Sister! It's Not What You Think

For example, whenever her sister saw him, she couldn't help but look at him; for example, her sister actually went on missions with him without her; for example, during the months he was in a coma, her sister often stayed by his bedside...

Could it be... that my sister has fallen for this guy?

But this guy... he clearly stole my sister's spot in the competition! How can my sister like this guy?!

It's an illusion! It's definitely an illusion! It must be because he's the teacher's student that his sister is taking extra care of him, yes! It must be!

I really don't know why the teacher would choose someone who's barely even touched a sword to participate. Humph! How could he possibly compete with all the sword geniuses of the Ishgar Continent in just three years?!

But... that guy is actually... quite handsome... hehe...

No, no! Haiweier, how could you have such thoughts about him?! Just remember, that guy is a bastard who took your sister's spot!

Haiweier patted her cheeks, giving a look that said, "Chiba is a jerk, I absolutely can't have any other thoughts," before walking towards the hotel.

Her sister didn't let her go with her, but told her to go back to the hotel, but she was determined to know why her sister wanted to see him...

But why did her older sister want to see him alone? Even if it was something, why wouldn't she let herself go? Why did she keep it from her younger sister as well?

Considering her sister's previous attitude towards him, Haiweier decided to calmly analyze the situation...

The final conclusion is...

The conclusion startled her!

Oh my god! Could they... already be secretly together...?

That's right! Only secret rendezvous between a man and a woman shouldn't be disturbed by others, and during the three months he was in a coma after losing his arm, his sister was constantly distracted and frequently visited him. All these signs indicate that their relationship had deepened.

In a flash, many possibilities flashed through her mind, and she finally concluded that their relationship must have been established during the war...

But... she remembered that Demon Mira from Fairy Tail had a special relationship with him, and he also had a seemingly delicate girl by his side, and most importantly, they lived together...

Pah! What a scumbag!

The waterfall... the grove of trees... what if... what if, they... that... then... what will happen?

Haiweier blushed, but her desire to find out more grew stronger...

As the younger sister, she felt obligated to take responsibility for her older sister's life-long happiness; she had to persuade her sister to leave that scumbag!

No! I have to go check it out!

She turned her foot and changed direction.

Chiba walked slowly and leisurely through the sunlit forest, heading towards the mountainside.

It's probably around eight or nine in the morning now. In September, the sun is already quite strong at eight or nine o'clock. Fortunately, the dense forest blocks most of the sunlight, so it doesn't feel too hot.

Haiweier had been following him for a long time...

Although she didn't know why Norin was still following behind her even though she had left first, she guessed that Nuolin hadn't wanted her to go with them, and she had secretly followed them to find out what they were doing...

Ignoring Haiweier, he soon arrived at the foot of the mountain. Although the waterfall was still some distance away and obscured by dense trees, Chiba could still hear the sound of the water bursting against the rocks like firecrackers.

Pushing aside the branches on both sides, Chiba crouched down and went inside.

The figure behind him followed, but Chiba suddenly stopped hearing footsteps and instead heard a faint "Ouch!" sound.

Chiba: "???"

Was she caught in a tree branch?

Should we turn around and take a look?

Just as he was about to stop and turn around, the faint footsteps reached his ears again, and he felt relieved enough to continue forward.

The crackling sounds gradually drew closer, and as he knocked down a tree with one punch and walked ashore, the area in front of him suddenly opened up.

Before him lay a wide river, its waters swift and rapid. Occasionally, a few plump fish leaped in the water before being carried downstream by the rushing current. Dense forests lined both banks, offering almost no foothold on his side, while the opposite bank was wide and expansive. A broad waterfall cascaded down like a silver ribbon, crashing against smooth rocks and shattering into countless droplets.

In the river, a girl dressed in a loose kimono stood on a very small rock, holding a sword horizontally in her hand, her posture straight and motionless.

She closed her eyes, seemingly contemplating something.

Chiba sat down on the grass, propping her chin up with one hand, and suddenly found it quite interesting.

His training had always consisted of physical conditioning, Ninjutsu training, Shuriken training, bizarre Shuriken training, nightmare Shuriken training, and death- Shuriken training. He had never practiced this kind of quiet training before.

A cool breeze blows, making the air feel refreshing. Tiny droplets of water form a mist in the air, which the wind carries to the leaves. Above the blue sky, white clouds slowly change shape, lazily drifting by. The sun is so warm, its light gently caressing the earth.

Suddenly, a faint mist began to swirl around the girl in the rushing water.

The air continued to accelerate until it spun the surrounding water mist into a thin, rotating film, causing her long hair at her temples and her high ponytail to dance.

Chiba suddenly felt the surrounding air flowing towards her, along with the magic permeating the water, rocks, air, and forest. Gradually, the downward-flowing water stopped and then flowed towards the girl. The river stopped flowing downwards and instead swirled around Nuolin.

"Waaah..."

The fierce energy stirred up all the water, forming a gigantic waterspout that surged from top to bottom. At this moment, Chiba had already activated his Three-Tomoe Sharingan to observe, and he discovered that the waterspout was filled with extremely sharp sword energy. It was these sword energies that were causing the water in the river to swirl.

Nuolin suddenly raised her sword, and the enormous waterspout swept towards the sky with tremendous force.

But in the next instant, her figure appeared in the sky. She closed her eyes as a waterspout filled with sword energy rushed towards her, splashing water that wet her hair.

"Sister, watch out!"

Haiweier's panicked voice rang out, and then she came running quickly from the jungle.

"Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding..."

At that moment, a series of crisp sounds rang out in the air. Seven dazzling magic circles were formed in the sky, followed by seven giant swords condensed from sword energy that rapidly descended from the magic circles and crashed into the water tornado in the shape of the Big Dipper.

The sword energies collided with each other, producing a piercing sound. The water was torn apart by countless sword energies, forming a massive rain and mist that fell from the sky.

"Splash..."

The water mist formed a large number of water droplets in mid-air and poured down all at once. Chiba's whole body was covered with a layer of Lava Armor, which evaporated all the water that was splashed on him.

But when Haiweier was soaked to the bone.

Nuolin landed back on the rock in the middle of the river, and everything was back to normal. However, she was slightly stunned as she looked at Chiba, who had long since removed his Lava Armor, and Haiweier, who was soaked to the bone behind Chiba.

Haiweier was also momentarily stunned, but she quickly recovered, hugged herself, who was soaking wet, squatted down, and shouted to Nuolin, "Sister... sister! It's not what you think!"