“So, have you realized your mistake?”
“I’m truly, truly sorry, Elder Sister! I shouldn’t have snuck snacks!”
At this moment, Luna knelt obediently on the floor, accepting her Sister’s reprimand, while Xiao Xi, who had just finished scolding her, sat by the bedside listening to Luna’s apology.
Every now and then, a faint current of electricity ran through her hands.
What? You want to know the details of the punishment?
There’s nothing much to say—it was just a little electric shock to help her understand the lesson.
After all, I can’t let my adorable little Sister get hurt, right?
“What I’m really angry about is this! You ate all the snacks in one go without saying a word!”
Lusina was genuinely furious that Luna had devoured the entire bag of snacks in one sitting. She had never seen anyone eat snacks so aggressively before.
Sneaking a single pack might be forgivable, but an entire large bag?
She ate it all!
“Waaah, I was wrong, I really was, Sister (┯_┯)”
“Hmph. To make sure you remember this lesson deeply, you’re not allowed to buy any snacks for the next few weeks, Luna. You just watch us eat.”
Lusina mercilessly confiscated all the snacks Luna had for the coming weeks as punishment.
Receiving such a penalty, Luna pleaded with her Sister.
“I was really wrong, Sister, please forgive me.”
But Lusina’s stance remained firm.
“No way! Only this way will you truly reflect on your behavior.”
“Pleeaase~”
Luna tried the cute-pleading tactic, but Lusina remained unmoved.
“Hmph!”
Lusina let out a soft snort.
At this moment, she transformed into a Sigma Woman.
Not long after finishing Luna’s reprimand, Qingyan and Su Luoluo returned to the dormitory carrying food from the cafeteria.
They saw the Luna sisters just coming out of the bedroom; Luna’s face looked sorrowful, while Xiao Xi appeared much more cheerful.
Qingyan and the others immediately knew: it seemed their business was done.
“Done already? I brought your portions back.” Qingyan joked as she carried the food.
“That sounds kinda weird…” Xiao Xi frowned slightly but didn’t pay it much mind.
The sisters took the food; Luna went back to the bedroom to eat as before, while Xiao Xi chose to eat in the living room.
“Hey, Xiao Xi, you didn’t go overboard, did you?”
Qingyan couldn’t help but ask, seeing Luna’s sad expression and that she went back to her room to eat. She thought maybe Xiao Xi had gone too far in the scolding.
“Overboard? What do you mean?”
“Well… you ‘trained’ little Luna, right? You didn’t go overboard?”
Xiao Xi, eating nearby, looked utterly confused, having no idea what Qingyan was talking about.
“What are you even saying? I just gave Luna a little electric shock, that’s all—no going overboard.”
“Electric shock, huh…”
Qingyan and Su Luoluo couldn’t help but imagine all sorts of things.
“Alright, alright, little Luna’s fine. She’s just sad because she can’t eat snacks for the next few weeks.”
Xiao Xi went back to eating her meal.
“Oh…” Qingyan and Su Luoluo understood and didn’t press further.
In Luna’s bedroom…
Luna ate her meal hungrily, completely unaware of the conversation outside. If she had eaten out there and overheard Qingyan’s words…
She’d probably be blushing to death!
The reason Luna ate in her bedroom wasn’t because she was upset, but because of Eliza.
Eliza kept nagging for her to come back to the bedroom and start the game, so Luna had no choice but to bring her meal back to eat there.
Now, Eliza was at the desk playing on Luna’s computer, while Luna sat on the bed, stuffing food in.
By the way, while Lusina was scolding her, Eliza had been watching the entire time. She witnessed Luna’s whole reprimand process.
Including the mild electric shock Luna received…
When being scolded, Luna kept glancing at her, who had a constant expression of covering her mouth to stifle a laugh.
“Why is it that I’m being punished but you aren’t affected at all…”
Luna muttered to herself.
“Because I’m not you.” Eliza heard the muttering and turned to answer.
“Hey, that’s unfair! We’re in the same body. Why aren’t you affected?”
“Because I’m not the main controller of this body. After all, I’m just a ‘soul.’ And souls don’t feel anything, kiddo.”
I was speechless after hearing that—it actually made sense!
After taking another bite, I asked her:
“By the way, Eliza, in your current state, how far can you stay from me?”
I had no idea why this thought suddenly popped up. I wondered if Eliza had a distance limit in this state.
“Ah?”
Eliza’s face showed brief confusion after hearing my question.
After a moment’s thought, she replied.
“That’s… a question I haven’t tested before. Probably up to five meters at most.”
To be honest, I’d never really considered it. Usually, the distance between me and ‘kid’ is less than two meters, so I have no clue.
“Wanna… try now?”
I had just finished my last bite and was about to take out the trash.
