"Alright! Children, get in the carriage! We're about to set off!" Uncle Ix called out to them.
"Okay, Uncle Ix. Everyone, get in!" Nagato said to Illustrious and the others.
Illustrious nodded and jumped onto the carriage first, then turned around to pull Aircraft Carrier up by the hand. Belfast pushed Aircraft Carrier from behind, and once she was up, Nagato followed. Finally, Belfast jumped onto the carriage herself.
When everyone got onto the carriage, they discovered a loli lying there asleep. This loli had fluffy, long white hair tied into twin tails with rabbit-ear clips. She wore a pink jacket over a white camisole, a red pleated skirt on her lower body, and white over-knee socks covering her petite and cute legs.
This loli was sleeping very comfortably. Even with the carriage swaying as everyone boarded, she remained sound asleep without being woken up. One had to admire how deeply she slept.
"Uncle Ix, who is this child? Why is she sleeping in our carriage?" Illustrious asked.
Uncle Ix said helplessly, "I don't know whose child she is! I tried to wake her up by hand, but I was repelled by something like a magic barrier. I shouted at her, but she didn't wake up either; I suppose the sound was also repelled!"
"It seems she's no ordinary child; she's likely a Professional. We have to return to the village, and we can't just wait here forever for her to wake up! I'll bring her back tomorrow."
Is it really that miraculous, being repelled and all? Curious, Illustrious reached out to touch the loli, but her hand was pushed back by a golden barrier that suddenly lit up about three centimeters away.
Looking at the golden barrier that had suddenly repelled her and sensing its magical aura, Illustrious frowned. This was a Divine Magic Barrier; she had heard that only Angels could manifest such a thing. Could this loli be a legendary Angel?
Illustrious shook her head with a wry smile. It seemed she would only get an answer once the loli woke up on her own!
Hiding in a dark corner of a building, Jelas was counting the number of people on Illustrious's carriage with some surprise. "Why is there an extra twin-tailed loli? Well, whatever, one more loli is just another dish. There are actually five cute lolis; I'm going to have some fun today! Hehehe."
As if sensing something, Illustrious suddenly turned her head toward a certain direction in town, her expression turning solemn. Why did it feel like someone was watching them? But looking in that direction, there was no one. Strange, was it just her imagination?
"What's wrong, Eldest Miss? You don't look so well," Belfast said worriedly.
"Ah! It's... it's nothing. I'm probably just overthinking things! Hahaha," Illustrious said, rubbing the back of her head.
"Tsk! That was close. That brat named Illustrious is surprisingly sharp." In the dark corner of the building Illustrious had just looked toward, a middle-aged man breathed a sigh of relief. He was indeed Jelas, who had been secretly stalking Illustrious and the others all day.
Seeing that everyone was finally in the carriage, Uncle Ix shouted, "Sit tight, children! I'm starting the carriage."
Uncle Ix tugged the reins, and the horse immediately responded, pulling the carriage forward toward the village.
After watching Illustrious's carriage gradually depart, Jelas, who was hiding in the shadows, observed the direction it was heading. Realizing it was going toward Aiseng Village, he immediately rode his grey horse along a small path, planning to get ahead and wait for Illustrious and the others halfway.
Illustrious, however, had no idea they were being followed. They were currently chatting happily. When Illustrious asked Belfast about her future plans, Belfast replied without hesitation, "Of course, I'll continue serving you, Miss! Oh, and the Second Miss, too, by the way."
"I see! Actually, if you wanted freedom, that would be fine too. But since you've already said that, then just do whatever you like!" Illustrious said lightly.
Am I just an afterthought? Hearing Belfast's words, Aircraft Carrier frowned slightly. It seemed Belfast still liked Big Sister as much as before! Aircraft Carrier knew about the things Belfast secretly did behind Big Sister's back!
When Aircraft Carrier was still the Baron's Daughter, she accidentally went to Big Sister's room to find her and play, but didn't find Big Sister. Instead, she found Belfast lying on Big Sister's bed.
Aircraft Carrier secretly peeped at Belfast through the door crack. She saw Belfast's face was flushed, her left hand clutching Big Sister's clothes and sniffing them intensely, while her right hand continuously explored her own lower body. She kept muttering, "This is Miss's scent, it smells so good! So wonderful! Hah, unh! I can't take it, ah..." Aircraft Carrier, who was hiding behind the door, was stunned. She never expected the usually proper Belfast to do such a thing in Big Sister's room.
Since then, Aircraft Carrier's gaze toward Belfast had been strange. She often ignored Belfast's lectures, as she had no reason to heed the preaching of a Love Rival.
Aircraft Carrier wanted to tell Big Sister about the things Belfast did in her room, making Big Sister dislike Belfast. But Aircraft Carrier feared Big Sister wouldn't mind; instead, she might happily get together with Belfast, since Big Sister was a yuri!
The reason she discovered Big Sister was yuri was because Big Sister would blush and get nervous when looking at a girl's body.
Due to these various reasons, Aircraft Carrier ultimately did not tell Big Sister about Belfast liking her and doing those things in her room.
Thinking that Big Sister might be stolen away by Belfast, Aircraft Carrier tightly hugged Big Sister's arm. Only this way could she feel secure.
"What's wrong, Aircraft Carrier? Are you hungry?" Seeing Aircraft Carrier suddenly hug her arm tightly, Illustrious asked somewhat confusedly.
"Big Sister, am I just a Glutton in your eyes?" Aircraft Carrier pouted angrily and said discontentedly.
"Of course, you're not a Glutton!" Hearing Illustrious say this, Aircraft Carrier's face lit up with joy, but the happiness didn't last long. Illustrious suddenly added, "Aircraft Carrier is clearly a cute Glutton!"
Hearing that Illustrious still considered her a Glutton, Aircraft Carrier shouted angrily, "Big Sister! You can't call me a Glutton, not even a cute Glutton."
"Alright, alright! Big Sister promises not to call you a Glutton." Seeing that Aircraft Carrier was truly angry, Illustrious surrendered and agreed.
Nagato watched Aircraft Carrier clinging tightly to Illustrious, feeling inexplicably stifled inside. So, she spoke to Aircraft Carrier with a hint of mockery: "Aircraft Carrier only knows how to cling to Big Sister. You're already so old, yet you don't know how to be independent. Big Sister Illustrious must be very tired normally!"
Hearing Nagato say that, Illustrious felt things were about to go south! These two were going to start arguing again!
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