Chapter 365

"How dare you say that! Back then you didn't understand anything at all, you were just a shameless child!"

In response, Chloe caught the ball and threw it out again.

"I... just don't want a fight to break out!"

"In the end, they still ended up fighting! You little brat!"

"I... I'm just a child! Aren't you a child too!"

"That's so childish! Even your brother gets tired of you!"

Chloe felt that although Ivia seemed to think she was very eye-catching since she first entered school, in reality, she was the one who attracted more attention, and it was precisely because she was Ivia that she was noticed so quickly.

Chloe took Ilya's place and enjoyed life on the day Ilya took leave, already knew that Ivia was quite popular. However, because she was difficult to talk to, those people could only make friends by sending love letters. Therefore, the only one who could truly understand and love her was herself.

Therefore, I wanted him to cook for me, and I also hoped that he could trim my nails, brush my teeth, and feed me. These thoughts filled my mind.

As for Ilya, she's just a brat who only knows how to throw tantrums. She should have torn up the love letter instead of sending it back with the love letter.

"Ugh, so annoying! So annoying! They're glued to each other right away, and they keep calling me 'brother' for no reason, it's so annoying! You're clearly just—"

Ilya slightly parted her feet, lowered her center of gravity, and swung out forcefully, moving even faster than before.

"My knock-off version!"

"A knock-off?"

Chloe's face darkened, her inner anger beginning to erupt. "I don't know who the knock-off is! Besides, my name is Chloe now!"

Boom!

A literal sound rang out across the playground. Watching the dodgeball bounce back from the punch, Ilya instinctively realized she couldn't dodge it anymore; it was probably going to hit her. Just thinking about it made her wince...

However, since Chloe used her Divine Power, Ilya was unable to defend against it, so Ivia stepped in to block the ball for Ilya.

"I'm sorry, Ilya, Chloe actually apologized to me at noon and said she won't do it again."

Upon hearing that voice, Ilya blinked.

"Actually, Kuro was really happy when he played with you, and I also think it's better to experience it in person."

At first, before using Od, it was indeed just normal play...

"Terribly sorry."

"It's not your fault, it's just... I'll have Chloe visit your house and meet your mother in a few days, and everything will be fine."

"Isn't Chloe your sister?"

Because she cared so much, the girl secretly touched the hair that had fallen onto her face.

"What do you think? But she is definitely my important little sister now."

He smiled gently.

Ilya thought that Chloe, as his younger sister, must be very important to him, otherwise, he wouldn't have shown such an expression.

I believe many people would wish for someone like that by their side... But she's only like this because of me.

I really want to talk about it.

He will tell him everything that has happened and felt in his life so far, without reservation.

But given Ilya's personality, such a bold move is highly unlikely.

By the time Ilya came to her senses, she already saw Chloe running towards her.

"Are you alright?"

As the dust settled, Chloe, seeing Ivia appear, rushed to her side, her face filled with worry. Although she knew it was unlikely to cause any harm, she couldn't help but feel this way. However, then—

"That's why I hate kids... You can tell something's wrong. Come with me to the Nurse’s Office."

Caren, who appeared out of nowhere, indifferently pulled Ivia directly to the Nurse’s Office.

Then, unlike Ilya, who genuinely believed Caren's words and panicked because she thought Ivia was really in trouble, Chloe turned her head and looked at Miyu, who had been silent all along. The reason for this was that during class that morning, she had buried her head in Ivia's neck and had actually 'accidentally' stuck out her tongue and licked it.

Chloe felt that Miyu must have seen what happened, since she could sense that the Black-Haired Girl was glancing at her out of the corner of her eye.

"If there's something you want to say, I can do it for you, because—"

"Shut up."

A few seconds later, Miyu's expression instantly regained some energy, making her seem more like her former self.

"... I'm sorry, but actually I don't have much to say to you."

In stark contrast to the cheerful atmosphere of the school, a gloomy ambiance permeated the Nurse’s Office.

"There are basically no external injuries, nor any internal injuries."

