With My Ability To Swap, I Will Never End Up In A Love Triangle Mess - Chapter 46

[Host crisis detected. Temporary quest activated.]

[Temporary Quest: Choose between full-body swap, partial swap, or perspective swap (Note: Both parties will be aware of the swap. Duration: 24 hours). Select carefully to resolve Lin Xueníng’s crisis.]

[Reward: Acquire Enhanced Physique Lv.1]

The system’s prompt couldn’t have come at a better time.

Xia Xi’s mind raced as he analyzed the three options.

The two punks didn’t look particularly strong. Swapping bodies with either of them would solve the immediate problem—but then he’d have to worry about what they’d do with his body for the next 24 hours.

Given Lin Xueníng’s naivety and their strained relationship, there was a real risk of the punk tricking her into bed while wearing his form.

Nope. Body swap with the thugs was off the table.

What about swapping with Lin Xueníng?

That’d keep her safe in his male body, but he’d be stuck in her delicate frame—and very vulnerable.

Hell no. He wasn’t about to lose his virginity (as a girl?!) against his will. Crisis solved for her, but at what cost?

Absolutely not.

If full swaps were out, what about partial exchanges? Swapping limbs with the punks?

Xia Xi eyed their scrawny arms and legs with disdain.

They’re even weaker than me. What’s the point?

Next.

What if he swapped… certain parts with Lin Xueníng? The punks would assume she was male and lose interest instantly.

Now that might work.

But—hand over his loyal companion of twenty years to her? What if curiosity got the better of her and his brother never recovered from the trauma?

He glanced down at Lin Xueníng, still trembling but clinging to his shirt like a lifeline.

…No. Not worth the risk.

Still, making them think she was male seemed like a solid plan.

So…

Perspective swap it is!

[Confirm perspective swap?]

“Yes.”

[Select target: Lin Xueníng. Confirm?]

“Confirm.”

[Swap complete.]

The change was instantaneous, yet nothing about their physical appearances altered. Lin Xueníng still shivered in his arms.

“Heheh, sweetheart, come with us~ Look at this ‘boyfriend’ of yours—hiding in your arms when things get tough. We’re the real men here.”

The younger punk leered, grabbing Xia Xi’s arm and yanking hard.

“Ah!”

Lin Xueníng yelped as she was jostled, earning sneers from the duo.

“Dude, why’re you such a sissy? We haven’t even hit you yet!” The punk scoffed. “Pathetic. How’s this loser worthy of a beauty like you?”

He rambled on, layering insults.

“Wh-what do you mean?”

Lin Xueníng was baffled. Why call her a sissy? She’s literally a girl! And since when was Xia Xi a ‘beauty’? Are they blind?

“It means you scram, and we’ll have a nice, long chat with this pretty little thing.”

She looked to Xia Xi, who gave her a reassuring nod.

“No clue what’s happening, but they think I’m you. Get somewhere safe—don’t come closer.”

Knowing she’d only be a liability, Lin Xueníng nodded and retreated, leaving Xia Xi alone with the punks.

“Tch. See that, sweetheart? Your ‘man’ bolted at the first sign of trouble. Should’ve picked us instead~”

The younger punk smirked, sliding a hand toward Xia Xi’s neck while the older one groped his thigh.

“But hey, gorgeous—why’re you dressed like a guy? And why’s your sissy boyfriend in a JK uniform? Y’all into roleplay or somethin’?”

To outsiders, Xia Xi now appeared as Lin Xueníng wearing male clothes, while Lin Xueníng looked like Xia Xi in a girls’ school uniform.

A girl in boyish attire? Normal enough—just a neutral style.

But a guy in a skirt? That screamed ‘pervert’.

Which was exactly how the punks viewed ‘Xia Xi’ now.

“Damn, girl, you’re so—wait. Huh?!”

The punk’s hand ventured lower—then froze.

Xia Xi tensed. He’d braced for this, but being molested as a girl was still mortifying.

“Fck! You’re a dude?! What kinda guy looks like this? Go die already!”*

The older punk shoved Xia Xi away, frantically wiping his hand on his clothes like he’d touched sewage.

The younger one, however, hesitated.

To him, ‘Lin Xueníng’s’ icy glare was still breathtakingly pretty.

“Boss… I mean, guys can be kinda—”

WHACK!

His boss smacked him upside the head.

“Have some standards! Since when did you swing that way? Disgusting! Let’s go—this is bad luck!”

Dragging his reluctant subordinate away, the older punk shot one last glare. The younger kept glancing back, muttering:

“But she—he’s—so pretty. Prettier than most girls… Can’t we make an exception…?”

Another punch silenced him.

“Why’d they just leave?”

Lin Xueníng returned once the coast was clear, having witnessed the whole ordeal from afar.

Xia Xi shrugged. “They thought I was you—but then realized ‘you’ had male parts. Freaked them out.”

Lin Xueníng: “……”