With My Ability To Swap, I Will Never End Up In A Love Triangle Mess - Chapter 66
Slumped over her desk in the classroom, Xia Xi felt utterly drained.
She hadn’t slept well last night.
For some reason, her actual body had been bursting with energy after dark, while Lin Xueling’s body (the one she was currently inhabiting) felt restless and agitated, making it impossible to sleep.
As for how she’d finally dozed off? Well, Lin Xueling had fallen asleep first, and once this body lost consciousness, her real body had slowly followed suit.
“Meow~”
“Oh? You’re actually coming to me on your own?”
Xia Xi scratched Cat Senpai, who had voluntarily sidled up to her, and instantly felt a little more awake.
Come to think of it… she remembered that Lin Xueling and Cat Senpai had some kind of “swap contract” between them. Since she was currently in Lin Xueling’s body, could she swap with the cat too?
Well, it wasn’t like she had anything better to do. This class was boring anyway, and she was kind of curious about the world from a cat’s perspective.
That said, if she was going to experiment with body-swapping, she’d have to wait until Cat Senpai was asleep. Otherwise, if she swapped over and Lin Xueling’s body suddenly started meowing in the middle of class, leaping into people’s arms and licking their hands… yeah, that was a scene she’d rather not imagine.
By the second period—around 9 a.m.—Xia Xi finally got her chance when Cat Senpai dozed off on the windowsill.
[Swap target selected: Little Cat]
[Note: This target is already bound to Lin Xueling. This swap will transport both the host and Lin Xueling into the cat’s body.]
“Confirm swap.”
Hehe, if it was possible, she had to try it.
What would the world look like from an animal’s perspective? Would humans seem like towering giants lumbering around, occasionally pestering her for attention?
After a brief wave of dizziness, Xia Xi successfully found herself inside the cat’s body.
Meanwhile, inside her mind, Lin Xueling let out a shrill scream.
“WHY AM I A CAT AGAIN?!!”
She was so done with this. Sure, being a cat had its perks—nimble body, easy access to all kinds of places, and the ability to get free cuddles just by being adorable—but she’d much rather be human. Especially since “Angel Sis” was currently in her body, and they were supposed to be taking care of Xia Xi together!
“Meow meow!”
(Wow, my body feels so light!)
Xia Xi let out a couple of happy meows before leaping gracefully from the windowsill out of the classroom.
Lin Xueling, realizing she had no control over the body, was confused.
Wait… does this mean that since my human body is already being controlled by Angel Sis, the cat didn’t get swapped over?
So in the end, the only one suffering here is… me?!
NOOOO!
At least let me move around freely!
Lin Xueling whimpered internally.
“Meow~”
(Where are you going to play?)
This came from a little black cat Xia Xi happened to run into.
Oddly enough, she could actually understand cat language now.
“I’m gonna check out some other human classrooms.”
The black cat slowly approached, sniffed her face with its tiny nose, then circled around to her back.
Sluuurp~
Xia Xi suddenly felt something wet and slippery lick her from behind, causing her fur to puff up in alarm.
Was… was this how cats showed affection? She suddenly felt violated.
Swatting the black cat on the head with her paw, Xia Xi quickly hopped into the neighboring classroom.
Cat Senpai was a mostly white calico—basically a feline beauty—so it made sense that other cats would try to woo her. If it had been her in control, she might’ve even enjoyed the royal treatment of getting groomed by another cat.
But Xia Xi? Nope. The idea of some random kitten licking her all over, its slimy tongue sliding across her fur—just thinking about it was horrifying.
“Pspspsps~”
A student in the back row spotted the cat entering the classroom and immediately lit up, beckoning with their hands while making weird little chirping noises.
Xia Xi glanced up.
Hmm. Okay, cute girl!
Without hesitation, she trotted over like a normal cat and plopped right onto the girl’s lap—specifically, her short skirt.
“Look, she’s so well-behaved!”
The girl excitedly called over her friends, running her fingers through Xia Xi’s fur from head to tail.
Unfortunately, this girl clearly didn’t have much experience petting cats. Her strokes were awkward and uneven, a far cry from Xia Xi’s own expert-level scritches.
Every time the girl stroked her, Xia Xi could feel an itch somewhere that wasn’t being touched, leaving her weirdly unsatisfied.
Sure, sitting on a pretty girl’s lap was nice, but if the pets were this subpar? Hard pass.
After just a minute or two, she hopped off, leaving the girl looking crushed.
Of course, Lin Xueling—who was experiencing everything Xia Xi did—wanted to complain about the girl’s technique too.
Xia Xi’s pets are way better. That magical feeling of his fingers hitting just the right spot… pure bliss.
Back outside the classroom, the little black cat was waiting, now joined by a pure white feline.
To humans, white cats were elegant and pretty. But in the feline world? This one was basically an ugly outcast—only the black cat was willing to hang out with it.
“Wanna come fishing with us?”
The black cat meowed an invitation.
Fishing? Like, leaving campus? Xia Xi wasn’t keen on straying too far from Lin Xueling’s body. If something happened and she missed the window to swap back and handle it, things could get messy.
“Come on, come on~”
The black cat nudged her from behind, trying to push her along with its head.
Well… when a kitten was this insistent…
Xia Xi glanced back at the classroom.
Just for a little bit! Nothing bad could happen in that time, right?
“Fine, lead the way.”
She meowed back, which to any human observers would’ve just sounded like cats exchanging secret codes.
A few minutes later, they arrived at the school’s lakeside.
Turns out, the “fishing” this little rascal meant was stealing the principal’s prized goldfish.
So this is why the big fish keep disappearing and new tiny ones keep showing up. The culprit’s right in front of me!
The black cat crouched at the water’s edge, hind legs on land, front paws poised in a hunter’s stance as it stared intently at the lake.
A ripple appeared—
SWOOSH!
In a flash, the kitten’s paw shot out, snagging a plump, wriggling fish before clamping down with its teeth.
“For you~”
It proudly dropped the fish at Xia Xi’s feet, even nudging it forward with a paw like a gift.
Even as a cat, Xia Xi had zero interest in eating raw fish. Forget the parasites—just the smell of blood and fish guts alone was enough to make her gag.
“You can have it.”
The black cat’s ears drooped instantly, and Xia Xi felt a pang of guilt.
This sweet little thing was just a smitten kitten, trying to impress its crush—a beautiful calico senpai.
But there was no way she was eating that. Maybe she should just end the swap and let Cat Senpai deal with it herself?
Though knowing her, she’d probably just curl up by the lake and take a nap…