“Xiqi… Xiqi?”
Noticing that Xiqi’s mind had drifted off again without her realizing, Aier waved her hand in front of her. Her gentle call pulled Xiqi’s thoughts back.
“Eh? Ah, sorry, Elder Sister, I zoned out a little.”
“Are you alright? You’ve been absent-minded since just now… Don’t tell me you’re actually not feeling well?”
Aier made as if to get up and look for the Attending Nurse.
“Really, it’s nothing! I just miss you so much, Elder Sister, so I can’t help but think about the old days, and then I get distracted~”
“I-I see…”
Aier could relate. She, too, always wanted to go back to those days, and often dreamed at night that they had returned together to that tiny home.
Though life was poor and hard back then, it still felt so fulfilling.
Sadly, it seemed that kind of life could never return.
“By the way, Elder Sister, since we’re talking about the Academy, why don’t you tell me what your daily life there is like? Xiqi’s really curious~”
Let me see just how many stray cats who don’t know their place are trying to steal my Elder Sister!
“Mm… well, then, I’ll start from the day classes officially began.”
Aier naturally skipped over the details of first meeting Mary and Donna, and began recounting from the second day when classes really started.
Of course, she also omitted the part where she fainted from an Adverse Reaction to medicine.
No point talking about taking a Recovery Potion only to have an Adverse Reaction, and there was no need to make Xiqi, who still needed to recover, worry about her.
Aier talked about how the First Etiquette Class actually taught Civilians how to greet Noble Offspring, and about funny things like the teacher in Pharmacy Class asking students to go up and smell poisonous gases.
Time flew by in the warm atmosphere between the two of them.
Before they knew it, an hour had passed.
Aier was considering whether she should leave now.
Even though Lady Xie Yier said to do as she saw fit, if she stayed too long, she worried that side would come up with some bizarre new idea for her.
Noticing her Elder Sister’s thoughts, Xiqi felt deeply dissatisfied inside.
That woman!
She monopolizes my Elder Sister and even restricts her freedom!
If it weren’t for my weak body, I would’ve done something long ago!
No, if this goes on, Elder Sister will only get further and further away from me!
I have to seize every chance to do something whenever we meet!
A glint flashed across Xiqi’s sapphire-blue eyes.
“Elder Sister, since this is such a rare chance, could you read me something like you used to?”
“Eh? Ah, sure.”
Aier was a little surprised, but since her little sister was asking, of course she couldn’t spoil the mood.
She was just about to turn and fetch the New Novel she’d brought, but Xiqi gently grabbed her hand.
“Elder Sister, I want you to read the novel I wrote~ I’ve been working hard on a new piece here in the Hospital these days.”
Aier’s heart thudded, an inexplicable sense of foreboding rising inside her.
A novel written by Xiqi?
She did sometimes write Aier into her stories, but surely it wouldn’t be like those dam-building brothers from her past life.
She knew this much—her little sister was a pure romance fan.
“Ahaha, Xiqi… You should focus on resting while you’re hospitalized.”
“My body’s already much better! Besides, lying around all the time is boring, so I wanted to find something to do. Just so happens I’ve had lots of inspiration lately.”
Xiqi pulled a Writing Notebook from under her pillow and handed it to Aier.
Xiqi squinted her eyes with a meaningful expression: “Elder Sister, this is my latest work.”
The moment Aier saw the novel’s title on the first page, she felt the blood drain from her body.
“My Sister Belongs Only to Me”
Aier: “……”
The instant she saw the title, Aier felt her brain go numb.
No way, this is way too direct!
Looking at Xiqi now, with that slightly obsessive, yandere gaze, it was as if “I want to C you to death” and “I want to admire Elder Sister’s rabbit hole” were written right on her face.
Eh? Wait… Is this really… my little sister?
Aier couldn’t help but nervously swallow.
She was sweating all over.
Though she’d had thoughts about her little sister before, in her fantasies, she should be the one on top, and Xiqi had always given off the feeling of “wanting Elder Sister to push me down.”
If it weren’t for Xiqi’s poor health, maybe when they’d lived together before, they might have…
Well, never mind the past. Now, the aura Xiqi gave off was more like “I’m going to make Elder Sister cry”—such overwhelming pressure.
Croak! Why has my cute little sister turned out like this?!
“Elder Sister, is there a problem?”
Xiqi tilted her head innocently, looking at Aier with clear, puzzled eyes.
She hid it so well—her earlier thoughts vanished in an instant, and she suddenly became a delicate little white flower.
Aier rubbed her eyes and looked again, finding that Xiqi really didn’t seem abnormal.
Maybe she’d just imagined it?
Maybe she’d been teased by Lady Xie Yier too much and started hallucinating, thinking everyone wanted to feed her carrots.
But…
Aier looked down at the title of Xiqi’s new work again…
What if it’s just the title that’s shocking, but the content is actually very proper?
Maybe it’s a heartwarming story about deep sisterly love and mutual support?
She couldn’t wrongly accuse her little sister!
She’d better take a look first.
Clinging to that last sliver of hope, Aier immediately flipped to the first chapter of the main text and skimmed over it at lightning speed.
A few seconds later, her anxious heart finally dropped.
The “Elder Sister” in the manuscript, from appearance to personality details, was basically her clone.
And the story… was all about how the little sister forcefully did this and that to her Elder Sister, defeating all rivals and ultimately possessing her completely.
“Um… Xiqi… this Elder Sister in the story… could it be…”
“It’s you, Elder Sister Aier, of course!”
She didn’t even try to deny it—didn’t even bother to act!
Don’t say such outrageous things as if they’re perfectly natural!
“Then you’re not… like the little sister in the story…”
“How could I be? Xiqi respects Elder Sister very much.”
How could she limit herself to just this and that with her most beloved Elder Sister?
What she wanted was far more than that!
But since she planned to publish this work, she did hold back a little.
Xiqi’s true ambition was as deep as a black hole.
Aier had no idea what Xiqi was really thinking and just assumed she’d misunderstood, letting out a silent sigh of relief.
No matter how explosive the content, at least Xiqi was still normal.
“Ahem… then, I’ll… read it?”
Having lowered her guard, Aier tried to calm herself and pulled up a chair to sit by the hospital bed.
As she read, she felt her cheeks burning.
Aier also secretly watched Xiqi’s expression—she listened intently, occasionally nodding thoughtfully, and whenever Aier read out some of the ambiguous lines spoken by “Aier” in the story, the corners of Xiqi’s mouth would curl up in a satisfied arc.
Though the content was still deeply embarrassing for Aier, as long as it wasn’t Xiqi’s crime notice, it was fine.