Chapter 10: The Shop and The Femboy's Uniform
Alex stumbled back into his apartment, the bottle of water still cold in his hand. The adrenaline was slowly fading, replaced by a dizzying sense of accomplishment. He had faced the chaos of the night, used his sheer, overwhelming beauty as a shield, and won.
He locked the door and collapsed against it, watching the system notifications settle.
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[QUEST COMPLETE: PUBLIC INTERFACE]
Reward: 20 SP, Title [Recognized Beauty], Core Functionality Unlock: [The Shop].
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Before Alex could navigate to the [Skills] tab to allocate his new 20 SP, the entire system interface changed.
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[CORE FUNCTIONALITY UNLOCKED: THE SHOP]
The Shop is the marketplace for material and cosmetic resources. These items cannot be purchased with Skill Points (SP), which are reserved for innate, permanent abilities.
New Currency Acquired: Evolution Currency (EC).
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**Resource Exchange:**
Host's current **SP** reward (20) has been exchanged for starting capital at a 1:10 ratio.
Current SP Balance: 2
Evolution Currency (EC) Balance: 200
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Alex felt a small, pleasant rush of energy—the conversion of his reward into tangible capital. 200 EC. This was the money he could use to dress the form the system had created.
He clicked the glowing [The Shop] tab. The layout was sleek and high-end, displaying clothes, specialized cosmetics, and even architectural plans for better housing. Alex navigated immediately to [Aesthetics: Clothing].
He saw items he couldn't have even conceived of before, each with precise descriptions of the Charm and Aesthetics buffs they provided.
1) A perfect, seamless black velvet crop top, tailored to accentuate the Host's refined shoulders and narrow waist, providing a sleek, modern, yet subtly feminine silhouette. Aura Blouse: 60 EC
2) A pair of high-waisted, form-fitting stretch jeans that instinctively conform to the Host's new hip curvature, elongating the legs and ensuring impeccable posture support. Sculpting Denim: 80 EC
3) A comprehensive, professional-grade set of brushes and makeup products required for advanced aesthetic application, ensuring the Host can maintain B-Rank appearance under any conditions. Master's Tool Kit: 120 EC
Alex frowned. 200 EC was barely enough for two items. He was still wearing the same cheap, ill-fitting clothes he'd bought while he was still large. He needed a uniform for his new life.
He decided on the foundation pieces: Sculpting Denim and the Aura Blouse. They would turn his look from "large person in an ill-fitting disguise" to "sleek, beautiful young man."
"System, purchase Sculpting Denim and Aura Blouse."
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[CONFIRM PURCHASE]
Items: Sculpting Denim, Aura Blouse
Cost: 140 EC
Current EC: 200
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Purchase Complete. EC balance: 60.
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The purchase was instant. With a soft, mechanical hiss, two physical packages materialized on the yoga mat in front of him. They were vacuum-sealed, custom-tailored, and radiating a subtle, clean energy.
Alex quickly ripped open the packages. He pulled on the jeans first.
They were cool and tight, pulling his already narrow waist in and perfectly defining the new curve of his hips. He looked impossibly long and lean. The Aura Blouse settled perfectly on his frame, drawing attention to his collarbones and the delicate curve of his neck.
He looked in the mirror. He was no longer just beautiful—he was presented.
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[HOST STATS] UPDATED (Aesthetic Item Acquisition)
Appearance: S- Rank (Current Beauty Score: 905/1000)
Charm: 330 (+30 from Aura Blouse and Sculpting Denim)
Title: Recognized Beauty (Active - Passive Charm increase +10%)
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The clothing jump was massive. He had moved from A+ to S- Rank just by wearing clothes that fit his perfect body.
As Alex admired the dramatic change in his presentation, the system interface flashed again, the tone shifting from instructional to tactical.
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[TACTICAL ALERT: REVENGE PROTOCOL]
Host requires social validation to stabilize mental fortitude and cement the new identity. The past must be addressed.
The most direct pathway to resolution is through public, undeniable humiliation of past aggressors.
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**TARGET IDENTIFIED:** Liam Hayes (Primary Tormentor).
**VULNERABILITY WINDOW:** The annual Fall Formal Gala is scheduled at the university campus in 7 days. Liam Hayes will be present, expecting to leverage his social status.
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[MANDATORY QUEST 5: PUBLIC DOMINANCE]
Task: Attend the Fall Formal Gala, secure the highest social attention of the night (e.g., gain 500+ EC worth of social capital), and publicly neutralize the target (Liam Hayes) through Charm alone.
Reward: 50 SP, Final Appearance Rank SSS+, Title [Celestial Femboy].
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