"...!?"
The instant that dazzling light burst out in midair, not only Fang Li but Sylvia and Fubuki were caught completely off guard. All three instinctively shut their eyes as the blinding flash stole their vision.
Fang Li was no exception. He hadn't expected anything like this to happen, the moment the light appeared, his vision went completely white, and he reflexively raised an arm to shield his eyes.
Because of that, none of them noticed what was happening inside the glow: the little dog with beautiful green fur was changing shape, gradually taking on a human form.
By the time the light began to fade, it was as though time had started moving again.
Tatsumaki, who had already leaped into the air before her transformation, continued along her trajectory and slammed straight into Fang Li.
'BAM!'
"Ugh...!?"
"Ah...!?"
Two startled cries rang out as the pair collided and crashed to the floor.
"What happened...!?"
"What was that?!"
Sylvia and Fubuki hurriedly opened their eyes, only for their vision to widen at the sight before them.
As for Fang Li, all he knew was that something incredibly soft had crashed into his arms. He immediately lost his balance and hit the floor, the back of his head smacking hard against it.
"What the hell...?"
Holding his head, Fang Li opened his eyes.
A girl was right in front of him. She was petite, with shoulder-length curly green hair and an exquisitely cute, extremely familiar face.
Who else could it be but Tatsumaki?
But the instant Fang Li saw her, his expression froze.
"Ow, ow..."
Tatsumaki only now seemed to recover from the collision. Tears welled at the corners of her eyes as she rubbed her reddened forehead and sat up, which happened to leave her straddling Fang Li's body.
Of course, that wasn't the important part. That wasn't what had frozen Fang Li's expression or made Sylvia and Fubuki stare.
"Huh?"
Tatsumaki finally seemed to realize something. She first stared blankly at her familiar hands, then her face lit up with joy.
"I... I'm back to normal?!"
Yes, Tatsumaki had changed back. She was no longer a little dog; she had returned to her original form.
That should have been something worth celebrating.
But in the very next second, the joy on Tatsumaki's face froze as well.
Because her familiar body, now back in her sight, wasn't wearing a single thing.
In other words... Tatsumaki was completely naked.
"......"
Silence spread throughout the villa's living room. Sylvia and Fubuki were speechless.
Fang Li lay on the floor while Tatsumaki sat on top of him, the two staring at each other without saying a word.
From Fang Li's angle, the situation was especially bad. Smooth pale skin and a delicate, enticing body were right there at point-blank range, and the soft weight resting on his abdomen only made things more awkward.
Her slender figure, subtle curves, delicate collarbones, and a rather modest chest that still looked like it had some growing left to do, everything was displayed right before Fang Li's eyes as though deliberately presented for his inspection. In a single glance, the entire sight was thoroughly burned into his memory, leaving him momentarily speechless.
There was something worth mentioning here: the potion Fang Li had forced Tatsumaki to drink was a failed product from the start. Since it was a failed potion, naturally its effects weren't perfect. It could turn someone into an animal, but that was about it. The transformation was limited to ordinary pets, had a strict time limit, and could only last a few days at most.
That was why Fang Li had treated it as nothing more than a temporary punishment. For someone as arrogant and willful as Tatsumaki, being turned into a tiny pet was probably more unbearable than being killed.
Now, clearly, the potion's effects had worn off, so Tatsumaki returning to normal was only natural. What Fang Li hadn't expected was the condition she'd be in when she changed back.
Though when he thought about it, that was also perfectly logical. It wasn't as if her original clothes could somehow stay on her after turning into a dog. Technically, she had been naked the entire time she was a pet. Now that the potion had worn off and she had returned to her human form, she simply returned in that exact same state.
Thus, a beautiful little accident had occurred, one where only a single person benefited.
Fang Li.
"Elder Sister..." Fubuki spoke cautiously, looking as though she couldn't bear to keep watching.
"Oh dear..." Sylvia wore a helpless expression, as if a headache was already coming on, though the look she shot Fang Li was sharp enough to pierce steel.
"..."
Tatsumaki remained dead silent.
Or rather, she had already grasped the situation and realized there was no point trying to undo what had happened. After a long moment, she spoke in a low, quiet voice.
"Do you have anything you want to say?"
Her usual arrogance and spoiled attitude were completely absent. All that remained was the oppressive atmosphere of a volcano moments away from erupting.
An ordinary person would've been trembling by now. A terrifying Level 5 Esper capable of casually defeating Dragon-level Mysterious Beings was currently one wrong word away from going berserk. No matter what anyone did, escaping with their life seemed impossible.
What could be more hopeless than that?
Unfortunately, despair was nothing unusual to Fang Li.
A man who didn't even fear death calmly endured the suffocating pressure that seemed capable of plunging the room below zero.
He glanced once at Tatsumaki's naked body, then said flatly:
"You should drink more milk. You're twenty-eight and that's all you've managed to grow? Aren't you ashamed?"
The powder keg exploded.
'BOOM...!'
A world-shaking explosion erupted in A-City.
An invisible, terrifying force swept through the villa as if an enormous unseen fist had smashed straight into it. The entire building shattered instantly, chunks of wall, shards of glass, broken furniture, and countless other fragments were swept upward by the raw power.
In the blink of an eye, the villa was reduced to rubble. Debris spun violently through the air like a tornado, reaching high toward the sky.
"W-What is that?!"
"Is it a disaster?!"
"Did a Mysterious Being attack?!"
"Run!"
The surrounding residents of A-City took one look at the terrifying sight and immediately panicked, scattering in every direction.
And as the crowd fled like startled ants, two figures suddenly shot out of the ruined villa and straight into the massive tornado sweeping through the clouds.
(End of Chapter)
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