"E-even if you say that, I'm still very angry!", She bit her lip, trying to show an expression of cold rejection, but her body honestly didn't move at all, allowing a certain someone's large hand to wreak havoc.
"Unless onii-chan", The girl's face flushed redder. She reached out and touched her cheek, whispering, "Ki-ss me again"
The knife is already drawn, shouldn't there at least be a map first?
Who brings the knife right up to the face without warning?
However, seeing the girl's expectant and nervous, deer-like moist gaze, Kaito thought for a moment and didn't refuse.
Anyway, it wasn't the first time.
Besides he had already done things much worse with Anon before. Compared to that, his little sister asking for a ki-ss on the cheek didn't seem like much?
Thinking this, he leaned over and pecked lightly on little Mortis's cheek.
But just as he straightened up, someone tugged on his sleeve.
Turning around, he met Mutsumi's expectant gaze.
Although she didn't speak, her eyes clearly expressed her wish, "Me too."
As a proper older brother, of course he couldn't show favoritism.
Kaito helplessly shook his head and had no choice but to turn and ki-ss her cheek too.
After finishing all this, in order to avoid the two girls making more requests, he didn't stay long. Using the bath as an excuse, he left the living room space to the little sisters.
Watching her brother's back disappear around the corner, Mortis, still immersed in the ki-ss just now, finally came back to her senses.
Glancing at Mutsumi beside her, she felt something was a bit off in her heart.
Clearly, she was always the one putting in all the effort. Why did Mutsumi always manage to get the same rewards as her in the end?
It gave her the strange illusion that she had become Mutsumi's worker.
'Fine.'
Considering they came from the same source, as long as Mutsumi admitted in the future that she was the younger sister, even if she got to drink the soup after Mortis ate the meat, it wouldn't be unacceptable.
After all, she was just that generous.
[The Next Day, Saturday]
[A High-End Apartment Building]
Morning light gently filtered in, landing on the girl's snow-like face, adding a soft halo to her already beautiful features.
Yukinoshita Yukino wore a cute cat-themed apron. Her long black hair was tied up in a neat high ponytail, and she was seriously making a dessert called "Mount Fuji Snow Milk Jelly."
Ever since Kaito asked her to use a dessert as a thank-you gift, the second lady would often browse dessert videos online and try recreating them.
The ingredients for Mount Fuji Snow Milk Jelly mainly included milk, butterfly pea flower powder, and light cream. It got its name from resembling Mount Fuji in shape. With a delicate and cool texture, it's perfect as a summer dessert.
Today was Saturday, also the day she had agreed to visit Kaito to pet cats.
Going empty-handed would be too impolite, and it didn't match her personality. But bringing an expensive gift would feel overly formal.
By contrast, a dessert made by her own hands wasn't particularly pricey but carried heartfelt sincerity, making it the perfect choice.
She poured white milk over the ice-blue jelly and sprinkled some butterfly pea flower powder for decoration. The "Mount Fuji Snow Milk Jelly" was finally complete.
Looking at the dessert in front of her, exquisite like a work of art, the girl let out a breath of relief.
Although it was her first attempt, she had a solid foundation in cooking. From the looks of it, the replication was fairly accurate.
She just didn't know if it suited Kaito's taste?
Even if it didn't, that was fine, she could gradually adjust it until she fully understood his preferences.
After all that too was a form of repaying kindness.
She would repay Kaito's life-saving grace, for both herself and her sister.
Looking at the time again, it was already 9 a.m.
Yukino stopped thinking further. She untied her apron, carefully packed her finished dessert, left home, and boarded a train bound for Ikebukuro.
She had been here before and was once splashed with food by the mischievous Kirara, dirtying her clothes. In the end, she had to borrow the bathroom to clean herself, and a very awkward incident happened.
Recalling that scene, a light blush crept over the girl's porcelain-white cheeks.
That had been her first time having such close contact with the opposite sex, where she had revealed everything without holding back.
She brushed aside the stray hair by her ear, shook off those messy thoughts, took a light breath, and rang the doorbell.
Along with a burst of light footsteps, the door quickly opened, and a little green head popped out.
"Hello, who are you looking for?", Seeing the unfamiliar green-haired girl in front of her, Yukino froze for a moment and instinctively glanced at the house number beside the door.
