Chapter 38: What A Coincidence...Seeing as how the nurse had given the "ok", Ross took Fina to her room.

    "Jai, you stay here." [Ross]

    "Er... Sure, but... Can you please hurry?" [Jai]

    Even with the little time he had spent inside the girl''s dorms, random passerbys were already giving him weird stares.

    "I''ll try." [Ross]

    "I hope so..." [Jai]

    Leaving him without much thought, Ross took Fina inside.

    "Her roommate isn''t here as usual..." [Ross]

    ("As usual?") [Solace]

    Ross quickly made her way over to Fina''s bed and laid her down.

    "Sweet dreams." [Ross]

    Giving Fina a small pat on the head, Ross tucked her in and left.

    ("...Finally, some alone time.") [Solace]

    Luckily for me, Ross had closed the door on her way out. Now I could finally do what I''ve been waiting for since my evolution.

    ("To the bathroom!") [Solace]

    I appeared out of thin air, slowly floating towards the bathroom with excitement.

    ("I can''t wait to check the mirror-") [Solace]

    "Watch it!" [???]

    Loud noises came from outside the dorm room, and lots of thumping against the ground too.

    ("God, they''re loud.") [Solace]

    Ignoring the noises outside, I had a momentary realization.

    ("Oh, crap. They might wake up Fina!") [Solace]

    Quickly reacting, I swerved away from the bathroom and went towards Fina.

    ("Is she awake?!") [Solace]

    I checked if her eyes were open, but luckily they weren''t.

    ("Guess not...") [Solace]

    Though Fina didn''t wake up, it didn''t guarantee the noise wasn''t going to wake her up.

    ("Hm... I know! Let''s try my new spell!") [Solace]

    With a snap of my imaginary finger, I spoke aloud.

    "|Sound Interference|." [Solace]

    A moment of silence passed. Then another. That was when I noticed that I couldn''t hear a thing.

    ("I guess it worked...?") [Solace]

    Seeing as how my spell had activated, I made my way to the bathroom again.

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    Just as I moved away, I suddenly became capable of hearing the people in the hallway again.

    ("Huh?! Did the spell end?") [Solace]

    I retreated backwards, and then the noise vanished.

    ("Oh... It blocks noise from a certain radius...") [Solace]

    The range was incredibly small. Just enough to cover Fina''s body. If a regular person were to be near her, they would need to lean in to have the |Noise Interference| do its job.

    ("Whatever, let''s just go to the backroom.") [Solace]

    Feeling relieved that the spell was active, I went to the bathroom for real this time.

    ("...Is there no light switch or something?") [Solace]

    Now that it had come to mind, I never realized that electrical devices weren''t really a thing here.

    ("How does anyone use the bathroom at night?") [Solace]

    I looked around with my |Night Vision| skill, which allowed me to pinpoint a strange crystal connected to the ceiling.

    ("Is that supposed to be the light? How do I light it?") [Solace]

    "Response: To power a Stone of Luminescence, it must receive mana." [Spirit Guide]

    ("Mana...") [Solace]

    Mana, something that was the main source of power for magic. Well, that''s what I knew from reading anything about fantasy.

    ("How do I give it mana?") [Solace]

    There was no reply.

    ("...Great. Whatever, I don''t need it. I''ll make my own light instead.") [Solace]

    I made a quick check on my skills and selected the one I wanted.

    ("|Kindle|.") [Solace]

    After speaking the word, an orb of light appeared about me. Using what felt like instinct, I moved the orb to the ceiling to illuminate the room.

    ("Works like a charm.") [Solace]

    Now that the room was well lit, I turned to the mirror that hung over the bathroom sink.

    ("Huh? Oh, I forgot.") [Solace]

    Turns out, my mimic was still on. Meaning, I still looked like a little yellow ball that floats around.

    ("How do I turn it off? Spirit Guide, any clues?") [Solace]

    There was no reply.

    ("...How quaint. I''ll have to figure it out myself.") [Solace]

    I racked my brain for ideas, which led to me just randomly spouting commands.

    ("Un-mimic? Cancel mimic?") [Solace]

    It didn''t work.

    ("Hm... How about something from a fantasy game? Er... dispel mimic?") [Solace]

    As soon as those words exited my mouth, my appearance shifted.

    "Oh, it worked. Oh! I can talk again!" [Solace]

    I brought my hands to my face, allowing me to feel eyes, a nose, and a mouth.

    "How do I look?" [Solace]

    I turned to the mirror, curious as to what my appearance would be. Strangely enough, I was still yellow. Instead of being a yellow ball, I was more like a person wearing one of those full body tights. Except that I had more detail than just wearing tights.

    "I look... different from what I imagined." [Solace]

    I inspected myself through the mirror. I was pretty happy with the result until my eyes wandered downwards.

    "...Why." [Solace]

    I was completely genderless. My body mainly had the features of a male, minus the uh... lower part. There was nothing there.

    "Maybe it''ll return if I evolve more...?" [Solace]

    Considering that I grew hands, feet, and more after evolving, it wasn''t too far fetched.

    "Hm... I''m quite the looker. Oh, I know! |Mimic|!" [Solace]

    Curious as to what my human form looked like, I used mimicry again.

    "Did it work?" [Solace]

    Checking the mirror again, I saw something quite surprising.

    "That''s... me?!" [Solace]

    It was a perfect replication of how I looked back on earth. Straight black hair, dark brown eyes, and an average build. Most importantly, my height was back to six feet. Or rather, I assumed I was.

    "I''m back! I''m... naked...?" [Solace]

    The clothing I had on in the cave wasn''t there. I also had my lower body parts back, which did make me pretty happy.

    "Hm... Maybe I can go look for something to cover up in the wardrobe? Let''s look for a towel." [Solace]

    Heading back into the bedroom, I saw Fina who was still resting soundly.

    ("It would be a bit weird if she woke up to see me like this. Maybe there''s a blindfold or something to keep her from seeing me.") [Solace]

    I checked the drawers of her work desk, but there really wasn''t anything similar to a blindfold.

    ("Oh, I have an idea.") [Solace]

    I turned towards Fina and approached her. Looking near her collar, I decided to use the ribbon around her neck.

    "..." [Solace]

    As I loomed over Fina, a thought came to mind as I untied her ribbon.

    ("Would be really weird if someone walked in on me doing this though.") [Solace]

    Just as I thought that, I heard thumping coming from outside and the door to the room swung right open.

    "Fina! Are you alright?!" [Leyhna]

    "Ah." [Solace]

    There was Leyhna, staring at me. There was also me, staring back at her.

    ("Hm, truly a bruh moment. Guess I''ll die.") [Solace]