Seele Likes Being the Passive One

"No, let's not talk about that for now—" Mei took a deep breath, as if she had made up her mind, "—I'll forgive you if you lend me a few, how about it, Seele?"

"Huh?"

Chapter 161 Seele Likes Being Passive

"Eh? Eh? Eh?"

Seele was startled by Mei's request and looked at Mei with disbelief, as if she never expected Mei to be this kind of person.

"—It's more accurate to say that I never expected you to be this kind of person, Seele."

Looking at Mei 'Seele expression, Mei couldn't help but retort—who knew that Seele, who looked like a well-behaved child, would have so many "unseemly" collections!

Mei glanced at the books when she swept them in, and there were at least twenty or thirty small notebooks tucked inside—and that was just a rough estimate.

It's easy to imagine that if you were to check carefully, the number would be more than it appears.

For Mei, such disgusting things only existed in stories and other people's mouths; this was the first time Mei had ever seen the real thing with her own eyes.

"Waaah~~"

Seele lowered her head and wailed, as if searching for a crack in the ground into which she could crawl into.

Despite being incredibly embarrassed, Seele still tried her best to protect her treasures.

"Then why is Mei so interested in these things?"

"Because..." Mei's gaze wavered slightly at the question, then she answered in a low voice, "Because I couldn't buy it... No, rather, how did you manage to buy it, Seele?"

This is really hard to understand. The orphanage is so remote, so why does Seele have such things?

"There's a computer in Sister Bronya's room."

"... Online shopping?"

"...Um."

"... Where did the money come from?"

"Cash on delivery... My brother still gives me some pocket money during holidays and festivals," Seele said somewhat guiltily.

"Brother... too."

Now that you mention it, Mei understands. After all, the tradition of giving New Year's money exists in both Shenzhou and the Far East. Although there's no place in the orphanage where money is required, Mei can still understand this practice.

However, it was Seele's turn to show a curious expression.

"By the way, can't Mei- neechan buy these things?"

"Um... this..." Mei turned her head away somewhat embarrassedly.

"Oh, because of Uncle Ryoma?"

Seeing Mei's reaction, Seele immediately understood.

"..."

No, don't get it so quickly.

Mei is somewhat helpless about her doting father.

"Well, anyway, I want to borrow half of these books."

Mei said, feigning arrogance.

She's already seventeen! She's practically over puberty! Is it wrong to like a little bit of risqué stuff?

She doesn't even have anyone around her who she can talk to about puberty!

Mei has very few friends and no harem.

Could she really talk about this kind of thing with the girls in the orphanage? — At least that's what Mei thought until today.

"Waaah~~"

"Either confiscate it or..."

Mei remained completely unmoved by Seele's cries of anguish.

"First, half is half..."

Seele ultimately chose to give in, after all, Seele could distinguish between borrowing and confiscating.

After all, if Mei isn't stupid, she won't be the one confiscating the Mei; it will be Liu Bai and Bronya who come. At that point, Seele will be too ashamed to face anyone.

Of course, confiscation is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that after confiscation, I will definitely no longer have the opportunity to secretly buy books.

Reluctantly, Seele swept the blanket back under the bed and took the book out again.

"There are 42 books in total... Mei- neechan, you can choose..."

"Let me see..."

Mei randomly picked up a book and flipped open the disguised cover.

"Hmm!"

Mei gasped in surprise at first glance.

It's the more exciting one...

Seele glanced weakly at the fake cover. Although all the books had the same cover, Seele could tell which one Mei was reading based on the details and Mei's reaction.

(So, what exactly are you two up to?)

Still confused about the situation and having been forcibly pulled offline, Dark Seele asked in her mind, feeling extremely annoyed.

No, it wasn't because he was upset about being forced offline; what really bothered him was that Seele Dark Seele, the main personality, was hiding something from him.

This is outrageous!

(N-nothing.)

