Chapter 170: No peeping allowed

Realizing the possibility that the enemy she encountered was a foe from the future, Charlotte couldn’t help but frown.

Enemies coming from the future were always the most troublesome to deal with.

However, just as Charlotte was pondering how to handle such a guy, she felt a vibration in her pocket.

After parting ways with Yoruya and the others, and at Yukina’s reminder, Charlotte had transformed her witch’s robe into a normal school uniform.

To outsiders, they simply looked like a pair of sisters attending the same high school, not standing out much at all.

Of course, that was only her own perception.

Even if her witch’s robe was replaced by a common school uniform, it could hardly conceal the charm brought by her long silver hair and petite frame.

Furthermore, she had a very beautiful blonde maid walking beside her; it was difficult not to attract the gazes of passersby.

Feeling the continuous vibrations in her pocket, Charlotte curiously pulled out her phone.

When she opened it, she was startled to find an entire page of missed calls from Yukina.

Back when she was pursuing the enemy to their hideout, she had accidentally drunk a cup of sleeping black tea and passed out on the spot.

She hadn’t woken up until Yukina was nearly beaten to death by Lillian’s flurry of punches.

She had no idea how much Yukina had suffered during that time, so it was no wonder the girl was so angry.

Charlotte stole a glance at Yukina beside her.

Noticing the peek, Yukina turned her head and stared at Charlotte.

“What are you staring at me for again, brother?”

“No, nothing!” Charlotte hurriedly tried to cover it up.

It seemed Yukina’s mood had finally stabilized; there was no need to go looking for more trouble.

With that thought, Charlotte continued scrolling through her phone.

All those missed calls from Yukina were from around noon.

Logically, they shouldn’t have caused the phone to vibrate just now.

Charlotte checked further and finally found the source of the vibration.

Just a moment ago, Mika had sent a text message to her phone.

– “Huh? Is your illness better already? I thought I saw you wandering the streets alone just now!”

“Eh?” This message left Charlotte utterly confused.

She was currently standing right here with Yukina and Lillian; how could Mika have seen her wandering the streets alone?

Moreover, she was currently in the form of a little girl, and the original Xinghe had already been buried last Sunday.

Where exactly did Mika see her?

Normally, she should have consulted Yukina about this, but Charlotte subconsciously skipped that step and replied to Mika without hesitation.

– “You must have seen wrong; I’m still lying in bed at home!”

Five seconds later, Mika sent another message.

– “Is that so? Sorry, there were too many people, I must have misidentified you!”

Seeing this, Charlotte let out a soft sigh of relief.

Although her original body was already in the ground, she still had to pretend she was alive in this world for the sake of avoiding suspicion, acting as if she just had a severe illness.

When would she ever be able to be her true self again?

Charlotte sighed and tucked her phone back into her pocket.

On the street not far behind them, Mika, who had changed into a new set of clothes, was hiding behind a utility pole.

She was carefully observing Charlotte’s every move.

Seeing Charlotte sigh and put the phone back in her pocket, Mika was finally certain.

That silver-haired girl named Kanon was indeed the Bai Shenxinghe she had been looking for.

‘I can’t believe that guy actually turned into such a cute girl!’

‘Is this also an effect of his superpower?’

‘It’s no wonder Yukina takes such good care of this girl; after all, she is Yukina’s own biological brother!’

However, the strange thing was, if Xinghe had turned into a girl through a superpower, why would he arrange a car accident for himself to fake his death?

They even prepared a tombstone, and the body that was buried didn’t seem like an illusion.

Was it really necessary to go that far just to take on the new identity of Kanon-chan?

Did she really have no intention of changing back to Bai Shenxinghe?

Mika had heard Xinghe say long ago that he wanted to experience what it was like to be a girl, but she never expected him to be so immersed in this petite female body.

‘Heheh, it looks like things are getting even more fun. I’ll have to tease her properly later.’

However, just as Mika was making these plans, a hand suddenly reached around from behind her and swiftly covered her mouth.

Realizing the danger, Mika spun around frantically.

When she saw the dark figure blocking her mouth, Mika’s eyes widened in shock.

“Ten…”

“Shhh!” The other person immediately made a shushing gesture. “Don’t disturb them!”

****

After walking for over half an hour, Charlotte and the others finally returned to their cozy little home.

However, when they reached the front door, they found a familiar figure standing there.

“Eh? Xiaoxi? Why are you here?” Charlotte immediately recognized the figure as her junior and Yukina’s best friend, Zhong Shuixi.

Seeing that Charlotte and the others had finally returned, Zhong Shuixi showed a look of joy.

“Senior, Yukina, you’re finally back! I’ve been waiting for you for so long!”

“Waiting for us? Is something important, Xiaoxi?” Charlotte asked with a look of confusion.

The moment the words left her mouth, Zhong Shuixi handed over the school bag she was carrying to Yukina.

“Yukina, I brought your bag back for you.”

“Wow! Xiaoxi, thank you so much! I was just wondering if I had forgotten something!” Yukina took the bag with a joyful face.

“However, I couldn’t find Senior’s bag. I’m very sorry I couldn’t bring it back.”

“No, you don’t need to apologize, Xiaoxi. This guy didn’t bring a bag at all!”

“Eh? Senior doesn’t bring a bag to school?”

“She’s just that kind of lazy person; you don’t need to find it strange.”

“Is that so?”

Xiaoxi nodded as if she half-understood, and her gaze shifted from Charlotte to the blonde maid standing behind her.

“Huh? This maid miss is…”

“Xiaoxi, let me introduce you. This is my exclusive maid from the other world, Lillian. She can do anything perfectly as long as it’s assigned to her.” Charlotte introduced Lillian with a face full of pride, as if showing off her own daughter.

Lillian politely gave Zhong Shuixi a bow.

“Hello. I am Lady Charlotte’s exclusive maid, Lillian. Lady Charlotte must have received much care from you; I offer you my heartfelt gratitude.”

“No, actually, I’ve always been the one being taken care of.”

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