Chapter 72: Seeing is Believing
However, the situation that Luo Shuangyue was most worried about did not occur after all. The next morning, her dear younger sister seemed to have forgotten what happened yesterday, as she bickered and played around with her as usual.
It seems that Shuangxing didn’t take that matter to heart? That’s a relief.
Luo Shuangyue breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, it’s good that you’re a bit more sensible now, little sister.
Feeling reassured, she added an extra sausage to Luo Shuangxing’s breakfast today.
Looking down at the extra sausage on her plate and then glancing up at her brother, who seemed to show no change in expression, Luo Shuangxing didn’t say a word and began to devour the extra sausage bite by bite.
No matter the reason, just eat first.
In her heart, Luo Shuangxing assessed her brother’s unusual behavior; this must be her brother feeling guilty, trying to pacify her with tasty food!
Ha, do you think Luo Shuangxing is someone who can be bought off by such trivial little benefits?
Nonsense. If you want to bribe me, at least bring something of value; this tiny bit of stuff won’t trick anyone!
Moreover, dear brother, if you had no guilt in your heart, why would you try to buy me off? You should confidently tell me that you are a genuine man, unafraid of being tested by me!
Sneaking around like this to bribe me will only increase my doubts about you.
Biting off half of the bread designated for breakfast, Luo Shuangxing muttered in her heart.
But for now, I need to act normal to let my brother lower his guard, which would create favorable conditions for Sister Xia Mo’s plan.
If I become too obvious and make my brother suspicious, that would be troublesome.
Seeing her sister behave so obediently, Luo Shuangyue had some doubts but ultimately overlooked this minor issue.
Perhaps the additional food for her sister really had an effect?
“By the way, brother, do you remember the café we went to last time?” After finishing breakfast, Luo Shuangxing looked up and asked Luo Shuangyue.
“Of course, why?”
“You didn’t get to drink coffee last time, so how about we go again in a couple of days? The owner of that place is super enthusiastic, and the coffee is really delicious!”
Luo Shuangxing remembered that during their chat, Xiaomimi had mentioned that there were a few cats in her shop that were very shy and usually hid in little corners, only becoming close to two customers.
One of them was Luo Shuangyue!
As for the other one, Luo Shuangxing hadn’t had the chance to ask, but her instincts told her it might be Miss Die!
Ha, if this is confirmed, brother, I’ve already partially uncovered your disguise~ Luo Shuangxing’s lips curled slightly.
“…Forget it, I’ve been a bit busy lately, and I don’t have much time.” Luo Shuangyue shook her head; the matter of the Snake Fang and Serpent King sealing cards had slowly entered a critical phase, and she needed to be prepared for battle at all times these days.
“Alright then, so what exactly do you do, brother?”
“Maintaining world peace.” Luo Shuangyue rolled her eyes, giving a rather insincere answer.
Luo Shuangxing immediately rolled her eyes back; maintaining world peace? You don’t really think that would work on me.
You might as well say you are actually a magical girl!
“Okay, my older brother who is maintaining world peace, you keep at it. I’m off to study for world peace now.”
Watching her sister walk out the door with her backpack, Luo Shuangyue tidied up the plates on the dining table, secretly complaining about how her sister was so looking forward to going to tutoring classes—the absurdity of it all.
Other kids would usually cry and fuss about not wanting to go to extra classes, but Luo Shuangxing was completely different; she didn’t cry or fuss, and she went to tutoring on time every day. Could it be that she really loved studying?
…
Does Luo Shuangxing love studying?
Of course not… It’s impossible for a child of that age to genuinely enjoy studying.
The reason she could happily go to tutoring classes was that this was not a standard tutoring class, but a special class for magical girls!
That day, when she arrived at the classroom, Xiaomimi was already there, looking beautiful by herself.
In front of her was a thick photo album, and she was fixated on a particular page, purring at the cat in the picture.
“What’s up, did you really turn into a cat?” Sitting down beside Siam, Luo Shuangxing took a look at the photo that Siam was staring at.
It was a solid black cat with heterochromia, lazily lying in a cat bed in a relaxed pose.
“Oh, it’s quite pretty… I didn’t see this cat in your shop, did you hide it away in a golden house?”
“This cat isn’t mine; it belongs to Jiu Jiu.” Xiaomimi instinctively gathered the photo album, turning to glare at Luo Shuangxing.
This photo album was made by the two of them together, and it naturally included more than just Xiaomimi’s cats.
“Oh, your friend, huh? So have you asked her how she met Dark Butterfly?”
“Not yet, this kind of thing I wouldn’t even know how to bring up.” Xiaomimi groaned, resting her head on the desk, her tail behind her swaying weakly.
I can’t just tell Jiu Jiu I’m a magical girl, and your friend is a big bad guy, right?
As for indirect hints, Xiaomimi also didn’t know how to approach them; she was much better at dealing with cats than with people.
“Forget it, you probably won’t get any valuable clues anyway; maybe your friend is actually Dark Butterfly’s accomplice.” Luo Shuangxing muttered under her breath, then threw out her real question, “Mimi, you mentioned there were a few cats at your place that are very scared of people and have only been close to two customers, right?”
“Yeah.”
“One of them is my brother, and the other one, I guess, is Dark Butterfly?”
“How did you know?” Siam showed a curious expression; she shouldn’t have revealed anything in that regard, right?
How did Luo Shuangxing guess that?
“Well, you see, cats should also rely on smell to discern the people around them, and our sense of smell isn’t much worse than those animals…” Seeing the confusion in Siam’s heart, Luo Shuangxing smiled and shared her guess.
“I had smelled my brother and Dark Butterfly before, and their scents are quite similar, just like Sister Xia Mo and Senior Rosemary.”
Now that she had brought it up, Xiaomimi certainly understood what Luo Shuangxing meant.
If they were similar to Xia Mo and Rosemary, then the relationship between Luo Shuangyue and Dark Butterfly must also be similar to Xia Mo and Rosemary, right?
One before transformation, the other after transformation?
Wait a minute, Xiaomimi suddenly realized something, “But he’s your brother!”
Brothers are male, while Dark Butterfly is female; how could they possibly be the same person?
“Seeing is believing; we still don’t know if he is really my brother!” Luo Shuangxing clenched her fists, her voice low yet firm.
