Inner

“Just a reminder, Dad and Mom have gone out.”

“My little sister has been coaxed to sleep.”

“In this entire house, it’s just the two of us now.”

“If you don’t want to run out completely naked in front of your little sister…”

“Then the only person left to ask for help is me.”

“You want me to beg you?”

“Of course I want you to beg me.”

“That arrogant, irresponsible, bastard of a brother pleading with me—maybe even kneeling and crying…”

“Just imagining it makes me so excited.”

Mo Yue’s playful tone was purely that of a little devil.

Only a demon could say something like that at a time like this.

Collins was so angry he laughed.

This sister of his had already slapped him once, and now she was scheming against him at a time like this?

Did she really think he wouldn’t get angry just because he was well-mannered?

If she really pushed him, his identity as a mid-tier mage wasn’t just for show.

Even if he wasn’t a top fighter, he’d have no trouble dealing with a delicate girl who couldn’t even lift a chicken.

“Mo Yue…”

Collins spoke through clenched teeth, barely restraining his anger, his tone filled with warning.

“I don’t believe I’ve ever done anything wrong to you.”

“If you keep being this unreasonable, don’t blame me for being impolite.”

Outside the shower, Mo Yue took a few steps.

She twirled her finger near her lips, swaying her head playfully.

“Brother’s angry now, huh?”

“Of course I’m angry.”

“Boo… So boring. You’re getting serious so quickly…”

“Boring?”

“A girl barges into the bathroom while a man is showering, threatens him, and you call that boring?”

“Alright, alright, I’ll go get your clothes.”

“As your sister, you sure don’t have much presence.”

Collins snorted.

Still, he thought—Mo Yue might act childish, but she was still someone who could be taught.

With proper education, maybe she wouldn’t fall short of anyone.

As her brother, if he guided her well, even becoming a novice-level mage wouldn’t be hard.

His anger slowly dissolved under the warmth of the running water.

Mo Yue came into the bathroom with a set of fresh clothes.

She knocked lightly on the frosted shower door and asked sweetly.

“Brother, should I hand you the clothes?”

“No need.”

“Just leave them on the sink. I’ll get them myself after I’m done.”

“But—but…”

“I feel bad for what I did just now.”

“Let me hand you the clothes as an apology, okay?”

Mo Yue’s voice was so soft it could melt.

Collins chuckled and agreed without thinking.

“Alright, then. I’ll take them.”

He shut off the hot water.

The frosted door slid open just a crack.

Mo Yue smiled as she passed a bundle of clothes through.

Once Collins closed the door again, he noticed something odd.

The clothes felt unusually heavy.

Puzzled, he asked, “Did you bring too much?”

“Why’d you bring my coat too?”

He shifted his hands through the clothes.

Soon, he found a small strip of fabric.

It was tucked inside his coat pocket, but not very well.

Most of it was sticking out.

With just a slight shake, it became visible.

Collins picked it up and examined it.

“Tch. You actually grabbed it.”

Mo Yue’s suddenly cold voice sent a chill down Collins’ spine.

Even if he didn’t understand much about social cues or girls, he knew exactly what this piece of cloth in his hand was.

Most people would call it… a pair of panties.

There was a pair of panties in his coat pocket?

“Mo Yue… what are you trying to do?”

Collins was already yelling.

Considering everything that had happened, if he couldn’t figure out who put the underwear there, he’d have no right to be a mid-tier mage.

But knowing who planted it wasn’t the point.

The real question was: what was Mo Yue trying to achieve by stuffing panties into his pocket?

“Eh? Brother, you’re mad?”

“Don’t worry, those are the ones I just changed out of.”

“I haven’t showered yet today, so they probably smell really strong.”

Collins’ mind spun.

He had no idea what exactly Mo Yue was trying to pull.

But one thing was certain—this little girl was definitely scheming something truly horrifying.

Whatever it was, he couldn’t let her get her way.

Fire element gathered in his palm.

Even though his father had warded the house against fire, moisture, and pests, making it extremely hard to use fire spells indoors…

Even so, Collins managed to condense a flame the size of a fingernail after five seconds.

The flickering light from inside the shower caught Mo Yue’s attention.

She sneered coldly.

“Do you know where Mom and Dad went?”

Mo Yue’s voice now sounded like a demon.

“After you went to shower, I told them my underwear went missing.”

“I said I only like that one pair and I won’t wear anything else.”

“Mom had no choice but to go out.”

“Dad loves me too much to let her go alone, so he went with her.”

“Just now, when I went to grab your clothes, I called Mom and told her I found them.”

“So, they’re probably on their way back by now.”