Today, Big Sis threw me out of my room again. It's all because that detestable Kallen came over. Those two strange people, they get along so well during the day, but at night they have to fight so loudly they sound like wailing ghosts, and they won't even let me peek.
Sister Hua, I should call her Sister Fu Hua now. She used to be such a cute and shy girl, but now she wears a stern face all day like an old fossil.
Sigh... Sister Fu Hua has forgotten so many things. I can't get any information about Big Sis from her. I don't know what happened to Big Sis in the end...
Did she die at my own hands back then, or did she die at the hands of Finality in the future... I guess she probably died at the hands of Higokumaru...
Higokumaru wrote the last stroke of the diary, then signed the final signature—Ling.
Putting away the diary, Higokumaru solemnly placed it in her drawer.
Looking at herself in the dressing table mirror, Higokumaru fell silent for a long time, finally reaching out to gently stroke her reflection.
A face just like that girl named Rin, and long hair as beautiful as cherry blossoms, everything was just as it once was.
Except for... those scarlet eyes.
"Heh, Dr. MEI is truly vicious... I had finally let go of everything and started a new life, only to have her make me lose it all again..."
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Higokumaru walked along the school path, offering sincere and friendly greetings to every person and thing she encountered.
Except for one dog.
Higokumaru's happy smile vanished completely when she saw Ryn, who was skipping class and sneaking out.
At this moment, Ryn, who was looking around to see if any teachers were on patrol, also saw Higokumaru, who looked miserable and was about to run away.
"Isn't this the adorable Higokumaru? Hehehe, come over here, little fox, and let me have a sniff!!"
With her short legs, Higokumaru was no match for the evil Ryn. As she fell into his clutches, she could only open her little mouth and roar at him.
"Evil dragon's roar, ruaaa—"
Ryn was already used to Higokumaru breathing fire at him every time, but he was on his way to a date with Kiana now, and he couldn't have his face messed up.
The moment Higokumaru's flames were about to erupt, Ryn clamped down on her little face, plugging her mouth.
"Cough, cough, cough..."
Higokumaru, unable to breathe out the fire, choked on it herself.
Ryn considerately patted her back, then picked her up and walked off.
"Save your fire. I'm taking you for barbecue later, so stop making a fuss."
The moment she heard there was food, Higokumaru immediately quieted down, but she was still a bit hesitant, asking Ryn with a look of disbelief:
"For real? Write it down. Only a dog would believe your words."
"Aren't foxes canids? Then only my cute Higokumaru would believe me~ Don't worry, I guarantee it'll be a feast!"
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"Yay, there's fried tofu~" "Wow, there are fish here too, are we going to grill fish!"
After arriving at the place they had arranged to meet Kiana, Higokumaru leaped out of Ryn's arms and excitedly looked at all the prepared ingredients.
Ryn took Kiana's hand, and the two nestled together.
Kiana nudged Ryn with her shoulder and asked quizzically, "Why did you bring Higokumaru along?"
"I ran into her on the way, so I just scooped her up."
After saying that, Ryn gave Kiana a meaningful look. Kiana scratched her head in confusion.
"Is there something wrong with your eye?"
"You idiot..."
Ryn leaned in close to Kiana's ear and whispered a little secret. Kiana's confused little eyes instantly sharpened, and then she giggled and punched Ryn.
"Are you even human?"
"Are you in or not!"
"I'm in!"
The two hit it off immediately, then rubbed their hands together, eagerly sneaking up behind Higokumaru.
"Higokumaru, what color sack do you like?"
"Huh? What what color..." Higokumaru turned her head in confusion, and then the sky went dark.
Ryn and Kiana worked together to stuff Higokumaru into a sack.
"Why did it get dark?! Ryn? Kiana? What are you guys doing!!!"
Then Ryn found a rope from the side, Kiana tightened the sack, and together they hung Higokumaru in the air, with the barbecue grill right below her.
Higokumaru didn't know why Ryn and the others had covered her with something. Weren't they inviting her to a barbecue? Why did they put her in a sack and hang her up?
But suddenly she remembered something she had seen on TV and screamed in terror.
"Help! Big Sis, save me! Ryn and Kiana are going to kill a fox!!" "I'm not a real fox, I don't have much meat!!"
"What's with all the screaming, we don't eat people..." "That's right, that's right, we just wanted to ask Higokumaru for a little help~"
As they spoke, Kiana started brushing sauce onto Higokumaru's body, while Ryn took out the other skewers.
