7 a.m.……
“Thankfully we got up early today, so we can have a proper breakfast.”
Lusina and the others were sitting in the cafeteria, savoring their breakfast. With plenty of time to spare, they could sit down leisurely and enjoy the hot food.
Luna sat right next to her sister, wearing a black mask and staring intently at her mobile phone.
In front of her, there was nothing—not a trace of breakfast—forming a stark contrast to her sister and the others who were happily enjoying their food.
Hmm……
Why was that?
Let’s rewind the time a bit.
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“Put your hand down, Luna!”
Lusina ordered her younger sister sternly. She guessed that Luna was deliberately covering her mouth because there were crumbs from snacks stuck on her lips.
If she just put her hand down, the truth would be revealed!
That’s what Lusina thought.
At the same time, Luna was panicking inside.
This is bad……
If I put my hand down, my fangs will be exposed to my sister!
That can never happen!
But with her sister closing in, she didn’t know what to do.
“Why aren’t you putting your hand down yet? Do I have to remove it myself!?”
Lusina grew even angrier when Luna didn’t move. She felt her sister was deliberately hiding something.
Saying this, Lusina slowly stepped forward, intending to forcibly remove Luna’s hand.
Seeing her sister getting closer and closer, Luna’s heart filled with anxiety and unease.
What should I do?
What should I do?!
Luna was desperate, silently praying for her sister to stop advancing.
I absolutely cannot let her see!
At this point, Luna had no choice but to…
In a moment of panic, Luna suddenly crouched down and knelt on the ground in a 土下座 (kneeling in apology).
Her movement was so swift that even Lusina didn’t get a clear look at her face.
“I’m sorry, sister! I shouldn’t have stolen snacks!”
Luna’s voice was full of sincerity and remorse as she apologized and admitted to sneaking snacks.
“Sister, please punish me! I, little Luna, will accept any punishment!”
Luna continued, even offering to have her pocket money deducted if only her sister would forgive her.
She kept her head bowed during the apology; it was the only way she could think of right now.
As long as I don’t look up, sister won’t discover my secret!
Seeing Luna suddenly kneel like that and apologize, Lusina was genuinely taken aback.
She didn’t expect Luna to go this far just over stolen snacks and was momentarily at a loss.
“You can get up first, little sister.”
Lusina tried to get her to stand before continuing the conversation.
But Luna stubbornly shook her head, “No! I won’t get up unless sister accepts my apology!”
“You really are something…”
“Hey, you two…”
At that moment, Su Luoluo and Qingyan appeared at the bedroom door; they had already gotten up as well.
“Xiao Qing, Xiao Su, did we make too much noise and wake you up?”
Lusina said apologetically; she thought her loud questioning was the reason they were awakened.
“What? Didn’t we agree to get up at 6:30 to have breakfast together? Look at the time now.”
Su Luoluo said this as Lusina glanced at the clock hanging in the bedroom—it was almost 6:30 a.m.
“We got up and washed up, then saw you here. So, what’s going on?”
Su Luoluo and Qingyan didn’t know what happened. They just saw Luna kneeling there and Lusina standing nearby, thinking they were up to some strange play first thing in the morning.
“Could it be that you two are already playing this big so early?”
“What are you thinking? It’s because little Luna almost finished all the snacks overnight, so I’m here to educate her.”
Lusina explained everything to Qingyan and Su Luoluo, and they finally understood.
“Eh! You’re saying little Luna ate all the snacks!?”
“That’s too much! I thought it would last another two or three days.”
“That’s why I’m so angry. All those snacks bought with money were eaten at once by little Luna.”
“Sorry, sister.”
Luna was still kneeling and apologizing.
“Seriously…”
“So what do you want, Lusina? It’s not good to keep little Luna kneeling here forever.”
“Well… I don’t want her kneeling either, but she simply refuses to get up.”
Lusina was helpless. She hadn’t expected this kind of reaction from her sister.
Although she was angry, she hadn’t said she wanted to punish her right now.
“Alright, Lusina, just forgive little Luna. If you don’t forgive her, she’ll just keep kneeling here.”
Qingyan tried to plead for Luna, remembering how Luna had saved her during yesterday morning’s exam.
I don’t want to keep kneeling forever either… Luna thought to herself on the floor.
Why are more and more people showing up here?
Please, everyone, just leave my bedroom…
“That’s not okay. If we don’t teach her a lesson, what if she finishes all the snacks again someday?”
No matter what, Lusina was determined to discipline her sister, but obviously not now.
“But you can’t punish her so early in the morning. If you don’t hurry, there won’t be time for breakfast.”
“…Fine. I’ll punish you tonight, little Luna. Now, go wash up.”
Lusina decided to give her a break now and deal with her in the evening.
“Stop kneeling, little sister. Come wash up with us.”
Saying that, Lusina left the bedroom to wash up with the others. Once the door closed, Luna finally looked up.
That was close…
I thought I was done for.
But I still have to face sister’s punishment tonight. Just thinking about it makes me feel awful.
Luna locked the bedroom door again and stood in front of the mirror, worriedly looking at her two sharp fangs.
What should I do now…
I can’t just pull out these teeth—they’d hurt so much.
No, I have to ask Eliza about this!
She’s probably the only one who can solve this problem for me, but… her mobile phone is dead and I can’t contact her. So I have no choice…
Luna opened her cabinet and found an unopened mask.
I’ll just have to wear this for now.
Back to the present……
Watching them enjoy their breakfast so deliciously, I’m drooling.
But right now I’m being punished, and the punishment is no breakfast—I can only watch them eat.
Also, this time the breakfast was charged to Luna’s card.
My money…
Though I don’t really care.
If not for this punishment, I wouldn’t even eat breakfast.
Because of my teeth, if I eat here, I’ll definitely get exposed.
I have to get Eliza to help me!
That’s my top priority.
But the trouble is, I can’t get in touch with Eliza now. Looks like she’s mad at me.
[ What if you’re a demon? ]
This sentence echoed in my mind like the voice of a devil. If it weren’t for that argument with me, Eliza probably wouldn’t be angry.
Suddenly, I regret it.
I should’ve just gone along with her at first.
But what she said is really hard to believe. Nobody would believe that.
While I was still thinking about how to get Eliza out, a sudden aroma caught my attention.
My sister suddenly handed me a warm Meat Bun, wanting me to take it.
“You can’t skip breakfast. But since you’re being punished, I can only give you a Meat Bun to tide you over.”
“……”
Normally, I would’ve taken the Meat Bun, but now…
“No thanks, sister. Little Luna isn’t hungry.”
That was the truth.
After drinking blood, I’m not hungry at all, and in this state, I can’t eat.
As for why I’m still wearing a mask, Lusina and the others are very curious, so I keep using “I have a cold” as an excuse.
I’ve said it already, so I might as well keep it going.
“If you don’t eat, you won’t have energy in class, little Luna.”
“No, no, I’m not eating, sister.”
Seeing her sister persistently refuse, Lusina had no choice but to take back the Meat Bun and eat it herself.
“Hehe, thanks for the trouble, little Luna.”
“Yeah, making you spend so much.”
Qingyan and Su Luoluo enjoyed this free breakfast, thanking Luna.
“All right, all right, this is your punishment, little Luna.”
“Got it, sister.”
Luna didn’t take it seriously; after all, these things didn’t cost that much.
“Don’t think these punishments are enough. I’m letting you off for now, but we’ll deal with you tonight.”
“Okay……”