Chapter 112: Don’t panic.

“Uh…”

Charlotte, tightly held in Yukina’s embrace, her entire face nearly distorted, looked at the familiar ceiling and muttered, “Why do I feel like a body pillow?”

A few minutes earlier, Charlotte was about to get up and leave the room when Yukina suddenly grabbed her hand.

Seeing Yukina weakly pleading with her not to leave, Charlotte was slightly surprised.

After all, she had never seen Yukina display such a desperate need for affection. This was a complete departure from the usual Yukina, who always acted like a hissing cat.

And so, Charlotte was irresistibly pulled into bed by Yukina, tightly clamped between her legs like a body pillow.

Yukina’s shallow breaths warmed her neck. Charlotte, tightly hugged and unable to move, felt extremely awkward.

Being hugged tightly by a girl and sleeping in the same bed was unprecedented, but this was Yukina, a sleeping tigress who might wake up at any moment. Who would dare to have impure thoughts about a girl like that?

However, upon closer inspection, Yukina looked rather cute like this!

“Um… Yukina, can you loosen your grip a bit? My hand is completely numb!”

Yukina merely nodded slightly. However, Charlotte didn’t feel the force of Yukina’s hug lessen at all. Like a small cat guarding its food, she would not allow anyone to take her brother away.

“Brother, I’m so scared!”

Yukina’s soft murmur came to her ear. Since Yukina’s eyes were closed, Charlotte couldn’t tell if she was talking in her sleep or genuinely afraid.

But since they were pressed tightly together, Charlotte could feel Yukina’s body trembling slightly.

“It’s alright. Brother is here. Nothing bad will happen!” Charlotte comforted her softly while stroking Yukina’s head.

“I wonder what Yukina went through that made her so afraid.”

“Yukina, can you tell me why you’re so scared?”

“At noon today, a group of people came to the Kendo Club. They were from the Clover Academy Kendo Club. There was someone among them. The moment I looked at her, I suddenly felt an unprecedented fear. My whole body started trembling. The warning was clear: ‘If I fight her, I definitely won’t win.’ She would crush me and immobilize me. Just the thought of being utterly unable to defeat her made my hands holding the bamboo sword tremble. Brother, what should I do? I’m so scared!”

Hearing Yukina’s account, Charlotte paused slightly.

“Just a single look was enough to scare the usually strong Yukina this badly? I really want to meet this incredible person!”

“Wait, I met those people who came to the Kendo Club at noon. I don’t remember anyone with such an intimidating, frightening gaze. Although there was a girl whose heart started racing when she saw my back…”

“Who exactly scared Yukina like this?”

“But Yukina looks pretty cute when she’s relying on me like this!”

“Don’t worry, Yukina. Things aren’t as bad as you think. You have to believe in yourself. The idea of being absolutely unable to defeat someone is simply not true. As long as you overcome your inner fear, you will be invincible!”

Under Charlotte’s gentle comfort, Yukina’s tense expression gradually relaxed.

“Brother… have you ever experienced this kind of unprecedented fear?”

‘Unprecedented fear?’

Charlotte thought for a moment and answered.

“I think I have experienced something similar. That time was actually quite dangerous. I never expected that guy to be so strong and emit such a powerful Chaos Magic aura. I was lying on the ground with broken bones, unable to use Holy Magic to heal my injuries, and I genuinely felt like I was going to die there.”

“You were that seriously injured, brother? How are you now? Are there any lasting side effects?” Yukina looked worried. If she weren’t feeling unwell, she would have thoroughly examined her brother’s body to ensure all her parts were intact.

“Don’t worry. I’ve been seriously injured more than once or twice. But that time was different. Because of the Chaos Magic aura, I couldn’t use Holy Magic in time. My broken body lay on the ground like a ragdoll, and that guy almost stepped on me and killed me. To be honest, it was pretty dangerous!”

“Alice? Who is that?” She sounded vaguely familiar.

“She’s Elsa’s older sister. She appeared once before. I didn’t know she was Elsa’s sister until I went to Elsa’s palace in my fourth year.”

“Is that so? So how did you manage to escape that danger, brother?”

Even though her personality had softened a lot, the curiosity deep in Yukina’s heart remained unchanged.

“Do you want to know, Yukina?”

“Mhm, I do!” Yukina nodded gently. She actually wanted to know how her brother managed to overcome that unprecedented fear. Knowing this would help her face her opponent tomorrow without her anxiety interfering with the crucial battle.

“Hehe, then I’ll show you!”

Saying this, Charlotte suddenly leaned her head toward Yukina’s face. Yukina was momentarily startled, thinking Charlotte was going to kiss her, but she didn’t dodge, allowing Charlotte to do as she pleased.

However, Charlotte only gently touched her forehead against Yukina’s.

As their foreheads touched, a stream of memories poured into Yukina’s mind like a river of light. Countless flashing images exploded in her mind like blossoming flowers.

Yukina was stunned for a long moment before recovering her senses.

“This… this is what you went through, brother?”

In the few seconds that Yukina was stunned, the flow of time seemed to slow down several hundred times. The memory, which was stretched over those few seconds, was fully laid out and completely digested by Yukina’s brain.

This was the advanced version of Memory Magic, directly transmitting an entire stream of memories into another person’s mind. Digesting the information only took a few seconds, making it incredibly convenient.

However, this magic put a heavy load on the brain and couldn’t be used frequently in a short period.

“How was that? You overcame the danger and managed to destroy that big brute in one go! Brother is amazing, right!”

“No, I should say that you and Alice together are amazing! Without Alice’s help, you would have been crushed to dust, brother!”