Chapter 363: Swimsuit Shion
"So anyway, I definitely encountered a ghost, and a large-scale ghost uprising at that! It's just like a horror movie, have you ever seen a horror movie?"
"Actually, horror movies are pornos filmed by ghosts. Ghosts are created when people die, so ghosts killing people is their way of reproducing. For a ghost, killing someone is probably something very erotic..."
"What the hell are you talking about?"
"Oh my, Qingluan really doesn't know anything, hehehe. Don't worry, let Lady Yingwei teach you some proper biology. Ghost stories are just dirty jokes; catching ghosts is just cracking down on pornography. Stopping ghosts from killing people is basically giving them an abortion..."
"Don't say such weird things with my body! If this gets back to Dad, I'm screwed!"
"Humans are actually just underage ghosts. Ghosts causing trouble is like molesting minors. That's why lightning is super effective against ghosts and monsters—lolicons need to be electrocuted..."
"You seem completely lost in your own world's setting. Since you won't listen to me, don't blame me for not listening to you. Everyone, everyone, all eyes on me!"
"What are you going to do?"
"I, Lady Yingwei, am the world's worst Magical Girl, the captive of every Azure Cloud Sect Magical Girl! The spinning top of every Disaster Control Bureau Magical Girl..."
"Ahhh, stop talking nonsense! You're ruining Lady Yingwei's image! If I lose my invincible Dao Heart, I'll really get weaker!"
"You started it!"
When Keke came down from the Chaos Land, the chaos along the way made her feel like she was dreaming.
Many Magical Girls were crashing into each other mid-flight, as if experiencing their bodies for the first time. They'd bounce off one and hit a third, the third bumping into a fourth. Some were clearly running to get somewhere when their speed suddenly multiplied tenfold, and they lost control, barreling straight into Old Eight's Cafeteria. Others had mana constantly leaking from their bodies, forcing ordinary people to stay dozens of meters away for safety. And some simply failed to take off at all...
She even saw three Magical Girls standing in a circle, each pointing at the other two and arguing.
"I'm Nai Cha!"
"No, I'm Nai Cha!"
Magical Girls might be doomed... Keke thought to herself.
But soon, after meeting up with Qingluan and Yingwei, she relaxed a little.
These two seniors were still so reassuring.
Even though they looked different, the impact didn't seem too big...
"You guys..."
But the moment she approached, both Qingluan and Yingwei were startled.
Yingwei turned around, ready to bolt.
Qingluan, on the other hand, puffed out her chest and looked at her haughtily. "Yo, my archrival, I didn't expect to meet you here. Even though I was caught off guard and swapped bodies with a friend, it's fine. Lady Yingwei can still be invincible in the world even with a different body and a different skill set!"
On the other side, Yingwei ran a short distance before immediately bowing respectfully to Shion. "Greetings, Sect Master. Yingwei was rude. Sect Master is the strongest; Yingwei is completely awestruck and unworthy of being called the Sect Master's archrival. Yingwei will be the Sect Master's eternal loser. I humbly beg for the Sect Master's mercy and forgiveness, and ask you to spare this poor, weak Yingwei..."
"I'll fight you! Qingying! Don't ruin my image in front of Shion! What if Shion actually thinks I'm weak!"
"How does she think Qingying would see her as a strong opponent..."
"It's intuition, of course, intuition. Qingluan definitely sees you as a formidable foe. She understands—it's the psychic connection between the weak, a mutual appreciation. She wants to tarnish the lofty, majestic impression you have of me!"
Keke listened from the side, unsure of what to say.
Teacher Qingluan had once told her not to end up like Yingwei, all talk and no substance...
Then Keke cleared her throat softly.
The two, who had been arguing, instantly fell silent.
They both looked over with focus and respect.
Even though Yingwei always claimed to be the strongest and never backed down in front of Teacher Shion, declaring herself a rival.
But when Teacher Shion was about to speak, even Senior Yingwei would become quiet as a well-behaved kitten.
A strange feeling welled up in Keke's heart.
She wasn't sure if it was the satisfaction and thrill of holding such high authority, or the secret delight of taking on Teacher Shion's identity.
Either way, Keke decided not to reveal that she was actually Keke for now.
"What are you doing here?"
Putting on airs, she slightly mimicked Teacher Shion's tone.
As expected, the two seniors couldn't tell the difference and answered her question respectfully and honestly.
"We're looking for the cause of the body swaps. The Disaster Control Bureau reports that Magical Girls all over the world are experiencing this phenomenon. There must be some sinister secret behind it."
"And we found traces of those Weave Realm Travelers..."
Keke was slightly taken aback.