"Ahhh, you're already putting sauce on me, and you still say you're not going to eat me!!" Higokumaru's fur stood on end, and finally, terrified, she started breathing fire everywhere.
Seeing Higokumaru start to breathe fire, Kiana's eyes lit up, and she brushed the sauce on even more vigorously.
And Higokumaru, seeing Kiana's eyes light up and her mouth water, was so scared that she breathed even more fire.
"Here they come, here they come, Ryn, hurry up with the skewers!" "I've been waiting for this moment!"
Ryn held the skewers in front of Higokumaru's mouth. The flames shot past, and the skewers sizzled with oil, releasing a fragrant aroma.
Higokumaru, smelling the aroma, was so scared she wet herself. Her eyes were covered, so she didn't know the fragrant smell was coming from the skewers; she thought a part of her body was being cooked.
*Wuwuwu, goodbye Big Sis. But before I die, I'll drag this shameless couple down with me.*
Higokumaru cried as she put all her effort into breathing fire.
"You're so inhumane."
"Wipe your drool before you say that to me..."
Ryn and Kiana ate happily, one skewer after another, dipping them in the sauce on Higokumaru's body, and occasionally teasing the crying and wailing Higokumaru.
Seeing that Higokumaru's flames were getting smaller and smaller, Ryn knew she was getting tired.
But thankfully, Ryn knew that pressure could make people break through their limits, so...
Ryn passed a skewer under Higokumaru's nose and deliberately put on a fierce tone:
"Smell that? Breathe fire with more effort. Maybe if we're full from the skewers, we won't eat you."
"Ruaaa— don't eat me! I really don't have any meat!!" Higokumaru, with tears and snot running down her face, breathed fire with even more effort.
After seeing that everything was cooked, Ryn snapped his fingers, releasing Higokumaru's restraints and setting her down.
From the dozens of skewers, Ryn took out two skewers and a portion of fried tofu and handed them to the crying, pitiful Higokumaru.
"You did a good job, Higokumaru. Here, you can have two skewers as a reward."
Higokumaru took the skewers with trembling hands. Before Ryn left, he patted her shoulder, which scared her so much she didn't dare to eat the skewers in her hand.
And Ryn and Kiana, having eaten their fill, patted their big bellies and lay on the ground in a star shape.
"*Hic*~ Are you satisfied, Kiana?"
"Super, super, super satisfied! Higokumaru is so useful, let's bring her again next time!"
"Probably not next time. If there is a next time, Yae Sakura will definitely chop us up."
The thought of Yae Sakura smilingly drawing Sakura-Sumeragi and Sakura Fubuki from her waist, then slicing him and Kiana into pieces, made Ryn's hair stand on end.
Eek... wait, this doesn't feel like an illusion. Why is Yae Sakura really here?
"Skipping class, having a barbecue, and making Higokumaru cry... you two have done a great job!"
Yae Sakura squinted her eyes, smiling at Ryn and Kiana. Her hands were now gripping the hilts of the swords at her waist, the blades trembling slightly. Ryn and Kiana could both see Yae Sakura's fury.
"Big Sis!! Wuwuwu... I thought I'd never see you again!" Higokumaru, holding the skewers, hugged Yae Sakura's leg tightly. Snot, tears, and sauce all wiped onto Yae Sakura's leg.
"Those two beasts were going to eat me! Wuwuwu— Big Sis, you have to get justice for me!!"
"You idiot, get off me. They were obviously using you as a barbecue tool, how could they possibly want to eat you? They were just tricking you, you little dummy."
Yae Sakura irritably picked up the pendant Higokumaru from her leg, and disgustedly wiped the dirt Higokumaru left on her leg.
"Ah... so that's what it was?"
Higokumaru was stunned, even forgetting to cry. But after a moment, Higokumaru cried even harder. Now she wasn't crying out of fear, but out of grievance.
"But if you had just asked me directly, I would have helped with the grilling too... wuwuwu—"
"Sigh, it's obvious they wanted you to work for free and not even share the food with you."
Yae Sakura sighed and drew the two blades from her waist.
She flashed in front of the two who were about to sneak away, placing the blades on their necks.
"Choose. How do you want to die!"
"I want to live until I die," Ryn said, looking at Yae Sakura with a determined expression.
