After breakfast, the girls dressed up and went out. Ye Xingyao held the white-haired girl’s hand and walked ahead with her to lead the way, while Ye Xingling followed closely behind them, afraid that if she wasn’t careful, she would be left behind by her sisters.
“Before we go to the safehouse, we need to go to the hospital and draw some blood from Xiaoyue.”
Ye Xingyao turned to look behind her and said to her sister, who was half a step behind.
“Huh? Why? Does Sister Shiyue have some health problem?”
Ye Xingling, already on edge, became even more nervous upon hearing the word “draw blood.” After all, when people hear that word combined with a hospital, the first thing they think of is blood tests or routine checkups.
“No, nothing like that. I just want to see if Fumier is interested in Moon Elf blood. Right now, it seems she’s only interested in your sister’s blood.”
Ye Xingyao realized her previous words had been misleading and waved her hand to reassure her little sister.
“I see.”
Ye Xingling’s heart settled down. Then her sister thoughtfully said something that made her lose her composure.
“Hmm… should I try drawing some from you too? Magical Girl blood should contain extraordinary magic power, right? Theoretically, a Magical Girl has much more magic power than an elf of the same level.”
Ye Xingyao held her chin with her free hand, deep in thought. Only when the hand she was holding gently scratched her palm did she notice her little sister’s strange expression.
“What’s wrong?”
“Um… are you sure I’m your biological sister?”
“…Yes… right?”
“What?! Aren’t I?!”
Ye Xingling was genuinely startled by her sister’s deliberately puzzled expression, only to see both of her sisters smiling at her.
“Hey! Don’t make such terrifying jokes!”
Ye Xingling pouted in dissatisfaction. Just as she was about to turn her face away, she got scared of being left behind and had to catch up to her sisters.
“Alright, alright, I’m sorry.”
Ye Xingyao apologized with a smile. After becoming a girl, her originally somewhat cynical personality had mellowed a lot. Maybe it was due to some strange hormone effect; even she wondered if this apologizing beauty was really her.
“So, sis, do you want to try? If you want to, go ahead. If not, I won’t force you. I’m just curious about the answer.”
Ye Xingyao half-turned and reached out to pat her sister’s head. She had to admit, patting the heads of the girls around her was becoming addictive. As an expression of goodwill and comfort, she gave it a perfect score!
“Trying… I guess it’s fine.”
Ye Xingling’s head wobbled under her sister’s rubbing, adding more joy to the two of them.
Soon, they arrived at a nearby hospital. Ye Xingyao found the doctor on duty and showed her Midnight-level Hunter badge, stating that she needed blood from all three of them and asking the hospital to arrange a nurse for blood drawing.
Ye Xingling looked at her sister’s Hunter badge with starry eyes, a bit of admiration in them. So this was a Midnight-level Hunter? They could come to the hospital and ask for help directly. She’d heard they could even request cooperation from the Human Alliance.
Ye Xingyao had only learned from Hongye Qiu that aside from command authority for emergencies and certain privileges, a Midnight-level Hunter could use this identity to ask companies or organizations directly under the Human Alliance for small favors.
As for why three portions of blood…
After all, Fumier had helped her a lot. Consider it a thank-you gift. If Xiaoyue’s and her sister’s blood weren’t suitable, she could just use her own.
She wasn’t sure if a Star Elf could handle drawing two hundred milliliters of blood two days in a row. Technically, it should be within safe limits, but whether she would feel dizzy, light-headed, or unsteady on her feet was hard to say.
After the blood draw, Ye Xingyao supported her little sister, who was woozy from seeing blood, while asking the hospital for a completely opaque black plastic bag. She put the three bags of blood inside and handed them to Xiaoyue.
“Sis, you’re afraid of blood?”
Ye Xingyao asked in confusion. She had lived with her sister for so long—how had she never noticed this?
“During the checkups before, Mom would hold me, cover my eyes so I wouldn’t see, and comfort me not to be scared…”
Ye Xingling weakly punched her older sister’s back and spoke feebly.
“I thought after seeing monsters, you’d be braver…”
“Pfft—”
“Hey! You’re my sister! Laughing out loud is too much!”
Ye Xingling weakly protested against her sister’s behavior.
“Alright, alright, I’m taking good care of you, aren’t I?”
Ye Xingyao poked her cheek.
She did recall that her little sister used to go for checkups with their mom. No wonder she hadn’t known about her sister’s fear of blood. If she had, she wouldn’t have let her donate.
“Then show some sincerity.”
“Sincerity? What kind of sincerity do you want?”
“Hmm… I want you to carry me on your back!”
“…”
Ye Xingyao tilted her head and studied her little sister. Was the sun rising from the west today? Why did it feel like her sister was becoming more dependent on her?
But she really hadn’t been an intimately caring older sister before. Just as she was about to crouch down and let her sister climb on, she suddenly thought: she shouldn’t let this little sister off so easily.
So Ye Xingyao bent down, moved to Ye Xingling’s side, and lifted her into a princess carry.
“You said you’d carry me on your back!”
“I never agreed.”
Yi Shiyue watched the lively bickering between the two sisters and couldn’t help but smile. Soon, as if remembering something, she reminded them:
“Xingyao, what about your injuries?”
“It’s fine, they’re almost healed. You saw last night, didn’t you?”
Ye Xingyao shook her head, ignoring her sister’s struggles and protests. She slowed down half a step, then picked up the pace with Yi Shiyue.
“We need to hurry a bit. Can’t keep them waiting.”
With that, the two headed toward the safehouse.
Ye Xingling, nestled in her sister’s arms, fumed. If only she weren’t so weak from the blood draw, she thought. She knew her sister never acted seriously. The one time she worked up the courage to act spoiled and ask for comfort, this was what she got…
They could never be normal sisters!
As they were about to cross the street, Ye Xingyao tightened her hold. Soon, Ye Xingling, who had little strength left, softened in her arms, behaving in a way that was far from her usual self.