Chapter 111: Can we sleep together tonight?

“I’m done.”

Leaving those emotionless words, Yukina put her bowls and chopsticks in the sink and walked into her room silently, leaving Charlotte alone, staring at her back in a daze.

“Eh?” Charlotte blinked, chopsticks still in her mouth.

She felt Yukina was acting strangely.

After helping out at the Kendo Club at noon, Charlotte had noticed that Yukina seemed to have lost her soul, with no high-light left in her pupils.

Although she could still give basic responses, no matter what Charlotte did, even if she repeatedly crossed Yukina’s boundaries, Yukina’s expression remained completely unchanged.

Not being scolded by Yukina for anything was nice, but she still felt a little uncomfortable.

Life without Yukina’s hand chops was as dull as miso soup without salt.

Why had Yukina become like this? Had something happened at the Kendo Club during lunch?

Charlotte leaned on her cheek, pondering. She immediately remembered bumping into a group of students wearing other school uniforms at the Kendo Club entrance at noon.

Did those guys bully Yukina?

No, that couldn’t be right. Those guys were weak. If they faced Yukina, Yukina would be the one bullying them.

Give Yukina a bamboo sword reinforced with experience, and she could sweep through the entire Silver City, easily taking down anyone who came at her.

If it wasn’t those guys, then why did Yukina become like this?

Or was she just tired?

Unable to figure it out, Charlotte shook her head and continued eating her dinner.

Tonight’s dinner was also homemade by Yukina. The taste was much better than yesterday’s. She wondered if Yukina’s cooking skills had improved, or if Yukina’s cooking only remained flawless when she was in this absent-minded state.

After finishing dinner, Charlotte put her bowls and chopsticks in the sink. Seeing Yukina’s dirty dishes still there, Charlotte sighed.

“Is this a hint to continue doing chores?”

Charlotte turned on the faucet and began the long-overdue task of washing dishes.

When she was still Bai Shenxinghe, she usually did the dishes herself.

But after she was reincarnated in the other world, she had many maids, and she never had to do household chores.

Even after she entered the Starsea Magic Academy, Lillian was there to help her with everything.

In other words, she hadn’t washed dishes in fifteen years. She wondered if her dishwashing skills had deteriorated.

Just as she was lamenting, a strange noise suddenly came. Charlotte quickly looked down and was horrified to see that the bowl in her hand had been snapped in two by the excessive force she used.

“Uh…”

‘Forget it, washing dishes is too much trouble.’

‘I’m the strongest Star Witch in the other world. I don’t have to wash the dishes by hand to clean them.’

The area where she promised Yukina not to use magic was only the school. In other words, at home, she could use any magic she wanted.

Thinking this, Charlotte tossed the broken bowl into the trash can and used Projection Magic to replicate a new one, which she put into the cupboard.

After dealing with these chores using magic, Charlotte returned to her room. However, just as she was about to resume yesterday’s search, a knock suddenly came from the door.

“Hmm?” Charlotte opened the door in confusion and saw Yukina standing outside, wearing a clean white nightgown, hugging a pillow, and blushing profusely.

“Yukina?”

Seeing Yukina in that state at her door, Charlotte was surprised.

Before she could react, Yukina lunged toward her.

“Eh?” Charlotte, unable to react in time, was immediately pinned down on the floor by Yukina, who was much larger than her. “Yukina, what are you doing? Have you finally decided to go after your cute big brother?”

“Brother…” The hot breath from Yukina’s mouth lingered on Charlotte’s face, and her eyes looked hazy. Charlotte didn’t dare to imagine what would happen next.

However, Charlotte noticed beads of cold sweat on Yukina’s forehead. With each bead of sweat, Yukina’s breathing became more rapid.

“Tonight… can I sleep with you… brother?”

After saying this intermittently, Yukina closed her eyes and fainted. Her forehead hit Charlotte’s nose hard, making Charlotte cry out.

“Honestly, Yukina, you should at least tell me if you’re sick! You suddenly pinned me down, and I thought you finally had feelings for me!”

Charlotte complained as she prepared fever medicine for Yukina, who was lying in bed.

Just now, Charlotte was suddenly pinned down by Yukina’s full body weight. She struggled with all her might to climb out from under Yukina.

Confused, Charlotte instinctively reached out her small hand and placed it on Yukina’s forehead. To her surprise, Yukina’s forehead was incredibly hot, like a boiling kettle.

“My god, Yukina! Why did you suddenly run such a high fever?”

Charlotte didn’t care about anything else. She dragged Yukina onto her bed. Then, she frantically rummaged through her drawers and finally found the fever medicine.

After giving Yukina the fever medicine, Charlotte prepared a wet towel and placed it on Yukina’s forehead.

Noticing that Yukina’s condition was no longer worsening, Charlotte wiped the sweat from her own forehead and sighed.

“It’s been a long time since I was so exhausted taking care of a sick sister!”

She vaguely remembered the last time Yukina had a bad cold, she was drenched in sweat from exhaustion.

Since their parents were working overseas, she was the only one who could take care of Yukina.

She had finally managed to buy the cold medicine and was rushing home when she was suddenly accosted by a strange blonde girl. The blonde girl asked her about a mysterious person, but since she had never seen a silver-haired little witch before, she couldn’t give the girl any useful information.

After escaping the blonde girl’s entanglement, she finally ran all the way home and handed the cold medicine to Yukina. Even then, Yukina complained that she was late and threw a fit at her.

That incident was so memorable that even fifteen years later, she could still recall some of the details.

‘Well, as long as Yukina can live a healthy life, all my hard work is worth it.’

Thinking this, Charlotte prepared to leave.

Yukina had already occupied her bed. To not disturb Yukina’s rest, she had no choice but to go to Yukina’s room to sleep.

‘No, I definitely don’t want to smell the inside of Yukina’s room!’

However, just as Charlotte stood up to leave, Yukina suddenly reached out and weakly grabbed Charlotte’s hand.

“Brother, please, don’t leave me… okay?”

Yukina whispered faintly.