Ryn's answer made Yae Sakura laugh with anger, but in the end, she didn't bring the blades down.
Instead, she used the back of the blades to give Ryn and Kiana one strike each, leaving a large bump on each of their heads.
Yae Sakura twirled her swords, gently wiped them with her hand, and then sheathed them.
"Go and apologize properly to Higokumaru! And the Principal is looking for you two as well. The Principal said she's going to break both your legs this time."
After saying that, Yae Sakura, still angry, just tapped Ryn and Kiana twice more, then left.
Ryn and Kiana looked at each other and began to communicate with their eyes.
Kiana: What do we do?
Ryn: Wing it. Let's apologize to Higokumaru first.
Kiana: I told you this was a bad idea. See, everyone's angry now.
Ryn: Right, right, it was a bad idea. But Kiana was the most enthusiastic one when we were doing it!
Kiana: Hey! It's all Ryn's fault for encouraging me to do bad things!
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Yae Sakura didn't take Higokumaru with her, so Ryn and Kiana found her quickly.
Looking at the heartbroken Higokumaru, they both realized they had indeed gone too far.
Ryn and Kiana slid to their knees in front of Higokumaru and began kowtowing and apologizing at lightning speed.
"You two bastards, you've made me so angry!!!"
Higokumaru raised her little fists and kept hitting the two of them. Ryn and Kiana both took the beating obediently, without resisting.
Finally, tired from hitting them, Higokumaru lay in Kiana's arms, patting her own chest in lingering fear.
"That was really scary... I really thought you were going to eat me!"
"Hehehe, how could we? Actually, at first we just wanted to scare Higokumaru... but we got carried away... Ryn and I got too into pretending to be bad guys..." Kiana scratched her head in embarrassment, then pinched the flesh at Ryn's waist and twisted it hard.
Ryn broke out in a cold sweat from the pain, clenching his teeth so he wouldn't cry out.
"I'm sorry, Higokumaru... Actually, we saved a lot for you. The rest was all for you, but we got so into character that we only gave you a few skewers..."
"Ruaaa—" Higokumaru blasted Ryn with a huge burst of fire.
"I don't care, I don't care! If apologies were enough, who would mend my broken heart!"
Ryn wiped his face. Sigh, it was his mistake, so he had to make up for it even if it cost him a kidney.
In the end, Ryn was hung up by Higokumaru for her to grill barbecue with her fire breath, while Kiana fanned her and fed her skewers to make up for it.
Finally, seeing Ryn with a flamethrower stuffed in his mouth for so long that his jaw was dislocated, Higokumaru laughed happily and forgave Ryn and Kiana.
However, for the next few days, Ryn and Kiana treated Higokumaru like a queen. After all, what they did was really out of line, and if they let Higokumaru forgive them just like that, they would feel guilty themselves.
During the day, they served their little queen Higokumaru, and at night, they went home to kneel on keyboards together.
"You two are something else! You either sleep in class or skip it. To prevent you from escaping, I've already raised the walls once, and you still manage to get out!!"
"Let's see how I'm going to teach you a lesson this time..."
Theresa was furious, looking around for something to properly discipline the two of them with. The Oath of Judah, understanding her intent, handed Theresa a giant constraint blade. Theresa was so scared she threw it away.
"Judah, you kneel too!!"
"Why? Didn't you say you were going to break Ryn and Kiana's legs? Why do I have to kneel too?"
Judah looked at Theresa in confusion.
"You, you, you... how could I really do that! I was just... I was just..." Theresa trembled with anger, but she couldn't say where Judah was wrong. Finally, Theresa raised a trembling hand and pointed at the door.
"Ahhhh, the Principal's dignity is completely ruined because of you! Get out, get out, all of you, get out!!!"
Ryn and Kiana were both guilty parties, so they didn't have much to say in their defense. Anyway, once Theresa calmed down, they would dare to skip class again...
The two of them silently lay on the floor and began to roll away. When Judah saw this, it copied them and started rolling too.
Watching the three of them actually roll out, Theresa's vision went black, and she collapsed into her chair, fuming.
"Damn it, damn it, damn it, Ryn must have flown Kiana out. The approval form... where's the approval form?!"
Theresa started rummaging through her drawers and finally found two approval forms—the application to raise the school walls and the approval for Ryn's A-rank Valkyrie assessment.
"Approved! Approved!! All approved!!!"