Chapter 50: Let’s just order takeout instead.

“In any case, you must not use any of your bizarre magic on me, brother!”

“You can relax about that. I would never do anything bad to Yukina.”

Without realizing it, Yukina and Charlotte, having bickered their way through the streets, arrived home easily and happily.

Yukina skillfully took out her key and opened the door, and Charlotte naturally walked in.

“Speaking of which, brother, do you have a key?”

“A key?” Charlotte, who had just stepped into the entryway, turned her head and looked at Yukina, who was standing at the door and had just pulled the key out of the lock.

“The key to this door! You just came back from the other world, brother. You shouldn’t have a door key on you anymore, right?”

“I don’t. Is there a problem?”

“I’m saying, if I’m not home one day and you come back from outside, how are you going to get in without a key?”

After saying this, Yukina suddenly realized how foolish her question was. For her brother, who was now the strongest Star Witch in the other world, she had ten thousand ways to enter the room without using a key.

However, none of those ten thousand ways could be achieved without using magic.

And Charlotte’s answer was exactly what Yukina expected.

“How could that possibly stump me? Did you forget? I’m the…”

“Aiya, aiya, I know you’re the strongest witch in the other world!” Yukina forcibly interrupted Charlotte’s self-praise. “It’s easy to get in, right?”

Charlotte, having been answered for, nodded dumbly.

“But what if I put a restriction on you, forbidding you from using magic, brother? How would you manage then?”

“Eh? But your big brother is a witch! How am I supposed to live if you forbid me from using the magic I’m best at?”

Clearly, Charlotte wouldn’t be able to enter the door without using magic.

“The people in this world don’t use magic, and they’re all living perfectly fine, aren’t they?”

“Can I be compared to them? I’m a witch! Witches are creatures that will die if they can’t use magic at least once a day!”

“What kind of new setting is that?”

“Hehe, I made it up!”

As soon as the words left her mouth, Yukina delivered a chop to Charlotte’s head, the blow sending her squatting onto the entryway step, clutching her head in defense and questioning her life.

“Ah—that hurts!”

“Brother, I’m talking about a serious matter! This is the real world, a world where no magic exists. If you use magic and someone else discovers it and posts it online, we’re completely screwed! So…”

Saying this, Yukina cupped Charlotte’s small face in her hands, staring intently into her eyes, which were trying to look away.

“…Unless absolutely necessary, don’t casually use magic outside, brother!”

(In the house, she could use it casually, as long as she didn’t set the house on fire!)

“Did you hear me clearly?”

“Ngh…” Charlotte, whose face was cupped, nodded with difficulty.

Then, Yukina released Charlotte and took out her key, handing it to her.

“Brother, hurry up and make a copy of this key. Use the copied key to open the door when you come home in the future!”

Charlotte could only follow Yukina’s instructions and successfully used Projection Magic to copy the front door key.

“By the way, do I need to teach you how to open the door?” Yukina asked as an afterthought, just in case.

“No, you don’t need to!” Charlotte replied while pulling out a large bunch of keys from her dimensional space to show off. “See, they use keys to lock doors in the other world too!”

“Holy sh*t, why are there so many keys? Do you even remember which lock each key corresponds to, brother?”

“Of course I remember! This one is for the Star-Track Tower’s front door lock, this one is for the first-floor room lock, this one is for the second-floor room lock, and this one is for the basement door lock… Lillian forced them on me, saying that if I didn’t use a key, I would definitely blast the door open with magic. Are you kidding me? How could I possibly do something like that?”

“That’s definitely something you would do, brother.”

“Even Yukina says that?”

“Whose fault is it that your entire aura suggests you’re a walking disaster?”

After dealing with the spare key, Yukina and Charlotte walked into the living room.

Yukina was about to sit down on the sofa to rest when she subconsciously glanced over and saw Charlotte, the little imp, making a beeline for the kitchen.

“Brother, what are you doing in the kitchen?”

“Making dinner, of course. What else would I be doing?”

“Making dinner?” Hearing this reply, Yukina recalled the unforgettable char-broiled steak from this morning.