She knew about the Weave Realm Travelers. They'd been involved in the previous Dark Turmoil, including the attack on Teacher Shion, and had done plenty of bad things.
"Did the Weave Realm Travelers cause the body swaps?"
"That's not certain." Qingluan, speaking through Yingwei's body, mused, "It's just a possibility. But earlier, someone reported seeing a door open in the sky over West China, and then the chaos started. It's possible the Weave Realm Travelers opened that door. Now the door is gone, and we're preparing to go after them..."
Anyway, any problem could just be blamed on the Weave Realm Travelers for now.
"Unfortunately, we're still not used to these swapped bodies, so we've been a bit slow finding them. But don't worry, friend!" Yingwei, speaking through Qingying's body, said confidently, "We'll find them and deal with them in no time! No need for you to worry!"
Keke just waved her hand. "I'll handle it."
She wanted to get back to swimming as soon as possible.
It had been so hard to get the pool pass from Sister Bingtang. Who knew when the next chance would be? It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and Keke didn't want to miss it.
Besides, this was supposed to be her long-awaited break time after tutoring. Getting dragged into this mess was honestly frustrating and annoying for Keke.
The only silver lining was ending up in Teacher Shion's body, which lessened some of the unfairness and disappointment. But she still didn't dare to do anything with Teacher Shion's body, so she just wanted to switch back as soon as possible...
Seeing how slow this search was going and how long it might take, Keke decided to just unleash her demonic sense.
She'd been cautious this whole time because she wasn't used to Teacher Shion's body, and didn't dare to use her power recklessly.
But now she couldn't take it anymore. Out of habit, she expanded her demonic sense to try and flush out those troublesome Weave Realm Travelers...
And Keke nearly passed out.
She couldn't have imagined that Teacher Shion's demonic sense could encompass not just the entire new world, but extend infinitely outward.
Keke suspected that if Teacher Shion wanted to, she could even extend her demonic sense all the way from the new world to Chongxu!
And that was separated by several worlds.
Maybe for Teacher Shion, this scale of demonic sense expansion and searching was already routine.
But for Keke, it meant an instant flood of information slamming into her brain. Unable to process it, her brain crashed.
"Found them!"
Under the demonic sense's coverage, the Weave Realm Travelers were completely exposed, forcing them out.
They were hiding in a folded space deep in the mountains and forests.
Keke's demonic sense had swept past them, and she actually hadn't noticed...
Because her brain was about to explode from all the information. How could she possibly notice anything unusual?
The problem was that she didn't notice, but the Weave Realm Travelers, as skittish as startled birds, couldn't possibly miss such a terrifyingly obvious demonic sense scan!
They'd all been scared witless by the Azure Cloud Sect and Shion. Just being swept by her demonic sense made them all tremble.
Then they overreacted.
"You're really going to drive us into a corner? Don't push us too far! We'll fight you to the death!"
The remaining Weave Realm Travelers swarmed out of the deep mountains and forests, their faces filled with rage!
"Shion! Don't think we're actually afraid of you. At worst, we'll all go down together! Do you really think you've lived longer than we have by tens of thousands of years? Let us show you what we're made of!"
With that, all sorts of Disaster Beasts began to pour out of the folded space!
Almost all of them were S-level Disaster Beasts!
They carried the aura of the Beast of Eternity, mixed with technology from the Mirror Kingdom and curses from the Curse Realm!
Even Keke's expression turned serious as she watched the growing horde of beasts.
"Qingying, Yingwei, you guys..."
Keke was about to pass the buck.
After all, Qingying and Yingwei were no pushovers. Yingwei had grown stronger and stronger since her Full Bloom, nearly mastering that power. Keke had even heard from the true-transmission disciples that Yingwei's strength was almost comparable to theirs.
And indeed, Qingying and Yingwei had already charged forward on their own.
But before Keke could even finish her sentence, they both came crashing back down!
"Wait, Qing, what are you doing! That's not how you use gravity! You're screwing over your teammate!"
"You're the one! What card did you pick? How did you blow us both up!"
"Stop increasing gravity! Decrease gravity, decrease gravity... I said decrease, not to this level! Aaaah, I'm flying away!"
"Just put the card in right! Worry about yourself!"
Keke watched the two idiots flying up and down, and couldn't help but cover her face with one hand.
Had these two really been partners for that long?
Even if they'd swapped bodies, they should be well aware of each other's abilities by now.
"[Stellar Mark Descends: Self-Playing Sacred Music]."
"Idiot, why are you playing Sacred Music? Now's the time to use control skills!"
"I don't know! It's a complete blind box when drawing cards! Qingman is the idiot! Why did you mess up the cards? I need to check them!"
