I Was Led into Her House by the Big Sister!

In the messy living room.

Liyun hugged a quilt, huddled on the living room sofa.

A crack in the window was left open, letting in a chilling breeze.

The faucet in the kitchen sink wasn’t turned off tightly and was constantly dripping.

On the dining table sat a pile of long-cold dishes, the grease beginning to congeal in the low temperature.

“Sister… isn’t back yet… Is she really angry?”

Liyun muttered softly, refusing to come out from under the covers.

She had never seen her sister speak to her like that before.

They had grown up together since childhood.
Even after losing their biological parents, when someone wanted to adopt them, they would only agree if they were both adopted together.

Nothing could cause a rift in their bond.

They both regarded each other’s life as more important than their own safety.

But,

Why… did it turn out like this?

Liyun recalled Ji Meng’s screams at her—it was definitely not a deliberate goading tactic to get her to pull herself together, but words that came from the bottom of Ji Meng’s heart.

Her sister was tired of taking care of her.

—I want you to look at me, too!!

Liyun closed her eyes in fear.

That sentence, which Ji Meng had screamed hysterically at the time, made her even more afraid to look her in the eye.

“You called me worthless… but in the end, you’re the same… so hung up on Elera…” she complained in a small voice.

After being told off like that by Ji Meng, Liyun had realized her own mistake.

But she couldn’t change.

That woman, in just a single night, had left a deeper mark on her heart than her own sister, one that she couldn’t erase no matter how she tried.

Like a curse, that woman’s figure constantly echoed in her mind.

She also understood that this was a serious failure as a magical girl.
To be captured by the enemy and still be unable to forget them was something that would normally be vehemently condemned.

The origin of all this was because she was a magical girl.

Her current situation was also because she was a magical girl.

If she weren’t a magical girl, she would never have been targeted by Elera.

If she weren’t a magical girl, she wouldn’t have been scolded by her sister for dereliction of duty.

If she weren’t a magical girl, as an ordinary person, she would have admired her sister even more, longed for her sister even more.

“Why… did I ever become a magical girl…”

Liyun buried her face in her knees, moaning in pain.

The path of a magical girl was full of hardships, not as wonderful as the stories circulating online.
But as long as she overcame difficulties with her sister, she could achieve a greater sense of accomplishment than usual.

But now, her identity as a magical girl only brought her torment.

She couldn’t feel any sense of accomplishment or joy.

Liyun hugged her knees tightly.

“I’m sorry… Sister… Maybe, just like you said, I really am unworthy of being a magical girl…”

Krrrrrr

The sound of the living room’s sliding glass door suddenly being pulled open was heard.

Liyun shot her head up, only to see a blurry white shadow pass through the living room and stop at the front door.

“Sis—ter?”

Liyun looked at the back of the figure on the balcony in disbelief.

It wasn’t her sister, but—

“Mas…”
She instinctively almost called out that name, but she corrected herself in time, calling out in a low voice, “Elera…?”

“…”

The other person didn’t answer, but like a phantom entering the room, opened the door and went out.

Without needing any signal, Liyun shot out from under the covers.
She didn’t even have time to put on her shoes, only managing to grab something on her way out and give chase.

Around the corner, the phantom-like figure paused at the stairwell.
The moment Liyun came out, it descended the stairs as if gliding.

“Wait!”

Liyun chased frantically.

The phantom-like figure seemed to be baiting her.
Every time she caught up, it would descend the stairs at high speed, as if trying to lead her somewhere.

She chased until she was out of breath.
Having been a shut-in for seven years, the sudden intense exercise was too much for her to handle.

Finally, after chasing all the way downstairs and out of the residential complex, she finally reached the white figure, raising her hand to grab its shoulder—

“Elera!”

“Hm?”

“…Eh?”
Liyun stared blankly at the girl in front of her, realizing it wasn’t the person she was looking for at all.

“Big Sister, were you calling me?”

Luo You smiled sweetly, her infectious and lovely smile warming Liyun’s heart.

‘So… so cute…’

This girl’s looks were just too stunning, leaving Liyun dazed for several seconds.

‘Has it only been seven years since I last went out? Has the world become a place where any random girl you grab is this cute?’

“Uh, um, no… Have you seen a… ah, it’s probably useless to ask you…”

Liyun grew more and more dejected as she spoke.
It seemed what she saw just now was just a hallucination.

“Are you sad, Big Sister?”
Luo You cupped her face with both hands, using her thumbs to push the corners of her mouth up. “See? Big Sister looks much better when she smiles.”

“Eh? Ha, ahaha, kids these days sure know how to talk.” Liyun was a little embarrassed.

“Kid?”
Luo You suddenly revealed a mature smile that didn’t match her appearance. “I’m actually ** years old, you know.”

“Ehhhhh—!? Is that so!?”

‘Then why did you call me Big Sister!’

Liyun flushed with embarrassment.
She had actually lost herself in the cute little girl’s calls of ‘Big Sister.’

“Fufufu~ You were happy when I called you ‘Big Sister,’ weren’t you?”

Luo You wore the cheeky smirk of a bratty imp who had her opponent all figured out.

She lowered her head slightly to look at what Liyun was holding and asked, “Big Sister, are you out walking your pet?”

Liyun also looked down, and when she saw what she was holding, she couldn’t help but jump in fright.

A red collar.

This was the ‘symbol of taming’ that Elera had bestowed upon her that night.

‘How did I bring this out with me?’
Liyun’s face turned beet red.
The moment she saw Elera, she had reflexively brought this along.

‘Did I subconsciously want Elera to put me on a leash again?’

“Big Sister?”

“Eh? Th-this… yes, I was indeed walking my pet…”
A cold sweat broke out on Liyun’s back.
Her expression was strange, and she wished she could flee immediately.

“Hmph… Then where’s the pet? Did it run away? Is that why you were chasing so frantically… Is ‘Elera’ your pet’s name?”

Ehhhhhhhh??

Those topsy-turvy words sent Liyun into a daze.

Could she really just admit to that?

“Mmm~ But Big Sister, you grabbed my shoulder and called out ‘Elera’… Do I really look that much like your pet?”

While Liyun was still trying to form her words, Luo You’s smile gradually became more devilish.

“Ah! Don’t tell me~~ Big Sister wants to put the collar on my neck? And then drag me back by force? Nooo~~ I’m going to be captured and trained by a strange big sister I don’t even know~!”

“That’s not it at all! Don’t misunderstand! I just mistook you for someone else!” Liyun denied it vehemently, her face flushed.

‘What’s with this bratty kid!?’

‘Show me the innocent cuteness that matches your appearance, dammit!’

Just as she was thinking that, Luo You’s demeanor straightened up. “Is Big Sister feeling more cheerful now?”

“?”

“I was thinking, when you called out to me just now, you had a look like you’d been abandoned. You look much more lively now.”

She clasped her hands behind her back, her posture sweet and cute.

The extreme switch between her two personas left Liyun unable to adapt.

Like a demon who could see through people’s hearts.

If it was this person… maybe she could show her a way out.

“Um—!”

Liyun mustered up her courage and invited her, “Could I ask you to come to my house for a bit? There’s something I want to talk to you about!”

“So I’m really being tricked into going to a big sister’s house to do… this and that?”

“I already said that’s not it!”

“Ehehe, just kidding.”

Luo You dropped her flippant attitude and patted her chest with confidence. “Sure. Let this reliable adult come and give you some guidance, Big Sister.”

—Plan to have the target proactively invite me into the house (Accomplished).