Leticia being able to fall asleep in front of her meant she trusted Melanie, believing she wouldn't do anything while she was asleep. If Melanie really did something, she would doubt herself, doubt whether she was qualified to develop a relationship with Leticia.
Must not betray Leticia's trust.
"Sweet dreams." Melanie retracted her hand and returned to the chair she had been sitting in.
She was in no mood to look at her phone. She just stared blankly at the sleeping Leticia, looking for who knows how long.
Very cute, much, much cuter than when she was awake. Having watched for so long, this was the only thought in Melanie's mind: if one day, the awake Leticia could become this soft in front of her, then Melanie felt that even if she died, she would have no regrets.
Relationships are just like this, Melanie thought.
What she wanted was very, very little; she just wanted to hold Leticia, to feel the warmth and softness from the other person.
A very small wish, isn't it?
...
"Ah, good afternoon, Sister Bai Ling." When the setting sun was about to sink below the horizon, Kira, who had been dragged around outside all day by Yori, finally returned home, dragging her exhausted body.
Upon returning home, she naturally called out for Luna, but the maid seemed to be dealing with a very troublesome matter and still hadn't returned.
Luna wasn't here, so who was taking care of Sister?
Kira felt a panic in her heart; hopefully, it was Doctor Candice taking care of Sister.
Pushing open her sister's bedroom door, Kira immediately saw someone she didn't really want to see.
Melanie, the human Stellar Sword Saint, the person who had once almost killed her sister.
For some reason, this girl seemed to have developed some strange thoughts about her sister. Kira keenly sensed that this white-haired girl might want to be her brother-in-law.
However, her sister's attitude toward Melanie was very reassuring to Kira; it had always been a firm rejection. This was the awareness a demon should have.
Making friends with humans wasn't something unacceptable, but falling in love—especially for two people with such identities to fall in love—Kira really found it hard to accept.
"You're back? Did you have fun playing today?" Melanie looked up and asked.
Fun? Not fun at all!
Kira shook her head and said to Melanie: "I would rather be at home taking care of Sister."
Yori's energy seemed endless; having run around all day, that girl didn't show the slightest sign of fatigue.
It was absurd, really absurd.
Kira even suspected whether Yori was a hidden Esper.
"Sister Bai Ling, tell me the truth, does Leticia have supernatural powers?"
This question? Melanie was stunned for a moment; she didn't seem to have ever taken Yori to get checked.
"I'm not too sure," she answered truthfully, "but it probably isn't."
Humans with supernatural powers have a kind of energy in their bodies that ordinary people don't have. Ordinary people can't see this energy, but Melanie, being an Esper herself, could easily detect it.
There was no such energy in Yori's body, which meant that as of this morning, Yori was not yet an Esper.
"I actually lost to an ordinary girl in terms of physical stamina." Kira covered her face and sat on another chair; this was too embarrassing.
"Does Kira know what Luna went to do? She hasn't returned for an entire afternoon." Melanie asked Kira; this was somewhat unusual.
Luna was Leticia's personal maid. At a time like this, when Leticia needed someone to take care of her most, she was nowhere to be seen, which was truly puzzling.
It wasn't just Melanie who was puzzled; Kira also couldn't figure out what Luna was thinking.
"Luna only listens to Sister's orders alone. Even I don't have the authority to question her actions."
Perhaps the conversation between the two girls disturbed Leticia's sweet dream; the girl, who had been sleeping soundly, let out a soft whimper. "Hmm?"
She opened her eyes, swept a glance over the two girls sitting in the room, and then shifted her gaze to the ceiling, which was dyed red by the setting sun.
It seems, I've slept for a long time.
"Sister." Kira quickly ran to the bedside. "Do you want me to help you up?"
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"Mm." Leticia nodded. Her brain was still a bit chaotic from just waking up, and she needed some time before she could return to the normal Leticia.
And this state of just having woken up was, without a doubt, very impactful.
Cute, super cute!
In Melanie's eyes, there was only Leticia's figure left. This was the awake, yet not yet wearing that hard shell, Leticia!
If she could, Melanie really wanted to raise her phone and capture this stunning scene.
But Kira's presence made her abandon that idea. If she really raised her phone, Kira would probably have blocked Leticia immediately.
After about a minute, the adorable confusion on Leticia's face gradually faded, and that tsundere black-haired girl returned.
"Why are you still here?" Leticia's first sentence after returning to normal was directed at Melanie.
It really was a very familiar sentence, and a very familiar tone.
Melanie knew Leticia would say that.
"Discussing some things with Kira."
"Yeah, discussing what Sister Luna is doing." Kira nodded, confirming Melanie's explanation.
"Luna? She hasn't returned yet?" Leticia pressed her temples, looking somewhat confused.
She believed that Luna really did have things to do, but she didn't know exactly what those things were.
Most of the time, Luna would go and get things done first, and then report back to Leticia.
"Luna has her own ideas, don't worry about it." Leticia reached out her hand. "Help me to the living room. It's getting late, it's time for dinner... Wait, if Luna isn't here, who's going to make dinner?"
Is that the point?! Kira was shocked by her sister's thought process.
Is the only purpose of Luna's existence to cook?
She is your personal maid, or your direct personal guard!
In the Demon Race, seeing Luna is about the same as seeing Leticia; Luna is Leticia's spokesperson!
Now your spokesperson has abandoned you, someone who can't take care of herself, and gone off to do who knows what, and yet you're worried about what you're going to eat tonight?!
"If you don't mind, you can eat at my place. Yori shouldn't mind making a few extra dishes." Melanie indicated it wasn't a problem.
"That works too, Yori's cooking is quite good." Although this was Melanie's suggestion, under the threat of her stomach about to growl, Leticia rarely agreed to Melanie's suggestion.
"Tell Yori to make more meat dishes, and right, don't add any green onions or ginger."
"Okay, I'll have her make some things that are good for replenishing blood."
"..." Watching the two older sisters start discussing what to eat for dinner, Kira almost spat out a mouthful of blood.
Shouldn't we be brainstorming about where Luna went at a time like this? Why are you suddenly talking about dinner!
That's way too much of a jump!
And you, Sister Bai Ling, don't think I can't tell that you're deliberately going along with my sister's words. You can't fool the clever Kira with such shallow tactics.