For Ye Xingling, Monday was not a “cute” day, even if she could see the classmates she usually liked… as if. In this day and age, relationships with classmates weren’t actually that close.
In any case, this was probably a common ailment for every high school student. And as a high school girl who was also a Magical Girl, she was obviously even busier.
“Hey, sis, what are you thinking about?”
Her brother’s voice came from the doorway, finally pulling Ye Xingling out of her thoughts. She shook the messy ideas out of her head and wobbled toward the bathroom.
“Nothing.”
Ye Xingling shook her head. She just felt that… having to go out on missions with her seniors on Saturday and only having Sunday to rest was a bit too cruel for a high school girl like her.
However, the world of a Magical Girl was always light and bright, filled with hope at every turn. Thus, our Miss Ye Xingling secretly made up her mind to become a qualified Magical Girl. As for the hardships on this path—such as the reduction of her vacation time—it was merely a small hurdle she had to overcome.
Ye Xingyao watched his little sister’s soul-weary appearance and looked to the girl beside him for help.
“Hey, do you think my sister is acting a bit weird?”
“She does look like she hasn’t rested well… It’s probably because she waited up too long for us last night.”
The way Ye Xingyao signaled with his eyes was a bit funny to Yi Shiyue, but she still replied seriously.
“Could it be her period or something? She looks so sad.”
“Pfft… I don’t know why you’re using ‘sad’ to describe your own sister…”
“Hey, don’t laugh. As long as you understand what I mean, it’s fine. Why don’t you ask her for me?”
“If you care so much, why don’t you ask her yourself?”
Yi Shiyue felt that if she could get Xiao Yao to openly show concern for her sister, it would be the absolute breakthrough needed to end the relationship between these two die-hard tsundere sisters.
“…Won’t a big brother asking about that kind of thing be treated like a total pervert?”
Ye Xingyao fell into thought, and only after a moment did she mutter weakly.
“Then you should just properly act like an older sister… *Sigh*.”
Yi Shiyue sighed. It seemed the opportunity to break the ice between the sisters would only come once the younger sister realized her brother had actually become her sister…
Ye Xingling finished washing up and walked out of the bathroom dejectedly. When she reached the dining table and saw the conflicted expressions on her brother and “sister-in-law’s” faces, she couldn’t help but jump in surprise. Why did it feel like the gloom surrounding these two was even thicker than hers, and she was the high school girl who had to deal with an 8:00 AM class?
“What are you two doing?”
Ye Xingling pinched a small bun from the table and popped it into her mouth.
“It’s nothing. It’s an adult world thing; you wouldn’t understand right now,” Ye Xingyao responded, picking up her chopsticks to poke at a fried egg before taking a bite.
‘She’s only 3 years older than me! What’s with all this mysterious acting!’
Seeing her brother’s “melancholy prince” act, Ye Xingling felt a surge of irritation. She was a Magical Girl who protected Satellite City in secret! A Magical Girl! There were only five active ones in the entire city!
It was only when facing a guy like her brother that she felt completely helpless!
Why couldn’t Mom have given birth to her first and then her brother? Then she could have ruthlessly bullied him as her younger brother…
*Hehehehe…*
“What are you giggling about…”
Ye Xingyao looked at her sister laughing for no reason, thinking the girl had probably gone stupid from school.
“Alright, everyone eat properly. Xingling has to head to school in a bit.”
Yi Shiyue spoke with the authority of a housewife, ending the small interlude before breakfast. She really had to worry about everything to make sure these two sisters got along.
After breakfast, the two of them saw off their sister, who hurried downstairs to rush to school. Yi Shiyue began clearing the dishes while Ye Xingyao deactivated her Disguise Magic and went to the bathroom to tidy her hair again.
By now, Ye Xingyao could independently identify a whole series of toiletries like facial cleansers, shampoos, and face creams. Compared to her past self, this was a phenomenal improvement. Truly worth celebrating.
Although she was an expert at makeup… when it came to these maintenance products, she was essentially clueless.
Moreover, ever since truly becoming a girl, she hadn’t touched her old makeup for a long time. For her, her current self was the most perfect version she could have imagined back when she was just crossdressing.
Ye Xingyao looked at herself in the mirror. Her slightly long bangs were already starting to obscure her vision.
She reached out to tuck them toward the top of her head. The smooth, straight black hair slid through the gaps of her fingers and fell back down, scattering behind her head.
She had grown used to having her hair down like this. When she saw the image of her former self created by Disguise Magic in the mirror this morning, she almost didn’t recognize it.
‘My face hasn’t changed that much, has it… At most, the originally delicate facial lines have just become softer?’
Pity Xiao Yao, who could only judge gender based on hair length, for being unable to find the words to describe her peerless beauty at this moment.
However, she was indeed much prettier than when she used to crossdress. Just the texture of this hair alone was far superior to even the most realistic wig. Compared to Yi Shiyue’s hair, there seemed to be some subtle differences…
Ye Xingyao reminisced slightly about the feel of her girlfriend’s hair and looked at herself in the mirror with some emotion.
Now, women’s clothes fit her much better. It was just that the curves on her chest didn’t seem much different from before; she could even see a few traces of her former crossdressing self.
‘Xiaoyue said they grew a little… but I still can’t see the difference.’
Ye Xingyao sighed in her heart, reflecting with a bit of regret.
“By the way, Xiao Yao, I think it’s Xingling’s birthday in a few days, right?”
Yi Shiyue quietly approached the girl who was admiring herself in the mirror, giving the latter a start.
“Oh, that’s right. That bratty sister is having her birthday this Friday. Why? Do you want to prepare some gifts for her in advance?”
Ye Xingyao checked the date on her phone, calculated the days in her head, and replied.
“Mmh… not exactly. What I want to ask is, when do you plan to confess all of this to her?”
Yi Shiyue poked the girl’s cheek and spoke with some concern.
“Xiao Yao, just like when you confessed to me, secrets only pile up more and more. Besides, things like last night—where you came home and forgot to change back into your ‘brother’ identity—will happen from time to time. Won’t that be exhausting?”
“…Let’s wait a bit longer. I don’t know what that bratty sister thinks about the whole ‘brother’ and ‘sister’ thing. *Sigh*, if only there were some kind of opportunity.”
Ye Xingyao fell silent for a moment and sighed.
Yi Shiyue was right. Letting things go on like this forever wasn’t a solution.