But what Floria hadn’t expected was… after hearing that final accusation, instead of backing down, Sophia, after a brief moment of thought, leaned in even closer with greater intensity.
She reached out with one hand, pinching Floria’s cheeks on both sides, cupping her chin to force her to meet her gaze.
“It’s been so many years since we last met, and Big Sister really hasn’t lost her sharp tongue one bit.”
Her eyes held teasing, joy, gratitude, and other ambiguous, contemptuous emotions that Floria neither understood nor wanted to understand.
“Even though your strength has declined, and you’re now in a wheelchair, your terrifying skill of stirring others’ thoughts with just a few simple words hasn’t diminished at all.
“But the pity is, I’m no longer the person I used to be.”
Sophia let out a triumphant laugh at that.
“Big Sister, have you forgotten who it was back then who verbally forced me to strictly follow the Doctrine and Creed, preaching not to oppress the weak, while secretly bullying me every day, making me run errands and serve you like a servant?
“Who was it that, during the day, filled my head with noble, righteous, and ascetic Knightly Spirit, yet at night dragged me into the bedroom and used Toys on me, leaving me sleepless and unable to stand up straight the next day?
“The bad things Big Sister did to me are countless and beyond words—it’s not something a simple ‘I once protected you’ can erase.”
“I… I never said I wanted to erase that… I just… um…”
Floria swallowed nervously as she stared at the dangerous look in the girl’s eyes, now so close.
At this point, Sophia suddenly softened her tone and said gently:
“But, Big Sister, there’s no need to be afraid.”
“…Huh?”
“Even after all that happened, I don’t hate you—not anymore, at least.”
“…Really?”
Floria asked doubtfully.
“Of course, I was even a little touched just now when you said it was for my own good~”
Sophia smiled slyly.
“After all these years, the resentment I once felt towards Big Sister’s misdeeds… has morphed through endless reflection into something deeper, richer—even I can’t quite figure it out anymore.”
“This… hiss—!”
Floria felt something was off hearing this strange remark, and immediately shuddered violently all over.
“Y-your hand…! Your fingers! What is that—”
Like small poisonous snakes weaving beneath Floria’s skirt, a faint tingling, shivering sensation spread across her tender skin.
“This is… hiss…”
An electric current-like feeling suddenly coursed through Floria’s entire body, instantly sharpening her senses and banishing all fatigue.
“A tiny Ring of Lightning, it can only emit a faint current—this level won’t cause Big Sister any pain, but it should bring some other kind of ‘special sensation,’ right?”
Sophia smiled knowingly, her eyes sparkling with mischief.
Her touch was gentle and light, but combined with the subtle electric current, it became an excellent way to deliver intense stimulation.
“Ugh… y-your hand… take it away… you’ve crossed the line…!
“How could you treat me like this… I was the one who… raised you… senior that I am…!”
Floria stammered incoherently.
She felt her legs growing weak, tingling sensations spreading from beneath her skirt all over her body.
The ticklish stimulation made her want to rub her legs together uncontrollably, and her breathing became rapid.
She tried to push Sophia’s fingers away herself, but was stopped halfway as Sophia grasped her wrist.
“I just missed you too much, Big Sister. I want to relive the past with you. Don’t you miss me?”
Sophia said as she intensified the electric current slightly, her fingertips growing bolder, practically dancing across Floria’s delicate skin.
“Impossible… to miss you… and then use this kind of thing… you… you… hmm♡… rogue…!”
Floria glared fiercely, voicing her disgust, but her body trembled uncontrollably.
Her pink skin and flushed cheeks spread all the way to her earlobes, and a faint throat sound escaped as the strange stimulation left her somewhat dazed.
“This ring is the little Toy Big Sister used on me back then—I just found it in your bedroom and started using it again.”
Admiring Floria’s dazed expression, pupils unfocused yet still biting her lip in stubbornness under the dual stimulation of electricity and caressing, Sophia couldn’t help but curl her lips into a satisfied smile.
“Big Sister, keep your voice down~ Don’t wake Sylvie—”
“Ugh…”
Floria bit her lip, suddenly remembering something, and snapped back stubbornly:
“Still talking about Sylvie… didn’t she already eat your… hypnotic lollipop…?”
If she were truly hypnotized to sleep, there was no way she would wake up so easily anytime soon.
Realizing this, Floria strongly suspected that Sophia was just emphasizing this point to tease her maliciously and add psychological pressure.
“Oh? Big Sister actually thinks that way…”
Hearing this, Sophia suddenly paused her finger assault.
She leisurely observed the relieved Floria, her whole body slack and panting in this brief respite, wearing an expression of great interest.
“Indeed, at first I thought about giving little Sylvie some spiked snacks to keep her from interfering with our indulgent games.
“But I felt such a tactic was too low, unfair to both Big Sister and Sylvie.”
She smiled slyly again.
“Besides… if Sylvie slept too deeply, wouldn’t Big Sister’s expression lose much of its fun?”
She lowered her voice and leaned close to Floria’s ear to explain softly:
“So… I just gave her a specially made lollipop that’s overloaded with sugar.”
Floria widened her gem-like eyes slightly.
“Eating too much sugar, plus riding in a carriage, naturally makes you sleepy—that’s common sense even Big Sister knows, right?”
“Th-then…”
Floria looked uncertainly toward Sylvie leaning against her shoulder.
The latter, lightly affected by the faint current and Floria’s own trembling, was beginning to stir, even rubbing her eyes and grumbling discontentedly.
“If that’s the case, why… did you stop me earlier—”
“I won’t let Big Sister put anything in her mouth that’s been bitten by someone else—not even if it’s Big Sister’s own child.”
Sophia said seriously—her tone and posture suddenly made Floria feel a rare flicker of fear.
This Sophia… seemed to be more than just lewd and vengeful—she was already bordering on a kind of pathological madness.
“The intermission is almost over, Big Sister.”
Sophia smiled:
“You know, I have a way to help you completely silence your voice.”
“What way… huh?!”
Floria instinctively asked, but in the blink of an eye, Sophia’s delicate face was right in front of hers, so close they could exchange breath.
“A long, long time ago, I actually wanted to do this to Big Sister—”
Before she finished, Floria suddenly felt her lips harshly bitten as if being punished.
She panicked and widened her eyes, initially trying to turn away as much as possible, but afraid of making a big movement and waking Sylvie, and with Sophia’s quick actions, she had no chance to escape.
“Ugh… mmm!”
A strange sensation surged from above and below, and Floria could only whimper like a small puppy, helplessly feeling her body grow hotter.
The once arrogant and overbearing villainous witch now looked pitiful; her crystal-clear eyes filled with a mist of grievance, tears brimming with shame slowly streaming down her pale cheeks.