“Sorry about that, dear customer. The one I just sold was the last bento. Here, take this card—in case you buy a bento next time, you’ll get a fifty percent discount!”
As it neared nine o’clock, the night market near Lin City University Town was ablaze with lights.
Countless vendors were eagerly showing off their cooking skills to customers, brimming with energy.
Yet, in front of an inconspicuous little stall at the night market, the stall was already closing up amid the wails of disappointed customers.
Unlike before, when he was both the boss of Su Ji Bento at the night market and the sole worker, Su Qi had to sell bentos, collect money, get teased by customers, and explain things to them, all while barely keeping up.
But today, with An Xiaoling—the little maid—helping out, the sales went unusually smoothly.
An Xiaoling not only handled the money.
Beyond that, she also answered a lot of questions for Su Qi, and even energetically promoted the bentos on his behalf.
Usually, the fifty servings of Su Wife’s Bento would sell out by nine-thirty, but today, they were all gone before nine.
When An Xiaoling handed out one of Su Qi’s homemade discount cards to the last customer and he saw his own wallet bulging,
Su Qi honestly felt a little touched.
After all, today, An Xiaoling had first rescued him from Senior Wen Yin’s hands, along with Mo Yu and Senior Sister Lin.
Then she dragged him off to her room to sleep, dressed up as a cute little maid to cook together, and now was even helping him sell bentos.
She hadn’t said anything outright about all this.
But on reflection, Su Qi realized
this black-hearted little loli from before was just trying to cheer him up and help him recover from that dreadful feeling.
And honestly, An Xiaoling’s unusual kindness and comfort had been very effective.
At the very least, Su Qi’s mood now was much better than it had been that morning.
Just as Su Qi was gazing at An Xiaoling in her maid outfit, thinking to himself how cute this little loli would be if she weren’t so black-hearted,
“Hehe~ So, Su Su Sister, aren’t I super capable? Oh right, Su Su Sister, what should we do next?”
An Xiaoling finished chatting with the customer, then trotted back with adorable steps, her twin ponytails bouncing.
But when she asked what they should do next, Su Qi found himself stumped for a moment.
Usually, after selling Su Ji Bento, it would be almost ten o’clock, and he’d have to run to a still-open Shopping Mall nearby to change back into his male clothes, and by the time he got home, it’d be close to eleven.
But today, not only did they finish selling out early, but he no longer needed to change back to men’s clothes.
So… what should they do?
As Su Qi pondered this, his delicate brows began to knit.
At this moment, Su Qi had the nagging feeling that he’d forgotten something… no, not just one, but two very important things.
And before he could remember what they were,
An Xiaoling’s small, pale hand grabbed his, and next to him sounded her cheerful loli voice.
“Su Su Sister, since it’s still early, let’s walk around the night market first!”
When it came to shopping, especially accompanying girls to shop,
As someone who’d once had an elder sister, Su Qi knew all too well the pain.
Every time they went to a Shopping Mall or the night market, Su Lulu—who was too lazy to even get out of bed at home—would suddenly act as if she had limitless energy and drag him around endlessly.
During the two years Su Lulu was in a coma, Su Qi had almost forgotten this terrifying shopping experience.
But today, walking around with An Xiaoling, the feeling came rushing back.
At every trinket stall, An Xiaoling would linger for ages. Whenever she found good food, she’d stop curiously, and even phone cases or things she didn’t need would catch her attention.
As someone who used to rely on online shopping, Su Qi was never interested in going out like this. After only an hour, he felt both mentally and physically exhausted.
However, accompanying this little loli around did remind Su Qi of something… no, something important.
Namely, that he hadn’t visited his comatose sister Su Lulu in the hospital for a long time.
When he told An Xiaoling of his plan to visit the hospital,
Perhaps because she’d been playing the role of a thoughtful little maid all day, An Xiaoling quickly agreed.
Lin City Third People’s Hospital, Nursing Department.
In the years since Su Lulu fell into a coma, Su Qi had lost track of how many times he’d come to this ward.
But unlike before, Su Qi was now Su Wife—no longer a boy, but a girl.
Because it was hard to explain this change in identity, Su Qi had An Xiaoling sign them in before heading to Su Lulu’s room.
With the moonlight streaming in from the window, he looked at his comatose sister lying on the bed.
This time, Su Qi’s feelings were complicated.
Emmm… If it weren’t for his sister falling into a coma, he wouldn’t have joined the adventurer group, nor experienced so many things that led to his Su Wife’s experience increasing and turning him into a girl.
Thinking about how the source of this chain of events was this sleeping girl, Su Qi poked Su Lulu’s cheek in frustration and grumbled in his heart.
Ugh… Sis, why aren’t you waking up? Your little brother’s been turned into a little sister because of you!!!
