Want to be human, but cube-like

Volume 1: Chapter 138 Sensitive New Ears

Wow...!

In the bathroom, Alex stood in front of the mirror, looking at her head, which looked slightly different from usual, and couldn't help but sigh.

"He has become a person with four ears."

She blinked in surprise at her now deep red eyes, raised a hand, and gently poked the extra ear that had appeared on the side of her head with her index finger.

It was soft, fluffy, and smooth to the touch, not much different from her hair.

Meanwhile, from above, one could also feel a slight itching sensation in the nervous system, a sensation that came from touching this unfamiliar organ with fingers.

Looking in the mirror at her own head, she saw two large, soft ears hanging down on either side of her head, mingling with her silver-white hair like two long, soft blankets. Alex shook her head from side to side.

With her movements, along with her loose hair, her two long, snow-white ears swayed back and forth, making her extremely cute.

She thought for a moment, then raised both hands and slowly lifted the long ears hanging down on both sides, finally catching a glimpse of the true face of these new ears, which were hidden inside by snow-white fur.

The hair appears to be covered by short, fine, soft downy hairs along the edges and where it connects to the head, making it difficult to see clearly.

What's the purpose of those huge ears? Can they move? Or are they used as weapons?

Thinking about this, Alex suddenly imagined herself shaking her head and slapping others with her big ears.

After thinking for a moment, she tried to strain her head, puffing out her cheeks and holding her breath. After a while, she saw the tips of her limp ears twitch slightly.

Then, after finding the right direction to apply force, Alex finally managed to slowly make one of her new ears stand up.

"It seems like I can hear it from further away now!"

After a moment's observation, Alex realized that with her ears tilted back, she could even hear Xiangzi's soft breathing and steady heartbeat as she slept, through the corridor and behind several walls. Alex seemed quite pleased.

However, it's so difficult to even lift it up, so it seems it can't be used as a weapon.

Alex even considered whether it could be used as a second pair of hands.

How to use it?

Curious, Alex reached out a finger and gently touched the inside of the long, upright ear. She wanted to explore the structure of the ear and how it was connected to her head.

"Woo~!"

But then, she couldn't help but let out a soft gasp, the delicate sound echoing in the bathroom, seemingly causing a ripple in the tranquil air.

The nerves and blood vessels densely packed inside the long ear caused Alex to feel as if an electric current had surged through her body when she was touched so unexpectedly, making her back tremble.

In her haste, she braced herself against the sink with one hand, her breathing slightly rapid as she stiffened and paused for a moment.

She opened her slightly dazed eyes and looked at herself in the mirror, her expression out of control.

The sensory feedback seems a bit too sensitive.

She took several deep breaths to suppress the strange, unfamiliar feeling she had just experienced, and blinked at her increasingly unfamiliar reflection in the mirror, somewhat puzzled.

What was that feeling I just experienced?

Alex didn't quite understand; this was a novel feeling she had never experienced before, which both amazed her and instilled a sense of timid fear.

She desperately wanted to figure out what that feeling was like, but the time had passed too quickly. When she came to her senses, it was all over, leaving only a lingering aftertaste that still echoed in her mind. This only fueled Alex's curiosity, and she felt an urge to try it again.

But another sense of vigilance and fear that arose from her complete loss of defense just now stopped Alex from acting.

If these ears are so sensitive, wouldn't they become a complete weakness?

Compared to the boosts from [Yokai Transformation], this weakness is something she absolutely cannot accept.

Gritting her teeth, Alex, determined to figure things out, suppressed her fear and grabbed her new ear with her hand.

"call……"

The next moment, a slightly stinging sensation, different from before, came from above her head, which actually made Alex breathe a sigh of relief.

After rubbing it a little more, she figured it out. As long as she didn't use overly gentle movements to stroke deep into her ear like before, it wouldn't have any effect.

Strangers and enemies, even if they consciously resist, cannot touch that position.

Although she was still very curious about what that feeling had been like, Alex, who was too afraid to try it again, chose to ignore what had just happened.

After calming her thoughts, she looked at her face, still slightly flushed, in the mirror again.

Not only the two large ears that had grown on her head, but after observing herself in the mirror for a while, Alex noticed that even the color of her eyes seemed to have changed.

Unlike the previous light crimson, Alex's irises in her [Yokai Transformation] state have now turned completely crimson, deep as blood, and upon closer inspection, they even appear to have become rounder and larger.

When she stared at herself in the mirror with wide eyes, for some reason, she was momentarily lost in thought because of those bright red eyes that seemed to be radiating a red light.

It wasn't until she couldn't help but blink that Alex broke out of that strange state and came back to her senses.

Not paying much attention to the matter, Alex did recall that she had also felt a strange, foreign object directly above her on the Sky Island, as if something was pressing against her. She had previously thought it was just her imagination.

Now it seems... that I've grown a tail?

Taking off the new clothes that Ai Yin had made for her, Alex, who was completely naked, turned to the side. Her exquisite body was so beautiful that the gaze followed the graceful curves down to her slightly above her, at the position of her tailbone.

There, a small, snow-white, fluffy ball was trembling slightly in the cold air.

"Eh?"

She reached out in confusion and gently pinched the small ball of fur. It was soft and light, like a ball of cotton. However, she could definitely feel that this thing was indeed growing under her lumbar spine, directly connected to her coccyx.

"Such a short tail..."

She muttered to herself, seemingly a little dissatisfied with how short her newly grown tail was.

Fortunately, no matter how much Alex rubbed the little tail, it didn't cause much discomfort, unlike her new ears, which were covered with nerves and blood vessels and were extremely sensitive.