Caren pulled Ivia's body onto the bed, then climbed onto his back.

"By the way, Caren, didn't you always say that you feel like throwing up when you see healthy, energetic people?"

Although Caren held her tightly, Ivia would have already thrown her into the water in the past, but considering that she had just helped her resolve Chloe's matter last night, she didn't do anything more.

"That's true for me when it comes to children, but you're an exception."

Caren hugged the child and sniffed him like a puppy, saying, "But unlike me, you treat children differently."

Caren has had a subtle problem since yesterday: she suddenly feels that Ivia treats her and the other kids very differently.

Therefore, Caren's feelings at this moment are like that of someone who has sensed their lover's change of heart and has a strong premonition that the other person is about to break up with her. Even so, she still tries her best to maintain the relationship and clings to it.

Although she's never had a boyfriend, she's never been that interested in any other man.

"That's normal."

Ivia, who let Caren explore her, continued with interest, "After all, I'm still a child myself."

"Really."

At this moment, Caren raised an eyebrow.

"However, the purge at the Church is over, and high-ranking officials are coming to inspect Fuyuki. I need time to write my daily reports for Fuyuki over the past six months, so it won't be convenient for me to see you and Kuro during this period."

"Highest level?"

Ivia wasn't surprised by the Church's purge, since it was likely triggered by his words when he met Satsuki and her son. She just didn't know why he had to come to Fuyuki after it ended.

"Because I was one of those affected by the purge, if it weren't for that, I might not have gone to Rome..."

Caren stroked Ivia's hair, sniffing it. "But it shouldn't be a big problem. However, this is the first time I've seen that code name for the highest-ranking personnel."

What's your name?

"Luce."

Chapter 399 Miyu Strikes Back?

That was the second week after Chloe enrolled.

Since their friendly dodgeball battle with Ilya last week, things have become a bit more normal for the group.

Although Ilya had already asked Ivia about Chloe's deeds in person, Ivia still gave her a rather perfunctory answer, always saying, "In a few days, I'll have Chloe come to your house and meet Mrs. Irisviel Ilya person, and you'll know then." Ilya could naturally see through this perfunctory attitude, and her heart was already pounding.

After all, she couldn't bring herself to stick to Chloe during class like she did, so she could only sulk by herself.

Even so, Ilya still participated in returning the love letters every afternoon after school, making it feel like a business matter. Chloe, on the other hand, didn't participate at all. After all, she was annoyed by the love letters sent to Ivia. If Ivia hadn't rejected her, she would have written some very unpleasant words on the back of each love letter to stop her from sending them anymore.

However, leaving early also meant that he could help Ivia prepare dinner. After all, the two of them were still living in Small Park. Although Caren had found a house, Chloe had no intention of going there, so they set up a tent in the park to live in.

She had originally planned to sleep in the tent together, but unfortunately, Ivia refused.

"Generally speaking, you're that old now, so you should be sleeping by yourself."

Chloe understood that it wasn't that Ivia was keeping her at arm's length, but rather that she simply thought that way. However, the more Ivia this way, the stronger Chloe's Desire and expectation for that kind of relationship became.

Then, one afternoon—

"Then, let's begin the interrogation!"

In the basement of the Edelfelt House, perhaps to conform to the stereotype of a 'basement,' the Golden Drill prevents it from appearing too opulent. Instead, modern technology is used to make the basement air cold and damp, with dim lights hanging from exposed bulbs overhead. The light is glaring and pale, forming a blinding beam that divides the entire room into a boundary between shadow and light.

Inside, there were elegant tables and chairs, and somehow, Wine bottles would suddenly float up and automatically pour wine for people.

Just confronting it can make you sweat even when the temperature isn't hot, and it can cause abnormalities in your autonomic nervous system.

Meanwhile, Rin Tohsaka and Luvia, sitting across the table, hid their faces in the shadows, put on black glasses, stared at Chloe, and even tapped the table to make a sound.

"I'm telling you, aren't you going too far?"

