"Xiao Ai, it's about time you told me the truth... otherwise, I might really have to get rough."
"No, you can't, Lin! As a human, you can't do this kind of thing!"
Her smooth, fair armpit was forcibly exposed to the air; Aisha was pressed onto the bed by Yilin in a very embarrassing posture.
And in Yilin's hand was a terrifying magic item——[Phoenix Feather].
It's said to be a feather shed by the legendary mythical beast, the Phoenix, during its molting period.
Regarding the Phoenix's molting period, legend has it——a Phoenix with a lifespan exceeding ten thousand years, if it doesn't molt once every hundred years, its body will become unbearably itchy, so itchy that even the thought of death arises.
Even a Phoenix would want to die; the Phoenix's molting period is thus equivalent to a high-level mythical beast's tribulation period.
The [Phoenix Feather] shed during such a critical period naturally inherited the vast magic power of the legendary mythical god... and its effect.
As for the effect of the feather that made even a Phoenix unbearably itchy, there's no need for too much detailed explanation.
Even a mythical beast's body couldn't withstand it; it's said that if this thing comes into contact with human skin, no matter how serious a person you are, you will be tickled into unstoppable laughter.
If used for too long, it can easily cause the victim's mental breakdown, eyes rolling back, tongue lolling out, resulting in degenerate scenes like those in honz (slang for doujinshi/hentai).
Therefore, [Phoenix Feather], even among many magic items, is listed as one of the most dangerous existences.
Aisha didn't know where Yilin got such a dangerous magic item; of course, this [Phoenix Feather] could also be fake.
But taking ten thousand steps back, if it were real, letting the Phoenix Feather touch the most sensitive skin of her armpit, she would definitely go crazy laughing on the spot and then lose consciousness.
If Yilin pressed her for answers then, Aisha didn't know what she might instinctively reveal.
Yilin smirked mischievously, seductively licking the red feather in her hand: "Still not confessing, Xiao Ai? This is the last chance to turn back."
"I'm sorry, Mr. You Ling, I probably can't hold on anymore..."
Aisha felt extremely remorseful for selling out You Ling's (游零) existence to save herself.
But sometimes, survival and destruction are separated by a fine line.
Just letting her childhood friend know shouldn't be a big problem.
You Ling: "Sigh, this girl is really too stupid. Yilin already licked that feather, isn't it definitely fake then?"
However, You Ling didn't stop Aisha either. With Yilin's sensitivity, exposing his existence was only a matter of time anyway.
Better a short pain than a long one; rather than continuing to hide and let Yilin keep tracking and suspecting, it would be more convenient to just come clean.
"You Ling? Another soul? Soul exchange?"
After Aisha confessed the whole truth about You Ling's existence, Yilin, who was originally mentally prepared enough, still turned into
(*ﾟﾛﾟ)
↑this expression.
"You're kidding me."
"Not kidding, I am You Ling."
To explain the situation more conveniently to Yilin, Aisha directly exchanged bodies with You Ling.
Now it was You Ling's turn to be pressed onto the bed in a very embarrassing posture.
"You..."
Yilin could feel it.
Although the appearance hadn't changed at all, and the voice was still Aisha's familiar voice.
But at this moment, the Aisha Yuna Carlos before her had become closer to the temperament she had during duels.
And that premonition that even if Yilin pressed her down, she might suffer a counter-kill the next second.
It was exactly the same as what she felt during the duel.
"Are you really a soul residing in the Millennium Puzzle?"
Yilin shifted her gaze to Aisha's chest, to the root of all evil, the Millennium Puzzle.
"To be more precise, my soul was stuffed into the Millennium Puzzle by a certain Main God."
Just casually adding a sentence, guessing Yilin wouldn't care how his soul got there anyway.
You Ling, pushed forward by Aisha to explain, actually didn't know how best to explain it to Yilin himself.
After a brief eye contact, Yilin pressed on: "So, You Ling, was it you who helped Xiao Ai beat Kevin?"
"You could say that. It was indeed me using Aisha's body dueling Kevin at that time."
"..."
Yilin, having gotten the answer, fell silent for a moment, while lightly biting her rosy lip with her white teeth.
"Thank you..."
After a long stalemate, Yilin finally squeezed out these words.
"Thank you for protecting Aisha, preventing her from being expelled."
"Er, it's what I should do, part of my duty."
"But this doesn't mean I approve of you!"
After being soft for about a second, giving You Ling the fleeting illusion that this girl was quite likable when soft, Yilin returned to her assertive stance.
"Why?"
"You still ask me why? Appearing out of nowhere, and secretly borrowing a girl's body. Even if your dueling skills are high, it's very suspicious. Xiao Ai is relatively naive, maybe she isn't guarded. But don't expect that I can trust you so easily!"
Makes sense!
It made so much sense that You Ling didn't even know how to refute, even wanting to give her a thumbs up.
This was the attitude one should normally have when encountering a soul transmigrator like himself.
Encountering a stupidly cute girl like Aisha Carlos, who had no sense of crisis and trusted him particularly easily, was truly You Ling being too lucky.
Not only was his drawing luck good, even his luck in drawing a host was very good.
"One more thing! Next duel, I won't lose to you again."
"Hehe, I look forward to it."
"One more thing!"
"Still more?"
"Quickly return Xiao Ai's body."
"Oh."
——Soul Exchange.
Still the same unchanged appearance, but the instant the Millennium Puzzle flashed, Yilin felt the girl before her change back to the appearance she was most familiar with.
"It's me~, Lin-chan."
"Idiot Xiao Ai." Yilin tapped Aisha's head, "With your personality, if you get tricked, you'll definitely still help count the money."
"Mr. You Ling wouldn't trick me. Although he rarely speaks outside of duels, I can guarantee, You Ling is definitely a good person!"
"What guarantee do you have?"
"Mmm."
Questioned by Yilin, Aisha suddenly paused.
"With my, with my, with my innocence as guarantee! (.>д<.)ノ"
"Innocence? Just how far have you two progressed... No!"
Suddenly waking up, Yilin abruptly recalled Aisha's strange behavior while bathing last night.
Now it made perfect sense.
And if Yilin remembered correctly, she seemed to have wandered around naked after finishing her bath at that time.
"Call You Ling out again, just watch if I don't beat him up!"
Under these circumstances, You Ling certainly wouldn't be foolish enough to obediently come out and suffer again.
Although Yilin still seemed hostile towards him, as long as You Ling's soul was bound to Aisha, there was nothing she could do.
All in all, the problem with the childhood friend could be considered satisfactorily resolved.
But Kevin Set, once again falling into confusion, welcomed the most difficult challenge of his academy career.