"You just need to think of the card you want, and it'll come out!"
"I can't take it anymore, I'm gonna puke! This gravity shift is making me dizzy..."
"Wah! Ge-get away from me! Don't grab me! Aaaah!"
Watching Qingluan treating gravity like a trampoline and Yingwei failing even to slot her cards properly, Keke could only sigh helplessly.
But seeing the sky full of Disaster Beasts, darkening the heavens.
She finally closed her eyes and struggled to control the vast, violent mana.
Only by experiencing it firsthand did she understand what people meant by quantitative change leading to qualitative change.
Logically, the method of use was the same. Teacher Shion's mana properties shouldn't be that different.
Pure Mana was still Pure Mana, not polluted. Although its attributes were versatile, that didn't affect control.
The biggest problem was simply the sheer volume.
Too much volume changed the underlying logic of control.
At the very least, for Keke, she couldn't even get this mana to coalesce into a form.
Let alone any precise magic.
Just gathering the mana was already leaving her struggling...
This was also why Keke wanted Yingwei and Qingying to handle it.
Because she couldn't use Teacher Shion's abilities well, and she was terrified of messing up.
Her own failure or embarrassment didn't matter.
But if she made Teacher Shion look like a fool because of her actions, Keke absolutely couldn't accept that.
With all those Disaster Beasts roaring above her, she was a little panicked. Holding onto the determination to not embarrass Teacher Shion, Keke simply took all the mana she could control.
And blasted it out in one go!
It wasn't a Masterpiece, it wasn't a Mediocre Work, it wasn't even a proper spell.
It was just raw mana gathered together and thrown—not even a basic Mana Cannon.
Because even a Mana Cannon required some control over how the mana was output, and Keke didn't have that much energy left.
She just gathered whatever she could control and threw it all out, like hurling a brick.
As soon as she threw it, Keke immediately regretted it.
There was no skill involved!
What kind of damage could such a crude throw do? And because she'd strained herself controlling the mana, the single toss left her exhausted. Not only were her fingers trembling, but her legs felt weak too. At least she could force herself to stay standing.
Otherwise, Teacher Shion throwing out a blob of mana and then collapsing on the ground would be too embarrassing!
The mana inside her body was still as deep as the ocean, practically endless. But gathering it again would be extremely difficult...
A chaotic mess of thoughts flashed through her mind, mixed with some regret. She silently cursed her own recklessness.
She should have been more careful!
Then, she finally shifted some of her attention to the mushroom cloud blooming in front of her.
When she saw the scale of the mushroom cloud, Keke was a little stunned.
She actually didn't feel any tremors, auroras, or anything like that.
Because Teacher Shion's body's defense was simply unbelievable. Even without using mana to reinforce it, it wasn't affected by the shockwave at all. The violent explosion felt like a tickle to Keke.
The blinding aurora was naturally filtered by this body's perception into a soft, gentle white light. Her eyes could even see the environment being consumed in the center of the aurora.
The mountains stretching for hundreds of miles beneath her feet were being erased like pencil marks on paper, leaving not even ash behind. The vast blue sea in the distance evaporated into white mist, entire sections at a time.
The power of destruction radiated outward from her, crushing everything in its path. The horizon within her sight violently collapsed, caved in, and shattered.
Keke only then realized how big a mess she'd made.
Yingwei and Qingluan beside her had even passed out, completely missing what happened. The two Magical Girls, caught in the close-range shockwave, were sent flying, crashing into the scorched earth. Their Magical Outfits dissolved, and they lay motionless.
The terrifying, destructive blast leveled everything in sight. Heaven and earth fell silent, except for the roaring mana still shooting into the sky, punching a hole straight through it!
The entire sky, as far as the eye could see, shattered like glass. A clattering rain of glass fell—these were, in fact, the space itself that had been shattered.
Shards of the glass-like sky fell one after another, reflecting a pale, cold light under the sun, like an endless rain.
When everything finally calmed down, the Disaster Beasts had naturally vanished into smoke, and the Weave Realm Travelers were all lying on the ground in one piece.
Dismembered limbs were scattered everywhere, but they all managed to keep their lives.
Flustered, Keke sent an alert to the Disaster Control Bureau. Then she realized the problem—the scale of her attack was too massive.
Half a continent had been swallowed up. How could the cities have escaped the blast?
Beihai couldn't have escaped either!
Her heart kept sinking, filled with fear and anxiety. She quickly flew up to look around.
But she saw that every single city was completely unharmed!
She was stunned for a moment. Then she saw Magical Girls floating above each city—no, they were Puppets, the puppets of Qinghua, an Azure Cloud Sect true-transmission disciple!
