A young man from another world returned to his hometown.

Chapter 34 The Truth Revealed! The Assassin in Clothes.

The staff break room at Mixue Ice Cream, during a short lunch break.

Lin Jiaqing and the shop assistants are having lunch.

Sitting next to the two, Syl was resting her face in her hands, her eyes unfocused, shrouded in a deep depression.

She was wearing Lin Yan's coat.

"..."

Lin Jiaqing and Fang's daughter-in-law exchanged a glance.

Lin Jiaqing carefully pushed a plate of fruit over.

"Sier, want some plums?"

"……don't want."

"Want some milk tea? I just made one."

"……don't want!"

"Um...did Ayan make you angry? Should I go beat him up?"

"...Not my dear..."

The atmosphere became awkward for a moment.

Syl finally raised his head slowly.

Her eyes, brimming with tears, looked at Lin Jiaqing with despair.

Like a saint about to be executed, offering her final prayer.

She uttered three words, her voice trembling.

"...Have I gained weight?"

"puff!?!!"

Lin Jiaqing almost spat out her milk tea.

She coughed violently a few times before catching her breath.

"sister!"

Syl leaned forward again, her eyes brimming with tears.

"Have I... gained weight?"

Lin Jiaqing subconsciously glanced at Xier from head to toe.

The oversized coat completely concealed her figure, revealing only her swan-like elegant neck and fair wrists peeking out from the neckline.

"Where have you gained weight?"

Lin Jiaqing said nonchalantly while drinking her milk tea.

"I can't believe it! Syl is still so beautiful, like a doll."

"Right?! I think so too!"

Syl's eyes lit up instantly, as if he had grasped at a lifeline.

"I must have been hallucinating, right?! It's the resentment and curse from another world at work, isn't it?! It's the energy fluctuations of the World Tree that caused my cognitive distortion, isn't it?!"

"ah……?"

Lin Jiaqing was speechless.

Just then, Fang's wife, who had been watching videos and learning, suddenly stopped what she was doing.

"Um?"

She frowned slightly and began to recall.

"etc……"

Fang's daughter-in-law stared intently at Xier for several seconds.

"So that's how it is..."

She seemed to be deep in thought.

"I saw Sylvia wearing that cardigan the other day..."

Syl: "...?"

Fang's daughter-in-law nodded slowly.

"There was a moment when I thought that way."

Syl: "???"

"Compared to when you first returned to the village, it does seem to have changed somewhat."

Fang's daughter-in-law slapped her thigh, suddenly realizing what was going on.

"boom!!!"

In Syl's mind, a nuclear explosion that surpassed even forbidden spells of dark magic occurred.

Time stood still at this moment.

In the whole world, only Fang's daughter-in-law's words kept echoing.

It seems there have been some changes compared to when I first returned to the village.

[It seems there have been some changes]

[Some changes]

Immediately afterwards, memories were awakened in Syl's mind.

She remembered...

The bard in the party during the hunt for the Iceborne Trolls.

That bastard used to sing while playing the lute.

"Ah~ beautiful fairy princess~ do you know about the giant mushroom in the dungeon~ round and ugly~ wobble when it walks~"

That memory transformed into a lightning staff, slamming it down hard on the top of Syl's head.

"Aaaaaaaaahhhhhh!!!"

Syl covered his head with his hands and slumped onto the table.

"We're doomed! We're doomed!"

She cried and screamed, her eyes brimming with tears.

"I'm going to turn into a giant mushroom! I'm going to turn into a giant mushroom in the dungeon!!"

Lin Jiaqing: "...?"

Fang's daughter-in-law: "???"

"That damn poet is telling the truth! He definitely saw the future! He's a prophet! Waaaaaahh ...

Syl's face was covered in tears.

"I'm going to lose my darling! After I gained weight, I really don't deserve to be with him anymore!"

"Wait, wait, wait!"

Lin Jiaqing raised her hand, trying to stop the little theater from getting out of control.

"Sier, calm down, what's wrong with you?"

"dress……"

Syl sniffed.

"This morning... I wore that dress... the zipper... wouldn't zip up..."

"what?"

Lin Jiaqing finally understood.

"Case solved! So that's why Syl was in a bad mood!"

Looking at the aggrieved Xier in front of her, Lin Jiaqing felt both amused and heartbroken.

She reached out and pulled on Sylvie's still slender wrist, her tone unusually serious.

"Sier, to tell you the truth, you're not fat at all."

"Shill said pitifully."

"But the zipper..."

Lin Jiaqing interrupted her domineeringly.

"The zipper is a problem with the clothes! When you first came back to the village with Ayan, oh my, you were so thin... We were worried about you behind your back, wondering if Ayan hadn't been feeding you enough."

Fang's daughter-in-law nodded in agreement.

"That's right! We country folk judge people differently than those skinny models you foreigners see online. Here, women who work hard every day and have strong bodies are the healthiest and most beautiful! You were too thin when you first came back."

Lin Jiaqing casually pinched Xier's soft cheek.

"You look so healthy and beautiful now, with a rosy complexion! Everyone in the village praises Ayan for being so lucky to have married such a beautiful wife!"

Fang's daughter-in-law added with a smile,

Hearing these words, the gloom in Sil's eyes finally began to dissipate.

"Really...you haven't gotten uglier?"

"Absolutely not!"

The two spoke in unison.

Syl finally let out a long sigh of relief.

However, she lowered her head, poked her stomach through her clothes, and frowned slightly, her eyes revealing a clear confusion.

"But sister..."

"I can't understand it at all," Sir asked, puzzled.

"Then why didn't I notice I'd gained weight? Before, I could sense even the slightest change in my body immediately!"

Upon hearing this question, a thought suddenly flashed through Lin Jiaqing's mind.

She slammed her hand on the table.

"Wait! Syl!"

"sister?"

Lin Jiaqing pointed to the large coat that Xier was wearing.

"Have you been... wearing this big coat all this time?"

"……Um?"

Syl nodded blankly.

"Yes."

"My darling said this coat is warm..."

Lin Jiaqing and Fang's daughter-in-law exchanged a glance.

Case solved!

"what!"

Syl himself was also jolted.

He felt as if he had been struck by a divine spell, and instantly sprang up from his seat.

"Yes! This is it!"

She tugged at her coat with both hands, her eyes widening in disbelief.

"What I used to wear were either linen skirts, close-fitting mage robes, or light armor! All those clothes were very form-fitting."

She recalled the wardrobe in her home after she traveled through time, her eyes filled with grief and indignation at the truth.

"So you can notice it immediately as soon as you gain weight!"

"but!"

"The clothes here on Earth!"

"Too loose!"