Click—
The key was inserted into the lock.
Mihou Sakai opened the door with a sense of embarrassment.
It was only after entering Keigunen Private Academy that Mihou Sakai realized just how far the outside world had developed. When she used iris authentication for the first time, the girl had almost made a fool of herself.
She wanted to turn back and check her Senior's reaction, worried whether Yuzu-senpai would look down on her poverty because of this old-fashioned mechanical lock.
Even though she had worried about it time and again, that feeling of inferiority continued to spread within the girl's chest.
Clang—
Before Mihou Sakai could even unlock it, the door was opened from the inside.
Mihou Sakai almost stumbled directly into her own home. She turned her head as she staggered, coincidentally meeting Su Yuzu's frank and open crimson eyes.
If Su Yuzu knew what the girl was thinking, she would probably just lament that the girl was too insecure and sensitive.
Before reliving this life, Su Yuzu hadn't used things like iris authentication, which seemed to belong only in science fiction, either. Even after her rebirth, the conservative Soga family used old-fashioned mechanical structural locks.
The head of the Soga family... did not trust technology.
Otherwise... given Yuzu's grades and talent in mixed martial arts, as long as she equipped enough Holy Relics and Technology Division gear, she could completely hold her own. When paired with Soga Yura, who was physically frail but existed like a deterrent weapon, the effect would absolutely be greater than one plus one equals two.
Su Yuzu's gaze fell behind the door.
A small, cute figure standing on tiptoes to open the door shouted "Big Sister is back" into the room while hugging Mihou Sakai's legs. Soft little arms wrapped around Mihou Sakai's thigh.
A hair bun looking like a small steamed bun poked out from the edge of the girl's pleated skirt, and a pair of watery tender green eyes, similar to her sister's, looked toward Su Yuzu.
Su Yuzu waved her hand at the little girl.
The little lass immediately shrank back into the silhouette of her sister's body. A moment later... she slowly poked her head out again, released the small hand clutching her sister's thigh, and waved timidly at Su Yuzu.
Mihou Sakai looked back at Su Yuzu with some embarrassment. The insecure girl worried about everything, including whether her own little sister was causing trouble for Yuzu-senpai.
However... judging from the arc rising at the corner of Yuzu-senpai's lips, Yuzu-senpai... probably liked Lan very much too.
"This is... my younger sister."
"Lan."
"Lan... say hello to Senpai." Mihou Sakai gently stroked the little girl's small head.
"Bi... Big Sister, hello..."
Accompanied by a milky voice, Su Yuzu watched the little lass teeter and toddle directly toward her.
"Lan!" Mihou Sakai was a bit flustered.
Su Yuzu, on the other hand, cast the girl a look saying not to mind. She directly scooped up the little girl's soft waist and held Lan in her arms in one go.
"This is a gift for Lan~" Su Yuzu waved her fair hand. Under the little lass's wide eyes, she produced a box of daifuku 'out of thin air' and stuffed the paper box into the little lass's hands.
It was just like magic.
"Wah!!!" The little lass clapped her small hands happily. "Thank you, Big Sister!"
The books indeed didn't lie. Miracles and magic both exist.
Right in front of Mihou Sakai, the little loli propped up on Su Yuzu's shoulder planted a kiss right on Su Yuzu's cheek.
Mihou Sakai froze completely right there.
"Lan!!!" The girl looked at Su Yuzu's expression nervously.
She was worried Senpai would be unhappy because of this. But she also envied... the innocent frankness and privilege belonging to a little girl. If possible, she... also wanted to be as unscrupulous as Lan.
"It's okay~" Su Yuzu held the little loli. "Lan is very cute."
"Just as cute as Little Mihou."
Thump thump—
Mihou Sakai bit her lip pearl; a flush of blood rushed quickly past the tip of the girl's ear.
Conversely, the innocent little loli clapped her small hands vigorously. "Lan is just as cute as Big Sister!!!"
Then, the little loli struggled to fumble in her pocket, carefully fishing out a Gekota sticker.
"Th... This is a return gift from Lan."
Su Yuzu looked at the little loli's cute expression. "Then thank you, Lan~"
"Lan... Lan will stick it on Big Sister!"
Seeing her sister about to stick the sticker on Yuzu-senpai's face, Mihou Sakai became instantly anxious.
Su Yuzu, however, seeing the girl's careful movements, slightly raised her chin instead, bringing her cheek close to the little loli. The little girl's beautiful tender green eyes looked at the maiden's skin, white and tender like milk jelly, close at hand.
Before sticking the sticker on, she secretly... gave another peck like a little chick pecking at rice.
Mihou Sakai nearly bit through her lip. She absolutely never expected... that before she had even reached base one, her own sister had actually overtaken her on the curve and taken the lead.
In the corner of a distant residential building.
Soga Yura looked at that little loli who had kissed Yuzu twice, nearly chewing her handkerchief to shreds.
Damn it!!!!
Being cute is amazing, huh!
Just because you're young, you can do whatever you want?!
Mihou Sakai, move! Control your sister!
Soga Yura watched as Mihou Sakai finally made a move. Good! She's going to discipline her! She's going to discipline her!
Then—
Soga Yura watched helplessly as Mihou Sakai took Su Yuzu's hand, and the two walked into the house, closing the door.
In the narrow entrance hallway. The two girls moved in tacit understanding; Su Yuzu held the little loli to make a little space for Mihou Sakai, and the image of Mihou Sakai brushing past Yuzu to close the door was exceptionally harmonious.
So harmonious... Soga Yura even felt that she was completely an outsider.
I... I told you to control that little lass, not for you to muster up courage yourself!
Inside the room.
"Sorry..." Mihou Sakai apologized to Su Yuzu. "The house is very small..."
"It's very good~"
"Eh?"
"It's very good like this~" Tilting her head slightly, Su Yuzu nuzzled the little loli's soft little face with her cheek, watching the little loli beg for mercy after being rubbed by the Gekota sticker she had stuck on Yuzu's face herself. "It feels very much like a home."
Mihou Sakai instantly thought of the complex relationship between Su Yuzu and Soga Yura, which was like some tragic drama. "Sorry!!!"
She felt she might have poked Yuzu-senpai's sore spot.
Su Yuzu looked at Mihou Sakai, genuinely feeling somewhat helpless and full of pity. Mihou Sakai... was a bit too insecure and cautious.
"Welcome back~" Just then, a beautiful woman who looked mature and still retained her charm came out of the kitchen. "Thank you for your hard work."
"My... is this the 'Light' Little Mihou talks about?"
"Truly a cute girl."
"No wonder Little Mihou thinks about you all day long..."
"Mother!!!" The embarrassed girl wished she could dive directly into her mother's arms.
Mother... how could she say such things directly.
Nyaa——
Ya...
On this pleasant day, only the little cat struggled with a sobbing tone, curling her trembling body even tighter.
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