Seele's lying skills are in a rather ambiguous state; this kind of perfunctory lie can't fool anyone, let alone Dark Seele.

(Hehe... I'll just watch it after you go to sleep.)

Dark Seele didn't take Seele's stubbornness seriously.

Although she rarely interferes in Seele's life, things like this...

Mei's face was practically dripping red!

Dark Seele was very curious as to why Mei was reacting this way.

(Ugh... Well, then you can only take one look.)

Dark Seele's words were quite effective.

Seele thought about it for a moment. It was better for Dark Seele to make a ruckus in her own mind than to look at these things and gasp in shock at night.

... Well, Seele is quite aware of how many of the more stimulating "comics" are in here.

When I first saw it, I only dared to show one eye... What if my other self saw it...?

Seele quietly tidied up the booklets, occasionally lifting a corner of one to look for the more "gentle" comics inside.

Seele unfolds gradually, with the early episodes being relatively mild.

Soon, Seele found what she wanted.

(Hey! What on earth are those brother and sister doing?!)

Sure enough, after a quick glance, Dark Seele exclaimed in surprise.

(It's just normal mutual affection...)

(Two, two people in love? This, this, this, this... isn't this shameless?! They actually did it in the living room and the bathroom...)

If it were Dark Seele who was in charge of the body right now, she might be staring wide-eyed.

(Waaaaah~~)

(However... well, although it's shameless, it might still have some merit in winning over my older brother.)

After her initial surprise, Dark Seele suppressed her somewhat peculiar feelings and spoke to Seele in her mind.

(So, is there anything else?)

As expected of the person who usually shouts the loudest, Dark Seele is quite receptive.

(And speaking of which, what was Mei looking at?)

At this moment, Dark Seele finally understood why Mei's face was so red.

"...call."

Mei took a deep breath and put down the notebook in her hand.

"It's alright... but it's a bit unprofessional."

"?"

Seele looked at Mei with a strange expression. If it weren't for the undisguised blush on Mei's face, Seele would have thought that Mei was looking at some kind of professional manual.

Is this how you review a notebook?

"Where... where is it not professional enough?" Seele asked with a hint of curiosity.

"Hmm... the binding technique..." Mei said somewhat guiltily, "It seems relatively easy to break free... um, probably."

That expression practically screams, "I want to try it!"

By the way, the Mei was just reading was a slightly twisted story about a sadistic older brother and a masochistic younger sister—which is also Seele's favorite.

After all... Seele felt she wasn't very good at taking initiative...

(It would be nice if my brother could take the initiative...)

As Seele thought this, she saw Mei place the notebook next to her—clearly, Mei had already reserved the book.

"..."

Outside, at the same time, Liu Bai and Bronya returned without making a sound.

Everything is normal.

Bronya controlled the Project Bunny to scan the situation inside, while giving Liu Bai a wink.

"They were reading together."

Bronya lowered her voice to the minimum.

When Liu Bai heard Bronya say that, a relieved expression appeared on his face.

In other words, Seele looked like she was about to cry because she was reading a book?

That makes sense, after all, Seele is the kind of sentimental child. Dark Seele probably fell asleep while reading the book or was stopped by Seele, right?

"I'll go keep them company. I'll leave the rest to you, brother."

Seriously, the birthday boy isn't here... Well, the candle-blowing part was way over.

Moreover, the vertical distance did not exceed fifty meters.

Liu Bai naturally agreed to Bronya's request.

After watching Liu Bai leave, Bronya slowly exhaled, her face instantly turning bright red.

"What books are those two guys reading...?"

The enemy detection function of the Project Bunny even provided her with detailed feedback on the contents of the books the two people in the room were reading!

Is this Seele's or Mei's?

... Is that Seele?

After all, Mei didn't have anywhere to put such a book on her person.

Knock knock knock.

The two people inside the house panicked upon hearing the voice.

However, before the two could react, Bronya pushed the door open and entered.

"Bronya, Sister Bronya?"