“Wait, kid! I’m still…”
Before Eliza could finish, I left the bedroom, ignoring that her game wasn’t over yet.
When I returned after throwing out the trash, I saw Eliza still playing.
Looks like the distance she can go is quite far.
“Hey, kid! You scared me just now, you know? What if no one was controlling the game…”
“I don’t care.” Luna said nonchalantly, leaving Eliza momentarily speechless.
“You little…”
She must be getting back at me for what happened earlier!
“Well, if you’re fine then I’ll head to the living room. You stay in your room.”
“Why, aren’t you gonna keep this lonely old lady company?”
“Cut it out. I’m going to the living room to hang out with them. If I don’t show up, they’ll probably think I’m dead sad.”
When I went out to take out the trash, Qingyan and the others asked if something was wrong, telling me not to be sad.
I was just banned from eating snacks, yet they made it sound like something serious! If I stayed hidden for too long, they might think I had depression or something!
Actually, when Sister announced the punishment of no snacks, I wasn’t that upset. I just tried to show some sadness to see if I could shorten the punishment time.
“That’s it. You just stay in your room.”
“Mm…”
After saying goodbye to Eliza and closing the door, I went to the living room to watch Qingyan and Su Luoluo play games.
They were playing on my game console while I watched, occasionally giving commands or teasing their moves.
Being Commander Izumi is quite fun!
“Hey, there’s a message in the Class Group. It’s confirmed: tomorrow we’ll have a Simulation Duel against Class 2.”
Xiao Xi, who was scrolling on her phone nearby, suddenly said.
The Simulation Duel was also a type of assessment. Two classes sparring against each other, to simulate how they’d perform against Psions from the Demon Realm.
“Seriously… we just finished the Midterm Exam, and now we have another duel. I’m so tired…”
Upon hearing this, Qingyan started complaining again, clearly unhappy about having to duel right after the exam.
“I think the Simulation Duel is great! Getting to spar with people of the same level is really good.”
Su Luoluo didn’t complain like Qingyan but looked forward to tomorrow’s duel.
“Not good at all! I don’t want to do the duel!”
“Well, no choice. We have to participate anyway.”
“Hmm…”
Sister and I didn’t really mind. If there’s a duel, then we’ll just deal with it—we can’t refuse.
The TV screen showed the words [game over], signaling the end of the game. Qingyan didn’t want to start another round and went to take a shower.
So I took over her spot and continued playing with Su Luoluo.
Half an hour later…
“Ahhh! Ghost!”
Suddenly, Qingyan’s shout caught our attention. We looked toward the living room and saw her rushing over in a panic.
“What’s wrong, Qingyan?”
We all looked at her, confused.
“Bad news, little Luna! Your room is haunted!”
Haunted?
Could it be…
“What’s wrong, Qingyan?”
I asked, though I already suspected the answer.
“Bad news, little Luna! I saw your bedroom light was on and went to turn it off, but when I opened the door, I saw something like someone was eating snacks at your desk! But there was no one in your room!”
Qingyan said fearfully, making us all feel as if it was real.
And I guessed right—she must have caught Eliza snacking.
“No way, Qingyan. There’s nothing there. You must have had a hallucination after your shower.”
I tried to calm her, reassuring that it was a hallucination and no ghosts existed.
“You saw it too, Qingyan!?”
Suddenly, Sister chimed in, seemingly confirming Qingyan’s claim.
“You saw it too, Xiao Xi!?”
Qingyan seemed relieved to find an ally in Xiao Xi, while I panicked.
“No, no! That can’t be, Sister, Qingyan. My bedroom can’t be haunted.”
“But…”
“Look, I’ve been sleeping there all along with no problems. You must have seen things.”
I tried hard to keep Sister and Qingyan from jumping to conclusions. I was really afraid this would get more complicated!
At this moment, Su Luoluo, who was playing games with me, backed me up.
“There’s no such thing as ghosts. You guys must have mistaken it for something else.”
Exactly!
Well said, Su Luoluo!
“I guess it’s because you’ve been watching horror movies or playing scary games. In the end, you’re just scaring yourselves.”
Well done, Su!
With Su Luoluo’s support, my confidence shot up.
“Exactly, you just imagined it, Sister and Qingyan.”
Thanks to me and Su Luoluo’s words, Sister and Qingyan finally dropped the subject.
“…Yeah, probably just my imagination playing tricks.”
“Mm, definitely. There are no ghosts in this world.”
So in the end, the crisis was averted, and Sister and Qingyan stopped talking about it.
Now it’s my problem.
Next time I go back to my room, I have to tell Eliza to be careful.
After this, I also need to remember to lock my bedroom door.
Sigh…
Why does trouble always come with Eliza’s presence…!
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