For a moment, Keke was so moved she could have cried. She had no idea what she would have done if her reckless attack had actually killed countless people.
Her respect and affection for Azure Cloud Sect's Qinghua instantly soared. At the same time, she felt a pang of admiration.
No wonder Teacher Shion valued the Azure Cloud Sect's disciples so much.
They could perfectly protect all the city's property and people's safety while she was fighting.
The true-transmission disciples were truly reliable...
Yingwei and Qingying gradually got up from the ground, apparently waking up. Keke was about to walk over when she suddenly felt a chill down her back.
She instinctively wanted to counterattack, but immediately restrained her power to avoid going overboard.
"It's me."
Hearing this, Keke actively canceled her defense. The next second, she was swallowed by space and whisked away from the scene.
When Keke opened her eyes, she was naturally in a familiar, independent mirror space.
And there was the proud Prince Itaen.
Across from Itaen stood a giant mirror, showing Yingwei and Qingman. The area Keke had just destroyed was quickly being swarmed by many Magical Girls, capturing the crippled, nearly dead Weave Realm Travelers.
Keke took a deep breath, adjusted her expression, and said, "I am Shi..."
"Stop pretending. The difference between you and her is too big. I can tell with just one look." The Prince mercilessly cut her off, slowly sipping tea from a cup in one hand. "Keke, do you know what sets you apart from Shion?"
Keke immediately drooped her head. "I don't know."
"Your eyes, your temperament, even your tone of voice. You're not tough enough, not arrogant enough, not arrogant enough to look down on everyone."
Then, she added some sugar to her tea. "Naturally, you lack her beauty and her strength."
"Jii." Keke scratched her head. "Prince-sama, do you really like Teacher Shion that much?"
The other's movements paused for a moment, then she let out a cold laugh. "Like her? Don't be ridiculous. Why do you think I suddenly pulled you here?"
Jiang Si's sister just said, dumbfounded, "I don't know... school never taught me that..."
"Can't you use your brain a little?"
"Prince-sama is too smart. I can't figure it out."
Keke watched the Prince remain silent for a long time. Her originally cold, hard expression seemed to soften a little.
Even the corners of her mouth, which had been pulled down, seemed to twitch upward slightly.
"Heh. Even if it's just her face, seeing it make a dumb expression is worth a look."
Just as Keke was wondering what was worth a look, Prince Itaen casually tossed a set of clothes to her. "Put this on."
Keke unfolded the clothes and rummaged through them for a long time.
She found it was a swimsuit. And a very pretty, cute one at that. The kind Keke herself might spend ages picking out and still not find, a real gem. And most importantly—
It was an incredible fit for Teacher Shion.
Not to mention the design, the swimsuit was more like a casual, everyday outfit. The material was a blend of swimsuit nylon and spandex, smooth as milk to the touch, with great elasticity, and just the right size.
There wasn't any overly revealing part—Prince Itaen probably didn't want anyone else to see too much of Teacher Shion's skin anyway.
The color was purple, a perfect match for the teacher, and it came with an outer jacket. Just a single glance at the swimsuit, and Keke knew it would suit Teacher Shion perfectly.
It wouldn't make Teacher Shion look like a primary school student, highlighting her temperament while giving off a relaxed, casual vibe...
"You spent a long time picking this, didn't you?"
"I just grabbed something at random."
Her mouth is the hardest part of her whole body, Prince-sama.
Keke thought happily. She didn't know why Prince-sama liked Teacher Shion so much, but she felt happy for Teacher Shion because of this gesture. "Why the sudden urge to pick a swimsuit for Teacher Shion?"
"I told you, I just grabbed it at random. I had nothing better to do while you were picking out swimsuits, so I grabbed one."
"Ah, Prince-sama was watching me all along? Thank you!"
"I wasn't watching you!"
The Prince immediately cut her off. "Stop with this useless talk. Put it on. I want you to wear this swimsuit, go to the Disaster Control Bureau, go to the Azure Cloud Sect, and embarrass the hell out of Shion!"
"Huh?" Keke scratched her head, looking a little embarrassed. "Is that really okay? Letting everyone see Teacher Shion in a swimsuit and all... That's such a private side. I'd rather keep it to myself. I don't want others to see..."
Itaen sipped her tea for a while, then looked up. "Then put on this swimsuit just for me, and bow your head to me. I'll record it and use it to humiliate Shion to the extreme!"
She said it slowly, word by word, sneering. "She owes me this. The way she humiliated me back then, I'll get back at her bit by bit. Even if you don't want to, it's useless. No one can find you here, no one can help you. If you refuse, I'll have the Alice force you..."
