"I'm heading out."
Early the next morning, Lin Nan woke up feeling refreshed.
Although there was still a strange cold sensation in his lower abdomen, the pain had almost completely disappeared.
Chen Yao poked his head out from his bed in surprise: "Going out so early? Wasn't your stomach hurting?"
"Much better now." Lin Nan opened the door, and fresh air from outside the dorm rushed in. Taking a deep breath, he suddenly felt relaxed, and the depressing emotions from suffering these past few days instantly vanished.
"When will you be back?"
"Maybe tomorrow?" he answered, pursing his lips.
Chen Yao quickly noticed the nervousness in Lin Nan's voice and frowned as he got up from bed: "Should I join?"
"No need, it's fine."
Lin Nan gave him an awkward smile before hurriedly leaving the dorm. Chen Yao meant to chase after him, but it took time to get down from the bed, and by the time he opened the door to look down the hallway, Lin Nan had already disappeared.
He let out a long sigh. The Lin Nan who used to always follow behind him and loved discussing everything with him was gone.
He felt somewhat uncomfortable, and remembering the nervousness in Lin Nan's expression just now, he worried about where Lin Nan was going.
He wasn't going to take out an online loan or something, was he?
In Chen Yao's impression, Lin Nan had always been somewhat money-conscious, mainly because the money his parents gave him was usually just barely enough to live on. But as a young person, of course he wanted to have more pairs of shoes to change into, more sets of clothes, or be able to buy more games and do some ten-pulls...
Though he was money-conscious, he was also generous. Like when Chen Yao had no money for food, Lin Nan would always get an extra portion for him in the cafeteria.
While Chen Yao was worrying, Lin Nan was already hesitating outside the girls' dormitory building.
After waiting for about ten minutes, Lina finally came down from upstairs. She walked straight to Lin Nan's side, grabbed his wrist with a bright smile, and dragged him towards the dormitory entrance.
"The dorm manager auntie will catch us," Lin Nan said in panic.
"It's fine, who would recognize you as a guy with just one look?" Lina seemed exceptionally excited.
Last night, Lin Nan had finally decided to unlock the purification magic to clear the polluted blood from his body, mainly because he was afraid of dying. Going to the hospital would be too embarrassing, and it would be even more awkward if he became some kind of globally rare case study "panda."
But for crossdressing, he wanted to satisfy his aesthetic standards as much as possible. Besides, if he looked terrible crossdressed, he'd hurt people's eyes just by going out, let alone living as a woman for a day.
Lina was a girl, and although she was from another world and wouldn't use modern cosmetics, at least she had girls' clothes.
The two had similar builds, so theoretically Lin Nan could wear Lina's clothes, which would save him the embarrassment of buying women's clothes himself.
Plus, Lina's roommate had wigs, which happened to meet Lin Nan's requirements.
If makeup was needed, she could just cast a spell on his face.
Lina wanted to see Lin Nan become increasingly assimilated by Lilith's soul, and Lin Nan needed to unlock magic. Their interests aligned, so Lin Nan had come here early in the morning.
This was Lin Nan's first time entering the girls' dormitory building. His whole body was tense when entering, afraid the dorm manager would notice something amiss, but the auntie just glanced at him without saying anything.
Having successfully snuck into the dorm building, Lin Nan finally relaxed a bit.
"You could have just used magic on me directly, wouldn't that be better? Won't you have to use magic for makeup anyway?" Lin Nan followed behind Lina, muttering complaints.
"You have a saying here that goes 'teaching someone to fish is better than giving them fish,' I think it makes sense."
"I think you just want to see me become more like Lilith."
Lin Nan smiled bitterly. The only person from another world who could use magic wasn't even on his side - this was simply a nightmare for him.
Lina's dorm was on the third floor, and they reached her door after just a few steps.
She pushed open the door and walked straight in. Lin Nan peeked in curiously and followed right after, but as soon as he entered, he discovered there was still a girl in thin pajamas inside.
The girl was currently playing a mobile game with her head down. Hearing the noise, she glanced up at the two of them, but probably taking Lin Nan for a girl, she didn't pay much attention and went back to her game.
Lina's relationship with her dormmates did seem quite poor. Normally, when roommates bring outsiders to the dorm, they would at least ask a few questions, or greet each other when returning to the dorm. But between Lina and this girl, there was no communication at all - they didn't even make eye contact, each just doing their own thing.
"I don't have many clothes, you know I don't have much money." Lina's face was red with excitement as she opened her wardrobe, which only had one outfit, "I especially love this outfit!"
Lin Nan felt somewhat awkward, glancing at Lina's roommate playing on her phone, he opened his mouth but didn't dare speak.
Just now he'd only been given a quick look and being mistaken for a girl was normal, but although his voice had become more neutral, it was still very different from a girl's. If he spoke, it would probably immediately draw attention.
He nervously swallowed and nodded without saying a word.
As for the style of Lina's clothes, he hadn't paid much attention - after all, summer clothes were mostly short-sleeved no matter how flashy... Just as he had this thought, Lina took the outfit from the wardrobe, and when Lin Nan looked closely, he saw it was a short-sleeved top with a short skirt combination.
Lin Nan's face turned green.
"I super love this outfit! But the skirt is too short, and Holy Maidens have rules against wearing clothes like this." Lina enthusiastically held the clothes up against his body, "You'll definitely look good in it!"
Now he had to speak up, shaking his head frantically: "Not good, not good."
"There's also a wig!" Lina completely ignored what Lin Nan was saying and casually opened her roommate's wardrobe, taking out a wig stand, "Look! This straight black hair with bangs will definitely suit you!"
"Doesn't suit me, doesn't suit me." He continued shaking his head, unconsciously stepping backward. He deeply regretted today's decision and could only try to persuade her: "Besides, taking your roommate's things without asking isn't right."
"I am a Holy Maiden!" Lina declared righteously.
No wonder Lina had a bad reputation - always saying things like "Holy Maiden" that sounded extremely chuunibyou to normal people, and doing shameless things.
He suddenly noticed a gaze and turned to see Lina's roommate staring at him intently.
"Lin Nan?"
He gave an awkward smile and waved: "Hi..."
The girl looked down at her thin, see-through nightgown, her face instantly turning red as she stared with wide eyes, unable to say a word for a long time.