Chapter 86
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Volume 3 + Chapter 86: A Coincidence
When the moonlight shines on my face.
Xia Yi walked through the Laurel Tree Academy late at night. On her way back to the dormitory, she looked up and saw the bright moon.
She couldn’t help but feel a little homesick for the Dragon Palace.
She had been away from the Dragon Kingdom for some time. Ever since becoming a member of the dragon race, even when she traveled far from home, she always had someone accompanying her.
This was the first time she had gone out alone.
She wondered how the others were doing lately?
A strange emotion surfaced in her heart.
It was… the desire to go back.
Could this be homesickness…?
Ugh!
No!
Xia Yi quickly shook her head.
She was a Sword Saint of the human race!
The homeland of a human Sword Saint should be the Rhine Kingdom, not the Dragon Kingdom—that was the homeland of the dragons.
“I haven’t fallen to the dragon race, so how could I be homesick? It must be…”
She thought for a while and found a decent reason.
“Mm! I got it. I just want to go back soon to defeat Xia Lulu and prove myself! After all, unless I defeat Xia Lulu, I won’t be able to have peace of mind—it must be that!”
Thinking that way, Xia Yi felt the reason was much more legitimate and nodded, highly approving of her own thoughts.
As expected, she was still so firm and unyielding!
The little princess walked through the academic zone of the Laurel Tree Academy. Just as she was about to enter the dormitory area, she saw a figure.
That person was hiding in the darkness, silently watching her.
Why was someone still out this late?
As Xia Yi continued walking, that figure started approaching her—even deliberately moving closer.
Clearly, they were coming straight for her.
In the middle of the night, someone pulled this kind of stunt—could they be some kind of perverted lolicon??
She wanted to quicken her pace and shake the person off.
“Xia Yi.”
However, that person called her name.
Xia Yi heard a familiar voice and, startled, stopped in place and turned around.
The figure emerged from the shadows, stepping into the moonlight.
It was…
Lia?!
Xia Yi was stunned.
Of all things this little sister could be doing, why was she following her in the middle of the night?!
“Lia-senpai?”
“Good evening.”
Lia looked at Xia Yi, a faint smile on her face.
The look in her eyes—clearly with some kind of motive—made Xia Yi very uncomfortable.
Speaking of which, Lia had said all kinds of weird things to her the last time they spoke, and even claimed to know her secret.
“Xia Yi, why are you still not back at the dorm so late?” Lia walked up to her and asked curiously.
“That’s the question I should be asking you, Lia-senpai!”
Xia Yi didn’t want to lose her momentum to her little sister, so she deliberately made her tone sound more assertive.
“Why are you following me in the middle of the night? Isn’t that way too suspicious!!”
“Following? You’re misunderstanding, Xia Yi. I just ran into you by coincidence,” Lia explained.
Coincidence?
You call this a coincidence? At this hour, in this part of the Laurel Tree Academy? She popped out like a ghost and gave this obviously fake excuse!
“Xia Yi, I’m serious,” Lia seemed to pick up on Xia Yi’s thoughts. “I just finished some work I had on hand.”
“Work?”
“Yep. I’m a member of the student council at the Laurel Tree Academy. Things have been a bit busy lately—we’ve been planning the upcoming interschool social. It didn’t wrap up until late at night.”
“Eh? I-Is that so…?”
“Xia Yi, do you not care about what’s going on at the Laurel Tree Academy at all? Me being on the student council is practically common knowledge.”
“Ahaha…”
Xia Yi really didn’t know. Come to think of it, she never really tried to understand what Lia was doing here at the academy.
She always tried to avoid her little sister.
“Instead, Xia Yi-senpai, why are you heading back to the dorm so late? It really piques curiosity. While the academy doesn’t have any strict curfews, that doesn’t mean students should be doing questionable things just because the rules are loose, you know?”
“I just went to buy some materials. I’ve been interested in alchemy lately!”
“Alchemy? Xia Yi, your hobbies really cover a wide range,” Lia remarked. “First magic, then swordsmanship, and now alchemy too…”
“Well, if there’s nothing else, I won’t bother you anymore, Lia-senpai. Working this late must’ve made you tired—get some good rest!”
Xia Yi didn’t want to talk to Lia any longer.
She strongly suspected that this little sister of hers was fishing for information!
She probably didn’t know anything and was just making things up, hoping to get Xia Yi to panic and expose herself.
Therefore, the best way to deal with her was to avoid her and minimize contact.
Anyway, ever since Lia claimed to know her secret last time, nothing else had happened.
Otherwise, if her identity as a dragon had really been exposed, the Holy Knights would’ve shown up with a whole group to arrest her already!
“Wait. There’s something I want to know—Xia Yi, will you be attending the interschool social?” Lia suddenly blocked her path.
“…Don’t know.”
“So you don’t have a dance partner yet? No guy has invited you?”
“No.” Xia Yi replied immediately.
Like any guy would invite her?
Meow meow meow.
Thanks to being a damned pink-haired girl… and you, my weird sister!
Now everyone at the academy thinks I’m some kind of yuri green-tea seductress—of course no guys are inviting me!
“Didn’t Yue Liu invite you?” Lia pressed.
“We’re not in the kind of relationship you guys think we are. I’m tired of explaining it.”
After that explanation, Lia looked especially pleased.
Xia Yi didn’t understand—why was she so happy to see her having such a bad reputation? Was she mocking her?
“Xia Yi, I received invitations from many people who hoped I’d be their dance partner.”
“…What, are you here to brag about your popularity?” Xia Yi scoffed.
“Not at all, Xia Yi. I turned them all down.”
“Didn’t find anyone you liked?”
“…Let’s meet at the interschool social. You’ll understand then. Good night, Xia Yi.” Lia left those words behind and walked away.
Still no direct answer, deliberately trying to keep her guessing.
So infuriating!!
The black-haired loli snorted and turned to leave as well.
…
Xia Yi returned to the dorm.
She figured Yue Liu was probably already asleep and didn’t want to disturb anyone. She quietly opened the door and entered, trying not to make any noise and disturb the others’ rest.
As she passed through the living room, she noticed that Yue Liu’s room was still lit. Light spilled out through the crack beneath the door into the otherwise dark common area.
That pink-haired girl—still awake at this hour? What’s she doing?
Whatever. Not my business. Has nothing to do with me.
Thinking that, Xia Yi was about to return to her own room—but then she heard a strange sound coming from Yue Liu’s room.
“Xia Yi… mm… ah…”
Why is she calling my name? Did she know I came back?
Confused, Xia Yi figured that since the little fox wasn’t asleep, she might as well check in. She walked over and pushed open the door that Yue Liu had left slightly ajar.
Then, upon seeing what the little fox was actually doing—
Xia Yi froze on the spot.
“Yue Liu… what are you doing…?!”
Oing 123
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