Chapter 258: The Principle of Regression

Unfortunately, because the essence of it still involved injecting an external spell into the soul, even using the doppelganger to grab the belt wouldn't allow a transformation, after all, the soul being controlled was still the same one...

"..."

Lin Guang stared at the doppelganger that shared his exact appearance and aura, and suddenly froze for a moment.

Doppelganger, alternate identity play?

The youth's main body then lowered his head, looking at the belt and memory device in the box, then shifting his gaze to his own Soul Gem.

A thoughtful expression appeared in his eyes.

Then... those eyes grew brighter and brighter, the red light at their depths intertwining together, transforming into a blazing radiance.

- He had memorized the mechanism and method of the memory device's transformation overlay.

- He possessed a truly unbreakable contract, constantly in a state of being injected with spells.

- And he had a Domain capable of modifying the world, and that Domain only consumed the least and worked the best when applied to himself.

"..."

In that instant, a plan took shape in his mind.

The next moment, he raised his hands, clenching both fists and crossing them together, making that motion etched into his very bones.

"Smile, full marks!"

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The next day.

East District.

The bustling commercial street was crowded with surging pedestrians.

It was a pleasant Sunday, with bright sunshine, a cloudless sky, and the sweet aroma of freshly baked bread from street-side dessert shops drifting through the air.

However, at this moment, exclamations of amazement could be heard from time to time within the crowd.

"An idol?"

"Wow..."

"So pretty..."

A young girl could be seen walking through the crowd.

Even though she wore a black baseball cap that seemed deliberately meant to conceal herself, she still drew extraordinary attention.

The girl was around 1.6 meters tall, with striking sakura-red long hair cascading softly over her shoulders. She wore a loose-fitting men's T-shirt several sizes too large, with the collar slightly open, faintly revealing delicate and petite collarbones.

A black jacket was draped over her slender shoulders, hanging down to mid-thigh, making her look like she was wearing a trench coat.

Below, she wore somewhat baggy black shorts, and her fair, slender legs showed no trace of pores, flawless like white jade.

The girl's face was even more delicate and fair, her features so exquisitely proportioned they seemed unreal, as adorable and sweet as a doll.

But there was no expression on her face, very cold, creating a strange contrast.

Passersby would occasionally slow their steps, pretending to look at their phones, while their gazes secretly lingered on the girl, sneaking peeks at that pretty face and the youthful, beautiful curves hidden beneath the oversized T-shirt.

Whether male or female, everyone is always drawn to beautiful things.

And at this very moment.

The girl walked with steady steps, completely ignoring the stunning looks frequently cast her way.

She was simultaneously controlling the Stand-in Body dozens of kilometers away, training the others at the Wind Capital Youth Palace Sword Hall, while strolling through the streets.

- That's right, this was Lin Guang's main body.

This was the inspiration she had drawn from the belt and the doppelganger.

Since she had already learned the principles of external spell injection and overlay, then she, possessing the [Pride Mark], could naturally transform into this form she was most familiar with.

And furthermore...

The most critical part was that this behavior had no sustained consumption at all, it was like switching modes with the press of a button.

One thought for showing off, one thought for elegance, flawless from the inside out. It wasn't imitation, but a complete physical body switch.

Mengmengxiang was Lin Guang, and Lin Guang was Mengmengxiang.

This matter was also recorded in "Elden Ring."

And the reason for doing this...

Actually stemmed from Lin Guang's confusion about a certain matter.

- What exactly would happen if she used her boy's main body to perform a magical girl transformation?

Last night, she had finally attempted a transformation in reality for the first time.

The answer was extremely cruel.

She would completely transform directly from boy mode into a girl's appearance identical to Mengmengxiang, and even after canceling the transformation, she would stay the same.

If it weren't for possessing the Pride Domain, which could modify herself to switch back directly, Lin Guang's magic orb would have disappeared forever.

Only then did she realize how close Wu Nuo had come to making her lose something, and the opinion that had slightly risen because he sent the [Stand-in Body] and transformation device immediately plummeted to negative numbers.

Even recalling it now, Lin Guang still felt lingering fear.

- This guy really deserves to die!

At this moment, the pedestrians walking beside her all seemed to feel a chilling sensation.

However, after she calmed down and figured out the wonders of this dual-mode switching, her mood settled again.

After obtaining that wooden doppelganger and having the capital to play the alternate identity game, transforming into this form actually seemed pretty nice.

It was simple.

Because as a magical girl, her power could of course only be maximized when transformed.

And male mode was, after all, male.

If some emergency really happened and she had to transform... honestly speaking, the possibility of male mode being exposed and everyone finding out was simply too high.

From every angle, keeping the two identities separated was necessary.

As for why she was going out with this appearance now, traveling all the way to the East District...

Naturally, it was to buy some well-fitting clothes for the Mengmengxiang form.

Although she could conjure a set of clothes out of thin air with just a thought, with both texture and material being flawless...

Using the [Pride Mark] as a construction spell to directly create matter out of nothing was simply too cost-inefficient.

As for temporarily using magic power to simulate clothes after transforming...

Not to mention that would require constant maintenance consumption, and who knew if this world had some kind of fantasy archer, magic-nullifying zones, or something like a certain blue robot cat's pocket. What if she was walking down the street and her clothes mysteriously disappeared?

It was better to just spend money and buy a few sets properly.

Under the adoring gazes of passersby, the girl walked forward, passing shop after shop, while thinking about all sorts of random things in her head.

Then.

Lin Guang's footsteps suddenly stopped in front of an ice cream shop.

"..."

Perhaps because her magic power attribute was fire, which always made her feel a bit hot all over, she actually really enjoyed eating cold things in the trial world.

It was just that during those two-plus years, she didn't need to prepare it herself, someone would thoughtfully help her wish for ice cream to eat.

Her cherry-red eyes suddenly flickered, then lowered slightly.

With the crisp ringing of the doorbell, the girl turned and pushed open the glass door, stepping into the ice cream shop.

A moment later.

The cherry-haired girl walked back onto the street, now holding an outrageous six-scoop ice cream cone in her hand.

Under the dumbfounded gazes of passersby, she held the ice cream up with one hand, her face expressionless as she extended her pink tongue tip, licking at the vanilla scoop on top in small, delicate bites.

Occasionally, a bit of white cream would stick to the corner of her pale pink lips, and she would unconsciously flick it away with her tongue.