Xiaoke still didn’t know how to face her sister during this meal back home, but after Xiaoxi asked her that, most of Xiaoke’s nervousness and awkwardness dissipated.
Sure enough, her sister was still her sister, annoying as always!
And after calming down and thinking about it, she had indeed placed too many expectations on Eternal Star Senior.
Why did she assume that Senior should be a perfect person?
Even the [Eternal Star] who was invincible in battle was still an ordinary person who needed to eat and rest in daily life. If anything, that was normal.
For example, Xinglan was usually a very good-tempered and easygoing person, nothing like the imagined Blood Moon Witch who was a big villain that screamed and ate children raw…
No, there should be exceptions, like Silver Dragon Princess Senior…
Xiaoke found it hard to imagine her having another side in private.
It couldn’t be that the so serious and dignified Silver Dragon Princess was actually a shut-in who was afraid of little girls? Haha.
But her sister must have some merits, right?
For instance… Eternal Star was so powerful, her sister must have put in a lot of effort in private, training hard for a long time to become such a strong magical girl.
“Sister, how long did you train to become an S-Class magical girl?”
Xiaoke’s eyes sparkled. That’s right! Her sister was Eternal Star. From now on, couldn’t she consult her on how to become stronger?
“Me? Train hard?” Xiaoxi looked away guiltily. “You know I’m pretty lazy. Although I occasionally trained, I definitely couldn’t do the training intensity like Keke.”
“I remember I was already around A-rank when I first awakened. Then naturally… uh, I became what I am now.”
Xiaoke: “…”
The hardworking image of Eternal Star collapsed inch by inch in Xiaoke’s heart.
So this is a talent freak, huh! And she had been using [Eternal Star] as her idol to motivate herself all these years… It had all been her wishful thinking, right!
Xiaoke took a few deep breaths to calm down, then suddenly felt a bit dejected.
Yeah, now she realized that ever since she joined the Association, she had been under her sister’s care.
She had really thought it was because of her good luck and hard work that she got to join Star Song Senior’s team, and that Eternal Star Senior was willing to give her, a rookie magical girl, special training…
Now thinking about it, if not for her sister, she probably wouldn’t have had such a smooth time in the Association.
“Sister… was it your idea from the start to let me join Star Song Senior’s team?”
Xiaoxi admitted frankly: “Yes, but it wasn’t to make you do better in the Association. I just wanted to protect you, and also try to see if I could make you give up on being a magical girl.”
Xiaoke was stunned. Yeah, from the start, her sister had opposed her dream of becoming a magical girl… That meant even her idol Eternal Star didn’t think she could become a magical girl?
Xiaoke was visibly dejected. Realizing she had said the wrong thing, Xiaoxi quickly patted her shoulder.
“Don’t overthink it, Keke. I don’t think you don’t have the talent to be a magical girl. I just don’t want you to be in danger.”
Xiaoxi sighed. “I know best how dangerous it is to be a magical girl. Do you know how many times I almost died at the hands of the Blood Moon Witch? How could I let my little sister engage in such a dangerous job?”
‘That’s true. Just two days ago, Sister called her saying she was about to die and asked her to save her from Xinglan.’
Xiaoke frowned, looking down at the bed, but suddenly the serious eyes of Eternal Star appeared in her vision—Xiaoxi had crouched down in front of her.
“But I don’t think that way anymore. I’m sorry, Keke.”
“Eh? Sister, why are you suddenly apologizing…”
“Because you’ve become a mature magical girl who can stand on her own, Keke. You’ve improved very quickly. Really, I’m not just saying this to comfort you. You’re a very outstanding magical girl.”
“I was just… too worried that you would get hurt because of this dream of becoming a magical girl.”
Xiaoke was startled, then a faint warmth surged in her heart. The face of [Eternal Star] before her gradually overlapped with her sister’s face.
She couldn’t help but recall why she had first admired Eternal Star—because of that pale golden back that stood in front of her when she was attacked by a magical creature. She wanted to become that kind of person.
So in fact, her sister had always been protecting her, whether before or after she joined the Association, deliberately staying by her side as [Sirius]… Even though her sister had retired long ago.
“Thank you, Sister.”
A sudden hug, with such force that it nearly knocked Xiaoxi over. Xiaoxi was startled, her hands even froze in midair, afraid to hug back.
Her little sister had only been this clingy when she was very young. The sudden warmth left her unsure how to respond.
“Th-thank you for what? Being so mushy all of a sudden will make me shy…”
“Thank you for keeping your promise, Sister. Didn’t you promise me before… that whenever Little Red Riding Hood is in danger, the Big Grey Wolf would come to protect her first?”
“Wh-what are you talking about? That’s just a fairy tale I made up when you were little. How can you still remember that…”
Even as she said that, the corners of Xiaoxi’s mouth unconsciously curled into a faint smile.
She gently hugged back and patted her little sister’s back.
Xiaoke didn’t speak. Her sister’s embrace was reassuring after a long time…
No!
Xiaoxi felt the person in her arms suddenly push her away. Then Xiaoke looked her up and down with suspicious eyes.
“Wait, Sister. You said earlier that you had thought of ways to make me give up on being a magical girl, right?”
“Ah, ah?”
Xiaoke suddenly understood. So that’s why she felt so much pressure during Eternal Star Senior’s special training.
Senior kept saying she didn’t have the talent to be a magical girl… Although later her test results at the Association were good, she always thought Eternal Star Senior said that to keep them from getting complacent.
So that’s how it was! Her sister was just putting pressure on her, trying to make her give up on being a magical girl, right?!
At that moment, Xiaoke felt her fist become harder than ever before.
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