Reborn in another world as a Hermaphrodite

"I asked if you were interested in my daughter."

After Meiya repeated her lines, Alex shyly looked to the side as he couldn't give her an answer.

"I'm just kidding, Alex... You aren't taking it seriously, are you?."

As Meiya moved a little closer to Alex, his face blushed even harder as he was seriously considering it.

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"Of course, I know it was joking. Luqing is old enough to be my mom."

"Alex! I can hear you! Did you just call me old?" Katherine yelled from the kitchen.

"No, Mom! You're forever twenty-one."

Seeing Katherine didn't say anything back, Alex let out a small sigh of relief.

"Miss Meiya, I'm going to meditate for a bit."

"Go for it."

As Alex closed his eyes and relaxed his body, Meiya moved even closer to examine him.

Looking up, she noticed a slight blush on his face that still hadn't gone away yet.

His skin looked even more pale than his sisters, despite seeing him going under the sun several times before.

It was almost as if his face was sculptured to be perfect, only to be ruined by the deadpan face he usually puts up.

"Where are all his muscles?" Meiya wondered after seeing his arms look even more flimsy than Sophia's.

After looking through most of his body, she came up with a conclusion in her head.

"Alex probably hasn't hit puberty yet... Explains why his voice is so high pitched."

Just as Meiya was about to move back to her seat, a metal drop from the kitchen suddenly appeared.

Within seconds, Alex exited his meditation state, opening his eyes only to see Meiya standing right before him.

The two were just inches away as she quickly moved back to her side of the sofa.

"Alex, have you hit puberty yet?" Meiya asked calmly, as if nothing happened.

"I... I just started it."

"That's good... You should eat more meat. Your body is growing."

Alex nodded as the two sat in silence, with neither side wanting to speak up.

Only when Sophia and Mary were both out of the shower did the awkwardness disappear.

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At the dinner table...

As the six of them sat in their seats, Katherine and Meiya once again started chattering back and forth.

But this time, Alex could feel the two of them were trying to bring it in a certain direction.

All of them were either Katherine's descriptions of how she grew up alongside Luqing or Meiya's experiences with Luqing as a toddler.

"Mom, I'm full!"

"Me too!"

As Sophia and Mary both dropped their bowl and ran towards the backyard, Katherine let out a sigh.

"They are never going to learn how to act like a lady..."

"That's a good thing, no? They should be energetic instead of being trapped with formality." Meiya commented.

Katherine didn't say anything back as she picked up a piece of steak with her fork.

"I know that... I'm fine with Mary caring less about it. But Sophia is already twelve."

"That's not that old. I was still rolling in mud when I was twelve back in the village."

As the two chatted back and forth, Alex watched in silence as he continued eating until his plate was empty.

Unlike the other two, he grabbed his empty bowl before grabbing the bowls that they left behind.

"Look, Alex is two years younger, and he's always so well-mannered and calm compared to those two."

"Yeah, but they are still all young. I wouldn't worry about them if I were you...

Actually, Kate, how do you have such a good skincare routine? You look like you're still in your early twenties."

"Oh, it's just some products I use. I can help you buy it..."

As the two continued chatting back and forth, Alex couldn't help but feel a little weirded out.

It was almost as if they had been friends for a long time despite the two of them meeting each other for less than a month.

Not to mention, Meiya was similar to Ava or even older than she already had Luqing.

Meanwhile, Luqing didn't look to be the same age as Katherine, sitting in silence the whole time just like him.

"Luqing, can you train me to fight with a sword?" Alex suddenly asked, wanting to leave the table.

"Sure."

As they headed towards the storage room, Katherine and Meiya didn't seem to notice them at all.

"Is this wooden sword fine?" Alex asked as he took out the sword he fought Sophia with in the past.

"It's fine."

The two slowly took a step back as they gave each other enough space to prepare.

But as soon as Alex stepped forward to attack, Luqing's sword was already on his chest.

"That was so fast... How did you do that?" Alex curiously asked as he couldn't even catch a glimpse of it.

"I used my Qi to help help me dash forward... Sorry, I probably shouldn't have used it."

"That's fine. Let's just do it again."

As the two of them took a step back again, they both ready their sword and waited for the opponent to strike first.

Eventually, Alex couldn't wait any longer as he stepped up to go for a light stab.

Luqing easily deflected it away, not advancing any further despite being able to counterstrike back.

Alex immediately understood what she was trying to do, so he struck forward as fast as he could.

But still, all of his attacks were nullified, as she didn't even need to step back to reflect the quick stabs.

Even as he tried to surprise her with a slash and fake, she easily read through it and blocked it.

It was almost as if he was fighting against a brick wall, with all his attacks just exhausting his energy.

"I give up. Your defense is too good." Alex complimented as he sat down on the floor in exhaustion.

Luqing didn't say anything as she sat down next to him, waiting for him to finish with the break.

"Hey Luqing, you feel a lot different than when I first met you."

Seeing Luqing not speaking up, Alex kept on rambling on as he thought back to the past.

"I remember you were willing to show us around the city and chat with us, but now you're always so quiet.

It's almost like a completely different person... All the energy and smile is drained away."

"Do I really look like that?" Luqing asked, her face seemingly a little concerned.

"Yes... Ever since the funeral, your warm smile had completely disappeared.

Now it's just like me, a flat face that barely has any emotions when they see someone."

Luqing seemingly had taken Alex's word to heart as her face finally changed back to her old smile.

"Does this look better?" Luqing quietly asked.

Alex quickly nodded before getting back up with his sword and taking a few steps back.

"Okay, I'm fully rested now... How about you attack this time, and I'll try to defend it?"

"Are you sure?"

Alex remained still as he raised his sword, indicating he was going for a defense practice this time.

"Sorry if I hurt you."

As soon as Luqing finished talking, she immediately dashed forward with a fast slash.

This time, Alex was able to see it and block it. But her next slash came much faster than he expected.

He was immediately forced to move to the side to dodge it, but with another slash coming, he took another step back.

With more and more steps back to avoid dodging the stab, his reflection was nowhere near enough.

Not to mention, he could feel she was going easy on him, as each slash felt even softer than her defense earlier.

Up against the wall, Alex made one last deflection before a wooden sword was pointed right at his chest.

"I lost again... How do you move your sword so fast?" Alex curiously asked as she lowered her sword.

"You just have to go with the flow... You're holding your sword too tight. Here, let me teach you."

As Luqing dropped her sword to help Alex hold his sword correctly, Alex couldn't help but notice something right before his eyes.

Her new clothes awakened something inside him, especially as her shirt had a small gap on top to let him see her exact size.

"Alex, relax your arm. You don't have to be so tense."

"Oh, sorry."

As Alex shifted his attention back to the sword in hand, he was surprised to notice how loosely she was making him hold his sword.

It was almost as if he was using a whip instead of a sword as she helped him swing his arms down directly.

"Can you feel it going much faster?"

"Yeah, but isn't it too soft to swing like this?" Alex raised his concern as he swung his arm again.

"Usually, you can make it up with your Qi. But since you don't have Qi, you can think of this as more of a self-defense."