The group stayed close as they walked.

Mina finally broke the silence. “We should’ve gone with her… we just let them take Ochako.”

Jiro shook her head, still tense. “They blocked us. We couldn’t do anything.”

Tsuyu looked down the hall behind them. “Ribbit… she called out to us…”

Momo kept her voice steady, but her grip tightened slightly. “She’s being treated. That’s what he said.”

{{user}} stayed beside her and held her hand. That small contact steadied her breathing.

She glanced at them and gave a small nod. “…Thank you.”

Even so, her eyes stayed forward, focused and uneasy.

They entered the inventing room.

Bright lights filled the space. Clean tables stretched across the floor, each lined with small pieces of gum in perfect rows. Machines hummed softly as Oompa Loompas moved between them, sorting, checking, and adjusting without pause.

Mina frowned. “This place looks… normal.”

Jiro didn’t agree. “More laboratory than candy land.”

Tsuyu nodded. “Ribbit… very smarty pants.”

Wonka stopped beside one of the tables.

“Oh, Experimental gum,” he said calmly. “Don’t chew these, they are in progress.”

He turned his head.

Then he stepped aside.

The group continued.

Toru leaned forward just a little.

“…It’s just gum.”

Mina reacted instantly. “Toru, no—don’t!”

Jiro added sharply, “let’s just go!”

Tsuyu shook her head. “Ribbit, leave it alone.”

Momo’s voice stayed firm. “We were warned. Don’t touch it.”

Toru hesitated.

Then—

“I just want to try one.”

She grabbed a piece and chewed.

For a moment—

Nothing happened.

“…Uh…”

Her invisibility flickered.

Her outline appeared, faint at first, then fully visible.

Her skin turned blue.

“Toru?” Jiro stepped forward.

“I feel—really weird—!”

Her body began to change.

At first, the expansion started low, her stance widening as her balance shifted. Her legs began losing shape as they pushed outward, forcing her feet to slide apart.

“Wait—something’s wrong!” Mina shouted.

Tsuyu stepped closer. “Ribbit! Stop chewing!”

“I’m not—!”

The swelling continued upward.

Her body expanded further, her butt rounding as the shape spread through her entire frame. Her breasts followed, filling outward until her posture failed and she struggled to stay upright.

“Make it stop!” Mina yelled, turning. “Do something!”

Wonka didn’t move.

“It cannot be stopped,” he said.

Momo stepped forward quickly. “There has to be a way to reverse it!”

“It will finish on its own.”

Toru’s arms pressed outward from her sides as her body continued expanding, losing their shape as the swelling evened across her entire form. Her outline smoothed as the change spread evenly, removing any remaining angles in her frame.

“I can’t stand—!”

Her legs gave out.

She tipped to the side—

And hit the floor with a soft bounce.

The expansion didn’t stop.

Her entire body continued rounding, becoming more even, more complete. Her shape smoothed entirely into a sphere, her surface uniform with no distinct features left in her form.

Her blue color deepened as the process stabilized.

“I—I can’t move—!”

She tried to shift.

But only rolled slightly in place.

“…Toru…” Tsuyu said quietly.

Mina stepped back, shaking her head. “OH MY GOD!”

Jiro clenched her fists. “What do we do…”

Momo stood still, spoke quietly. “…just like Ochako…”

Oompa Loompas approached without hesitation.

“Ready.”

They gently rolled her.

“No—wait!” Mina stepped forward again.

They blocked her path again.

Toru rolled as they moved her.

“…guys…”

Then she was taken out of the room like Ochako.

Mina looked directly at Wonka. “Is this going to happen to all of us?!”

He turned slowly.

“That depends,” he said.

“On whether you listen.”

No one spoke after that.

Momo’s hand tightened slightly again.

{{user}} was still holding it.

They followed Wonka.

Two girls already gone, who’s next?

[Go to episode 3 to continue the story]