Chapitre 27: An unexpected twist
All right, first of all, I need to settle down somewhere till I get rid of the police.
Hmm, should I go to Miko's place? Nah, I can not put her in a difficult position.
Where can I go now? Um, I could also try to stay with Ryu.
So I made my way to his house.
It was the middle of May and the sun was rising, the birds were chirping, people were out shopping or walking with their friends, family or loved ones, and instead of enjoying this beautiful day, I had to hide from the rest of the world until I got things sorted out.
Shortly after arriving at Ryu's house, I knocked on the door and Ryu appeared almost immediately.
"Oh, Shinji? What's up?"
"Um, could I tell you a few things? If I am not interrupting."
"Yes, of course."
So I began to explain to him everything that had happened the day before. I also told him about the incident with the policemen, but I told him the truth, which was that the policemen were fake and were trying to frame me, not that I had been set up.
"Hmm, I see. Ok then you can stay with me."
"Really? Are you sure about that?"
"Of course I am sure. You believed in me and helped me when no one else would. So you can stay here as long as you want."
"I sincerely thank you."
"Do not think about it, just... I hope you do not mind the house. We... um... do not have much money."
"No, do not worry about it. I do not mind at all, but now that I know about that I have decided what to do to pay you back."
"Huh? You do not have to."
"No, I am going to do it. I am not going to negotiate it."
"Eeh, as you wish. It's not like I can stop you. But what happened to you? Your hair and eyes are different too. You did not mention anything about that. I guess those five days really changed you a lot."
"What? Five days?"
"Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that. The incident at the club was five days ago."
"Oh shit, Miko must be worried."
"Yeah, she was here yesterday asking about you. I think you should go see her."
"I'll do that as soon as I can, but first, where's the bathroom? I need to see what else has changed on my body." said I and went in.
"It's the second door on the left."
I followed his instruction and went in.
It was a small room with a shower and a toilet.
I stood in front of the mirror and slowly raised my head.
When I finally saw myself, I was shocked. Only with difficulty could I understand that the person in the mirror was me. My appearance had changed completely. My hair colour had gone from orange to silver and blue, and not only that, but my hair had grown a lot, reaching to the middle of my back. My eye colour had also changed, my left eye had turned sky blue and my right eye had turned ruby red.
I still wonder how Ryu recognised me. Anyway, we have bigger problems now. I need to see Miko.
But how can I go outside now that I am a wanted criminal? Hmm, could I... No, that would not help at all. Maybe I could... No, not that either. Oh, I remember a movie I saw when I was younger where there was some kind of mask that you could change your face with. I can use that to disguise myself as a girl. I mean, I already have the long hair. For some reason.
"Oi Eyva, are you there?"
"Yes, Shinji, how can I help you?"
"Is it possible to construct a shape-changing mask?"
"Yes, but with your current knowledge, it's impossible."
"I see. Is there any training I can do?"
"Yes, there is. It's called 'The Legendary Mechanic'."
"Very well, then I will do it now. Let us get started."
[Ten minutes later.]
As soon as I arrived in the real world, I heard a knock on the door.
"Hey Shinji, are you all right? You have been in there for a while."
"Yeah, yeah, I am fine, do not worry, I'll be out."
Alright, now I can make the mask. But I have to find the materials first. And since I can not get out yet, I'll just send Ryu to buy them.
I opened the door and saw Ryu standing in front of me.
"What took you so long?"
"I thought of a plan..."
"In the bathroom?"
"The place does not matter. Anyway, I need you to buy some materials for me."
"But I told you we do not have any money."
"Do not worry, you'll use mine. I have quite a bit."
When the incident with the company happened, I did not give all the money to Yagami. I also kept some for myself in case I needed it.
I sat down on a chair and started writing a list. I need an Influx Divern, some bioplastics, a microprojector, a quantum microprocessor, about thirty steel microcables, and some nanorobots.
I gave Ryu the list and as soon as he saw the materials, he freaked out.
"Do you know how much all this is going to cost? Even if we sold the house, we could only buy half of it."
"Do not worry about it, like I said, I have money."
"How much?"
"Um, I think about two or three million."
"What the hell? How did you get that kind of money?"
"Let us just say I rented it from someone," I said with a smile.
"Yes, just as you say. I'll be off then."
"All right, take care," I said, waving him off.
Hmm, I am sure he had said he was staying with his mother. But the house is empty. There's not a soul in here except me. Maybe she's working. Yeah, that's probably it.
I started making preparations to look like a girl. After careful consideration, I decided to tie my hair back in a ponytail.
Hmm, yes, I look much prettier now. I might even say I look better now than I did before. But yeah... I look like a girl.
And then a shiver ran down my spine at that thought.
Wait, wait, now I have a bad feeling. I did not check my body at all. I was just checking the face. Let us hope that nothing has changed in my body. Even though now that I think about it, I feel a little weird.
I went back into the bathroom and undressed. I closed my eyes. I was not ready for what was to follow.
I slowly opened my eyes and looked at my private parts. As soon as I caught a glimpse, I fell to the floor. My goodness...there was nothing down there. Or should I say, there was not what was supposed to be down there. Had I completely turned into a girl?
"NO, THIS CAN NOT BE HAPPENING." I said, raising my head.
"I-I have breasts too." said I, lowering my head again.
My emotional integrity can not handle this. What am I going to do now? How am I going to face Miko now? Damn it, I am going to kill the bastard who did this and he's going to have a very painful death.
And what? My voice has changed too? HOW? HOW THE FUCK?
Now that I think about it, why did not Ryu say anything about all this? He did not spot anything? How is that possible? I mean, my breasts... just thinking about them... there's no hiding their size. They are almost as big as Miko's. For God's sake.
I'll ask him as soon as he gets here.
But he was already there. While I was thinking all these things, I did not understand when he arrived. So when I started to get dressed, I looked to my right and saw him carrying the bags.
"Hey Shinji, where are you? I am back."
He looked toward the bathroom and because I had not closed the door, he saw me naked, which caused him to get a nosebleed and run as fast as he could to the living room while saying, "I am sorry, I am sorry, I did not see anything."
He clearly did.
I got dressed and walked toward him.
As soon as he saw me, he called out, "Shinji, where are you? And why is there a girl here?"
"Shut up, I am here, I am Shinji." replied I.
"Eh... for really? What the hell happened?"
"It seems the virus had a side effect and now I am a girl . COMPLETELY."
"Oh? Interesting."
"No, it is not. My whole life is ruined now. But now I want you to answer my question. How could you not understand that something was wrong with me? Even my voice has changed. Do not tell me you did not notice."
"Heh, you see, to tell you the truth, I am deaf. I lost my hearing in an accident when I was young. But I can read lips, so I can understand what you are saying. As for the body part, I thought you were hiding something there. I could never imagine it was your breasts." He said with a smile.
"You are lucky I want to see Miko now and not hit you. Give me the bags."
As soon as he gave me the materials, I started building the shape-changing mask.
Aaah, let us see how Miko will react. I hope she will accept me as I am now.
Now then, let us start building the mask.
Cadeaux
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Power Stone 
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