Bab 15: Chapter 13: New Me
Jane felt like she has been pulled from a cold and deep lake and opened her eyes.
Gasp!
Jane held her chest and catch her breath, she sat up from the bed. She tried to speak but her throat was so dry that it hurts trying to speak. She then looked around. She is in a room she is unfamiliar with. She then heard Nash's voice beside her and turned her head.
"...Jane?"
Jane looked at Nash who is looking at her as if he's looking at a ghost. He then blinked a few times before jumping to hug her. Jane caught Nash and patted his back.
"W-where, ehem... The others?"
Nash broke the hug and jumped down from the bed while turning invisible and went outside. After a few seconds, she heard several footsteps coming towards her room.
BANG!
The door opened wide and Sujin siblings stormed inside the room. They all ran towards the bed. The kids hugged her with teary eyes.
"Uwaaahh! Sister!"
"Y-you finally woke up!"
"Were so worried!"
"You were unconscious for two weeks!"
Jane patted their heads but stopped. She tried to speak but she can't. Spencer passed a cup of water to her and Jane gulped it down.
"What did you say? two weeks? I've passed out for two weeks?"
"Yes! Everyone in the village is worried for you! They've been thinking about you while repairing the village!"
Jane frowned and looked at the children.
"The village is thinking about me? Why? Did I do anything?"
The children were about to answer her but someone answered for them.
"The villagers remembered everything, starting from the beginning when they fell into mind control and when you, jumped up to eliminate the evil being."
Jane looked at the door and saw a woman with short golden hair and golden eyes looking at her from outside the room. She slowly walked towards Jane while still looking at her. Jane asked in a shocked voice.
"What? They remember everything?"
"Yes."
Jane's forehead started to sweat while looking at the woman in front of her. What she said just now is like a massive bomb for Jane.
'Shit, they remembered? And they are thinking about me? I thought that they will break free from the spell and will not remember anything. They won't spread weird rumors about me right?'
Jane sighed to calm herself and then started to look at the woman in front of her. She offered her hand and the woman accepted it.
"My name is Jane... Nice to meet you, it seems like you're eating well these past few days."
"Oh, so you remembered me. Nice to meet you too, My name is Selena."
"Right, Selena... Can I ask you for a favor?"
"Oh? I came here exactly because of that. It looks like you have something you want. Ask me anything."
"Okay."
Jane cleared her breath and spoke in a serious voice.
"Please turn me into a man."
The room fell silent and the people around Jane stared at her with wide eyes. Jane didn't care and just focused on Selena who is looking at her as if she was crazy. Jane tightly squeezed Selena's hand.
"Please."
"Oh, uh, o-okay...?"
"Great, let's get started.."
"W-what? H-here? Now?"
"Where else are we supposed to do this?"
"Ah..."
Jane stood up from the bed and faced Selena who is staring blankly at her. Jane felt someone holding her hand. She turned around and saw Lily looking up at her.
"Why do you need to become a man? You are fine the way you are sister."
She then felt another hand touching her other hand and saw Josh holding it.
"She's right, you're already pretty."
Jane smiled at them and answered.
"I have my reasons. And besides, even if I become a man or a woman, I'm still me right?"
The children slowly nodded and let go of my hand. I then looked at Spencer who is looking at me like I was some sort of crazy psychopath.
Jane grinned at him and Spencer frowned. Jane then looked at Selena. Selena regained her composure and held her two hands. She then started to speak.
"By the blessing and permission of the God of Light. I shall grant the wish of this person in front of me."
Light started to surround Jane's body. The children stepped back and squinted their eyes at the blinding light surrounding Jane's body. The light was so strong that all the children could see was gold.
They noticed the light slowly started to disappear and regained their vision. After that, they then looked at Jane. The children gasp in unison at the new sight in front of them.
"Wow!"
They no longer saw the thin and short Jane but instead saw a tall, handsome Jane. His body became larger and wider and more masculine than before. His long, and shiny silver hair sparkled under the sun and his sharper eyes looked at his hands. He then sighed and brushed back his hair.
"....So, this is what it feels like to be a man? I feel normal."
The people in the room had their jaws dropped while looking at Jane who is looking at his new body.
"Holy shit..."
Jane stopped checking out his new body and looked at Selena with surprise. Selena noticed his gaze and covered her mouth. Jane then heard Lily and Jessa's voice full of admiration.
"How handsome."
"Sister, no, Big Brother can I marry you in the future?"
Jane looked at Jessa with surprise and then patted her head.
