For Rebecca's grand ambition, Migo endured humiliation, bullied nonstop by Lilia—that appearance-obsessed girl. After all, Migo wasn't exactly handsome... But today... they finally reached Lisang City. Migo's era of shame ended.

"Your Highness... I... I... I..." Migo whispered plaintively. He watched the four girls whooping with joy as they re-entered human society, gathering around Rebecca.

"You've worked hard..." Rebecca patted Migo's head dismissively. She knew Lilia had hung him from her horse for two days straight. But Rebecca knew Migo's strength. Being strung up? That couldn't hurt him. Not a chance~ Right now, she didn't care that his wounds were emotional, not physical. Her focus was the bustling human city before her.

Rebecca was an anomaly. Instead of embracing a vibrant life after her transmigration, she couldn't forget her homeland. Years of longing plunged her into depression. With her immense power, she could have ruled this world. Yet, after finally accepting she couldn't return home, she fixated on her gender. She channeled her brilliant talent into Demon Potions—a field only lowly Witch Maidens studied. Perhaps it stemmed from her reclusive past life...

In sixteen years here, Rebecca had met only a handful of humans besides her Demon Race kin. Strangely, she never felt the urge to explore human lands. Her recent decision to visit came only because the Demon Potion recipes in the Dark Lord's palace were nearly exhausted. At heart, she still craved brewing potions. She was still hung up on her gender...

But now, stepping into a human city for the first time, she felt a flicker of curiosity. Well, past laziness and present curiosity were two different things~

Lisang City, a key southern stronghold of the Kasmo Empire, sat at the sole gap in the endless Qilun Mountains. These peaks formed a natural barrier, blocking hordes of monsters from the Dark Forest and the ever-ambitious Ketu Kingdom to the southwest. Lisang City stood as a fortress before this barrier—and the only breach through the Qilun range.

Though a military hub, the world was relatively peaceful now. Once heavily guarded, Lisang City had opened commercial districts. Mercenaries risking their lives in the Dark Forest brought rare treasures. Ketu Kingdom merchants trekked here, and Kasmo Empire traders came to hunt for goods. Today, it thrived as a bustling metropolis in the empire's south.

"Rebecca~~ Let's go bathe~~ There's a hot spring here~ I can't take it anymore! Haven't bathed for days—I'm going crazy! Let's go!" Suddenly, as Rebecca admired the city's unique architecture, Lilia spun around from ahead. She grabbed Rebecca and dashed forward.

"Uh... Lilia's existence makes me think all mages could be as physically strong as her... Look at her, she runs no slower than you, Laura," Kami quipped.

"Let's go bathe too. These days have been unbearable..." Laura wriggled her body. Roughing it outdoors was hell for a cleanliness-loving girl.

The four seemed familiar with the place. They easily found a carriage, rode through bustling markets, and headed toward the rear of Lisang City.

With heavy foot traffic, the hot spring industry had commercialized long ago. The springs behind Lisang City were now a tourist zone offering lodging, dining, and bathing—all in one.

Rebecca and her group were lucky. Rooms were still available, and so was a spot at the hot spring... well, one spot...

"So crowded! But lucky us, at least there's a hot spring~ Let's all bathe together~" Lilia happily dragged Rebecca toward the springs.

Rebecca's mind flashed with two words: "mixed bathing"?

Rebecca was normal—or not so normal... Her body was female, but her soul was male... right?

In the cramped changing room, Lilia was the wildest. She stripped naked in seconds, then stared at Rebecca with gleaming eyes.

Rebecca didn't move, her eyes fixed unblinkingly on Lilia...

Her chest... so big...

Lilia looked puzzled at first, then raised an eyebrow. She reached out and pinched Rebecca's slightly flushed cheek.

"Little one, why are you staring at my chest?" Lilia teased.

Lilia's words snapped Rebecca back. She immediately covered her eyes with her hands!

Well, though Rebecca had seen adult films in her past life as a modern youth, she was actually a virgin... Due to her sudden transmigration and reclusive nature, she fixated on the past and her gender. For sixteen years, she obsessed: "I must go home! Back to my world!" When that proved impossible, she spiraled: "I don't want to be a woman! I want to be a man!" This stubborn, introverted personality trapped her in a rut. She couldn't embrace the "accept what comes" wisdom. Rebecca longed for the past, trained obsessively, hated being female, and obsessed over potion-making. She had no childhood. Now in her youth, she missed out on romance. "You don't like men? Like women? Then enjoy it! Pursue it! Make up for last life's regrets! You're the Dark Lord's daughter—what's there to fear?" But Rebecca didn't. She stayed stuck in that dead end.

So when she suddenly saw a real, naked girl before her, she froze...

"Hahaha~ Look, Rebecca's shy! Oh dear!" Lilia laughed, then suddenly yelped in pain.

"Stop teasing her! Shoo, go away!" Laura scolded sternly. She took Rebecca's hand. "Let's bathe~"

As Laura pulled her away, Rebecca saw Lilia rubbing her head, heading to the springs. Her bare backside was... tempting... Laura and Kami beside her were properly wrapped in towels. Their upbringing was clearly better than Lilia's. Even among women, they wouldn't flaunt their bodies so openly.

"Uh..." Suddenly, Rebecca spotted a stranger.

"Hm? Oh, that's Emily. She always covers her face. This is your first time seeing her, right?" Kami noticed Rebecca's surprised gaze.

Emily? Well, this girl who rarely spoke and always masked her face—Rebecca had been casually curious about her looks. Now, seeing her face, Rebecca was stunned by her beauty.

Laura, though a bit chuunibyou, had a mature appearance and leader-like aura—though not fully polished, she was the team's core. Lilia was quirky but warm-hearted, with a fiery figure—Rebecca had been "drowning" in her chest lately. Kami radiated gentle warmth, her looks and demeanor soothing like a spring breeze. Each had unique charm. But Emily, the ever-masked girl, turned out to be the most beautiful of all.

She had deep brown shoulder-length hair. Thick lashes framed large, bright blue eyes set slightly deep. Her prominent but not jarring brow bones, straight nose, and thin, healthy pink lips gave her strikingly three-dimensional features. She reminded Rebecca of the Turanid race on Earth—exotic and captivating. Her allure was magnetic, impossible to look away from.

Rebecca was awestruck by Emily's beauty. She only snapped back when Laura reached to undress her.

Startled, Rebecca grabbed Laura's hand.

"Uh... what's wrong?"

"I... I'll do it myself..."

"Uh... okay... alright..." Laura said awkwardly. Realizing Rebecca's shyness, she tactfully led Kami and Emily out of the changing room.

Once alone, Rebecca shed her black robe and undergarments. She wrapped herself in a towel and headed to the hot spring.

"Rebecca, hurry~ come on~" Lilia stood up in the shallow spring, waving wildly—zero ladylike grace. Her ample bosom heaved dramatically...

Rebecca touched her nose. Blood rushed to her head; she felt a nosebleed coming. But when she checked, none flowed.

"Sit down!" Laura glared at Lilia, exasperated.

But Lilia remained unfazed, grinning cheekily.

Rebecca forced her gaze away. She shuffled to the spring's edge and cautiously dipped her small, fair foot to test the water.

But Lilia suddenly grabbed Rebecca's ankle and yanked...

"Splash..."

Rebecca plunged straight in. The other three got splashed in the face.

"Li! Li! A!" Laura wiped water from her face, teeth gritted.

"Hahahaha~" Lilia laughed heartlessly.

"Uh... Rebecca? What's wrong? Get up!" But observant Kami noticed Rebecca hadn't surfaced after being pulled in.