In the room, Shirahoshi looked at the stamp in her hand, feeling quite troubled.
Where should she stamp it... And it mustn’t be seen by anyone.
Hmm...
Where wouldn’t anyone see it?
The only place that wouldn’t be seen is... there...
Shirahoshi, being a rmaid, wore only a single piece of clothing—her undergarnts.
Her lower half was a fish tail, leaving little to cover.
So, if she wanted a spot no one would see, there was only that place.
Without overthinking, Shirahoshi slowly began removing her clothes...
anwhile, Vir, who had stepped out to calm himself after the absurdity of the system’s latest "gift", soon returned.
That damn system was really pushing his limits as a host.
But the mont he arrived, he saw Shirahoshi’s massive figure standing at the entrance, speaking with King Neptune.
Vir’s expression stiffened.
Oh no... Did Shirahoshi co out to complain?
If so, his reputation as a total creep would be cented!
As he got closer, though, he realized that wasn’t the case—at least, their expressions seed normal.
Approaching them, Vir awkwardly cleared his throat.
"Ahem... So, Shirahoshi, did you finish the first step?"
His eyes darted around as he spoke, avoiding direct eye contact.
Hearing this, Shirahoshi smiled and nodded. "Yes! I already—"
"Good, good! That’s enough! No need to elaborate!"
Vir hastily cut her off before she could continue and pulled out the GG Staff, handing it to her.
"Now, for the second step! Just hold this up high and shout, ’GG Boom!’ Then, you’ll officially beco a glorious, ordinary citizen!"
Shirahoshi blinked in confusion as she took the small staff from his hand.
Just like this... She can beco human?
Is this tiny thing really that powerful?
Jinbe and Neptune stared intently, but no matter how hard they looked, they couldn’t detect anything special about it.
It wasn’t that they doubted Vir’s ability to turn a rmaid into a human—but in their minds, such a thing required complex procedures and strict conditions.
Yet here he was, claiming that just holding a stick and shouting would change her entire race?
Was this really possible?
And... what even was ’ordinary citizen’?
They’d never heard of such a thing. Was it so weird human subgroup?
A job? A title? What?
Completely baffled, they had no clue.
But if Vir said it would work, then it probably would.
Shirahoshi, equally puzzled, stared at the mysterious staff in her hands.
Shout ’GG Boom’...
What a strange condition.
And in front of so many people... Isn’t that a bit embarrassing?
Her fingers tightened around the stick.
For soone as socially anxious as her, this was no small challenge.
As a fellow introvert, Jinbe could totally relate.
Making Shirahoshi shout sothing... Her voice has probably never gone above 80 decibels in her entire life.
"V-Vir-sama... C-Can I... say it a little quieter?"
Shirahoshi clutched the staff tightly, her face full of nervousness.
But Vir had no choice—the instructions were clear.
Though how loud it needed to be, he wasn’t sure.
"Uh... Just try it first. It probably needs to be loud, but I don’t know the exact volu."
Hearing this, Shirahoshi’s grip tightened even more.
Her breathing grew uneven, her face flushing red.
She really didn’t want to do this.
But...
If she beca human, she could go anywhere without facing discrimination...
Lowering her head, Shirahoshi steeled herself.
Then, slowly, she raised the staff...
And—
"G... G... boom?"
The whisper was so faint that Vir barely registered it.
Huh?
Did she... just say sothing?
He didn’t hear a thing...
"Uh, that’s not quite—"
[Ding! Congratulations, Host! You’ve earned 80,000 negative points!]
Before Vir could finish, the system’s notification chid in!
Vir froze.
What?!
He stared at Shirahoshi, who was now burying her face in her hands, steam practically rising from her head.
You’re telling ... that counted for Negative Points?!
He didn’t even hear her! And she’s already feeling negative?!
Was extre embarrassnt a negative emotion now?
This actually works?!
But before he could even process it—
Shirahoshi’s body began to change.
Her massive fra started shrinking.
Her long fish tail gradually shortened.
Her translucent pink fins receded.
Soon, her tail began splitting down the middle—
And her height dropped by nearly three ters.
Vir’s brain short-circuited.
No way, bro!!
System, are you kidding ? Is she your favorite daughter or sothing?
That counted as completed?! THIS actually worked?!
He was flabbergasted.
In his experience, any item that required a specific action to activate demanded that action be perford to the extre.
For example, if it said "shout", Vir would bet anything that anyone else would’ve had to scream their lungs out for it to work.
But Shirahoshi?
That whisper was enough?!
What kind of double standard was this?!
But as shocked as he was, Vir quickly noticed sothing critical.
Wait—Shirahoshi’s body shrank, but her CLOTHES DIDN’T!
Her top, now far too big for her, hung loosely—
And on the side of her chest, he caught a glimpse of a very familiar mark that had shifted due to her shrinking size.
His eyes widened.
Without hesitation, he summoned a portal and yeeted Jinbe and Neptune out of there.
But the mont they vanished—
Shirahoshi’s transformation sped up.
In seconds, her tail fully split into a pair of slender, pale legs—
Her fins beca tiny, pink feet—
And her height settled to match Vir’s.
Which ant one thing:
Her clothes couldn’t keep up.
The once-fitted garnt now draped over her like a tent, covering both of them.
Vir admitted he saw "sothing".
But he imdiately turned away—
Yanking off his coat, he threw it at her.
His face burning, Vir cursed the system in his mind.
Damn you, System! You made her shrink but didn’t adjust her clothes?!
I almost got a nosebleed!
He wiped his nose.
Then looked at his hand.
...Oh.
It was covered in blood.
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