Chapter 207: Mom’s here!

Bai Shen Ten’i was Yukina and Xinghe’s mother. Before Yukina entered high school, she had gone overseas for work, leaving only Xinghe and Yukina to take care of each other. No, to be precise, Xinghe was the only one bearing the burden, while Yukina naturally enjoyed his meticulous care.

Although Bai Shen Ten’i lived in a foreign country thousands of miles away, she still called Yukina from time to time to chat about daily life.

The last time they spoke on the phone seemed to be about a week ago, precisely on the morning of the day Xinghe had his car accident.

She had happily walked out of her room after talking to her mother on the phone, only to have a huge argument with her brother over a trivial matter, which almost resulted in her regretting it for the rest of her life.

Fortunately, that guy had incredible luck, actually reincarnating in another world as a powerful witch and conveniently crossing back over.

Although this home had changed a bit, it was still managing to keep operating.

She was in this home, and her brother was in this home. Even though her brother’s body had changed into the form of a petite and cute girl, it didn’t matter. As long as she and her brother were both in this home, it was a complete home.

However, she hadn’t told Mother Ten’i about her brother getting into a car accident, reincarnating in another world, becoming the strongest witch, and coming back to live happily with her.

After all, the fact that her brother had become a witch was too bizarre. Ordinary people definitely wouldn’t be able to accept it, and they might even get stuck at the part where her brother unfortunately got into a car accident.

So Yukina temporarily hid this news, intending to explain it in detail to her parents when the time was right.

That had been Yukina’s original plan. However, her mother’s sudden phone call caught her completely off guard.

“Eh? Mom?”

Realizing she hadn’t properly talked to her mother on the phone for almost a week, Yukina felt guilty and self-reproachful. She gestured for Charlotte and Lillian to keep quiet, then walked a few steps to the sofa and answered her mother’s call.

“Hello! Mom! Good morning!”

“Hmm? Good morning? It’s clearly evening now! Are you still half-asleep, Yukina?”

“Ah, yes, yes, yes, yes, it’s evening now.”

“My little Yukina is such a scatterbrain!”

“Hahaha!” Faced with her mother’s doting words, Yukina could only force an awkward smile. “Mom, why are you calling at this time? Is something wrong?”

“Oh? It’s been a week since we talked. How has my little Yukina become so cold? Can’t I call my little Yukina without a reason?”

“No, no, no, no, it’s not like that, Mom. I think about you all the time too!”

“Really? Then after a week, you must have some things to tell Mom, right?”

“Eh?” Hearing this, Yukina instinctively turned her head to look at Charlotte, who was sitting at the dining table not far away, staring at her with confusion.

‘Judging by Mom’s tone, could she already know about brother becoming a witch?’

“I’m sorry, Mom. I’m truly sorry for keeping this from you…”

“Why does my little Yukina need to apologize for that? Haven’t you done a great job? All your hard work hasn’t been in vain!”

“Hmm? Mom, what are you talking about?” Yukina was bewildered.

It seemed her mother wasn’t talking about the same thing she was thinking of.

After all, Charlotte becoming a witch had absolutely nothing to do with her efforts; they were completely unrelated.

“I’m talking about your kendo match, of course! What else could it be?”

“Didn’t you say before that you’ve been preparing for this kendo match?”

“Ah! So that’s what it is!”

“With little Yukina participating, your kendo match must have achieved excellent results, right!”

“Well… Mom, I’m afraid I have to disappoint you this time. The opponent this time was also very strong. Even after giving it my all, I only managed a draw.”

“I see. But Mom doesn’t care about winning or losing. Mom only wants to know, did you give it your all in this match, Yukina? Even if you unfortunately lost, you wouldn’t be lying on the ground regretting, ‘If only I had tried a little harder, I wouldn’t have lost this match,’ right?”

“Of course not! Your daughter isn’t the kind of person who just kneels on the ground in bitter regret! I will give my all to everything I do.”

“Is that so? Then Mom is relieved. By the way, are you home alone today, Yukina?”

“Eh? Why do you ask, Mom?”

“Well, whenever I called you before, I would occasionally hear Xinghe complaining to you in the background. But this time I haven’t heard anything. Has Xinghe still not come back?”

“Uh… yeah, I’m home alone right now. I don’t know what’s going on today, but brother still hasn’t come back this late. When he comes back, I’m going to give him a piece of my mind!”

Yukina responded to the other end of the phone, making Charlotte, who was not far away, frown slightly.

“So Xinghe still hasn’t come back? Then you must be very lonely right now, my little Yukina.”

“I wouldn’t say I’m lonely! I’m not the little kid who would cry and throw a tantrum without someone around anymore.”

“But it’s fine. Mom will just wait for him to come back with you.”

“Eh? Wait with me? What do you mean?”

“Oh, Mom hasn’t told you yet. Mom has returned!”

“What? Mom, you’re back?!” Hearing this news, Yukina was so shocked she immediately sprang up from the sofa, which startled Charlotte not far away.

“Yes, Mom is downstairs at our building right now! Little Yukina, you definitely didn’t expect Mom to come back so quickly! You must be surprised and happy right now!”

“Uh… y-yes, I’m so happy you could come back, Mom!”

“Alright, we’ll talk about the rest when I get home! I’m getting in the elevator now. See you soon, little Yukina!”

With that, her mother hung up the phone, leaving Yukina standing in the living room, dazed and stunned.

“What? Mom is already back? Why didn’t she tell me in advance?”

No wonder when she greeted her, her mother could immediately point out that it was evening.

“But that’s not important right now. The most urgent thing is…”

Yukina turned her head and looked at the innocent-looking otherworld master and servant by the dining table.

“If Mom sees these two strange people in our living room, how am I going to explain it to her?”

“Brother, there’s no time to explain, hurry and hide!” Yukina frantically grabbed Charlotte by the collar, trying to shove her into the closet.