Keep Pretending to Be My Little Sister

"Hello, sister. I'm Wuling Ling's sister, my name is Abu."

Wuling:?

When did you become my sister?

Abu secretly pinched his waist with his small hand from behind, signaling him to cooperate.

Wuling's lips twitched, and she could only go along with the lie. "Ah, right, it's my sister Abu. She happens to live around here and knew I was working here, so she came to visit."

Chisaki looked at Abu with some skepticism. The little girl was fair and soft, with striking white hair and rosy cheeks. She also had heterochromia, and apart from one eye being the same color as the other, she couldn't see any other similarities.

Chisaki didn't really care. After all, the only similarity between Aimisi and her senior was their eye color; their hair was completely different, so maybe she inherited it from her father or mother.

"So you had other sisters, senpai? But why have I never heard you mention them? I don't think Aimisi ever told me either."

Wuling's heart skipped a beat, her mind raced, and she almost choked on her words.

He chuckled twice, released Abu and put him on the ground, trying to appear as natural as possible.

"Abu is my cousin. We only met when we were little, and it's only now that we've met again after all these years. It's normal that Aimisi doesn't remember her after so long."

Abu reacted quickly, immediately following up on the conversation, timidly moving closer to Wuling's legs, his bright eyes looking timidly at Chisaki, his white hair hanging down on both sides of his cheeks.

"Yeah, it's been a long time since I've seen Brother Wuling. We didn't get to play together properly before because we lived so far apart. Since he's studying here, I came to visit him."

As she spoke, she secretly gave him a smug wink from an angle where Wuling couldn't see her.

Chisaki's doubts were largely dispelled; this explanation made most of the things she had been wondering about. She took a few steps forward, crouched down slightly, and looked Abu in the eye.

"Oh, so you're my cousin, Abu! Hello, my name is Chisaki. I go to the same university as your brother, and we're working part-time here together."

Hello, Chisaki- neechan.

Abu called out sweetly, her little hand clutching Wuling's clothes, her fingertips gently brushing against the back of his hand, a silent gesture of seeking praise.

After Wuling, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief, his palms slightly sweaty, afraid that she might have let something slip. Fortunately, the result was not bad, but his wallet might suffer a bit after work.

He reached out and casually patted Abu's head, trying to calm her down.

"She doesn't come here often and isn't very familiar with the area. I don't know how she found her way here."

Chisaki smiled, her eyes crinkling, her gaze falling on Abu's fair and delicate face.

"It's quite impressive that you found this place. There aren't many customers in the store right now. If Abu wants to stay, there are small chairs in the lounge area, and I also have some chocolate bars that you can have."

As Chisaki spoke, she pulled another whole chocolate bar from the box and handed it to Abu.

Abu's eyes lit up instantly. He took the chocolate bar Chisaki handed him and took a big bite.

It's delicious. Give me something delicious. You're a good person.

"Would you like one too, senior? It's delicious."

Chisaki pulled out another chocolate bar and handed it to Wuling.

At Wuling, I thanked them, took the chocolate bar, and took a bite. Mmm, although I hadn't had it for a long time, it still tasted familiar.

Chisaki watched as the two ate the food she had handed them, a smile playing on her lips, but then she suddenly remembered she had important business to attend to.

"There are still customers ordering outside, I'll go take care of that first. You can come over when you're done, senior. There aren't many people now, no rush."

"Okay, don't worry."

After saying that, Chisaki glanced back at Abu one last time before turning to leave, her steps much lighter than when she came in.

As the figure disappeared through the doorway and the footsteps faded into the distance, only the two of them remained.

Abu immediately dropped his docile expression and puffed out his cheeks.

"It's all your fault, you insisted on pinching my ear, now you've been caught red-handed."

"Who knew someone would see you like this? So what exactly happened? I'm still a bit confused."

Wuling rubbed his temples. "What about the process? Didn't your math teacher tell you that you have to show your work when you do problems? You don't get points if you don't show your work."

"First, tell me why others could see you like this. Don't tell me you did it on purpose."

Abu, with half a chocolate bar dangling from his mouth, his white hair falling down to cover half of one eye, mumbled a soft hum.

"I didn't mean to."

"This form is just an exception compared to my previous one. In this form, I can't become invisible; anyone can see me. Other than that, the functions are the same."

"Also, don't ask me what happened, I don't know either. You wouldn't want to put pressure on such a cute little girl like me, would you?"

As Abu spoke, he stared intently at Wuling with his large, bright eyes.

Wuling only lasted for less than three seconds before giving up.

Oh my god, so cute! How can someone be so cute?

"Alright, can you change back now? Staying like this isn't sustainable."

If we can't hide like before, it's fine now, but I can't exactly go back to school with him after get off work, can I? We can't even get through the gate. Do I have to climb over the wall?

"It's possible, but it seems to have a cooldown period. Once you switch, you can't switch again for an hour. If you want to switch back now, you'll have to wait almost an hour."

After listening to Wuling, his temples throbbed.

For one hour, that is, for the next sixty minutes, Abu will have to maintain this appearance.

"One hour..."

He repeated it in a low voice, and it didn't seem to take very long; it would pass in a moment.

"For the next hour, you have to stay within my sight and not wander off, understand?"

Abu munched on the remaining chocolate bar, nodding vaguely, his tail-like hair swaying gently.

"Okay, I'm not stupid. It would be troublesome if I ran around and got caught for questioning. But~"

She suddenly changed the subject, her eyes lighting up.

"Maintaining human form is very taxing, and I get hungry easily. Chisaki's chocolate bar won't last long. If I get so hungry that my strength falters and my face turns pale, don't blame me."

Wuling saw right through her little scheme. She was clearly trying to use this as an excuse to get free food and drinks. Did she ever not feel hungry?

"Okay, okay, I'll buy you some snacks later, and I'll also get you a coffee—no, forget coffee, how about fruit tea? Just sit quietly in front of me, understand?"

Abu immediately beamed with joy, took half a step forward, and hugged his arm with her little hand, nuzzling against him.

"Brother Wuling is the best! A sandwich will do, and a donut too, strawberry flavor."

Wuling's face twitched slightly. He was still a little unaccustomed to Abu's behavior, especially when Abu called him just now; it felt so strange.

Overall, it's not bad.