Chapter 67: My brother is pretty clingy.

“Little Kanon, your hair is naturally silver, isn’t it? It’s so beautiful!”

“Kanon, what perfume are you wearing? You smell so fragrant!”

“Kanon, are you living with your Sister Yukina now? Isn’t it too crowded?”

After class, the students in the class all gathered around Charlotte, excitedly asking all sorts of questions, seemingly eager to get on good terms with her.

Given that Charlotte was even shorter than the small statured soldiers of the Survey Corps, the homeroom teacher had arranged her seat in the very front row, also by the window.

Seeing so many students crowding around, Yukina couldn’t help but look annoyed.

“Excuse me, let me talk to her for a moment!”

“Eh? Yukina, you’re hoarding her again!” Although the other students were displeased, they only complained briefly.

And so, Yukina dragged Charlotte out of the classroom, pulled her to the staircase landing where no one would bother them, and pinned her against the wall with one hand.

“Brother, explain yourself! Why are you here?”

Yukina stared intently at Charlotte with a “benevolent” expression that completely freaked Charlotte out.

“Uh… because… because… this is your big brother’s school too! Is there anything strange about your big brother coming to her own school?”

“Then why don’t you go to your own class, brother? Why did you have to transfer to my class?”

“That’s because… because… I wanted to see how Yukina performs in school! If you were being bullied by your classmates, your big brother could help you beat up the people bullying you!”

“Do you think I look like someone who would be bullied?” Yukina tilted her head, staring at Charlotte with a murderous look.

“Charlotte is the one who bullies others.”

“Brother, tell me honestly, why did you pretend to be a transfer student and join my class?” Yukina’s tone hardened. It was as if, if Charlotte didn’t confess, Yukina would severely punish this wayward brother, just as Mom Rhynes punished little Charlotte.

“Eek!”

Although Charlotte was scared by Yukina, she had no choice but to confess.

“Because you left your big brother alone at home, and your big brother gets really bored! So I thought, if I could transfer to your class, Yukina, wouldn’t we be able to chat freely at school? But don’t worry, Yukina, I’ve been keeping our promise all this time. I’ve never used any magic in school! I just used Suggestion Magic on someone who looked like a school administrator outside the school to add me as a transfer student in the school’s records!”

Hearing this answer, Yukina frowned.

“Brother, I didn’t realize you were so clingy!”

“Yukina, you’re not angry with your big brother, are you?”

Yukina sighed softly.

“What’s the point of being angry now? You’ve already snuck in. I can’t just make you erase the memories of every student in the class and then kick you out of school.”

“Yukina…” Hearing Yukina’s answer, Charlotte’s face filled with gratitude.

“But, if you can’t control your mouth and start telling everyone that you’re the Star Witch and can use all sorts of strange magic, I’ll never speak to you again! Do you hear me clearly?”

“Mhm, mhm, mhm!” Charlotte nodded repeatedly. “Don’t worry, Yukina. Your big brother will keep my mouth shut and definitely won’t cause you any trouble!”

“You’ve already caused me a lot of trouble, brother, but… luckily you’re here…”

“Eh? Are you in some kind of trouble, Yukina?”

“Brother, I need you to erase someone’s memory later. She recorded a video of us flying on a broomstick in the night sky a few nights ago…”

“Oh? Something like that happened? Don’t worry, Yukina. With me handling it, everything will be fine! So, who is that person?”

“That person is—”

“What, what, what are you two talking about?”

Just as Yukina was about to say the person’s name, the person instantly materialized beside them, staring at the two of them with wide eyes full of curiosity.

Huangquan Ai’s sudden appearance completely startled Yukina.

She jumped back like a rabbit. “L-L-L-Little Ai… w-w-w-w-what are you doing here?”

“Hmm? What’s so strange about that? I saw you drag Kanon out of the classroom, so I followed you to hear what you were talking about…”

“What? You heard what we were saying?”

“Not exactly. The hallway is quite noisy, but I did hear something very interesting just now! Yukina, isn’t Kanon your distant cousin? Why were you calling her ‘older brother’?”

“Hiss!” Yukina gasped, instantly breaking out in a cold sweat.

She hadn’t expected Huangquan Ai to overhear that simple address.

Yukina hadn’t anticipated Charlotte suddenly transferring to her class, so she hadn’t made an effort to change her habit of calling Charlotte “older brother.”

But this simplest of names had now become a blade piercing her heart, almost causing her to have a cardiac arrest on the spot.

Yukina sucked in a breath. This was a real problem. How could she explain this away?

Yukina looked at Charlotte, who was leaning against the wall, communicating with her telepathically.

[Brother, say something!]

Charlotte responded.

[But you just told me not to talk too much!]

Yukina frowned.

‘My brother is useless!’

She had to rely on herself now.

Yukina forced an awkward smile. She walked up to Charlotte and cupped her face in her hands, squeezing her cheeks.

“Little Ai, you misunderstood. I wasn’t saying ‘older brother’ (gē gē). I was saying the ‘gē’ for dove/pigeon. Her nickname is Gē Gē! See how chubby her cheeks are, just like a pigeon’s?”

“Eh? Is that so? That’s a really cute nickname! Can I call her that too?”

“Of course, you can! What kind of relationship do we have? We’re beloved friends and like sisters!” Yukina said with a smile.

However, the next second, she shot a look at Charlotte, signaling her to quickly erase Huangquan Ai’s memory.

Charlotte nodded in understanding and raised her right hand, preparing to cast the spell.

Just then, the class bell suddenly rang, instantly interrupting Charlotte’s spellcasting.

“Oh, class is starting! Yukina, Gē Gē, let’s hurry back to the classroom!”

Saying this, Huangquan Ai grabbed Yukina and Charlotte and jogged toward the classroom.

“Eh? Little Ai, wait! Don’t run in the hallway! The teacher will deduct academic credits if she catches you!”