Chloe, tied to the wooden stake, looked helplessly at the two girls in front of her.

She had left school as usual today to buy groceries to cook for Ivia, but she was intercepted by these two people halfway there. After a chase, she 'unfortunately' lost and was brought here...

Of course, Chloe did it on purpose, because she understood that these two people's goal was probably the Class Card inside her body. How to put it? Considering that these two people had disguised themselves as middle-aged women and delivered so much food to her this week, plus a bank card, she would reluctantly see what they were planning to do.

"So, how exactly do you retrieve your Class Card?"

"I don't know either, I just suddenly realized what was happening that night."

"Yeah."

Rin Tohsaka got up and approached Chloe, sizing her up before reaching out to feel around her body, hoping to find a way to get the card through her.

But before he could even touch it, Chloe glared at him fiercely.

Those eyes reflected Rin Tohsaka's figure, and the gaze that pierced her was so intense it was almost murderous. This made her feel that if she dared to cross the line again, it wouldn't be surprising if this Kuro recklessly raised his knife and stabbed her.

Rin Tohsaka then waved her hands at Chloe, who seemed to have misunderstood.

"Don't get me wrong, I'm not interested in you. I just want to see if I can get Class Card. If that solves the problem, it's good for both of us, right?"

I hate being touched.

"But you're always glued to that silver-haired brat..."

Suddenly, Luvia took a sip of her Black Tea, and with a faint sweet aroma, spoke again, "Such persuasion has absolutely no effect on us... although your expression certainly didn't lie."

"Because you're not up to par, and watch how you address people."

This sentence is shaped like a sharp blade.

It gave Rin Tohsaka and Luvia the feeling that they had done something terribly wrong.

There are actually many reasons why Chloe doesn't want Rin Tohsaka to touch her, the biggest being that 'this person is no good.' Of course, this is what most people think. Kuro find it annoying to look at her, annoying to hear her say boring things, and even more annoying when she tries to touch them so casually.

"Um..."

Therefore, Rin Tohsaka's response became ambiguous.

This child named Chloe, who seems to be a clone of Ilya, seems to have no choice but to do things this way.

That wasn't some arrogant habit; she could often sense a fragility in Kuro, like a taut string, and a strange power in contrast.

"That's how it is," she thought to herself.

"Alright then, you and your Ivia, speaking of which..."

Rin Tohsaka originally wanted to ask further questions, but suddenly her mind seemed to short-circuit. She was silent for a moment, and then, under Luvia's gaze as she drank her Black Tea, she said something that even she herself found strange.

"Does he have a relative who's a Police Officers? And doesn't he have that blond guy who just sits around doing nothing? And that bespectacled shut-in?"

"... Rin, did a gorilla punch you twice and cause brain damage?"

Upon hearing Rin Tohsaka's words, Luvia retorted without hesitation, "Or is it that you're in heat, and got caught overloading your taxi in London and received too many fines, resulting in these symptoms?"

Upon hearing this, Rin Tohsaka's eyes darted around for a moment before she spoke up confidently, accompanied by a nasal "humph".

"You can't control this Golden Drill, can you? Anyway, I'm the interrogator, I can ask whatever I want. Oh, I forgot, how could a young lady like you possibly know the tricks of interrogation? You probably only know how to pull out money and put it in someone's face, that kind of clueless questioning. Oh, how pathetic."

To conceal her gloomy expression, Luvia first put some fruit and Black Tea into her mouth, then narrowed her eyes and said:

"Heh, I didn't expect you to still dare to argue with me like this now. It's truly laughable. Your work today—"

But Luvia's sarcastic remarks were interrupted by Chloe, who stepped down from the wooden stake.

"Huh? Why did you come down?"

"Hmm? Is this difficult? Originally, I had you tied up to see what you could do and to take some pictures for my brother to see..."

Chloe swaggered over to Luvia's table, poured herself another cup of Black Tea, took a bite of Macaron, and raised her beautifully shaped eyebrows.