Before she could finish, Keke had already smoothly changed into the swimsuit.
The purple, skirt-style one-piece swimsuit was elegant and classical. Clearly, it was a reflection of Prince Itaen's own taste.
Beneath Shion's doll-like, delicate features, it looked even more captivating. When she draped the loose T-shirt over it, she exuded a relaxed, lazy air, as if on vacation, while also giving off a distant, hard-to-approach feeling.
Keke spread her arms, showing it off to the Prince, then happily spun around. "What do you think? Looks great, right? Teacher Shion looks amazing in this!"
The Prince also watched for a long time, as if entranced. Then she immediately looked away. "I didn't ask you to admire yourself. If you're going to imitate Shion, do a better job. Don't you feel humiliated?"
"Jii. A swimsuit this pretty, Teacher Shion would like it too. Why would it be humiliating..."
"Feel humiliated!"
Seeing Prince Itaen's fierce expression, Keke could only helplessly rub her head. "Alright."
Then, she took a moment to compose herself, putting on a pitiful, pathetic look, biting her lip. "I'm sorry, Lady Itaen. I hurt you. I'm really, truly sorry..."
The Prince, who had been arrogantly sneering, ready to trample Shion underfoot and ruthlessly humiliate her.
After Keke whispered just a few sentences with Shion's face, she fell silent.
She even unconsciously looked away.
"What's wrong?" Keke giggled, spinning around in front of her again. The loose T-shirt fluttered like a skirt. "Heart racing? It's totally normal to fall for Teacher Shion's looks. No need to be shy..."
"No, it's not." The Prince's voice was hoarse. "Next, I'm going to get my revenge and humiliate you properly. If you want to blame someone, blame Shion."
"So, what are we going to do?"
Keke didn't care. She slightly bent over, half-kneeling in front of the Prince. She even reached out and grabbed her shoe. Inside the shoe was a white stocking showing a hint of skin. She helped the Prince take off her shoe. "So, esteemed Prince-sama, is a foot-kissing ceremony from the Mirror Kingdom acceptable?"
Prince Itaen paused, opened her mouth as if to say something, but looked at Shion in her swimsuit, gazing at her with those jewel-like, enchanting eyes, and couldn't speak for a long time.
Keke's initiative actually left her looking somewhat at a loss.
After sneaking a glance, Keke immediately pressed down on the Prince's foot and started furiously tickling her sole through the stocking. "No way! I'm tickling, I'm tickling!"
Itaen, as if shocked, tried to pull her foot back, but Keke held it tight. After all, she was using Shion's body, which had immense strength!
"Keke!"
"Don't be mad, Sister Itaen. I'm just giving you a foot massage... Using Teacher Shion's body to give you a foot massage. That counts as an apology, right? Please forgive Teacher Shion, and I'll stop. If you don't forgive her, I'll keep going?"
Who would forgive her... hehe... hahaha... wait... hahaha...
Just as Itaen was covering her mouth and starting to laugh uncontrollably, the entire mirror space suddenly shook.
Keke was still holding Prince Itaen's foot with Teacher Shion's body, tickling her sole. Prince Itaen's hair was a bit messy from struggling, and she was even biting a strand of hair. The stocking on her right foot had been kicked off a bit, hooked by her toes.
The sudden tremor made them both turn to look, and then they froze.
Jiang Si, stepping through a spatial rift, stood there expressionless, watching them.
"What are you two doing?"
Keke instinctively pulled her hands back. Itaen also quickly put her stocking back on and stepped back into her shoes.
"I, I and Sister Itaen were going to change into swimsuits and go to the pool to play..."
Before Keke could finish explaining, Jiang Si just grabbed her by the arm and pinched her ear. "Look at the time! Why aren't you home yet? I told you, don't hang out with these random people from the outside world! School's about to start, can't you just read a book or something?"
"Who are you calling a random person from the outside world!"
The Prince stood up and chased after him. "Say that again! Jiang Si!"
Keke, being dragged out by her big brother, looked back at Prince-sama and felt a bit guilty. "Bro, she looks really mad..."
"Don't worry about her. She gets mad every other day."
He said it like they were old acquaintances.
Then Keke said, "I, I'm in Teacher Shion's body now. I probably can't go to school."
"No matter."
Jiang Si said calmly. "I've transferred you to a Magical Girl school in the Magic Kingdom."
Keke was stunned. Before she could react, her brother continued:
"Your Teacher Shion and I are going to the Magic Kingdom to handle your enrollment procedures. In the meantime, you'll take over managing the Azure Cloud Sect for her."
"What?!"