Not entirely convinced that anything will happen, but finding it hard to resist, and in fact Mina and Ayaka's enthusiasm is almost contagious, you nod and agree to let the cat try. Midori gives you a disbelieving look, but they all look to Tamachan and then watch you expectantly.

Tamachan steps back and looks up at you, a beam of light shooting from her heart-shaped patch to strike you in the chest, just to the left of your heart. The air reverberates with the sound of a gong and your whole body goes tingly -- pins and needles all over. Vaguely you're aware of the light turning to a cloud of shadowy, heart-shaped motes and the faint trills of a flute as you're slowly levitated.

You feel yourself shrinking, becoming more ... delicate ... as your body changes to a girl. The motes swirl around, rendering your body to that of a silhouette to outside viewers as your clothing fades away. Your legs stretch, becoming longer and more shapely. Your waist becomes more trim, giving you a feminine profile even as your hips flare slightly and as you're graced with a moderate bust.

Your hair billows out gracefully, becoming much longer than it had been, then gathering into an asymmetric ponytail, black scrunchie holding it in place.

As you settle back to the ground, you can feel the swish of a skirt about your thighs and the gentle bounce of your breasts behind the sailor-suited top of your magical girl uniform. Black skirt, white blouse with black accents on the capelet and sleeves, and a black kerchief. Other than the fluttering, butterfly-wing like bow behind you, it could almost be a regular schoolgirl uniform, though likely they'd have real shoes and not a pair of strappy pumps, with the straps crisscrossing all the way up to your knees.

After a few moments of dazed confusion on your part and smug satisfaction on Tamachan's part, she teaches you how to 'revert' out of magical girl form. And ... you find yourself not changing too much. The uniform changes, being replaced with 'normal' clothing, but you're still a girl. Looks of concern all around, and then the childlike Ayaka jumps up and hugs you, proclaiming you to be the cutest thing ever. And of course, what Ayaka does, her 'twin' Mina has to do as well.

Still a bit disoriented by the whole gender change - or rather, the lack of gender unchange, you finally get a moment to look at what clothing this form has bequeathed you with... And somewhat surprisingly, you're dressed much like Shiori, but in black with lots of frills and full petticoats spreading your skirt and peeking out underneath -- a regular gothic lolita.

While you remain in shock for a few more moments, Ayaka and Mina name you, Ayaka giving you the new surname of Kurotani and Mina proclaiming that since you're so cute you need a girly name like Aiko.

And thus your life as Aiko Kurotani - Love-Love Black - begins. Perhaps we'll read about your other adventures someday?