43 A Spark (7) - 40

I woke up to find myself back in that cave, except now, there was none of that liquid remaining.

Remembering that something had hit my chest at the last second, I touched it and studied it closely, but my chest looked completely normal.

Thinking that I might have just been imagining things, I picked myself back up and looked around the cavern.

Unfortunately, I was still naked, but, that wasn't the foremost thing on my mind right now.

You see, I was thinking about the boost in power I had just received.

Realizing that I couldn't use it openly without disastrous consequences, I decided it was best to just stop thinking about it for now.

Walking around the cavern, I found a hole leading down and out.

Sure, I could have used the tunnel that I had come in to get out, but I wanted to fully explore this place.

And, sure enough, I found something amazing after crawling through the "exit" tunnel for just a few minutes.

You see, I found myself at a sort of rotunda, with 9 pathways and one tunnel branching off of the circular square (as in a town square), presumably all leading to certain places in the Pantheon.

'So there were these passageways in the Pantheon this whole time? Interesting...'

After all, if I was able to map out all these passageways, then it might be possible to use them if I ever needed to escape from the Pantheon, or if I needed to hide somewhere if I was being hunted by someone.

But, right now, I didn't have the time to map out these tunnels, so I just crawled out of the tunnel I was in, chose a random path, and then walked down it.

And then I fell.

I mean, who the fuck puts a random hole in the ground of a dark tunnel where you can barely see your own hands?

I mean, the only reason I had been able to see was due to my gray sight, an ability I had had before even reincarnating into this world.

Anyways, as I fell, I looked down on the city for a little while, thinking about how many young maidens' minds I was ruining.

"Char."

"Young Master!"

Immediately catching me in a bridal carry, she seemingly walked on air as she rushed me to my room.

Gently throwing me onto the bed, she immediately started inspecting my body, making sure to check my butthole first.

"What happened, Young Master? Were you raped?"

I was stunned for a little while when I heard this, but then realized that it had been a perfectly good conclusion to make.

After all, I was naked, and it looked like I had been thrown off a cliff to get rid of the evidence.

But no, I could already tell that Char knew that this wasn't the case, as I had never called for help.

And I definitely would have called for help if that had happened, definitely...

Looking out the window, I realized that I had wasted the whole day away, as the sun was currently setting, unless...

"Char, how many days have I been missing?"

"Three days, but Young Master, what happened to you?"

I still didn't give her the liberty of answering her question, as I thought about how big of a hole I had just dug myself into.

I mean, I now had to make up 3 days of classes, Vasilie would probably be really mad at me, and I had no clue whether Eva had survived or not.

"Has Gwen returned yet?" I asked, looking expectantly at Char.

She was actually surprised that I knew Gwen was gone, but she hid it well and answered,

"No, she's still in the process of helping your sister, but, do you know what the connection between them is?"

"Yes, but it's Gwen's secret to tell."

She nodded, accepting my answer, as she knew I wouldn't let Gwen leave it like that if she had insidious intentions.

And, like that, we descended into a comfortable silence, as Char just watched over me as I watched the sun setting through my window.

Char was probably just going to stay there until I answered her question, and I knew she had enough patience to rival the gods, so we stayed still, waiting for the other to make the first move.

But then, something completely unexpected happened.

As the sky turned dark and the first rays of moonlight started shining through the window, my body suddenly started transforming.

Looking at myself in horror, as I had never expected something like this, Char immediately laid me down on my bed, rubbing my chest as to calm my racing heartbeat.

But, it was all in vain, as my heart rate increased past the limit of a normal human heart rate, threatening to tear itself out of my own chest.

For some reason, Char placed one of her hands over my eyes, as she restrained me from seeing something.

Only once my body stopped reacting to whatever this phenomenon was did she allow my eyes to see the light again.

Phasing me to a mirror, helping me stand up with her arms under my armpits, I could only stare at my reflection in horror.

My knees immediately fell limp, as my entire body shook from the terror.

With my hands trembling, the entirety of my weight being supported by Char, I brought them to my face, touching my countenance, needing to find out if what I was seeing was real.

But yes, it was all real.

Touching my face, tracing my fingers around it, I found that it was now smoother, rounder, and it had more gentle curves instead of the sharp contours that I once had.

As for my hair, it had already been long, but it had grown a little longer.

Then, looking down at my body, I knew it was the biggest change.

There were now two small mounds on my chest, my hips were a little wider, and my dragon, well, it wasn't there anymore.

"I-I'm... a girl?!!!!!"

I fainted, falling into Char's arms.