Daily Superpower: The Invisible Day

Daily Superpower

As the name suggests, it means having a different superpower every day. Although there’s a chance you might get the same power two or even three days in a row, the actual variety is so vast that the probability of repetition is absurdly low. And some of these powers are downright toxic.

As far as I know, only two people have this constitution: me, Jiang Huaimo, and my twin sister, Jiang Huaixin—the yandere.

This is our daily life with daily superpowers.

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We twins attend an ordinary high school in this district called Haiquanyang High School. It’s not far from home—only a fifteen-minute walk to the school gate.

We’re sixteen, in the bloom of youth. First year of high school has been going on for a while, and now it’s winter. We tirelessly hide our daily superpowers, living each day just like anyone else.

Saturday

I was sound asleep in bed when a ray of sunlight struck me with its warmth. I opened my eyes.

Now you might be wondering: how do you know what superpower you get each day?

It’s simple. Every day at midnight, or when you wake up after a full day, your body instinctively knows what power you’ve been granted.

Right now, I could already feel my body stirring with excitement! Because today’s power is invisibility!

I sat up in bed, feeling as if the world had blessed me. I couldn’t help but clench my fists. It had been a while since I last drew invisibility. This is awesome.

Invisibility: not only can I turn myself invisible, but anything I touch or anything on my person also becomes invisible. The downside is obvious—I can’t be touched. If someone touches me, the ability goes on cooldown for an hour.

Well, no time to waste! I’ll go invisible right now and sneak a peek at some cute girls.

I hastily changed clothes and activated invisibility. I could still see my own hands, but no one else could see me!

Then I quietly opened my door, glanced around, closed it behind me, and tiptoed toward the staircase on the left. I hadn’t taken a few steps when I suddenly collided with something invisible.

“Whoa, what the—?”

Stopping short, I looked up and was startled to see my sister suddenly appear before me.

Waist-length black hair, azure blue eyes, a petite Lolita figure, and a face carved like jade—I had to admit, my sister was a beauty blessed by God.

Of course, if it weren’t for the gleaming kitchen knife in her hand, I’d give my beautiful little sister a perfect score without hesitation.

“Good morning, big brother~”

If a goddess’s smile could topple cities, then my sister’s could too. Maybe not topple cities, but it sure scared the hell out of me!

“G-good morning, Huaixin. Hehe, nice weather today, huh? Clear skies, not too cold even though it’s winter.” I put on a flattering smile, trembling as I faced my sister, whose face was dark with menace.

“Yeah, it’s a perfect day for peeping~”

“Yeah, yeah.”

Shit, shit, I let my perversion slip out! No, I need to cover it up.

“Just kidding! Ehehe~”

φ(>ω<*)

At that moment, it felt like a lightning bolt struck me. I deeply despised myself. Now I’m in trouble!

“So, who is big brother going to peep on? Is it me?” My sister held the knife with both hands and slowly approached. I involuntarily stepped back and swallowed hard.

“Of course it’s you! Who else would I look at? I’d be stupid not to admire such a cute sister.”

“Is that so~ Mom and Dad already left for work. They have overtime today, poor things~ So we can play all day long~”

“P-play what?”

“Whatever you want, big brother.”

“T-that doesn’t sound good.”

“What’s wrong with it? Letting big brother do whatever he wants? I knew as soon as I woke up today that you’d be thinking of something pervy. After all, we’re twins, so our superpowers are the same every day~ So I waited here with the kitchen knife.”

“But why the kitchen knife?!”

I backed up to my door and sat down. My sister, brandishing the shining knife, sat on my lap.

Ah, her soft, delicate thighs rested on mine. Her rapid breaths tickled my ear. Her expression of unsatisfied desire slowly approached my face.

“If big brother had any improper thoughts about other women…”

“If?!”

“…then I’ll cut off your foot tendons, so you won’t be able to wander around~”

Gulp. I swallowed, looking at her in terror.

“So I’ve been waiting here since early morning because this is your only way through. But if you were invisible, I couldn’t see you, so I waited for you to open the door, then turned invisible myself and blocked the stairs!”

“Why go to such lengths?!”

