quickly corrected himself, remembering how Bai Xiao Cha usually referred to her.

“Ah, sorry, didn’t mean to.”

Tch. If it wasn’t on purpose, then why’d you squeeze twice?! You think just because Bai Xiao Cha’s body is small, she wouldn’t feel it?!

“Still, Xiao Cha’s being really brave today. Usually, by this point, you’d already be hiding under the covers, shaking.”

“Yeah, yeah! Normally, you’d be curled up in bed, trembling like a scaredy-cat~”

Oh-ho, so this is the real Bai Xiao Cha, huh?

When he first met her at the school gate, he thought she was a mature, well-mannered girl. Turns out, her true nature is more of a ditzy, gullible little fool.

No wonder Xia Yue had said back then, “Honestly, I’m the one taking care of her!”

“Hehe, it’s just that Xia Yue’s story wasn’t that scary today~”

Ugh, having other people around is such a pain. I have to mimic the original host’s cutesy, babyish tone. If I were alone, I’d never speak in such a sickly-sweet voice.

“Pfft, then why don’t you tell one? Me and Leng Jie have been the ones doing all the storytelling—it’s your turn now!”

Xia Yue seemed indignant. In her mind, her story was super scary!

A late-night bus, an empty carriage with only one passenger left, and a driver suddenly acting weird—how is that not terrifying?!

“Well, don’t wet yourself when you hear it~”

Since Xia Yue was practically begging for it, Xia Xi wasn’t about to go easy on her. He launched straight into his tale without hesitation.

Five minutes later…

“Xiao Cha, SHUT UUUUP!”

Xia Yue had retreated into her blanket, hands clamped over her ears, shaking—exactly the way she’d earlier described Bai Xiao Cha.

Leng Xiyu, though also a little scared, maintained her “cool big sis” façade and silently turned off the creepy audio on her phone.

“What a scaredy-cat~” Xia Xi teased.

“I’m going to sleep! No more talking!” Xia Yue squirmed under her covers, making the bed frame creak.

“Waaahhh!”

Oh no, I forgot about the little one in my head! She’d heard every word of his ghost story—even spoken some of the creepiest lines herself through her own mouth.

Lying in bed, Xia Xi quietly pulled out the old flip phone hidden under her pillow.

(Stop crying.)

Text appeared on the screen.

“H-Huh? (Sniff) Ghost-san… (Sniffle) You really can hear me!”

“Um, c-could you please give my body back? It’s weak and not very strong, and there’s not much meat on it, so it wouldn’t even make a good main course…”

Pfft!

Xia Xi couldn’t help but laugh.

(Heh. I’m the Great Ghost King, renowned as the ultimate lolicon. Your body suits me just fine. If you think it’s so useless, why not just hand it over~?)

“NOOO! Please, Ghost-san, spare Xiao Cha! Um, um—Xia Yue’s body! She’s a pretty girl, you’d like her too! Go possess Xia Yue instead!”

Hah! Now she’s selling out her own roommate. Classic.

(Don’t worry. If you behave, I might just return your body when I’m in a good mood.)

“Xiao Cha promises to be good!”

For the rest of the night, Xia Xi chatted with Bai Xiao Cha via the flip phone before finally returning control of her body.

She was too adorable to bully for long. Plus, her skills weren’t particularly useful anyway.

Might as well keep her around as a little tool to spy on my sister at school~

“Xiao Cha… I can’t sleep…”

Xia Yue and Bai Xiao Cha slept head-to-head, separated only by two bed curtains.

“Can I sleep with you?”

Xia Yue’s voice sounded oddly pitiful, as if she’d genuinely been spooked by Xia Xi’s ghost story.

Now back in control of her body, Bai Xiao Cha was trembling just as fearfully. Without thinking, she agreed.

Xia Yue’s petite figure immediately slipped under Bai Xiao Cha’s blanket, pulling her into a tight hug.

“This is all your fault, telling such a scary story.”

Leaning close, Xia Yue whispered into the little girl’s ear, her warm breath tickling.

“I-It wasn’t me…”

Bai Xiao Cha wanted to explain, but Xia Yue’s whispering made her ears tingle, leaving her weak and flustered.

“If it wasn’t you, then who was it? You’ve been acting weird all night—so brave all of a sudden. Did some creepy thing possess you or something?”

Hugging the little lolito close, Xia Yue suddenly felt like nothing could scare her anymore.

The sweet milky scent, the softness in her arms—while not as comforting as her brother’s warmth, it was still pretty nice.

“N-No! No creepy things!”

Bai Xiao Cha’s voice rose slightly, as if triggered by a keyword.

“Silly Xiao Cha, I was just teasing. You really believed me?”

Hehe, still the same timid little tea leaf.

Nothing beats hugging a petite girl—light, soft, and easy to pin down~

Time for sleep!