Time rewound to earlier…
After finishing dinner in the cafeteria, Luna and her sister left the Magic Academy together to go out for a stroll.
Qingyan and Su Luoluo, being too tired, didn’t join the two sisters. They were resting in the dormitory, waiting for Luna and the others to come back.
Walking down the street, each sister carried large bags filled with snacks and instant noodles—mostly bought by Luna.
“Sigh… Every time I go out with you, you always buy a ton of snacks.”
Xiao Xi looked at the snack-filled bags with a helpless expression. Every time she went shopping with her younger sister, Luna would definitely buy a mountain of snacks to eat.
But Luna didn’t mind at all.
“So what? I’m not going to finish all these snacks at once. Besides, Qingyan and Su Luoluo would want to eat them too.”
Pouting, Luna said this to her sister. Though she claimed it was for the others’ sake, in truth, she was the one eating most of the snacks.
“You’re just making excuses again, using Qingyan and Su Luoluo as scapegoats.”
Xiao Xi knew her sister well. Most of these snacks would end up being eaten by Luna alone.
She didn’t mind the other two dormmates eating them; she just worried Luna would get fat if she ate too much!
“Hehe,” Luna only gave a sly smile, trying to brush off the comment.
“You better eat less, little Lu. Gaining weight wouldn’t be good.”
“Ah, I know, I know. Don’t worry, Sister, if I get fat, I’ll rely on you, the big sister, to supervise my diet.”
Luna’s reply was vague and dismissive, as she believed gaining weight was impossible for her.
I’m a Beauty; there’s no way I’d get fat!
“Sigh…” Xiao Xi felt helpless, knowing Luna was just humoring her. Although Luna ate a lot, she never really gained weight, so her sister didn’t expect her to listen anyway.
“Eh? Sister, look over there.”
Luna suddenly stopped and looked to the side.
A crowd had gathered around a street vendor, all apparently buying food.
Once the crowd thinned out a little, Luna finally saw the vendor’s sign: “Xiangshili Fried Chicken.”
…Oh no!
“Hey Sister, let’s go buy some fried chicken.”
Luna grabbed her sister’s hand and pointed at the fried chicken shop. Just as Xiao Xi expected, Luna wanted to buy more food again.
So she decisively refused her younger sister.
“No way. You’ve already bought so many snacks; you can’t buy more, little Lu!”
It wasn’t because they lacked money—their parents had given them plenty—but Xiao Xi simply didn’t want Luna to eat so much.
But Luna obviously wouldn’t give up so easily.
“Ugh—Just buy it, Sister~”
Luna linked her arm with her sister’s and swayed it back and forth, continuously acting cute. She knew this was her sister’s weak spot!
You can’t escape this, Sister!
“You…”
Xiao Xi turned to face her sister and locked eyes with her—falling right into Luna’s trap!
“Sis~ Please buy it for me~”
Their eyes met again; Luna’s big, watery eyes looked as if she might cry at any moment.
Oh no, I’ve fallen for it—!
Luna immediately averted her gaze. If she kept staring, she might—
“Please… big sister…”
“Sis—ter—big—sis!”
Those four words echoed like a spell in her mind, refusing to fade. Xiao Xi tried hard to resist!
No, Luoluo, you have to hold back!
You can’t let her eat so much anymore! You have to resist!
I’m her big sister!
I have to be responsible for her health!
***
Not long after…
“Hello, two orders of fried chicken, please.”
In the end, they bought it…
But let me be clear, it’s not because of my sister’s begging that I bought it—not at all!
I just wanted to see why this shop had such a long line and how good the fried chicken actually was.
Absolutely not because I was unable to resist Luna’s cuteness!
“Okay, please wait a moment.”
After scanning the code to pay, the sisters waited for their fried chicken to be prepared.
“Hehe, thanks, big sister.”
“Come on, I just wanted to try it myself… and I bought you a portion to try too.”
“Got it, got it, big sister.”
“Hmph, just remember to exercise after eating, or you’ll gain weight.”
“Ah, I know, Sister. I’ll keep an eye on my weight.”