'Did I knock on the wrong door?'
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Chapter 252: Dont Take a Small Win Lightly
"This may I ask if there's something you need?", Mortis tilted her head slightly, looking at the unfamiliar girl with waist-length black hair and beautiful appearance in front of her, her expression a bit guarded, like a housecat whose territory had just been invaded.
Even by her picky standards, the girl in front of her could be described as fresh and charming. Her features were exquisitely painted, her figure tall and slender, and the legs wrapped in black over-knee socks were long and straight. The sock edges slightly pressed into her skin, slim yet shapely, leaving a small strip of absolute territory between skirt and sock, so white it was almost dazzling.
However
Mortis's gaze paused slightly on the other girl's chest for two seconds, then looked down.
Her once-on-guard expression relaxed again.
'Tiny pair of A's, laughable! Truly laughable!'
Although her own assets were limited too, at least she had a noticeable curve, far better than a flat runway.
'Don't take a small win lightly, even a little bigger is still big!'
Yukinoshita Yukino: "..."
Although Mortis thought her gaze had been subtle enough, the second young lady still caught the upward curve at the girl's lips.
She somehow felt a bit looked down on.
She gently sighed, about to introduce herself, when another unhurried set of footsteps came from within.
Kaito, dressed in ordinary men's pajamas, nodded at her, "Yukinoshita-san, good morning."
Then he turned and lightly knocked on Mortis's small head, "Letting a guest stand at the door and talk is not the hospitality I taught you. Don't do it again."
"Ugh", The green-haired girl pouted in dissatisfaction, unable to resist grumbling inwardly.
'Knocking me on the head again, if I really become stupid one day, it's definitely stupid onii-chan's fault!'
'So, as the one responsible, it's only right that Onii-chan take responsibility for my future, right? I am a kind person, so I won't make any excessive demands. A simple marriage will do.'
"Kaito-kun, good morning," Yukinoshita Yukino also nodded slightly, taking in the entire scene, her sky-blue eyes seeming to flash with a dim light.
Clearly, when she came last time, he was living alone. Yet today, there was an unfamiliar girl in the house.
And from their natural and familiar interactions, their relationship was obviously very close.
'A relative? Or a girlfriend he's dating?'
Though her thoughts raced, it had all taken place in the span of a few blinks. Yukino quickly cleared her mind, silently repeated "I'm here for the cats" seven or eight times to calm herself down, and then handed over the exquisite gift box in her hand.
"A small gift, a token of appreciation."
"Yukinoshita-san, you're too kind," Kaito took the gift box. It was obvious the giver had put in great care, tied with a red ribbon in a beautiful bow.
He swept it with divine sense and found inside a very delicate-looking dessert, likely homemade by Yukinoshita-san.
"Anyway, let's come in and talk first."
Yukino nodded and followed behind Kaito, but paused for a moment upon entering the living room.
A girl with pale green long hair was sitting on the sofa, hugging a lazy, dozing fat cat in her arms. Bathed in afternoon light, the whole scene was serene and timeless.
Her doll-like face showed little expression, but she looked exactly like the girl who had opened the door.
"This is Mortis. This is Wakaba Mutsumi. You can think of them as twin sisters."
'Twin sisters? No wonder they look so alike.'
Yukino understood, though she still found it odd, 'If they are twins, why are their names so different?'
But she didn't dwell on it. She simply nodded and introduced herself, "I'm Yukinoshita Yukino. Pleased to meet you."
"Pleased to meet you. x2"
Cheerful and cool voices sounded at the same time.
'Though they are twins, their personalities seem completely different?'
'Mortis-san is clearly much more lively, while Wakaba-san is more reserved.'
"Yukinoshita-san was Kirara's first owner. She came today to visit Kirara," Kaito briefly explained the reason for the visit, which made Yukino's delicate face blush slightly as she cleared her throat.
"Forgive my sudden visit. I apologize for any disturbance."
"It's fine, Yukino's being too polite~", Mortis casually waved her hand. Feeling she had the upper hand in figure over the second young lady, she was in a great mood now, with the confidence of a victor over a loser.