“Because I love you deeply, big brother~”

Seriously! When did this girl start liking me?

Was it in kindergarten? When some boys bullied her and I came to her rescue? No, that’s too trivial—it’s only natural for a brother to protect his sister.

Or elementary school? When she was class monitor and the tuition money got stolen? I found the thief quickly, but that was thanks to my mind-reading superpower, and she knew it. She was just too timid to step up.

Then maybe middle school? Not likely.

I don’t know. Forget it. I have to deal with the situation first.

“Why do you like me?”

“Is it strange for a sister to like her brother?”

“I need a reason.”

“A reason? Fine, I’ll give you a hundred. You’re gentle, considerate, handsome, charming, though a bit perverted—what’s most infuriating is that you’re not perverted toward me! And also…”

She rattled off a stream of compliments, making me feel a bit lightheaded. Ah, being seduced by a yandere sister. Ahem.

“That’s enough. Any more?”

“No thanks. Let’s have breakfast.”

“Here, big brother. Today’s breakfast is heart-shaped fried eggs.”

“I-I’m looking forward to it.”

At the dining table

The fragrant heart-shaped fried eggs sat on the table, accompanied by heart-shaped sausages skewered with toothpicks. This love-filled breakfast was as enthusiastic as ever…

My sister squeezed some ketchup onto the egg, spread it gently with a spoon, then picked up a piece with chopsticks, one hand beneath to catch any drips, and brought it to my mouth.

“Big brother, say ‘ah’~”

“I’m not a three-year-old! Why are you feeding me?!”

I complained, though having such a cute little sister feed me was nice, but she’s a yandere! That girl who threatens to cut my tendons, and might even sentence me to life without a wife.

“Oh? Then I’ll chop off your hands so I can feed you every day.”

“Ah.”

“See? That’s better. Open wide.”

“It’s delicious (ó﹏ò｡).”

“Good. Thanks for the compliment.”

My sister smiled sweetly, each expression seeming to purify the air with warmth. But one thing marred the scene: Could she please put away the kitchen knife on the table?!

“I’ll wash the dishes now, big brother.”

“Okay!”

I quickly stood up, returned to my room, booted up my computer, opened my folders, and started reviewing.

Sister’s dishwashing time is ten minutes. I had to review the good stuff I downloaded yesterday within ten minutes. Hehe, this one’s a keeper!

This one stays, that one stays, hoho.

“Big brother~ Did you download any sister-themed stuff?”

“No, no. Recently…”

Huh?! Wait. How is my sister’s voice here? I slowly turned my head. There she was, standing beside me, one hand on my shoulder, the other cracking her knuckles.

How?! Could it be!

I swallowed. Had an hour already passed since I first went invisible? Time flies.

“But big brother is careless~ Not locking the door when browsing this kind of stuff.”

Damn. I thought I was fast enough to hear her footsteps and close the window, but I didn’t hear any footsteps at all. Even if she were invisible, there would be footsteps! And I didn’t hear the door open either. Are you an assassin?!

“W-well…”

“I’ll gouge your eyes out if I find out you didn’t download sister stuff.”

“I’ll download it right now!”

Oh! What did I just say!

This is even worse. What do I do? I’m at my wit’s end.

“No need~”

“Right.”

“Because there’s a real one right here.”

“That’s not appropriate. We’re siblings, and twins at that.”

“What’s the problem?”

“Well…”

“Then it’s settled.”

“There are so many problems!!!”

“Hmph. Here’s a virgin brother, and I’m a virgin sister. I’m going back to wash dishes.”

My sister stomped out. I sighed in relief. But then she suddenly turned back and came toward me.

Wait! Sister! I worked so hard to gather those files! An entire night of effort! Don’t delete them!

“Next time I see no sister-themed stuff, I’ll smash your computer!!!”

“Eek!!!”

Thump.

She slammed the door. I sat there, chuckling.

Good thing I have a backup! I’ll go invisible, head out, and cruise with my fellow veteran driver. Could it be any better?

“I’m going out!!!”

Slam the door, go invisible—one smooth motion!

“Tch, big brother ran away.”

Hmph, without evidence, she can’t say anything. Time to go find my bro who shares the same hardships.