So, are these physical changes also effects of the "Yokai Transformation" state?

This was the first time Alex had ever encountered a buff that could actually change her appearance. The novelty made her touch and pinch herself in front of the mirror.

I wonder if my mother will like me like this?

Suddenly realizing this, Alex's expression became slightly conflicted. She frowned slightly and began to worry that she might be disliked for looking like this.

And, will it scare Xiangzi and Aine?

Alex, who had initially found her new appearance quite novel, suddenly found herself in a state of inexplicable unease.

…………

P.S. Although several people suggested fox girls, I don't want to write about them anymore. Writing about things I've already written feels pointless. And why did anyone suggest the Cantonese sprite? I've already taken down enough of those at home. Please leave me alone!

And I think bunny girls are quite interesting; lop-eared bunnies are so cute!

Volume 1: Chapter 139 Should we practice kissing with everyone?

After taking a bath, Alex carefully rubbed her soft new ears with a towel and slowly returned to her room.

Alex always takes a quick shower. She doesn't have the habit of soaking in the bath, and she washes herself clean in less than ten minutes.

【Monsterization (11:27)】

This also meant that when Alex came out of the bathroom, she still had about eleven minutes left in this state.

However, part of the reason is that Alex ate the two remaining monster meat sushi in her backpack.

Then she discovered that after she entered [Yokai Transformation], the Monster Meat Sushi not only had a three-minute [Nourishing] effect, which kept her hunger and saturation levels from decreasing, but also increased the duration of her [Yokai Transformation] by four minutes.

Unfortunately, Alex didn't expect her hunger level to drop so quickly in her [Yokai Transformation] state. Not only did her usual running, jumping, and other actions consume significantly more hunger, but even standing still caused her hunger level to drop continuously.

This made her so hungry halfway through her bath that she had no choice but to eat both of the strange meat sushi.

Then after taking a shower

Alex, wanting to see how long this state would last, discovered that the Monster Meat Sushi actually increased the duration of [Yokai Transformation] by such a large amount.

After drying her hair, she casually hung the towel on a hook next to the door and the wardrobe. She unwrapped the bath towel from her body, changed into a nightgown, and plopped down on the bed.

"call……"

Looking up at the ceiling, Alex lay quietly for a while.

Normally, if Aine and Shoko don't come to her with anything else at this time, Alex will simply go to sleep to skip the night.

However, today's situation is a little different.

She wanted to see if any other special situations would occur after the [Yokai Transformation] state ended. If she just fell asleep, Alex would be completely unaware of what happened afterward.

Tonight is exceptionally noisy.

It could also be because her hearing was enhanced to an excessive degree.

She gently pinched the two big ears and turned them outwards. She could hear not only the slight noises Xiangzi made while sleeping in the next room, but also the sounds of taxis crossing the street, the sounds of small animals darting out of the back alley of the hamburger shop chewing on plastic bags, and even the meows of cats and dogs in a pet shop several hundred meters away.

Whether it was because her new ears were receiving too much information or for some other reason, Alex's mind became slightly agitated.

A few minutes later, Alex, who couldn't stand the loneliness any longer, sat up, propped up her pillow, leaned back against the headboard, picked up her phone, and refreshed the Line interface.

Aine didn't contact her tonight, probably went to bed early. Xiangzi is the same; Alex can still hear Xiangzi's breathing as background noise. As for Renai, she probably never replies to anyone's messages on Line.

Looking at her only three friends on her phone, and the only group chat, all of which were completely silent, Alex puffed out her cheeks in boredom.

"……correct."

Suddenly, she recalled the question that Xiangzi had casually brushed off earlier.

"How about we look it up online?"

Although she's not very familiar with it yet, after being in this world for so long, Alex has learned some internet skills.

At the very least, Xiangzi had taught her how to find new knowledge she didn't understand online.

What does "kissing" mean?

I typed the question into the search engine, word by word.

Then various analyses and explanations of this word and this action popped up.

Literally, it means...

"Touching other people or objects with your lips...?"

She looked at the analysis on the screen with some confusion.

So, this behavior is used to express affection and fondness?

Scrolling down, Alex saw another explanation: kissing is also a way of expressing affection, a common symbolic body language, and as a traditional social etiquette, it can also be used to express greetings.

"Oh, can it be used to say hello?"

I imagined that every morning, after we got up and met, Xiangzi and I would kiss each other on the cheek to express our friendliness.

"It seems pretty good..."

She muttered to herself, starting to think about whether she should try it tomorrow.

"That's not right either. Then why... did I get a backlash when I chose to kiss the villagers while interacting with them?"

The next moment, Alex shook her head again, muttering to herself in confusion.

It's best not to try things out recklessly before you've figured it out, otherwise you might get disliked.

She continued scrolling down and saw another explanation.

"kiss?"

This is a more intense and longer-lasting intimate contact, with a very special meaning, manifested as mutual contact of lips.

Below is a photo for demonstration purposes.

"Wow……!"

Instinctively covering her mouth, Alex stared intently at the photo with her deep red eyes, her expression focused on the image of two girls with their lips slightly pursed, touching each other.

She felt that she had learned some incredible new knowledge.

As Alex stared intently at the photograph, she suddenly felt a slight flush on her cheeks. She subconsciously pursed her lips, sensing those strange feelings, and rubbed her slightly itchy canine teeth.

What a strange feeling...

With these inexplicable thoughts in mind, I slowly swiped the screen, moving the photo outside the interface.