"Am I really that handsome? You're not toying with me right?"
Jane felt weird by his new deep voice but slowly started to get used to it. He then saw Jessa shaking her head while looking at him with red cheeks
"No! Brother is really handsome! More handsome than brother Spencer!"
"...Excuse me?"
Spencer looked at his sister with a shocked expression while looking as if he was offended. Jane almost laughed but managed to hold it in. He now heard the silent Nash's voice in his head.
• You look good, I like it.
Jane is now finally convinced that he really looked good. He then looked around to try and find a mirror but he can't see one. He heard Spencer's sigh and a full body mirror made from magic suddenly appeared in front of him.
Jane looked at himself in the mirror and couldn't help but gasp. He moves his body from side to side and concluded.
"...I really do look good. So this is what I looked like as a man."
Jane looked at himself in the mirror in amazement. He is now several inches taller, his shoulders become broader. His face can also now be worthy to go face to face with Noah's face. His straight long silver hair remained but his purple eyes became sharper.
He then looked at his clothes. The white oversized buttoned shirt with long sleeves that he bought in the men's store now fitted his body causing his muscles to be noticed. The long black pants that didn't even fit him when he was a girl are now fitted right for him.
He is about to praise his new body more but the mirror suddenly disappeared in front of him. Jane looked at Spencer who is pouting in a corner while looking at him with a hint of jealousy.
"What are you looking at?"
"Are you really that jealous?"
"Who's jealous? Me? What a joke."
Even though he said that Spencer looked at Jane from head to toe with a frown while crossing his arms. He clicked his tongue and then shot a question.
"Anyway, what are you going to call yourself now? You can't run around with your girly name with that kind of face."
Jane pondered for a bit before holding the back of his neck and then answered.
"Actually, I thought of a name long ago and it's... Luke."
"Wooooaaah!"
Jane, who is now named Luke, looked at the children who suddenly exclaimed in admiration. Michael, Josh, Jessa, and Lily clapped at him.
"Luke, Big brother Luke!"
"I like it! It sounds so cool!"
"It fits you, brother! Brother Luke."
"It matches your handsome face brother!"
Luke scratched the back of his head and felt a little embarrassed.
"...You think so?"
He then heard Nash's voice in his head.
• Luke, I like it. It's as cool as my name.
Jane smiled and patted each of the children's heads.
"Thanks, everyone."
The children smiled and started to happily talk to each other. Luke then looked at Spencer who is glaring at him and smiled.
"Don't worry, you'll get their attention soon enough."
"Che, out of my way. Come downstairs if you want food dumbass, I'm not gonna go and deliver it to you."
Spencer walked out the door and Luke chuckled. He then looked at Selena who is looking at him with red cheeks. Luke looked at her with confusion, he thought she might be sick. He asked in a concerned voice.
"Uh, are you okay? Are you not well after using the God of Light's blessings?"
Selena fervently shakes her head and waved her hands in front of Luke. Luke just frowned.
'Is she really okay? Is she going to ask for money if she doesn't feel well? But after seeing her shaking her head so energetically, I guess she's really fine?'
Luke just sighed and asked the people inside the room to get out.
"Children, Selena, please get out for a moment. I need to change clothes."
"Ah!"
They gasped and all left in the room in a flash. Luke just sighed and called out to someone.
"By the way Nash, where is my coat?"
"...Here."
A black coat suddenly appeared in the air. Luke caught it and rummaged on the coat's pockets but he then frowned. He then asked Nash, who is no longer invisible and is sitting on the bed.
"Why is my coat wet? Did you pour water on it or something?"
Nash turned his head to avoid Luke's suspicious stare.
"I-I! I don't know! But I didn't cry on it!"
Luke formed a surprised expression. He then asked Nash with wide eyes.
"You cried? When? Why?"
Nash turned his head and looked at him with a frown. He looked at him with a stare.
"You... How dense are you?"
"Hmm? What's that?"
Nash frowned even more while looking at Luke's dumb face that is full of questions. He then sighed as if he gave up and cast a cleaning spell on the coat. The coat immediately dried.
"Ooh! Now that's better."
Luke took out a black buttoned shirt with long sleeves and long black pants. He then wore it and looked at his clothes.
"I feel like I'm attending a funeral. But I guess this is fine?"
He also wore the leather shoes he bought. He is surprised because it fits him perfectly. He then mumbled in amazement to Jane in the past who bought these clothes.
"As expected, I'm the only one who can know my own body."
He then wore the black coat and walked out the door.
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