NOVEL NEXT Chapter 31
Chapter 31 & Chapter 28
Thank you,
I know.
I’ve known for a long time.
But I didn’t expect it to come so soon.
“The cooking by Little Yukinoshita Yukino, it has been a while since I tasted this,” said Yukinoshita Yono, crossing her arms and leaning against the wall, with great interest watching the black-haired girl bustling about in the kitchen preparing dinner, her ample chest straining visibly.
“Since elder sister has nothing to do, why not come and help me?” Yukinoshita Yukino casually said as she didn’t hold any hope, focusing on the tempura in the frying pan in front of her.
“No way,” Yukinoshita Yono giggled, covering her mouth. “After all, getting food for free tastes much better. If we were to start doing our part, it would no longer be the same.”
Yukinoshita Yuno’s response was exactly what Yukinoshita Yukino had expected. Without missing a beat, she placed the fried tempura onto a plate and started preparing the next dish: “If you’re not going to help, then please step outside and don’t interfere with my work here.”
“You were there back then.”
I knew it, but I didn’t think sister’s test would come so quickly and so straightforward.
Yukinoshita Yuno’s off-topic response was abrupt, startling Yukinoshita Yukino mid-chop, causing the knife to clatter against the cutting board again. Yukinoshita Yukino steadied herself and asked calmly, “What are you referring to?”
“Well…”
Yukinoshita Yuno examined her with squinted eyes. Although Yukinoshita Yukino was concentrating on the ingredients on the cutting board, she could sense the intensity of her elder sister’s gaze.
Fortunately, Yukinoshita Yuno looked away after a moment, seemingly deciding to leave her be for now.
“By the way, I’ll be staying here for a while since there are things for me to handle. Going back and forth from Tokyo and Chiba is too troublesome,” said Yukinoshita Yono, departing from the kitchen, her honey-sweet voice drifting from the living room. “Also, I can keep a close eye on Little Yukinoshita to prevent my lovely little sister from running around and being taken advantage of.”
After peeking at where her sister had stood, Yukinoshita Yukino subtly relaxed, sighing inwardly.
To be frank, she was slightly drenched in sweat.
Now, she had been targeted completely.
*It looks like Lin Qi is making a comment.* Yukinoshita Yukino gripped the spatula tighter, her hand trembling slightly.
Lin Qi-kun! Her face flushed pink as she almost flung the spatula out in frustration, wishing to jam it into Lin Qi’s mouth if he dared interrupt her cooking!
Now seriously, if you want to avoid your sister and go out to play, I have a plan.
It’s not about playing, but to prevent her from taking over my body! Yukinoshita Yukino paused before continuing, What is your plan?
Knock her out and tie her up. Simple yet effective. Lin Qi suggested. Even without my help, with your current physique, subduing her will be child’s play.
Yukinoshita Yukino fell silent, sighed deeply, whispering unconsciously, It was my mistake to expect anything from you…
“What mistake?” Yukinoshita Yono curiously poked her head out, “Who is Little Yukinoshita talking to?”
!” She jumped in shock, turning to glare at her lively-eyed sister. “Sister! Why did you come back? Didn’t I tell you to wait for dinner at the table?”
“I just wanted to check if the meal was ready, little sister is very hungry,” replied the short-haired woman innocently.
“It will be ready soon!”
“Then I’ll leave.”
Yukinoshita Yono leaned against the chair at the dining table pondering her sister’s suspicious behavior recently.
Just saw Little Yukinoshita take out her phone. It means she wasn’t communicating with someone, but instead murmuring to herself… Oh no, not good. If Little Yukinoshita keeps it up, she might lose her mind alone.
Was she maybe talking to an imaginary friend?
In the channel where Yukinoshita Yuno couldn’t hear, her sister was engaging in a wild exchange:
It’s your fault, almost being caught by sister!
Can’t blame me? You’re being unreasonable, sister? commented Lin Qi.
If your advice wasn’t so strange and unreliable, I wouldn’t have done what I did… Sister must have been suspicious, being the type who won’t stop until she achieves her goal. How could I have let her suspect? Yukinoshita Yukino worried.
Maybe it’s possible that even if your sister suspects something, it won’t cross her mind regarding curses; she’ll assume something is wrong with your thinking.
The girl calmed slightly upon hearing this.
Right, even if Sister isn’t daft, it’s impossible for her to grasp what happens to her妹, leading to misunderstandings.
Reflecting on it, there really was no need to panic, but facing Yukinoshita Yuno easily aroused emotions as they used to when they were children.
As commented on by Lin Qi, being teased into it often.
Of course, saying this outright would be ill-advised considering Yukinoshita missy seemed to be on edge today. Any further provocation could end up in sudden outbursts and regrets later.
Exhaustion cannot be the solution; sustainable progress is the goal.
After some reflection, Yukinoshita Yukino got back to her task swiftly, preparing dinner.
At the dining table, she prepared to confront Yukinoshita Yuno’s odd misunderstanding, only to find that Yuno didn’t bring up the earlier murmurs. Instead, Yuno raised an issue about a construction site.
“Little Yukinoshita, you know that the collapsed office building was supposedly due to a gas pipe explosion. But guess what, the building never even had gas pipelines. Those people are giving out such transparently false reasons.”
Yukinoshita Yuno remarked as she ate.
“In fact, the fire department and police investigating found no actual cause. Beyond the massive damage, they discovered an incredibly odd detail.”
“Oh, and what detail?” Yukinoshita Yukino perked up keenly, careful not to agitate her sister.
“They found walls cut precisely like someone used a butter knife to cut through the entire building.” Yuno explained animatedly, even demonstrating with her hands.
“Is that odd?” she laughed, seemingly relishing the tale. “Frankly, I’m starting to suspect this was an alien or supernatural being’s handiwork.”
“…Impossible,” Yukinoshita Yuno shifted her gaze indifferently.
“Yeah, impossible,” agreed Yuno with a nod.
“So, has this incident caused any losses to the company?” To avoid further dangerous topics, Yukinoshita Yukino diverted.
“On the contrary, it saved us demolition fees. If aliens really exist, I’d owe them a thankful salute!” Yuno laughed.
Well, aren’t you happy to thank me?
Thanks, Alien Sir.
Internally, Yukinoshita Yukino rolled her eyes.
…
After school, then become jujutsu sorcerer.