After a brief visit and paying the nursing fee,
As they were preparing to leave the hospital, Su Qi and An Xiaoling were stopped by Xiao Tao Nurse, who’d always looked after Su Lulu.
“You two are Su Lulu’s friends, right? She’s been in a coma for years now. Even though we take good care of her every day, the body can suffer damage when left unused for so long.
Recently, her heart rate’s gotten a bit slower than before. It’s not an immediate problem, but if possible, you might want to seek treatment from a professional Ability User, or perhaps consult an Exorcist—that could be worth trying.”
Hearing Xiao Tao Nurse say that Su Lulu’s condition wasn’t optimistic, Su Qi left the hospital with some mental preparation, but couldn’t help feeling worried.
And upon hearing the possible treatment options, an image appeared in Su Qi’s mind.
It was that older sister he’d met at Mo Yu’s house, the Holy Nun Ye Fufu from Succubus Academy who’d been defeated by him.
If he got the chance, maybe he could ask his good friend Mo Yu to invite her to heal his sister. He only hoped it wouldn’t be too expensive.
While thinking over Su Lulu’s treatment,
Before they knew it, night had deepened, and Su Qi and An Xiaoling had returned to the Cangyou Wildcat Team base.
After such a packed afternoon—cooking, selling bentos, shopping, and finally going to the hospital—the day felt exhausting.
Often, that’s just how people are.
When you’re physically tired enough, many worries get put aside.
Unnoticed, the heavy mood left by Elder Sister Wen Yin’s yandere influence had lightened considerably for Su Qi.
“Su Su Sister, I’ve already run your bath, and here are pajamas I picked out for you~”
Back at the Cangyou Wildcat Team base, as Su Qi sat on the sofa playing with two little cats,
A cute loli voice sounded at his ear.
Hearing that An Xiaoling had run his bath,
Perhaps because An Xiaoling hadn’t pounced on him all day and had returned to being the sweet little loli who liked Su Su Sister, perfectly playing the maid’s part and giving Su Qi a sense of trust,
Su Qi, exhausted after the whole afternoon, didn’t overthink it and simply picked up the pajamas and went into the bathroom.
As someone who’d once been a boy, even though his house had a bathtub,
Bathing alone always felt troublesome and wasteful.
So Su Qi rarely used the tub. But now, seeing it full of hot water and light steam,
Maybe because he was now a girl, Su Qi found it novel, a little luxurious, and rather exciting.
He gently slipped off his clothes. Though the steam had fogged up the mirror and blurred the reflection,
He could still faintly see his outline in the glass, and couldn’t help his little pale cheeks flushing.
Ugh, why does my figure look so seductive? This feels a bit indecent!
And when did my little white rabbits get this big without me noticing?
Ugh… can’t keep looking. I should just enjoy the bath!
He slipped a smooth, porcelain-like leg into the tub, testing the water, then slowly immersed his whole body.
Huu~
After a tiring day, a hot bath felt wonderful.
The moment he settled in, Su Qi let out a comfortable little moan.
The warm water enveloped his body, making him feel cozy and relaxed.
An Xiaoling had put something in the bath, and the surface was covered in slippery bubbles, which felt nice.
Thanks to the buoyancy, his shoulders didn’t have to bear the weight of those two… and it was very relaxing.
Wait… something’s wrong!
Realizing this, Su Qi looked down and saw the two big, happy white orbs floating on the water.
They looked cute and soft when clothed, but floating freely, Su Qi was startled to realize
Emmm, after Su Wife’s abilities leveled up, they really had gotten much bigger.
Now his little hand couldn’t even hold one fully.
And seeing the change in these two little white rabbits, Su Qi wanted to cry but soon remembered something else important.
Just before he was sucked in by the Succubus Statue at the New Passage, he’d tossed “Su Xixi,” the adorable Saint Ash Rabbit, into An Xiaoling’s arms.
But where was the little bunny now?
Just as Su Qi was thinking about this and planning to ask An Xiaoling after the bath,
Shua~
As if hearing his thoughts, the bathroom door suddenly opened from outside, letting in a faintly scented mist.
Turning around, Su Qi saw An Xiaoling walking in, wrapped in a towel like an anime character.
Seeing this, as a shy former boy—no, girl now—Su Qi’s face flushed bright red as he hurriedly covered his chest and shrank into the water.
“An… An Xiaoling, why are you coming in? I haven’t finished yet!”
But An Xiaoling didn’t stop; her cute loli voice rang out earnestly in the bathroom.
“Su Su Sister, isn’t it common sense for a maid to help her master wash their back?”
“Su Su Sister, move over, I’m coming in.”
Su Qi: (2A2)!?
No way, since when was that part of a maid’s common sense?
Also she’s not a maid