"Kitty, here," Wakaba Mutsumi's tone was as concise as ever. She handed the still-sleeping fat cat in her arms to the black-haired girl in front of her. Although her delicate face was expressionless, it still conveyed clear friendliness.
Finally able to cuddle the Yukitan she had been longing for day and night, Yukinoshita's mood was not as joyful as she'd expected.
Compared to cuddling a cat, what concerned her more now was another matter, "Wakaba-san and Mortis-san are you two in a relationship with Kaito-kun?"
"We really are!"
"Of course not."
Two completely different answers made Yukino freeze for a second, unsure of who to believe.
Flick!
Kaito, having come to his senses, landed a merciless flick on Mortis's head, successfully making the mischief-maker crouch down while clutching her head, tears of pain in her eyes.
After doing all that, he turned and looked at the second young lady with a slightly apologetic tone, "Sorry, Mortis was just joking They're my younger sisters. For some reason, they're temporarily staying here."
"Oh?", Yukinoshita showed a curious expression, "Biological siblings?"
"Just adopted siblings, but things like that shouldn't matter, right?"
Kaito shook his head. There are people in the world who value blood ties, and others who value emotions. Neither is wrong, but he was undoubtedly the latter.
A biological sister with a nasty personality was far inferior, in his eyes, to a well-behaved and sensible adopted one.
"I see," Yukinoshita nodded, but didn't feel relieved at all inside.
'Younger sisters? Maybe Kaito-kun really does think that, but the way these two girls look at their adopted brother is far from pure.'
As a fellow girl, Yukino knew very well how girls act when they like a boy. They instinctively move closer, steal glances at his profile from the corners of their eyes, chatter at the dining table only to suddenly fall silent, because they're hiding their thoughts.
When girls look at someone they like, whether it's shy side-eyes or bold gazes, their eyes always sparkle with joy.
But she, after all, was just an outsider. Whether in terms of intimacy or importance in Kaito's heart, she was far behind those sisters. She had no right to comment on their relationship.
Even if she spoke up rashly, it would only be annoying.
This realization made the second young lady feel a bit upset. Yet she had no way to change the situation. All she could do was mindlessly stroke the cat in her arms, smoothing its soft fur to a glossy shine, while inside, her heart felt like a mess of tangled yarn being played with by a cat.
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Chapter 253: Mortis: Could it be that I really am a genius?
The purpose of Yukinoshita's visit today was to see Kirara, whom she hadn't met in a long time, and by the way, pet the cat.
However, among that, there was also the unspoken intent of using this opportunity to meet a certain someone.
Unfortunately, the development of things went beyond her expectations. After being offline for a long time, Yukino had to admit that her understanding of that boy was extremely limited.
Looking at the two green-haired girls who looked as dignified and graceful as hostesses, handing her tea and then sitting back down on the sofa, the second young lady didn't even have the mood to pet the cat anymore.
On the contrary, Kirara, who had been lazily dozing off, instantly perked up upon sensing a familiar presence.
It was obvious that being reunited with her first owner, whom she hadn't seen in a long time, made her very happy.
"Speaking of which, Yukinoshita-san is also a student at Shuka Academy, right? How did you meet Onii-chan? Is it convenient to tell me?", The one speaking was Mortis. Although she didn't think the black long-haired straight girl in front of her posed any threat, this girl was indeed pretty, but her aura was just too cold. She looked like someone difficult to get along with. Most importantly, Princess Flat-chest.
'Big is good. Big is beautiful! What difference is there between flat-chested girls and tabletop?'
'Cough! Cough! Perhaps indeed some people do like that type.'
But according to Mortis's observation, she hadn't found any special preference Onii-chan had for this type of girl. His aesthetic taste still leaned more toward the style of Soyo.
Of course, even a lion uses full strength when hunting a rabbit. Even if one strategically looks down on the opponent, tactically one must still treat the enemy seriously, so gathering intelligence was still very necessary.
Mutsumi beside her didn't speak, only sipped her black tea in small sips, but her elf-like pointed ears quietly perked up, clearly also concerned about this kind of matter.
"I am indeed a student of Shuka. As for my acquaintance with Kaito-kun, it was just an accident," Yukino did not hide anything. With just a few words, she explained the process of how they met.