The fried chicken shop they patronized was run by Xia Xia, and in Xia Xia’s heart, the girl she thought about was none other than Luna, who was standing right in front of her at this moment.
Soon, after the previous customer left, it was their turn to receive their order.
“The city inspectors are here! Run!”
This sudden shout shattered the calm of the street.
That’s right, Xia Xia’s last customer was Luna and her sister.
Quickly handing over the food to them, Xia Xia swiftly hopped onto her tricycle and sped away like the wind, fearing she would be caught by the city inspectors.
Leaving Luna and her sister standing there, still flustered by the sudden disruption.
“So fast…”
“Yeah, Sister, she really ran fast.”
Holding the still-warm fried chicken, the sisters couldn’t help but admire her escape speed. Soon, a large group of city inspectors began dispersing the slower street vendors.
“…Let’s go back.”
Seeing the inspectors clearing the vendors, Luna and her sister decided to return to the Academy.
“By the way… I didn’t expect the fried chicken vendor to be such a young girl.”
The two sisters were captivated by the girl running the fried chicken stand, who looked no older than eighteen, roughly their own age. It was surprising she was already running her own stall.
“She’s so young, running a street stall at this age.”
“Yeah, that’s right. I wonder how good her cooking is, Sister.”
At this point, Luna’s intention was obvious; she kept staring at her sister’s portion of fried chicken.
“Hehe, Sister, why don’t we try and see how good her cooking really is?”
Seeing her younger sister eyeing her portion, Xiao Xi clearly saw through her plan.
“Cut it out, little sister, you have your own portion; stop trying to eat mine.”
“No, Sister, I believe you’re not that hungry now. Let me help you try it.”
“No. You eat your own.”
“Ugh…” Seeing her sister’s refusal, Luna looked a bit disappointed. She was about to unwrap her own portion to eat on the way, but her sister stopped her.
“Eat it—back—at—the—dorm!”
She didn’t want Luna eating while walking, fearing it would upset her stomach.
“Ugh… Fine, fine, I won’t eat then.”
Seeing this, Luna gave up unwrapping the package and obeyed her sister’s words. Luna didn’t complain about buying food on the way back, and they smoothly returned to the dormitory.
“We’re back.”
“Ah, you’re back!”
Qingyan and Su Luoluo greeted the sisters warmly as they saw them enter the living room. They were playing games there.
“We bought some food on the way back. Let’s all eat together.”
The sisters placed the large bags of snacks on the coffee table. Seeing so many snacks, Qingyan and Su Luoluo didn’t seem very surprised.
“Bought so much again!? I guess little Lu bought all of it, right?”
“You guessed right. All of these were bought by little Lu.”
Qingyan and Su Luoluo looked at Luna as if they’d expected this. No one else among them would buy so many snacks except her.
“Ah, I’m just thinking of you all. I bought so many tasty things so we can all share.”
The familiar excuse again…
Everyone thought this silently.
But they had all gotten used to Luna buying piles of snacks and always blaming it on them.
“I really envy you, little Lu. You eat so much and still keep your figure. What’s your secret?”
After picking snacks, Qingyan looked at Luna with a hint of jealousy.
Luna, who spent most of her time at home, seemed unaffected by how much she ate, unlike Qingyan, who gained weight easily with even a little extra food.
Luna didn’t quite know how to explain either.
“Ah, well… I actually don’t know why myself…”
To be honest, she really didn’t understand how she could eat so much without gaining weight. Unlike her sister, who had to control her diet and couldn’t fully enjoy food.
And she attributed it all to:
“Maybe it’s a unique ability of a Beauty.”
Hearing Luna’s explanation, Qingyan definitely couldn’t accept it and gave her a perfunctory reply:
“Alright, alright, you’re a Beauty, so you must be right.”
“By the way, have you two taken a shower yet?”
At this moment, Xiao Xi suddenly asked them. Qingyan and Su Luoluo had already showered after dinner, so only the two sisters hadn’t yet.
“We’ve already showered. You two go ahead.”
“Okay, I’ll go first.”
“I’ll shower last, Sister.”
“Okay…”