The gourmet meal from the other world was definitely beyond the limit her stomach could handle. If she ate another dinner made by her brother, she truly wouldn’t see the light of day tomorrow.

“Wait a minute!” Yukina shrieked, instantly jumping up from the sofa, running in front of Charlotte, and blocking her way.

“Hmm?” Charlotte tilted her head, looking at Yukina with confusion. “Yukina, what is it?”

“Brother, you’ve used so much magic today. Your body must be very weak…”

“No, I feel quite energetic right now…”

“How about this? You take a good rest today, and I’ll make dinner!” Ignoring Charlotte’s protest, Yukina forcibly took over the dinner preparation.

“Eh? You’re making dinner, Yukina?” Hearing Yukina’s words, Charlotte looked surprised.

After all, in her memory, Yukina had barely set foot in the kitchen.

Ever since their parents left to work overseas, the cooking duty had always been Xinghe’s. Yukina only had to fend for herself if Xinghe was temporarily unable to come home to cook.

Of course, given Yukina’s personality, fending for herself meant ordering takeout.

Charlotte had never seen her sister in the kitchen before.

Now, seeing her sister, who had never cooked before, take it upon herself to show off her skills, Charlotte was worried. She was afraid Yukina would accidentally blow up the kitchen.

“What? Brother, do you think my cooking is bad? Don’t underestimate me! I can definitely make a satisfying dinner for you! Just sit tight and wait!”

Faced with Yukina’s firm attitude, Charlotte had little say. She obediently sat at the dining table, watching Yukina busying herself in the kitchen, though she had no idea what Yukina was actually doing.

In any case, after a flurry of activity, a grilled beef patty was presented on the table.

“Hehe, brother, hurry and try my expertly crafted beef patty!” Yukina stood with her hands on her hips, looking smug. She seemed very confident in her cooking skills.

“Really?” Looking at the beef patty, which was perfect in color, aroma, and taste, Charlotte looked skeptical.

“Alright, alright, stop staring! Brother, hurry and take a bite!”

Urged by Yukina, Charlotte grabbed the beef patty and shoved it into her mouth.

The moment she bit into the patty, a golden yellow juice sprayed out, coating the inside of Charlotte’s mouth.

The aroma from the patty itself relentlessly assaulted Charlotte’s taste buds. The unprecedented stimulation instantly made Charlotte’s eyes widen. As if she had been drugged, the school uniform she was wearing, which was made with magic, was immediately pulverized and vanished like foam.

Charlotte felt incredibly comfortable, as if she were lying on a sunny beach, enjoying the sunlight in her swimsuit.

Unconsciously, tears streamed down Charlotte’s face.

“How is it? My cooking skills are great, right?” Yukina smiled triumphantly, like a chef-god.

“It’s incredible! I’ve never eaten such a delicious beef patty before, brother!”

Charlotte continued to shovel the beef patty into her mouth while tears streamed down her face.

However, as she took the second bite, she suddenly noticed that the texture of the beef patty seemed a bit off.

It was like Charlotte, who had been enjoying the sunbath, was suddenly burned by the scorching sand and started hopping around like an ant on a hot pan.

Charlotte’s face instantly turned pale.

“Hmm? What’s wrong, brother?”

“You’ll know if you take a bite, Yukina.”

Yukina took the patty Charlotte had bitten twice, looking confused. She took a bite, and before she could even chew, an overwhelming, burned flavor, like Guan Yu drowning his enemies, rushed into her mind.

Yukina immediately spat out the beef patty.

“Ptooey, ptooey! Why is it burnt?”

Things were exactly as Charlotte had thought: Yukina was terrible at cooking.

The ingredients for the beef patty were wasted. With no time for Yukina to try again, she had no choice but to order takeout, as usual.

“Speaking of which, did you have a worthy rival in the other world, brother?” While waiting for the takeout, Yukina started a new topic.

“A rival?”

“Someone who was your equal in strength, who competed with you but also collaborated with you sometimes.”

“Oh, you mean Elsa!”

“Elsa?” Yukina suddenly felt the name sounded familiar.